Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun boa

2 senses of boa

Sense 1
feather boa, boa -- (a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur)
       => scarf -- (a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration)

Sense 2
boa -- (any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs)
       => constrictor -- (any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils)