| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| buat | noun | A lantern; also, the moon. |
| bubo | noun | An inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis. |
| buck | noun | Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed., The cloth or clothes soaked or washed., To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; — a process in bleaching., To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water., To break up or pulverize, as ores., The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits., A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy., A male Indian or negro., To copulate, as bucks and does., To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible; — said of a vicious horse or mule., To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees., To throw by bucking. See Buck, v. i., 2., A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck., The beech tree. |
| buff | noun | A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner., The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown., A military coat, made of buff leather., The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a., A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc., The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff., Made of buff leather., Of the color of buff., To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5., To strike., A buffet; a blow; — obsolete except in the phrase “Blindman’s buff.”, Firm; sturdy. |
| bufo | noun | A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads. |
| buhl | noun | Alt. of Buhlwork |
| bulb | noun | A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid., A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta., An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc., To take the shape of a bulb; to swell. |
| bulk | noun | Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk., The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt., The cargo of a vessel when stowed., The body., To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell., A projecting part of a building. |
| bull | noun | The male of any species of cattle (Bovidae); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale., One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or action., Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac., A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and Gemini. It contains the Pleiades., One who operates in expectation of a rise in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise. See 4th Bear, n., 5., Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce., To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do., To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull Lake Shore; to endeavor to raise prices in; as, to bull the market. See 1st Bull, n., 4., A seal. See Bulla., A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated “a die Incarnationis,” i. e., “from the day of the Incarnation.” See Apostolical brief, under Brief., A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression; so called, perhaps, from the apparent incongruity between the dictatorial nature of the pope’s bulls and his professions of humility. |
| bump | verb t. | To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall., To come in violent contact with something; to thump., A thump; a heavy blow., A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance., One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of “veneration;” the bump of “acquisitiveness.”, The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following., To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom., The noise made by the bittern. |
| bunn | noun | A slightly sweetened raised cake or bisquit with a glazing of sugar and milk on the top crust., See Bun. |
| bund | noun | League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states., An embankment against inundation. |
| bung | noun | The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask., The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole., A sharper or pickpocket., To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; — with up. |
| bunk | noun | A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night., One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers., A piece of wood placed on a lumberman’s sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers., To go to bed in a bunk; — sometimes with in. |
| bunt | noun | A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; — also called pepperbrand., The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard., To swell out; as, the sail bunts., To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy. |
| buoy | noun | A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc., To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; — with up., To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency., To fix buoys to; to mark by a buoy or by buoys; as, to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel., To float; to rise like a buoy. |
| burr | noun | Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs., The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2., A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4., The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5., The sweetbread., A clinker; a partially vitrified brick., A small circular saw., A triangular chisel., A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; — used by dentists., The round knob of an antler next to a deer’s head., A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1., The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting., A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down., A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping., The lobe or lap of the ear., A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; — often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr., The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8., To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur. |
| burg | noun | A fortified town., A borough. |
| burh | noun | See Burg. |
| burl | verb t. | To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth., A knot or lump in thread or cloth., An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also, veneer made from such excrescences. |
| burn | verb t. | To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; — frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood., To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one’s face in the sun; the sun burns the grass., To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime., To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn charcoal; to burn letters into a block., To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does; as, to burn the mouth with pepper., To apply a cautery to; to cauterize., To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as, a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to burn iron in oxygen., To be of fire; to flame., To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat., To have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively emotion or strong desire; as, the face burns; to burn with fever., To combine energetically, with evolution of heat; as, copper burns in chlorine., In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought., A hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or intense heat., The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking; as, they have a good burn., A disease in vegetables. See Brand, n., 6., A small stream. |
| burt | noun | See Birt. |
| bury | noun | A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond’s, A manor house; a castle., To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands., Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral ceremonies; to inter; to inhume., To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as, to bury strife. |
| bush | noun | A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest., A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs., A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as, bushes to support pea vines., A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners’ doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself., The tail, or brush, of a fox., To branch thickly in the manner of a bush., To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush peas., To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the ground., A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor., A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored., To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole. |
| busk | noun | A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset., To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress., To go; to direct one’s course. |
| buss | noun | A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack., To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely., A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; — used in the herring fishery. |
| bust | noun | A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast., The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body. |
| busy | adjective | Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant., Constantly at work; diligent; active., Crowded with business or activities; — said of places and times; as, a busy street., Officious; meddling; foolish active., Careful; anxious., To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one’s self with books. |
| butt | verb t. | Alt. of But, To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut., To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting the head forward, as an ox or a ram. [See Butt, n.], To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the head., A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two hogsheads., The common English flounder. |
| buzz | verb i. | To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice., To sound forth by buzzing., To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly., To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice., To sound with a “buzz”., A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation., A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously., The audible friction of voice consonants. |