| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| bursten | of Breste, p. p. of Burst, v. i. | |
| bubbled | imp. & past participle | of Bubble |
| bubbler | verb t. | To cheat; to deceive., One who cheats., A fish of the Ohio river; — so called from the noise it makes. |
| bubonic | adjective | Of or pertaining to a bubo or buboes; characterized by buboes. |
| bubukle | noun | A red pimple. |
| buceros | noun | A genus of large perching birds; the hornbills. |
| bucking | present participle & vb. noun | of Buck, The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching; also, the liquid used., A washing., The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores. |
| buckety | noun | Paste used by weavers to dress their webs. |
| buckeye | noun | A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (Aesculus) as the horse chestnut., A cant name for a native in Ohio. |
| buckish | adjective | Dandified; foppish. |
| buckled | imp. & past participle | of Buckle |
| buckler | noun | A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body., One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes., The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites., A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches., To shield; to defend. |
| buckram | noun | A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise., A plant. See Ramson., Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit., Stiff; precise., To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. |
| bucolic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic., A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil. |
| budding | present participle & vb. noun | of Bud, The act or process of producing buds., A process of asexual reproduction, in which a new organism or cell is formed by a protrusion of a portion of the animal or vegetable organism, the bud thus formed sometimes remaining attached to the parent stalk or cell, at other times becoming free; gemmation. See Hydroidea., The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant upon another stock by inserting a bud under the bark. |
| budging | present participle & vb. noun | of Budge |
| buffalo | noun | A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B. bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers., A very large and savage species of the same genus (B. Caffer) found in South Africa; — called also Cape buffalo., Any species of wild ox., The bison of North America., A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below., The buffalo fish. See Buffalo fish, below. |
| buffoon | noun | A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew., Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon., To act the part of a buffoon., To treat with buffoonery. |
| bugaboo | noun | Alt. of Bugbear |
| bugbear | noun | Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, used to frighten children, etc., Same as Bugaboo., Causing needless fright., To alarm with idle phantoms. |
| bugbane | noun | A perennial white-flowered herb of the order Ranunculaceae and genus Cimiciguga; bugwort. There are several species. |
| bugfish | noun | The menhaden. |
| buggery | noun | Unnatural sexual intercourse; sodomy. |
| buggies | plural | of Buggy |
| bugloss | noun | A plant of the genus Anchusa, and especially the A. officinalis, sometimes called alkanet; oxtongue. |
| bugwort | noun | Bugbane. |
| builded | imp. & past participle | of Build |
| builder | noun | One who builds; one whose occupation is to build, as a carpenter, a shipwright, or a mason. |
| bulblet | noun | A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some aerial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion. |
| bulbose | adjective | Bulbous. |
| bulbous | noun | Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure. |
| bulbule | noun | A small bulb; a bulblet. |
| bulchin | noun | A little bull. |
| bulging | present participle & vb. noun | of Bulge |
| bulimia | noun | Alt. of Bulimy |
| bulimus | noun | A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell, often of large size. The species are numerous and abundant in tropical America. |
| bulking | present participle & vb. noun | of Bulk |
| bullace | noun | A small European plum (Prunus communis, var. insitita). See Plum., The bully tree. |
| bullary | noun | A collection of papal bulls., A place for boiling or preparing salt; a boilery. |
| bullate | adjective | Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered. |
| bulldog | noun | A variety of dog, of remarkable ferocity, courage, and tenacity of grip; — so named, probably, from being formerly employed in baiting bulls., A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill., Characteristic of, or like, a bulldog; stubborn; as, bulldog courage; bulldog tenacity. |
| bullfly | noun | Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies. |
| bullion | noun | Uncoined gold or silver in the mass., Base or uncurrent coin., Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc., Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent. |
| bullish | adjective | Partaking of the nature of a bull, or a blunder. |
| bullist | noun | A writer or drawer up of papal bulls. |
| bullock | noun | A young bull, or any male of the ox kind., An ox, steer, or stag., To bully. |
| bullies | plural | of Bully |
| bullied | imp. & past participle | of Bully |
| bulrush | noun | A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water. |
| bulwark | noun | A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork., That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection., The sides of a ship above the upper deck., To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect. |
| bumming | noun | of Bum |
| bumbard | See Bombard. | |
| bumbast | See Bombast. | |
| bumbelo | noun | A glass used in subliming camphor. |
| bumboat | noun | A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore. |
| bummalo | noun | A small marine Asiatic fish (Saurus ophidon) used in India as a relish; — called also Bombay duck. |
| bummery | noun | See Bottomery. |
| bumping | present participle & vb. noun | of Bump |
| bumpkin | noun | An awkward, heavy country fellow; a clown; a country lout. |
| bunched | imp. & past participle | of Bunch |
| bundled | imp. & past participle | of Bundle |
| bunging | present participle & vb. noun | of Bung |
| bungled | imp. & past participle | of Bungle |
| bungler | noun | A clumsy, awkward workman; one who bungles. |
| bunking | present participle & vb. noun | of Bunk |
| bunnian | noun | See Bunyon. |
| bunting | noun | A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidae)., Alt. of Buntine |
| buntine | noun | A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships’ signals. |
| buoying | present participle & vb. noun | of Buoy |
| buoyage | noun | Buoys, taken collectively; a series of buoys, as for the guidance of vessels into or out of port; the providing of buoys. |
| buoyant | verb t. & i. | Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury., Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier., Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits. |
| burbolt | noun | A birdbolt. |
| burdock | noun | A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals. |
| bureaus | plural | of Bureau |
| bureaux | plural | of Bureau |
| burette | noun | An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock. |
| burgage | noun | A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft. |
| burgall | noun | A small marine fish; — also called cunner. |
| burgeon | verb i. | To bud. See Bourgeon. |
| burgess | noun | An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough., One who represents a borough in Parliament., A magistrate of a borough., An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers. |
| burghal | adjective | Belonging to a burgh. |
| burgher | noun | A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough., A member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess “the true religion professed within the realm”), the opposite party being called antiburghers. |
| burglar | noun | One guilty of the crime of burglary. |
| burrhel | noun | The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep (Ovis burrhel). |
| burking | present participle & vb. noun | of Burke |
| burkism | noun | The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection. |
| burling | present participle & vb. noun | of Burl |
| burmans | plural | of Burman |
| burmese | adjective | Of or pertaining to Burmah, or its inhabitants., A native or the natives of Burmah. Also (sing.), the language of the Burmans. |
| burning | present participle & vb. noun | of Burn, That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery., Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal., The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated. |
| burnish | adjective | To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper., To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large., The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster. |
| burnous | noun | A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Arabs., A combination cloak and hood worn by women. |
| burring | present participle & vb. noun | of Burr |
| burrock | noun | A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed. |
| bursary | noun | The treasury of a college or monastery., A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies. |
| burster | noun | One that bursts. |
| burthen | noun & verb t. | See Burden. |
| burying | present participle & vb. noun | of Bury |
| busbies | plural | of Busby |
| bushing | present participle & vb. noun | of Bush, The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes, etc., A bush or lining; — sometimes called a thimble. See 4th Bush. |
| bushboy | noun | See Bushman. |
| bushmen | plural | of Bushman |
| bushman | noun | A woodsman; a settler in the bush., One of a race of South African nomads, living principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied in race or language to any other people. |
| bussing | present participle & vb. noun | of Buss |
| bustard | noun | A bird of the genus Otis. |
| bustled | imp. & past participle | of Bustle |
| bustler | noun | An active, stirring person. |
| bustoes | plural | of Busto |
| busying | present participle & vb. noun | of Busy |
| butting | present participle & vb. noun | of But, of Butt, An abuttal; a boundary. |
| butcher | noun | One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food., A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle., To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; as, to butcher hogs., To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner. |
| butment | noun | A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier., The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported. |
| buttery | adjective | Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter., An apartment in a house where butter, milk and other provisions are kept., A room in some English colleges where liquors, fruit, and refreshments are kept for sale to the students., A cellar in which butts of wine are kept. |
| buttock | noun | The part at the back of the hip, which, in man, forms one of the rounded protuberances on which he sits; the rump., The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern. |
| buttons | noun | A boy servant, or page, — in allusion to the buttons on his livery. |
| buttony | adjective | Ornamented with a large number of buttons. |
| butyric | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, butter. |
| butyrin | noun | A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor. |
| buxeous | adjective | Belonging to the box tree. |
| buzzing | present participle & vb. noun | of Buzz |
| buzzard | noun | A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera., A blockhead; a dunce., Senseless; stupid. |
| buzzsaw | A circular saw; — so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed. |