Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
buccaneer |
noun |
A robber upon the sea; a pirate; — a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 17th and 18th centuries., To act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber. |
buccinoid |
adjective |
Resembling the genus Buccinum, or pertaining to the Buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells. See Whelk, and Prosobranchiata. |
bucentaur |
noun |
A fabulous monster, half ox, half man., The state barge of Venice, used by the doge in the ceremony of espousing the Adriatic. |
buck bean |
|
A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh trefoil; — called also bog bean. |
buckboard |
noun |
A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; — called also buck wagon. |
buck-eyed |
adjective |
Having bad or speckled eyes. |
buckhound |
noun |
A hound for hunting deer. |
buckstall |
noun |
A toil or net to take deer. |
buckthorn |
noun |
A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See Rhamnus. |
bucktooth |
noun |
Any tooth that juts out. |
buckwheat |
noun |
A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food., The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc. |
bucolical |
adjective |
Bucolic. |
bucranium |
noun |
A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc. |
budgeness |
noun |
Sternness; severity. |
buffaloes |
plural |
of Buffalo |
buffeting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Buffet, A striking with the hand., A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity. |
buffoonly |
adjective |
Low; vulgar. |
bugginess |
adjective |
The state of being infested with bugs. |
bugleweed |
noun |
A plant of the Mint family and genus Lycopus; esp. L. Virginicus, which has mild narcotic and astringent properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage. |
buglosses |
plural |
of Bugloss |
buhrstone |
noun |
A cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones. |
bulkiness |
noun |
Greatness in bulk; size. |
bullantic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or used in, papal bulls. |
bullaries |
plural |
of Bullary |
bulldozed |
imp. & past participle |
of Bulldoze |
bulldozer |
noun |
One who bulldozes. |
bullfaced |
adjective |
Having a large face. |
bullfeast |
noun |
See Bullfight. |
bullfight |
noun |
Alt. of Bullfighting |
bullfinch |
noun |
A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the P. vulgaris / rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red. |
bullition |
verb i. |
The action of boiling; boiling. [Obs.] See Ebullition. |
bullyrock |
noun |
A bully. |
bulwarked |
imp. & past participle |
of Bulwark |
bumbeloes |
plural |
of Bumbelo |
bumblebee |
noun |
A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; — so named from its sound. |
bumptious |
adjective |
Self-conceited; forward; pushing. |
bunodonta |
noun pl. |
Alt. of Bunodonts |
bunodonts |
noun pl. |
A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and hippopotami; — so called because the teeth are tuberculated. |
burdelais |
noun |
A sort of grape. |
burdening |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Burden |
burdenous |
adjective |
Burdensome. |
burggrave |
noun |
Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached. |
burghbote |
noun |
A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town. |
burghmote |
noun |
A court or meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court held three times yearly. |
burglarer |
noun |
A burglar. |
burlesque |
adjective |
Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical., Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire., An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter, or to ridicule anything., A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion., To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language., To employ burlesque. |
burliness |
noun |
Quality of being burly. |
burniebee |
noun |
The ladybird. |
burnished |
imp. & past participle |
of Burnish |
burnisher |
noun |
One who burnishes., A tool with a hard, smooth, rounded end or surface, as of steel, ivory, or agate, used in smoothing or polishing by rubbing. It has a variety of forms adapted to special uses. |
burrowing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Burrow |
burrstone |
noun |
See Buhrstone. |
bursiform |
adjective |
Shaped like a purse. |
burstwort |
noun |
A plant (Herniaria glabra) supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture. |
bushelage |
noun |
A duty payable on commodities by the bushel. |
bushelman |
noun |
A tailor’s assistant for repairing garments; — called also busheler. |
bushiness |
noun |
The condition or quality of being bushy. |
butchered |
imp. & past participle |
of Butcher |
butcherly |
adjective |
Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman; fell. |
butlerage |
noun |
A duty of two shillings on every tun of wine imported into England by merchant strangers; — so called because paid to the king’s butler for the king. |
buttering |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Butter |
butterbur |
noun |
A broad-leaved plant (Petasites vulgaris) of the Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter. |
buttercup |
noun |
A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly R. bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; — called also butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare. |
butterfly |
noun |
A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera. |
butterine |
noun |
A substance prepared from animal fat with some other ingredients intermixed, as an imitation of butter. |
buttermen |
plural |
of Butterman |
butterman |
noun |
A man who makes or sells butter. |
butternut |
noun |
An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; — so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut., The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C. nuciferum, of S. America; — called also Souari nut. |
butteries |
plural |
of Buttery |
but-thorn |
noun |
The common European starfish (Asterias rubens). |
buttoning |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Button |
butt weld |
|
See Butt weld, under Butt. |
buzzardet |
noun |
A hawk resembling the buzzard, but with legs relatively longer. |
buzzingly |
adverb |
In a buzzing manner; with a buzzing sound. |