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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

buffalo clover
Trifolium reflexum noun clover of western United States

buffalo fish
buffalofish noun any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley

buffalo gnat
noun small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals

buffalo grass
Buchloe dactyloides noun short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)

buffalo nut
oil nut noun oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood

buffalo wing
noun crisp spicy chicken wings

buffalofish
noun large carp-like North American fish

buffel grass
Cenchrus ciliaris noun erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage

buffer
fender noun a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact

buffer
buffer store noun (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system

buffer solution
noun a solution containing a buffer

buffer state
buffer country noun a small neutral state between two rival powers

buffer storage
buffer store noun (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system

buffered aspirin
Bufferin noun aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)

buffet
counter 4 sideboard noun a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

buffeted
storm-tossed adjective pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

buffing wheel
noun a wheel that is covered with soft material

bufflehead
butterball noun small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

buffoonery
clowning noun acting like a clown or buffoon

buffoonish
clownish adjective like a clown; `a buffoonish walk`; `a clownish face`; `a zany sense of humor`

bufo
noun any toad of the genus Bufo

Bufonidae
family Bufonidae noun true toads

bug
noun a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

bugaboo
noun a source of concern; `the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them`

Buganda
noun a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom

bugbane
noun a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects

bugbear
hobgoblin noun an object of dread or apprehension; `Germany was always a bugbear for France`; `A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds`--Ralph Waldo Emerson

bugged
adjective having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices; `wired hotel rooms`; `even the car is bugged`

bugger all
fuck all noun little or nothing at all; `I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all`; `I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery`

bugginess
noun the state of having bugs

buggy
adjective infested with bugs

buggy whip
noun a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy; `since buggies have been replaced by cars the buggy whip has become a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded`

bugle
noun a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares

bugle call
noun a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle

bugler
noun someone who plays a bugle

bugleweed
noun a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States

bugloss
Anchusa officinalis noun perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers

build
verb order, supervise, or finance the construction of; `The government is building new schools in this state`

build
verb bolster or strengthen; `We worked up courage`; `build up confidence`; `ramp up security in the airports`

build in
verb make something an integral part of something else; `we can build in a special clause to make the contract better for you`

build up
work up verb form or accumulate steadily; `Resistance to the manager`s plan built up quickly`; `Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border`

build up
verb bolster or strengthen; `We worked up courage`; `build up confidence`; `ramp up security in the airports`

builder
detergent builder noun a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

building
edifice noun a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; `there was a three-story building on the corner`; `it was an imposing edifice`

building block
noun a block of material used in construction work

building code
noun set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings

building complex
complex noun a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

building material
noun material used for constructing buildings

building permit
noun a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot

building society
noun British equivalent of United States savings and loan association

building supply store
building supply house noun a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures

buildup
noun the act of building up an accumulation; `I envied his rapid buildup of assets`; `a military buildup in preparation for the invasion`

built
reinforced adjective (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; `the built liquid detergents`

built-in
constitutional adjective existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; `the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity`; `a constitutional inability to tell the truth`

built-up
adjective peopled with settlers; `the built-up areas`

built(a)
made-up adjective formed by fitting or joining components together

built(p)
stacked(p) adjective well or attractively formed with respect to physique

Bujumbura
Usumbura noun the capital and largest city of Burundi; `Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962`

Bukharin
Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin noun Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938)

Bulawayo
noun industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe

bulb
noun a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

bulbaceous
adjective producing or growing from bulbs

bulbar
adjective involving the medulla oblongata; `bulbar paralysis`

bulbar conjunctiva
conjunctival layer of bulb noun the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea

bulbed
adjective having a bulb

bulbil
bulblet noun small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers

bulblet fern
bulblet bladder fern noun North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets

bulblike
bulbous adjective shaped like a bulb

bulbous iris
noun any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb

bulbous plant
noun plant growing from a bulb

bulbul
noun nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry

Bulgaria
Republic of Bulgaria noun a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe

Bulgarian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Bulgaria or its people; `the Bulgarian capital is Sofia`

Bulgarian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Bulgaria

bulge
bump noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; `the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge`; `the hump of a camel`; `he stood on the rocky prominence`; `the occipital protuberance was well developed`; `the bony excrescence between its horns`

bulge
verb cause to bulge or swell outwards

bulgur
bulghur noun parched crushed wheat

bulgur pilaf
noun pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually without meat

bulimarexia
binge-purge syndrome noun a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting

bulimia
noun pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)

bulimia
noun a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation

bulimic
adjective suffering from bulimia

bulk
noun the property of something that is great in magnitude; `it is cheaper to buy it in bulk`; `he received a mass of correspondence`; `the volume of exports`

bulk
verb cause to bulge or swell outwards

bulk large
verb hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; `The terrible vision brooded over her all day long`

bulk mail
noun mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot

bulk modulus
noun the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume

bulkhead
noun a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

bulkiness
massiveness noun an unwieldy largeness

bulky
adjective of large size for its weight

bull
noun a serious and ludicrous blunder; `he made a bad bull of the assignment`

bull
noun a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

bull market
noun a market characterized by rising prices for securities

bull mastiff
noun large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff

bull neck
noun a thick short powerful neck

bull nose
noun a disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout

Bull Run
Battle of Bull Run noun either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles

bull session
noun an informal discussion (usually among men)

bull shark
cub shark noun a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous

bull snake
bull-snake noun any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes