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

bull thistle
boar thistle noun European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States

bull tongue
noun a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields

bull`s eye
bull noun the center of a target

bulla
noun the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull

bullace
Prunus insititia noun small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters

bullate
adjective of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered

bullbrier
greenbrier noun a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries

bulldog
English bulldog noun a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting

bulldog ant
noun any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia

bulldog clip
alligator clip noun a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws

bulldog wrench
noun a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something

bulldoze
verb flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

bulldozer
dozer noun large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground

bullet
slug noun a projectile that is fired from a gun

bullet hole
noun a hole made by a bullet passing through it

bullet train
noun a high-speed passenger train

bullet vote
verb vote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to some principle

bullet-headed
adjective having a small round head

bullethead
noun a head shaped like a bullet

bulletin
noun a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

bulletin board
notice board noun a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements

bulletin board system
bulletin board 1 electronic bulletin board noun a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest

bulletproof
adjective not penetrable by bullets; `bulletproof glass`; `bulletproof vest`

bulletproof vest
noun a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet

bullfight
corrida noun a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators

bullfighter
toreador noun someone who fights bulls

bullfighting
tauromachy noun the activity at a bullfight

bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula noun common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast

bullfrog
Rana catesbeiana noun largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice

bullhead
noun freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines

bullheaded
bullet-headed adjective obstinate and stupid

bullheadedness
obstinacy 1 obstinance 1 pigheadedness noun resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

bullhorn
loud-hailer noun a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier

bullion
noun gold or silver in bars or ingots

bullish
adjective expecting a rise in prices

bullnecked
adjective having a thick short powerful neck

bullnose
bullnosed plane noun a small carpenter`s plane with the cutting edge near the front

bullock
noun castrated bull

bullock`s heart
Jamaica apple noun large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp

Bullock`s oriole
Icterus galbula bullockii noun western subspecies of northern oriole

bullocky
adjective resembling a bullock in strength and power; `thick bullocky shoulders`

bullpen
detention cell noun a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily

bullring
noun a stadium where bullfights take place

bullrush
soft rush noun tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America

bullshit
bull noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior; `I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk`; `what he said was mostly bull`

bullshot
noun a cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme

bullterrier
bull terrier noun a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers

bully
tough 1 hooligan noun a cruel and brutal fellow

bully beef
corned beef noun beef cured or pickled in brine

bully pulpit
noun a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter; `the American presidency is a bully pulpit`

bullyboy
noun a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction

bullying
noun the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something

Bulnesia
genus Bulnesia noun palo santo

bulrush
soft rush noun tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America

Bultmann
Rudolf Bultmann noun a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976)

bulwark
verb defend with a bulwark

bum
cheap adjective of very poor quality; flimsy

bumble
stutter verb speak haltingly; `The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room`

bumblebee
humblebee noun robust hairy social bee of temperate regions

bumbling
bungling adjective lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; `a bumbling mechanic`; `a bungling performance`; `ham-handed governmental interference`; `could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature`- Mary H. Vorse

bumboat
noun a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor

Bumelia
genus Bumelia noun deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex

bumf
bumph noun toilet paper (often used for printed matter that might as well be used as toilet paper)

bummer
noun an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; `having to stand in line so long was a real bummer`

bump
noun a lump on the body caused by a blow

bump up
verb increase or raise; `OPEC bumped up the price of oil`

bumper
adjective extraordinarily abundant; `a bumper crop`

bumper car
Dodgem noun a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged

bumper guard
noun vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle

bumper jack
noun a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper

bumper-to-bumper
adjective used of traffic; `bumper-to-bumper traffic`

bumpiness
noun the texture of a surface that has many bumps

bumpkinly
hick adjective awkwardly simple and provincial; `bumpkinly country boys`; `rustic farmers`; `a hick town`; `the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists`

bumptious
self-assertive adjective offensively self-assertive

bumptiously
adverb in a bumptious manner; `he behaved rather bumptiously and offended the hostess`

bumptiousness
cockiness noun offensive boldness and assertiveness

bun
roll noun small rounded bread either plain or sweet

buna rubber
noun made by polymerizing butadiene

bunch
clump noun a grouping of a number of similar things; `a bunch of trees`; `a cluster of admirers`

bunch
noun any collection in its entirety; `she bought the whole caboodle`

bunch together
bunch verb form into a bunch; `The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom`

bunchberry
dwarf cornel noun creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska

Bunche
Ralph Bunche noun United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971)

bunched
bunchy adjective occurring close together in bunches or clusters

bunchgrass
bunch grass noun any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States

bunco
bunco game noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Bundesbank
noun the central bank of Germany

bundle
sheaf noun a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing

bundle off
verb send off unceremoniously

bundle up
verb dress warmly; `Mother bundled up the children for the long way to school`

bundled-up
adjective dressed warmly; `bundled-up sailors and soldiers`

bundling
noun the act of binding something into a bundle

bunfight
bun-fight noun (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion

bung
spile noun a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask

bungaloid
adjective characterized by bungalows; `the bungaloid suburbs`

bungalow
cottage noun a small house with a single story

Bungarus
genus Bungarus noun kraits

bungee
bungee cord noun an elasticized rope

bunghole
noun a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it

bungle
verb spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; `I bungled it!`