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

buttercrunch
noun lettuce with delicate and relatively crunchy leaves

buttercup
butterflower noun any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

buttercup squash
noun drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or grey

butterfat
noun the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made

Butterfield
William Butterfield noun English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900)

butterfingers
noun someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball)

butterfish
noun any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin

butterfish
stromateid noun small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines

butterfly
butterfly stroke noun a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

butterfly bush
buddleia noun tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers

butterfly effect
noun the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago

butterfly fish
noun small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide

butterfly flower
schizanthus noun any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers

butterfly orchid
noun Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip

butterfly orchis
noun Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip

butterfly pea
noun large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers

butterfly plant
noun orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red

butterfly ray
noun a stingray with a short tail and a broad fin

butterfly valve
noun a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle

butterfly weed
orange milkweed noun erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers

butterfly-shaped
adjective shaped like a butterfly

butterhead lettuce
noun lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised

buttermilk
noun residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture

buttermilk biscuit
soda biscuit noun very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and soda

buttermilk pancake
noun a pancake made with buttermilk

butternut
butternut tree noun North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye

butternut squash
noun buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh

butterscotch
noun a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar

butterweed
noun any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packera; often placed in genus Senecio

butterweed
noun American ragwort with yellow flowers

butterwort
noun any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects

buttery
fulsome adjective unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; `buttery praise`; `gave him a fulsome introduction`; `an oily sycophantic press agent`; `oleaginous hypocrisy`; `smarmy self-importance`; `the unctuous Uriah Heep`; `soapy compliments`

buttinsky
noun a meddler who tends to butt in

buttock
noun either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump

buttocks
nates noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; `he deserves a good kick in the butt`; `are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?`

button
noun a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

button fern
noun Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils

button pink
Dianthus latifolius noun much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William

button quail
button-quail noun small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains

button snakeroot
noun coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master

button tree
button mangrove noun evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood

button-down
buttoned-down adjective unimaginatively conventional; `a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business`- Newsweek

button-shaped
adjective shaped like a button; `button-shaped white flowers`

buttoned
adjective furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike

buttoned-up
adjective conservative in professional manner; `employers are looking for buttoned-up types`

buttonhole
button hole noun a hole through which buttons are pushed

buttonhole stitch
noun reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole

buttonhook
noun a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole

buttony
adjective ornamented with many buttons

buttress
buttressing noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building

butty
noun a sandwich; `a bacon butty`

butut
butat noun 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia

butyl
noun a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)

butyl alcohol
butanol noun a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents

butyl nitrite
isobutyl nitrite noun a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers

butyl rubber
noun synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene

butylate
verb introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound

butylene
butene noun any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers

butyraceous
adjective having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter

butyric
adjective relating to or producing butyric acid

butyric acid
butanoic acid noun an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter

butyrin
noun any of three glycerides of butyric acid

Buxaceae
family Buxaceae noun widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees

buxom
chubby adjective euphemisms for slightly fat; `a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular`- Robt.A.Hamilton; `chubby babies`; `pleasingly plump`

buxomness
noun the bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full-bosomed

Buxus
genus Buxus noun type genus of the Buxaceae

buy
purchase verb obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; `The family purchased a new car`; `The conglomerate acquired a new company`; `She buys for the big department store`

buy
steal noun an advantageous purchase; `she got a bargain at the auction`; `the stock was a real buy at that price`

buy back
repurchase verb buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away; `He bought back the house that his father sold years ago`

buy food
verb purchase prepared food to be eaten at home

buy in
verb stock up on to keep for future use or sale; `let`s stock coffee as long as prices are low`

buy into
verb buy stocks or shares of a company

buy it
pip out verb be killed or die;

buy off
verb pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor

buy out
buy up verb take over ownership of; of corporations and companies

buy time
verb act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage

buy-and-bust operation
noun an undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers

buyer
purchaser noun a person who buys

buyer`s market
buyers` market noun a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy

buying
purchasing noun the act of buying; `buying and selling fill their days`; `shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge`

buyout
noun acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock

buyout bid
noun a bid to buy all of a person`s holdings

buzz
bombilation noun sound of rapid vibration; `the buzz of a bumble bee`

buzz bomb
robot bomb noun a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb

buzzard
turkey vulture noun a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

Buzzards Bay
noun an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts

buzzword
noun stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

BVD
BVD`s noun trademark for men`s underwear

by
past adverb so as to pass a given point; `every hour a train goes past`

by a long shot
adverb by a great deal; `he is the best by a long shot`; `his labors haven`t ended there--not by a long shot`

by all means
adverb definitely or certainly; `Visit us by all means`

by and by
adverb at some eventual time in the future; `By and by he`ll understand`; `I`ll see you later`

by and large
generally 2 more often than not adverb usually; as a rule; `by and large it doesn`t rain much here`

by chance
accidentally adverb without advance planning; `they met accidentally`

by choice(p)
adjective not by chance

by election
bye election noun a special election between regular elections

by far
far and away adverb by a considerable margin; `she was by far the smartest student`; `it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten`

by fits and starts
adverb intermittently; `he worked on his book by fits and starts`

by heart
by memory adverb by committing to memory; `she knew the poem by heart`

by hook or by crook
by any means adverb in any way necessary; `I`ll pass this course by hook or by crook`