Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Buss

Buss-n
a kiss (dated) (regional)

vti
to kiss somebody or something (dated) (regional)

Bushwack

Bushwack-v
1-(vt) to ambush somebody (informal)
2-(vi) U.S., Canada, Australia  to cut a way through thick woods or forest
3-(vi) U.S., Canada, Australia  to travel through woos, forest, or the bush
4-(vi) to fight as a guerilla

Synonyms
ambush
lie in wait for
waylay
hold up

Bushing

Bushing-n
1-a cylindrical metal sleeve used to prevent abraision, as a bearing, or as a guide for tool parts such as valve rods
    Also called bush
    U.K. term bush 2
2-a layer of electrical insulation that allows a live conductor to pass through a grounded wall
3-an adaptor or screw-piece for connecting two different sizes of pipe

Bushel (2)

Bushel-vt
to mend or alter an articl of clothing (archaic) (regional)

Bushel (1)

Bushel-n
1-a unit of measure in the U.S. Customary System used for measuring dry goods, equal to 64 U.S. pints (35.24 liters)
2-a unit of dry or liquid measure in the British Imperial System, equal to 8 imperial gallons (36.37 liters), formerly used for measuring items such as wheat, fruit, and liquids
3-a container that has a capacity of one bushel
4-a large amount (dated informal)

synonyms
load
lot
mass
mountain
heap
stack
oceans

Monday, August 23, 2010

Bushed

Bushed-adj
exhausted from overwork or lack of sleep (informal)

Synonyms
exhausted
tired
worn-out
done in
whacked
dog-tired
beat
all-in
dead-on-your-feet
refreshed (antonym)

Bursar

Bursar-n
an official who has charge of funds, particularly in a university, college, schoool, or monastery

Burnoose/Burnous/Burnouse

Burnoose/Burnous/Burnouse-n
a long hooded cloak worn by some Arabs, or a fashionable imitation of this

Burly

Burly-adj
1-strong and with a broad sturdy frame
2-rough and robust

Synonyms
heavily built
strongly built
brawny
broad-shouldered
husky
muscular
strong
hefty
robust
beefy
slight (antonym)

Burlesque

Burlesque-n
1-the mocking of a serious matter or style by imitating in in an incongruous way
2-a literary or dramatic work that uses burlesque
3-an incongruous imitation of something
4-a variety show of a type that often includes striptease

vt
to mock something serious by imitating it in an incongruous way

Synonyms
parody
caricature
travesty
mockery
send-up
lampoon
skit
imitation
distortion
satire

Burgeon

Burgeon-vi (literary)
1-to produce new buds and leaves or to swell and develop into leaves and flowers
2-to flourish or develop rapidly

Synonyms
mushroom
multiply
prosper
proliferate
flourish
grow rapidly
dwindle (antonym)

Monday, August 9, 2010

Burg

Burg-n
1- a city or town (informal)
2-an ancient fortress or walled town

Bureaucratize

Bureaucratize-vt
1-to change a system into a bureaucracy
2-to make a system or procedure rigid or complex

Bureaucratic

Bureaucratic-adj
1-relating to the way administrative systems are organized
2-used to describe an administratve system or official that applies rules rigidly

Synonyms
technical
practical
routine
ritual
ceremonial

Bunting (2)

Bunting-2
strings of cloth or paper decorations for hanging outdoors

Synonyms
streamer
streamers
flags
decorations
decoration

Bunting (1)

Bunting-n
a small seed-eating songbird related to the finch, with a short stout bill and usually brown or gray feathers. Family: Emberizidae