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bubal - n. = HARTEBEEST. [L bubalus f. Gk boubalos oxlike antelope]... [more]
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bubo - n. (pl. -oes) a swollen inflamed lymph node in the armpit or groin. [med.L bubo... [more]
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buccaneer - n. & v. 1 a pirate, orig. off the Spanish-American coasts. 2 an unscrupulous adventurer.... [more]
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buccaneering - n. & v. 1 a pirate, orig. off the Spanish-American coasts. 2 an unscrupulous adventurer.... [more]
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buccaneerish - n. & v. 1 a pirate, orig. off the Spanish-American coasts. 2 an unscrupulous adventurer.... [more]
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buccinator - n. a flat thin cheek muscle. [L f. buccinare blow a trumpet (buccina)]... [more]
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buckbean - n. a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, with white or pinkish hairy flowers. Also... [more]
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bucker - n. & v. 1 the male of various animals, esp. the deer, hare, or rabbit. 2 archaic... [more]
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bucket - v. & n. 1 tr. strike or propel forcibly with the foot or hoof etc. 2 intr. (usu.... [more]
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bucketful - n. & v. 1 a a roughly cylindrical open container, esp. of metal, with a [more]
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buckling - n. a smoked herring. [G Bckling bloater]... [more]
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bucko - n. & adj. Naut. sl. (pl. -oes) a swaggering or domineering fellow. blustering,... [more]
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buckram - n. & adj. 1 a coarse linen or other cloth stiffened with gum or paste, and used... [more]
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buckshee - adj. & adv. Brit. sl. free of charge. [corrupt. of BAKSHEESH]... [more]
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buckskin - n. 1 a the skin of a buck. b leather made from a buck's skin. 2 a thick smooth cotton... [more]
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buckthorn - n. any thorny shrub of the genus Rhamnus, esp. R. cathartica with berries formerly... [more]
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bucolic - adj. & n. of or concerning shepherds, the pastoral life, etc.; rural. 1 (usu. in... [more]
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bucolically - adj. & n. of or concerning shepherds, the pastoral life, etc.; rural. 1 (usu. in... [more]
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buffeting - n. 1 a beating; repeated blows. 2 Aeron. an irregular oscillation, caused by air... [more]
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buffo - n. & adj. (pl. -os) a comic actor, esp. in Italian opera. comic, burlesque. [It.]... [more]
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buffoon - n. 1 a jester; a mocker. 2 a stupid person. buffoonery n. buffoonish adj. [F bouffon... [more]
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buffoonery - n. 1 a jester; a mocker. 2 a stupid person. buffoonery n. buffoonish adj. [F bouffon... [more]
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buffoonish - n. 1 a jester; a mocker. 2 a stupid person. buffoonery n. buffoonish adj. [F bouffon... [more]
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bugbear - n. 1 a cause of annoyance or anger; a bte noire. 2 an object of baseless [more]
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bugger - n., v., & int. coarse sl. ( except in sense 2 of... [more]
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bugler - n. & v. (also bugle-horn) a brass instrument like a small trumpet ,... [more]
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buglet - n. & v. (also bugle-horn) a brass instrument like a small trumpet ,... [more]
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buhl - n. (also boule, boulle) 1 pieces of brass, tortoiseshell, etc., cut to make a pattern... [more]
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built - n. a builder of unsubstantial houses with poor-quality materials. jerry-building... [more]
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bulgur - n. (also bulgar, bulghur) a cereal food of whole wheat partially boiled then dried,... [more]
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bulimarexia - n. esp. US = BULIMIA 2. bulimarexic adj. & n. [BULIMIA + ANOREXIA]... [more]
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bulimarexic - n. esp. US = BULIMIA 2. bulimarexic adj. & n. [BULIMIA + ANOREXIA]... [more]
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bulimic - n. Med. 1 insatiable overeating. 2 (in full bulimia nervosa) an emotional disorder... [more]
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bulkily - adj. (bulkier, bulkiest) 1 taking up much space, large. 2 awkwardly large, unwieldy.... [more]
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bulkiness - adj. (bulkier, bulkiest) 1 taking up much space, large. 2 awkwardly large, unwieldy.... [more]
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bullace - n. a thorny shrub, Prunus insititia, bearing globular yellow or purple-black fruits,... [more]
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bullet - v. & n. (past bit; past part. bitten) 1 tr. cut or puncture ... [more]
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bullfight - n. a sport of baiting and (usu.) killing bulls as a public spectacle, esp. in Spain.... [more]
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bullfighter - n. a sport of baiting and (usu.) killing bulls as a public spectacle, esp. in Spain.... [more]
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bullfighting - n. a sport of baiting and (usu.) killing bulls as a public spectacle, esp. in Spain.... [more]
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bullfinch - n. a finch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, with a short stout beak and bright plumage. ... [more]
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bullish - n., adj., & v. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant,... [more]
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bullish - adj. 1 like a bull, esp. in temper. 2 Stock Exch. causing or associated with a rise... [more]
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bullocky - n. Austral. & NZ colloq. a bullock-driver. ... [more]
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bullshit - n. & v. coarse sl. 1 (often as int.) nonsense, rubbish. 2 trivial or insincere talk... [more]
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bullshitter - n. & v. coarse sl. 1 (often as int.) nonsense, rubbish. 2 trivial or insincere talk... [more]
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bulrush - n. 1 = reed-mace (see REED(1) )). 2 a rushlike... [more]
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bumf - n. (also bumph) Brit. colloq. 1 usu. derog. papers, documents. 2 lavatory paper.... [more]
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bummalo - n. (pl. same) a small fish, Harpodon nehereus, of S. Asian coasts, dried and used... [more]
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bumpily - adj. (bumpier, bumpiest) 1 having many bumps (a bumpy road). 2 affected by bumps... [more]
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bumpiness - adj. (bumpier, bumpiest) 1 having many bumps (a bumpy road). 2 affected by bumps... [more]
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bumpkin - n. a rustic or socially inept person. [perh. Du. boomken little tree or MDu. bommekijn... [more]
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bumptious - adj. offensively self-assertive or conceited. bumptiously adv. bumptiousness n.... [more]
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bumptiously - adj. offensively self-assertive or conceited. bumptiously adv. bumptiousness n.... [more]
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bumptiousness - adj. offensively self-assertive or conceited. bumptiously adv. bumptiousness n.... [more]
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bumpy - adj. (bumpier, bumpiest) 1 having many bumps (a bumpy road). 2 affected by bumps... [more]
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bunco - n. & v. US sl. (pl. -os) a swindle, esp. by card-sharping or a confidence trick.... [more]
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