English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 81 of 625

bussesnoun

plural of bus

Busseyname

A surname from Norman.

Bussingname

A surname from German.

bussynoun

A bus driver.

bustverb

To break.

bustanoun

Pronunciation spelling of buster.

Bustamantename

A surname from Spanish.

bustardnoun

Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.

bustedadj

Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).

busternoun

Someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing.

bustiernoun

A tight-fitting women's top, often strapless, which covers the bust and sometimes extends over the belly, worn either as an undergarment or as outerwear.

bustingadj

Urgently needing to urinate. Alternative form of bursting.

bustlenoun

An excited activity; a stir.

bustlingadj

Busy; full of energy and noisy activity.

bustsnoun

plural of bust

bustyadj

Having large breasts.

busyadj

Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.

busybodynoun

Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.

busynessnoun

The state of being busy.

butprep

Apart from, except (for), excluding.

butanenoun

A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.

butchadj

Of a lesbian (or any woman), having a masculine appearance, or attitude.

butchernoun

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).

butcher'snoun

Synonym of butchershop.

butcheredadj

Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.

butcheringnoun

The act by which someone or something is butchered, as:

butcherynoun

The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.

butenoun

Phenylbutazone.

Buteraname

A surname from Italian.

butlernoun

A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.

buttnoun

The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end

buttenoun

An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.

buttedverb

simple past and past participle of butt

butternoun

A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).

butterballnoun

A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter or margarine.

buttercreamnoun

A type of thick, sweet icing or cake-filling made by creaming butter (or sometimes another fat, such as margarine) with powdered sugar.

buttercupnoun

Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.

butteredverb

simple past and past participle of butter

Butterfieldname

A surname.

butterfingersnoun

Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.

butterfliesnoun

plural of butterfly

butterflynoun

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.

butteringnoun

The action of the verb to butter

buttermilknoun

The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.

butternutnoun

A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.

buttersnoun

plural of butter

butterscotchnoun

A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.

Butterworthname

A surname from Old English.

butteryadj

Made with or tasting of butter.

buttesnoun

plural of butte

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