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Bubo
- noun - a genus of Strigidae
- a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
Buck
- noun - a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
- a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
- a piece of paper money worth one dollar
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
- mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
- move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
- resist; "buck the trend"
- to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"
- United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
Buds
- noun - a partially opened flower
- a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
- develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"
- start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"
Buff
- adjective - a medium to dark tan color
- a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
- an ardent follower and admirer
- an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
- bare skin; naked; "swimming in the buff"
- of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather
- polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
- strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"
Bufo
- noun - any toad of the genus Bufo
Bugs
- noun - a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
- a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
- annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
- general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"
Buhl
- noun - an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
Bulb
- noun - a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
- a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
- a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"
- anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop
- electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
- lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"
Bulk
- noun - cause to bulge or swell outwards
- stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack"
- the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"
- the property possessed by a large mass
- the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"