Words Starting With BU
Here's the list of all the 1639 Words Starting With BU in the English Language.
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| but | 1. and nothing more More Definitions → |
| business | 1. a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it 2. the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects More Definitions → |
| buy | 1. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction 2. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence More Definitions → |
| building | 1. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place 2. the act of constructing something More Definitions → |
| build | 1. make by combining materials and parts 2. form or accumulate steadily More Definitions → |
| bush | 1. a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems 2. a large wilderness area More Definitions → |
| button | 1. provide with buttons 2. fasten with buttons More Definitions → |
| built | 1. make by combining materials and parts 2. form or accumulate steadily More Definitions → |
| budget | 1. a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose 2. a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them More Definitions → |
| buying | 1. the act of buying More Definitions → |
| buyer | 1. a person who buys More Definitions → |
| bus | 1. send or move around by bus 2. ride in a bus More Definitions → |
| bug | 1. general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate 2. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine More Definitions → |
| bureau | 1. an administrative unit of government 2. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes More Definitions → |
| buddy | 1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities More Definitions → |
| bulletin | 1. a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) 2. make public by bulletin More Definitions → |
| bulk | 1. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part 2. the property of something that is great in magnitude More Definitions → |
| buffalo | 1. large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains 2. meat from an American bison More Definitions → |
| busy | 1. keep busy with 2. overcrowded or cluttered with detail More Definitions → |
| buffer | 1. add a buffer (a solution) 2. protect from impact More Definitions → |
| burning | 1. the act of burning something 2. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire More Definitions → |
| builder | 1. a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action 2. a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country More Definitions → |
| burn | 1. destroy by fire 2. shine intensely, as if with heat More Definitions → |
| bunch | 1. form into a bunch 2. gather or cause to gather into a cluster More Definitions → |
| bull | 1. uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle 2. a large and strong and heavyset man More Definitions → |
| butter | 1. an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use 2. a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head More Definitions → |
| burden | 1. weight down with a load 2. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to More Definitions → |
| bubble | 1. form, produce, or emit bubbles 2. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise More Definitions → |
| butler | 1. a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table More Definitions → |
| butterfly | 1. flutter like a butterfly 2. cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking More Definitions → |
| buzz | 1. make a buzzing sound 2. fly low More Definitions → |
| bullet | 1. a projectile that is fired from a gun 2. a high-speed passenger train More Definitions → |
| bundle | 1. make into a bundle 2. gather or cause to gather into a cluster More Definitions → |
| buried | 1. cover from sight 2. place in a grave or tomb More Definitions → |
| burner | 1. an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) 2. the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking More Definitions → |
| buck | 1. to strive with determination 2. resist More Definitions → |
| bumper | 1. a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast) 2. a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage More Definitions → |
| bunny | 1. a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit 2. (usually informal) especially a young rabbit More Definitions → |
| burke | 1. murder without leaving a trace on the body 2. get rid of, silence, or suppress More Definitions → |
| burst | 1. come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure 2. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up More Definitions → |
| burned | 1. treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point 2. destroyed or badly damaged by fire More Definitions → |
| buffet | 1. a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers 2. a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves More Definitions → |
| bulb | 1. a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure 2. electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity More Definitions → |
| bud | 1. a partially opened flower 2. a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals More Definitions → |
| bump | 1. knock against with force or violence 2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with More Definitions → |
| bust | 1. a complete failure 2. the chest of a woman More Definitions → |
| bucket | 1. put into a bucket 2. carry in a bucket More Definitions → |
| burial | 1. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave 2. concealing something under the ground More Definitions → |
| burnt | 1. destroy by fire 2. shine intensely, as if with heat More Definitions → |
| burger | 1. a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients More Definitions → |
| burgundy | 1. a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color More Definitions → |
| bur | 1. seed vessel having hooks or prickles 2. small bit used in dentistry or surgery More Definitions → |
| bury | 1. cover from sight 2. place in a grave or tomb More Definitions → |
| buckle | 1. fasten with a buckle or buckles 2. fold or collapse More Definitions → |
| buster | 1. an informal form of address for a man 2. a robust child More Definitions → |
| butte | 1. a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides More Definitions → |
| buff | 1. strike, beat repeatedly 2. polish and make shiny More Definitions → |
| butcher | 1. kill (animals) usually for food consumption 2. a retailer of meat More Definitions → |
| bulldog | 1. a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting 2. attack viciously and ferociously More Definitions → |
| burgess | 1. a citizen of an English borough More Definitions → |
| budgetary | 1. of or relating to a budget More Definitions → |
| buggy | 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular 2. infested with bugs More Definitions → |
| bullying | 1. the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something 2. noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others More Definitions → |
| bunker | 1. hit a golf ball into a bunker 2. fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil More Definitions → |
| bungalow | 1. a small house with a single story More Definitions → |
| businessman | 1. a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) More Definitions → |
| busted | 1. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') More Definitions → |
| burr | 1. seed vessel having hooks or prickles 2. rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting More Definitions → |
| bunk | 1. avoid paying 2. provide with a bunk More Definitions → |
| bureaucracy | 1. nonelective government officials 2. a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials More Definitions → |
| bullock | 1. young bull 2. castrated bull More Definitions → |
| bully | 1. be bossy towards 2. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate More Definitions → |
| bum | 1. ask for and get free; be a parasite 2. be lazy or idle More Definitions → |
| bun | 1. small rounded bread either plain or sweet More Definitions → |
| burglary | 1. entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property More Definitions → |
| butch | 1. (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine 2. a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys More Definitions → |
| bulky | 1. of large size for its weight More Definitions → |
| businessmen | 1. the body of individuals who manage businesses More Definitions → |
| bureaucratic | 1. of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy More Definitions → |
| budding | 1. reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent 2. beginning to develop More Definitions → |
| buoy | 1. float on the surface of water 2. keep afloat More Definitions → |
| burglar | 1. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal More Definitions → |
| busiest | 1. overcrowded or cluttered with detail 2. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner More Definitions → |
| bunting | 1. a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. 2. any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America More Definitions → |
| bulge | 1. swell or protrude outwards 2. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge More Definitions → |
| buckeye | 1. the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut 2. tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds More Definitions → |
| bumble | 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin 2. walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly More Definitions → |
| bulletproof | 1. without flaws or loopholes 2. not penetrable by bullets More Definitions → |
| buildup | 1. the act of building up an accumulation 2. the result of the process of accumulation More Definitions → |
| bullion | 1. a mass of precious metal 2. gold or silver in bars or ingots More Definitions → |
| buns | 1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on More Definitions → |
| burnside | 1. facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) More Definitions → |
| butyl | 1. a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) More Definitions → |
| bustling | 1. full of energetic and noisy activity More Definitions → |
| buyout | 1. acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock More Definitions → |
| buzzing | 1. noisy like the sound of a bee More Definitions → |
| bumpy | 1. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements 2. covered with or full of bumps More Definitions → |
| bushing | 1. an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass 2. a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction More Definitions → |
| buttocks | 1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on More Definitions → |
| bullpen | 1. a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game 2. a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily More Definitions → |
| buoyancy | 1. cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface 2. the property of something weightless and insubstantial More Definitions → |
| bulimia | 1. a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation 2. pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) More Definitions → |
| buttermilk | 1. residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture More Definitions → |
| bullish | 1. expecting a rise in prices More Definitions → |
| bungee | 1. an elasticized rope More Definitions → |
| burg | 1. colloquial American term for a town More Definitions → |
| bugle | 1. a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares 2. any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover More Definitions → |
| burrito | 1. a flour tortilla folded around a filling More Definitions → |
| buzzer | 1. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed 2. a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound More Definitions → |
| bustle | 1. move or cause to move energetically or busily 2. a rapid active commotion More Definitions → |
| bubbling | 1. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation 2. marked by high spirits or excitement More Definitions → |
| burdened | 1. bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities 2. bearing a physically heavy weight or load More Definitions → |
| burdensome | 1. not easily borne; wearing More Definitions → |
| bundling | 1. a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing 2. the act of binding something into a bundle More Definitions → |
| burying | 1. concealing something under the ground More Definitions → |
| bubbly | 1. a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there 2. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation More Definitions → |
| buss | 1. the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) 2. touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. More Definitions → |
| busses | 1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport 2. the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar More Definitions → |
| buzzard | 1. a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States 2. the common European short-winged hawk More Definitions → |
| burrow | 1. move through by or as by digging 2. a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter More Definitions → |
| bursary | 1. the treasury of a public institution or religious order More Definitions → |
| bugaboo | 1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children 2. a source of concern More Definitions → |
| buoyant | 1. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas 2. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness More Definitions → |
| bulging | 1. curving or bulging outward 2. curving outward More Definitions → |
| buffaloes | 1. large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains 2. meat from an American bison More Definitions → |
| bugger | 1. practice anal sex upon 2. someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) More Definitions → |
| buttercup | 1. any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus More Definitions → |
| bulkhead | 1. a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments More Definitions → |
| burp | 1. a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth 2. expel gas from the stomach More Definitions → |
| bushy | 1. used of hair; thick and poorly groomed 2. resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading More Definitions → |
| burl | 1. the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer 2. a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree More Definitions → |
| budge | 1. move very slightly More Definitions → |
| buckwheat | 1. a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour 2. grain ground into flour More Definitions → |
| busby | 1. tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions More Definitions → |
| butane | 1. occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels More Definitions → |
| buyback | 1. the act of purchasing back something previously sold More Definitions → |
| bummer | 1. an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing 2. a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug More Definitions → |
| burgh | 1. a borough in Scotland More Definitions → |
| bullied | 1. be bossy towards 2. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate More Definitions → |
| bugging | 1. annoy persistently 2. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information More Definitions → |
| bunt | 1. (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball or softball lightly by holding the bat in a stationary position rather than swinging it 2. disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores More Definitions → |
| bullhead | 1. freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines 2. any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States More Definitions → |
| bustier | 1. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves 2. a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress More Definitions → |
| bushel | 1. a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches 2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks More Definitions → |
| burlesque | 1. relating to or characteristic of a burlesque 2. a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease) More Definitions → |
| bursa | 1. a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints More Definitions → |
| buttery | 1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech 2. resembling or containing or spread with butter More Definitions → |
| buzzword | 1. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition More Definitions → |
| bushman | 1. a dweller in the Australian bush country More Definitions → |
| butternut | 1. North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye 2. oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family More Definitions → |
| bulldozer | 1. large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground More Definitions → |
| bureaux | 1. an administrative unit of government 2. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes More Definitions → |
| bugged | 1. annoy persistently 2. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information More Definitions → |
| buccaneer | 1. live like a buccaneer 2. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation More Definitions → |
| burnished | 1. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow More Definitions → |
| busily | 1. in a busy manner More Definitions → |
| buncombe | 1. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) More Definitions → |
| bumblebee | 1. robust hairy social bee of temperate regions More Definitions → |
| bursar | 1. the treasurer at a college or university More Definitions → |
| butterscotch | 1. a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar More Definitions → |
| bullfrog | 1. largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice More Definitions → |
| bureaucrat | 1. an official of a bureaucracy More Definitions → |
| burly | 1. muscular and heavily built More Definitions → |
| butadiene | 1. a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers More Definitions → |
| buckskin | 1. horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail 2. a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin More Definitions → |
| buttress | 1. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building 2. reinforce with a buttress More Definitions → |
| businesspeople | 1. people who transact business (especially business executives) More Definitions → |
| businesswoman | 1. a female businessperson More Definitions → |
| busier | 1. overcrowded or cluttered with detail 2. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner More Definitions → |
| buxom | 1. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves 2. (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous More Definitions → |
| bummed | 1. ask for and get free; be a parasite 2. be lazy or idle More Definitions → |
| buhl | 1. an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork More Definitions → |
| budgie | 1. small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors More Definitions → |
| buckaroo | 1. local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) More Definitions → |
| bungle | 1. an embarrassing mistake 2. make a mess of, destroy or ruin More Definitions → |
| buttoned | 1. furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike More Definitions → |
| burlap | 1. coarse jute fabric More Definitions → |
| buttock | 1. either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump More Definitions → |
| bumbling | 1. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands More Definitions → |
| buckshot | 1. small lead shot for shotgun shells More Definitions → |
| businessperson | 1. a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise More Definitions → |
| buckler | 1. armor carried on the arm to intercept blows More Definitions → |
| bursitis | 1. inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder More Definitions → |
| burro | 1. small donkey used as a pack animal More Definitions → |
| buccal | 1. of or relating to or toward the cheek 2. of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located More Definitions → |
| bung | 1. give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on 2. close with a cork or stopper More Definitions → |
| bulbous | 1. shaped like a bulb 2. curving outward More Definitions → |
| burdock | 1. any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs More Definitions → |
| buna | 1. made by polymerizing butadiene More Definitions → |
| bulwark | 1. defend with a bulwark 2. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes More Definitions → |
| bunce | 1. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) More Definitions → |
| buckthorn | 1. a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments 2. any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia More Definitions → |
| bufo | 1. any toad of the genus Bufo More Definitions → |
| bunsen | 1. a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air More Definitions → |
| bubbler | 1. a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water 2. any of various devices in which air or some other gas is bubbled through a liquid More Definitions → |
| bunko | 1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property More Definitions → |
| bulla | 1. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid 2. the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull More Definitions → |
| butchering | 1. the business of a butcher More Definitions → |
| bullfighting | 1. the activity at a bullfight More Definitions → |
| butchery | 1. a building where animals are butchered 2. the business of a butcher More Definitions → |
| bulbul | 1. nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry More Definitions → |
| bugbear | 1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children 2. an object of dread or apprehension More Definitions → |
| bungled | 1. spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness More Definitions → |
| butanol | 1. a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents More Definitions → |
| bubonic | 1. of or evidencing buboes More Definitions → |
| buffoon | 1. a rude or vulgar fool 2. a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior More Definitions → |
| bucolic | 1. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle 2. a country person More Definitions → |
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