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      VERB 2 If you brush something, you clean it or tidy it with a brush.

      Brussels sprout Brussels sprouts

      NOUN a vegetable that looks like a tiny cabbage

      brutal

      ADJECTIVE Brutal behaviour is violent and cruel.

      brutally ADVERB brutality NOUN

      bubble bubbles, bubbling, bubbled

      NOUN 1 a ball of air in a liquid

      VERB 2 When a liquid bubbles, bubbles form in it.

      buck bucks, bucking, bucked

      NOUN 1 the male of various animals, including deer and rabbits

      VERB 2 If a horse bucks, it jumps into the air with all four feet off the ground.

      bucket buckets

      NOUN a deep, round container with an open top and a handle

      buckle buckles, buckling, buckled

      NOUN 1 a fastening on the end of a belt or strap

      VERB 2 If you buckle a belt or strap, you fasten it.

      3 If metal buckles, it crumples up.

      bud buds

      NOUN a small, tight swelling on a tree or plant, which develops into a flower or leaf

      Buddhist

      NOUN someone who follows the religious teachings of Buddha, who taught in India in the fifth century. Buddhists believe that the way to end suffering is by overcoming our desires.

      Buddhism NOUN

      budgerigar budgerigars

      NOUN a small, brightly-coloured pet bird. Budgerigars originated in Australia.

      [an Australian Aboriginal name, from budgeri + gar meaning good cockatoo]

      budget budgets, budgeting, budgeted

      NOUN 1 a plan showing how much money will be available and how it will be spent

      VERB 2 If you budget for something, you plan how you use your money carefully, so as to be able to afford what you want.

      buffalo buffaloes

      NOUN 1 a wild animal like a large cow with long curved horns

      2 another word for bison

      buffet buffets

      NOUN 1 a café at a station or on a train

      2 a meal at which people serve themselves

      bug bugs, bugging, bugged

      NOUN 1 a small insect, especially one that causes damage

      2 an infection or virus that makes you ill

      3 a small error in a computer programme that stops it working properly

      VERB 4 If a place is bugged, tiny microphones are hidden there to pick up what people are saying.

      build builds, building, built

      VERB If you build something, you make it from all its parts.

      builder builders

      NOUN a person whose job is to build buildings

      building buildings

      NOUN a structure with walls and a roof

      bulb bulbs

      NOUN 1 the glass part of an electric lamp

      2 an onion-shaped root from which a flower or plant grows. Tulips and daffodils are grown from bulbs.

      [from Greek bolbos meaning onion]

      bulge bulges, bulging, bulged

      VERB 1 If something bulges, it swells out.

      NOUN 2 a lump on a normally flat surface

      bulk bulks

      NOUN 1 a large mass of something

      PHRASE 2 If you buy something in bulk, you buy it in large quantities.

      bulky bulkier, bulkiest

      ADJECTIVE Something that is bulky is large and heavy and sometimes difficult СКАЧАТЬ