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      bull bulls

      NOUN the male of some animal species including cattle, elephants and whales

      bulldozer bulldozers

      NOUN a powerful tractor with a broad blade in front, which is used for moving earth or knocking things down

      bullet bullets

      NOUN a small piece of metal fired from a gun

      bulletin bulletins

      NOUN a short news report on radio or television

      bullion

      NOUN gold or silver bars

      bullock bullocks

      NOUN a young male bull that is reared for meat

      bully bullies, bullying, bullied

      NOUN 1 someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people

      VERB 2 If someone bullies you into doing something, they make you do it by using force or threats.

      [a sixteenth-century word meaning fine fellow or hired ruffian]

      bump bumps, bumping, bumped

      VERB 1 If you bump into something, you knock into it accidentally.

      NOUN 2 a soft noise made by something knocking into something else

      3 a raised, uneven part of a surface

      SYNONYMS: bulge, lump

      bumper bumpers

      NOUN a bar on the front or back of a vehicle that protects it if it bumps into something

      bumpy bumpier, bumpiest

      ADJECTIVE Something that is bumpy has a rough, uneven surface. • a bumpy road

      bun buns

      NOUN a small, round bread roll or cake

      bunch bunches

      NOUN a group of things together • a bunch of flowers

      bundle bundles, bundling, bundled

      NOUN 1 a number of things tied together or wrapped up in a cloth

      VERB 2 If you bundle someone or something somewhere, you push them there quickly and roughly.

      bungalow bungalows

      NOUN a one-storey house

      [from Hindi bangla meaning house]

      bunk bunks

      NOUN a bed fixed to a wall in a ship or caravan

      bunk beds

      PLURAL NOUN two beds fixed together, one above the other

      buoy buoys

      NOUN a floating object anchored to the bottom of the sea, marking a channel or warning of danger

      buoyancy

      NOUN Something that has buoyancy is able to float in liquid or in the air.

      buoyant

      ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is buoyant is able to float.

      2 Someone who is buoyant is lively and cheerful.

      burden burdens

      NOUN a heavy load

      burger burgers

      NOUN a flat fried cake of meat, vegetables or cheese, served in a bread roll

      burglar burglars

      NOUN someone who breaks into buildings and steals things

      burgle VERB

      burn burns, burning, burned or burnt

      VERB 1 If something is burning, it is on fire.

      2 To burn something means to damage or destroy it with fire.

      3 People often burn fuel, such as coal, to keep warm.

      NOUN 4 A burn is an injury caused by fire or by something hot.

       You can write either burned or burnt as the past form of burn.

      burqa burqas; also spelt burka

      Said “bur-ka” NOUN a long garment worn by some Muslim women in public, covering everything except the eyes

      burrow burrows, burrowing, burrowed

      NOUN 1 a tunnel or hole in the ground dug by a small animal

      VERB 2 When an animal burrows, it digs a burrow.

      burst bursts, bursting, burst

      VERB 1 When something bursts, or when you burst it, it splits open suddenly.

      2 When you burst into a room, you enter suddenly and with force.

      NOUN 3 A burst of something is a sudden short period of it. • a burst of applause

      bury buries, burying, buried

      VERB 1 If you bury something, you put it in a hole in the ground and cover it with earth.

      2 If something is buried under something, it is covered by it. • My trainers were buried under a pile of clothes.

      bus buses

      NOUN a large motor vehicle that carries passengers

      [from Latin omnibus meaning for all]

      bush bushes

      NOUN 1 a large plant, smaller than a tree and with a lot of woody branches

      2 In Australia and South Africa, an uncultivated area outside a town or city is called the bush.

      3 In New Zealand, the bush is land covered by rainforest.

      bushy bushier, bushiest

      ADJECTIVE Bushy hair or fur grows very thickly. • My dad has bushy eyebrows.

      business businesses

      NOUN 1 work relating to the buying and selling of goods and services

      2 an organization that produces or sells goods, or provides a service

      SYNONYMS: company, firm, organization

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