| bubble bath |
a bath with an added liquid, crystal, or powder preparation that creates thick suds and perfumes and softens the water. [2 definitions] |
| bubble gum |
chewing gum that can be blown into large bubbles. |
| bubble memory |
a solid-state computer device that stores information, coded into binary digits, in microscopic magnetized areas in sheets, as of garnet. |
| bubble over |
to show great cheer and liveliness. |
| bubbly |
full of or giving off bubbles. [2 definitions] |
| bubo |
a swollen, inflamed lymph gland, esp. in the groin or armpit. |
| bubonic |
of, pertaining to, or characterized by the appearance of buboes. |
| bubonic plague |
an epidemic disease caused by bacteria transmitted from rats to humans by fleas, spread by contagion and characterized by chills, fever, swollen glands, and weakness. |
| buccal |
of or pertaining to the mouth or cheeks. |
| buccaneer |
one who illegally attacks ships at sea or areas along the coast; pirate. |
| Bucharest |
the capital of Rumania. |
| buck1 |
a fully grown male of certain animal species such as the deer, goat, rabbit, and sheep. [3 definitions] |
| buck2 |
of a horse or similar animal, to leap off the ground and come down with stiff forelegs. [7 definitions] |
| buck3 |
a structure used to hold wood for sawing; sawhorse. [2 definitions] |
| buck4 |
an object such as a buckhorn knife that was formerly placed before a player in a poker game to indicate the responsibility to deal. |
| buck5 |
(informal) a dollar in the U.S. |
| buck and wing |
a fast tap dance characterized by much leaping and heel clicking. |
| buckaroo |
a man who tends cattle, often on horseback; cowboy. |
| buckboard |
a small uncovered carriage with a flexible wooden frame attached directly to the axles. |
| bucket |
a cylindrical container, usu. carried by means of a semicircular handle; pail. [5 definitions] |
| bucket seat |
a single seat with a molded back, as in some cars and airplanes. |