| bureaucrat |
an official in a government office, esp. one who follows rules and routines rather than personal judgment. |
| bureaucratize |
to manage or control (a government or other large organization) using bureaucratic methods, or to introduce such methods in. |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics |
a research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor that collects and compiles statistical information, providing such measures as Consumer Price Index, inflation rate, and unemployment rate. |
| burette |
a perfectly cylindrical tube with a stopcock near the bottom, used esp. by chemists for measuring out precise amounts of liquid. |
| -burg |
city or town; burg. |
| burg |
(informal) a town, village, or city. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often fol. by "out" or "forth"). [2 definitions] |
| burger |
a cooked ground beef patty, usu. served as a sandwich; hamburger. [2 definitions] |
| burgess |
a citizen who lives in an English borough. |
| burgh |
a town in Scotland that has been incorporated by governmental charter; borough. |
| burgher |
someone who lives in a town or city, esp. one who belongs to the middle class. |
| burglar |
someone who forces entry into a building in order to commit robbery. |
| burglarize |
to break into a building with the intention of committing a crime, esp. stealing. |
| burglary |
the act of breaking into a building with the intent of committing a crime, esp. stealing. |
| burgle |
(informal) to force entry in order to commit robbery; burglarize. |
| burgomaster |
the mayor or chief magistrate in a Dutch, Austrian, German, or Flemish town or city. |
| Burgundy |
a region in central France. [3 definitions] |
| burial |
the act or process of putting something underground, esp. a dead body. |
| burial ground |
a place where ancient or primitive civilizations buried their dead, or a place where many soldiers were buried after a battle. |
| burin |
a pointed tool with a round handle, used for engraving metal or carving stone. |
| burka |
a long, loose garment that covers the face and body, worn in public by many Muslim women with a space left open for the eyes and typically covered by a mesh screen. [2 definitions] |