| Bushido |
(sometimes l.c.) the behavioral code of the feudal Japanese samurai, which stressed the value of honor above life. |
| bushing |
a cylindrical part, usu. made of metal, that serves as a bearing in a machine. [2 definitions] |
| bush jacket |
a hip-length coat made of cotton, usu. having several buttoned pockets and a belt. |
| bush league |
(informal) the minor leagues in U.S. baseball. |
| bush-league |
(informal) pertaining to a second-rate group or sphere of activity. [2 definitions] |
| bush leaguer |
(informal) someone associated with a bush-league group or sphere of activity. [2 definitions] |
| bushman |
(cap.) a member of a nomadic aboriginal tribe of southwest Africa. [2 definitions] |
| bushmaster |
a large, poisonous, tropical American snake. |
| bushranger |
in Australia, a bandit who lives in the bush. |
| bushwhack |
to advance through a forest by cutting away low vegetation. [2 definitions] |
| bushy |
resembling a bush; thick and shaggy. [2 definitions] |
| business |
the activity or profession of buying and/or selling goods or services. [9 definitions] |
| business college |
a school that offers instruction in business-related skills, such as typing, bookkeeping, and business administration. |
| business envelope |
an envelope that will enclose a sheet of paper eight and a half inches wide that has been folded twice lengthwise. |
| businesslike |
having qualities useful in business; serious; efficient; systematic. |
| businessman |
a man who works in business or commerce. |
| businesspeople |
people who work in business or commerce. |
| businessperson |
a person who works in business or commerce, esp. an executive or manager. |
| businesswoman |
a woman who works in business or commerce. |
| busing |
in the United States, the transportation of school children in buses to schools that are not the nearest to their homes, esp. in order to achieve racial balance. |
| busk |
to play music, sing, or otherwise perform for entertainment in streets or other public areas, usually in order to obtain money through the donations of passers-by. |