| buttonhole |
a small slit in a garment through which a button can be fastened. [3 definitions] |
| buttonhook |
a small, usu. metal hook used to pull buttons through their holes, esp. on shoes and gloves. |
| buttonless |
combined form of button. |
| button tree |
a West Indian tree or shrub that bears hard, button-shaped fruit and yields heavy, compact wood. |
| buttonwood |
a North American tree related to the sycamore, which bears a nonedible button-shaped fruit and yields hardwood suitable for timber. |
| buttress |
a structure that gives support to the outside of a building by absorbing excessive outward thrust. [4 definitions] |
| butut |
the smaller monetary unit of Gambia. (Cf. dalasi.) |
| butyl |
any of four hydrocarbon radicals having three carbon molecules and a valence of one. |
| butyl alcohol |
any of four isomeric alcohols with three carbon molecules, obtained from petroleum products and used in organic synthesis or as solvents. |
| butyric acid |
an organic acid found in animal milk fats, esp. rancid butter, and used to produce certain fragrances, disinfectants, flavors, and pharmaceuticals. |
| buxom |
of a woman, having a large bosom. [2 definitions] |
| buy |
to obtain in exchange for money; purchase. [7 definitions] |
| buyer |
one who buys. [2 definitions] |
| buyer's market |
a market or economy in which prices are relatively low because of an abundance of goods or services. (Cf. seller's market.) |
| buy it |
(slang) to die. |
| buy off |
to give money in exchange for cooperation, silence, or noninterference; bribe. |
| buyout |
the buying of an entire business, as by managers, employees, or outside parties, usu. heavily financed by borrowing. |
| buy out |
to buy (someone's business). [2 definitions] |
| buy up |
to buy all or most of the supply of (something). |
| buzz |
a vibrating hum or murmur. [9 definitions] |
| buzzard |
any of several American vultures. [2 definitions] |