| bud vase |
a tall thin vase used to hold a single flower such as a rosebud. |
| budworm |
a type of caterpillar that eats the buds of plants. |
| buenas noches |
(Spanish) good night. |
| Buenos Aires |
the capital of Argentina. |
| buenos dias |
(Spanish) good morning; good day. |
| buff1 |
a soft, thick yellow leather made from the buffalo hide or the hide of other animals. [8 definitions] |
| buff2 |
to lessen the force of; act as a buffer for. |
| buffalo |
any of various large mammals with long legs, hooves, and horns native to Africa and Asia. [4 definitions] |
| buffalo grass |
a range grass found on the plains east of the Rocky Mountains. |
| buffer1 |
a device, such as a bumper, that absorbs the force of a collision. [6 definitions] |
| buffer2 |
something used to polish or shine. |
| buffer state |
a neutral country located between two potentially hostile countries and regarded as helping to discourage war. |
| buffet1 |
to hit or strike against. [4 definitions] |
| buffet2 |
a piece of furniture with a flat top and storage shelves or drawers; sideboard. [4 definitions] |
| bufflehead |
a small North American duck that has black and white feathers and a bushy head. |
| buffo |
a comic role in an opera, usu. one for a bass singer. [2 definitions] |
| buffoon |
someone who behaves comically; clown. [2 definitions] |
| bufotenine |
a hallucinogenic drug made either synthetically or from the poisonous secretions of toads. |
| bug |
any of a large group of insects with sucking mouths and forewings thickened at the base, such as the water bug. [8 definitions] |
| bugaboo |
something that causes fear or persistent concern. |
| bugbane |
any of various flowering plants related to the buttercup, bearing clusters of white flowers whose smell supposedly repels insects. |