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] |
buzz bomb |
(informal) see "robot bomb." |
buzzer |
any of numerous mechanical or electrical devices that signal by buzzing. |
buzz saw |
a power-operated circular saw. |