| 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. |
| bugbear |
something that causes fear, esp. fear that is exaggerated or without basis. |
| bug bite |
(informal) the bite or sting of an insect or the resulting wound or swelling. |
| buggy1 |
a small carriage with four wheels that is pulled by a single horse. [3 definitions] |
| buggy2 |
infested or swarming with insects. [2 definitions] |
| bugle1 |
a horn similar to a trumpet or cornet, but usu. without keys or valves. [4 definitions] |
| bugle2 |
any of several plants of the mint family, bearing small white, blue, or pink flowers. |
| bugle3 |
a cylindrical glass or plastic bead used to decorate clothing. |
| bug off |
(informal) to stop bothering someone and leave. |
| bug out |
(informal) to leave, quit, or flee; desert. |
| buhrstone |
a type of rock with much silica, used for grinding; millstone. |
| build |
to create by joining various parts and materials; construct. [8 definitions] |