| bulrush |
any of various plants that grow in marshes or swamps, such as cattail, rushes, and papyrus. |
| bulwark |
a wall or wall-like structure, often made of earth and used for defense; rampart. [4 definitions] |
| bum |
(informal) a poor, homeless person; tramp. [5 definitions] |
| bumble1 |
to act or speak clumsily or blunderingly. [2 definitions] |
| bumble2 |
to make a humming sound like that of a bee; buzz. |
| bumblebee |
any of various large, furry bees that emit a loud hum when flying or hovering. |
| bummer |
(slang) any unpleasant or unsatisfactory experience or thing. |
| bump |
to collide with (something) with a moderately forceful impact; thump. [7 definitions] |
| bumper |
anything that bumps. [7 definitions] |
| bumper car |
one of a number of miniature electric cars that are part of an amusement at a fair or carnival. People ride in the cars and try to bump into other cars or escape from being bumped. The cars are designed to be safe and enjoyable for the riders, most of whom are children. |
| bumper sticker |
a usu. rectangular piece of laminated paper printed with a slogan, aphorism, advertisement, or the like that may be stuck to the bumper of an automobile. |
| bumper-to-bumper |
of automobile traffic, closely packed and usu. slow-moving. |
| bump into |
to meet by accident or chance. |
| bumpkin1 |
an ignorant, clumsy, uncultured person from a rural area; yokel. |
| bumpkin2 |
a pole or beam protruding from a ship's deck or hull used to tie down blocks and the like or to extend sails. |
| bump off |
(slang) to murder. |
| bumptious |
obnoxiously assertive; pushy. |
| bumpy |
covered with bumps; uneven. [3 definitions] |
| bun |
a loaf of bread small enough for a single serving; roll. [2 definitions] |
| bunch |
a collection of attached similar things. [5 definitions] |
| bunco |
(informal) an act of fraud or swindling; confidence scheme. [2 definitions] |