| 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. |
| buzzword |
a fashionable, short-lived word or phrase that originates either in media use or in a specialized group, and that is intended to impress or exclude the hearer, because of its apparent profundity or significance. |
| bwana |
in parts of Africa, a term of respect formerly used by natives when addressing Europeans. |
| B.W.I. |
abbreviation of "British West Indies," the Caribbean islands that are members of the Commonwealth, such as Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago. |
| by |
next to; near. [16 definitions] |
| by- |
by or beside; near. [2 definitions] |
| by accident |
unintentionally; accidentally. [2 definitions] |
| by all means |
without fail; of course; absolutely. |
| by all odds |
in every conceivable or possible way; undoubtedly. |
| by a long shot |
by a considerable amount or distance. |
| by and by |
before long; soon. |
| by and large |
in general; considering everything; primarily. |
| by any means |
in any way possible; somehow. |
| by degrees |
by steps or stages; gradually. |
| by dint of |
through the power or force of; as a function of. |
| bye1 |
shortened form of "good-bye." |