📖 B — The English dictionary · page 53

budgerigar — Everyday, meaning 1: A small, long-tailed parrot from Australia, usually green and yellow in the wild, kept as a pet in many colours; usually called a budgie.↗ Example: My nan has a blue budgerigar called Joey.↗ · Our budgie can say "Hello, pretty bird!"↗ · Wild budgerigars live in big flocks in Australia.↗ · Budgies like to look at themselves in a mirror.↗ · Clean the budgie's cage every week.↗ · Budgerigars are a kind of small parrot.↗

budget — Everyday, meaning 1: A budget is a plan for how much money you will spend and save.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A budget is the amount of money you have to spend on something.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To budget means to plan carefully how to spend money or time.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Budget as an adjective means cheap, as in a budget hotel.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A budget can also mean a bag or pack that a traveller carries.↗ Example: We have a budget of 20 dollars for the class party.↗ · Mum makes a budget every month.↗ · The trip went over budget.↗ · Let's budget our money so we can buy a gift too.↗ · We stayed in a budget hotel.↗ · If the budget is 50 pounds and the food costs 35, we have 15 left.↗ · Budget your time so you finish your project.↗ · A poor tinker, who was passing by, lifted up the pudding, and, putting it into his budget, he then walked off.↗

budgie — Everyday, meaning 1: A small, bright green, blue or yellow parrot that people often keep as a pet in a cage; its full name is budgerigar.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In Australia, a wild budgerigar that lives in big flocks in the dry inland.↗ Example: We have a blue budgie called Pip.↗ · Our budgie chirps when we come into the room.↗ · Budgies like to look at themselves in a little mirror.↗ · Change the budgie's water every day.↗ · Wild budgies fly in huge green flocks in Australia.↗ · Grandma taught her budgie to say «hello».↗ · Keep the window shut when the budgie is out of its cage.↗

buff — Everyday, meaning 1: A buff is a person who knows and loves a lot about one subject: «a film buff», «a history buff».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Buff is a pale yellow-brown colour, like light leather.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To buff something is to polish it by rubbing with a soft cloth until it shines.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (slang) Buff means having strong, big muscles: «He's really buff».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (UK slang) Buff can mean good-looking.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (informal) In the buff means with no clothes on.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: In games, a buff makes a character stronger; to buff is to make stronger.↗ Everyday, meaning 8: Blindman's buff is a party game in which one player is blindfolded and tries to catch the others.↗ Example: My uncle is a real train buff.↗ · Dad buffed his shoes until they shone.↗ · The envelope was a pale buff colour.↗ · After months at the gym, he got really buff.↗ · The babies ran around the garden in the buff.↗ · The new update buffed my favourite character.↗ · She's a history buff who knows every king.↗ · Some played at blindman’s buff, others at tag.↗

buffalo — Everyday, meaning 1: A buffalo is a large wild or farmed animal of the cattle family with big curved horns, such as the African buffalo (Cape buffalo) or the water buffalo of Asia.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (North America) People often call the American bison a buffalo, though scientists say bison is the correct name.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Buffalo is a city in New York State, USA (a name).↗ Example: A herd of buffalo crossed the river.↗ · Water buffalo pull ploughs in the rice fields.↗ · The Plains peoples used every part of the buffalo.↗ · The African buffalo is one of the Big Five animals.↗ · Real mozzarella is made with buffalo milk.↗ · The bison is often called a buffalo in America.↗ · We ate buffalo wings at a party — it's chicken, not buffalo!↗ · It darted into the skull of the foremost buffalo.↗

buffer — Everyday, meaning 1: Something that protects one thing from another or softens a hit or shock.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Springs or pads on the end of a train or at the end of a railway track that soften a crash.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (computing) An area of memory where data is stored for a short time; «buffering» is when a video waits to load.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science) A solution that keeps acidity (pH) from changing much.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (UK, informal) An old-fashioned man, often silly: «an old buffer».↗ Example: The video keeps buffering.↗ · The train hit the buffers at the end of the line.↗ · Trees act as a buffer against wind and noise.↗ · The UN keeps a buffer zone between the two armies.↗ · Savings are a buffer against hard times.↗ · The old buffer next door tells long stories.↗

buffet — Everyday, meaning 1: A buffet (said «BUFF-ay» or «boo-FAY») is a meal where food is set out on a table and people serve themselves.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A buffet is a café or carriage on a train or at a station where you can buy food.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To buffet (said «BUFF-it») is to hit or push something again and again, like strong wind or waves.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (old) A buffet is a side cabinet for dishes.↗ Example: At the party there was a buffet with sandwiches and cake.↗ · We helped ourselves from the buffet.↗ · The hotel serves a breakfast buffet.↗ · Dad bought tea from the buffet car on the train.↗ · The little boat was buffeted by the waves.↗ · Strong winds buffeted the tent all night.↗ · It was an all-you-can-eat buffet, so my brother had four plates.↗ · The infuriated pirates buffeted them in the mouth; and Hook roared out, “That seals your doom.↗

buffeting — Everyday, meaning 1: Hitting or pushing again and again, as wind or waves do; knocking about roughly.↗ Example: The ship was buffeting in the storm.↗ · The wind kept buffeting the tent.↗ · After his buffetings with the deep, he slept.↗

buffoon — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who acts silly or clownish to make others laugh; a clown or fool.↗ Example: The buffoon grunted and squeaked.↗ · The buffoon stood alone on the platform.↗ · The crowd laughed at the buffoon.↗

bug — Everyday, meaning 1: A small insect or other tiny crawling creature, like a beetle or an ant.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A germ that makes you mildly ill, like a cold or stomach bug.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A mistake in a computer program that makes it go wrong.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) To annoy someone again and again.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A tiny hidden microphone used to listen secretly; (verb) to hide one.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: A sudden strong interest: «the reading bug».↗ Everyday, meaning 7: Bug juice is slang for a weak, nasty drink that is not worth much.↗ Example: We found a green bug on the leaf.↗ · Ladybugs are bugs that eat aphids.↗ · I stayed home with a stomach bug.↗ · Wash your hands so you don't catch a bug.↗ · There was a bug in my game, so it kept crashing.↗ · My little brother keeps bugging me while I read.↗ · After the trip, Sam caught the travel bug.↗ · Don't pick up bugs you don't know; some can sting.↗ · The Spider came, and there he found a cricket, a beetle, and a bug.↗

bugbear — Everyday, meaning 1: A bogey or imaginary monster that frightens children (old use).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Something or someone you dread or are annoyed by.↗ Example: «Yes, you bugbear, I shall go!»↗ · Spiders are my bugbear.↗ · Homework is a bugbear for many children.↗

bugger — Everyday, meaning 1: (rude, UK, Australia, Ireland) A swear word said when something goes wrong ("Bugger!↗ I missed the bus").↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (rude) An annoying or difficult person or thing ("This lid is a bugger to open").↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal, UK, Australia, affectionate) A cheeky person, often a child ("You little bugger!").↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (rude, UK) "Bugger off" means go away; "bugger all" means nothing; "bugger up" means spoil.↗ Example: "Bugger!"↗ Dad said when he dropped the plate.↗ (rude)↗ · This jar is a bugger to open.↗ (rude)↗ · "Bugger off and leave me alone!" the old man shouted.↗ (rude)↗ · We got bugger all done today.↗ (rude)↗ · "You cheeky little bugger," Grandad laughed.↗ (affectionate, rude)↗ · Don't say "bugger" at school; it is a swear word.↗ · "Lucky bugger won the raffle again," said Uncle Pete.↗ (rude)↗

bugle — Everyday, meaning 1: A bugle is a brass instrument like a small, simple trumpet with no valves, used to play short tunes and signals.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In the past, armies used bugles to give signals such as wake up, march or attack.↗ Example: The bugle woke the soldiers in the morning.↗ · A lone bugle played at the war memorial.↗ · He blew a loud note on the bugle.↗ · A bugle has no valves, unlike a trumpet.↗ · The bugler marched at the front of the band.↗ · At camp, a bugle call told us it was time for breakfast.↗ · The Childe of Lambton swam ashore, and raising his bugle to his lips, sounded its note thrice.↗

build — Everyday, meaning 1: To build is to make something by putting parts together, like a house, a tower or a model.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To build up is to make bigger or stronger, little by little.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Your build is the shape and size of your body.↗ Example: He built a tower with 25 blocks.↗ · They build 3 houses each week.↗ · How many birdhouses can she build with 18 nails if each needs 6?↗ · Randy built a castle.↗ · We built a sandcastle on the beach.↗ · Birds build nests from twigs.↗ · Practice builds up your strength.↗ · Our school was built a hundred years ago.↗ · Here we will build our habitations.↗ · And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses.↗ (Torah EXO.1.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer; (Torah NUM.32.34, JPS 1917)↗ · And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim; (Torah NUM.32.37, JPS 1917)↗ · And they built the city, and dwelt therein.↗ (Prophets JDG.18.28, JPS 1917)↗ · So Solomon built the house, and finished it.↗ (Prophets 1KI.6.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, (Prophets 1KI.9.17, JPS 1917)↗

builded — Early Modern English, meaning 1: Put up or made something from stone or wood.↗ Example: Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,↗ (Torah GEN.10.11, JPS 1917) · And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.↗ (Torah GEN.11.5, JPS 1917) · and Nebo, and Baal-meon — their names being changed — and Sibmah; and gave their names unto the cities which they builded.↗ (Torah NUM.32.38, JPS 1917)

builder — Everyday, meaning 1: A builder is a person whose job is to build or repair houses and other buildings.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A builder is anyone or anything that builds something, like a nest builder or a Lego builder.↗ Example: The builders are putting a new roof on the school.↗ · My uncle is a builder.↗ · Builders wear hard hats to protect their heads.↗ · Never play on a building site.↗ · Beavers are great builders of dams.↗ · The builder mixed cement for the wall.↗ · She is a brilliant Lego builder.↗ · Sports can be a good confidence builder.↗ · I should prefer to be a builder at once, there is something real in that.↗ · man's secret and method, they began to irritate liim with their words, and tinally left liim, t;iking his science with them and became builders like him.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · The stone which the builders rejected is become the chief corner-stone.↗ (Writings PSA.118.22, JPS 1917)↗ · and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded.↗ (Writings NEH.4.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy borders are in the heart of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.↗ (Prophets EZK.27.4, JPS 1917)↗

buildest — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «buildest» means «you build», a form of «build».↗ e.g. To build is to make something by putting parts together, like a house, a tower or a model.↗ Example: When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence.↗ (Torah DEU.22.8, JPS 1917)

building — Everyday, meaning 1: A structure with walls and a roof, such as a house, school, shop or church.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The work of making houses and other structures: «building is hard work».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb form) Making something by putting parts together: «we are building a den».↗ Example: Our school is a big brick building.↗ · The tallest building in town has twenty floors.↗ · In a fire drill, we leave the building quietly.↗ · We are building a tower with blocks.↗ · Keep out of building sites; they are dangerous.↗ · The library is the oldest building on our street.↗ · The building has 6 floors with 4 flats on each, so 24 flats in all.↗ · The building is the Warton Almshouse.↗ · When people learned of their existence, they all left the original artisan and went to them, honoring them, and negotiating with them in their building enterprises " (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · So was he seven years in building it.↗ (Prophets 1KI.6.38, JPS 1917)↗ · 'The day for building thy walls, even that day, shall be far removed.'↗ (Prophets MIC.7.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.↗ (Prophets 1KI.7.1, JPS 1917)↗

bulb — Everyday, meaning 1: A bulb (light bulb) is the glass part of a lamp that gives out light when electricity flows through it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A bulb is the round underground part of some plants, like tulips, onions and daffodils, from which a new plant grows.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A bulb is any round, swollen part, like the bulb of a thermometer.↗ Example: The bulb lit up when we closed the switch.↗ · Dad changed the bulb in the kitchen.↗ · We planted tulip bulbs in the autumn.↗ · An onion is a bulb.↗ · The red liquid rose from the bulb of the thermometer.↗ · I had a light-bulb moment and solved the puzzle.↗ · The drops penetrated through the snowy covering down into the earth, and touched the flower-bulb, and talked of the bright world above.↗