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burial noun (a burial, burials); verb bury (buried)
The act of putting a dead body in the ground or a grave.
buried verb, past and past participle of «bury» (bury, buries, buried, burying); adjective (buried)
Put into a hole in the ground and covered with earth.
burly adjective (burly, burlier, burliest)
1) A burly person is big, strong and heavily built.
burmese adjective (Burmese); noun (Burmese, the language; a Burmese, Burmese people); noun (a Burmese cat)
From or to do with Burma, now called Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia.
burn verb (burn, burns, burned/burnt, burning); noun (a burn, burns)
To be on fire, to make flames and heat: "The wood is burning.".
burner noun (burners)
A burner is the part of a stove, lamp or fire where the flame or heat comes out.
burning adjective (burning); verb form (-ing of burn: burn, burns, burned/burnt, burning); noun (burning — uncountable)
On fire; giving out flames and heat: a burning building.
burnished adjective; past form of the verb burnish (burnish, burnishes, burnished, burnishing)
Burnished means polished until it shines brightly, like metal.
burnt verb, past and past participle of «burn» (burn, burns, burnt or burned, burning); adjective (burnt)
1) Damaged or destroyed by fire or heat. 2) Cooked too long so it is black or dark and tastes bad. 3) Hurt by fire, heat, the sun or a…
burp verb (burp, burps, burped, burping); noun (a burp, burps)
To burp means to let air come up from your stomach out through your mouth with a noise.
burr noun (a burr, burrs; also bur)
A burr is a prickly seed case that sticks to clothes or fur, such as from burdock.
burrow noun (a burrow, burrows); verb (burrow, burrows, burrowed, burrowing)
A burrow is a hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal digs to live or hide in, like a rabbit's or wombat's burrow.
bursa noun (a bursa, bursae or bursas)
A small bag of fluid in the body, usually near a joint like the knee or elbow, that stops bones, muscles and tendons from rubbing.
burst verb (burst, bursts, burst, bursting); noun (a burst, bursts)
To burst is to break open suddenly because there is too much inside, like a balloon or a pipe.
burton noun (Burton — a name); phrase «go for a burton» (UK slang)
To be lost, broken, ruined or killed: «My holiday plans have gone for a burton.».
bury verb (bury, buries, buried, burying)
To bury means to put something in a hole in the ground and cover it with earth.
bus noun (bus, buses); verb (bus, buses, bused/bussed — to take by bus)
A bus is a big road vehicle that carries many people, often on a set route with stops.
bush noun (bush, bushes; the bush)
A bush is a plant like a small tree with many branches close to the ground.
bushbaby noun (a bushbaby, bushbabies)
1) A small African animal with huge round eyes, big ears and a long tail that lives in trees and comes out at night. Also called a galago.
bushel noun (bushels)
A bushel is an old measure of dry things such as grain, apples or potatoes, about eight gallons.
bushy adjective (bushy, bushier, bushiest)
1) Growing thickly, with lots of hair, fur or leaves: a bushy tail, bushy eyebrows, a bushy beard. 2) Covered with bushes: bushy land.
busily adverb (busily; more busily, most busily)
1) In a busy way: working hard and actively at something. 2) While being very occupied with a task.
business noun (business, businesses)
A business is a company, shop or firm that makes or sells things to earn money.
businessman noun (a businessman, businessmen)
A man who works in business, for example running a company, buying and selling, or working in an office in trade.
busk verb (busk, busks, busked, busking)
To busk is to play music, sing, juggle or perform in a public place, such as a street or station, for money from people passing by.
busker noun (a busker, buskers)
1) A person who plays music, sings, juggles or performs in the street or another public place for money from people passing by.
bust verb (bust, busts, bust or busted, busting); noun (a bust, busts); adjective (bust)
To bust something is to break it: «I bust my bike».
bustard noun (a bustard, bustards)
A bustard is a large, heavy bird with long legs that walks on grasslands and open plains; it can fly, but prefers to run.
bustle noun (bustle, uncountable; a bustle, bustles for the dress part); verb (bustle, bustles, bustled, bustling)
Busy, noisy activity with lots of people moving about: the hustle and bustle of the city.
busy adjective (busy, busier, busiest); verb (busy yourself — to keep busy)
Having a lot to do; working on something now: «Mum is busy cooking».
but conjunction (but); preposition (but — except); adverb (but — only, rare); noun (buts — objections)
But joins two ideas that are different or surprising together.
butch adjective (butch, butcher, butchest – rare); noun (a butch – slang)
Looking or acting tough, strong and traditionally manly.
butcher noun (a butcher, butchers; the butcher's = the shop); verb (butcher, butchers, butchered, butchering)
A butcher is a person whose job is cutting and selling meat.
butler noun (a butler, butlers)
A butler is the chief male servant in a large, rich house, who looks after the wine, the dining room and the other servants.
butt noun (a butt, butts); verb (butt, butts, butted, butting)
1) (informal, US; mildly rude) The bottom, the part you sit on. 2) The thick end of a tool or gun; the end of a cigarette that is left. 3)…
butter noun (butter, uncountable); verb (butter, butters, buttered, buttering)
Butter is a soft, yellow food made from cream, which people spread on bread or use in cooking.
buttercup noun (a buttercup, buttercups)
1) A buttercup is a small wild plant with shiny, bright yellow cup-shaped flowers, common in fields and lawns.
butterfly noun (a butterfly, butterflies)
A butterfly is an insect with four large, often brightly coloured wings that flies by day.
buttermilk noun (buttermilk — uncountable)
The slightly sour liquid left after butter has been made from cream.
butterwort noun (a butterwort, butterworts)
1) A small plant with a flat rosette of sticky, pale green leaves and purple, violet or yellow flowers; it catches and eats small insects.
button noun (button, buttons); verb (button, buttons, buttoned, buttoning)
A button is a small round thing that holds clothes closed by going through a hole.
buttonhole noun (buttonholes); verb (buttonhole, buttonholes, buttonholed, buttonholing)
A buttonhole is a small slit in a coat or shirt through which a button is pushed.
buttress noun (a buttress, buttresses); verb (buttress, buttresses, buttressed, buttressing)
A buttress is a thick wall or support of stone or brick built against a wall to hold it up and stop it falling outwards.
butty noun (a butty, butties)
A butty is a sandwich, often with a hot filling: «a chip butty», «a bacon butty».
buy verb (buy, buys, bought, buying); noun (a good buy)
1) To buy is to get something by paying money for it. 2) A buy is something bought: this coat was a good buy (it was worth the money).
buyer noun (a buyer, buyers)
A person who buys something: the buyer of the house.
buzz verb (buzz, buzzes, buzzed, buzzing); noun (a buzz, buzzes)
To buzz is to make a long low humming sound like a bee or a fly.
buzzard noun (buzzards)
A buzzard is a large bird of prey with broad wings that circles high in the sky and hunts small animals.
buzzing verb form (buzz, buzzes, buzzed, buzzing); adjective (buzzing); noun (buzzing — uncountable)
Buzzing is making a low humming sound like a bee or fly.
by preposition; adverb (go by, put by, stop by)
By shows who does something: a book by Roald Dahl.
bye interjection (bye, bye-bye); noun (a bye, byes)
1) Bye is a short, friendly way to say goodbye. 2) In sport, a bye is when a team or player goes on to the next round without playing…
bygone adjective (bygone); noun (bygones, plural)
From a time long ago; past: a bygone age, bygone days.
bypass noun (a bypass, bypasses); verb (bypass, bypasses, bypassed, bypassing)
A road that goes around a town instead of through it.
byre noun (byres)
Old use: a cowshed, a farm building where cows are kept.
bystander noun (a bystander, bystanders)
1) A bystander is a person who is near when something happens, especially an accident, a fight or bullying, but is not part of it.
byte noun (a byte, bytes)
1) A unit of computer memory or data made of 8 bits (8 ones and zeros); one byte can store one letter like «A».
byzantine adjective (Byzantine, byzantine); noun (a Byzantine, Byzantines — history)
1) (history) Byzantine describes the Byzantine Empire, the eastern part of the Roman Empire, which lasted for about a thousand years after…

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