buttoned
1: furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike [syn: {fastened}] [ant: {unbuttoned}]
buttoned-down
1: unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek [syn: {button-down}, {conservative}]
buttoned-up
1: (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation 2: conservative in professional manner; "employers are looking for buttoned-up types"
buttonhole
1: a hole through which buttons are pushed [syn: {button hole}] v : detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors [syn: {lobby}]
buttonhook
1: a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole
buttonlike
1: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" [syn: {beady}, {beadlike}, {buttony}]
buttonwood
1: very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico [syn: {American sycamore}, {American plane}, {Platanus occidentalis}]
buttony
1: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" [syn: {beady}, {beadlike}, {buttonlike}] 2: ornamented with many buttons
buttress
1: a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building [syn: {buttressing}] v 1: reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church" 2: make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis...
buttressed
1: held up by braces or buttresses [syn: {braced}]
buttressing
1: a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building [syn: {buttress}]
buttweld
1: join by a buttweld [syn: {butt-weld}]
butty
1: a sandwich; "a bacon butty"
butut
1: 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi [syn: {butat}]
butyl
1: a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)
butyl alcohol
1: a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents [syn: {butanol}]
butyl nitrite
1: a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers [syn: {isobutyl nitrite}]
butyl rubber
1: synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene
butylate
1: introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound
butylene
1: any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers [syn: {butene}]
butyraceous
1: having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter
butyric
1: relating to or producing butyric acid
butyric acid
1: an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter [syn: {butanoic acid}]
butyrin
1: any of three glycerides of butyric acid
Buxaceae
1: widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees [syn: {family Buxaceae}, {box family}]
buxom
1: (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {f...
buxomly
1: in a curvaceous way; "his date was curvaceously beguiling" [syn: {curvaceously}]
buxomness
1: the bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full bosomed
Buxus
1: type genus of the Buxaceae [syn: {genus Buxus}]
Buxus sempervirens
1: large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures [syn: {common box}, {European box}]
buy
1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn: {bargain}, {steal}] v 1: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction...
buy at
1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {shop}, {shop at}, {frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]
buy back
1: buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away; "He bought back the house that his father sold years ago" [syn: {repurchase}]
buy food
1: purchase prepared food to be eaten at home [syn: {take out}]
buy in
1: stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" [syn: {stock}]
buy into
1: buy stocks or shares of a company
buy it
1: be killed or die; [syn: {pip out}]
buy off
1: pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor [syn: {pay off}]
buy out
1: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies [syn: {take over}, {buy up}]
buy the farm
1: die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's chips}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}]
buy time
1: act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage
buy up
1: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies [syn: {take over}, {buy out}]
buyback
1: the act of purchasing back something previously sold [syn: {redemption}, {repurchase}]
buyer
1: a person who buys [syn: {purchaser}, {emptor}, {vendee}]
buyer's market
1: a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy [syn: {buyers' market}]
buyers' market
1: a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy [syn: {buyer's market}]
Buyi
1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Bouyei}]
buying
1: the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge" [syn: {purchasing}]
buyout
1: acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
buyout bid
1: a bid to buy all of a person's holdings
buzz
1: sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" [syn: {bombilation}, {bombination}] 2: a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued"...
buzz bomb
1: a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb [syn: {robot bomb}, {flying bomb}, {doodlebug}, {V-1}]
buzz off
1: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" [syn: {scram}, {fuck off}, {get}, {bugger off}]
buzz saw
1: a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle [syn: {circular saw}]
buzzard
1: common in South America and Central America and southern United States [syn: {turkey buzzard}, {turkey vulture}, {Cathartes aura}] 2: the common European short-winged hawk [syn: {Buteo buteo}]
Buzzards Bay
1: an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts
buzzer
1: a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed [syn: {doorbell}, {bell}] 2: a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
buzzing
1: noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal" [syn: {abuzz}, {droning}]
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buzzword
1: stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition [syn: {cant}]
BW
1: the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food [syn: {biological warfare}, {biological attack}, {biologic attack}, {bioattack}]
BW defence
1: defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological warfare defense}, {biological warfare defence}, {BW defense}]
BW defense
1: defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological warfare defense}, {biological warfare defence}, {BW defence}]
BWR
1: a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine [syn: {boiling water reactor}]
by
1: so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past" [syn: {past}] 2: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has ...
by a long shot
1: by a great deal; "he is the best by a long shot"; "his labors haven't ended there--not by a long shot"
by all means
1: definitely or certainly; "Visit us by all means" [ant: {by no means}]
by all odds
1: without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win" [syn: {decidedly}, {unquestionably}, {emphatically}, {definitely}, {...
by and by
1: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: {later}]
by and large
1: usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here" [syn: {generally}, {more often than not}, {mostly}]
by any means
1: in any way necessary; "I'll pass this course by hook or by crook" [syn: {by hook or by crook}]
by artificial means
1: not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions" [syn: {artificially}, {unnaturally}] [ant: {naturally}]
by chance
1: in an incidental manner; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" [syn: {incidentally}, {accidentally}] 2: through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream...
by choice
1: not by chance [syn: {by choice(p)}] adv : with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {o...
by design
1: with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {on purpose}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by ...
by election
1: a special election between regular elections [syn: {bye election}]
by experimentation
1: in an experimental fashion; "this can be experimentally determined" [syn: {experimentally}, {through an experiment}]
by far
1: by a considerable margin; "she was by far the smartest student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten" [syn: {far and away}, {out and away}]
by fits and starts
1: intermittently; "he worked on his book by fits and starts" [syn: {with many interruptions}]
by hand
1: without the use of a machine; "this dress is sewn by hand" [ant: {by machine}]
by heart
1: by committing to memory; "she knew the poem by heart" [syn: {by memory}]
by hook or by crook
1: in any way necessary; "I'll pass this course by hook or by crook" [syn: {by any means}]
by inches
1: by a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [syn: {little by little}, {by small degrees}]
by luck
1: by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" [syn: {haply}, {by chance}]
by machine
1: with the use of a machine; "the shirt is sewn by machine" [ant: {by hand}]
by memory
1: by committing to memory; "she knew the poem by heart" [syn: {by heart}]
by mouth
1: (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; "he was administered the drug orally" [syn: {orally}]
by nature
1: through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy" [syn: {naturally}]
by no means
1: definitely not; "the prize is by no means certain"; "and that isn't all, not by a long sight" [syn: {not by a long sight}, {not by a blame sight}] [ant: {by all means}]
by right of office
1: by virtue of position; "the president sat on the committee ex officio" [syn: {ex officio}]
by rights
1: with reason or justice [syn: {properly}]
by selection
1: in a selective manner; "we choose our students very selectively" [syn: {selectively}]
by small degrees
1: by a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [syn: {by inches}, {little by little}]
by the bye
1: introducing a different topic; "by the way, I won't go to the party" [syn: {by the way}, {incidentally}]
by the day
1: one every day; "we'll save 100 man-hours per diem" [syn: {per diem}]
by the hour
1: every hour; "daily, hourly, I grew stronger" [syn: {hourly}]
by the piece
1: one piece at a time; "she sold the plates by the piece" [syn: {one by one}]
by the way
1: introducing a different topic; "by the way, I won't go to the party" [syn: {by the bye}, {incidentally}]
by trial and error
1: in an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested" [syn: {empirically}, {through empirical observation}] [ant: {theoretically}]
by word of mouth
1: orally; "I heard it viva voce" [syn: {viva voce}] 2: by spoken rather than written means; "these stories were transmitted by word of mouth" [syn: {orally}]
by-and-by
1: an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"
by-bid
1: bid on behalf of someone else
by-blow
1: the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn: {bastard}, {love child}, {illegitimate child}, {illegitimate}, {whoreson}]
by-catch
1: unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species; "thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year" [syn: {bycatch...
by-line
1: a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article [syn: {credit line}] 2: an auxiliary activity [syn: {avocation}, {hobby}, {sideline}, {spare-time activity}]
by-product
1: a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence [syn: {byproduct}] 2: a product made during the manufacture of something else [syn: {byproduct}, {spin-off}]
Byblos
1: an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millenium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon north of Beirut; now pa...
bycatch
1: unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species; "thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year" [syn: {by-catc...
Bydgoszcz
1: an industrial city and river port in northern Poland [syn: {Bromberg}]
bye
1: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" [syn: {pass}] 2: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, ...
bye election
1: a special election between regular elections [syn: {by election}]
bye law
1: a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs [syn: {bylaw}]
bye-bye
1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayo...
Byelarus
1: a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet [syn: {Belarus}, {Republic of Belarus}, {Byelorussia}, {Belorussia}, {White Russia}]
Byelorussia
1: a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet [syn: {Belarus}, {Republic of Belarus}, {Byelarus}, {Belorussia}, {White Russia}]
Byelorussian
1: a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia [syn: {Belorussian}, {White Russian}] 2: the Slavic language spoken in Belarus [syn: {Belarusian}]
bygone
1: well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" [syn: {bypast}, {departed}, {foregone}, {gone}] n : past events to ...
bylaw
1: a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs [syn: {bye law}]
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