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| BULRUSH | | n. - a kind of tall rush.
- bibl. Papyrus. [perhaps from *bull1 = coarse + *rush2] | |
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| BULWARK | | n. - defensive wall, esp. Of earth.
- protecting person or thing.
- (usu. In pl.) Ship's side above deck. [low german or dutch] | |
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| BUMPKIN | | n. Rustic or socially inept person. [dutch] | |
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| BUNKBED | | n. Each of two or more tiered beds forming a unit. | |
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| BUNTING | | n. Small bird related to the finches. [origin unknown]
- n. - flags and other decorations.
- loosely-woven fabric for these. [origin unknown]
- n. - flags and other decorations.
- loosely-woven fabric for these. [origin unknown] | |
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| BUOYANT | | adj. - able or apt to keep afloat.
- resilient; exuberant. buoyancy n. [french or spanish: related to *buoy] | |
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| BURDOCK | | n. Plant with prickly flowers and docklike leaves. [from *bur, *dock3] | |
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| BURETTE | | n. (us buret) graduated glass tube with an end-tap for measuring liquid in chemical analysis. [french] | |
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| BURGEON | | v. Literary grow rapidly; flourish. [latin burra wool] | |
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| BURGHER | | n. Citizen of a continental town. [german or dutch] | |
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