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| BURGLAR | | n. Person who commits burglary. [anglo-french] | |
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| BURNING | | adj. - ardent, intense.
- hotly discussed, vital, urgent. | |
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| BURNISH | | v. Polish by rubbing. [french brunir from brun brown] | |
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| BURNOUS | | n. Arab or moorish hooded cloak. [arabic from greek] | |
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| BURNOUT | | n. Exhaustion. burnt-out adj. | |
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| BURSARY | | n. (pl. -ies) grant, esp. A scholarship. [medieval latin: related to *bursar] | |
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| BUSHMAN | | n. - traveller or dweller in the australian bush.
- (bushman) member or language of a s.african aboriginal people. | |
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| BUSMANS | | holiday n. Holiday spent in an activity similar to one's regular work. | |
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| BUSSTOP | | n. - regular stopping-place of a bus.
- sign marking this. | |
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| BUSTARD | | n. Large land bird that can run very fast. [latin avis tarda slow bird (‘slow’ unexplained)] | |
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