A scaraboid beetle; esp. the Typh/us vulgaris of Europe.

Characteristic of, or like, a bulldog; stubborn; as, bulldog courage; bulldog tenacity.

To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; -- used originally of the intimidation of negro voters, in Louisiana.

One who bulldozes.

Swollen.

The lyre bird.

A nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and lacquered.

A small ball.

a head shaped like a bullet.

A brief statement of facts respecting some passing event, as military operations or the health of some distinguished personage, issued by authority for the information of the public.

Capable of resisting the force of a bullet; resistant to penetration by a bullet; armored; as, a bulletproof vest; a bulletproof window.

Having a large face.

See Bullfight.

A kind of fungus. See Puffball.

the activity at a bullfight.

a sport of great antiquity, in which men torment, and fight with, a bull or bulls in an arena, for public amusement, -- still popular in Spain, Portugal and Latin American. In the Spanish version a matador kills the bull with a sword after the bull has been weakened by wounds from small barbed rods, and after he has displayed courage and artistic skill in causing the bull to charge many times while he stands still or nearly still. In some versions the bull is not killed. Occasionally the matador is wounded or killed by the bull.

A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the Pyrrhula vulgaris or Pyrrhula rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red.

Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies.

A very large species of frog (Rana Catesbiana), found in North America; -- so named from its loud bellowing in spring.

A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus Uranidea, esp. Uranidea gobio of Europe, and Uranidea Richardsoni of the United States; -- called also miller's thumb. In America, several species of Amiurus; -- called also catfish, horned pout, and bullpout. A marine fish of the genus Cottus; the sculpin.

Having a head like that of a bull. Fig.: Headstrong; obstinate; dogged.

resolute adherence to one's own ideas or desires.

a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier.

frightened into submission or compliance.

Uncoined gold or silver in the mass.

An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.

To intimidate by bullying; to rally contemptuously; to badger.

Partaking of the nature of a bull, or a blunder.

A writer or drawer up of papal bulls.

The action of boiling; boiling. [Obs.] See Ebullition.

To bully.

See Bull's-eye, 3.

A West Indian fish (Scarus Croicensis).

an open area in a baseball stadium, off the playing field, where pitchers may warm up by throwing a number of trial pitches before playing.

See Bullhead, 1 (b).

to talk through one's hat.

vodka and beef bouillon or consomme.

Knapweed.

See Bishop's-weed.

To act as a bully{1}.

Well done! Excellent!

Pickled or canned beef.

An exceptionally advantageous position from which to extol one's ideas; -- applied especially to the presidency of the United States, which was described thus by President Theodore Rossevelt.

Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others.

Same as Bullirag.

A bully.

A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.

A purse or bag in which to carry or measure diamonds, etc.

A bolter or bolting cloth; also, bran.

Same as Bolty.

Biltong.

A trawl; a boulter; the mode of fishing with a boulter or spiller.

To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.

A humming noise.

To borrow without intention of returning; to cadge; as, to bum a cigarette; to bum a cup of coffee; -- usually with inexpensive items as the object.

See Bound bailiff, under Bound, a.

See Bumboat.

A glass used in subliming camphor.

to bungle (a task).

A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; -- so named from its sound.

not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; as, a bumbling mechanic.

A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore.

A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen.

A small marine Asiatic fish (Saurus ophidon) used in India as a relish; -- called also Bombay duck.

An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support; a loafer; a dissipated sponger; one who bums.

See Bottomery.

The noise made by the bittern.

To kill (a person); to murder; -- used commonly of planned assassination by criminals; as, the mob bumped off all the witnesses.

That which bumps or causes a bump.

moving slowly with little space between; -- used of road traffic.

An awkward, heavy country fellow; a clown; a country lout.

unsophisticated in a manner resembling a lifelong resident of rural areas; as, bumpkinly country boys.

Self-conceited; forward; pushing.

Conceitedness.

same as blood urea nitrogen; the concentration of nitrogen in blood present in the form of urea; -- used as a measure of kidney function.

a synthetic rubber made by copolymerizing butadiene with another substance such as acrylonitrile or styrene.

a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune.

To form into a bunch or bunches.

Having a bunch on the back; crooked.

The dwarf cornel (Cornus Canadensis), which bears a dense cluster of bright red, edible berries.

The quality or condition of being bunchy; knobbiness.

Swelling out in bunches.

see bunko.

An embankment against inundation.

A boat or raft used in the East Indies in the landing of passengers and goods.

See Legislature, Switzerland.

Lit., a federal council, esp. of the German Empire. In the German Empire the legislative functions are vested in the Bundesrath and the Reichstag. The federal council of Switzerland is also so called.

To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony.

sold together as a single item; -- usually done for related products which work or are used together.

dressed warmly; as, bundled-up sailors and soldiers.

a former custom, especially in New England, in which unmarried couples occupied the same bed without undressing, especially during courtship. See bundle{2}, v. i.

System; discipline.

To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with up.

of or pertaining to a bungalow; similar to a bungalow.

A thatched or tiled house or cottage, of a single story, usually surrounded by a veranda.

A venomous snake of India, of the genus Bungarus, allied to the cobras, but without a hood.

a spring or other elastic device, especially one attached to a control to facilitate its manipulation.

a strong elastic cord, usually with a hook at each end, used as a shock-absorbing device or to bind packages together, as on a dolly or handcart.

an act of derring-do in which a person jumps from a high platform, such as a bridge, attached (usually by the legs) to a bungee cord, which is set to a length that will halt the drop before the person reaches the surface of the earth or the water.

See Bung, n., 2.

A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder.

performed poorly or inadequately; as, a bungled job; the Watergate scandal started with a bungled burglary.

A clumsy, awkward workman; one who bungles.

awkward to move or use especially because of shape; as, a load of bunglesome paraphernalia.

Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman.

Clumsily; awkwardly.

A kind of canoe used in Central and South America; also, a kind of boat used in the Southern United States.

Same as Bunyon.

An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac (one of the burs/ muscos/), usually occurring on the first joint of the great toe.

an Australian timber tree (Flindersia schottiana) whose bark yields a poison.

To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with in.

A type of multiple bed in which the individual beds are arranged one above the other. It is used to save space in crowded quarters.

To drive (the ball) into a bunker.

someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as oneself.

To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad check, etc.

See Buncombe.

Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show.

See Bun.

any of a variety of slightly sweetened or plain raised cakes or bisquits, often having a glazing of sugar and milk on the top crust; as, a hot cross bun.

See Bunyon.