| buttermilk |
a sour liquid residue of butter-making, used as a drink or in cooking. [2 definitions] |
| butternut |
a deciduous tree of North America, related to the walnut. [2 definitions] |
| butterscotch |
a flavoring or candy prepared from butter, brown sugar, and other ingredients. [2 definitions] |
| butter up |
(informal) to praise or act very nicely toward (someone), sometimes insincerely, in hopes of gaining something from that person. |
| buttock |
(usu. pl.) either of the rounded, fleshy parts of the human body behind the pelvis. [2 definitions] |
| button |
any of various small, usually round, fasteners which are attached to a garment and designed to slide through a slit or loop. They may also be used purely for decoration. [7 definitions] |
| buttonhole |
a small slit in a garment through which a button can be fastened. [3 definitions] |
| buttress |
a structure that gives support to the outside of a building by absorbing excessive outward thrust. [4 definitions] |
| buy |
to obtain in exchange for money; purchase. [7 definitions] |
| buyer |
one who buys. [2 definitions] |
| buzz |
a vibrating hum or murmur. [8 definitions] |
| buzzard |
any of several American vultures. [2 definitions] |
| buzzer |
any of numerous mechanical or electrical devices that signal by buzzing. |
| by |
next to; near. [16 definitions] |
| by accident |
unintentionally; accidentally. [2 definitions] |
| by and by |
before long; soon. |
| by and large |
in general; considering everything; primarily. |
| by degrees |
by steps or stages; gradually. |
| bye1 |
shortened form of "good-bye." |
| by far |
clearly; undoubtedly. |
| bygone |
gone by; former; past. [2 definitions] |