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bus depot |
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a terminal that serves bus passengers |
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bus station |
Noun
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a terminal that serves bus passengers |
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bustier |
Noun
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a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress |
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butacaine |
Noun
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a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic |
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butacaine sulfate |
Noun
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a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic |
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butcher board |
Noun
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a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood |
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butcher block |
Noun
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a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood |
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butcher knife |
Noun
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a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat |
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butcher shop |
Noun
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a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold |
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butt |
Noun
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thick end of the handle |
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butt |
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the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) |
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butt |
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a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons) |
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butt |
Noun
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a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping |
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butt |
Noun
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finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper |
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butt |
Noun
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sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at |
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butt |
Noun
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the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on |
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butt |
Noun
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a victim of ridicule or pranks |
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butt |
Noun
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the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots |
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butt |
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to strike, thrust or shove against |
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butt |
Verb
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to lie adjacent to another or share a boundary |
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butt |
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to place end to end without overlapping |
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butt end |
Noun
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thick end of the handle |
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butter dish |
Noun
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a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table |
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butterfly valve |
Noun
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a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle |
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butter knife |
Noun
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a small knife with a dull blade |
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butt hinge |
Noun
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a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb |
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butt joint |
Noun
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a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping |
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burial garment |
Noun
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cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial |
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button |
Noun
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a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes |
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button |
Noun
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any artifact that resembles a button |
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button |
Noun
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an electrical switch operated by pressing |
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button |
Noun
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a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism |
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button |
Noun
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a female sexual organ homologous to the penis |
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button |
Noun
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a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment |
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button |
Noun
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any of various plant parts that resemble buttons |
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button |
Verb
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to fasten with buttons |
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button |
Verb
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to provide with buttons |
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burial mound |
Noun
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(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs |
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burin |
Noun
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a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point |
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burqa |
Noun
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a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan |
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buttonhole |
Noun
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a hole through which buttons are pushed |
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buttonhole |
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to detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of |
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burka |
Noun
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a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan |
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burlap |
Noun
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coarse jute fabric |
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button hole |
Noun
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a hole through which buttons are pushed |
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buttonhole stitch |
Noun
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a reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole |
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burn bag |
Noun
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a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned |
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buttonhook |
Noun
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a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole |
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burn center |
Noun
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a center where patients with severe burns can be treated |
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buttress |
Verb
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to make stronger or defensible |