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buttony
  • s  small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
    black buttony eyes
  • s  ornamented with many buttons
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busy
  • v  keep busy with
  • a  actively or fully engaged or occupied
    busy with her work
    a busy man
    too busy to eat lunch
  • s  overcrowded or cluttered with detail
    a busy painting
  • s  intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
    busy about other people's business
  • s  crowded with or characterized by much activity
    a very busy week
    a busy life
    a busy street
    a busy seaport
  • s  (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
    her line is busy
    kept getting a busy signal
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butch
  • n  (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
  • s  used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
  • s  (of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance
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butcherly
  • s  poorly done
  • s  accompanied by bloodshed
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buteonine
  • n  any hawk of the genus Buteo
  • a  relating to or resembling a hawk of the genus Buteo
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butterfingered
  • s  lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
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buttery
  • n  a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
  • n  a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
  • s  unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
    buttery praise
  • s  resembling or containing or spread with butter
    a rich buttery cake
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