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Emoji
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#1141
📦
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bulge
/bʌldʒ/
noun, verb
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bulged
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bulged
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bulges
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bulging
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A swelling or protruding part; to swell outward or protrude.
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The bag began to bulge with too many books inside. |
bulge at the seams |
To be so full that it is almost overflowing.
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swell, protrusion, bump, projection, enlargement
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flatness, depression, hollow
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bulge with, slight bulge, bulge in, bulging pocket
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#1142
🙂
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buoyant
/ˈbɔɪənt/ or /ˈbuːjənt/
adjective
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Able to float easily; cheerful and optimistic.
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She remained buoyant despite the difficulties. |
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floating, optimistic, cheerful, lively
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sinking, gloomy, depressed
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buoyant market, buoyant mood, remain buoyant
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#1143
🌊
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buoyancy
/ˈbɔɪənsi/ or /ˈbuːjənsi/
noun
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The ability to float in a liquid; cheerfulness and optimism.
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Her natural buoyancy lifted the mood of the group. |
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lightness, resilience, cheerfulness, optimism
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heaviness, depression, gloom
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buoyancy force, natural buoyancy, economic buoyancy
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#1144
🛟
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buoy
/ˈbɔɪ/ or /ˈbuːi/
noun/verb
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buoyed
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buoyed
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buoys
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buoying
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A floating marker on water; to keep something afloat or encourage someone.
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The news buoyed their spirits after the loss. |
buoy up |
To support or uplift someone emotionally
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float, uplift, hearten, encourage, support
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sink, depress, discourage
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buoy at sea, buoy marker, buoyed spirits
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#1145
😬
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bungle
/ˈbʌŋɡəl/
verb
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bungled
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bungled
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bungles
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bungling
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To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently.
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He bungled the presentation and confused the audience. |
bungle up |
To spoil or ruin something by clumsiness or mistakes
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botch, mishandle, ruin, mess up, blunder
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manage, succeed, handle
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bungle a job, bungled attempt, bungling effort
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#1146
😏
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bumptious
/ˈbʌmpʃəs/
adjective
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Arrogantly self-assertive or conceited.
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The bumptious student interrupted the teacher several times. |
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arrogant, conceited, boastful, self-important, pompous
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humble, modest, reserved
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bumptious attitude, bumptious behavior, bumptious remark
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#1147
🚗
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bumper
/ˈbʌmpər/
noun/adjective
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A protective bar at the front or back of a vehicle; also used to describe something unusually large or successful.
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The farmer celebrated a bumper harvest this year. |
bumper harvest |
a very large or successful harvest
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guard, buffer, protection, large, plentiful
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small, scarce
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bumper harvest, car bumper, bumper crop, bumper year
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#1148
💥
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bump
/bʌmp/
verb
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bumped
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bumped
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bumps
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bumping
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To hit something or someone by accident; to knock against something.
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He accidentally bumped into the door. |
bump into |
to meet someone unexpectedly
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knock, hit, collide, jolt
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avoid, dodge
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bump into, bump against, speed bump, slight bump
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#1149
🤦
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bumbling
/ˈbʌmblɪŋ/
adjective
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Acting in a clumsy, awkward, or confused way.
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The bumbling waiter spilled the drinks on the table. |
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clumsy, awkward, fumbling, inept
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skillful, competent, efficient
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bumbling attempt, bumbling fool, bumbling behavior, bumbling official
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#1150
🛡️
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bulwark
/ˈbʊlwərk/
noun
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A strong wall or defensive structure; something that provides protection or support.
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The fortress walls served as a bulwark against enemy attacks. |
a bulwark against |
a strong protection or defense against something
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fortification, defense, safeguard, rampart
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weakness, vulnerability
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bulwark against, strong bulwark, moral bulwark, last bulwark
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#1151
🌾
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bulrush
/ˈbʊlrʌʃ/
noun
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A tall plant with long leaves that grows in or near water, also known as a cattail.
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The pond was surrounded by tall bulrushes swaying in the wind. |
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cattail, reed, sedge, marsh plant
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tree, shrub
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bulrush bed, tall bulrushes, bulrush marsh, bulrush plant
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#1152
😡
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bully
/ˈbʊli/
noun, verb
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bullied
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bullied
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bullies
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bullying
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A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those weaker; to intimidate or mistreat someone weaker.
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The teacher stopped the older boy from trying to bully his classmates. |
stand up to a bully |
To confront or resist someone who is intimidating.
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intimidator, oppressor, tormentor, aggressor, persecutor
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protector, defender, friend
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school bully, cyber bully, bully victim, bully behavior
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#1153
🐂
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bullock
/ˈbʊlək/
noun
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A young bull, especially a castrated one, raised for work or meat.
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The farmer used a bullock to plow the field. |
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ox, steer, calf, cattle
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cow, heifer
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bullock cart, bullock plow, young bullock, bullock meat
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#1154
🥇
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bullion
/ˈbʊljən/
noun
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Gold or silver in bulk before being coined or made into jewelry.
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The bank stores gold bullion in its vaults. |
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gold, silver, ingot, precious metal, treasure
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currency, paper money
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gold bullion, silver bullion, bullion market, bullion vault
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#1155
📦
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bulk
/bʌlk/
noun, verb
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bulked
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bulked
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bulks
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bulking
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The mass or large size of something; to gain mass or volume.
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He bought rice in bulk to save money. |
bulk up |
To increase in size or muscle mass.
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mass, volume, size, magnitude, heap
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smallness, portion, fragment
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in bulk, bulk order, bulk materials, bulk up
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#1156
📢
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bruit
/bruːt/
verb
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bruited
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bruited
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bruits
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bruiting
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to spread a rumor or report widely
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The scandal was quickly bruited about the town. |
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circulate, spread, disseminate, broadcast, propagate
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conceal, suppress, hide
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bruit about, bruit abroad, bruit rumors
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#1157
🌱
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bulbous
/ˈbʌlbəs/
adjective
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Bulging, round, or swollen in shape; resembling a bulb.
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The frog had a bulbous nose and big eyes. |
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swollen, bulging, round, protuberant
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flat, slender
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bulbous nose, bulbous plant, bulbous growth
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#1158
👻
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bugaboo
/ˈbʌɡəˌbuː/
noun
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An object of fear or worry; an imagined cause of anxiety.
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The threat of inflation became a political bugaboo. |
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phantom, fear, worry, dread
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comfort, reassurance
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political bugaboo, common bugaboo, childhood bugaboo
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#1159
😂
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buffoonery
/bəˈfuːnəri/
noun
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Foolish or ridiculous behavior intended to amuse.
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His constant buffoonery irritated the serious audience. |
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tomfoolery, clowning, silliness, foolishness
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seriousness, dignity
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comic buffoonery, childish buffoonery, act of buffoonery
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#1160
🤡
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buffoon
/bəˈfuːn/
noun
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A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown or jester.
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He acted like a buffoon at the party, making everyone laugh. |
act the buffoon |
To behave in a silly or foolish way to amuse others.
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clown, jester, fool, comedian, joker
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gentleman, intellectual
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silly buffoon, comic buffoon, foolish buffoon
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#1161
🍽️
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buffet
/bəˈfeɪ/ (noun), /ˈbʌfɪt/ (verb)
noun, verb
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buffeted
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buffeted
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buffets
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buffeting
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A meal where guests serve themselves from a variety of dishes arranged on a table; also means to strike repeatedly (as a verb).
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We enjoyed a large buffet at the wedding reception. |
buffet table |
A table where food is displayed for self-service.
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banquet, spread, feast, strike, batter
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famine, starvation
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buffet table, buffet lunch, buffet dinner, buffet style
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#1162
🛡️
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buffer
/ˈbʌfər/
noun/verb
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buffered
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buffered
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buffers
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buffering
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Something that lessens or absorbs the impact of a shock; to act as a protective barrier.
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The organization acts as a buffer between workers and management. |
buffer zone |
an area meant to reduce conflict between two sides
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cushion, shield, barrier, protection, safeguard
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exposure, vulnerability
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buffer zone, buffer state, buffer against, buffering effect
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#1163
✨
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buff
/bʌf/
noun/adjective/verb
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buffed
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buffed
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buffs
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buffing
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A fan or enthusiast; also to polish or shine something.
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He is a movie buff who watches films every weekend. |
in the buff |
naked
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enthusiast, fan, polish, shine, admirer
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critic, detractor
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movie buff, history buff, buff the surface, in the buff
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#1164
🚶
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budge
/bʌdʒ/
verb
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budged
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budged
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budges
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budging
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To move slightly; to change one’s opinion or position.
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Despite the pressure, he refused to budge from his decision. |
not budge an inch |
to refuse to change one’s position or opinion at all
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shift, move, yield, change, alter
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stay, remain, persist
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refuse to budge, budge from, not budge an inch
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#1165
🌾
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bucolic
/bjuːˈkɒlɪk/
adjective
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Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
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They enjoyed a bucolic picnic by the river. |
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rural, pastoral, rustic, idyllic, agricultural
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urban, metropolitan
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bucolic scenery, bucolic charm, bucolic lifestyle
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#1166
🦌
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buck
/bʌk/
noun/verb
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bucked
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bucked
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bucks
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bucking
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A male deer; also to resist or oppose strongly.
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The horse began to buck wildly as the rider tried to hold on. |
buck the system |
to resist or oppose authority or established rules
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resist, oppose, rebel, deer, challenge
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submit, accept, comply
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buck deer, buck the trend, buck against, buck the system
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#1167
🏴☠️
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buccaneer
/ˌbʌkəˈnɪər/
noun
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a pirate, especially one active in the Caribbean during the 17th and 18th centuries
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The buccaneer sailed across the Caribbean in search of treasure. |
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pirate, corsair, privateer, raider
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sailor, merchant
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fearsome buccaneer, legendary buccaneer, buccaneer ship
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#1168
🙅
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brusquely
/ˈbruːskli/ or /ˈbrʌskli/
adverb
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in a blunt, abrupt, or rude manner
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She brusquely dismissed the suggestion. |
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abruptly, curtly, bluntly, rudely
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politely, gently, courteously
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speak brusquely, reply brusquely, act brusquely
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#1169
😠
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brusque
/bruːsk/ or /brʌsk/
adjective
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abrupt or blunt in manner or speech, often seen as rude
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His brusque reply ended the conversation. |
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abrupt, curt, blunt, rude, short
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polite, courteous, gentle
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brusque manner, brusque tone, brusque reply
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#1170
💥
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brunt
/brʌnt/
noun
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the worst part or main impact of something unpleasant
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The small town bore the brunt of the storm. |
bear the brunt |
to endure the worst part of something
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impact, force, shock, weight
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relief, ease
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bear the brunt, take the brunt, feel the brunt
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