English to English Dictionary

Bugler

A musician who plays a bugle, especially to sound military signals such as retreat, reveille, or taps.

Built-in Obsolescence

A policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life, so it becomes obsolete after a certain period.

Bungler

A person who is inept, clumsy, or continually makes mistakes through incompetence.

Buoyant

Able to stay afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas.

Bureaucratize

To make bureaucratic; to subject to the administration of a bureaucracy, typically resulting in a proliferation of rules, red tape, and official procedures.

Burgeon

To begin to grow or increase rapidly; to flourish.

Burgesses

Plural form of burgess: an inhabitant of a town or borough, especially one belonging to the middle class or holding municipal voting rights.

Burgher

A citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the middle class.

Burr

A rough, prickly seed case or flower head of a plant that clings to clothing or animal fur.

Bursary

A grant or financial scholarship provided to a student to help pay for their education, typically awarded based on financial need.

Burstiness

The quality or state of occurring in bursts or irregular intervals.

Bursting-point

The critical limit or threshold beyond which a system, container, or individual can no longer withstand pressure or stress and gives way.