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burrverbto remove the burrs fromUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

burrowverbto move through by or as by diggingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

burstverbto force out or release suddenly, and often violently, something pent upUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

burst forthverbMWEto jump out from a hiding place and surprise someoneUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

burst in onverbMWEUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

burst outverbMWEto give sudden release to an expressionUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

burst uponverbMWEUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

burthenverbto weigh down with a loadUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buryverbto enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

busverbto remove used dishes from the table in restaurantsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bushverbto provide with a bushingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bush outverbMWEto grow outwardApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bushelverbto restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or brokenUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bushwhackverbto live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerillaApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buskverbto play music in a public place and solicit money for itApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bussverbto touch with the lips or press the lips against someone's mouth or other body part as an expression of love, greeting, etcRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bustverbto search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack onUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bust upverbMWEto smash or break forcefullyAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bustleverbto move or cause to move energetically or busilyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

busyverbto keep busy withUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

butcherverbto kill animals, usually for food consumptionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buttverbto lie adjacent to another or share a boundaryUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

butt againstverbMWEto lie adjacent to another or share a boundaryUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

butt inverbMWEUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

butt-weldverbto join by a butt weldApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

butterverbto spread butter onApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

butter upverbMWEto flatter with the intention of getting somethingUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

butterflyverbto talk or behave amorously, without serious intentionsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buttonverbto provide with buttonsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

button upverbMWEto refuse to talk or stop talkingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buttonholeverbto detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments ofApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buttressverbto make stronger or defensibleApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

butylateverbto introduce the butyl group into a chemical compoundApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buyverbto make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influenceApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buy atverbMWEto do one's shopping atApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buy backverbMWEto purchase what had previously been sold, lost, or given awayApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buy inverbMWEto amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or useUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buy intoverbMWEto buy stocks or shares of a companyUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buy itverbMWEto be killed or dieApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buy offverbMWEto pay someone with influence in order to receive a favorApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buy outverbMWEto take over ownership ofApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buy the farmverbMWEto pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain lifeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buy timeverbMWEto act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantageApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buy upverbMWEto take over ownership ofApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buzzverbto be noisy with activityUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

buzz offverbMWEto leave immediatelyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

by-bidverbto bid on behalf of someone elseUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bypassverbto avoid something unpleasant or laboriousApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026