Rare, insulse, stupid.
brute, n. 1. beast, creature, animal, Dial, critter.
2. barbarian, savage, hellkite, wild man; ogre, monster, troglodyte; Vandal, Goth, Hun, Tartar.
3. churl, lout, boor, oaf, rustic, dolt, clod, Archaic. carl; swine, devil, demon.
bubble, n. 1. globule, glob, drop, droplet, bead, tear, blob, gutta; sphere, spherule, spheroid, ball, oval, Geom. ellipsoid; vacuum, air pocket, air hole, hole, opening, imperfection, defect.
-v. 2. effervesce, percolate, boil, roll, foam, froth, spume; gurgle, guggle, fizz, burble; sparkle, glitter, glow, radiate.
buccaneer, n. 1. pirate, sea robber, sea rover, sea dog, sea wolf; viking, corsair, privateer, freebooter, rapparee.
2. robber, bandit, bravo, Sp. bandolero, brigand, picaroon, desperado; outlaw, gangster, thug, ruffian.
3. pillager, plunderer, marauder, despoiler, depredator, vandal; predator, ransacker, sacker, looter, rifler, forager, raider. See - pirate (defs. 1-6).
buck1, n. 1. stag, male deer, ram.
2. blade, playboy, ladies' man, man about town, SI. lover boy, philanderer; dandy, jack-a-dandy, fop, popinjay, coxcomb, spark, beau, dude, exquisite, SI. swell.
buck2, v. 1. leap, spring, jump, bound, vault; hop, skip, prance, gambol, frisk; bob, bounce, jerk; throw, dislodge, unseat.
2. resist, make a stand, contest, contend, oppose, object.
bucket, n. pail, scuttle, Inf. growler; barrel, cask, Naut. scuttlebutt; can, pan, tin, pot, basin, pitcher; vessel, container, holder,
buckle, n. 1. clasp, clip, hook, catch, snap, hook and eye, button, fastener, fastening, hasp; brooch, pin, stickpin.
2. bend, bulge, fold, wrinkle, crumple, ripple, crinkle; knot, kink, crook, crimp, gnarl; twist, warp, contortion, curve, turn; curl, curlicue, screw, spiral, corkscrew, coil, loop, convolution, twirl, whorl, whirl. -v. 3. clasp, clip, pin, hook, catch, snap, button, hasp; fasten, tie, join, connect, hitch, yoke; link, bind, attach, tape, lash, lace, strap.
4. shrivel, shrink, warp, distort, contort; gnarl, knot, kink, crook, crimp; wrinkle, crumple, ripple, crinkle; twist, curl, spiral, screw, coil, loop, convolute, twirl, whirl; bend, curve, turn, bulge.
5. buckle down get down, concentrate, attend; set to work, start, begin, go at, proceed.
bud, n. 1. sprout, burgeon, shoot, blade; stem, twig, spray, sprig; floweret, floret.
-v. 2. bud, sprout, begin to grow, germinate, pullulate, send out shoots, put forth; bloom, blossom, open, flower, bear fruit, fructify; spring up, burst forth, shoot up, develop vigorously, mushroom, burgeon, boom; thrive, flourish, prosper, luxuriate.
3. nip in the bud stop, quash, quell, suppress, squelch, put down or out, stamp out, extinguish.
budge, v. 1. move, stir, go; shift, move over, give way; nudge, push, shove; remove, dislodge.
2. yield, acquiesce, submit, bend, accede, concede, give in.
budget, n. 1. estimate, statement, financial statement; costs, expenses, operating expenses, general expenses, overhead.
2. plan, blueprint, schedule, program.
3. allowance, ration, share, portion, part; allotment, allocation, percentage, quota.
4. stock, stockpile, reserve, reservoir, supply, store;