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Buddha: Definition and part of speech

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Buddha

  1. n. The title of an incarnation of self-abnegation, virtue, and wisdom, or a deified religious teacher of the Buddhists, esp. Gautama Siddartha or Sakya Sinha (or Muni), the founder of Buddhism.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Buckboard: Definition and part of speech

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Buckboard

  1. n. A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; — called also buck wagon.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bucker: Definition and part of speech

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Bucker

  1. n. A horse or mule that bucks.
  2. n. One who bucks ore.
  3. n. A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bucket: Definition and part of speech

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Bucket

  1. n. The valved piston of a lifting pump.
  2. n. A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids.
  3. n. A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc.
  4. n. One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve; also, a float of a paddle wheel.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bucket shop: Definition and part of speech

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Bucket shop

  1. An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Buckeye: Definition and part of speech

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Buckeye

  1. n. A cant name for a native in Ohio.
  2. n. A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (Aesculus) as the horse chestnut.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.