Chapter Brightness to Bulbul of B by Soule's Synonymes

Brutish, a.

1. See brutal.

2. Irrational, brute.

3. Stupid, dull, insensible, stolid.

4. Gross, carnal, sensual, bestial, beastly.

Brutum fulmen. [L.] Harmless thunderbolt, loud but harmless threatening, empty sound, “sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

Bubble, n.

1. Bleb, blob, fluid vesicle.

2. Trifle, bagatelle, small matter.

3. Cheat, delusion, hoax, false show.

Buccaneer, n. Pirate, corsair, sea-rover, sea-robber, freebooter, picaroon.

Buck, n.

1. Male (of the deer, sheep, goat, rabbit, and hare).

2. Blade, spark, gallant, blood, fop, dandy, beau; gay, dashing fellow.

3. Lye, bleaching-matter, bleaching-liquid.

Buckish, a. Gay, dashing, dandified, foppish.

Buckle, n.

1. Clasp, brooch, broach.

2. Curl, crimp, crimpage.

Buckle, v. a. Fasten with a buckle.

Buckle, v. n.

1. Bend, bow, double up, curl, shrivel.