--- title: B — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 57 description: The 1119 words of the English dictionary under B, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/page/57/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / B # B — The English dictionary · page 57 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* To burp means to let air come up from your stomach out through your mouth with a noise.[↗](../../burp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A burp is that noise.[↗](../../burp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To burp a baby means to pat its back to help it bring up air after feeding.[↗](../../burp/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Fizzy drinks make me burp.[↗](../../burp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He let out a loud burp and said excuse me.[↗](../../burp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad burped the baby after her milk.[↗](../../burp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's polite to cover your mouth if you burp.[↗](../../burp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The frog gave a funny burp.[↗](../../burp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Eating too fast can make you burp.[↗](../../burp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **burr** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A burr is a prickly seed case that sticks to clothes or fur, such as from burdock.[↗](../../burr/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A burr is a rough edge left on metal or wood after cutting.[↗](../../burr/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A burr is a way of speaking with a rolled r sound, as in some Scottish or West Country accents.[↗](../../burr/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dog came home covered in burrs.[↗](../../burr/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I pulled burrs off my socks.[↗](../../burr/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Burrs stick to fur with tiny hooks.[↗](../../burr/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The file smoothed the burr on the metal edge.[↗](../../burr/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer spoke with a soft Scottish burr.[↗](../../burr/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A man saw burrs on his dog and invented Velcro.[↗](../../burr/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **burrow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A burrow is a hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal digs to live or hide in, like a rabbit's or wombat's burrow.[↗](../../burrow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To burrow is to dig a hole or tunnel.[↗](../../burrow/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To burrow into something soft is to push yourself into it to get comfortable or hide: «She burrowed under the blankets.».[↗](../../burrow/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To burrow into a bag or pocket is to search deep inside it.[↗](../../burrow/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rabbit ran down its burrow.[↗](../../burrow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wombats dig deep burrows in Australia.[↗](../../burrow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Moles burrow under the lawn.[↗](../../burrow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Earthworms burrow through the soil.[↗](../../burrow/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy burrowed under the blanket.[↗](../../burrow/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She burrowed in her bag for her keys.[↗](../../burrow/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Prairie dogs live in big burrows called towns.[↗](../../burrow/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox waited outside the burrow.[↗](../../burrow/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · One day, a high summer flood washed him out of the burrow where he lived with his father and mother, and carried him, kicking and clucking, down a roadside ditch.[↗](../../burrow/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **bursa** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science, body) A small bag of fluid in the body, usually near a joint like the knee or elbow, that stops bones, muscles and tendons from rubbing.[↗](../../bursa/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Bursa, a big city in north-west Turkey.[↗](../../bursa/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A bursa helps your knee move smoothly.[↗](../../bursa/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The footballer hurt the bursa in his elbow.[↗](../../bursa/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much kneeling can swell the bursa in your knee.[↗](../../bursa/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We flew to Bursa to visit relatives.[↗](../../bursa/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said Grandma's sore shoulder was a swollen bursa.[↗](../../bursa/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **burst** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To burst is to break open suddenly because there is too much inside, like a balloon or a pipe.[↗](../../burst/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To burst into or out of a place is to go in or out very suddenly.[↗](../../burst/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To burst into tears, laughter or song is to start doing it suddenly.[↗](../../burst/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A burst is a short, sudden amount of something, like a burst of speed or a burst of noise.[↗](../../burst/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To be bursting means to be very full or to want something very much.[↗](../../burst/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The balloon burst with a loud pop.[↗](../../burst/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A pipe burst and water flooded the kitchen.[↗](../../burst/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom burst into the room, shouting the news.[↗](../../burst/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby burst into tears.[↗](../../burst/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We all burst out laughing at the joke.[↗](../../burst/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The runner put on a burst of speed at the end.[↗](../../burst/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm bursting to tell you my secret.[↗](../../burst/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The bag was bursting with toys.[↗](../../burst/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Anastasia trembled, and burst into tears.[↗](../../burst/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The word of God is in them as they burst forth, and as they return; they obey the divine command, rushing along as a whirlwind, returning to prostrate themselves at his throne.[↗](../../burst/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../burst/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.[↗](../../burst/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets NAM.1.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../burst/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, mine inwards are as wine which hath no vent; like new wine-skins which are ready to burst.[↗](../../burst/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.32.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../burst/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands, and thou saidst: 'I will not transgress'; upon every high hill and under every leafy tree thou didst recline, playing the harlot.[↗](../../burst/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.2.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../burst/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **burton** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK slang, «go for a burton») To be lost, broken, ruined or killed: «My holiday plans have gone for a burton.».[↗](../../burton/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Burton is an English surname and a place name, such as the town of Burton upon Trent, famous for brewing beer.[↗](../../burton/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our picnic went for a burton when the rain came.[↗](../../burton/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «My new phone has gone for a burton,» said Mum after dropping it in the bath.[↗](../../burton/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad says his knees have gone for a burton.[↗](../../burton/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The pilots said a lost friend had «gone for a burton».[↗](../../burton/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Burton upon Trent is a town in the Midlands.[↗](../../burton/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mr Burton is our new teacher.[↗](../../burton/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **bury** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To bury means to put something in a hole in the ground and cover it with earth.[↗](../../bury/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To bury a dead person or animal means to put their body in the ground, usually with a ceremony.[↗](../../bury/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To bury can mean to hide something under other things.[↗](../../bury/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To bury yourself in something means to give it all your attention.[↗](../../bury/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dog buried its bone in the garden.[↗](../../bury/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Squirrels bury acorns to eat in winter.[↗](../../bury/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirates buried their treasure on the island.[↗](../../bury/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We buried our hamster under the apple tree.[↗](../../bury/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My homework was buried under a pile of books.[↗](../../bury/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She buried her face in her hands.[↗](../../bury/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Archaeologists found a buried Viking ship.[↗](../../bury/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He buried himself in a good book.[↗](../../bury/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “Wendy, look at the turtles burying their eggs in the sand.”[↗](../../bury/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Pharaoh said: 'Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.'[↗](../../bury/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.50.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bury/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come back.'[↗](../../bury/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.50.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bury/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.[↗](../../bury/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.23.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bury/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them.[↗](../../bury/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.79.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bury/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying them, that they may cleanse the land.[↗](../../bury/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.39.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bury/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.[↗](../../bury/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.9.35, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bury/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **bus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A bus is a big road vehicle that carries many people, often on a set route with stops.[↗](../../bus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A school bus takes children to and from school.[↗](../../bus/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To bus people is to take them somewhere by bus.[↗](../../bus/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (casual) «Hop on the bus», «catch the bus», «get the bus» all mean travel by bus; «the 12» means the bus number 12.[↗](../../bus/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «Throw someone under the bus» means blame them to save yourself.[↗](../../bus/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (rude) «The bloody bus is late again» is everyday grumbling.[↗](../../bus/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (formal) Notices and exams say «omnibus» (old), «public transport vehicle», «passengers alighting» (getting off) and «passengers boarding» (getting on), «coach» for a long-distance bus.[↗](../../bus/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* Old Southern speech uses "bus" or "bust" to mean to break or burst out suddenly.[↗](../../bus/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There were 28 children on the bus.[↗](../../bus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · At the stop, 7 children got off.[↗](../../bus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 5 more got on.[↗](../../bus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each bus holds 40 people; how many buses are needed for 120?[↗](../../bus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I go to school by bus.[↗](../../bus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Hurry or we'll miss the bus\![↗](../../bus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stay in your seat while the bus is moving.[↗](../../bus/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · bus at 8:40, its 8:25 now, how long?[↗](../../bus/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Bloody bus is late again, 20 minutes\![↗](../../bus/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · He threw me under the bus and told Miss it was my idea.[↗](../../bus/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · A vehicle conveying 28 passengers halts, whereupon 7 alight and 5 board.[↗](../../bus/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") Determine the number of passengers thereafter.[↗](../../bus/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus fare is 2 dollars for kids.[↗](../../bus/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **bush** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A bush is a plant like a small tree with many branches close to the ground.[↗](../../bush/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The bush (in Australia, New Zealand and Africa) is wild land far from towns, with trees and shrubs.[↗](../../bush/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A bush of hair is a thick mass of it.[↗](../../bush/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Each bush has 20 berries.[↗](../../bush/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She planted 3 rows of 8 bushes.[↗](../../bush/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 15 rose bushes.[↗](../../bush/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many berries on 6 bushes?[↗](../../bush/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A rabbit hid under the bush.[↗](../../bush/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We went bushwalking in the Blue Mountains.[↗](../../bush/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop beating around the bush and tell me\![↗](../../bush/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Bushfires can spread fast in hot, dry weather.[↗](../../bush/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "I've found a currant bush; don't pick it."[↗](../../bush/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses said: 'I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.'[↗](../../bush/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.3.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bush/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said: 'Moses, Moses.'[↗](../../bush/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") And he said: 'Here am I.' (Torah EXO.3.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bush/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.[↗](../../bush/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.3.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bush/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Among the bushes they bray; under the nettles they are gathered together.[↗](../../bush/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.30.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bush/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **bushbaby** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small African animal with huge round eyes, big ears and a long tail that lives in trees and comes out at night.[↗](../../bushbaby/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Also called a galago.[↗](../../bushbaby/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bushbaby leapt from tree to tree in the dark.[↗](../../bushbaby/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A bushbaby has huge eyes for seeing at night.[↗](../../bushbaby/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard a bushbaby crying in the African night.[↗](../../bushbaby/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Bushbabies eat insects and tree gum.[↗](../../bushbaby/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The zoo's nocturnal house has bushbabies.[↗](../../bushbaby/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A bushbaby can jump much further than its own body length.[↗](../../bushbaby/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **bushel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A bushel is an old measure of dry things such as grain, apples or potatoes, about eight gallons.[↗](../../bushel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A bushel is the basket or box used to hold that measure.[↗](../../bushel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer sold six bushels of apples.[↗](../../bushel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fill the bushel with wheat.[↗](../../bushel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The reward was a bushel of gold coins.[↗](../../bushel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **bushy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Growing thickly, with lots of hair, fur or leaves: a bushy tail, bushy eyebrows, a bushy beard.[↗](../../bushy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Covered with bushes: bushy land.[↗](../../bushy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The squirrel waved its bushy tail.[↗](../../bushy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa has big, bushy eyebrows.[↗](../../bushy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox has a long, bushy tail.[↗](../../bushy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirate had a bushy black beard.[↗](../../bushy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Trim the bushy hedge before it covers the path.[↗](../../bushy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You look bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this morning\![↗](../../bushy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Well, but Uncle Remus, you said rabbits had long, bushy tails," replied the little boy.[↗](../../bushy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **busily** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a busy way: working hard and actively at something.[↗](../../busily/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* While being very occupied with a task.[↗](../../busily/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bees buzzed busily from flower to flower.[↗](../../busily/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum was busily packing for the trip.[↗](../../busily/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pupils wrote busily until the bell rang.[↗](../../busily/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Rat busily packed the lunch basket.[↗](../../busily/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ants busily carried crumbs back to their nest.[↗](../../busily/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop assistant was busily stacking shelves.[↗](../../busily/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone chatted busily before the show began.[↗](../../busily/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · They entered a glovemaker's shop, where a woman sat sewing busily.[↗](../../busily/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **business** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A business is a company, shop or firm that makes or sells things to earn money.[↗](../../business/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Business is the work of buying, selling and making money.[↗](../../business/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Your business is something that concerns only you.[↗](../../business/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Business can mean a matter or affair, as in «a strange business».[↗](../../business/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her dad runs a small business selling bikes.[↗](../../business/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We started a lemonade business in the summer.[↗](../../business/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum is away on business.[↗](../../business/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bakery does good business on Saturdays.[↗](../../business/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That's none of your business.[↗](../../business/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mind your own business\![↗](../../business/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's get down to business.[↗](../../business/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · After the storm, it was business as usual.[↗](../../business/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · That merchant's business began to prosper wonderfully.[↗](../../business/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters — (Writings PSA.107.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../business/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sorts were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.[↗](../../business/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.26.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../business/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · For a dream cometh through a multitude of business; and a fool's voice through a multitude of words.[↗](../../business/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.5.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../business/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **businessman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A man who works in business, for example running a company, buying and selling, or working in an office in trade.[↗](../../businessman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A man who is good at making deals and money.[↗](../../businessman/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The businessman opened three new shops.[↗](../../businessman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My dad is a businessman who sells bikes.[↗](../../businessman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A local businessman paid for the new playground.[↗](../../businessman/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The businessman flew to Tokyo for a meeting.[↗](../../businessman/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He became a businessman after starting a lemonade stand.[↗](../../businessman/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Businessmen and businesswomen met at the conference.[↗](../../businessman/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) … [56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/page/56/) **57** [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/page/58/) 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