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  • 91bun|fight — «BUHN FYT», noun. Slang. a brawl …

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  • 92bun|ga|loid — «BUHNG guh loyd», adjective. 1. having the appearance or style of a bungalow: »bungaloid hotels. 2. filled with bungalows: »bungaloid cities. ╂[< bungal(ow) + oid] …

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  • 93bun|ga|low — «BUHNG guh loh», noun. 1. a small house, usually of one story or a story and a half, with low, sweeping lines. 2. (in India) a one storied thatched or tiled use, usually having a veranda on one or more sides. ╂[< Hindustani banglā (literally)… …

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  • 94bun|gee jump — «BUHN jee juhmp», noun a daredevil plunge taken from a high spot with strong elastic cords attached to the ankles. The (bungee) cords provide a large bounce for the jumper while preventing him or her from crashing to the ground. »“coaxes his… …

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  • 95bun|gee — «BUHN jee», noun. a tension device, such as a set of springs, an elastic cable, or a rubber cord, used in aircraft to assist in moving the controls. ╂[origin unknown] …

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  • 96bun|gler — «BUHNG gluhr», noun. a person who bungles …

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  • 97bun|gle|some — «BUHNG guhl suhm», adjective. bungling; clumsy; unskillful …

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  • 98bun|gle — «BUHNG guhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.t. 1. to do or make (something) in a clumsy, unskillful way. SYNONYM(S): botch, boggle, bumble. 2. to spoil by unskillful workmanship: »He tried to make a birdhouse but bungled the job. –v.i. to work or… …

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  • 99bun|ion — «BUHN yuhn», noun. a painful, inflamed swelling on the foot, especially on the first joint of the big toe. ╂[origin uncertain] …

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  • 100bun|kum — «BUHNG kuhm», noun. insincere talk; nonsense; humbug. Also, buncombe. ╂[ of buncombe < Buncombe County, North Carolina, whose congressman in 1819 1821 kept making long winded and pointless speeches “for Buncombe”] …

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