Webster's Dictionary 1913

5563

Bumbarge

Bum″barge′ (�), n. See Bumboat. Carlyle.

5564

Bumbast

Bum″bast (�). See Bombast.

5565

Bumbelo

Bum″be‐lo (�), n.; pl.Bumbeloes (�). [It. bombola.] A glass used in subliming camphor. [Spelled also bombolo and bumbolo.]

5566

Bumble

Bum″ble (�), n. [See Bump to boom.] (Zoöl.) The bittern.

5567

Bumble (2)

Bum″ble, v. i. To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to cry as a bittern.As a bittern bumbleth in the mire.Chaucer.

5568

Bumblebee

Bum″ble‐bee′ (�), n. [OE. bumblen to make a humming noise (dim. of bum, v. i.) + bee. Cf. Humblebee.] (Zoöl.) A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; — so n...

5569

Bumblepuppy

Bum″ble‐pup′py (?), n. [Origin unknown; cf. Bumble, n.] 1. The old game of nineholes.2. (Card Playing) Whist played in an unscientific way.

5570

Bumboat

Bum″boat′ (�), n. [From bum the buttocks, on account of its clumsy form; or fr. D. bun a box for holding fish in a boat.] (Naut.) A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, f...

5571

Bumkin

Bum″kin (�), n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See Bumpkin.] (Naut.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack b...

5572

Bummalo

‖Bum″ma‐lo (�), n.(Zoöl.) A small marine Asiatic fish (Saurus ophidon) used in India as a relish; — called also Bombay duck.

5573

Bummer

Bum″mer (�), n. An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.

5574

Bummery

Bum″me‐ry (�), n. See Bottomery.There was a scivener of Wapping brought to hearing for relief against a bummery bond.R. North.

5575

Bump

Bump (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bumped (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bumping.] [Cf. W. pwmp round mass, pwmpiaw to thump, bang, and E. bum, v. i., boom to roar.] To strike, as with or agains...

5576

Bump (2)

Bump, v. i. To come in violent contact with something; to thump. “Bumping and jumping.” Southey.

5577

Bump (3)

Bump (�), n. [From Bump to strike, to thump.] 1. A thump; a heavy blow.2. A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.It had upon its browA bump as b...

5578

Bump (4)

Bump, v. i. [See Boom to roar.] To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.As a bittern bumps within a reed.Dryden.

5579

Bump (5)

Bump, n. The noise made by the bittern.

5580

Bumper

Bum″per (�), n. [A corruption of bumbard, bombard, a large drinking vessel.] 1. A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a healt...

5581

Bumper (2)

Bump″er (�), n. 1. That which bumps or causes a bump.2. Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.

5582

Bumpkin

Bump″kin (�), n. [The same word as bumkin, which Cotgrave defines thus: “Bumkin, Fr. chicambault, the luffe-block, a long and thick piece of wood, whereunto the fore-sayle and s...

5583

Bumptious

Bump″tious (�), a. Self-conceited; forward; pushing. Halliwell.

5584

Bumptiousness

Bump″tious‐ness, n. Conceitedness.

5585

Bun

{ Bun, Bunn } (�), n. [Scot. bun, bunn, OE. bunne, bonne; fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. bunna, Gael. bonnach, or OF. bugne tumor, Prov. F. bugne a kind of pancake; akin to OHG. bungo bulb...

5586

Bunch

Bunch (�), n. [Akin to OSw. & Dan. bunke heap, Icel. bunki heap, pile, bunga tumor, protuberance; cf. W. pwng cluster. Cf. Bunk.] 1. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a h...

5587

Bunch (2)

Bunch, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bunched (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bunching.] To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round.Bunching out into a large round knob at on...

5588

Bunch (3)

Bunch, v. t. To form into a bunch or bunches.

5589

Bunch grass

Bunch″ grass′ (�). (Bot.) A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In California, Atropis tenuifolia, Festuca scabrella, and several kinds of Stipa are favorite bunch g...