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to suffer the main force or the worst part of something The West Coast bore the brunt of the storm.

brush 1 Ф / ЬглГ/ noun [ count ] ( plural brush .es )

a thing that you use for cleaning, painting, or making your hair neat a clothes brush

brushes

/

hairbrush toothbrush paintbrushes

brUSh 2 Ф / ЬглГ/ verb ( brush •es, brush ing ,brushed )

to clean or make something neat with a brush I brush my teeth twice a day. Brush your hair !

Brus • sels sprout / ' b^sl |spraut /

( also brus • sels sprout ) noun

[count]

a very small round green vegetable consisting of a tight ball of leaves

bru • tal / ' brutl / adjective

very cruel a brutal murder

► bru • tal • ly / brutln / adverb She was brutally attacked.

bru • tal • i • ty / bru ' trelsti / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural bru .tal • i • ties )

very cruel and violent behavior complaints of police brutality

B.S. / |bi es / noun [ count ]

the degree that you receive when you complete a program of study at a college or university in a science subject. B.S. is short for "Bachelor of Science."

— Look at B.A. , M.S. , bachelor's degree .

bub.ble l Ф / ЪлЫ / noun [ count ]

a small ball of air or gas inside a liquid The children blew bubbles under the water.

bub • ble 2 / ' bAbl / verb ( bub • bles, bub • bling, bub • bled )

to make a lot of bubbles When water boils, it bubbles.

buck / b\k / noun [ count ] 1 ( informal ) a dollar

spent ten bucks on lunch.

a male deer (= a wild animal that eats grass )

buck .et / ълы/ noun bucket

[count]

a round metal or plastic container with a handle. You use a bucket for carrying water, for example.

buck • le / ' b\kl / noun [ count ]

a metal or plastic thing on the end of a belt or on a shoe that you use for fastening it

bud / bAd / noun [ count ]

a leaf or flower before it opens The trees are covered in buds.

Bud • dhism / budizsm ; budizsm / noun [noncount]

( religion ) the religion that is based on the teaching of Buddha

Bud • dhist / budist ; budist / noun [ count ] ( religion ) a person who follows the religion of Buddhism ► Bud • dhist adjective

a Buddhist temple

bud • dy / ' bAdi / noun [count] ( plural bud . dies )

a male friend

I spent the weekend with some college buddies.

budge / bAd₃ / verb

(budg • es,budg • ing ,budged)

to move a little or to make something move a little I tried to move the rock but it wouldn't budge.

budg • et / 'bAd₃st / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a plan of how much money you will have and how you will spend it

We have a weekly budget for food. ► budg • et verb

( budg • ets , budg • et • ing , budg • et • ed )

I am budgeting very carefully because I want to buy a new car.

buf • fa • lo

/ bAfslou / noun [ count ] ( plural buf • fa • lo or buf fa • loes )

a large wild animal that looks like a cow with a large head, curved horns, and thick fur on its head and neck

—Look at bison .

buf . fet / bs'fei; bu'fei / noun[count]

a meal when all the food is on a big table and you take what you want a buffet lunch

bug1 / bAg / noun [ count ]

a small insect

( health ) an illness that is not serious I caught a bug.

( computers ) a fault in a machine, especially a computer system or program

bug 2 / bAg / verb ( bugs , bugg • ing , bugged )

( informal )

to bother or worry someone

The kids have been bugging me all day.

build Ф / bild / verb ( builds , build • ing , built / bilt / has built )

to make something by putting parts together He built a wall in front of the house. The bridge is built of stone.

build • er / bildsr / noun [ count ]