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`bulimia nervosa| bullroarer
`land,usually having continuous treads ang
`and grading
`ing
`from Greek boulimia : bous, ox; see g”ou- in Appendix I + limos, hun-
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`.
`beadEpealc blade infront. 2. An overbearing person; a bully.
`ger.] —bueli/mic adj.
`bulimia nerevoesa (ndr-vo/so)_n. See bulimia (sense 1). [New
`bull dyke n. Offensive Used as a disparaging term foralesbian, es.
`Latin bilimia nervosa : biilimia, bulimia + nervésa, feminine of nervdsus,
`pecially one exhibiting behavior associated with stereotypically mascy.
`linetraits.
`nervous.]
`bulk (bulk) 1. 1. Size, mass, or volume,especially whenvery large. 2a.
`bulelet (bool/it) 1. 1a. A usually metal projectile in the shape of
`Adistinct mass or portion of matter, especially a large one:the dark bulk
`pointed cylinder ora ball thatis expelled fromafirearm,especially a rifle
`ofbuildings against the sky. b. The bodyof a human,especiallywhenlarge
`or handgun. b. Such a projectile in a metal casing; a cartridge. 2. An
`or muscular. 3. The major portion orgreater part: “The great bulk of
`object resemblinga projectile in shape, action, or effect. 3. Printing 4
`necessary work can never be anything but painful” (Bertrand Russell). 4.
`heavy dot(¢ ) used to highlighta particular passage. [French boulette,
`diminutive of boule, ball, from Old French, from Latin bulla.]
`See fiber (sense 6). 5. Thickness of paper or cardboard in relation to
`weight. 6. A ship’s cargo. ¢ v. bulked,
`bulkeing, bulks —intr. 1. To
`buleleteed (biil/i-tid) adj. Printing Highlighted orset off with bul.
`lets: a bulletedlist.
`beor appearto be massive in termsofsize, volume, or importance; loom:
`Safety considerations bulked large during development of the new space-
`buleleetin (bool/-tn,-tin) n. 1. A brief report, especially an official
`craft. 2. To grow orincreasein size or importance. 3. To cohere or form
`statementona matter ofpublicinterestissued for immediatepublication
`a mass: Certain paper bulks well. —tr. 1. To causeto swell or expand. 2.
`or broadcast. 2. A brief update or summaryof currentnews, as ontele.
`To cause to cohere or form a mass. ¢ adj. Being large in mass, quantity,
`vision or radio or in a newspaper. 3. A periodical, especially onepub.
`or volume:a bulk buy; a bulk mailing. —phrasal verb: bulk up To
`lished by an organization or society. 4. A printed program, especiallyone
`gain weightby gaining muscle: dietarysupplementsthathelped the weight-
`listing the order of worship for a religious service: a church bulletin,
`lifters bulk up. —idiom: in bulk 1. Unpackaged;loose. 2. In large
`+ trv, -tined,-tineing, -tins To announce or make known bybulletin,
`numbers, amounts, or volume. [Middle English, perhaps partly alter-
`[French,probably from Italian bullettino, diminutive of bolletta, bill, di.
`ation of bouk, belly, trunk of the body (from Old English bac) and partly
`minutive of bolla, bubble,bull, from Medieval Latin bulla. See BULL?,]
`from Old Norsebulki, cargo, heap; see bhel-* in Appendix I.]
`bulletin board 1. 1. A board on which notices are posted. 2. Com.
`¢bulkehead(bilk’héd’) n, 1a. Oneofthe uprightpartitions dividing
`puter Science A system that enables usersto sendorreadelectronic mes.
`a ship into compartments andserving to add structuralrigidity and to
`sages,files, and other data thatare of general interest and addressed to
`preventthe spreadofleakage or fire. b. A partition or wall serving a sim-
`noparticular person.
`ilar purpose in a vehicle, such as an aircraft or spacecraft. 2. A wall or
`buleleteproof (bool/it-proof’) adj. 1. Impenetrable bybullets. 2,
`an embankment,as in a mineoralong a waterfront, that acts as a pro-
`Informal Imperviousto assault, damage,or failure; guaranteed: a bullet.
`tective barrier. 3. Chiefly New EnglandA horizontalor sloping structure
`proof method; bulletproof arguments. ¢ trv. -proofed, -proofsing,
`providing access to a cellar stairway. (bulk, stall, partition (perhaps of
`proofs To make impenetrable by bullets.
`Scandinavian origin) + HEAD.]
`bullet train n. A high-speed passengertrain.
`bulkey (bil’ke) adj. -ieer, -isest 1. Having considerable bulk; mas-
`bull fiddle 1. See double bass.
`sive. 2. Oflarge size for its weight: a bulky knit. 3. Clumsy to manage;
`
`bullefight (bool’fit’) 1. A public spectacle, performed especially in
`unwieldy. —bulk/iely adv. —bulk/ienessn.
`Spain, Portugal, and parts of Latin America, in whichafighting bull is
`bull" (bool) n. 1a. An adult male bovine mammal. b. The uncastrated
`engagedin a series oftraditional maneuvers culminatingusually with the
`adult male of domestic cattle. c. The male of certain other large animals,
`ceremonial execution of the bull by sword. In Portugal thebull is often
`such as the alligator, elephant, or moose. 2. An exceptionally large,
`fought from horseback andis notkilled. —bull/fight’er n. —bull’-
`strong, and aggressive person. 3a. An optimist,especially regarding busi-
`fight’ing n.
`ness conditions. b. A person who buys commodities orsecurities in an-
`bullefinch (bool/finch’) n. 1. A European bird (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
`ticipation of a rise in prices or whotries by speculative purchasestoeffect
`havinga short thick bill and in the malea red breast, blue-gray back, and
`such a rise. 4, Slang A police officer or detective. 5. Slang a. Foolish,
`black head, wings,andtail. 2. Any of several similar finches.
`deceitful, or boastfullanguage.b.Insolenttalk or behavior. + v. bulled,
`bullefrog (bool/frég’,-frdg’) n. Any ofseveral large, heavy-bodied
`bulleing, bulls —tr. To push; force. —intr. To push aheador through
`frogs, chiefly of the genus Rana andespecially R. catesbeiana, native to
`forcefully: “He bulls through the press horde thatencircles the car” (Scott
`North America and havinga characteristic deep resonantcroak.
`Turow). + adj. 1, Male. 2. Large andstronglike a bull. 3. Characterized
`#bullehead (bool/héd’)
`1.
`1. Any of several large-headed North
`byrisingprices: a bull market. —idiom:grab (or take) the bull by
`American freshwatercatfishes of the genus Ictalurus. 2. Anyofseveral
`the hornsTo deal with a problem directly andresolutely. [Middle Eng-
`fishes of the family Cottidae, such as the sculpin andthe miller’s thumb.
`lish bule, from Old English bula, probably from Old Norse boli. See
`3. Upper Northern U.S. See catfish.
`bhel-? in Appendix I.]
`bulleheadeed (bool/héd/id) adj. Foolishlyorirrationally stubborn;
`bull? (bool) n. 1. An official documentissued by the pope andsealed
`headstrong. See synonyms at obstinate. —bull/head/edely adv.
`with a bulla. 2. Thebulla usedto seal such a document. [Middle English
`bulle, from Old French, from Medieval Latin bulla. See BULLA.]
`bullehorn (bool/hérn’) n. A portable device consisting of a micro-
`phoneattached to a loudspeaker, used especially to amplify the voice.
`bulP(bool) 1. A gross blunderin logical speech or expression.[Origin
`unknown.)
`bulelion (bool’yan) n. 1a. Goldorsilver considered with respect to
`Bull (bool) n. See Taurus.
`quantity rather than value. b. Goldorsilver in the form ofbars,ingots,
`or plates. 2. A heavy lace trimming made oftwisted gold orsilver
`Bull (bool, bool), Ole Bornemann 1810-1880. Norwegian violinist
`threads. [Middle English, ingot of precious metal, from Anglo-Norman,
`whotoured extensively through the United States and attempted to
`from Old French billon (from bille, stick; see BILLON) and from Old
`found a Norwegian colony in Pennsylvania (1852).
`bull. abbr. bulletin
`French bouillon, bubble on the surface of boiling liquid (from boilir, to
`boil; see BOIL').]
`bulela (bool/a) n., pl. bulelae (bool/é) 1. A roundsealaffixed to a
`bulleish (boolish) adj. 1a. Having a heavy muscular physique. b.
`papal bull. 2. Pathology A largeblister or vesicle. [Medieval Latin, from
`Latin, bubble,seal.]
`Bullheaded. 2a. Causing, expecting, or characterized by rising stock
`market prices: “Cheaper energy is bullish because it stimulates growth”
`bulelace (bdol/is) , See damson. [Middle English bolas, from
`(Eric Gelman). b. Optimistic or confident: bullish on the prospects of
`Anglo-Normanbullace, from Medieval Latin bolluca.]
`reachinga negotiated settlement. —bull/ishely adv. —bull/isheness n.
`bulelae (bdol/é) 1». Plural of bulla.
`bullemasetiff (bool/mis/tif) n. A large, heavy-set, powerful dog of
`bulelate (bool/at’, biil’-) adj. Having a puckeredorblistered appear-
`a breed developed from the bulldog and the mastiff.
`ance: bullate leaves. [Latin bullatus, from bulla, bubble.)
`Bull Moose n. A memberorsupporterof the U.S. Progressive Party
`bullebaiteing (bool/ba’ting) n. The formerly popularsportofset-
`founded to support the presidential candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt in
`ting dogs to attack a chained bull andespecially to seize it by the nose.
`1912. [From the party’s emblem.]
`bullebat (b0ol/bat’) n. See nighthawk(sense1a). [From its roaring
`Bull MooseParty 1. See Progressive Party (sense1).
`soundinflight.)
`bulleboat(bool/bat’) n. A shallow,saucer-shapedskin boatused es-
`neck’
`n,
`-
`bullsnecked (bool/nékt’) adj. Having a short thick neck. —bull/-
`pecially by Plains Indians for transporting possessions and sometimes
`bullenose (bool/ndz’) n. A rounded edge, corner, or projection, as
`personsacross rivers or streams,
`ona stairstep or paving stone.
`¢ bulledog (b00l/dég’, -ddg’) n. 1. Anyofa breedof short-haired dog
`characterized by a large head, strong square jaws with dewlaps, and a
`bulelock (bool/ak) 1. 1. A castrated bull; a steer. 2. A youngbull.
`stocky body. It wasoriginally bred for bullbaiting. 2. A short-barreled,
`I
`thie English bullok, from Old English bulluc. See bhel-? in Appendix
`large-caliber revolverorpistol. 3. A heat-resistant material usedto line
`bulelock’s heart (bcol/aks) n. See custard apple.
`puddling furnaces, 4, Chiefly British A proctor’s assistant at Oxford Uni-
`versity or Cambridge University. + adj. Stubborn. + trv. -dogged,
`Bulelock’s oriole (bool’aks) 1. A subspecies (Icterus galbula bul-
`lockii) of the northern oriolein its western range,distinguished from the
`-dogeging, -dogs Western U.S. To throw (acalfor steer) byseizingits
`Baltimoreoriole in the male byits orange cheeks andlarge white wing
`hornsandtwisting its neck until the animal falls. —bull/dog’gern.
`patches and in the female by its whiter belly. [After William Bullock,
`bulledoze (bool/déz’)
`». -dozed, -dozeing, -dozes —tr. 1. To
`19th-century British naturalist.]
`3
`clear, dig up, or move with a bulldozer. 2.Totreat in an abusive manner;
`bullepen (bool/pén’) 1. 1. Baseball a. An area whererelief pitchers
`bully. 3. To coerce in an unsympathetic or cruel way. See synonymsat
`warm upduring a game. b. Therelief pitchers of a team considered asa
`intimidate. 4. To do away with; demolish: “A massive bipartisan major-
`group. 2. A temporary holdingarea forprisoners,as in a courthouse. 3.
`ity voted .
`.
`. to bulldoze thesocial programs ofdecades in the next 30 days”
`An openarea in an office with workspace for a number of employees:
`(Peter Goldman). —intr. 1. To operatea bulldozer. 2. To proceed force-
`[Earlier, stockade,exercise area for prisoners.)
`fully or insensitively: “intends to bulldoze ahead with plansfor extensive
`reconstruction” (New York Times). [Perhaps from alteration of obsolete
`bullering (bool/ring’) n. A circular arenafor bullfights.
`bulleroareer(bool/rér/ar, -ror’-) n. A small woodenslatattached to
`bulldose, severe beating : BULL' + DOSE.]
`a string that makes a roaring noise when whirled.
`bulledozeer (bool/d6’zar) 1. 1, A heavy, driver-operated machine
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