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`bulbul
`«Prunus insititia (or Prunus domesticus subsp.insititia), family
`bulebul|'bool,bool| »n. a tropical African and Asian
`ec.
`bulk |balk| »n. the mass or magnitude of something
`songbird thattypically has a melodious voice and drab
`large: the sheer bulk of the bags.
`plumage. Manykindshaveacrest.
`ceniein Middle English: from Old French buloce
`@alarge massor shape,for example ofa building or a
`‘sloe’: of unknown origin.
`3
`+Family Pycnonotidae: several genera and numcrous
`heavy body: he moved quickly in spite ofhis bulk. ® [as
`species.
`bulelate |'boolat| »adj. Botany covered with rounded
`adj.) large in quantity or amount: bulk orders of more
`rellings
`like blisters.
`.
`~ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Persian,of imitative or-
`than 100 copies. @ (the bulk) the majority or greater
`igin.
`zontGin mid 18th cent.: from Latin bullatus, from
`Part of something: the bulk of the traffic had passed.
`Bulegaenin |bool'gxnan|, Nikolai (Aleksandrovich)
`bulla ‘bubble’
`‘
`nt
`a
`:
`roughagein food: bread and potatoes supply energy,
`(1895-1975), Soviet statesman, chairman of the
`bullebaiteing |'bool,batinc| >n. historical the practice of
`essential protein, and bulk. @ cargo that is an unpack-
`Council ofMinisters (premier) 1955-58. He wasvice-
`setting dogs to harass andattack a tethered bull, pop-
`aged mass suchasgrain,oil, or milk.
`Premier in the government of Georgi Malenkov in
`ular as a sport in medieval Europe.
`>v. 1 [intrans.] be or scem to beofgreatsize or impor-
`bullebat |'bool,bat| »n. another term for NIGHTHAWK
`tance:territorial questions bulked large in diplomatic
`‘sense 1).
`relations.
`ipee and shared the premiership with Khruschevin
`Bulegar| 'balgor;'bool-| »n. a memberofa Slavic peo-
`tGieges, |'bool,dég| »n. a dog of a sturdy smooth-
`2 [trans] treat (a product) so thatits quantity appears
`ple whosettled in whatis now Bulgaria in the 7th cen-
`haired breed with a large head and powerful protrud-
`Greaterthanit in fact is: traders were bulking up their
`tury.
`flour with chalk.
`ing lowerjaw,a flat wrinkled face, and a broadchest,
`-ORIGIN from medieval Latin Bulgarus, from Old
`@ a person notedfor courageous or stubborn tenacity:
`a [intrans.] (bulk up) build up body mass,typically in
`ChurchSlavic Bliigarinit.
`training for athletic events.
`[as adj] the bulldog spirit. @ informal (at Oxford and
`bulegar|'balger| (also bulgur, bulgar wheat) »n. a
`Cambridge Universities) an official whoassists the
`-PHRASESs In bulk 1 (esp. of goods) in large quanti-
`cereal food made from whole wheat partially boiled
`proctors,esp. in disciplinary matters.
`ties, usually at a reduced price: buying tomatoesin bulk
`thendried.[as adj.] bulgar wheat,
`rv. (-dogged, -dogging)[trans.] wrestle (a steer) to the
`froma localfarmer. 2 (ofa cargo or commodity) loose;
`ORIGIN 1930s: from Turkish bulgur ‘bruised grain’
`groundbyholdingits horns and twistingits neck: [as
`not packaged: sugaris imported in bulk and bagged on
`theisland.
`Bulegareiea |bal'geréa| a country in southeastern Eu-
`n.] (bulldogging) cowboys compete in bulldogging and
`bareback riding.
`rope, on the western shores of the Black Sea; Pop.
`-ORIGIN Middle English: the senses ‘cargo as a
`=-DERIVATIVES bulledogegern.
`8,798,000;capital, Sofia; official language, Bulgarian.
`whole’ and ‘heap, large quantity’ (the earliest re-
`corded) are probably from Old Norse biilki ‘cargo’;
`Part of the Ottoman Empire from the 14th century,
`Bulgaria remained under Turkish rule until the late
`the origin of other senses remains uncertain, perhaps
`19th century, becoming independent in 1908. A
`arising byalteration ofobsolete bouk ‘belly, body.The
`communiststate was set up by the Soviet Union after
`originalsenses are also reflected in the phrases break
`bulk and inbulk,
`World War II, and a multiparty democratic system
`wasintroduced in 1989.
`bulk buysing »n. the purchase of goods in large
`amounts,typically at a discount.
`-ORIGIN namedafter the Bulgars (see BULGAR).
`~DERIVATIVESbulk-buyv.
`bulk careriver»n. aship that carries nonliquid cargoes
`suchasgrain or orein bulk.
`bulkeer |'balkor|
`sn.informal another term for BULK
`CARRIER.
`bulkeshead |'balk,hed| »n. a dividing wall or barrier
`between compartmentsin a ship,aircraft, or other ve-
`hicle,
`-ORIGINlate 15th cent.: from Old Norse bdlkr ‘parti-
`tion’ + HEAD.
`bulledoze |'bool,doz| »v. [trans.] clear (ground)or de-
`stroy (buildings, trees, etc.) with a bulldozer: develop-
`bulk mail »n. a class ofmailfor sending out large num-
`bers ofidentical items at a reducedrate.
`ers are bulldozing the site.
`figurative,
`informal use insensitive force when dealing
`bulkey |'balke| »adj. (bulkier, bulkiest) taking up
`with (someone or something): she believes that to
`much space, typically inconveniently; large and un-
`build statusyou need to bulldoze everyone else.
`wieldy: a bulky piece ofluggage.
`-ORIGIN late 19th cent. (in the sense ‘intimidate’):
`™@ (of a person) heavily built. ™ (of clothing) made of a
`from BULL! + -doze, alteration ofthe noun DOSE.
`thick yarn or fabric: a bulky sweater.
`-DERIVATIVES bulkeiely |-kalé| adv.; bulkeieness n.
`bulledozeer| 'bool,dozar| »n. a powerful tractor with a
`bull! |bool| »n. 1 an uncastrated male bovine animal:
`broad curved upright blade at the front for clearing
`ground.
`[as adj] bull calves.
`Bulegareiean | ,bal'geréan; ,bool-| >n. 1 a native or na-
`tional of Bulgaria.
`@alarge male animal, esp. a whale or elephant. @ (the
`| figurative a person, army, or other bodyexercising ir-
`Bull) the zodiacalsign or constellationTaurus.
`resistible power,esp.in disposing ofobstacles or op-
`2 the South Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria.
`2 Stock Market a person whobuys shares hopingtosell
`Position: he was a political bulldozer | as president of
`»adj. of or relating to Bulgaria,its people, or their lan-
`guage.
`them at a higherprice later. Often contrasted with
`the board, she was an insufferable bulldozer.
`BEAR,
`bulge |balj| »n. a rounded swelling or protuberance
`that distortsa flat surface.
`»adj. [attrib] (of a part of the body,esp. the neck) resem-
`bling the correspondingpartof a male bovine animal
`™ (esp. in a military context) a piece of land that pro-
`in build and strength:his bull neck and broadshoulders.
`jects outward from an otherwise regularline: the ad-
`»v. 1 [with obj. and adverbial of direction] push or drive pow-
`vance created an eastward-facing bulgein the line. @ [in
`erfully or violently: he bulled the motorcycle clear of the
`sing.] informal a temporary unusual increase in number
`tunnel| [no obj., with adverbial of direction] he was bulling
`or size: a bulge inthe birth rate.
`his way through a mob ofadmirers.
`»v.[intrans.] swell or protrude to an unnatural or incon-
`gruous extent: the veins in his neck bulged|
`[as adj]
`2 [intrans.] (be bulling) (of a cow) behave in a manner
`characteristic ofbeing in heat.
`(bulging)he stared with bulging eyes.
`=-PHRASESlike a bull in a china shop behaving reck-
`Mbe full of and distended with: a briefcase bulging
`with documents. @
`lessly and clumsilyin a place or situation where oneis
`likely to cause damageorinjury.
`(like) a red rag toa
`-DERIVATIVESbulgey adj.
`bull see RED.take the bull by the horns deal bravely
`-ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French boulge,
`bulledyke| 'bool,dik| (also bulldike or bulldyker) pn.
`informal, offensive a particularly masculine lesbian.
`and decisively with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleas-
`from Latin bulga (see BUDGET). The original meaning
`antsituation.
`bulelet| 'boolit| »n. 1 a projectileforfiring fromarifle,
`was ‘wallet or bag,’ later ‘a ship’s bilge’ (early 17th
`“ORIGIN late Old English bula (recorded in place
`revolver, or other small firearms,typically of metal,
`cent.); other senses presumably derived from associa-
`cylindrical and pointed, and sometimescontaining an
`names), from Old Norseboli. Compare with BULLOCK.
`tion with theshapeofa full bag.
`explosive.
`bull? »n. a papal edict.
`bulegur| 'balgar| »n. variant spelling of BULGAR.
`-ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French bulle, from.
`@ used in similes and comparisonsto refer to someone
`buelimearrexeiea | ,booléma'rekséa| »n. another term
`Latin bulla ‘bubble, rounded object’ (in medieval
`or something that movesvery fast: the ball sped across
`for bulimia nervosa (see BULIMIA).
`Latin‘seal or sealed document’).
`the grasslike a bullet. @ (in a sporting context) a very
`-DERIVATIVES buelimearrexeic |-'reksik| adj. & n.
`fast ball.
`-ORIGIN 1970s: blend of BULIMIA and ANOREXIA.
`bull? pn, informal stupid or untrue talk or writing; non-
`2 Printing a small solid circle printed just beforealine of
`sense: much ofwhat hesaysis sheerbull.
`buslimeiea |boo'léméo| >n. insatiable overeating as a
`type, such as an item inalist, to emphasize it.
`-ORIGIN early 17th cent.: ofunknown origin.
`medical condition,in particular:
`-ORIGIN early 16th cent. (denoting a cannonball):
`bulela |'boola| »n.(pl. bullae |-1e|) 1 Medicine a bubble-
`™ (also bulimia nervosa) an emotional disorder in-
`from French boulet, boulette ‘small ball, diminutive of
`like cavity filled with airorfluid,in particular:
`volving distortion of body image and an obsessive
`boule, from Latin bulla ‘bubble,
`Wa large blister containing serous fluid. @ an abnor-
`desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme
`buleletshead |'boolit,hed| »n. derogatory a person’s
`mal air-filled cavity in the lung. [ORIGIN: early
`overeating are followed by depression and self-
`head thatis small and round.
`19th cent.]
`C
`induced vomiting, purging, or fasting. Also called
`Wa person with this type of head. ma stupid,self-
`BINGE-PURGE SYNDROME. Man eating disorder in
`2 Anatomy a rounded prominence. [ORIGIN: mid 19th
`cent.,
`important,or obstinate person.
`which a large quantity of food is consumed in a
`=DERIVATIVESbulsletsheadeed|'boolat ,hedad| adj.
`3a nd seal attachedto a papalbull, typically made
`short period of time, often followed by feelings of
`bulelestin | 'boolitn; -,tin| »n. a short official statement
`of lead. [ORIGIN: Middle English]
`guilt or shame.Alsocalled BINGE-EATING SYNDROME.
`or broadcast summary of news.
`-ORIGIN Latin,literally ‘bubble.’
`-DERIVATIVES buelimeic |-'lemik| adj. &n.
`™@a regular newsletter or printed report issued by an
`ORIGIN late Middle English (as bolisme,later bulimy):
`bulslace |‘boolis| »n. a thorny shrub orsmalltree of
`organizationorsociety.
`modern Latin, or from medieval Latin bolismos, from
`the rose family that bears purple-black fruits. It isa
`-ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (denoting an official warrant
`Greek boulimia ‘ravenous hunger,’ from bous ‘ox’ +
`wild plum, of which the damsonis the cultivated
`form.
`in some European countries): from French,from Ital-
`limos ‘hunger.’
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