- 2. Cheerful, hopeful, lively, sprightly, vivacious, animated, spirited, joyful, joyous, gay, blithe, blithesome,
jocund, sportive, elated, jubilant, in good spirits, in high spirits, full of life, full of spirit.
Buoy up.
- 1. Float, keep afloat, bear up, keep on the surface.
- 2. Encourage, sustain, keep up, keep in spirits, keep in heart, hearten, embolden, reassure.
Burbot, n. Eel-pout, Coney-fish (Lota vulgaris).
Burden, Burthen, n.
- 1. Load, weight.
- 2. Cargo, freight, lading
- 3. Capacity, carrying capacity, tonnage.
- 4. Encumbrance, clog, impediment, incubus, grievance, trial, trouble, sorrow, affliction, drag weight, dead
weight.
- 5. Chorus, refrain.
- 6. Main topic, drift, tenor, point, substance, reiterated doctrine.
Burden, v. a. Load, overload, overlay, oppress, surcharge, put a burden upon, grieve, try, afflict.
Burdensome, a.
- 1. Heavy, oppressive, onerous.
- 2. Troublesome, grievous, afflicting, hard to bear.
Bureau, n.
- 1. Chest of drawers.
- 2. Office, counting-room, place of business.
- 3. Department (of Government).