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B — Bulge to Byword (Part 8 of 12)

    2. Tragedy, tragic drama.

Buskined, a.

    1. Dressed in buskins.
    2. (Rare.) Tragic.

Buss, v. a. (Colloq.) Kiss.

Buss, n. Kiss, smack.

Bustle, v. n. Fuss, stir about, busy one’s self, be active, be busy, bestir one’s self, make a fuss, be in a fidget, be in a pucker (colloq.), be in a stew, make much ado about trifles or about nothing.

Bustle, n

    1. Stir, fuss, hurry, flurry, tumult, pother, commotion, ado, to-do.
    2. Bishop, tournure

Busy, a.

    1. Engaged, employed, occupied, at work, hard at work.
    2. Diligent, assiduous, industrious, sedulous, notable, active, working, hard-working.
    3. Brisk, stirring, bustling, nimble, agile, spry, constantly in motion.
    4. Meddling, officious, pragmatical, priggish.

Busy, v. a. Occupy, employ, make busy.

Busybody, n. Meddler, intermeddler, meddlesome person, officious person, prig.

But, conj.

    1. On the other hand, on the contrary.
    2. Yet, still, however, nevertheless, moreover, further.
    3. Unless, if it were not that, if it be not that.
    4. But that, otherwise than that.