English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Bund (n.)

An embankment against inundation.

Bunder (n.)

A boat or raft used in the East Indies in the landing of passengers and goods.

Bundesrath (n.)

The federal council of the German Empire. In the Bundesrath and the Reichstag are vested the legislative functions. The federal council of Switzerland is also so called.

Bundle (n.)

A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; as, a bundle of straw or of paper; a bundle of old clothes.

Bundle (v. i.)

To sleep on the same bed without undressing; -- applied to the custom of a man and woman, especially lovers, thus sleeping.

Bundle (v. i.)

To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony.

Bundle (v. t.)

To tie or bind in a bundle or roll.

Bundle (v. t.)

To send off abruptly or without ceremony.

Bundled (imp. & p. p.)

of Bundle

Bundling (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Bundle

Bung (v. t.)

To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with up.

Bung (n.)

A sharper or pickpocket.

Bung (n.)

The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.

Bung (n.)

The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole.

Bungalow (n.)

A thatched or tiled house or cottage, of a single story, usually surrounded by a veranda.

Bungarum (n.)

A venomous snake of India, of the genus Bungarus, allied to the cobras, but without a hood.

Bunged (imp. & p. p.)

of Bung

Bunghole (n.)

See Bung, n., 2.

Bunging (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Bung

Bungle (v. t.)

To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up.