4-letter words - B Flashcards
(Hebrew) a false god
BAAL
BAALS or BAALIM
(Polish) a kind of cake
BABA
an attractive young woman
BABE
(Hindi) a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindu title answering to Mr. or Esquire
BABU
BABUS. Also BABOO
(Adj.) like a baby; (verb) to treat like a baby
BABY
BABIER, BABIEST; BABIES, BABYING, BABIED
(Welsh) affectionate term of address; (verb) to live as a bachelor
BACH
BACHS, BACHES, BACHING, BACHED
To support
BACK
(Pl.) baccalaureate
BACS
(Pt.) to command
BADE
(Pl.) not goods
BADS
(Pl.) a person’s sweetheart or lover: often used as an affectionate term of address
BAES
(Hindi) a thorny Indian tree
BAEL
BAELS. Also BEL, BHEL
In golf, to strike the ground with the sole of the club and so send the ball up in the air
BAFF
BAFFS, BAFFING, BAFFED
(Urdu) a coarse fabric, orig. Oriental
BAFT
Think of Iraqi capital
(Hinglish) a garden
BAGH
(3rd.) to put into a bag
BAGS
(Thai) the basic monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 SATANGS
BAHT
BAHTS. Also BHAT but not *BHATS
(Hindi) a daughter-in-law, esp one who lives with her husband’s family when married
BAHU
BAHUS
(verb) to release from arrest on payment of money
BAIL
(verb) to set a trap etc. with food
BAIT
(Malay) a short loose jacket worn in Malaysia and Indonesia
BAJU
BAJUS
To dry, harden or cook by the heat of the sun or fire
BAKE
BAKEN
Devoid of hair; to become devoid of hair
BALD
BALDER, BALDEST; BALDLY; BALDS, BALDING, BALDED
(Verb) to form into bundles
BALE
To stop short, refuse a jump
BALK
Also BAULK, BAUK
Anything spherical or nearly so; (verb) to form into such a shape
BALL
BALLS, BALLING, BALLED.
A fragrant resin; (verb) to embalm
BALM
BALMS, BALMING, BALMED
think Scottish royal seat
(Pl.) shoes
BALS
(Hindi) in India, a bear
BALU
BALUS. Also BALOO
(Pl.) a hoax or cheat.
BAMS
(Fr.) a bank, as at a casino
BANC
A flat strip used to bind or mark anything; (verb) to mark with such a strip
BAND
(Noun) an evil, a poison; (verb) to harm, poison
BANE
BANES, BANING, BANED
A loud, explosive noise; (verb) to make such a noise
BANG
(Pl.) Romanian monetary unit
BANI
No -S
An institution for the keeping of money; (verb) to deposit in such a place
BANK
(3rd.) to prohibit
BANS
To diet
BANT
(Pl.) a steamed dumpling, usually eaten with a filling
BAOS
(Pl.) large flat breakfast roll.
BAPS
(Hindi) a spiritual father
BAPU
BAPUS
A Moorish horse; a dark pigeon; (verb) to fit with a sharp point
BARB
BARBS, BARBING, BARBED
(Welsh) a poet; a kind of armour for horses; (verb) to armour a horse
BARD
BARDS, BARDING, BARDED. Also BARDE
Unclothed, uncovered; (verb) to uncover
BARE
BARER, BAREST; BARELY; BARES, BARING, BARED
(Coll.) to vomit
BARF
To make a sound like a dog
BARK
The foam on malt liquors
BARM
A building for storing hay, straw etc.; (verb) to store in such a place
BARN
BARNS, BARNING, BARNED.
(Scots) a mound or cairn
BARP
(Pl.) unit of pressure of one million dynes per square centimeter.
BARS
Mean; (verb) to place on a foundation
BASE
BASER, BASEST; BASELY; BASES, BASING, BASED
To strike
BASH
To lie in the warmth or sunshine; to enjoy and take great pleasure
BASK
(Adj.) of a voice, deep; (verb) to utter in a deep tone
BASS
BASSER, BASSEST; BASSLY; BASSES, BASSING, BASSED
Phloem, the conductive material in a plant; inner bark, esp of lime
BAST
BASTS
To reduce the force of
BATE
Water for immersing the body; (verb) to immerse onself in such water
BATH
(3rd.) to strike with a wooden implement for hitting
BATS
A sheet of cottonwool prepared in sheets for quilting
BATT
A unit of data transmission speed of one bit per second
BAUD
To stop short, refuse a jump (variant sp.)
BAUK
Also BAULK, BALK.
(Scots) a joke, amusing incident
BAUR
Also BAWR
A procurer, now only a female one, a woman who obtains women for prostitution
BAWD
an Atlantic seabird
BAWK
To shout or cry very loudly
BAWL
(Irish) in Ireland, the fortification round a house, an enclosure for cattle
BAWN
(Scots) joke, amusing incident (higher-scoring version)
BAWR
Also BAUR cf. BOWR
(Spenser) to bathe
BAYE
(3rd.) to make a noise like a hound
BAYS
(Spenser) to bate, abate
BAYT
BAYTS, BAYTING, BAYTED
to throw (as a stone)
BAZZ
A small ball strung with others in a rosary; (verb) to provide with such a ball
BEAD
A bird’s bill
BEAK
an infected sore
BEAL
A ray of light; (verb) to smile
BEAM
The name of several kinds of leguminous plants and their seeds; (verb) to strike on the head
BEAN
BEANS, BEANING, BEANED
To carry
BEAR
To strike repeatedly
BEAT
BEATS, BEATING, BEAT, BEATEN, YBET.
(Fr.) a lover; a boyfriend
BEAU
BEAUS or BEAUX
To beckon
BECK
BECKS, BECKING, BECKED
(Obs.) a prayer
BEDE
(3rd.) to put to bed.
BEDS
A tent-dwelling nomadic Arab
BEDU
BEDU > no -S. Also BEDUIN, BEDOUIN, BEDAWIN.
The meat of the cow; a steer or cow; (verb) to add strength to
BEEF
BEEFS, BEEVES, BEEFS, BEEFING, BEEFED
(PaP.) BE.
BEEN
The sound made by the horn of a car, etc; (verb) to make this sound
BEEP
An alcoholic drink made from malted barley flavoured with hops
BEER
(Pl.) any of various four-winged insects.
BEES
A plant of the goosefoot family, with a red or white succulent root, used as food (red) and as a source of sugar (white); (verb) to improve or mend, esp. a fire
BEET
BEETS, BEETING, BEETED
To beset
BEGO
BEGOES, BEGOING, BEWENT, BEGONE
(3rd.) to ask, entreat.
BEGS
(Scots) well off, comfortable.
BEIN
Also BIEN
(Verb) to provide with a ringing device
BELL
BELLS, BELLING, BELLED
(Pl.) a measure of noise.
BELS
A band of leather or other material, esp one worn around the waist; (verb) to hit very hard
BELT
(Greek) a synagogue platform
BEMA
BEMAS or BEMATA. Also BIMA, BIMAH.
To curve
BEND
The sesame plant
BENE
BENES. Also BENNE, BENNI, BENI.
The sesame plant (variant sp.)
BENI
BENIS. Also BENE, BENNI, BENNE
(Arabic) cannabis, Indian hemp, used as a weak narcotic
BENJ
BENJES. Also BHANG.
Scottish mountains
BENS
(Noun) a kind of grass
BENT
BENTS
Barley, esp. the six-rowed barley
BERE
(Afrikaans) a hill or mountain in S. Africa
BERG
A fool
BERK
Also BURK
A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch
BERM
Also BERME
(Verb) to defeat
BEST
BESTS, BESTING, BESTED
(Greek) a Greek letter
BETA
To mend; to repair
BETE
BETES, BETING, BETED. Also BEET
(Hebrew) the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet
BETH
BETHS
(3rd.) to wager.
BETS
An alcoholic drink; a drinking session
BEVY
BEVIES. Also BEVVY
(Pl.) Turkish governor.
BEYS
(Hindi) a brother-in-law
BHAI
BHAIS
The basic monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 SATANGS (variant sp.)
BHAT
BHATS. Also BAHT
(Hindi) a thorny Indian tree (higher-scoring sp.)
BHEL
BHELS. Also BAEL, BEL.
(Hindi) a small whirlwind
BHUT
BHUTS. Also BHOOT
To cause to incline to one side
BIAS
BIASES or BIASSES, BIASING or BIASSING, BIASED or BIASSED
A mast support
BIBB
(Irish) a type of banshee whose crying is an omen of death
BIBE
(Pl.) item of clothing worn by babies to protect their clothes from food.
BIBS
A pale blue or green paint
BICE
BICES
To wait, dwell
BIDE
BIDES, BIDING, BIDED or BODE, BIDDEN
(Hindi) a hand rolled cigarette
BIDI
BIDIS. Also BEEDI.
(3rd.) to make an offer.
BIDS
(Scots) well off, comfortable (variant sp.)
BIEN
Also BEIN
A coffin stand to carry a dead person to the grave
BIER
A blow; (verb) to strike hard
BIFF
BIFFS, BIFFING, BIFFED; NB: BIFF, BOFF, BAFF
(Lat.) a two-horse chariot
BIGA
BIGAE
Four-rowed barley
BIGG
BIGGS. Cf. BERE.
(3rd.) to build.
BIGS
(Coll.) a bicycle; (verb) to travel by such a means
BIKE
A fluid secreted by the liver
BILE
To cheat out of something valuable; to evade payment of creditors
BILK
(verb) to charge someone for services
BILL
(Hebrew) a raised platform in a synagogue (variant sp.)
BIMA
BIMAS. Also BEMA, BIMAH.
To tie, fasten
BIND
BINDS, BINDING, BOUND, BOUNDEN, YBOUND, YBOUNDEN.
The flexible shoot of climbing plant, especially hop
BINE
Think crooner
A heap or pile; as, a pile of wood
BING
A bench
BINK
(3rd.) to discard.
BINS
(Abbr.) biography
BIOG
Also BIO
(Pl.) biographies.
BIOS
(Verb) to catch or snare winged creatures
BIRD
(Scots) birch
BIRK
BARK, BERK, BIRK, BORK, BURK all good
To carouse
BIRL
BIRLS, BIRLING, BIRLED. Also BYRL, BIRLE
A tradename of a kind of ballpoint pen
BIRO
BIROS
- (Scots) to whir 2. (Amharic) the monetary unit of Ethiopia
BIRR
BIRRS, BIRRING, BIRRED. BIRROTCH
(Fr.) a cold dry northerly wind, mainly prevalent in spring, that occurs in and near Switzerland
BISE
BISES. Also BIZE
A mistake, a blunder
BISH
A kind of rich thick soup
BISK
BISQUE
(Arch.) 2nd person singular of BE
BIST
To seize or tear with the teeth
BITE
A tree of dry tropical Africa and Asia
BITO
BITOS
Think small pieces
(3rd.) to curb or restrain (as in a horse)
BITS
Think of a drill
A post for fastening cables, etc; (verb) to secure a cable to such a post
BITT
BITTS, BITTING, BITTED
(Fr.) a cold N or NE wind prevalent at certain seasons in and near Switzerland (higher-scoring variant)
BIZE
BIZES. Also BISE
To talk idly; to tell tales
BLAB
(Scots) to strike, disfigure
BLAD
(ON) dark blue or bluish grey; lead-coloured
BLAE
BLAER, BLAEST
To rob, steal
BLAG
Pretentious nonsense; (verb) to talk stupidly or insipidly
BLAH
BLAHS, BLAHING, BLAHED
The sound of a gunshot
BLAM
(Sl.) a newspaper. (Verb) to cry like a sheep
BLAT
Also BLATT. BLATS, BLATTING, BLATTED.
(Scots) to blow
BLAW
BLAWS, BLAWING, BLAWED, BLAWN.
A small fish, aka BLEAK or ABLET
BLAY
BLAYS. Also BLEY
A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid; a blister; a bubble, as in water, glass, etc
BLEB
(Pt.) to lose blood.
BLED
(Scots) complexion
BLEE
BLEES
A form of decay in fruit which is overripe; (verb) to decay like this
BLET
BLETS, BLETTING, BLETTED
(Pt.) to produce a current of air
BLEW
A small fish, aka BLEAK or ABLET (variant sp.)
BLEY
BLEYS. Also BLAY.
(Russian) a small buckwheat pancake; (Verb) to cease from, stop
BLIN
BLINI, BLINIS or BLINY. Also BLINTZ, BLINTZE. BLINS, BLINNING, BLINNED.
(Verb) to remove sound from a tape
BLIP
BLIPS, BLIPPING, BLIPPED.
To transfer a large array of bits between different locations in a computer’s memory
BLIT
BLITS, BLITTING, BLITTED. NB BLITZ
A drop or globule; (verb) to make such a drob
BLOB
BLOBS, BLOBBING, BLOBBED.
(Fr.) a combination of States, parties, groups, or people, formed to promote a particular interest
BLOC
A journal written on-line and accessible to users of the internet
BLOG
A spot of e.g. ink; (verb) to remove excess ink etc.
BLOT
To produce a current of air
BLOW
To cry
BLUB
Blood, in the sense of a close friend.
BLUD
The colour of clear sky; to make this colour
BLUE
BLUER, BLUEST; BLUELY; BLUES, BLUING or BLUEING, BLUED.
An ill-defined spot or smear; (verb) to make such a smear
BLUR
(Aust.) short for BAOBAB, a tree native to Africa
BOAB
(Dial.) to belch, vomit
BOAK
BOAKS, BOAKING, BOAKED. Also BOKE, BOCK.
A male pig
BOAR
(Pl.) kind of snake.
BOAS
A small rowing, sailing or motor vessel; loosely, a ship; (verb) to sail about in such a vessel
BOAT
A contagious skin disease resembling syphilis, aka YAWS
BOBA
BOBAS. Also BUBA.
a well-to-do person who holds bohemian values and leads a bourgeois life
BOBO
BOBOS
(3rd.) to move rapidly up and down
BOBS
To vomit, belch (variant sp.)
BOCK
BOCKS, BOCKING, BOCKED. Also BOKE, BOAK.
To foretell, be an omen of
BODE
(Pl.) a person.
BODS
(Verb) to give form to, to embody
BODY
BODIES, BODYING, BODIED
(S. Afr.) a protruding belly
BOEP
BOEPS
(S. Afr.) brother, chum
BOET
BOETS
A hearty laugh. (Verb) to hit, strike
BOFF
Also BOFFO, BOFFOLA.
(3rd.) to sink into a swamp
BOGS
A goblin, a bugbear, an object of special dread
BOGY
BOGIES. Also BOGEY, BOOGERMAN, BOGEYMAN, BOGYMAN, BOOGEYMAN
(Coll.) a Bohemian
BOHO
BOHOS
(Pl.) an exclamation used to startle someone.
BOHS
To pass rapidly from liquid into vapour with violent and copious production of bubbles
BOIL
(Pl.) a lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance or manners.
BOIS
(Dial.) to belch, vomit (2nd variant sp.)
BOKE
Also BOCK, BOAK.
(Sl.) the nose
BOKO
(Pl.) goat or antelope.
BOKS
Think of Spanish ball
(Spanish) a throwing weapon
BOLA
Brave, daring; (noun) boldfaced type
BOLD
BOLDER, BOLDEST; BOLDLY; BOLDS
A fine earthy clay
BOLE
The pod of a plant, as that of flax or cotton; (verb) to form pods
BOLL
BOLLS, BOLLING, BOLLED
Think of Spanish skittle
(Spanish) a traditional long-bladed Philippine knife
BOLO
A bar or rod that slides into a hole or socket to fasten a door; (verb) to fasten with such a bar
BOLT
(Swahili) in Africa, a thorn enclosure
BOMA
A hollow case containing explosive; (verb) to attack with such a device
BOMB
Think of credentials
(Lat.) goods.
BONA
No -S
Something that binds; (verb) to secure with such a thing
BOND
A hard substance forming the skeleton of the higher animals; (verb) to remove this from a body
BONE
To make a deep ringing sound
BONG
To hit or thump; to have sexual intercourse with
BONK
Osseous
BONY
Also BONEY.
(Verb) to make a mistake
BOOB
To express vocal disapproval
BOOH
BOOHS, BOOHING, BOOHED.
A collection of sheets of paper, etc, bound or otherwise fastened together; (verb) to reserve in advance
BOOK
(Scots) a bowl; (verb) to play bowls
BOOL
A hollow sound or roar; (verb) to make a hollow sound
BOOM
A timely benefit, a blessing
BOON
A rude person
BOOR
(3rd.) to express vocal disapproval
BOOS
A covering for the foot and at least the ankle, often the calf or even higher up the leg, made of leather, rubber, etc; (verb) to kick
BOOT
(Pl.) variety of jazz music.
BOPS
(Ital.) a violent cold North wind that blows from the mountains (usually in the winter) towards the East coast of the Adriatic
BORA
(Spenser) board
BORD
Also BOORD, BORDE, BOORDE
To pierce, make a hole in
BORE
To attack a candidate or public figure systematically, especially in the media
BORK
BARK, BERK, BIRK, BORK, BURK all good
(Dial.) to smear with paint
BORM
(Pa.P.) BEAR, to give birth to.
BORN
(Pl.) East Anglian form of address meaning neighbour.
BORS
Diamond dust or fragments
BORT
BORTS. Also BOART, BORTZ.
(Coll.) meaningless talk
BOSH
BOSHES
A bush; a thicket
BOSK
BOSKS. Also BOSQUE, BOSQUET, BOSKET. BOSKY. Cf. BISK/BISQUE
Excellent; (verb) to order about
BOSS
BOSSER, BOSSEST; BOSSES, BOSSING, BOSSED.
Think of Spanish boot
(Spanish) a leather bottle for wine
BOTA
Think of Spanish bounce
Compensation for injury or damage to property
BOTE
The two; the one and the other.
BOTH
No -S
A cattle disease caused by botfly larvae
BOTS
The maggot of a botfly
BOTT
Also BOT.
(Scots) the body; bulk
BOUK
BOUKS. Also BUKE.
To prepare oneself
BOUN
BOUNS, BOUNING, BOUNED. Also BOWNE.
A contest
BOUT
To roll or trundle
BOWL
(Spenser) a muscle
BOWR
BOWRS
(3rd.) to bend or incline downwards
BOWS
Like a box
BOXY
BOXIER, BOXIEST; BOXILY
(Sl.) a boyfriend
BOYF
BOYFS
(Norwegian) a problem difficult to get to grips with
BOYG
BOYGS
(Welsh slang) a boy, a young man
BOYO
BOYOS
(3rd.) to play a female part as a boy
BOYS
BOYED, BOYING
(US slang) a man, a fellow
BOZO
BOZOS
(ON) a thin, flat, small-headed nail; (verb) to fasten with such a nail
BRAD
BRADS, BRADDING, BRADDED
(Scots) a steep bank beside a river valley; a hillside
BRAE
(Verb) to boast; (adj.) first-rate
BRAG
BRAGS, BRAGGING, BRAGGED; BRAGGER, BRAGGEST; BRAGLY.
(S. Afr.) brackish, salty; (noun) a mongrel dog
BRAK
BRAKS
The husks of grain sifted from the flour; (verb) to soak in water mixed with such husks
BRAN
BRANS, BRANNING, BRANNED
an exclamation used to imitate the sound of a burst of gunfire from an automatic weapon
BRAP
No -S
(Pl.) women’s underwear
BRAS
A contemptuous name for a child
BRAT
(Scots) fine, brave
BRAW
BRAWER, BRAWEST; BRAWLY
To cry like a donkey
BRAY
(Pt.) to cause to give birth; (noun) a person who lives in a small remote place
BRED
BREDS
(Scots) the liquor in which anything has been boiled
BREE
BREES. Also BRIE, BROO.
(S. Afr.) to speak with uvular r, especially in Afrikaans
BREI
BREIS, BREIING, BREID. Also BREY.
(Arch.) to burn
BREN
BRENS, BRENNING, BRENT (not BRENNED*).
(Southern US dial.) brother
BRER
BRERS
To prepare by infusion
BREW
(S. Afr.) to speak with uvular r, especially in Afrikaans (variant sp.)
BREY
BREYS, BREYING, BREYED. Also BREI.
Think French cheese
(Scots) the liquor in which anything has been boiled (variant sp.)
BRIE
BRIES. Also BREE, BROO.
A two-masted, square-rigged vessel
BRIG
Think Tetrapak
(Arabic) a Tunisian deep fried spicy pastry filled with fish or meat and sometimes an egg
BRIK
The upper edge of a vessel; (verb) to fill to this edge
BRIM
BRIMS, BRIMMING, BRIMMED.
The rib of a fan
BRIN
(Ital.) liveliness, enthusiastic vigour
BRIO
BRIOS
Takes A- front hook
(Hebrew) a Jewish circumcision rite
BRIS
BRISSES. Also BRISS, BRITH
A young herring, sprat or other fish
BRIT
BRITS. Also BRITT.
(Dial.) a goad, a spike; (verb) to prod
BROD
BRODS, BRODDING, BRODDED.
(Scots) an awl; (verb) to prick with an awl
BROG
BROGS, BROGGING, BROGGED.
(Scots) unemployment benefit; the office at which people receive it
BROO
BROOS. Also BUROO
Think brothers
(Pl.) a place for which one feels a strong affinity.
BROS
the ridge over the eyes
BROW
BROWED
An interjection expressing a feeling of cold.
BRRR
Also BRR.
Think IRN, a soft drink
(Pl.) a friend.
BRUS
(Fr.) of wines, unsweetened, dry; (noun) a very dry champagne
BRUT
BRUTS
To grind the teeth
BRUX
BRUXES, BRUXING, BRUXED.
(Scots) a lantern
BUAT
BUATS. Also BOWAT, BOWET.
A contagious skin disease resembling syphilis, aka YAWS (variant sp.)
BUBA
BUBAS. Also BOBA.
Think bubonic plague
(Lat.) an inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis
BUBO
BUBOES, BUBOED. No -S
(Pl.) strong drink.
BUBS
A long flowing garment worn by men and women in Mali
BUBU
BUBUS. Also BOUBOU.
The male of e.g. the deer; (verb) (of a horse, etc) to jump repeatedly into the air
BUCK
(Hinglish) derogatory for an old man
BUDA
(Hinglish) derogatory for an old woman
BUDI
(Japanese) the system or philosophy of the martial arts
BUDO
New plant offshoots
BUDS
Dull yellow; (verb) to polish
BUFF
BUFFER, BUFFEST; BUFFS, BUFFING, BUFFED.
Think Spanish toad
(Lat.) a black tincture in alchemy
BUFO
(3rd.) to trouble, annoy.
BUGS
A form of marquetry with e.g. gold and silver inlaid in tortoiseshell
BUHL
[From Charles André Boulle (1642-1732), a cabinetmaker in the service of Louis XIV]. Also BOULLE, BOULE, BUHLWORK.
A cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones
BUHR
BUHRS. Also BUHRSTONE, BURRSTONE, BURSTONE
(Scots) a book
BUIK
BUIKS. Also BUKE.
(Scots) a book (variant sp.)
BUKE
BUKES. Also BUIK.
(Verb) to form a swollen root
BULB
BULBS, BULBING, BULBED.
Volume or size; (verb) to fill out
BULK
BULKS, BULKING, BULKED.
(Verb) to copulate with a cow
BULL
BULLS, BULLING, BULLED.
Toilet paper; also, worthless paperwork, literature, or junk mail
BUMF
BUMFS. Also BUMPH.
To make a heavy or loud noise; to knock dully
BUMP
(3rd.) to scrounge; to hum like a bee.
BUMS
A kind of artifical rubber made from BUTADIENE
BUNA
BUNAS
- a league; a confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states. 2. in India, a man-made embankment or dam; (verb) to embank
BUND
BUNDS, BUNDING, BUNDED.
The stopper of the hole in a barrel; (verb) to stop up or enclose with such a device
BUNG
A box or recess in a ship’s cabin; (verb) to occupy such a place
BUNK
A kind of sweet roll or cake
BUNN
BUNNS. Also BUN.
(Pl.) a kind of sweet roll or cake.
BUNS
Think baseball
(Verb) to knock
BUNT
(Verb) to mark with floating devices
BUOY
BUOYS, BUOYING, BUOYED
(Russian) in central Asia, a blizzard blowing from the North, or a summer wind from the North that causes dust storms
BURA
BURAS. Also BURAN.
(Abbr.) suburb
BURB
(Scots) a bird
BURD
Also BURDIE.
A fortified town
BURG
(Coll.) a fool (variant sp.)
BURK
BARK, BERK, BIRK, BORK and BURK all good
A small knot in thread; a knot in wood; (verb) to finish cloth by removing such knots
BURL
BURLS, BURLING, BURLED
To consume or injure by fire or great heat
BURN
BURNS, BURNING, BURNED or BURNT or (obs.) YBRENT.
To belch
BURP
(Verb) to remove a rough edge from
BURR
(Pl.) a prickly seed-case.
BURS
To hide in the ground; to cover
BURY
(Verb) to cover or protect with shrubs
BUSH
BUSHES, BUSHING, BUSHED.
To entertain by singing and dancing; to prepare
BUSK
A kiss, esp. a rude or playful kiss; (verb) to kiss
BUSS
BUSSES, BUSSING, BUSSED.
To break, shatter
BUST
Occupied; (verb) to occupy oneself
BUSY
BUSIER, BUSIEST; BUSILY; BUSIES, BUSYING, BUSIED.
(Sl.) a capsule of phenybutazone
BUTE
(3rd.) to put forward as an objection.
BUTS
To strike with the head, as a goat etc
BUTT
(3rd.) to purchase.
BUYS
To make a noise like that of insects’ wings
BUZZ
(Scots) to bide
BYDE
BYDES, BYDING, BYDED.
(Pl.) a pass to the next round (of a competition, etc.).
BYES
(Scots) a nest of wasps or wild bees; a swarm, throng; (verb) to swarm
BYKE
BYKES, BYKING, BYKED.
A cow barn
BYRE
To carouse (higher-scoring variant sp.)
BYRL
BYRLS, BYRLING, BYRLED. Also BIRL, BIRLE.
A set of usu. eight binary digits (bits) considered as a unit
BYTE
