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beesiness, beezness, bittiet, biziness, bizzie, bizziet, bizzy, busie, busied, business, busit, busy, buzness,
busy [bɪzi]
adj. Busy.
v. Busy.
pt. pp. busit, busied
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
business [ˈbɪz(ɪ)nəs, ˈbʌznɛs]: Business.
bat, bit, bitt, bot, bott, bout, but, but-en, but-en$, but-end, butt,
but [bʌt]
n. The kitchen or outer room of a two-roomed cottage.
adv. Out, into the kitchen or outer room.
prep. Out or away from the speaker or spectator, across, along.
adj. Outer, outside, pertaining to the but or kitchen.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
but-end: Outer end, the kitchen.
abeit, abit, aye_but, baht, bat, bit, bitt, bot, bott, bout, but,
but [bʌt]
prep. Without.
conj. Except, unless.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ay but: Ah, but!
boochir, butch, butcher, butch-hoose,
butch [bʌtʃ]
v. To slaughter, to kill for the market.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
butcher [ˈbʌtʃər]: A butcher. U. The shore crab Carcinus maenas. To butcher.
butch-hoose: Abattoir, slaughterhouse.
butour, butoure, butter, butture,
butour [ˈbʌtər]
n. The bittern Botaurus stellaris.
but, buts, butt, butts,
butt [bʌt]
n. A ridge or strip of ploughed land, a piece of separated ground.
pl. butts Targets, place for archery practice, a starting line, a bank of earth concealing grouse hunters, a measure of distance.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
the butts: Butts, targets. The Fire Brigade.
butt, buttie, butts, butty,
butt [bʌt]
n. An intimate companion, friend or workmate. An escort.
pl. butts
dim. buttie
bu$er, bu$ur, butter, butter_deelie, butter_deilie, butterie, buttery, butther, buttrie,
butter [ˈbʌtər]
n. Butter.
dim. butterie A butter biscuit, a bread roll made of a high fat, croissant-like dough.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
butter deilie: The tortoiseshell butterfly Aglais urticae dim. butterie.
white buttercup: S. The grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris.
buttock, buttocks,
buttock [ˈbʌtək]
n. A buttock. The tail, end-piece, end.
pl. buttocks The rump.
bu$on, button, buttoney, buttonie, buttons, buttony,
button [ˈbʌtən]
n. A button.
pl. buttons A game similar to marbles but played with buttons.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
buttonie: The game of buttons.
sodger's buttons: WC. The water avens Geum rivale. SW. The burnet rose Rosa pimpinellifolia.

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