| bud | (noun) a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals | - |
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| (noun) a partially opened flower | - |
| (verb) develop buds | - |
| (verb) start to grow or develop | - |
| budding | (adjective) beginning to develop | - |
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| (noun) reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent | - |
| buddleia | (noun) tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers | Synonyms: butterfly bush |
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| buddy | (noun) a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | Synonyms: brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick |
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| budge | (verb) move very slightly | Synonyms: agitate, shift, stir |
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| budgereegah | (noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors | Synonyms: budgerigar, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, Melopsittacus undulatus, shell parakeet |
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| budgerigar | (noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors | Synonyms: budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, Melopsittacus undulatus, shell parakeet |
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| budgerygah | (noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors | Synonyms: budgereegah, budgerigar, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, Melopsittacus undulatus, shell parakeet |
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| budget | (noun) a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose | - |
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| (noun) a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them | - |
| (verb) make a budget | - |
| budgetary | (adjective) of or relating to a budget | - |
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| budgie | (noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors | Synonyms: budgereegah, budgerigar, budgerygah, grass parakeet, lovebird, Melopsittacus undulatus, shell parakeet |
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| disbud | (verb) destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle) | - |
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| (verb) thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers | - |
| ombudsman | (noun) a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government | - |
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| redbud | (noun) small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood | Synonyms: Cercis canadensis |
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| rosebud | (noun) (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl | - |
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| (noun) the bud of a rose | - |
| tastebud | (noun) an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue | Synonyms: gustatory organ, taste bud |
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