Index of English words, starting with "bu"

(1) - Burlap (n.) A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc.

(1) - Burled (imp. & p. p.) of Burl

(1) - Burlesque (v. i.) To employ burlesque.
(2) - Burlesque (v. t.) To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
(3) - Burlesque (n.) A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
(4) - Burlesque (n.) An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter, or to ridicule anything.
(5) - Burlesque (n.) Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.
(6) - Burlesque (a.) Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical.

(1) - Burlesquer (n.) One who burlesques.