Noun
- //after some much-needed polishing, the silver tea set had a brilliant burnish
lacing
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary the floor of the ballroom to a soft luster
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryHistory and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English burnischen, from Anglo-French burniss-, stem of burnir, alteration of Old French brunir, literally, to make brown, from brunburnish
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure //burnished the floor of the ballroom to a soft lusterRelated WordsNear Antonyms
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- brightness created by light reflected from a surface //after some much-needed polishing, the silver tea set had a brilliant burnishRelated WordsNear Antonyms
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
buttinsky (also buttinski) interferer interloper intermeddler intruder kibitzer (also kibbitzer) meddler nosey parker [chiefly British]Examples
- //The neighborhood busybody is telling everyone that the couple up the street is getting divorced.
- //that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own garden
First Known Use
1526, in the meaning defined abovebusybody
noun
Synonyms
- a person who meddles in the affairs of others //that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own gardenSynonymsbuttinsky (also buttinski) interferer interloper intermeddler intruder kibitzer (also kibbitzer) meddler nosey parker [chiefly British]Related Wordsgaper gawker gawper [chiefly British] gazer peeper peeping Tom prier (also pryer) rubberneck rubbernecker snoop snooper spy
buttermilk
Definition
- : the liquid left after butter has been churned from milk or cream
- : cultured milk made by the addition of suitable bacteria to sweet milk
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Other Words
- buxomly adverb
- buxomness noun
First Known Use
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3aHistory and Etymology
Middle English buxsum, from Old English *būhsum; akin to Old English būgan to bend — more at bowbuxom
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- of a woman having a pleasingly rounded body with large breasts //a buxom blondeSynonyms & Near Synonymsample bosomy built busty chesty corn-fed curvaceous curvy full-figured ripe Rubenesque shapely stacked voluptuous well-endowed zaftig (also zoftig)Antonyms & Near AntonymsHistory and EtymologyVerb and NounMiddle English burnischen, from Anglo-French burniss-, stem of burnir, alteration of Old French brunir, literally, to make brown, from brunburnishverb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure //burnished the floor of the ballroom to a soft lusterRelated WordsNear Antonyms
nounSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- brightness created by light reflected from a surface //after some much-needed polishing, the silver tea set had a brilliant burnishRelated WordsNear Antonyms
Synonyms & AntonymsSynonymsbuttinsky (also buttinski) interferer interloper intermeddler intruder kibitzer (also kibbitzer) meddler nosey parker [chiefly British]Examples- //The neighborhood busybody is telling everyone that the couple up the street is getting divorced.
- //that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own garden
First Known Use1526, in the meaning defined abovebusybodynounSynonyms
- a person who meddles in the affairs of others //that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own gardenSynonymsbuttinsky (also buttinski) interferer interloper intermeddler intruder kibitzer (also kibbitzer) meddler nosey parker [chiefly British]Related Wordsgaper gawker gawper [chiefly British] gazer peeper peeping Tom prier (also pryer) rubberneck rubbernecker snoop snooper spy
buttermilkDefinition
- : the liquid left after butter has been churned from milk or cream
- : cultured milk made by the addition of suitable bacteria to sweet milk
First Known Use15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Other Words- buxomly adverb
- buxomness noun
First Known Use12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3aHistory and EtymologyMiddle English buxsum, from Old English *būhsum; akin to Old English būgan to bend — more at bowbuxomadjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms
- of a woman having a pleasingly rounded body with large breasts //a buxom blondeSynonyms & Near Synonymsample bosomy built busty chesty corn-fed curvaceous curvy full-figured ripe Rubenesque shapely stacked voluptuous well-endowed zaftig (also zoftig)