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the floor of the ballroom to a soft luster
Noun
  • //after some much-needed polishing, the silver tea set had a brilliant burnish
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
1646, in the meaning defined above
History 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 brun
burnish
verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

busy​body
noun
busy·​body
ˈbi-zē-ˌbä-dē

Definition

  • an officious or inquisitive person
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 above
busybody
noun

Synonyms

but​ter​milk
noun
but·​ter·​milk
ˈbə-tər-ˌmilk

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 1
bux​om
adjective
bux·​om
ˈbək-səm

Definition

  • vigorously or healthily plump //… a buxom warm friendly woman. — Burl Ives
    specifically full-bosomed
  • archaic full of gaiety
  • obsolete
    offering little resistance flexible //… wing silently the buxom air … — John Milton
Other Words
  • bux​om​ly adverb
  • bux​om​ness noun
First Known Use
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
History and Etymology
Middle English buxsum, from Old English *būhsum; akin to Old English būgan to bend — more at bow
buxom
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Noun
  • //after some much-needed polishing, the silver tea set had a brilliant burnish
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
1646, in the meaning defined above
History 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 brun
burnish
verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

busy​body
noun
busy·​body
ˈbi-zē-ˌbä-dē

Definition

  • an officious or inquisitive person
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 above
busybody
noun

Synonyms

but​ter​milk
noun
but·​ter·​milk
ˈbə-tər-ˌmilk

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 1
bux​om
adjective
bux·​om
ˈbək-səm

Definition

  • vigorously or healthily plump //… a buxom warm friendly woman. — Burl Ives
    specifically full-bosomed
  • archaic full of gaiety
  • obsolete
    offering little resistance flexible //… wing silently the buxom air … — John Milton
Other Words
  • bux​om​ly adverb
  • bux​om​ness noun
First Known Use
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
History and Etymology
Middle English buxsum, from Old English *būhsum; akin to Old English būgan to bend — more at bow