: a bumper sticker (= a sign that people stick on

the bumper of their cars with a message on it)

0 The cars were bumper to bumper on the road to the coast (= so close that their bumpers were nearly touching). $ 3$— t#7jci^ii₀ — picture o page Ri madj. [only before noun] (approving) unusually large; producing an unusually large amount #J: a bumper issue (= of a magazine, etc.) (

oa bumper crop/harvest/season/year A1]^;

' bumper car noun (especially NAmE) = dodgem(2) bumph = bumf

bump-kin /■ bAmpkm/ noun = country bumpkin bump-tious /'b Amp Jos/ adj. (disapproving) showing that you think that you are very important; often giving your opinions in a loud, confident and annoying way

bumpy /'bAmpi/ adj. (bump-ier, bumpi-est) 1 (of a surface A®) not even; with a lot of bumps ^

a bumpy road/track ibf ili A A / /Ml o

bumpy ground ^ W ifa ® 2 (of a journey ft IS) uncomfortable with a lot of sudden unpleasant movements caused by the road surface, weather conditions, etc. |$$£#j: a bumpy ride/flight A/ if have/give sb a bumpy 'ride to have a difficult time; to make a situation difficult for sb ( )

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bun /bAn/ noun 1 [C] (BrE) a small*round sweet cake

/hiafe: anicedbunMmmm^mmm

— see also hot cross bun 2 [C] (BrE also bap) a small

round flat bread roll a hamburger bun —Affl

H t# j$®% — compare roll n.(3) 3 [C] long hair that has been twisted into a round shape and is worn on top or at the back of the head ® U : She wore

her hair in a bun. M. 7 -AJt # ₀ — picture o hair 4 buns [pi.] (slang, especially NAmE) the two sides of a person’s bottom jS-JBt Have a 'bun in the oVen (informal, humorous) to be pregnant AfttT; ff? bunch (Hr /bAntJ/ noun, verb

■ noun 1 [C] ~ of sth a number of things of the same type

which are growing or fastened together ^ ; $1; JL: a bunch of bananas/grapes, etc. — ^ ^ o

a bunch of keys — ^ If] o She picked me a bunch of flowers. — — picture e> page R17

2 [sing.] a ~ (of sth) (informal, especially NAmE) a large amount of sth; a large number of things or people A Ht; A ftfc: I have a whole bunch of stuff to do this

morning. ^ A ± 4 — A& ) 1₀ 3 [sing.] (informal)

a group of people ) W', iX: The people that I work with are a great bunch, &I#fcliP$cAfl!^ft.o

4 bunches [pi.] (BrE) long hair that is divided in two and tied at each side of the head ( W ) A

Wl: She wore her hair in bunches. M ffit If M Wl A ₀

— picture o hair IR71 the best/pick of the 'bunch the best out of a group of people or things

A ( jf ”p — more at best n.

■ verb ~ (sth) (up) to become tight or to form tight folds;

to make sth do this ( : [V] His

muscles bunched under his shirt. fife M T ® Eft M$] MM jflBlft_Q 0 Her skirt had bunched up round her waist, jjfefft

0 [VN] His forehead was bunched in a frown, GEEI3 ,bunch 'up/to'gether

| bunch sb/sth up/to'gether to move closer and form into a group; to make people or things do this ( ) HA, Stife: The sheep bunched together as soon

as they saw the dog. ift

bun dle /'bAndl/ noun, verb

■ noun 1 [C] a number of things tied or wrapped together; sth that is wrapped up ( — ) IS, ■&, jt: a bundle of rags/papers/firewood, etc. fg

^ 0 She held her little bundle (- her baby)

tightly in her arms. 2 [C]

a number of things that belong, or are sold together —flk ( ) : a bundle of ideas —^

ISoa bundle of graphics packages for your PC —ftfcA A & ISIS 4 3 [sing.] a ~ of laughs, fun, joy, etc.

(informal) a person or thing that makes you laugh MU