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bunk/bArjk/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 [C] a narrow bed that is fixed to a wall, espe­cially on a ship or train ( % & ffe & A ) Eh M 2 [C] (also 'bunk bed) one of two beds that are fixed together, one above the other, especially for children ( XmJlMM ) jfcjgfle;        ±€; TM —picture

o bed 3 [U] (>old-fashioned, informal) nonsense B§ ig-; #] EEd bunkum FT»TTC1 do a 'bunk (BrE, informal) to run away from a place without telling anyone MX; M

•                  verb WIi&tI ,bunk 'off | bunk off 'school/'work (BrE, informal) to stay away from school or work when you should be there; to leave school or work early 0ft X; #-11 BEE1 SKIVE, PLAY TRUANT

bun-ker/'bAgka(r)/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 a strongly built shelter for soldiers or guns, usually underground it %. ; ft; :         a concrete/

underground/secret bunker M $§ ±I it T / ifc ft ft

2                  a container for storing coal, especially on a ship or

outside a house ^ H ^ f| :     a coal bunker M H

3                  (NAmE also 'sand trap, trap) a small area filled

with sand on a golf course (   ) £H/l

— picture o golf

•                  verb [VN] be bunkered (in golf ftfts^^c) to have hit

your ball into a bunker (and therefore to be in a diffi­cult position)     )

bunk-house /'bArjkhaos/ noun a building for workers to sleep in Xffl; ftSlAtjjte bun kum /'bArjkam/ noun [U] (old-fashioned, informal) nonsense ikig; Btig KTTIbunk bunny /'bAni/ noun {pi -ies) (also 'bunny rabbit) a child’s word for a rabbit ( JLt§ ) ITSTTC1 see happy 'bunny-hop noun a small jump forward in a crouch­ing position      ► bunny-hop verb [V] (-pp-)

'bunny slope noun (NAmE) = nursery slope Bun-sen burn-er /.bAnsn ’b3:n0(r); NAmE 'b3:rn-/ noun an instrument used in scientific work that produces a hot gas flame          ) —picture o

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bunt /bAnt/ verb [VN, V] (NAmE) (in baseball # ft) to deliberately hit the ball only a short distance j® fT; 14 dir ► bunt noun

bunt-ing /’bAntir)/ noun 1 [u] coloured flags or paper used for decorating streets and buildings in cele­brations ( mm it,    ) mm, mm 2.ku

small bird related to the finch and sparrow families. There are several types of bunting. ^:  a com/reed/

snow bunting

bun-yip /'bAnjip/ noun {AustralE) (in stories) a monster that lives in or near water ftlPH (

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buoy /boi; NAmE also ’bu:i/ noun, verb

•                  noun an object which floats on the sea or a river to

mark the places where it is dangerous and where it is safe for boats to go      — see also lifebuoy

mverb [VN] [usually passive] 1 ~ sb (up) to make sb feel cheerful or confident    : Buoyed by their win

yesterday the team feel confident of further success. f£ ft

Amm^nr,       2~sb/sth(up)

to keep sb/sth floating on water   {<£#35 3 ~ sth

(up) to keep prices at a high or acceptable level {j£ ( {ft

&) !#; At (m)

buoy-ant /'boiant; NAmE 'buijant/ adj. 1 (of prices, busi­ness activity, etc.         tending to increase

or stay at a high level, usually showing financial success ftW; {£ f# ft {ft #}; It 31 #J:         a buoyant

economy/market It 35 (ft ££ '$r / 7|i       0 buoyant sales/

prices ±;ft£ft^1l^/{frj& 0 a buoyant demand for homes  2 cheerful and feeling sure

that things will be successful It W ft fg (ft;

(ft : They were all in buoyant mood.       Cl ffl fit & M <,

3 floating, able to float or able to keep things floating MW(ft;   (ft; A (ft: The boat bobbed like a

cork on the waves: light and buoyant.

O Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water.       ► buoy-ancy /-ansi /