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shop/store Tjcflkfjn. F7I71 a .buyer’s market a situation in which there is a lot of a particular item for sale, so that prices are low and people buying have a choice A

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.buyer’s re'morse noun [u] (NAmE) the feeling of disappointment sb has after they have bought sth when they think they have made a mistake      ( iAA

buy-out /‘baiaut/ noun a situation in which a person or group gains control of a company by buying all or most of its shares  : a management buyout IfJl

buzz /bAz/ verb, noun

verb 1 [V] (of a bee 'M if) to make a continuous low sound it Hi r :          Bees buzzed lazily among the

flowers.      o 2 [V] to make

a sound like a bee buzzing 3c tB 4# wf P:       The doorbell

buzzed loudly, Hf/if n^AAff o 0 My ears were buzzing (= were filled with a continuous sound). Ifc ip n£j 7 ,

3 [Vj ~ (with sth) to be full of excitement, activity, etc.

) :    The place was buzzing with

journalists.  id# lli % ft] Pft M 0 0 New York

buzzes from dawn to dusk.

o My head was still buzzing after the day’s events. — ^

4 ~ (for sb/sth)

to call sb to come by pressing a buzzer ff]4!f ( 3tfil ^ ) : [V] The doctor buzzed for the next patient to come in. E£&4if P«n7T“^^A$3|to [also vn] 5 [VN] (,informal) to fly very close to sb/sth, especially as a warning or threat         ( A 4b f)

.buzz a'bout/a'round to move around quickly, especially because you are very busy ( ftf# )

I’ve been buzzing around town all day sorting out my trip.

.buzz 'off (informal) used to tell sb rudely to go away JF :    Just buzz off and let me get on with my work.

m noun 1 [C, usually sing.] (also buzz-ing [U, sing.]) a continuous sound like the one that a bee, a buzzer or other electronic device makes ^   ; if P :         the

buzz of bees hunting nectar # && i 3K 4# 65 ^ ^ P 0 The buzz of the Entryphone interrupted our conversation.

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buzzes from the amplifier 2 [sing.]

the sound of people talking, especially in an excited way ®P ip I5t it Kj i$ Jh ; The buzz of conversation suddenly stopped when she came into the room. M 'jijjgfM,      3 [sing.] [informal) a

strong feeling of pleasure, excitement or achievement

'■( it 4 m & w ) m m nt &; a buzz of

excitement/expectation          / MW 0 She gets a

buzz out of her work. bfojkXjfe 7     .0

Flying gives me a real buzz.  o You can

sense the creative buzz in the city. AMAIl ia #J 'If c 4 the buzz [sing.] (informal) news that people tell each other that may or may not be true # £0; iljf# EWT1 rumour imi give sb a 'buzz (informal) to telephone sb ^AfT %jj|: I’ll give you a buzz on Monday, OK?       7Atofei£fr4?

buz-zard /'bAzad; NAmE -zard/ noun 1 (fir£) a large European bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) of the hawk family % ( gfc tH'l & ) 2 (NAmE) a large American bird like a vulture that eats the flesh of animals that are already dead A H

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‘buzz cut noun a style of cutting the hair in which all the hair is cut very short, close to the skin of the head

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buzzer /'bAza(r)/ noun an electrical device that produces a buzzing sound as a signal 4#    at

the 'buzzer {NAmE) at the end of a game or period of play tHe missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer. W/Yfa ng Ufa fcj\ ffeS 7  A 410

buzz group noun one of the small groups of people that a large group can be divided into in order to discuss and give their opinions about a particular subject. The information obtained is used by people