Lexicon: burnished – bustle

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burnished, verbal adj. [see burnish, n.]

Polished; glossy; shiny; having the sheen of refined metal; (see Ezekiel 1:7); [fig.] groomed; brushed; velvety; covered with golden fuzz.

burr, [see bur, n.]

burrow (-ed), v. [OE *burg- 'to shelter, protect'.]

Dig under; bore a hole into; hide in an excavation; [fig.] invade; infest; intrude; encroach; disturb; interrupt; trespass.

burst (-ing), v. [OE] (webplay: break, come, door, ears, heart, liberation).

  1. Push outward; thrust out; throw open with force; [fig.] escape from; exit through; (see Jeremiah 30:8).
  2. Resound; blare; peal; sound out; come forth suddenly.
  3. End; interrupt; destroy.
  4. Break; rupture; swell to the breaking point; [fig.] overwhelm with emotion; (see Job 32:19).

bury, v. [OE < Germanic 'protect, cover'.] (webplay: grave).

  1. Cover; bathe; immerse; absorb; engulf; encompass; [fig.] color; emblazon with sunset light; (see Romans 6:4).
  2. Inter; entomb; lay to rest; put the body of a dead person underground; deposit a deceased person in the earth; (see Genesis 49:30).
  3. Forget; disregard; lay aside; put away mentally; dismiss from memory.
  4. Overwhelm; surmount; trap in debris; overcome with rubble.

bush (-es), n. [ME < L. boscum 'wood'.] (webplay: furnish, sign, tree, wheel, wine).

  1. Shrub; thicket; foliage; hedge; small tree; plant with multiple branches; (see Luke 6:44).
  2. Potential; possibility; imaginary result; hypothetical resource.

busier, n. [see busy, adj.]

business, n. [OE; see busy, adj. and ED letters.] (webplay: affairs, care, God, leaves, life, souls, subject).

  1. Work; affair; occupation; (see Proverbs 22:29); [fig.] ultimate destination.
  2. Errand; task; duty; pursuit; purpose; stewardship; matter requiring serious attention; [fig.] charge; calling; destiny; mission; (see Luke 2:49).
  3. Concern; relation; interaction; (see Romans 16:2).

bust (-s), n. [Fr. < It. 'trunk of upper portion of the body'.] (webplay: head).

Statuette; sculpture of a person's head; marble figure of a human upper torso.

bustle, n. [see bustle, v.] (webplay: stir).

  1. Rush; gush; flow; surge; effusion; sound of water.
  2. Commotion; activity; movement; agitation; disturbance; burst of energy; noisy rapid motion; [fig.] expiration; last exhale; final breath.