buzz¹ /buz/

1. To make a noise like that of insects' wings
2. To murmur
3. To talk excitedly
4. To move quickly, bustle
5. Of a place, to be busy and lively

1. To utter with a buzzing sound
2. To whisper or spread secretly
3. To transmit by Morse over a telephone wire by means of a key
4. To summon with a buzzer
5. To make a telephone call to (informal)
6. To throw (slang)
7. To fly very low over or very close to (informal)
8. To interfere with in flight by flying very near to (aeronautics)

1. The noise of bees or flies in flight
2. A humming sound
3. A voiced hiss
4. A whispered report
5. A telephone call (informal)
6. A pleasant or excited feeling, a kick (informal)
7. Enthusiasm (informal)
8. A craze, fad (informal)

buzzˈer noun

1. An apparatus that makes a buzzing sound
2. A person who buzzes
3. A whisperer or telltale (Shakespeare)

buzzˈing noun and adjective

buzzˈingly adverb

buzzˈy adjective

buzzˈbait noun (angling)

An artificial bait with small blades that stir the water

buzz bomb noun (informal)

A flying bomb

buzzˈcut noun

A style of haircut in which the hair is cut very short with electric clippers

buzzˈkill noun (chiefly US)

A person or thing that destroys an enjoyable atmosphere

buzz phrase see buzz word below.

buzz saw noun (N American)

A circular saw

buzzˈ-wig noun

A great bushy wig

buzz word or buzzˈword, buzz phrase or buzz term noun (informal)

A fashionable new term in the jargon of a particular subject, science, etc, its use by other individuals or groups conveying the impression of specialized knowledge and of being very up to date

buzz off (slang)

To go away

buzz² /buz/

To drain (a bottle) to the last drop of wine

• defector
• defectors
• defects
• defence
• defenced
• defenceless
• defencelessly
• defencelessness
• defencelessnesses
• defenceman
• defence mechanism
• defence mechanisms
• defencemen
• defences
• defend
• defendable
• defendant
• defendants
• defended
• defender
• Defenderism
• defender of the faith
• defenders
• defending
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