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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 13 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| buckle | noun | The load was secured by a belt and a buckle. | a clasp fastening two ends |
| verb | My knees would buckle trying to carry that. | give way, collapse | |
| bullion | noun | A million in gold bullion sat in the vault | in the form of bars, ingots |
| bully | noun | He became know to all as a bully. | cruel to weaker people |
| verb | She would bully the employees for fun. | to act in intimidating manner | |
| bum | noun | Dressed that way he looked like a bum | lazy, shiftless person |
| bungalow | noun | They lived in a bungalow in the countryside. | small house or cottage |
| bunk | noun | The boys each slept in a bunk | narrow bed |
| noun | His idea sounded like so much bunk. | lacks good sense, unsound | |
| burial | noun | She was in charge of his burial. | process of burying |