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3 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If something is bunged up , it is blocked. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  The sink's bunged up again. □  My nose is all bunged up.

bun|ga|low /bʌ ŋgəloʊ/ (bungalows ) N‑COUNT A bungalow is a house which has only one level, and no stairs. WORD HISTORY bungalow

Bungalow comes from Hindi banglā meaning 'of Bengal'. A bungalow was originally a house of the style generally occupied by Europeans in Bengal, a one-storey house with a verandah round it and a thatched roof.

bungee jump|ing /bʌ ndʒi dʒʌmp I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT If someone goes bungee jumping , they jump from a high place such as a bridge or cliff with a long piece of strong elastic cord tied around their ankle connecting them to the bridge or cliff.

bun|gle /bʌ ŋg ^ə l/ (bungles , bungling , bungled ) VERB If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy. □ [V n] Two prisoners bungled an escape bid after running either side of a lamp-post while handcuffed. □ [V -ed] …the FBI's bungled attempt to end the 51 day siege. ● N‑COUNT Bungle is also a noun. □  …an appalling administrative bungle. ●  bun|gling ADJ □  …a bungling burglar.

bun|gler /bʌ ŋglə ^r / (bunglers ) N‑COUNT A bungler is a person who often fails to do things properly because they make mistakes or are clumsy.

bun|ion /bʌ njən/ (bunions ) N‑COUNT A bunion is a large painful lump on the first joint of a person's big toe.

bunk /bʌ ŋk/ (bunks )

1 N‑COUNT A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan. □  He left his bunk and went up on deck again.

2 N‑UNCOUNT If you describe something as bunk , you think that it is foolish or untrue. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  Even those who think psychoanalysis is bunk might find that lying on a couch being listened to is worthwhile.

bu nk bed (bunk beds ) N‑COUNT Bunk beds are two beds fixed one above the other in a frame.

bun|ker /bʌ ŋkə ^r / (bunkers )

1 N‑COUNT A bunker is a place, usually underground, that has been built with strong walls to protect it against heavy gunfire and bombing. □  …an extensive network of fortified underground bunkers.

2 N‑COUNT A bunker is a container for coal or other fuel.

3 N‑COUNT On a golf course, a bunker is a large area filled with sand, which is deliberately put there as an obstacle that golfers must try to avoid.

bun|kum /bʌ ŋkəm/ N‑UNCOUNT If you say that something that has been said or written is bunkum , you mean that you think it is completely untrue or very stupid. [INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED , DISAPPROVAL ]

bun|ny /bʌ ni/ (bunnies ) N‑COUNT A bunny or a bunny rabbit is a child's word for a rabbit. [INFORMAL ]

bunt|ing /bʌ nt I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Bunting consists of rows of small coloured flags that are used to decorate streets and buildings on special occasions. □  Red, white and blue bunting hung in the city's renovated train station.

buoy /bɔ I , [AM ] buː i/ (buoys , buoying , buoyed )

1 N‑COUNT A buoy is a floating object that is used to show ships and boats where they can go and to warn them of danger.

2 VERB If someone in a difficult situation is buoyed by something, it makes them feel more cheerful and optimistic. □ [be V -ed + by ] In May they danced in the streets, buoyed by their victory. □ [V n] German domestic consumption buoyed the German economy. ● PHRASAL VERB Buoy up means the same as buoy . □ [be V -ed P ] They are buoyed up by a sense of hope. [Also V n P ]

buoy|an|cy /bɔ I ənsi/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Buoyancy is the ability that something has to float on a liquid or in the air. □  Air can be pumped into the diving suit to increase buoyancy.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Buoyancy is a feeling of cheerfulness. □  …a mood of buoyancy and optimism.

3 N‑UNCOUNT There is economic buoyancy when the economy is growing. □  The likelihood is that the slump will be followed by a period of buoyancy.

buoy|ant /bɔ I ənt/