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8 ADJ [ADJ n] You can use buzz to refer to a word, idea, or activity which has recently become extremely popular. □  …the latest buzz phrase in garden design circles. □  Sex education in schools was the buzz topic.

9 VERB If an aircraft buzzes a place, it flies low over it, usually in a threatening way. □ [V n] American fighter planes buzzed the city.

buz|zard /bʌ zə ^r d/ (buzzards ) N‑COUNT A buzzard is a large bird of prey.

buzz|er /bʌ zə ^r / (buzzers ) N‑COUNT A buzzer is an electrical device that is used to make a buzzing sound for example, to attract someone's attention.

buzz|saw /bʌ zsɔː/ (buzzsaws ) N‑COUNT A buzzsaw is an electric saw consisting of a round metal disk with a sharp serrated edge. It is powered by an electric motor and is used for cutting wood and other materials. [AM ] in BRIT, use circular saw

buzz|word /bʌ zwɜː ^r d/ (buzzwords ) also buzz word N‑COUNT A buzzword is a word or expression that has become fashionable in a particular field and is being used a lot by the media. □ [+ of ] Biodiversity was the buzzword of the Rio Earth Summit.

buzzy /bʌ zi/ (buzzier , buzziest ) ADJ If a place, event, or atmosphere is buzzy , it is lively, interesting, and modern. [INFORMAL ] □  The cafe has an intimate but buzzy atmosphere.

by ◆◆◆ The preposition is pronounced /ba I /. The adverb is pronounced /ba I /. In addition to the uses shown below, by is used in phrasal verbs such as 'abide by', 'put by', and 'stand by'. 1 PREP If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it. □  The feast was served by his mother and sisters. □  I was amazed by their discourtesy and lack of professionalism. □  The town has been under attack by rebel groups for a week now.

2 PREP If you say that something such as a book, a piece of music, or a painting is by a particular person, you mean that this person wrote it or created it. □  …a painting by Van Gogh. □  He read Enobarbus's speech from Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare.

3 PREP If you do something by a particular means, you do it using that thing. □  We'll be travelling by car. □  …dinners by candlelight.

4 PREP [PREP v-ing] If you achieve one thing by doing another thing, your action enables you to achieve the first thing. □  Make the sauce by boiling the cream and stock together in a pan. □  The all-female yacht crew made history by becoming the first to sail round the world. □  By using the air ambulance to transport patients, they can save up to £15,000 per patient.

5 PREP You use by in phrases such as 'by chance' or 'by accident' to indicate whether or not an event was planned. □  I met him by chance out walking yesterday. □  He opened Ingrid's letter by mistake. □  Whether by design or accident his timing was perfect.

6 PREP If someone is a particular type of person by nature, by profession, or by birth, they are that type of person because of their nature, their profession, or the family they were born into. □  I am certainly lucky to have a kind wife who is loving by nature. □  She's a nurse by profession and now runs a counselling service for women. □  Her parents were in fact American by birth.

7 PREP If something must be done by law, it happens according to the law. If something is the case by particular standards, it is the case according to the standards. □  Pharmacists are required by law to give the medicine prescribed by the doctor. □  …evening wear that was discreet by his standards.