"city and capital of Hungary; comprised of formerly separate towns on either side of the Danube River which were united in 1872 population 2,008,546":[]
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"\u02c8by\u00fc-",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-d\u0259-\u02ccpest also \u02c8bu\u0307-",
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"Noun",
"The bush has plenty of buds but no flowers yet.",
"that sitcom star is still a bud , so all he needs right now are looks and personality",
"Verb",
"The trees budded early this spring.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After a look at the vineyards, where the vines were just beginning to bud , Mr. Weyrich took me to see the houses Roederer Estate is building for its workers. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Flowers with multiple buds should be cut with at least one bud beginning to open. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Nip hair shedding and undesirable flakes in the bud with this anti-dandruff shampoo that Kingsley loves. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
"The aim is to nip any silent transmission in the bud . \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
"Sloan School of Management finds that corporate culture is 10.4 times more important to employees than compensation, not to mention the strongest factor in predicting turnover, leaders would do well to nip any and all forms of toxicity in the bud . \u2014 Vicky Valet, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Sometimes a stem terminates in leafy growth in place of a bud . \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"In this genre-crossing comedy, Seth Rogen and James Franco star as two stoners who, high on a rare batch of bud , witness a murder and are then chased by bad guys. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The headphones can also be set up so that holding and pressing the side of a bud will turn off the active noise cancellation/ however, while out for a run the headphones would do this without any input from me. \u2014 Benny Har-even, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Thankfully, leaves have begun to bud and temperatures are rising. \u2014 Matt Koesters, The Enquirer , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Lincoln bud Norman Reedus gunning hard for a shot at playing Ghost Rider in the MCU. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In general, cold weather in spring delays bud break and warm weather accelerates it. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Many crops and plants in the Southeast have started to bud because of warmer weather until now and the freezing cold temperatures \u2014 maybe record low \u2014 that are expected on the back end of this bomb cyclone can cause some serious damage, Cohen said. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The best time to prune is now, before the tree begins to bud out. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s bud as in the flowering marijuana bud that Snoop likes to smoke, not the old Budweiser Bud Bowl Super Bowl ad campaign. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Take one bud out of your ear and these headphones also cut noise-cancelling to the earbud that remains in the other ear. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
"The center plans to continue measuring through the end of October, then will resume in March or April, when trees begin to bud . \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Oct. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"child",
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"kid",
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"The bush is a compact buddleia that cascades instead of growing upright, so it could be grown in a basket or a large pot, then put in the ground in fall. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias (many different species and cultivars), Mexican butterfly weed (Asclepias curassavica) and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies into your garden this summer. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 5 May 2019",
"These include asters, ornamental salvias, caryopteris, perovskia, lespedeza, buddleia and chrysanthemums. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, sacbee , 8 June 2018",
"This hybrid is a very dwarf form of buddleia (or buddleja), great for small spaces and containers. \u2014 Debbie Arrington, sacbee , 15 Dec. 2017",
"Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 15 July 2017",
"Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 15 July 2017",
"Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 24 June 2017",
"Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 24 June 2017"
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"New Latin, genus name, from Adam Buddle \u20201715 English botanist":""
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"Noun",
"His fishing buddy just bought a new boat.",
"my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The comedy veterans team up for Netflix\u2019s new buddy action flick, streaming July 24. \u2014 Essence , 17 June 2022",
"In any case, what happened during one performance is uncontested: Henry, or Oscar, was led onstage, saw his buddy Don, folded his legs, sat down where he wasn\u2019t supposed to and resisted all entreaties to move along. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"And there\u2019s my cross-country skiing buddy and fellow retiree, Owen Davis, the ace copy chief in an era in which so many don\u2019t value editing. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"With his buddy Ed Norton at his side, Ralph would concoct scheme after scheme with the hopes of getting rich, none of which ever came to fruition. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 9 June 2022",
"Or her Ice Age Trail hiking buddy Little Bird, who is in her early 60s and hiked the Appalachian Trail in two sections. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"When Howie meets and falls for the privileged Charlie (James Scully as the film\u2019s Bingley), friction ensues between their opposing friend groups even as sparks fly between Noah and Charlie\u2019s buddy , Will (Ricamora). \u2014 Jen Yamatostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"In March, Depp\u2019s longtime buddy Marilyn Manson, who is godfather to Depp\u2019s daughter, filed a defamation lawsuit against the actress Evan Rachel Wood, who has publicly accused Manson of emotional abuse and rape. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Passion plays, Homeric odysseys and homoerotic buddy comedies. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Tweens and teens can buddy up at Edge and Vibe, respectively, two chic hangouts with activities curated specifically for them. \u2014 Brie Schwartz, Woman's Day , 11 May 2022",
"To mark its inclusion, Harry agreed to buddy up with 2021 Tokyo Paralympics silver medalist Thomas Schmidberger for a round of doubles. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Apr. 2022",
"His political opponents are aghast that a former human-rights lawyer, imprisoned as a student activist for opposing South Korea\u2019s own military dictatorship, could buddy up to a man like Kim. \u2014 Time , 23 June 2021",
"That work ethic has drawn comparisons to buddy Collin Sexton. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 11 Dec. 2020",
"His complicated struggles to accept this team as well as having to buddy up with an actual terrorist was so fun to watch. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
"He's already barged into the campaign, slamming Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and buddying up with Brexit Party boss Nigel Farage \u2014 a constant thorn in Johnson's right side. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 Dec. 2019",
"To maximize the use of a Zero Waste Box consider buddying up with friends, family or co-workers. \u2014 Laura Daily, Washington Post , 25 June 2019",
"Indeed, even those who were inclined to buddy up to Trump appear to be changing course. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 June 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The buddy program helps the newcomers bolster those same skills in a safe environment, organizers said. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This is a buddy comedy adventure involving an elite North Korean soldier and an espionage official from South Korea. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 10 Mar. 2022",
"There's literally a camel being milked by our buddy Glen (Clark Middleton). \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The events that transpire turn the film into a buddy comedy-meets-Cage-style action movie. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"In circles, otherwise known as buddy groups\u2014safe spaces where women could get together and share their stories. \u2014 Courtney Rubin, Fortune , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The iQIYI original drama may not be a buddy drama, but there\u2019s definitely bromance. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The untitled show, which sources say Fox envisions as a possible companion to Call Me Kat, is a buddy comedy about two women who are placed in the witness protection program. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The mothers said their children grew up in a community where they always have been accepted by every school group, whether through a buddy program in elementary school or an adaptive PE program in high school. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021"
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"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1976, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"intimate",
"mate",
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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"close",
"especial",
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"friendly",
"inseparable",
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]
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"Verb",
"Their horses refused to budge .",
"The door was stuck, and we couldn't even get it to budge .",
"Could you try opening this jar for me",
"We tried to change her mind, but we couldn't budge her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This no- budge primer is light as air yet grips onto shadows and pigments like a pro without creasing or fading throughout the day. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 14 June 2022",
"Aly & AJ are partnering with Bobbi Brown on the relaunch of the iconic shadow stick, which now has a more buttery and budge -proof formula and comes in 10 new metallic shades. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 4 May 2022",
"For dagger-sharp brows with a no- budge hold, define and shape them with the Urban Decay Brow Blade Waterproof Eyebrow Pencil & Ink Stain. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The Senate has approved the infrastructure bill and the larger budge blueprint. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 23 Aug. 2021",
"But more broadly, experts say, the labor mismatch is a signal of empowerment for a working class that hadn\u2019t seen the federal minimum wage budge since the Great Recession. \u2014 Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The cushioned footbed and budge -proof straps are game-changers. \u2014 Lauren Sanchez, Vogue , 9 July 2021",
"Even with a no- budge formula, setting brows can be particularly challenging for several reasons. \u2014 Lauren Dana, Allure , 7 May 2021",
"These audiences didn\u2019t want yesterday\u2019s news, or even this morning\u2019s; the slightest budge toward progress was meaningful and welcome. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"When task-force teams started showing up at Anarchy Row, in March, residents refused to budge . \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
"Both sides have so far refused to budge on the issue, thanks to domestic political pressure in their respective countries. \u2014 Tamara Qiblawi, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Convincing Republican members to agree remains an uphill battle, though some seem willing to budge . \u2014 CBS News , 30 May 2022",
"Biden gave no indication that the United States was willing to budge from its previous rejection of Ukrainian requests to establish a no-fly zone over the country or to provide it with the MiG-29 warplanes that Poland offered some weeks ago. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 27 Mar. 2022",
"If Democrats do not budge from their position against using reconciliation for the debt ceiling and Republicans refuse to offer support to raise the limit through traditional legislation, another stalemate later in the year appears inevitable. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Hurst asked for at least one day of netting, then just one four-hour season instead of eight, but Jones wouldn\u2019t budge and the states ended the Compact meeting without allowing any additional mainstem commercial fishing. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"There was a last-ditch meeting between the selectmen and the town\u2019s clergy, almost all of whom backed the protesters, but the officials wouldn\u2019t budge . \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
"Health experts were ultimately willing to split the difference and compromise at 1.5% \u2014 but legislative leaders wouldn\u2019t budge , insisting that anything below 2% would result in too much disruption to in-person learning, Weiler said. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"Anglo-French bouger , from Vulgar Latin *bullicare , from Latin bullire to boil \u2014 more at boil":"Verb",
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"Noun",
"What's the average weekly budget for a family of five",
"The film has a million-dollar budget .",
"He's been trying to live on a budget of less than $1,500 a month.",
"We'll have to work out a budget so we can buy a new car.",
"Verb",
"They budgeted millions of dollars to make the film.",
"The project is budgeted at more than $100,000.",
"He budgets $50 for entertainment each month.",
"If we budget carefully, we will be able to go on the trip.",
"I need to learn how to budget my time more wisely.",
"Adjective",
"a budget phone plan for people on fixed incomes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The budget this week to find the perfect manual-transmission training ground was $40,000. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 30 June 2022",
"In truth, Youngkin put travel on hold until the budget was behind him, although just barely. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"The new budget is north of $200 million, according to sources. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"The district\u2019s total budget for next year will be $449 million. \u2014 Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
"In fact, a healthy budget is the backbone of financial wellness, according to Reyes. \u2014 Grace L. Williams, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Though the Senate approved the legislation, the budget is now before a conference committee of Senate and the House lawmakers hammering out differences between the two chambers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s defense budget in 2021 was a mere $5.9 billion, a drop in the bucket compared to Russia\u2019s $65.9 billion and the United States\u2019 $705.4 billion. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
"The Phoenix Police Department's fiscal budget this year is about $850 million, up $63 million from last year. \u2014 Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"To fully stay ahead, organizations must forecast and budget for potential risks. \u2014 Bruce Dahlgren, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"This is a critical step as most people don\u2019t meticulously budget and have been reliant on some company to pay their expenses for the past 40 some-odd years. \u2014 Andrew Rosen, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"And what destinations should budget -conscious travelers avoid altogether",
"And what destinations should budget -conscious travelers avoid altogether",
"As is, these seven chapters total nearly nine hours, so anyone planning a weekend binge should budget accordingly. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Library Executive Director Dave Della Terza told the library board this week a construction manager would help budget and plan costs, supervise the day-to-day work and coordinate with the vendors to complete the project. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Covenant House has no shortage of success stories \u2014 young adults come in, get their degrees, get a job, learn how to budget their money, save up for independent housing and continue to save and maintain an independent lifestyle. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2022",
"Here's what to expect and how to budget accordingly. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Nolan film also positions Universal as a competitor to Disney which doesn\u2019t just rely on brands and/or mega- budget franchises. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Explosions, gunshots, car crashes, fireworks and snark populate the first trailer for Netflix\u2019s mega- budget summer action thriller The Gray Man. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"There isn\u2019t a ton of competition in the ultra- budget wireless earbuds segment, but there is some. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 19 May 2022",
"To open a mid- budget romantic comedy in theaters at this number, in this market",
"Downey is taking his first steps out of mega- budget blockbusters in some time. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s a week after Universal and Blumhouse\u2019s first of a three-part mega- budget Exorcist trilogy which is intended as a kind of theaters/Peacock dual proposition. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"But to say that mid- budget movies don't exist anymore isn't completely true, film experts said. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022",
"In a recent report by Airlines for America, the trade group noted that 15 percent of travelers boarded ultra- budget carriers in 2020, up from 5 percent in 2010. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"Middle English bowgette , from Middle French bougette , diminutive of bouge leather bag, from Latin bulga , of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish bolg bag; akin to Old English belg bag \u2014 more at belly":"Noun",
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"New South Wales Pidgin, from budyari \"good, well\" in the Aboriginal Sydney language (Dharuk/Iyora), recorded as b\u00fady\u0115r\u012d, bood-y\u0115r-r\u0115 , etc. in the 1790's":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Compared to, say, a parrot or a budgerigar , scrub jays\u2014which are known for their long tail and beautiful blue coloring\u2014are rarely domesticated, and don\u2019t often interact with humans. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2021",
"Indeed, these plant lovers have the same emotional connection to flora that the Young and the Houseless used to have to fauna like beagles, Siamese cats, budgerigars and, in certain highly unusual cases, Rottweilers. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 26 July 2018",
"Meanwhile, Yoshimasa Seki of the Brain Science Institute in Japan and his team successfully trained budgerigars (parakeets) to peck an LED in time to a wide range of tempos. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Mar. 2016",
"Meanwhile, Yoshimasa Seki of the Brain Science Institute in Japan and his team successfully trained budgerigars (parakeets) to peck an LED in time to a wide range of tempos. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Mar. 2016",
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"But more powerful, said activists who have organized the community for the past decade, is a budding sense of national unity that is inclusive and tolerant \u2014 and unlike Russia in every way. \u2014 Max Bearak, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
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"Margot is a budding New England politician with a teenage daughter, and Allie is a girl in the southern U.S. who escapes an abusive foster home and forms a new religion. \u2014 Richard J. Chang, Forbes , 6 June 2022"
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"The police department urged people gathering in social settings to use the buddy system , to be mindful that drinks are being served directly by a bartender or server, and to watch drinks at all times, including taking it to the restroom if needed. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 31 May 2022",
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"The budworm 's population naturally booms and busts somewhere in the state about every 12 years, said Eric Otto, forest health specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). \u2014 Greg Stanley, Star Tribune , 14 Dec. 2020",
"Aerial surveys showed more than 200,000 trees were killed by the budworm in 2018 and 2019. \u2014 Greg Stanley, Star Tribune , 14 Dec. 2020",
"The problem in asking me is that there are all manner of reasons why a spruce tree would have needles turn brown, from sawflies and budworms to fungi, viruses, mites and bad weather. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News , 22 Sep. 2017",
"This article on Petunias from Colorado State gives information on petunias and their pests, including the Tobacco (geranium) budworm . \u2014 Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com , 12 July 2017"
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": being without a bud":[]
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"\u02c8b\u0259dl\u0259\u0307s"
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": the sticky exudation covering a plant bud":[]
},
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"noun"
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": the grafting of a plant by budding":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": budgerigar":[]
},
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"\u02c8b\u0259-j\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The blue melanin is actually gray-black, and only appears blue because of the peculiar formation of the budgie \u2019s feather barbs. \u2014 Harry Taylor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Occasionally a naturally occurring mutation removes one of the pigments to produce a yellow or blue budgie . \u2014 Harry Taylor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Nov. 2021",
"In fact, members of the parrot family, like budgies and cockatoos, are even better at syncing their movements to a beat than chimpanzees are, wrote Dr. Hattori. \u2014 Susan Pinker, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2020",
"Kangaroos, koalas, Tasmanian devils, dingoes, jumping spiders and wild budgies are featured in the Australia episode, according to NPR. \u2014 Alicia Kortendick, oregonlive , 18 Jan. 2020",
"Guests can also feed lorikeets, budgies and flamingos throughout the day in the Flights of Fancy area. \u2014 Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star , 5 July 2019",
"Most budgies are green thanks to a yellow pigment, psittacofulvin, mixing with a blue hue created by light bouncing off tiny structures on the birds\u2019 feathers. \u2014 Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS , 5 Oct. 2017"
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"budg(erigar) + -ie":""
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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": more money than is needed to pay for planned expenses":[
"The state currently has a $3 million budget surplus ."
]
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": one who prepares a budget":[],
": one who is restricted to a budget":[]
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"\u02ccb\u0259-j\u0259-\u02c8tir"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The shortfall led budgeteers to make cuts across several departments \u2014 convention facilities, arts and culture, history and preservation and international affairs. \u2014 Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com , 9 Apr. 2020",
"Europe\u2019s budgeteers must have missed the economic research suggesting that balancing the books by raising taxes is self-defeating as slower growth weighs on revenue. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2018",
"Those jobs are being driven away to other states with better business climates, and the jobs that are left in California pay less than our budgeteers expected. \u2014 Susan Shelley, Orange County Register , 13 May 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
