‖n. [ Eth. and Ar., our father. ] The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. (h)abundaunce, abundance, F. abondance, L. abundantia, fr. abundare. See Abound. ] An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Exuberance; plenteousness; plenty; copiousness; overflow; riches; affluence; wealth. -- Abundance, Plenty, Exuberance. These words rise upon each other in expressing the idea of fullness. Plenty denotes a sufficiency to supply every want; as, plenty of food, plenty of money, etc. Abundance express more, and gives the idea of superfluity or excess; as, abundance of riches, an abundance of wit and humor; often, however, it only denotes plenty in a high degree. Exuberance rises still higher, and implies a bursting forth on every side, producing great superfluity or redundance; as, an exuberance of mirth, an exuberance of animal spirits, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. (h)abundant, aboundant, F. abondant, fr. L. abudans, p. pr. of abundare. See Abound. ] Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by in, rarely by with. “Abundant in goodness and truth.” Exod. xxxiv. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abundant number (Math.), a number, the sum of whose aliquot parts exceeds the number itself. Thus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, the aliquot parts of 12, make the number 16. This is opposed to a deficient number, as 14, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2, 7, the sum of which is 10; and to a perfect number, which is equal to the sum of its aliquot parts, as 6, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Ample; plentiful; copious; plenteous; exuberant; overflowing; rich; teeming; profuse; bountiful; liberal. See Ample. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a sufficient degree; fully; amply; plentifully; in large measure. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G., lit., a trembling. ] (Music) A tremolo effect, such as that produced on the piano by vibratory repetition of a note with sustained use of the pedal. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL. (cf. It. beccabunga, G. bachbunge), fr. G. bach brook + bunge, OHG. bungo, bulb. See Beck a brook. ] See Brooklime. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ acronym ] (Med.) same as
blood urea nitrogen; the concentration of nitrogen in blood present in the form of urea; -- used as a measure of kidney function. Blood usually contains 10 to 15 mg of nitrogen per 100 ml in the form of urea. Stedman. [ PJC ]

n. [ trademark. ] a synthetic rubber made by copolymerizing butadiene with another substance such as acrylonitrile or styrene.
Syn. -- buna-S. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune.
Syn. -- windfall, gravy, godsend. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Akin to OSw. & Dan. bunke heap, Icel. bunki heap, pile, bunga tumor, protuberance; cf. W. pwng cluster. Cf. Bunk. ] 1. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump. [ 1913 Webster ]

They will carry . . . their treasures upon the bunches of camels. Isa. xxx. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the same kind, growing or fastened together; as, a bunch of grapes; a bunch of keys. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mining) A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein. Page. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Bunched p. pr. & vb. n. Bunching. ] To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bunching out into a large round knob at one end. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To form into a bunch or bunches. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a bunch on the back; crooked. “Bunch-backed toad.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The dwarf cornel (Cornus Canadensis), which bears a dense cluster of bright red, edible berries. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In California, Atropis tenuifolia, Festuca scabrella, and several kinds of Stipa are favorite bunch grasses. In Utah, Eriocoma cuspidata is a good bunch grass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or condition of being bunchy; knobbiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Swelling out in bunches. [ 1913 Webster ]

An unshapen, bunchy spear, with bark unpiled. Phaer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Growing in bunches, or resembling a bunch; having tufts; as, the bird's bunchy tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mining) Yielding irregularly; sometimes rich, sometimes poor; as, a bunchy mine. Page. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. see bunko. [ Written also bunko. ] [ PJC ]

‖n. [ G. ] League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Hindi band. ] An embankment against inundation. [ India ] S. Wells Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pers. bandar a landing place, pier. ] A boat or raft used in the East Indies in the landing of passengers and goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G., from bund (akin to E. bond) confederacy + rath council, prob. akin to E. read. ] Lit., a federal council, esp. of the German Empire. In the German Empire the legislative functions are vested in the Bundesrath and the Reichstag. The federal council of Switzerland is also so called. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

☞ The Bundesrath of the German empire is presided over by a chancellor, and is composed of sixty-two members, who represent the different states of the empire, being appointed for each session by their respective governments. [ 1913 Webster ]

By this united congress, the highest tribunal of Switzerland, -- the Bundesrath -- is chosen, and the head of this is a president. J. P. Peters (Trans. Müller's Pol. Hist.). [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G.; bund confederacy + versammlung assembly. ] See Legislature, Switzerland. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. bundel, AS. byndel; akin to D. bondel, bundel, G. bündel, dim. of bund bundle, fr. the root of E. bind. See Bind. ] A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; as, a bundle of straw or of paper; a bundle of old clothes. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fable of the rods, which, when united in a bundle, no strength could bend. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bundle pillar (Arch.), a column or pier, with others of small dimensions attached to it. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bundled p. pr. & vb. n. Bundling ] 1. To tie or bind in a bundle or roll. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To send off abruptly or without ceremony. [ 1913 Webster ]

They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into our own hackney coach. T. Hook. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. to sell together as a single item at one inclusive price; -- usually done for related products which work or are used together. [ PJC ]

To bundle off, to send off in a hurry, or without ceremony; as, the working mothers bundle their children off to school and then try to get themselves to work on time. --
To bundle one's self up, to wrap one's self up warmly or cumbrously. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To sleep on the same bed without undressing; -- applied to the custom of a man and woman, especially lovers, thus sleeping. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

Van Corlear stopped occasionally in the villages to eat pumpkin pies, dance at country frolics, and bundle with the Yankee lasses. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

To bundle up, to dress warmly, snugly, or cumbrously. [ PJC ]

a. sold together as a single item; -- usually done for related products which work or are used together. [ PJC ]

adj. dressed warmly; as, bundled-up sailors and soldiers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a former custom, especially in New England, in which unmarried couples occupied the same bed without undressing, especially during courtship. See bundle{ 2 }, v. i. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the act of binding something into a bundle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. the act of shoving hastily; as, she complained about bundling the children off to school. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Hind. & Per. bando-bast tying and binding. ] System; discipline. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He has more bundobust than most men. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cf. W. bwng orfice, bunghole, Ir. buinne tap, spout, OGael. buine. ] 1. The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A sharper or pickpocket. [ Obs. & Low ] [ 1913 Webster ]

You filthy bung, away. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bunged p. pr. & vb. n. Bunging ] To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with up. [ 1913 Webster ]

To bung up, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action. [ Low ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years. Shelton (Trans. Don Quixote). [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to a bungalow; similar to a bungalow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having many bungalows. the bungaloid suburbs [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Bengalee bānglā ] A thatched or tiled house or cottage, of a single story, usually surrounded by a veranda. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Bungar, the native name. ] (Zool.) A venomous snake of India, of the genus Bungarus, allied to the cobras, but without a hood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Aeronautics) a spring or other elastic device, especially one attached to a control to facilitate its manipulation. [ PJC ]

2. same as bungee cord. [ PJC ]

n. a strong elastic cord, usually with a hook at each end, used as a shock-absorbing device or to bind packages together, as on a dolly or handcart. [ PJC ]

n. an act of derring-do in which a person jumps from a high platform, such as a bridge, attached (usually by the legs) to a bungee cord, which is set to a length that will halt the drop before the person reaches the surface of the earth or the water. [ PJC ]

n. See Bung, n., 2. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Bungled p. pr. & vb. n. Bungling ] [ Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See Bang. ] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up. [ 1913 Webster ]

I always had an idea that it would be bungled. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those errors and bungles which are committed. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. performed poorly or inadequately; as, a bungled job; the Watergate scandal started with a bungled burglary.
Syn. -- botched, goofed up. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A clumsy, awkward workman; one who bungles. [ 1913 Webster ]

If to be a dunce or a bungler in any profession be shameful, how much more ignominious and infamous to a scholar to be such! Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. awkward to move or use especially because of shape; as, a load of bunglesome paraphernalia.
Syn. -- awkward, clumsy, ungainly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

They make but bungling work. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Clumsily; awkwardly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A kind of canoe used in Central and South America; also, a kind of boat used in the Southern United States. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Same as Bunyon. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. Prov. E. bunny a small swelling, fr. OF. bugne, It. bugna, bugnone. See Bun. ] (Med.) An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac (one of the bursæ muscosæ), usually occurring on the first joint of the great toe. [ 1913 Webster ]