pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
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buy the farm

cash in one's chips

choke

conk

croak

decease

die

drop dead

exit

expire

give-up the ghost

go

kick the bucket

pass

pass away

perish

pop off

snuff it

sample sentences

"She died from cancer"
"The children perished in the fire"
"The patient went peacefully"
"The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage
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buy time

take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
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buy out

buy up

take over

an undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers
<noun.act>

buy-and-bust operation

the act of purchasing back something previously sold
<noun.act>

buyback

redemption

repurchase

a person who buys
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buyer

emptor

purchaser

vendee

a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
<noun.act>

buyer's market

buyers' market

soft market

a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
<noun.act>

buyer's market

buyers' market

soft market

the act of buying
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

buying

purchasing

sample sentences

"buying and selling fill their days"
"shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"

acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
<noun.act>

buyout

a bid to buy all of a person's holdings
<noun.communication>

buyout bid

a confusion of activity and gossip
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buzz

sample sentences

"the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued"

sound of rapid vibration
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bombilation

bombination

buzz

sample sentences

"the buzz of a bumble bee"

make a buzzing sound
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bombilate

bombinate

buzz

sample sentences

"bees were buzzing around the hive"

fly low
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buzz

sample sentences

"Planes buzzed the crowds in the square"

be noisy with activity
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buzz

hum

seethe

sample sentences

"This office is buzzing with activity"

call with a buzzer
<verb.communication>

buzz

sample sentences

"he buzzed the servant"

a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
<noun.artifact>

V-1

buzz bomb

doodlebug

flying bomb

robot bomb

leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
<verb.motion>

bugger off

buzz off

fuck off

get

scram

sample sentences

"Scram!"

a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle
<noun.artifact>

buzz saw

circular saw

the common European short-winged hawk
<noun.animal>

Buteo buteo

buzzard

a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
<noun.animal>

Cathartes aura

buzzard

turkey buzzard

turkey vulture

a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
<noun.artifact>

buzzer

a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
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bell

buzzer

doorbell

noisy like the sound of a bee
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

abuzz

buzzing

sample sentences

"the room was abuzz over the latest scandal"

stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

buzzword

cant

so as to pass a given point
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by

past

sample sentences

"every hour a train goes past"

in reserve; not for immediate use
<adv.all>

aside

away

by

sample sentences

"started setting aside money to buy a car"
"put something by for her old age"
"has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"

by a great deal
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

by a long shot

sample sentences

"he is the best by a long shot"
"his labors haven't ended there--not by a long shot"

definitely or certainly
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

by all means

sample sentences

"Visit us by all means"

without question and beyond doubt
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by all odds

decidedly

definitely

emphatically

in spades

unquestionably

sample sentences

"it was decidedly too expensive"
"she told him off in spades"
"by all odds they should win"

at some eventual time in the future
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

by and by

later

sample sentences

"By and by he'll understand"
"I'll see you later"

usually; as a rule
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by and large

generally

more often than not

mostly

sample sentences

"by and large it doesn't rain much here"

not according to nature; not by natural means
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

artificially

by artificial means

unnaturally

sample sentences

"artificially induced conditions"

without advance planning
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

accidentally

by chance

circumstantially

unexpectedly

sample sentences

"they met accidentally"

by accident
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

by chance

by luck

haply

sample sentences

"betrayed by a word haply overheard"

through chance
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

by chance

perchance

sample sentences

"To sleep, perchance to dream..."

with intention; in an intentional manner
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advisedly

by choice

by design

deliberately

designedly

intentionally

on purpose

purposely

sample sentences

"he used that word intentionally"
"I did this by choice"

with intention; in an intentional manner
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advisedly

by choice

by design

deliberately

designedly

intentionally

on purpose

purposely

sample sentences

"he used that word intentionally"
"I did this by choice"