mon·ey ( m¾n"¶) n. pl. mon·eys or mon·ies 1. A commodity, such as gold, or an officially issued coin or paper note that is legally established as an exchangeable equivalent of all other commodities, such as goods and services, and is used as a measure of their comparative values on the market. 2. The official currency, coins, and negotiable paper notes issued by a government. 3. Assets and property considered in terms of monetary value; wealth. 4. a. Pecuniary profit or loss: He made money on the sale of his properties. b. One's salary; pay: It was a terrible job, but the money was good. 5. An amount of cash or credit: raised the money for the new playground. 6. Often moneys or monies Sums of money, especially of a specified nature: state tax moneys; monies set aside for research and development. 7. A wealthy person, family, or group: to come from old money; to marry into money.

Idioms: for (one's) money 1. According to one's opinion, choice, or preference: For my money, it's not worth the trouble. in the money 1. Slang Rich; affluent. 2. Sports Games Taking first, second, or third place in a contest on which a bet has been placed, such as a horserace. on the money 1. Exact; precise. put money on Sports Games 1. To place a bet on. put (one's) money where (one's) mouth is Slang 1. To live up to one's words; act according to one's own advice. [Middle English moneie from Old French from Latin mon¶ta mint, coinage from Mon¶ta epithet of Juno, temple of Juno of Rome where money was coined]

band 1 ( b²nd) n. 1. A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together: a metal band around the bale of cotton. 2. A strip or stripe that contrasts with something else in color, texture, or material. 3. A narrow strip of fabric used to trim, finish, or reinforce articles of clothing. 4. Something that constrains or binds morally or legally: the bands of marriage and family. 5. A simple ungrooved ring, especially a wedding ring. 6. a. A neckband or collar. b. bands The two strips hanging from the front of a collar as part of the dress of certain clerics, scholars, and lawyers. c. A high collar popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. 7. a. Biology A chromatically, structurally, or functionally differentiated strip or stripe in or on an organism. b. Anatomy A cordlike tissue that connects or holds structures together. 8. Physics a. A specific range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. b. A range of very closely spaced electron energy levels in solids, the distribution and nature of which determine the electrical properties of a material. 9. Any of the distinct grooves on a long-playing phonograph record that contains an individual selection or a separate section of a whole. 10. Computer Science Circular tracks on a storage device such as a disk. 11. The cords across the back of a book to which the sheets or quires are attached. v. tr. band·ed band·ing bands 1. To tie, bind, or encircle with or as if with a band. 2. To mark or identify with or as if with a band: a program to band migrating birds. [Middle English from Old Norse band band, fetter,and from Old French bande band, strip of Germanic origin; See bhendh- in Indo-European Roots.]

band 2 ( b²nd) n. 1. a. A group of people. b. A group of animals. 2. Music A group of players who perform as an ensemble. v. band·ed band·ing bands v. tr. 1. To assemble or unite in a group. v. intr. 1. To form a group; unite: banded together for protection. [Old French probably of Germanic origin]

Synonyms: band company corps party troop troupe The central meaning shared by these nouns is " a group of individuals acting together in a shared activity or enterprise ": a band of thieves; a company of scientists; a corps of drummers; a party of tourists; a troop of students on a field trip; a troupe of actors.

Bangs ( b²ngz), John Kendrick . 1862-1922 1. American humorist and editor of Harper's Weekly (1899-1907).

bang 1 ( b²ng) n. 1. A sudden loud noise, as of an explosion. 2. A sudden loud blow or bump. 3. Informal A sudden burst of action: The campaign started off with a bang. 4. Slang A sense of excitement; a thrill: We got a bang out of watching the old movies. v. banged bang·ing bangs v. tr. 1. To strike heavily and often repeatedly; bump. 2. To close suddenly and loudly; slam. 3. To handle noisily or violently: banged the pots in the kitchen. 4. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with. v. intr. 1. To make a sudden loud, explosive noise. 2. To crash noisily against or into something: My elbow banged against the door. adv. 1. Exactly; precisely: The arrow hit bang on the target.

Phrasal Verbs: bang away 1. To assail insistently, especially with questions. 2. To work diligently and often at length: banged away at the project until it was finished. bang up 1. To damage extensively: banged up the car. [Probably from Old Norse bang a hammering]

bang 2 ( b²ng) n. 1. A fringe of hair cut short and straight across the forehead. Often used in the plural. v. tr. banged bang·ing bangs 1. To cut (hair) in bangs. [Perhaps short for bangtail ]

bang 3 ( b²ng) n. 1. Variant of bhang .

bang 4 ( bµn-y³") n. 1. Southern Louisiana Variant of beignet .

bei·gnet also bai·gnet or bei·gné or bang ( bµn-y³") n. Southern Louisiana 1. A square doughnut with no hole: " a New Orleans coffeehouse selling beignets, an insidious Louisianian cousin of the doughnut that exists to get powdered sugar on your face " Los Angeles Times 2. A seafood fritter. [French fritter of Celtic origin]

Notes: New Orleans, Louisiana, has been a rich contributor of French loan words and local expressions to American English. One variety of speech in this city is so distinctive that it has a name: yat. Many of the words, such as beignet, café au lait, faubourg, lagniappe, and krewe, reflect the New World French cuisine and culture characterizing this city and much of southern Louisiana. Other words reflect distinctive physical characteristics of the city: banquette, a raised sidewalk, and camelback and shotgun, distinctive architectural styles found among New Orleans houses.

bhang also bang ( b²ng) n. 1. A preparation from the leaves and seed capsules of the cannabis plant, smoked, chewed, eaten, or infused and drunk to obtain mild euphoria. [Ultimately from Sanskrit bhaòg³]

Banks ( b²ngks), Sir Joseph . 1743-1820 1. British botanist noted for his circumnavigation of the globe (1768-1771) with James Cook, during which he discovered and cataloged many species of plant and animal life.

Banks , Nathaniel Prentiss . 1816-1894 1. American politician and general who was governor of Massachusetts (1858-1861) and led the capture of Port Hudson, Louisiana (1863), during the Civil War.

bank 1 ( b²ngk) n. 1. A piled-up mass, as of snow or clouds. See note at heap . 2. A steep natural incline. 3. An artificial embankment. 4. Often banks The slope of land adjoining a body of water, especially adjoining a river, lake, or channel. 5. Often banks A large elevated area of a sea floor. 6. Games The cushion of a billiard or pool table. 7. The lateral inward tilting, as of a motor vehicle or an aircraft, in turning or negotiating a curve. v. banked bank·ing banks v. tr. 1. To border or protect with a ridge or embankment. 2. To pile up; amass: banked earth along the wall. 3. To cover (a fire), as with ashes or fresh fuel, to ensure continued low burning. 4. To construct with a slope rising to the outside edge: The turns on the racetrack were steeply banked. 5. a. To tilt (an aircraft) laterally and inwardly in flight. b. To tilt (a motor vehicle) laterally and inwardly when negotiating a curve. 6. Games To strike (a billiard ball) so that it rebounds from the cushion of the table. 7. Sports To play (a ball) in such a way as to make it glance off a surface, such as a backboard or wall. v. intr. 1. To rise in or take the form of a bank. 2. To tilt an aircraft or a motor vehicle laterally when turning. [Middle English of Scandinavian origin]

bank 2 ( b²ngk) n. Abbr. bk. 1. a. A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged. b. The offices or building in which such an establishment is located. 2. Games a. The funds of a gambling establishment. b. The funds held by a dealer or banker in some gambling games. c. The reserve pieces, cards, chips, or play money in some games, such as poker, from which the players may draw. 3. a. A supply or stock for future or emergency use: a grain bank. b. Medicine A supply of human tissues or other materials, such as blood, skin, or sperm, held in reserve for future use. 4. A place of safekeeping or storage: a computer's memory bank. 5. Obsolete A moneychanger's table or place of business. v. banked bank·ing banks v. tr. 1. To deposit in or as if in a bank. v. intr. 1. To transact business with a bank or maintain a bank account. 2. To operate a bank.

Phrasal Verbs: bank on 1. To have confidence in; rely on. [French banque from Old Italian banca bench, moneychanger's table from Old High German banc]

bank 3 ( b²ngk) n. 1. A set of similar or matched things arranged in a row, especially: a. A set of elevators. b. A row of keys on a keyboard. 2. Nautical a. A bench for rowers in a galley. b. A row of oars in a galley. 3. Printing The lines of type under a headline. v. tr. banked bank·ing banks 1. To arrange or set up in a row: " Every street was banked with purple-blooming trees " Doris Lessing [Middle English bench from Old French banc from Late Latin bancus of Germanic origin]

banns also bans ( b²nz) pl.n. 1. An announcement, especially in a church, of an intended marriage. [Middle English banes, pl. of ban proclamation from Old English gebann and from Old French ban ( of Germanic origin) ;See bh ³- 2 in Indo-European Roots.]

bh ³- 2 . Important derivatives are: fable fate infant preface prophet abandon banish bandit fame phono- symphony confess blame To speak. I. Contracted from *bha …-. 1. FABLE , FATE ; AFFABLE , ( FANTOCCINI ), INEFFABLE , INFANT , ( INFANTRY ), PREFACE , from Latin f ³rº, to speak. 2. -PHASIA ; APOPHASIS , PROPHET , from Greek phanai , to speak. 3. a. BAN 1 , from Old English bannan , to summon, proclaim, and Old Norse banna , to prohibit, curse; b. BANAL , BANNS ; ABANDON , from Old French ban , feudal jurisdiction, summons to military service, proclamation, Old French bandon , power, and Old English gebann , proclamation; c. BANISH , from Old French banir , to banish; d. CONTRABAND , from Late Latin bannus , bannum , proclamation; e. BANDIT , from Italian bandire , to muster, band together ( < " to have been summoned "). a, b, c, d, and e all from Germanic suffixed form *ban-wan , *bannan , to speak publicly (used of particular kinds of proclamation in feudal or prefeudal custom; " to proclaim under penalty, summon to the levy, declare outlaw "). 4. Suffixed form *bh ³-ni-. a. BOON 1 , from Old Norse b ½n, prayer, request; b. BEE 1 , perhaps from Old English b ¶n, prayer, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse b ½n, prayer. Both a and b from Germanic *b ½ni-. 5. Suffixed form *bh ³-ma. a. FAME , FAMOUS ; DEFAME , INFAMOUS , from Latin f ³ma, talk, reputation, fame; b. EUPHEMISM , from Greek ph ¶m¶, saying, speech. 6. Suffixed o-grade form *bh ½-n³. PHONE 2 , -PHONE , PHONEME , PHONETIC , PHONO- , -PHONY ; ANTHEM , ( ANTIPHON ), APHONIA , CACOPHONOUS , EUPHONY , SYMPHONY , from Greek ph ½n¶, voice, sound, and (denominative) ph ½nein, to speak. 7. Suffixed zero-grade form *bh …-to-. CONFESS , PROFESS , from Latin fat ¶rº, to acknowledge, admit. 8. ( BLAME ), BLASPHEME , from Greek blasph ¶mos, evil-speaking, blasphemous (first element obscure). [ Pokorny 2. bh ³- 105. ]

bend 1 ( bµnd) v. bent ( bµnt) bend·ing bends v. tr. 1. To bring (something) into a state of tension: bend a bow. 2. a. To cause to assume a curved or angular shape: bend a piece of iron into a horseshoe. b. To force to assume a different direction or shape, according to one's own purpose: " Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events " Robert F. Kennedy 3. To cause to swerve from a straight line; deflect. 4. To render submissive; subdue. 5. To apply (the mind) closely: " The weary naval officer goes to bed at night having bent his brain all day to a scheme of victory " Jack Beatty 6. Nautical To fasten: bend a mainsail onto the boom. v. intr. 1. a. To deviate from a straight line or position: The lane bends to the right at the bridge. b. To assume a curved, crooked, or angular form or direction: The saplings bent in the wind. 2. To incline the body; stoop. 3. To make a concession; yield. 4. To apply oneself closely; concentrate: She bent to her task. n. 1. a. The act or fact of bending. b. The state of being bent. 2. Something bent: a bend in the road. 3. bends Nautical The thick planks in a ship's side; wales. 4. bends used with a sing. or pl. verb A manifestation of decompression sickness that is caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues after a rapid reduction in the surrounding pressure and is characterized by pain in the joints and abdomen.

Idioms: around the bend Slang 1. Insane; crazy. bend (someone's) ear Slang 1. To talk to at length, usually excessively. [Middle English benden from Old English bendan; See bhendh- in Indo-European Roots.]

Synonyms: bend crook curve round The central meaning shared by these verbs is " to swerve or cause to swerve from a straight line ": bent his knees and knelt; crooks her little finger when she holds a teacup; claws that curve under; rounding the lips to articulate an " o."

bend 2 ( bµnd) n. 1. Heraldry A band passing from the upper dexter corner of an escutcheon to the lower sinister corner. 2. Nautical A knot that joins a rope to a rope or another object. [Middle English from Old English bend band,and from Old French bende band( of Germanic origin) ;See bhendh- in Indo-European Roots.]

bent 1 ( bµnt) v. 1. Past tense and past participle of bend 1 . adj. 1. Altered from an originally straight or even condition: pieces of bent wire. 2. Determined to take a course of action: I was bent on going to the theater. 3. Chiefly British Corrupt; venal. n. 1. A tendency, disposition, or inclination: " The natural bent of my mind was to science " Thomas Paine 2. A transverse structural member or framework used for strengthening a bridge or trestle.

bent 2 ( bµnt) n. 1. Bent grass. 2. The stiff stalk of various grasses. 3. An area of grassland unbounded by hedges or fences. [Middle English from Old English beonet ( attested only in place names) ]

bind ( bºnd) v. bound ( bound) bind·ing binds v. tr. 1. To tie or secure, as with a rope or cord. 2. To fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or ribbon. 3. To bandage: bound up their wounds. 4. To hold or restrain with or as if with bonds. 5. To compel, obligate, or unite: bound by a deep sense of duty; bound by a common interest in sports. 6. Law To place under legal obligation by contract or oath. 7. To make certain or irrevocable: bind the deal with a down payment. 8. To apprentice or indenture: was bound out as a servant. 9. To cause to cohere or stick together in a mass: Bind the dry ingredients with milk and eggs. 10. To enclose and fasten (a book or other printed material) between covers. 11. To furnish with an edge or border for protection, reinforcement, or ornamentation. 12. To constipate. 13. To form a chemical bond with. v. intr. 1. To tie up or fasten something. 2. To stick or become stuck: applied a lubricant to keep the moving parts from binding. 3. To be uncomfortably tight or restricting, as clothes. 4. To become compact or solid; cohere. 5. To be compelling or unifying: the ties that bind. 6. To form a chemical bond. n. 1. a. The act of binding. b. The state of being bound. c. Something that binds. d. A place where something binds: a bind halfway up the seam of the skirt. 2. Informal A difficult, restrictive, or unresolvable situation: found themselves in a bind when their car broke down. 3. Music A tie, slur, or brace.

Phrasal Verbs: bind off 1. To cast off in knitting. bind over Law 1. To hold on bail or place under bond. [Middle English binden from Old English bindan; See bhendh- in Indo-European Roots.]

bine ( bºn) n. 1. The flexible twining or climbing stem of certain plants, such as the hop, woodbine, or bindweed. [Alteration of bind vine ]

bint ( b¹nt) n. Chiefly British Offensive 1. A woman or girl: " As the R.A.F. friend would have put it, you could never tell with these foreign bints " Kingsley Amis [Arabic daughter]

bond ( b¼nd) n. Abbr. bd. 1. Something, such as a fetter, cord, or band, that binds, ties, or fastens things together. 2. Often bonds Confinement in prison; captivity. 3. A uniting force or tie; a link: the bonds of friendship, the familial bond. 4. A binding agreement; a covenant. 5. A duty, a promise, or another obligation by which one is bound. 6. a. A substance or an agent that causes two or more objects or parts to cohere. b. The union or cohesion brought about by such a substance or agent. 7. A chemical bond. 8. An overlapping arrangement of bricks or other masonry components in a wall. 9. Law a. A written and sealed obligation, especially one requiring payment of a stipulated amount of money on or before a given day. b. A sum of money paid as bail or surety. c. A bail bondsman. 10. A certificate of debt issued by a government or corporation guaranteeing payment of the original investment plus interest by a specified future date. 11. The condition of taxable goods being stored in a warehouse until the taxes or duties owed on them are paid. 12. An insurance contract in which an agency guarantees payment to an employer in the event of unforeseen financial loss through the actions of an employee. 13. Bond paper. v. bond·ed bond·ing bonds v. tr. 1. To mortgage or place a guaranteed bond on. 2. To furnish bond or surety for. 3. To place (an employee, for example) under bond or guarantee. 4. To join securely, as with glue or cement. 5. To join (two or more individuals) in or as if in a nurturing relationship: " What bonded [the two men] —who spoke rarely and have little personal rapport —was patience and a conviction that uncontrolled inflation endangers . . . society " Robert J. Samuelson 6. To lay (bricks, for example) in an overlapping pattern for solidity. v. intr. 1. To cohere with or as if with a bond. 2. To form a close personal relationship. [Middle English variant of band from Old Norse; See bhendh- in Indo-European Roots.] bond "a·ble adj. bond "er n.

bone ( b½n) n. 1. a. The dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates. It consists of a dense organic matrix and an inorganic, mineral component. b. Any of numerous anatomically distinct structures making up the skeleton of a vertebrate animal. There are more than 200 different bones in the human body. c. A piece of bone. 2. bones a. The skeleton. b. The body. c. Mortal remains. 3. An animal structure or material, such as ivory, resembling bone. 4. Something made of bone or of material resembling bone, especially: a. A piece of whalebone or similar material used as a corset stay. b. bones Informal Dice. 5. bones The fundamental plan or design, as of the plot of a book. 6. a. bones Flat clappers made of bone or wood originally used by the end man in a minstrel show. b. Bones used with a sing. verb The end man in a minstrel show. v. boned bon·ing bones v. tr. 1. To remove the bones from. 2. To stiffen (a piece of clothing) with stays, as of whalebone. v. intr. Informal 1. To study intensely, usually at the last minute: " He's boning up on the role of Tevya " Douglas Watt

Idioms: bone of contention 1. The subject of a dispute. bone to pick 1. Grounds for a complaint or dispute. [Middle English bon from Old English b³n]

bong 1 ( b¼ng, bông ) n. 1. A deep ringing sound, as of a bell. v. bonged bong·ing bongs v. tr. 1. To cause to sound with a deep ringing noise. v. intr. 1. To make a deep ringing noise. [Imitative]

bong 2 ( b¼ng, bông ) n. 1. A water pipe that consists of a bottle or a vertical tube partially filled with liquid and a smaller tube ending in a bowl, used often in smoking narcotic substances. [Thai baung]

bo·nus ( b½"n…s) n. pl. bo·nus·es 1. Something given or paid in addition to what is usual or expected. 2. a. A sum of money or the equivalent given to an employee in addition to the employee's usual compensation. b. A sum of money in addition to salary that is given to a professional athlete for signing up with a team. 3. A subsidy from a government to an industry. 4. A premium, as of stock, that is given by a corporation to another party, such as a purchaser of its securities. 5. A sum of money that is paid by a corporation in excess of interest or royalties charged for the granting of a privilege or a loan to that corporation. [From Latin good; See deu- 2 in Indo-European Roots.]

Synonyms: bonus bounty subsidy premium prize reward gratuity Each of these nouns denotes a form of extra payment. Bonus usually applies to money in excess of what is normally received or strictly due, given especially in recognition of superior effort or achievement or as a share in profits: Those who put in many hours of overtime will receive a percentage of their salary as a bonus. A bounty is a sum of money offered by a government for the performance of a special service considered to be desirable: The sheriff announced a bounty of 15 dollars for the pelt of every coyote killed. Subsidy refers to a grant from a government in support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest: The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence. A premium is generally something given as an incentive: " Brown & Williamson . . . has been a pioneer in direct mail since it began offering premiums for coupons on its . . . packages " (ADWEEK). A prize is awarded for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition: " Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. In protest . . . I must decline the Pulitzer Prize " (Sinclair Lewis). Reward refers broadly to payment for a specific meritorious service: A $10,000 reward was offered to anyone who could provide information useful in retrieving the stolen silver. A gratuity is a gift of money made in appreciation of services rendered: Gratuities for waiters are included in the bill.

deu- 2 . Important derivatives are: bonus bounty benefactor benefit benign beauty embellish dynamic dynamite dynasty To do, perform, show favor, revere. I. 1. Suffixed form *dw-enos . BONBON , BONITO , BONUS , BOON 2 , BOUNTY ; BONANZA , BONHOMIE , DEBONAIR , from Latin bonus , good ( < " useful, efficient, working "). 2. Adverbial form *dw-en ¶. BENEDICTION , BENEFACTION , ( BENEFACTOR ), ( BENEFIC ), ( BENEFICENCE ), ( BENEFIT ), BENEVOLENT , ( BENIGN ), ( HERB BENNET ), from Latin bene , well. 3. Diminutive *dw-en-elo- . BEAU , BEAUTY , BELLE ; BELDAM , BELLADONNA , BELVEDERE , EMBELLISH , from Latin bellus , handsome, pretty, fine. 4. Possibly suffixed zero-grade form *dw-eye- . ( BEATITUDE ); BEATIFIC , ( BEATIFY ), from Latin be ³re, to make blessed. 5. Possible (but unlikely for formal and semantic reasons) suffixed zero-grade form *du-n …-. DYNAMIC , ( DYNAMITE ), DYNAST , ( DYNASTY ); AERODYNE , from Greek dunasthai , to be able. [ Pokorny 2. deu- 218. ]

bu·na ( b›"n…, by ›"-) n. 1. A synthetic rubber made from the polymerization of butadiene and sodium. [Originally a trademark]

bund 1 ( b¾nd) n. 1. An embankment or dike, especially in India. 2. A street running along a harbor or waterway, especially in the Far East. [Hindi band from Persian from Middle Persian from Avestan banda- from Old Iranian; See bhendh- in Indo-European Roots.]

bund 2 ( b‹nd, b ¾nd) n. 1. An association, especially a political association. 2. Often Bund A pro-Nazi German-American organization of the 1930's. 3. Often Bund A European Jewish socialist movement founded in Russia in 1897. [German from Middle High German bunt; See bhendh- in Indo-European Roots.] bund "ist n.

bung ( b¾ng) n. 1. A stopper especially for the hole through which a cask, keg, or barrel is filled or emptied. 2. A bunghole. v. tr. bunged bung·ing bungs 1. To close with or as if with a cork or stopper. 2. Informal To injure or damage: fell on skis and bunged up my leg. 3. Chiefly British To fling; toss: " The Hungarian director bungs star Klaus Maria Brandauer once more into the breaches of past Teuton history " Nigel Andrews [Middle English bunge from Middle Dutch bonge from Late Latin puncta hole from Latin, feminine past participle of pungere to prick; See peuk- in Indo-European Roots.]

bunk 1 ( b¾ngk) n. 1. A narrow bed built like a shelf into or against a wall, as in a ship's cabin. 2. A bunk bed. 3. A place for sleeping. v. bunked bunk·ing bunks v. intr. 1. a. To sleep in a bunk or bed. b. To stay the night; sleep: bunk over at a friend's house. 2. To go to bed: bunked down early. v. tr. 1. To provide with sleeping quarters. [Perhaps short for bunker ]

bunk 2 ( b¾ngk) n. 1. Empty talk; nonsense. [Short for bunkum ]

bunt 1 ( b¾nt) v. bunt·ed bunt·ing bunts v. tr. 1. Baseball To bat (a pitched ball) by tapping it lightly so that the ball rolls slowly in front of the infielders. 2. To push or strike with or as if with the head; butt. v. intr. 1. Baseball To bat a pitched ball by tapping it lightly, causing it to roll slowly in front of the infielders. 2. To butt. n. 1. Baseball a. The act of bunting. b. A bunted ball. 2. A butt with or as if with the head. [Dialectal to push, strike] bunt "er n.

bunt 2 ( b¾nt) n. 1. Nautical The middle portion of a sail, especially a square one, that is shaped like a pouch to increase the effect of the wind. 2. The pouchlike midsection of a fishing net in which the catch is concentrated. [Perhaps from Swedish bunt or Danish bundt both of Low German origin]

bunt 3 ( b¾nt) n. 1. A smut disease of wheat and other cereal grasses, caused by fungi of the genus Tilletia and resulting in grains filled with foul-smelling, sooty black spores. [Origin unknown]