bufflehead, butterball, dipper, Bucephela albeola
(noun) small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
fatso, fatty, fat person, roly-poly, butterball
(noun) a rotund individual
Source: WordNet® 3.1
butterball (plural butterballs)
A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter, margarine, or a spread
(derogatory) An overweight person.
A small North American duck, the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
(North America) A turkey.
• See also fat person
Source: Wiktionary
But"ter*ball`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The buffel duck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
