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21buoy — buoy1 [ bɔı, bui ] noun count an object that floats on water to show ships where it is safe and where there is danger buoy buoy 2 [ bɔı, bui ] or ,buoy up verb transitive often passive 1. ) to keep something floating on water 2. ) to help a… …
22buoy — [[t]bɔ͟ɪ, AM bu͟ːi[/t]] buoys, buoying, buoyed 1) N COUNT A buoy is a floating object that is used to show ships and boats where they can go and to warn them of danger. 2) VERB If someone in a difficult situation is buoyed by something, it makes… …
23buoy — I. noun Etymology: Middle English boye, probably from Middle Dutch boeye; akin to Old High German bouhhan sign more at beacon Date: 13th century 1. float 2; especially a floating object moored to the bottom to mark a channel or something (as a… …
24buoy — [13] Buoy is of disputed origin, as to both its immediate source and its ultimate derivation. One school of thought holds that English borrowed it directly from Old French boie ‘chain’, while another views Middle Dutch boeye as an intermediate… …
25buoy — 1. noun a mooring buoy Syn: float, marker; bellbuoy, nun buoy, sonobuoy 2. verb the party was buoyed by an election victory Syn: cheer, cheer up, hearten, rally, invigorate, uplift, lift, encourage, stimu …
26buoy — [bɔɪ] noun [C] I an object that floats on water to show ships where there is danger II verb [T] buoy [bɔɪ]; ˌbuoy sb ˈup to encourage someone and make them feel confident …
27buoy — [13] Buoy is of disputed origin, as to both its immediate source and its ultimate derivation. One school of thought holds that English borrowed it directly from Old French boie ‘chain’, while another views Middle Dutch boeye as an intermediate… …
28buoy — a float moored to the bottom that marks a navigational channel, a position such as a shoal, a wreck or a net or trap. Also used to show the position of an anchor for attaching a boat and then called a mooring buoy. Pronounced boy in English and… …
29buoy up — Synonyms and related words: afford support, animate, back, back up, bear, bear up, bolster, bolster up, boost, brace, brighten, buoy, buttress, carry, cast up, cheer, cradle, crutch, cushion, elevate, encourage, enliven, erect, escalate,… …
30buoy — [bɔɪ] noun an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show hazards, or for mooring. verb 1》 (usu. be buoyed up) keep afloat. ↘cause (a price) to rise to or remain high. 2》 mark with a buoy. Derivatives buoyage noun Origin ME: prob.… …
