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ALL meanings of bunting

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  • uncountable noun bunting Bunting consists of rows of small coloured flags that are used to decorate streets and buildings on special occasions. 3
  • noun bunting a coarse, loosely woven cotton fabric used for flags, etc 3
  • noun bunting decorative flags, pennants, and streamers 3
  • noun bunting flags collectively, esp those of a boat 3
  • noun bunting any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of the families Fringillidae (finches, etc) or Emberizidae, esp those of the genera Emberiza of the Old World and Passerina of North America. They all have short stout bills 3
  • noun bunting Basil. 1900–85, British poet, author of Briggflatts (1966) 3
  • noun bunting a thin cloth used in making flags, streamers, etc. 3
  • noun bunting flags, or strips of cloth in the colors of the flag, used as holiday decorations 3
  • noun bunting a baby's garment of soft, warm cloth made into a hooded blanket that exposes only the face 3
  • noun bunting any of a family (Emberizidae, esp. genera Passerina and Emberiza) of small, brightly colored passerine birds with short, stout bills 3
  • noun bunting a push with the head or horns; butt. 1
  • noun bunting Baseball. the act of bunting. a bunted ball. 1
  • verb with object bunting (of a goat or calf) to push with the horns or head; butt. 1
  • verb with object bunting Baseball. to bat (a pitched ball) very gently so that it rolls into the infield close to home plate, usually by holding the bat loosely in hands spread apart and allowing the ball to bounce off it. 1
  • verb without object bunting to push (something) with the horns or head. 1
  • verb without object bunting Baseball. to bunt a ball. 1
  • noun bunting decorative string of flags 1
  • noun bunting Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag. 0
  • noun bunting (nautical) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind. 0
  • noun bunting Flags considered as a group. 0
  • noun bunting Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage. 0
  • verb bunting present participle of bunt. 0
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