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buoy

23 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) buoy (noun)
  2. 2) buoy (verb)
  3. anchor buoy (noun)
  4. bell buoy (noun)
  5. breeches buoy (noun)
  6. cable buoy (noun)
  7. can buoy (noun)
  8. dan buoy (noun)
  9. fog buoy (noun)
  10. gas buoy (noun)
  11. gong buoy (noun)
  12. life buoy (noun)
  13. messenger buoy (noun)
  14. mooring buoy (noun)
  15. nun buoy (noun)
  16. position buoy (noun)
  17. rescue buoy (noun)
  18. ring buoy (noun)
  19. sea buoy (noun)
  20. sono-radio buoy (noun)
  21. spar buoy (noun)
  22. swinging buoy (noun)
  23. whistling buoy (noun)

1buoy

noun \ˈbü-ē, ˈbȯi\

Definition of BUOY

1
: float 2; especially : a floating object moored to the bottom to mark a channel or something (as a shoal) lying under the water
2
: life buoy
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Origin of BUOY

Middle English boye, probably from Middle Dutch boeye; akin to Old High German bouhhan sign — more at beacon
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with BUOY

bluey, chewy, flooey, gluey, gooey, hooey, newie, phooey, rouille, screwy, sloughy, viewy

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