lacking funds
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

broke

bust

skint

stone-broke

stony-broke

sample sentences

"`skint' is a British slang term"

an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
<noun.act>

binge

bout

bust

tear

sample sentences

"they went on a bust that lasted three days"

a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
<noun.artifact>

bust

the chest of a woman
<noun.body>

bust

female chest

a complete failure
<noun.event>

bust

fizzle

flop

sample sentences

"the play was a dismal flop"

ruin completely
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

break

bust

sample sentences

"He busted my radio!"

break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
<verb.change>

burst

bust

sample sentences

"The dam burst"

go to pieces
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

break

bust

fall apart

wear

wear out

sample sentences

"The lawn mower finally broke"
"The gears wore out"
"The old chair finally fell apart completely"

separate or cause to separate abruptly
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

bust

rupture

snap

tear

sample sentences

"The rope snapped"
"tear the paper"

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

bust

raid

sample sentences

"The police raided the crack house"

smash or break forcefully
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 1

bust up

wrack

wreck

sample sentences

"The kid busted up the car"

a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship)
<noun.communication>

bust-up

a leveraged buyout in which the target company's assets are sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover
<noun.act>

bust-up takeover

large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
<noun.animal>

bustard

small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
<noun.animal>

bustard quail

button quail

button-quail

hemipode

out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
<adj.all>

broken

busted

sample sentences

"a broken washing machine"
"the coke machine is broken"
"the coke machine is busted"

a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
<noun.person>

baby buster

buster

a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something
<noun.person>

buster

sample sentences

"dam buster"
"sanction buster"
"crime buster"

a person who breaks horses
<noun.person>

bronco buster

broncobuster

buster

a robust child
<noun.person>

buster

an informal form of address for a man
<noun.person>

buster

dude

fellow

sample sentences

"Say, fellow, what are you doing?"
"Hey buster, what's up?"

a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress
<noun.artifact>

bustier

a rapid active commotion
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ado

bustle

flurry

fuss

hustle

stir

a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
<noun.artifact>

bustle

move or cause to move energetically or busily
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bustle

bustle about

hustle

sample sentences

"The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

move or cause to move energetically or busily
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bustle

bustle about

hustle

sample sentences

"The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

full of energetic and noisy activity
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

bustling

sample sentences

"a bustling city"

(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
<adj.all>

bosomy

busty

buxom

curvaceous

curvy

full-bosomed

sonsie

sonsy

stacked

voluptuous

well-endowed

sample sentences

"Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"
"a curvy young woman in a tight dress"

actively or fully engaged or occupied
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 30

busy

sample sentences

"busy with her work"
"a busy man"
"too busy to eat lunch"

crowded with or characterized by much activity
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

busy

sample sentences

"a very busy week"
"a busy life"
"a busy street"
"a busy seaport"

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

busy

busybodied

interfering

meddlesome

meddling

officious

sample sentences

"an interfering old woman"
"bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"
"busy about other people's business"

overcrowded or cluttered with detail
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

busy

fussy

sample sentences

"a busy painting"
"a fussy design"

(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
<adj.all>   (p)   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

busy

engaged

in use

sample sentences

"her line is busy"
"receptionists' telephones are always engaged"
"the lavatory is in use"
"kept getting a busy signal"

keep busy with
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

busy

occupy

sample sentences

"She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

an alert and energetic person
<noun.person>

busy bee

eager beaver

live wire

sharpie

sharpy

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

busy

busybodied

interfering

meddlesome

meddling

officious

sample sentences

"an interfering old woman"
"bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"
"busy about other people's business"

a person who meddles in the affairs of others
<noun.person>

busybody

nosey-parker

nosy-parker

quidnunc

the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
<noun.state>

busyness

hum

sample sentences

"they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"
"there is a constant hum of military preparation"

active work of little value
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

busywork

make-work

sample sentences

"while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"

and nothing more
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 541 freq. cnt.: 258 freq. cnt.: 162 freq. cnt.: 73 freq. cnt.: 46 freq. cnt.: 2

but

just

merely

only

simply

sample sentences

"I was merely asking"
"it is simply a matter of time"
"just a scratch"
"he was only a child"
"hopes that last but a moment"

a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic
<noun.artifact>

butacaine

butacaine sulfate

a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic
<noun.artifact>

butacaine

butacaine sulfate

a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers
<noun.substance>

butadiene

occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
<noun.substance>

butane

an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter
<noun.substance>

butanoic acid

butyric acid

a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents
<noun.substance>

butanol

butyl alcohol