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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | break, fall apart, wear, wear out |
| Type of | dilapidate, crumble, decay |
| Has types | fray, frazzle |
| Verb group | break |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | break |
| Type of | destroy, ruin |
| Has types | break down |
| Verb group | fall apart, wear, wear out, break |
| Derivation | buster |
He busted my radio!.
bust::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | burst |
| Type of | come apart, split up, separate, fall apart, break |
| Has types | shatter |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | female chest |
| Type of | chest, thorax, pectus |
| Derivation | busty |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | broke, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke |
bust::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sculpture |
Examples of bust
bust
Mr. Obama's unprecedented outreach to the global Muslim community has gone bust.
From the washingtontimes.com
Four years after the housing bust began, at least one major market is hot again.
From the businessweek.com
The housing boom and bust is easily the defining feature of this business cycle.
From the businessweek.com
Foreign investors are taking advantage of the housing bust to buy up properties.
From the dailyherald.com
It was the housing boom and bust that is now causing deep misery for jobseekers.
From the abcnews.go.com
In 1930, the Nord Sud went bust, partly because it spent so much money on tiles.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
The fact that Williams was a massive bust in Detroit only underscores the point.
From the freep.com
An illness in the family, not covered by insurance and you, my friend, are bust.
From the orlandosentinel.com
This has resulted in intense boom-and-bust cycles and frequent fishery closures.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Break: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
- Broke: lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"
- Flop: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
- Female chest: the chest of a woman
- Raid: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
- A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
- Bust is a bi-monthly United States-based women's lifestyle magazine. It was founded in 1993 by Debbie Stoller, Laurie Henzel, and Marcelle Karp.
- A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, depicting a person's head and neck, as well as a variable portion of the chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth. These forms recreate the likeness of an individual. ...
- (Busted (band)) Busted was a British pop rock band which formed in 2000 and broke up in 2005. The band's line-up consisted of James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson. ...
