Dictionary Entry
bust
bust is a 4-letter English word with 12 senses as noun, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
- 2noun
The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.
- 3noun
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
"they went on a bust that lasted three days"
- 4noun
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
- 5noun
the chest of a woman
- 6noun
a complete failure
"the play was a dismal flop"
- 7verb
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
"The dam burst"
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- 8verb
go to pieces
"The lawn mower finally broke"
"The gears wore out"
- 9verb
ruin completely
"He busted my radio!"
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- 10verb
separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"
"tear the paper"
- 11verb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
"The police raided the crack house"
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- 12adjective
lacking funds
"`skint' is a British slang term"
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