Bust
[bʌst]
Definition
(noun.) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; 'they went on a bust that lasted three days'.
(noun.) a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person.
Editor: Mamie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
(n.) 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.
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Definition
n. a sculpture representing the head and breast of a person: the upper part of the human body a woman's bosom.—adj. Bust′ed breasted: adorned with busts.
n. and v. a vulgar form of Burst.—n. Bust′er something large: a frolic: (slang) a roisterer.
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Examples
- Bust me if I don't think he'd been a drinking! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- It all seems to centre round that bust of Napoleon which I bought for this very room about four months ago. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- When I entered this room I found the window wide open, and I at once observed that the bust was gone from the mantelpiece. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The resemblance is correct; the head is a copy from the excellent bust produced by the chisel of Houdon. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- At which juncture, he exclaimed, in a voice of dire exasperation: Bust me, if she ain't at it agin! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- It was a bust of Napoleon, like the one which we had seen that morning, and it had been broken into similar fragments. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- But I didn't quite follow your explanation of the destruction of the busts. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Laurie sold his busts, made allumettes of his opera, and went back to Paris, hoping somebody would arrive before long. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- May I ask whether the two busts smashed in Dr. Barnicot's rooms were the exact duplicates of the one which was destroyed in Morse Hudson's shop? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Other busts of a quite different man are also, with more probability, ascribed to him. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- You never can get those busts out of your head. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- But Beppo was condemned to a year's imprisonment, and in the meanwhile his six busts were scattered over London. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- A kind of a busting noise,' replied Mr. Giles, looking round him. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- It was, when _you_ heerd it, sir,' rejoined Mr. Giles; 'but, at this time, it had a busting sound. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Two busted 'eads yeste'day, an' three to-day. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I wouldn't have that there busted B'lowbridger aware on it, or her people might make it tell agin' the damages I mean to get. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It worked only a few minutes when it busted. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She was a big-busted woman in black satin. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- After the money had been in about two weeks the bank busted. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Mas'r George, however, joined the offender in the laugh, and declared decidedly that Mose was a buster. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Lor, Pete, said Mose, triumphantly, han't we got a buster of a breakfast! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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