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bus

noun verb

a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
B
Ends with
S
Contains
U
Scrabble score
5
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

bʌs

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

    “he always rode the bus to work”

noun

  1. a car that is old and unreliable

    “the fenders had fallen off that old bus”

noun

  1. an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits

    “the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system”

noun

  1. the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar

verb

  1. remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

verb

  1. ride in a bus

verb

  1. send or move around by bus

    “The children were bussed to school”

In context

Example Sentences

he always rode the bus to work
the fenders had fallen off that old bus
the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system
The children were bussed to school

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