Bust

/ˈbʌst/

Synonyms for "bust" (461 found)

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Closest matches (93)

abase abasement ado apprehend apprehension arch arrest arrestation arrestment bacchanal bacchanalia bacchanalian backfirebad timesbag bang bankrupt bankruptcy barrow bat

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be ruinedbecome insolventbender binge blast blowblow outblow upbomb boob boobs booby boom boot booze bosombottoming outbouncebouncing checkboundary stonebout box brannigan brass breach breakbreak inbreak to harnessbreast breasts brisket bum bump burstbusiness cyclebusiness fluctuationsbustle cairn can capture carousal carouse carving cashiercasting downcelebration cenotaph check chest chip chop clamor clap clash clout collapse collar column compotationcooling offcrack crash

Noun(8 words)

arrestarrest operationbinge bout break catch chest crack

Verb(2 words)

break burst

Adjective(1 words)

broke

Strong matches (138)

crisis cromlech crop cross crump cuff cup cyclolith debase debasement debauch deconsecrate defrock degradation degrade degrading dement demerit demote demotion

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deplume depluming depose depression deprive detain dethrone detonate disbar discharge discrown disemploy disenthrone disgrade disgrading dismiss displace displume displuming doll dolly dolmen domesticate downgrade downgrading downturndrinking boutdrum outdrumhead drunkdrunken carousaldud dugdull thuddummyeconomic cycleeconomic expansioneconomic growtheconomic stagnationescapadeevil dayexcommunicate exfoliateexpanding economyexpansion expel explode fail failure fantoccini figure figurehead figurine fire fissure fizzle flapflat failurefling flop floperoo flunkflunk outflurry foldfold upfootstone fracture frost fulminate furlough furore fuss gentlegingerbread mangive the axgive the gatego bankruptgo into receivershipgo offgo to potgo to ruingo to the dogsgo undergo upgrave gravestone growth guzzlehard timeshassle haymaker headstoneheavy weatherhigh growth ratehoarstone housebreak hubbub humble humbling hurly-burly impoverish inscription insolvencyinsufficient fundsjag kickkick upstairs

Noun(7 words)

detaindrug bustfemale chestfigural bustfizzle flop guffaw

Verb(3 words)

ejaculatefall apartforce a door

Related words (230)

kited checkknock knocker knockers larklay figurelay offlemonlet golet offlet outliquidate loser lour low lowermake a pinchmake redundantmama mamelon

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mamelonationmammary glandmammilla mammillationman of strawmanikin mannequin marionette markermarket expansionmausoleum megalith memento memorialmemorial archmemorial columnmemorial statuememorial stonemenhir model monolith monument mound nab necrology nenes netting nipple obelisk obituary orgy oust overdraftoverdrawn accountoverthrow pap papilla party paste pauper pauperize peak peaking pensionpension offpickpick uppigeon breastpillar pinch plaque ploy pluck pokeportrait bustpotation pother prize prosperity pub-crawl pullpull inpunch puppet purge pyramidrainy dayrandan randy rapread out ofreceivership recession recovery reduce reduction release reliquary remembrance removeremove from officereplace report representation retire revel ribbonrostral columnruinrun inrupture sacksad timesscale scarecrow sculpture scuttle seize seizureseparate forciblyset offshaft shoot shrineshut downsink slam slap slat slowdown slump smack snap snowman soak society sock souse spank splat split spree statuary statue statuette stela stonestormy weatherstripstrip of officestrip of rankstripping of rankstupa superannuate surplus suspend swap symposium tablet tame tap tear teat testimonial thorax thwack time tit tits titties titty to-do tomb tombstone toot topetotal losstouch offtrophy tumult turkey turmoilturn offturn outudder unchurch uncrown unfrock unsaddle unseat unthrone uproar upturnwash outwashout wassailwax figurewaxwork whack wham whap whirl whirlpool whirlwind whomp whop wingdingwood carving

Noun(13 words)

laugh nab nefertitiportrait bustraid roar rupture sculpture smash statue tear thorax torso

Verb(6 words)

raid rupture snap tear wearwear out

Adjective(3 words)

skint stone-broke stony-broke

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

30 entries

anatomical regionapprehend artwork assail attackbody regionbreak chestcome apartcrumbledamage verbdecay destroy dilapidate disunite divide

Showing 16 of 30 words.

More specific

15 entries

arrestbronze bustcrack detaindrug bustfull bustguffawlife-size bustmarble bustnab roar shatter smashsmuggling bustweapons raid

Collocations

12 entries

bronze bustbust a gutbust a movebust a mythbust measurementbust out laughingbust sizebust the door openbust throughdrug bustlife-size bustmarble bust

Inflections

3 entries

busted busting busts

Derivations

2 entries

bustful bustiness

similar

5 entries

breakfall apartpoor wearwear out

Translations

9 translations across 6 languages.

Dutch

2 entries

barsten verb (alteration of )
breken verb (alteration of )

French

1 entries

éclater verb (alteration of )

German

1 entries

bersten verb (alteration of )

Hungarian

2 entries

kipukkad verb (alteration of )
kipukkaszt verb (alteration of )

Italian

2 entries

far scoppiare verb (alteration of )
scoppiare verb (alteration of )

Spanish

1 entries

reventar verb (alteration of )

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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A bust of Aristotle stands on a pedestal in the entryway.

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Grishkin is nice: her Russian eye is underlined for emphasis; uncorseted, her friendly bust gives promise of pneumatic bliss.

Source: tatoeba (1773010)

The company went bust, owing millions of dollars in unpaid wages and unfilled orders.

Source: tatoeba (3069409)

A lot of small businesses have gone bust in the last twelve months.

Source: tatoeba (3291581)

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