English Explanatory Dictionary

bus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
  2. A coach, a bus used for long travels.
  3. Any motorized vehicle, such as a motorbike or car.
  4. An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
  5. Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
  6. An ambulance.
  7. An aeroplane.
  8. A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.
verb
  1. To transport via a motor bus.
  2. To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
  3. To travel by bus.
verb
  1. To clear meal remains from.
  2. To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.

Pronunciation

/bʌs/ bŭs /bʊs/ /bɐs/ /bɔs/ /bʊz/ en-Buss.ogg en-us-bus.ogg

Word forms

bus buses busses 'bus buss busing bussing bused bussed

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin omnibuslbor. French omnibusbor. English omnibusclip. English bus Clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.

Synonyms

autobus coach loser cruiser motorbus motorcoach omnibus Shillibeer busbar digit trunk electrical bus

Derived words

address bus Airbus and then everyone on the bus clapped articulated bus baht bus banana bus bangbus battle bus battlebus bendy bus boo-boo bus bookbus Boris bus busable busbar bus bar bus boy bus bridge bus buddy bus bulb bus captain bus conductor bus conductress bus driver bus duct bus factor bus fare busful bus girl busgirl bus-holder busjacking bus-keeper bus lane busless buslike bus line busload busman bus mastering busmate bus mile bus ministry bus pass bus plunge bus rapid transit bus replacement service bus route bus shelter bussick bus stand bus station bus stop bus stop chicane bus-stop flight bussy bustaurant bus test bustitute bustitution
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