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41bust — I noun 1) an empire waistline accentuates the bust Syn: chest, bosom, breasts 2) a bust of Caesar Syn: sculpture, carving, effigy, statue; head and shoulders II 1. verb, informal …
42bust — 1. n. 1 a the human chest, esp. that of a woman; the bosom. b the circumference of the body at bust level (a 36 inch bust). 2 a sculpture of a person s head, shoulders, and chest. Etymology: F buste f. It. busto, of unkn. orig. 2. v., n., & adj.… …
43Bust — 48° 49′ 51″ N 7° 14′ 10″ E / 48.830833, 7.236111 …
44bust — BUST1, busturi, s.n. 1. Partea superioară a corpului omenesc. 2. Sculptură sau (impr.) pictură care reprezintă partea superioară a corpului omenesc. – Din fr. buste. Trimis de valeriu, 21.03.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 BUST2 s.n. Dispozitiv pentru… …
45bust-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bust up : singular bust up plural bust ups British informal 1) a serious argument or fight She had a big bust up with her boss over pay. 2) the end of a relationship He started drinking after the bust up of his …
46bust — There are two different words bust in English. The one meaning ‘break’ [18] is simply an alteration of burst. Bust ‘sculpture of head and chest’ [17] comes via French buste from Italian busto ‘upper body’, of uncertain origin (Latin had the… …
47bust — {{11}}bust (1) 1690s, sculpture of upper torso and head, from Fr. buste (16c.), from It. busto upper body, from L. bustum funeral monument, tomb, originally funeral pyre, place where corpses are burned, perhaps shortened from ambustum, neut. of… …
48bust — [bʌst] noun [C] I 1) a model of the head and shoulders of a person 2) a woman s breasts II (past tense and past participle bust busted) verb [T] informal bust [bʌst] 1) to break or damage something 2) to arrest someone, especially for offences… …
49bust — I [[t]bʌst[/t]] n. 1) fia a representation of the upper part of the human figure, esp. the head and shoulders 2) the chest or breast, esp. a woman s bosom • Etymology: 1685–95; < F buste < It busto II bust [[t]bʌst[/t]] v. i. inf 1) inf to… …
50bust-up — /ˈbʌst ʌp/ (say bust up) noun 1. a disruption; disturbance or commotion, as one which brings a meeting to a sudden end: *There was a bust up coming. I knew the signs. –les murray, 1998. 2. a final parting, often with ill feeling: *The … case,… …
