Unscramble busts

Definition of bust

adjective:

• lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term". Synonyms: broke, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke.

noun:

• a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop". Synonyms: fizzle, flop.
• the chest of a woman. Synonyms: female chest.
• a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person.
• an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days". Synonyms: binge, bout, tear.

verb:

• ruin completely; "He busted my radio!". Synonyms: break. Antonyms: repair.
• search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house". Synonyms: raid.
• separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped", "tear the paper". Synonyms: rupture, snap, tear.
• go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke", "The gears wore out", "The old chair finally fell apart completely". Synonyms: break, fall apart, wear, wear out.
• break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst". Synonyms: burst.

Related words

bomb, dud, fray, frazzle, lacerate, pull, rend, rip, rive, shatter, shred, turkey.

Words nearby

bast, best, bunt, burst, burt, bus, bush, busk, buss, busty, busy, but, butt, dust, gust, just, lust, must, oust, rust.

Rhymes with

adjust, antitrust, combust, crust, cussed, disgust, distrust, dust, encrust, entrust, gust, incrust, just, lust, mistrust, must, nonplussed, readjust, robust, rust.