Showing posts with label bus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bus. Show all posts

Friday, October 12, 2012

bus, buss

Bus or bus means the vehicle used for public transportation--
The children were delighted when the bus broke down on the way to school.
Can I catch a bus going downtown from this stop?
Bus may also mean to send or convey by bus--
The district will bus the children to a neighboring town until the school is repaired.
Bus also means to clear tables in a restaurant--
He used to bus tables, but now he's the chef.

Buss or buss ( rhymes with buss ) means a perfunctory kiss, often used for a greeting--
He greeted everyone with a buss on the cheek.
He never left the house without at least a buss for his wife.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"One quick buss, and she left him at the bus stop."

Note-- "buzz" means the sound made by a bumblebee or some electronic devices--
It's so quiet you can hear the bees buzz.
That's not my phone. Mine makes a low buzz.
Note # 2--"bussed" is the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) of "buss"--
He bussed her on the cheek before he left.
"Bussed" or "bused" is also the past tense of "bus", meaning to convey by bus--
The children were bussed 10 miles to school.
"Bussed" is also the past tense of "bus", meaning to clear tables--
Have you bussed all of the tables?
Not to be confused with "bust" ( rhymes with bussed )  meaning a statue of a person's head and shoulders--
He kept a bust of Napoleon on the mantel.
"Bust" also means a person's breast or a woman's bosom--
Did you check the bust measurement of the dress pattern?
"Bust" is also slang for arrest--
Did the cops bust that guy?
"Bust" is slang for a military demotion--
Do you think the sergeant will bust him?
"Bust" is slang for break or burst--
Don't do that, you'll bust the window.