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Look up: bust

  1. bust
    [n] - a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person 2. [n] - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Bust
    Used in Blackjack when a players hand value reaches over 21.
    Found on http://www.jackpot.co.uk/gambling-glossa

  3. bust
    Sculptured representation of the head, shoulders, and breast of a person. The traditional bust form appeared in Etruscan art of the 5th century BC, having originated in the herms of ancient Greece,...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  4. Bust
    Bust (bŭst) noun [ French buste , from Italian busto ; confer Late Latin busta , bustula , box, of the same origin as English box a case; confer , for the change of meaning, English chest . See Bushel .] 1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast. « Ambitio ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/117

  5. bust
    tear 1 binge noun an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; `they went on a bust that lasted three days`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. bust
    noun a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. bust
    verb break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; `The dam burst`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Bust
    `Bust` may refer to: * Bust (sculpture), a sculpture depicting a person's head and shoulders * `Bust` (magazine), a feminist pop culture magazine * An alternative term for an arrest. * An alternative term for human breasts. * A song by Outkast from `Speakerboxxx/The Love Below` * A short film from Director Duncan M. Rogers * An economic term, as in a boom and bust cycle * A term used in professional sports to refer to usually either a top draft p...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bust

  9. Bust
    • (n.) The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body. • (n.) A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. bust
    1. a complete failure
    2. a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
    3. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

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