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bussed-bust

one of life's small pleasures.
browse See the main entry beginning with brows.
bruise See the main entry beginning with brews.
build See the main entry beginning with billed.

bullion See the main entry beginning with bouillon.
buoy See the main entry beginning with boy.

burley-burly
• burley ['ba--li] a mild, air-cured tobacco grown primarily in
Kentucky. □ When traveling through the Kentucky countryside

in late summer, one can see the open-sided sheds where burley
ripens to its peak.
D

• burly ['ba--li] solidly and strongly built. □ espite his burly
physique, Kent is extremely mild-mannered.
burly See the main entry beginning with burley.
burro See the main entry beginning with borough.
burrow See the main entry beginning with borough.

bury See the main entry beginning with berry.
bus-buss
• bus[b;)s] a large, motorized vehicle usually used for public
transportation. Gro
□ up travel by bus or motorcoach is ex-
tremely popular today.
• bus [b;)s] to transport someone or something by bus. □ In an
effort to integrate their school district, the school board voted to
bus students across town.
• bus [b;)s] to tidy tables in a restaurant by clearing away dirty
dishes and replacing them with clean ones. D When he learned
that he would have to bus tables as well as wash dishes, Todd
decided not to take the restaurant job.
• buss [b;)s] a kiss. D The tourists were greeted at the airport in
Hawaii with a flower lei and a buss on the cheek.
• buss [b;)s] to kiss someone or something. D Bobby always
squirms away from his great-aunt when she tries to buss him.
buss See the main entry beginning with bus.

bussed-bust
• bussed [b;)st] the past tense and past participle of bus 'to
transport someone or something by bus.' □ The stranded
travelers were bussed to nearby motels to spend the evening.

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