bushwhacking
- v wait in hiding to attack
- v live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla
- v cut one's way through the woods or bush
- s lying in ambush
bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush
bushy
- s used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
bushy locks - s resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading
businesslike
- s exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
- s not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
bust
- n a complete failure
- n the chest of a woman
- n a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
- n an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
they went on a bust that lasted three days - v ruin completely
He busted my radio! - v search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
- v separate or cause to separate abruptly
- v go to pieces
- v break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
- s lacking funds
buttony
- s small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
black buttony eyes - s ornamented with many buttons
busted
- v ruin completely
He busted my radio! - v search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
- v separate or cause to separate abruptly
- v go to pieces
- v break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
- s out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
the coke machine is busted
bustling
- v move or cause to move energetically or busily
- s full of energetic and noisy activity
a bustling city
busty
- s (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
busy
- v keep busy with
- a actively or fully engaged or occupied
busy with her work
a busy man
too busy to eat lunch - s overcrowded or cluttered with detail
a busy painting - s intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
busy about other people's business - s crowded with or characterized by much activity
a very busy week
a busy life
a busy street
a busy seaport - s (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
her line is busy
kept getting a busy signal