Definition of bust

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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..

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Scuttle :: Scuttle (v. i.) To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle.
Antique :: Antique (a.) In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases..
Calorimeter :: Calorimeter (n.) An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat contained in bodies or developed by some mechanical or chemical process, as friction, chemical combination, combustion, etc..
Coal :: Coal (n.) A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon, but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a large amount of volatile matter..
Sal :: Sal (n.) An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable..
Midfeather :: Midfeather (n.) A vertical water space in a fire box or combustion chamber.
Stir :: Stir (v. i.) To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy one's self.
Virago :: Virago (n.) A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior..
Niche :: Niche (n.) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative..
Filibuster :: Filibuster (v. i.) To act as a filibuster, or military freebooter..
Combustible :: Combustible (a.) Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.
Fire :: Fire (n.) The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.
Drape :: Drape (v. t.) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc..
Tournure :: Tournure (n.) Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle.
Lucifer :: Lucifer (n.) A match made of a sliver of wood tipped with a combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called also lucifer match, and locofoco. See Locofoco..
Rata :: Rata (n.) A New Zealand forest tree (Metrosideros robusta), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles and war clubs..
Inflammable :: Inflammable (a.) Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits..
Lance :: Lance (n.) One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure..
Bustle :: Bustle (n.) Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.
Flibustier :: Flibustier (n.) A buccaneer; an American pirate. See Flibuster.
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