- 2. Tragedy, tragic drama.
Buskined, a.
- 1. Dressed in buskins.
- 2. (Rare.) Tragic.
Buss, v. a. (Colloq.) Kiss.
Buss, n. Kiss, smack.
Bustle, v. n. Fuss, stir about, busy one’s self, be active, be busy, bestir one’s self, make a fuss, be in a fidget, be in a pucker (colloq.), be in a stew, make much ado about trifles or about nothing.
Bustle, n
- 1. Stir, fuss, hurry, flurry, tumult, pother, commotion, ado, to-do.
- 2. Bishop, tournure
Busy, a.
- 1. Engaged, employed, occupied, at work, hard at work.
- 2. Diligent, assiduous, industrious, sedulous, notable, active, working, hard-working.
- 3. Brisk, stirring, bustling, nimble, agile, spry, constantly in motion.
- 4. Meddling, officious, pragmatical, priggish.
Busy, v. a. Occupy, employ, make busy.
Busybody, n. Meddler, intermeddler, meddlesome person, officious person, prig.
But, conj.
- 1. On the other hand, on the contrary.
- 2. Yet, still, however, nevertheless, moreover, further.
- 3. Unless, if it were not that, if it be not that.
- 4. But that, otherwise than that.