bus1 nounbus2 verb
busbus1 /bʌs/ ●●● S1 W2 noun (plural buses or busses especially American English) [countable] 
WORD ORIGINbus1
Origin:
1800-1900 omnibusEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- the bus to the airport
- I didn't know him when he got on the bus.
- New security measures, including video surveillance cameras, come into force on the city's bus fleet this week.
- Or you can nominate friends, acquaintances, bartenders or bus drivers.
- Rich Brooks looked like a guy who missed the last bus to work.
- We are sitting in the bus only.
- Which of them is nearest to a bus route?
THESAURUS
a large vehicle that people pay to travel on: · There were a lot of people on the bus.
British English a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys: · Taking the coach is cheaper than the train.
a small bus with seats for six to twelve people: · The school uses a minibus to take teams to matches.
a bus with two levels: · the red double-deckers in London
(also bendy bus British English) a very long bus that has a joint in the middle that allows it to go around corners: · Articulated buses have been used in Europe for many years.
British English, streetcar American English, trolley/trolley car American English a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street, and usually gets power from electric lines over the vehicle: · We waited at the stop for the tram.· San Diego has a well-used trolley system.
American English a vehicle with many different parts for people to sit in, and which usually has open sides. A tram runs on wheels and is used to take tourists from place to place within a particular area: · The tram takes visitors around the backlot of Universal Studios, where many famous movies were once made.
WORD SETSaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
They travelled to Chicago by train. Will you be coming by train? The hotel runs a courtesy bus from the airport. Most reviewers receive a courtesy copy of the book. He was drunk when he crashed the car. Air fares have shot up by 20%. It’ll be quicker to go by train. I overslept and missed the train. You can buy a cheap one-day bus pass. A shuttle bus operates to and from the beach of San Benedetto.
· I usually go to work by bus.
(=travel by bus)· It’s easier to go on the bus than to drive.
· Can we get a bus from here to Reading?
American English· It was the first time Craig had ridden a bus downtown by himself.
· Several more passengers got on the bus.
· We were waiting for the bus for half an hour.
(=be too late to get on a bus)· He woke up late and missed the bus.
· The last bus went ten minutes ago.
· I waited and waited but the bus didn’t come.
(=go at regular times)· The buses run less frequently on a Sunday.
bus + NOUN· It’s a 20-minute bus ride into town.
(=a place where a bus stops for passengers)· She got off at the next bus stop.
(=a small covered area where you wait for a bus)· Some kids had vandalized the bus shelter.
(=a service that provides regular buses)· It’s a small village but there is a good bus service.
· We live very near a main bus route.
(=the money you pay for a bus journey)· Can you lend me 50p for my bus fare?
· She lost her bus ticket.
(=a ticket giving cheap or free bus travel)· Most of the students have a termly bus pass.
(=a place where buses start and finish their journeys)· Dad met me at the bus station.
(=a part of the road where only buses are allowed to drive)· You can be fined for driving in a bus lane.
· She asked the bus driver where to get off for the Botanical Gardens.
· The bus timetable changes on January 31st.
British English (=a line of people waiting for a bus)· We were chatting while we stood in the bus queue.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + bus· Hurry up or you’ll miss the school bus!
(=one that makes regular short journeys between two places)· There’s a shuttle bus between the hotel and the beach.
(=one with two levels for passengers)· London used to be famous for its double-decker buses.
(=one without a roof, used for showing tourists a town etc)· We took a tour on an open-topped bus.
(=one that goes at regular times)· Regular buses run to the airport.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES They travelled to Chicago by train. Will you be coming by train? The hotel runs a courtesy bus from the airport. Most reviewers receive a courtesy copy of the book. He was drunk when he crashed the car.· Car drivers face a new daily charge to enter the capital.
Air fares have shot up by 20%. It’ll be quicker to go by train.· the six-hour train journey to London
I overslept and missed the train.· I took the night train to Fort William.
You can buy a cheap one-day bus pass.· The bus stopped and half the passengers got off.
· Bus passengers are facing higher fares.
American English Ann rides the bus to work.
Ann rides the bus to work.· The resort is a short bus ride away from the hotel.
A shuttle bus operates to and from the beach of San Benedetto.· I’ve lost my train ticket.
· The price is £98, inclusive of coach travel.
· They took a boat trip to see the seals.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· The project is a good example of co-operation between a preserved railway and a local bus company.· Convenient for the local bus service, shops and bars.· Two of the 16-bit slots have local bus extensions.· Its capital is Tetouan, eleven miles from M'Diq and reached by local bus, taxi or excursion coach.· They found their local bus service a poor substitute.· The stations will be rebuilt with high-level platforms, new buildings and convenient interchange with local bus routes.· He also became a great favourite with the occupants of the local school bus, which passed his garden gate twice daily.· Recently, my wife was on a local bus with a lot of teenage girls coming home from school.
NOUN· The project is a good example of co-operation between a preserved railway and a local bus company.· In mass transit, private bus companies spend considerable sums to influence legislatures, to get and keep their contracts.· Since 1987 it has emerged as the number one buyer of privatised bus companies, picking up operators from Inverness to Hampshire.· The case studies will be undertaken to establish how a bus company operates from the viewpoint of its management and organisation.· So will local authority bus companies.· Councillors are desperate to attract the supermarket chain to a site in Grange Road occupied by the Caldaire bus company.· Many bus companies provide advantageous fare tickets especially for tourists.· Amendment No. 4 would limit to two companies the number of bus companies which one purchaser could buy.
· Many urban homeless were seeking refuge in subway stations and bus depots.· Projects under negotiation include the Manggarai Integrated Terminal, a giant inter-city bus depot south of Jakarta.· There is a bus depot at the rear of the terminal.· Twenty-eight Brethren worshiped there, in a large bare rented room on the second floor of the bus depot.· The supermarket scheme will force Caldaire to move the United bus depot to another site.· His interest was in opening the nightclub next to the theater, in the abandoned Trailways bus depot.· Transport Organise trouble-free transport to and from the railway station, airport, or bus depot.
· Accusations have been made that bus drivers already flout speed limits on the estate.· This bus driver has driven us to the promised land.· After several decades of cyclists being terrorised by the bus drivers, the seeds of a counter-movement are taking shape.· The bus driver was late picking up the team from the hotel.· Public transport in Caracas was not affected after 35,000 subway conductors and public bus drivers voted not to join the strike.· State and local governments hire teachers, bus drivers, police, and firefighters.· The bus driver washed the windows as a classical music tape played from his dashboard.· Also patron of bus drivers, motorists, porters, travelers, truck drivers; he is invoked against nightmares.
· A computer is the only way he could weigh up the effect of the bus fare factor.· Through his twice weekly plasma sales, Willingham has helped Scheard and others buy clothes and food or pay bus fare.· Their bus fares are paid, but I suspect that they walked.· She will come to Indianapolis later, as Soon as there is money enough to pay for bus fare.· She would walk, in lashing rain, a howling wind, rather than pay a bus fare.· She could not afford the bus fare to see a doctor, much less his fee.· Unable to afford bus fares, she walked to interviews.
· The bus journey alone is eloquent of class inequality.· Sixteen of us flew into Delhi - and a fifteen hour bus journey took us up into the mountains.· One of my own compensations is the bus journey into town.· Iron rations were issued for the train or bus journey.· The evidence of the bus journey, however, painted a totally different picture.· Another, on his first bus journey, noted down the name of a shop as a landmark for the return trip.· Unfortunately, the 12.35 a.m. tram journey on route 16/18 was not replaced by a corresponding bus journey from Westminster to Purley.· To pay for their four-day bus journey to the south, her parents had to sell everything they owned.
· A report by development services director Stephen Tapper says bus lanes produce considerable time savings by allowing public transport unrestricted access.· We don't want bus lanes on motorways and we don't want traffic jams.· They spent their time hiding behind low stone walls and leaping out at motorists travelling in bus lanes.· Extensive bus lane and priority traffic signalling is approved for Manchester.· The successful firm will also have to provide a contraflow bus lane for the authority.· Because the council has turned the whole damn place into a bus lane and you can't move any more.
· I can't even get a bus pass.· They may soon be getting free bus passes but they know how to rock.· I got a social worker and she suggested I get a bus pass, so I could get to town.· Townspeople are being asked to sign a petition to help save the bus passes of Langbaurgh's 22,000 pensioners and disabled.· All the aggravation about replacing by bus pass, credit cards and library cards etc, all because I was thoughtless.· Free bus passes offered to parents in return for acting as supervisors.· Bus pass reprieve: Langbaurgh pensioners' free bus passes have been given a reprieve until the end of April.
· Analysis of accidents involving bus passengers in future years will be undertaken.· In the past year the first phase of the analysis of bus passenger casualties highlighted in the 1991 Plan has been undertaken.· Without scaremongering, we fear very much for the needs of bus passengers.· I hope that Hon. Members will confine themselves to talking about bus passengers.· Reductions in bus passenger and car rear seat passenger casualties have contributed in large degree to this decrease.· The changes would have a detrimental effect on bus passengers.· The evidence is that when free concessionary travel was withdrawn fewer trips were made and there were fewer elderly bus passenger casualties.
· It was a rare family that even bothered to take the short bus ride to the sea.· Some have long bus rides to and from school, and are exhausted by the end of the day.· But on the bus ride home he resolved to do one thing.· It also gave Catholic a chance for its first bus ride to a game when it plays at Widener.· The larger town of Keszthely, on Lake Balaton, is a short bus ride away from Heviz and easily reached.· He is working with filmmaker Aaron Yamaguchi on a documentary about SlamAmerica, a poetry bus ride across the country.· No one carries more than about $ 1, enough for a train or bus ride and a phone call.· They will fly to Buffalo, then take a two-hour bus ride to Olean.
· It was thoughtful of Rufus because it's on the bus route.· There will be interchange here with Vogtlandbahn services and two bus routes.· Which of them is nearest to a bus route?· Pre-war poster for Circular bus route 22, which replaced the Layton and Central Drive trams in 1936.· But as shopping habits changed many traders shut up shop and moved out blaming recession, traffic restrictions and fewer bus routes.· The stations will be rebuilt with high-level platforms, new buildings and convenient interchange with local bus routes.· No previous experience is required although an interest in bus routes and cold soup would prove useful.
· The shop assistant, staring idly through his shop-window, saw the school bus approaching its stop, through almost blinding rain.· A field of enormous white microwave dishes, each large enough to cradle a school bus, is set on a hill.· School route: Durham county council has reminded school bus drivers that they should not use the narrow Roundhill Road route.· Despite the day, a school bus was lined up in front of the museum.· The school bus was late, so Anna was on time.· The camp rented a school bus and drove them home north along the Blue Ridge Parkway.· On Tuesday he had a temper tantrum on the school bus and then kicked the school secretary.· They reminded me of three little schoolboys I had just seen earlier this morning, waiting for the school bus.
· However, a bus service offers an alternative if the going proves too taxing.· The Metro-North railroad said it was operating bus service on its Bainbury branch.· Since deregulation of bus services some routes may have been altered or replaced.· There is an hourly bus service during the day from the Airport to the Transport Interchange in the city centre.· At the regional scale a much more varied picture of bus services emerges.· The role of the bus becomes much more important if rail services disappear and are to be replaced by bus services.
· A bus shelter feet away was blown to bits.· Damien writhed in anger as he stood penned in the bus shelter like an animal, with this herd of obnoxious Cockneys.· When they're still young, girls hang around bus stations, leisure centres, bus shelters or each other's doorsteps.· We will, however, investigate the options for altering the layout of the present advertising bus shelter.· We propose to have a meeting with Adshel with respect to the two bus shelters.· The traffic had started to move more freely now and he walked to the bus shelter at the roadside, and waited.· It was starting to rain, so the three of us sat in a bus shelter.· At a quarter to three I was in position behind the grime-sprayed glass of a bus shelter on the Banbury Road.
· A daytime shuttle bus operates 6 days a week to the village.· C., will deploy a fuel cell-driven shuttle bus using methanol as a fuel.· The hotel is air-conditioned and offers a complimentary shuttle bus to the nearby Equador beach.· A courtesy shuttle bus runs to and from the Ally Pally.· Parmenter took the Agency shuttle bus back to Langley.· Use the free shuttle bus to the show.· Private vehicles are prohibited in the area, which is served by a shuttle bus.
· The 1770s house had become a boarding house and the eighteenth-century garden paved over as the city bus station.· Police are also checking bus stations and airports.· She was headed for the bus station, I thought, and from there back to the Amtrak station in Denver.· Buses departing from the present bus station to be to the south only.· I went to sit in the bus station and think this over.· The bus station was similarly desolate, while the cinema, cultural centre, public baths and a hospital have closed.· The bus station was crowded to the doors.
· At Wandsworth, it was a seven-minute walk from the bus stop to the end of Varney Street.· A handful of zealots at bus stops manipulates Belfast workers who are freshly aware of possible bombings on urban streets.· I navigated Jan and Darren to the bus stop.· The bus stop was only across the street.· Mike ran down the road to the bus stop.· Additional troops would be stationed at bus stops and in public places, especially in Jerusalem.· At the bus stop he looked hopefully for Gabriel.· One child was cuffed for misbehaving at a bus stop.
· Hotel St Raphael A superior first-class hotel close to the airport bus terminal.· After she had rolled the empty barrels back into the garage, she went inside and called the bus terminal.· The east shore of the bay had no airport landing strip, no railhead, no long-distance bus terminal.
· Eventually I managed to find a page torn from a local bus timetable which showed the Province of Parma.· Much of the information they sent back came from the newspapers and, in one case, the Miami bus timetable.· We have no need to theorise about bus timetables in order to catch a bus into town.· Please note that these itineraries are suggestions only, and are subject to bus timetables and accommodation availability.
· Relief watch us from their tour bus.· A few yards way on the nearest path, another tour bus stopped and unleashed its clientele.· They can't even tear up the hotels on this tour because they're sleeping on the tour bus.· Marcos and the rebel leadership rode ahead in a tour bus, with a fleet of police vehicles and helicopters in escort.· And he was just crossing over the dual carriageway to reach the northbound lane when the StatusQuo tour bus ran over him.· I made the decision to get a tour bus big enough for me and my family this time.
· We stayed at Dassia, six miles and a 45p bus trip from town.· Jesse Ventura may tour flood damaged areas during his bus trip next week to northwestern Minnesota.· But the school budget is too tight to afford a lot of bus trips.· He took a six-hour bus trip to Oneonta for the funeral.
VERB· Two Pinochetistas immediately board the bus and furiously upbraid and threaten her.· A black serviceman boarded a city bus and sat in front, remembers Chauvin, who lives in Hayward.· Many Clutton players and supporters were still stunned by Royston Marley's brilliant brace of goals as they boarded the bus home.· She knew that she must board a bus.· They demanded to see her identification before she could board a bus to New York City.· Phillippa Addai, 13, of Islington, north London, was last seen boarding the school bus with friends.· First, she boarded the wrong bus and then she got lost, even when she was on the right one.
· And I've got to catch the team bus at twelve-forty-five.· He saw her getting up and going home, taking a suitcase and catching the noon bus tomorrow.· We caught a late bus out of Bordeaux and arrived in darkness.· She was trying to catch the bus that was greedily gobbling up passengers at an angle across the street.· Had set off to catch the bus.· One cool March morning we hiked over to the Mendoza road and caught the twice-weekly bus to Temuco.· I can catch a bus and make a visit.· I used to catch the bus to get there.
· I drive a bus to the front door.· He still drives his school bus, and, with each stop, he has a story to tell.· On June 10 Kouao met Manning while he was driving his bus.· He drove a city bus crosstown to pay off debts.
· I can't even get a bus pass.· Jurors will not get off the bus when they visit the body site Friday.· I didn't know him when he got on the bus.· I made the decision to get a tour bus big enough for me and my family this time.· Try getting off the bus a stop early and briskly walk the rest of the way.· They may soon be getting free bus passes but they know how to rock.
· On one occasion when he was late for work I questioned him and he said he had missed the bus.· Rich Brooks looked like a guy who missed the last bus to work.· I suppose to a 12-year-old kid, missing the bus is a pretty big deal.· Anfield defender Mark Wright will travel to join his team-mates later today after missing the team bus travelling to Crystal Palace.· One chilly evening at a crossroads gas station I offered a ride to a young woman who had missed her bus.· Luke Bouverie missed the last bus out of Woodborough to Loxford, so he thumbed a lift.· Their own daughter had lingered at home and missed the bus which she normally would have taken to her job last Sunday.
· Before the war, a man called Tommy Oliver ran a bus service for the people of Baldersdale.· He looked beautiful on a tennis court; he was a pleasure to look at running for a bus.· Sometimes you catch them laughing their heads off, running for a bus, meeting an unexpected friend.· Dozens of people lined the route, some running alongside the bus, others taking pictures and some throwing things at it.· She left them, running for her bus, fed up with her responsibilities.· Later I would run breathless from the bus stop, expecting to be murdered, beaten, raped.· And just then the policeman saw another man, who was running to catch a bus.
· It was a rare family that even bothered to take the short bus ride to the sea.· Uncle Shim and I took the bus.· I remembered Father Dmitri's invitation to call at his church and took the bus there during the Sunday midday break.· She had a job in Frisco; she had to take the Greyhound bus at the crossroads and go in every day.· I have also taken the bus to the University, about 8 miles away, where the courses are being held.· We were going to take a bus to Bakersfield and work picking grapes.· I take the bus to Santa Ana, the second city of El Salvador.· He did not have enough money to take the bus.
· Adelaida Parra coordinates seven literacy groups each week spending long hours travelling by bus between the distant shanty towns.· I used to travel by bus a lot, so I had a season ticket.· They spent their time hiding behind low stone walls and leaping out at motorists travelling in bus lanes.· Ian and Libby and Joshua will be travelling by bus or car; it might suit Avocado Gerry, though.· The children travel by school bus to Howden, and social events are held in the old school.· Within a few days of term ending, the Roberts travelled by bus to Heathrow.· Some parents say they won't allow their children to travel by bus until the law is changed.
· Half past eight comes and it is time to stand outside and wait for the bus.· At least 16 children who had been waiting at the bus stop were questioned by investigators.· I went to Westminster one night in mid-March, and was waiting for my bus just outside the Abbey.· One by one, silently, they head out the door, across the lobby and into the waiting chartered bus.· I had to wait for the bus.· They reminded me of three little schoolboys I had just seen earlier this morning, waiting for the school bus.· It was the kind of place where you waited for a bus that never came.· Well, perhaps Warner had seen her waiting for a bus or hitchhiking to the inaugural and generously gave her a lift.
· Alida had been shocked, seeing him with Florence Ames walking from the bus stop towards Dorothea's house.· She walked over to the bus stop and leaned against the bus-shelter glass.· The traffic had started to move more freely now and he walked to the bus shelter at the roadside, and waited.· Mami walked her to the bus stop for her first month at her new school over in the next parish.· In the rich world the equivalent is the husband who drives a car with a wife who walks or catches the bus.· She was walking to her bus stop.· I remember walking through the bus station on my way home.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bus load/car load/truck load etc
1a large vehicle that people pay to travel onon a bus- I should be able to catch the 12:05 train.
- Kevin catches the bus home on Mondays and Wednesdays.
- After the debate, they dined on hamburgers and talked sports at a local joint before catching a train back to Washington.
- Chris and Patrick had caught a train to London and taken a taxi straight to Richie's flat.
- He caught a plane last night.
- I could catch a bus back into town.
- Maybe she had caught a train to New Rochelle.
- Peter arranged a taxi to Victoria for me to catch a train to Gatwick and the last flight to Edinburgh.
- The second time I caught a bus to the coast.
- They returned to their hotel, packed their bags, and left for Penn Station to catch a train for Washington.
- His interest was in opening the nightclub next to the theater, in the abandoned Trailways bus depot.
- Many urban homeless were seeking refuge in subway stations and bus depots.
- Projects under negotiation include the Manggarai Integrated Terminal, a giant inter-city bus depot south of Jakarta.
- The supermarket scheme will force Caldaire to move the United bus depot to another site.
- There is a bus depot at the rear of the terminal.
- Transport Organise trouble-free transport to and from the railway station, airport, or bus depot.
- Twenty-eight Brethren worshiped there, in a large bare rented room on the second floor of the bus depot.
- And the brakes feel like they could stop an express train.
- He took the ball like an express train and burst through the midfield defence.
- It still sounded like an express train in the confines of the small garage.
- It was perfect for low-fare express coach services.
- The subway trip seemed endless, even on the express train.
- Transfer to the Kobe line and catch the 8: 20 express train.
- Visitors have to take a local train to visit Delft; the express trains speed by.
- Elated, Daley and Sis hopped a plane for a vacation in the Florida Keys.
- He would just hop trains and stuff.
- Receiving assurances that there was no ethnic dimension to the role he had been offered, Hoch hopped a plane headed west.
There were a lot of people on the bus.by bus The best way to get there is by bus. I took a bus to San Francisco. Buses run at 15 and 30 minutes past the hour.2a circuit that connects the main parts of a computer so that signals can be sent from one part of the computer to anotherGRAMMAR: Patterns with bus• You usually say get on a bus: · I got on the bus at the station. ‘Get in’ is much less common.• You usually say get off a bus: · She got off the bus at her usual stop. ‘Get out of’ is much less common.• You usually say that someone is on a bus: · All the people on the bus stared at me. ‘In a bus’ is much less common.• You go somewhere by bus: · The children travel to school by bus.• You often talk about the bus: · It’s quicker if you take the bus.· I was waiting for the bus for the airport.COLLOCATIONSverbsgo/travel by bus· I usually go to work by bus.go on the bus/use the bus (=travel by bus)· It’s easier to go on the bus than to drive.get/take/catch a bus· Can we get a bus from here to Reading?ride a bus American English· It was the first time Craig had ridden a bus downtown by himself.get on/off a bus· Several more passengers got on the bus.wait for a bus· We were waiting for the bus for half an hour.miss the bus (=be too late to get on a bus)· He woke up late and missed the bus.a bus goes/leaves· The last bus went ten minutes ago.a bus comes/arrives· I waited and waited but the bus didn’t come.buses run (=go at regular times)· The buses run less frequently on a Sunday.bus + NOUNa bus ride/journey/trip· It’s a 20-minute bus ride into town.a bus stop (=a place where a bus stops for passengers)· She got off at the next bus stop.a bus shelter (=a small covered area where you wait for a bus)· Some kids had vandalized the bus shelter.a bus service (=a service that provides regular buses)· It’s a small village but there is a good bus service.a bus route· We live very near a main bus route.a bus fare (=the money you pay for a bus journey)· Can you lend me 50p for my bus fare?a bus ticket· She lost her bus ticket.a bus pass (=a ticket giving cheap or free bus travel)· Most of the students have a termly bus pass.a bus station (=a place where buses start and finish their journeys)· Dad met me at the bus station.a bus lane (=a part of the road where only buses are allowed to drive)· You can be fined for driving in a bus lane.a bus driver· She asked the bus driver where to get off for the Botanical Gardens.a bus timetable· The bus timetable changes on January 31st.a bus queue British English (=a line of people waiting for a bus)· We were chatting while we stood in the bus queue.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + busa school bus· Hurry up or you’ll miss the school bus!a shuttle bus (=one that makes regular short journeys between two places)· There’s a shuttle bus between the hotel and the beach.a double-decker bus (=one with two levels for passengers)· London used to be famous for its double-decker buses.an open-topped bus (=one without a roof, used for showing tourists a town etc)· We took a tour on an open-topped bus.a regular bus (=one that goes at regular times)· Regular buses run to the airport.THESAURUSbus a large vehicle that people pay to travel on: · There were a lot of people on the bus.coach British English a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys: · Taking the coach is cheaper than the train.minibus a small bus with seats for six to twelve people: · The school uses a minibus to take teams to matches.double-decker a bus with two levels: · the red double-deckers in Londonarticulated bus (also bendy bus British English) a very long bus that has a joint in the middle that allows it to go around corners: · Articulated buses have been used in Europe for many years.tram British English, streetcar American English, trolley/trolley car American English a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street, and usually gets power from electric lines over the vehicle: · We waited at the stop for the tram.· San Diego has a well-used trolley system.tram American English a vehicle with many different parts for people to sit in, and which usually has open sides. A tram runs on wheels and is used to take tourists from place to place within a particular area: · The tram takes visitors around the backlot of Universal Studios, where many famous movies were once made.bus1 nounbus2 verb
busbus2 verb (past tense and past participle bused or bussed, present participle busing or bussing) [transitive] WORD ORIGINbus2
Origin:
1 1900-2000 ➔ BUS12 1900-2000 busboyVERB TABLE
bus
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | bus |
| he, she, it | buses, busses | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bused, bussed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bused, bussed |
| he, she, it | has bused, bussed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bused, bussed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bus |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bused, bussed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am busing, bussing |
| he, she, it | is busing, bussing | |
| you, we, they | are busing, bussing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was busing, bussing |
| you, we, they | were busing, bussing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been busing, bussing |
| he, she, it | has been busing, bussing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been busing, bussing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be busing, bussing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been busing, bussing |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- In 1989 the town had voted down a petition to close the school and bus the seventeen Granville students to Rochester Elementary.
- Mitchell probed the leftover debris on the plates Adrian had bussed.
WORD SETS
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nounconserve, nouncontent, nouncontinental breakfast, nounconvenience food, nouncook-chill, adjectivecooker, nouncookie, nouncooking, nouncooking oil, nouncorn bread, nouncorn chip, nouncorncob, nouncorned beef, nouncornet, nouncornflakes, nouncornflour, nouncornmeal, nouncorn on the cob, nouncorn pone, nouncornstarch, nouncorn syrup, nouncottage cheese, nouncotton candy, nouncourgette, nouncourse, nouncover charge, nouncrab, nouncrab apple, nouncracker, nouncrackling, nouncranberry, nouncrayfish, nouncream, nouncream cheese, nouncream cracker, nouncreamer, nouncreamy, adjectivecress, nouncrisp, nouncrisp, adjectivecrispbread, nouncrispy, adjectivecroissant, nouncroquette, nouncrouton, nouncrumb, nouncrumpet, nouncrunchy, adjectivecrust, nouncrusty, adjectivecrystallized, adjectivecucumber, nouncud, nouncuisine, nouncupcake, nouncurd, nouncurdle, verbcurrant, nouncustard, nouncut, nouncutlet, noundainty, nounDanish pastry, noundate, noundefrost, verbdelicacy, noundemerara sugar, noundesiccated, adjectivedevilled, adjectivedevour, verbdiabetic, adjectivedigest, verbdigestible, adjectivedill, noundill pickle, noundine, verbdiner, noundining car, noundinner, noundinner dance, noundinner party, noundinner theater, noundinnertime, noundissolve, verbdoggy bag, noundoily, noundollop, noundough, noundown, verbdrain, verbdredge, verbdried, adjectivedried fruit, noundripping, noundrumstick, noundry goods, noundunk, verbEaster egg, nouneat, verbeatery, nouneating apple, nouneats, nounEccles cake, nounéclair, nounEdam, nounedible, adjectiveeel, nounegg, nouneggplant, nounegg roll, nounelevenses, nounendive, nounEnglish breakfast, nounEnglish muffin, nounentrée, nounepicure, nounescalope, nounevaporated milk, nounfast food, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfeta cheese, nounfig, nounfilbert, nounfillet, verbfilling, adjectivefilling, nounfilo, nounflounder, nounfloury, adjectiveflyblown, adjectivefoil, nounfoodstuff, nounforage, nounfork, verbfortify, verbfreeze-dried, adjectiveFrench bean, nounFrench bread, nounFrench dressing, nounFrench fry, nounFrench loaf, nounFrench stick, nounfries, nounfromage frais, nounfrozen, adjectivefruit, nounfudge, nounfull-fat, adjectivegaram masala, noungarlic, noungarnish, noungarnish, verbgastronomic, adjectivegastronomy, noungel, verbginger, nounglass, nounglassware, noungolden raisin, noungoody, noungourmand, noungrain, nounGranary, adjectivegranulated, adjectivegreasy, adjectivegreasy spoon, noungreen, adjectivegrill, noungristle, noungrocer, nounground, adjectiveground beef, noungrub, noungruel, nounguava, noungum, noungumball, noungumbo, noungumdrop, nounhalal, adjectivehalibut, nounham, nounhamburger, nounhaunch, nounhead table, nounhealth food, nounheart, nounhearty, adjectiveheat, nounherb, nounhigh tea, nounhome economics, nounhot dish, nounhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectiveiceman, nounindigestible, adjectiveindigestion, nouninedible, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveingest, verbinn, nouninsipid, adjectiveintake, nounirradiate, verbjellied, adjectivejoint, nounjuice, nounjuicy, adjectivejunk, nounjunk food, nounknuckle, nounkosher, adjectivelaxative, nounlean, adjectiveleavings, nounleg, nounlight, adjectiveliquorice, nounlive, adjectiveloaf, nounlocker, nounloin, nounlotus, nounlukewarm, adjectivelump, nounlunch, nounlunch, verblunchbox, nounlunch break, nounluncheon, nounlunch hour, nounlunchroom, nounlunchtime, nounluscious, adjectivemace, nounMadeira cake, nounmain course, nounmaitre d', nounmaize, nounmandarin, nounmandarin orange, nounmangetout, nounmango, nounmaple syrup, nounmargarine, nounmarge, nounmarmalade, nounmarrow, nounmarshmallow, nounMason jar, nounmasticate, verbmature, adjectivemature, verbmeal, nounmealie, nounmealtime, nounmealy, adjectivemeat, nounmeat-packing, nounmeaty, adjectivemellow, adjectivementhol, nounmentholated, adjectivemenu, nounmess, nounmess, verbmess hall, nounmilk chocolate, nounmillet, nounmince, nounmint, nounmocha, nounmolasses, nounmoreish, adjectivemorsel, nounmouldy, adjectivemouth, nounmouthful, nounMSG, nounmunch, verbmung bean, nounmush, nounmushroom, nounmustard, nounnibble, verbnibble, nounnosh, nounnourish, verbnourishment, nounnugget, nounnut, nounnutcracker, nounnutshell, nounnutty, adjectiveoatmeal, nounoats, nounoffal, nounokra, nounon, prepositiononion, nounorder, nounoregano, nounorganic, adjectiveoverindulge, verboxtail, nounpackaging, nounpacker, nounpap, nounparcel, nounpaste, nounpastille, nounpastry, nounpatisserie, nounpearl barley, nounpectin, nounpeel, verbpeel, nounpepper, nounpepper, verbpeppercorn, nounpeppermint, nounperishable, adjectivepetit four, nounpiccalilli, nounpicnic, nounpicnic, verbpie, nounpilaff, nounpilau, nounpimento, nounpinto bean, nounpit, nounpizza parlor, nounpizzeria, nounplain chocolate, nounplain flour, nounploughman's lunch, nounpoor boy, nounpork, nounpork pie, nounpork rinds, nounporridge, nounporterhouse steak, nounportion, nounpostprandial, adjectivepotato, nounpotato 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nounservice charge, nounserving, nounset, adjectiveshallot, nounshellfish, nounsherbet, nounshish kebab, nounshortbread, nounshortcake, nounshortcrust pastry, nounshoulder, nounshrimp cocktail, nounside order, nounsillabub, nounsimnel cake, nounsingle cream, nounsirloin, nounsitting, nounskimmed milk, nounskin, nounskin, verbslaw, nounslice, nounsliced bread, nounsloe, nounsloppy joe, nounsmorgasbord, nounsnack bar, nounsnow pea, nounsoda fountain, nounsodium chloride, nounsoft fruit, nounsorghum, nounsoul food, nounsour, adjectivesour, verbsourdough, nounsoya, nounsoya bean, nounspearmint, nounspinach, nounsponge, nounsponge cake, nounsponge pudding, nounspoon, verbspoonful, nounspotted dick, nounspread, nounspring onion, nounspring roll, nounsprout, nounspud, nounsquash, nounsquid, nounstaple, nounstarfruit, nounstarter, nounsteak, nounsteakhouse, nounsteak tartare, nounstew, nounstick, nounStilton, nounstir-fry, verbstodge, nounstone-ground, adjectivestrawberry, nounstring bean, nounstringy, adjectivestrudel, nounsub, nounsucrose, nounsuet, nounsugar, nounsugar, verbsugar-coated, adjectivesugar cube, nounsugar lump, nounsugary, adjectivesultana, nounsun-dried, adjectivesup, verbsupper, nounsustenance, nounswallow, verbswallow, nounswede, nounsweetcorn, nounsweetened condensed milk, nounsweetener, nounsweetmeat, nounsweet pepper, nounsweet potato, nounsyrup, nounsyrupy, adjectivetable d'hôte, nountaco, nountaffy, nountainted, adjectivetakeaway, nountakeout, nountangerine, nountapas, nountapioca, nountaramasalata, nountariff, nountart, nountartare sauce, nountaste, verbtasteless, adjectivetaster, nountasting, nountater, nountattie, nounT-bone steak, nountea, nounteacake, nountender, adjectivetin, nountinned, adjectivetitbit, nountoffee apple, nountofu, nountomato, nountongue, nountop, nountopping, nountop round, nountopside, nountop table, nountortilla, nountough, adjectivetransport cafe, nountreacle, nountrifle, nountripe, nountrotter, nountruck stop, 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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Shelley had a job bussing tables.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES They travelled to Chicago by train. Will you be coming by train? The hotel runs a courtesy bus from the airport. Most reviewers receive a courtesy copy of the book. He was drunk when he crashed the car. Air fares have shot up by 20%. It’ll be quicker to go by train. I overslept and missed the train. You can buy a cheap one-day bus pass. A shuttle bus operates to and from the beach of San Benedetto.
Shelley had a job bussing tables. They travelled to Chicago by train. Will you be coming by train? The hotel runs a courtesy bus from the airport. Most reviewers receive a courtesy copy of the book. He was drunk when he crashed the car.· Car drivers face a new daily charge to enter the capital.
Air fares have shot up by 20%. It’ll be quicker to go by train.· the six-hour train journey to London
I overslept and missed the train.· I took the night train to Fort William.
You can buy a cheap one-day bus pass.· The bus stopped and half the passengers got off.
· Bus passengers are facing higher fares.
American English Ann rides the bus to work.
Ann rides the bus to work.· The resort is a short bus ride away from the hotel.
A shuttle bus operates to and from the beach of San Benedetto.· I’ve lost my train ticket.
· The price is £98, inclusive of coach travel.
· They took a boat trip to see the seals.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bus load/car load/truck load etc
1to take a person or a group of people somewhere in a busbus somebody to/in/into something- I should be able to catch the 12:05 train.
- Kevin catches the bus home on Mondays and Wednesdays.
- After the debate, they dined on hamburgers and talked sports at a local joint before catching a train back to Washington.
- Chris and Patrick had caught a train to London and taken a taxi straight to Richie's flat.
- He caught a plane last night.
- I could catch a bus back into town.
- Maybe she had caught a train to New Rochelle.
- Peter arranged a taxi to Victoria for me to catch a train to Gatwick and the last flight to Edinburgh.
- The second time I caught a bus to the coast.
- They returned to their hotel, packed their bags, and left for Penn Station to catch a train for Washington.
- His interest was in opening the nightclub next to the theater, in the abandoned Trailways bus depot.
- Many urban homeless were seeking refuge in subway stations and bus depots.
- Projects under negotiation include the Manggarai Integrated Terminal, a giant inter-city bus depot south of Jakarta.
- The supermarket scheme will force Caldaire to move the United bus depot to another site.
- There is a bus depot at the rear of the terminal.
- Transport Organise trouble-free transport to and from the railway station, airport, or bus depot.
- Twenty-eight Brethren worshiped there, in a large bare rented room on the second floor of the bus depot.
- And the brakes feel like they could stop an express train.
- He took the ball like an express train and burst through the midfield defence.
- It still sounded like an express train in the confines of the small garage.
- It was perfect for low-fare express coach services.
- The subway trip seemed endless, even on the express train.
- Transfer to the Kobe line and catch the 8: 20 express train.
- Visitors have to take a local train to visit Delft; the express trains speed by.
- Elated, Daley and Sis hopped a plane for a vacation in the Florida Keys.
- He would just hop trains and stuff.
- Receiving assurances that there was no ethnic dimension to the role he had been offered, Hoch hopped a plane headed west.
Casey was bussed to the school.GRAMMAR Bus is often passive in this meaning.2American English to take away dirty dishes from the tables in a restaurant: Shelley had a job bussing tables.