busnoun [ C ]
uk/bʌs/us/bʌs/plural buses or US also bussesbus noun [ C ] (VEHICLE)
A1 a large vehicle in which people are driven from one place to another:
You should take the bus/go by bus (= travel by bus) if you want to see the sights.
See also
minibus
omnibus
trolleybus
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- Please excuse me for arriving late - the bus was delayed.
- If we sit near the front of the bus, we'll have a better view.
- Hurry, now, or you'll miss the bus!
- He left me stranded in town with no car and no money for a bus.
- The buses run less frequently on Sundays.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Buses, trams & coaches
- bus conductor
- coach
- combi
- double-decker
- gangway!
- HOV
- jitney
- kombi
- local
- minibus
- omnibus
- park-and-ride
- school bus
- shuttle
- single-decker
- through
- tram
- tramlines
- trolley
- trolleybus
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bus noun [ C ] (COMPUTER)
a set of wires in a computer along which information can be sent to and from other parts of the computer
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- codec
- handheld
- joypad
- Macintosh
- micro
- microcomputer
- motherboard
- mouse
- ram
- shift key
- tablet
- toggle
- trackball
- underscore
- VDT
- word processor
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Idiom(s)
throw sb under the bus
busverb [ T ]
uk/bʌs/us/bʌs/-ss- or US usually -s-to take people somewhere by bus:
Demonstrators were bussed in from all parts of the state to attend the protest rally.
US to take children by bus to school in another area every day
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Buses, trams & coaches
- bus conductor
- coach
- combi
- double-decker
- gangway!
- HOV
- jitney
- kombi
- local
- minibus
- omnibus
- park-and-ride
- school bus
- shuttle
- single-decker
- through
- tram
- tramlines
- trolley
- trolleybus
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Transferring and transporting objects