busk
Play for tips
To busk is to perform music, magic, or other entertainment in public spaces for tips from passersby.
Busking happens on sidewalks, in subway stations, at farmers' markets—anywhere crowds gather.
A busker is someone who does this: She busked her way across Europe with just a guitar and a hat for coins.
Deed or performance
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- showMake something apparent
- gigShort-term paid work
- setArrange in position
spectacle · showcase · entertainer · artist · performer · showmanship · audience · crowd
Hard road covering
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- plazaPublic open square
- squareRhombus with right angles
- piazzaPublic urban square
promenade · esplanade · marketplace · subway · underground · corner · pitch · pedestrian
Fretted stringed instrument
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- harmonicaHandheld reed wind instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
saxophone · violin · ukulele · drums · amplifier · microphone · song · melody
Garment for the head
- coinsMetal money units
- changeTo make different
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- gratuityPayment beyond the bill
toss · appreciation · generosity · patron
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- mimeWordless expressive performer
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
fire-eating · puppetry · caricature · contortion · unicycle · breakdancing
act
Deed or performance
set · spectacle · showcase · entertainer · artist · performer · showmanship · audience · crowd · applause
pavement
Hard road covering
piazza · promenade · esplanade · marketplace · subway · underground · corner · pitch · pedestrian · passerby
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- harmonicaHandheld reed wind instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
banjo · saxophone · violin · ukulele · drums · amplifier · microphone · song · melody · strum
hat
Garment for the head
gratuity · toss · appreciation · generosity · patron
juggling
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- mimeWordless expressive performer
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
acrobatics · fire-eating · puppetry · caricature · contortion · unicycle · breakdancing
- notionsbuttons, zippers, snaps, hooks, eyes
- Southeastern tribesCherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, Natchez
- corsetrycorset, stays, boning, waist cincher, lacing
- Staysforestay, backstay, shroud, guy wire, standing rigging
- fastenersbolt, screw, nail, nut, clip
- improvisationimprovised, impromptu, ad lib, freestyle, ad-lib