busks
Plays for tips
Busks is the third-person singular of busk, meaning to perform music or entertainment in public places for tips.
Street musicians busk on subway platforms and sidewalks, playing for whatever passersby drop in a hat or open instrument case: She busks outside the train station on weekends.
The practice and the performers are called busking and buskers.
Extras for servers
- donationsGifts to organizations
- coinsMetal money units
- earningsMoney gained from work
- passersbyPeople going past
pitching · freelancing · hand-to-mouth · subsistence · self-employment
Relating to sound
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
- coversPuts over, hides
- originalsAuthentic first versions
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
melody · chords · amplifier · setlist · sing-along · instrumental · unplugged · standards
Multi-object thrower-catcher
- mimeWordless expressive performer
- magicianPerformer of illusions
- guitaristOne who plays six strings
- accordionistBellows instrument performer
singer · puppeteer · fire-eater · unicyclist · stilt-walker · contortionist · sword-swallower · ventriloquist
Paved pedestrian pathway
- plazaPublic open square
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- pavementHard road covering
boardwalk · promenade · park · pier · arcade · courtyard · esplanade · waterfront
Crush into particles
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
tenacity · struggle · determination · street-smart · resourcefulness · resilience · makeshift · territory
tips
Extras for servers
passersby · pitching · freelancing · hand-to-mouth · subsistence · self-employment
acoustic
Relating to sound
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
- coversPuts over, hides
- originalsAuthentic first versions
ballads · melody · chords · amplifier · setlist · sing-along · instrumental · unplugged · standards · improvisation
juggler
Multi-object thrower-catcher
accordionist · singer · puppeteer · fire-eater · unicyclist · stilt-walker · contortionist · sword-swallower · ventriloquist · acrobat
sidewalk
Paved pedestrian pathway
- plazaPublic open square
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
pavement · boardwalk · promenade · park · pier · arcade · courtyard · esplanade · waterfront · amphitheater
grind
Crush into particles
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
survival · tenacity · struggle · determination · street-smart · resourcefulness · resilience · makeshift · territory
- corsetrycorset, stays, boning, waist cincher, lacing
- whaling equipmentharpoon, harpoon gun, harpoon line, lance, whaleboat
- hustle and bustleNoisy, energetic activity
- bustles withIs crowded and active
- bustling withCrowded and active with
- bustling streetsCrowded, active city paths
- bustling marketsActive commercial gathering spaces
- bustling metropolisEnergetic, populous urban area
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