bust
Raid or sculpture
Bust gathers meanings around the idea of breaking or the human chest.
A bust is a sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest, or informally, a woman's breasts.
To bust something is to break it: I busted my phone screen.
A bust can be a failure (The party was a bust) or a police raid (a drug bust).
To go bust is to go bankrupt.
Bust also works as an adjective meaning broken: The TV's bust.
To bust someone is to arrest them or catch them misbehaving: busted for speeding, Mom busted me sneaking out.
Chest or heart area
- cleavageTendency to split cleanly
- decolletageExposed upper chest area
- bustlineChest area measurement
- torsoBody without limbs
bra · corset · bustier · neckline · curves · bodice · strapless · underwire
Recrystallized limestone rock
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- pedestalSupport for statuary
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
likeness · torso · plinth · classical · museum · gallery · Rodin · antiquity
Unable to repay debts
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- collapseSudden structural failure
- brokeLacking any funds
default · ruin · downfall · flop · fiasco · debacle · washout · belly-up
bosom
Chest or heart area
- cleavageTendency to split cleanly
- decolletageExposed upper chest area
- bustlineChest area measurement
torso · bra · corset · bustier · neckline · curves · bodice · strapless · underwire · measurement
marble
Recrystallized limestone rock
portrait · likeness · torso · plinth · classical · museum · gallery · Rodin · antiquity · effigy
bankrupt
Unable to repay debts
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- collapseSudden structural failure
broke · default · ruin · downfall · flop · fiasco · debacle · washout · belly-up · insolvent
handcuffs
Locking wrist restraints
warrant · apprehend · custody · booking · suspect · detention · incarceration · bail · arraignment · patrol
shatter
Fragment violently, suddenly
destroy · damage · wreck · ruin · broken · fragment · snap · rupture · demolish · crush
- card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
- economicssupply and demand, inflation, GDP, GNP, gross domestic product
- sculpturestatue, sculpture, sculptor, sculpting, bronze
- ancient artifactsjade mask, Viking sword, bronze sculptures, antiquities, Roman coin
- card termsace, pair, flush, king of hearts, straight
- disappointmentsletdown, anticlimax, flop, dud, fizzle
busthit
Successful contact or strike
success · blockbuster · winner · triumph · sensation
bustrelease
To let go
liberation · exoneration · exonerate · free · emancipation