buster
Hey you, kid
Buster is an informal term of address for a man or boy, often carrying a note of mild confrontation or condescension: Listen here, buster, I'm not going to tell you again.
It also forms compounds for things that break or destroy: crime-buster, blockbuster, ghostbuster.
A buster can be someone who breaks up something undesirable: a union buster, a trust buster.
In Australian slang, a buster is a strong wind or a spectacular fall.
Close trusted companion
Deliberate structural destruction
- wreckingDestroying completely
- sledgehammerMassive long-handled mallet
- jackhammerPower tool for breaking concrete
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
smash · shatter · destruction · dismantling · implosion · dynamite · explosive · rubble
Traditional explanatory tale
- disproveProve something untrue
- exposeMake known publicly
- fact-checkConfirm information accuracy
- refuteProve something untrue
unmask · hoax · misconception · fallacy · legend · skeptic · ghostbuster · fraud
Sudden armed incursion
- stingSharp wound from insect
- narcUndercover drug officer
- squadSmall working group
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
vice · undercover · stakeout · surveillance · crackdown · arrest · seized · contraband
Solidly built, durable
- durableAble to withstand use
- ruggedTough and uneven
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- robustStrong and durable
heavy-duty · reinforced · indestructible · hardworking · dependable · reliable · workhorse · stalwart
pal
Close trusted companion
sport · chief · boss · kiddo · squirt · sonny · mac · jack · dude · mate
demolition
Deliberate structural destruction
- wreckingDestroying completely
- sledgehammerMassive long-handled mallet
- jackhammerPower tool for breaking concrete
bulldozer · smash · shatter · destruction · dismantling · implosion · dynamite · explosive · rubble · wreckage
myth
Traditional explanatory tale
- disproveProve something untrue
- exposeMake known publicly
- fact-checkConfirm information accuracy
refute · unmask · hoax · misconception · fallacy · legend · skeptic · ghostbuster · fraud · charlatan
raid
Sudden armed incursion
takedown · vice · undercover · stakeout · surveillance · crackdown · arrest · seized · contraband · trafficking
sturdy
Solidly built, durable
robust · heavy-duty · reinforced · indestructible · hardworking · dependable · reliable · workhorse · stalwart · no-nonsense
- Aviation Slangroger, mayday, pan-pan, squawk, affirmative
- showstoppersshowstopper, showstoppers, knockout, knockouts, stunner
- softshellsoftshell turtle, softshell crab