omnibus
Many works, one volume
Omnibus gathers things together.
An omnibus bill combines multiple legislative proposals.
An omnibus edition collects several works by an author in one volume.
The word can modify almost any noun to suggest comprehensiveness: an omnibus survey, an omnibus clause.
The shortened form bus—originally slang—now dominates for the vehicle that carries many passengers along a fixed route.
One who instructs
- double-deckerTwo-level transport
- charabancEarly sightseeing bus
- motorcoachBus for longer trips
- trolleybusRailless electric transit vehicle
minibus · autobus · horse-drawn · conductor · fare · passenger · route · timetable
Gathered set of items
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- volumeAmount of space filled
- storiesAccounts or building levels
- talesSpoken or written narratives
novellas · essays · fiction · prose · poetry · narratives · shorts · editions
Including everything without exception
- inclusiveCovering all members
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- broadWide in span
wide-ranging · extensive · thorough · complete · universal · holistic · encyclopedic · full-scale
Amount owed, written
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- appropriationsDesignated funds for purposes
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- budgetPlan for spending
amendment · reconciliation · Congress · provisions · rider · package · measure · act
coach
One who instructs
- double-deckerTwo-level transport
- charabancEarly sightseeing bus
- motorcoachBus for longer trips
trolleybus · minibus · autobus · horse-drawn · conductor · fare · passenger · route · timetable · depot
collection
Gathered set of items
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- volumeAmount of space filled
- storiesAccounts or building levels
tales · novellas · essays · fiction · prose · poetry · narratives · shorts · editions · classics
all-encompassing
Including everything without exception
- inclusiveCovering all members
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
broad · wide-ranging · extensive · thorough · complete · universal · holistic · encyclopedic · full-scale · catch-all
bill
Amount owed, written
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- appropriationsDesignated funds for purposes
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
budget · amendment · reconciliation · Congress · provisions · rider · package · measure · act · earmark
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- booksnovel, textbooks, study guides, book, paperback
- transportationcar, airplane, train, plane, taxi
- collectionscollection, collections, anthology, anthologies, compilation
- public transittrain, subway, metro, tram, trolley
- writingsessay, essays, article, articles, stories
omnibussingle
One in number
individual · singular · standalone · monograph · single issue
omnibusselective
Choosing with care
limited · restricted · narrow · specific · specialized
- omnibus billLaw bundling unrelated measures
- omnibus editionMultiple works, one volume