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bustle (noun)

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  • bustle — I. /ˈbʌsəl / (say busuhl) verb (bustled, bustling) –verb (i) 1. to move (in, around, about, etc.) with a great show of energy –verb (t) 2. to cause to bustle. –noun 3. activity with great show of energy; stir, commotion. {? variant of …  

  • bustle — Ⅰ. bustle [1] ► VERB 1) move energetically or noisily. 2) (of a place) be full of activity. ► NOUN ▪ excited activity and movement. DERIVATIVES bustling adjective. O …   English terms dictionary

  • bustle pipe — noun Etymology: bustle (I) : the outside pipe that supplies the blast to the tuyeres in a blast furnace * * * Metall. (in a blast furnace) an annular pipe distributing hot air to the tuyères …   Useful english dictionary

  • bustle — I UK [ˈbʌs(ə)l] / US noun Word forms bustle : singular bustle plural bustles 1) [uncountable] a lot of noisy activity in a crowded place the bustle of the big city 2) [countable] something that women wore round their waists in the past to hold… …   English dictionary

  • bustle — {{11}}bustle (1) be active, mid 14c., frequentative of M.E. bresten to rush, break, from O.E. bersten (see BURST (Cf. burst)), influenced by O.N. buask to make oneself ready (see BUSK (Cf. busk) (v.)), or directly from busk as a frequentative… …   Etymology dictionary

  • bustle — bus|tle1 [ bʌsl ] noun 1. ) uncount a lot of noisy activity in a crowded place: the bustle of the big city 2. ) count something that women wore around their waists in the past to hold their skirts away from their bodies at the back bustle bus|tle …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bustle — 1. noun a) An excited activity; a stir. we are, perhaps, all the while flattering our natural indolence, which, hating the bustle of the world, and drudgery of business seeks a pretence of reason to give itself a full and uncontrolled indulgence… …   Wiktionary

  • bustle — 1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move around quickly, looking very busy (+ about/round etc): Madge bustled round the room putting things away. . 2 noun 1 (singular) busy and usually noisy activity (+ of): a continual bustle of people… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bustle — 1. verb people bustled about Syn: rush, dash, hurry, scurry, scuttle, hustle, scamper, scramble; run, tear, charge; informal scoot, beetle, buzz, zoom 2. noun the bustle of the market Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • bustle — I. intransitive verb (bustled; bustling) Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete buskle to prepare, frequentative of busk, from Old Norse būask to prepare oneself Date: 1580 1. to move briskly and often ostentatiously 2. to be busily astir ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bustle — 1. verb people bustled about Syn: rush, dash, hurry, scurry, scuttle, scamper, scramble; informal scoot, beetle, buzz 2. noun the bustle of the market Syn: activity, action, liveliness, excitement …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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