Dictionary entry details
• BUS (noun)
Meaning:
A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
autobus; passenger vehicle; motorcoach; motorbus; jitney; double-decker; charabanc; bus; omnibus; coach
Context example:
he always rode the bus to work
Hypernyms ("bus" is a kind of...):
public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)
Meronyms (parts of "bus"):
roof (protective covering on top of a motor vehicle)
window (a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened)
Domain member category:
passenger; rider (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bus"):
minibus (a light bus (4 to 10 passengers))
school bus (a bus used to transport children to or from school)
trackless trolley; trolley coach; trolleybus (a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires)
Holonyms ("bus" is a member of...):
fleet (group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership)
Meaning:
The topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
bus topology; bus
Hypernyms ("bus" is a kind of...):
network topology; topology (the configuration of a communication network)
Meaning:
An electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
busbar; bus
Context example:
the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system
Hypernyms ("bus" is a kind of...):
conductor (a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.)
Holonyms ("bus" is a part of...):
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
LAN; local area network (a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices)
power plant; power station; powerhouse (an electrical generating station)
Meaning:
A car that is old and unreliable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
jalopy; heap; bus
Context example:
the fenders had fallen off that old bus
Hypernyms ("bus" is a kind of...):
dysphemism (an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one)
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
• BUS (verb)
Meaning:
Send or move around by bus
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The children were bussed to school
Hypernyms (to "bus" is one way to...):
transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Ride in a bus
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "bus" is one way to...):
ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "bus" is one way to...):
take away; take out (take out or remove)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
