Word a Day
bus
What does bus mean?
bus (noun): a motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use bus in a sentence?
- I can't read on the bus because I get sick. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce bus?
/bʌs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bus come from?
Clipping of omnibus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “bus” mean?
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personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
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an answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply
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