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Word entry · 3 letters

bus

Best crossword clue

"City route vehicle"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /bʌs/Part of speech verb, nounSorted bsuStarts with BEnds with S12 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

Word origin

Clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.

Used in a sentence

  • I'm on the bus.
  • I can't read on the bus because I get sick.
  • “Excuse me,” said the stranger, who turned out to be a youth in motorcycling kit, “but could you give me a hand with my bus?”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues

01City route vehicle3 letters
02City transit vehicle3 letters
03Public city vehicle3 letters
04Public ride3 letters
05Public road vehicle3 letters
06Public transport vehicle3 letters
07School transport3 letters
08School vehicle3 letters

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