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Word entry · 6 letters

busted

Best crossword clue

"Out of order"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈbʌs.tɪd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted bdestuStarts with BEnds with D1 cluesVery common crossword word
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"Out of order"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (BUSTED).

Definitions

  1. out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)

Word origin

From bust + -ed. See bust (Etymology 1).

Used in a sentence

  • I'd like to help you, but I'm busted.
  • I saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! You're busted!
  • Plus, to be honest, the look on his face when he realized how very busted they were was worth far more than the fifty dollars I paid for their dinner.

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