BUSES

Noun

buses

plural of bus

Usage notes

Buses is the usual plural of bus in both British and American English, ignoring the typical doubling of consonants after a short vowel. The form busses is less common. This may be because it was once understood as a shortening of omnibuses, which would be the regular plural of omnibus in both British and American English, if the word is understood to be accented on the first syllable. Doubling is seen more frequently when bus is used as a verb.

Verb

buses

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bus

Anagrams

• Busse

Source: Wiktionary


BUS

Bus, n. Etym: [Abbreviated from omnibus.]

Definition: An omnibus. [Colloq.]

BUS

Bus, n. Etym: [Abbreviated from omnibus.]

Definition: An omnibus. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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