BUSTS

Noun

busts

plural of bust

Verb

busts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bust

Anagrams

• stubs, subst.

Source: Wiktionary

BUST

Bust, n. Etym: [F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL. busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See Bushel.]

1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast. Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. Pope.

2. The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition