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   bus

   /bʌs/

   noun

   • 1. a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, typically one serving the public on a fixed route and for a fare: "I caught a bus"
   • ▪ a car, aircraft, or other vehicle. informal, dated
   • 2. a distinct set of conductors carrying data and control signals within a computer system, to which pieces of equipment may be connected in parallel.

   verb

   • 1. transport in a communal road vehicle: "staff were bussed in and out of the factory"
   • ▪ travel by bus: "the priest bussed in from a neighbouring parish"
   • ▪ transport (a child of one ethnic group) to a school where another group is predominant, in an attempt to promote racial integration. North American
   • 2. remove (dirty plates and dishes) from a table in a restaurant or cafeteria. North American
   • ▪ remove dirty plates and dishes from (a table).

   Word Origin early 19th century: shortening of omnibus.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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     3

   • U

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   • S

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