Definition of Bustle

1. Noun. A rapid active commotion.

Exact synonyms: Ado, Flurry, Fuss, Hustle, Stir
Generic synonyms: Commotion, Din, Ruckus, Ruction, Rumpus, Tumult
Derivative terms: Flurry, Fuss, Hustle

2. Verb. Move or cause to move energetically or busily. "The streets bustle with crowds"; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
Exact synonyms: Bustle About, Hustle
Generic synonyms: Move
Entails: Belt Along, Bucket Along, Cannonball Along, Hasten, Hie, Hotfoot, Pelt Along, Race, Rush, Rush Along, Speed, Step On It
Derivative terms: Hustle

3. Noun. A framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt.
Generic synonyms: Framework

Definition of Bustle

1. v. i. To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd.

2. n. Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.

3. n. A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure.

Definition of Bustle

1. to move energetically [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bustle

busters
Buster Keaton
bustic
busticate
busticated
busticates
busticating
bustics
bustier
bustiers
bustiest
bustiness
bustinesses
busting
bustings
bustle (current term)
bustled
bustler
bustlers
bustles
bustle about
bustline
bustlines
bustling
bustlingly
busts
busty
bust up
busulfan
busulfan

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