Synonyms: binge, tear, bust, bout
Definition: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
Usage: they went on a bust that lasted three days
Synonyms: bust
Definition: a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
Similar words: sculpture
Definition: a three-dimensional work of plastic art
Synonyms: female chest, bust
Definition: the chest of a woman
Similar words: thorax, pectus, chest
Definition: the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
Definition: a complete failure
Usage: the play was a dismal flop
Similar words: failure
Definition: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
Usage: the surprise party was a complete failure
Definition: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
Usage: The dam burst
Similar words: separate, split up, come apart, break, fall apart
Definition: become separated into pieces or fragments
Usage: The figurine broke; The freshly baked loaf fell apart
Synonyms: fall apart, bust, break, wear, wear out
Definition: go to pieces
Usage: The lawn mower finally broke; The gears wore out; The old chair finally fell apart completely
Similar words: dilapidate, crumble, decay
Definition: fall into decay or ruin
Usage: The unoccupied house started to decay
Definition: ruin completely
Usage: He busted my radio!
Definition: destroy completely; damage irreparably
Usage: You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!; The tears ruined her make-up
Synonyms: tear, rupture, snap, bust
Definition: separate or cause to separate abruptly
Usage: The rope snapped; tear the paper
Similar words: disunite, divide, part, separate
Definition: force, take, or pull apart
Usage: He separated the fighting children; Moses parted the Red Sea
Definition: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
Usage: The police raided the crack house
Definition: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
Usage: Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II; Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
Synonyms: bust, broke, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke
Definition: lacking funds
Usage: `skint' is a British slang term
Similar words: poor
Definition: having little money or few possessions
Usage: deplored the gap between rich and poor countries; the proverbial poor artist living in a garret