embus

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English

Etymology

From em- +‎ bus. Coined following the mass requisition by the British Army of London buses as troop carriers in World War I.

Pronunciation

Verb

embus (third-person singular simple present embusses, present participle embussing, simple past and past participle embussed)

  1. to put (troops) onto a bus
  2. to board a bus

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Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

From embama +‎ -us.

Noun

embus (genitive embuse, partitive embust)

  1. hug

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay embus, from Classical Malay همبوس (hembus), همبوس (embus), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qembus (blow hard; snort, pant).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: em‧bus

Verb

embus

  1. to blow (air).

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