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embus

/ɛmˈbʌs/

embus verb: to put (troops) onto a bus.

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 or get on a bus

Antonyms of embus

Forms of embus

third-person singular presentembusses
present participleembussing
past participleembussed
pastembussed

Origin of embus

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

Words that rhyme with embus

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Questions about embus

What does embus mean?
Embus means to put (troops) onto a bus.
What part of speech is embus?
Embus is a verb.
How do you pronounce embus?
Embus is pronounced /ɛmˈbʌs/.
What is the past tense of embus?
The past tense of embus is embussed.

Words near embus in the dictionary

  1. embursed
  2. emburses
  3. embursing
  4. emburthen
  5. Embury
  6. embus
  7. embush
  8. embushed
  9. embushes
  10. embushing
  11. embushment

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