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bustier

bus·tier
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boos-tyey]
    • /busˈtyeɪ/
    • /ˈbʌs.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boos-tyey]
    • /busˈtyeɪ/

Definitions of bustier word

  • countable noun bustier A bustier is a type of close-fitting strapless top worn by women. 3
  • noun bustier a type of close-fitting usually strapless top worn by women 3
  • noun bustier a woman's waist-length, tightfitting, often strapless undergarment, somewhat like a corset 3
  • noun bustier a woman's outer garment or dress bodice resembling this 3
  • noun bustier a woman's close-fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse. 1
  • adjective bustier having a large bust; bosomy. 1

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Parts of speech for Bustier

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bustier popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bustier

adj bustier

  • ample — If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
  • built — Built is the past tense and past participle of build.
  • chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.
  • comely — A comely woman is attractive.
  • curvaceous — If someone describes a woman as curvaceous, they think she is attractive because of the curves of her body.

Antonyms for bustier

adj bustier

  • petite — (of a woman) short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive.
  • flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
  • small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
  • skinny — very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
  • puny — of less than normal size and strength; weak.

Top questions with bustier

  • what is a bustier?

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