embus

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/ɛmˈbʌs//ɪmˈbʌs/

verb

to put (troops) onto a bus

Opposite
debus
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Meanings

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

present singular third person embusses · participle present embussing · participle past embussed · past embussed

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
debus

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with embus

usplusthusdiscussbussusRusgustrussfusspusmusscussloesssuss++commuter busconcussdrive the porcelain busnonpluspercussquusstill with us
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Anagrams

sebum
Cite this entry
APA

embus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embus

MLA

“embus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embus.

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