Definition of BUSK

busk

Plural: busks

Verb

Verb Forms: busked, busking, busks

  • To prepare oneself or get ready for something.
  • play music in a public place and solicit money for it
    • "three young men were busking in the plaza"
  • To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
  • To sell articles such as obscene books in public houses etc.
  • To tack, cruise about.
  • To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress.
  • To go; to direct one's course.

Noun

  • A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
  • A corset.
  • A kind of linen.

Examples

  • Before each Scrabble match, he would BUSK his mind, mentally reviewing word lists.

Origin / Etymology

Apparently from French busquer or Spanish buscar.

Scrabble Score: 10

busk: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
busk: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
busk: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

busk: valid Words With Friends Word