Helen Fenton

Business: Definition and part of speech

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Business

  1. n. Care; anxiety; diligence.
  2. n. That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business of life; business before pleasure.
  3. n. Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession.
  4. n. Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions.
  5. n. That which one has to do or should do; special service, duty, or mission.
  6. n. Affair; concern; matter; — used in an indefinite sense, and modified by the connected words.
  7. n. The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Busk: Definition and part of speech

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Busk

  1. n. A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset.
  2. v. t. & i. To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Buskin: Definition and part of speech

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Buskin

  1. n. A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the stature; — worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as distinguished from comedy.
  2. n. A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some distance up the leg.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.