Bust and Shot

Bust

Bust adjective - Lacking funds.

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Shot and bust are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shot" instead an adjective "Bust".

Nearby Words: busted, buster, busting

Shot adjective - Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles.

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Bust and shot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bust" instead an adjective "Shot".

good	good bust	good shot
nice	nice bust	nice shot
special	special bust	special shot
best	best bust	best shot
Other adjectives: long, similar, normal, original, many, big, decent, easy, famous, new, wide.

Mary Worth's storyline from September-November 2009 featured Scott (new fiance of Adrian) participating in a drug bust, getting shot, then being comatose in the hospital with non-specified injuries.

Source: Converse with the Unconscious
Our hero, Problem Sleuth leaps in front of the rifle to prevent the bust from being shot.

Source: Senseless Sacrifice
In The Bad and the Beautiful, we first meet Jonathan Shields at the funeral for his father, a former Hollywood big shot who died penniless after his studio went bust.

Source: Ignored Epiphany

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