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Bi
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noun
(= bismuth)
a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
directional
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adjective
relating to or indicating directions in space
a directional microphone
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adjective
relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal
he tried to explain the directional trends of modern science
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adjective
(= directing)
showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
felt his mother's directing arm around him
the directional role of science on industrial progress
bus
Noun
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A bus is a vehicle that carries a large number of people on roads.
He ran to catch the school bus, which had stopped at a corner to pick up more kids.
This bus makes ten stops before arriving at Union Station.
I woke up late and missed my bus this morning.
Tourists didn't usually ride the local bus.
The bus driver took out tickets as we got on at the station.
The two young men boarded a crowded city bus to go home.
She was the first and only passenger at this bus stop.
Round-trip bus fare to and from the ferry terminal was $1.
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A bus is part of a computer; it moves information.
bus
Verb
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If you bus people somewhere, you take them there on a bus.
The children are bused to school every morning.
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If you bus tables, you take away dirty dishes in a restaurant.