bums
Because it is a word with a single syllable, bums is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofbums
- The buttocks.
Example: "Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes."
- The anus.
- To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
- (sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
- A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
Example: "Fred is becoming a bum - he's not even bothering to work more than once a month."
- A player or racer who often performs poorly.
Example: "Trade him to another team, he's a bum!"
- A drinking spree.
- To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
Example: "Can I bum a cigarette off you?"
- To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond; to loiter.
Example: "I think I'll just bum around downtown for awhile until dinner."
- To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
- To depress; to make unhappy.
- A humming noise.
- To make a murmuring or humming sound.
- A bumbailiff.
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