block|bust|ing — «BLOK BUHS tihng», noun, adjective. –n. U.S. the practice by some real estate dealers of causing residents of a block to sell their homes or property at low prices by claiming the present or prospective entry into the neighborhood of persons of… … Useful english dictionary
block·bust·er — /ˈblɑːkˌbʌstɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : something that is very large, expensive, or successful a 900 page blockbuster of a novel The actor starred in a blockbuster [=a very successful movie] last year. often used before another noun a … Useful english dictionary
block — block·ad·er; block·ad·ing; block·age; block; block·er; block·flö·te; block·head·ism; block·i·ly; block·ish; block·man; block·ship; de·block; su·per·block; un·block; block·bust·ing; block·ade; chock·a·block; block·head·ed·ly; block·head·ed·ness;… … English syllables
bust — ban·do·bust; bun·do·bust; bust·er; bust; ro·bust·ly; ro·bust·ness; block·bust·ing; com·bust; ro·bust; … English syllables
Block booking — is a system of selling multiple films to a theater as a unit. Block booking was the prevailing practice among Hollywood s major studios from the turn of the 1930s through the late 1940s, when it was outlawed by a Supreme Court decision. Under… … Wikipedia
Bust Waste Hip — Infobox Album Name = Bust Waste Hip Type = studio Longtype = Artist = The Blue Hearts Cover size = 150 Caption = Released = September 10, 1990 February 10, 1993 (rerelease) Recorded = Avaco Creative Studio Genre = Punk rock Length = 52:02… … Wikipedia
Matthew E. Welsh (bust) — Matthew E. Welsh Artist Daniel Edwards Year 1996 (1996) Type Bronze portrait bust on wooden base Dimensions … Wikipedia
blockbusting — block•bust•ing [[t]ˈblɒkˌbʌs tɪŋ[/t]] n. bus the practice of inducing homeowners to sell their properties at prices below value by exploiting fears that members of minority groups will be moving into the neighborhood, and then reselling these… … From formal English to slang
blockbuster — block|bust|er [ˈblɔkˌbʌstə US ˈbla:kˌbʌstər] n informal a book or film that is very good or successful ▪ the latest Hollywood blockbuster >blockbusting adj ▪ a blockbusting movie … Dictionary of contemporary English
blockbuster — block|bust|er [ blak,bʌstər ] noun count MAINLY JOURNALISM something that is very successful, especially a movie, show, or novel: the latest Hollywood blockbuster The company has clinched a blockbuster deal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English