bustle
(computing, countable) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
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(computing, countable) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
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(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.
the whirl and bustle of a large metropolis
“The idea of moving to the suburbs is about getting away from the pollution and bustle of the city. But doing that created rush hour traffic, increased pollution, and a car-centered rat race. We need more streetcar suburbs, not wider freeways with more pickup trucks or SUVs.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(historical, countable) A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops.
All the portraits that hang on the walls of the living room are, I realize, of my mother's family: miniatures of her great-aunts in Victorian bustles and elaborate feathered hats; a gilt-framed oil of her great-great-great-uncle as a boy…
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