bust vs thorax

bust and thorax both are nouns.

bust is an adjective but thorax is not an adjective.

bust is a verb but thorax is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bust	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
thorax	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thorax is a hypernym of bust; that is, thorax is a word with a broader meaning than bust:

bust: the chest of a woman
thorax: the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

Other hypernyms of bust include chest, pectus.

bust (noun)	thorax (noun)
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking	part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person	the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
the chest of a woman	the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
a complete failure

bust (adjective)	thorax (adjective)
lacking funds

bust (verb)	thorax (verb)
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
go to pieces
ruin completely
separate or cause to separate abruptly
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

Difference between bust and thorax

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