Definition of bums

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • bums is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • bums is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • bums is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of bums


  • ask for and get free; be a parasite (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. cadge
    2. grub
    3. mooch
    4. sponge
  • person who does no work (noun)

    Examples

    1. a lazy bum

    Synonyms

    1. do-nothing
    2. idler
    3. layabout
    4. loafer
  • be lazy or idle (verb)

    Examples

    1. Her son is just bumming around all day

    Synonyms

    1. arse about
    2. arse around
    3. bum about
    4. bum around
    5. frig around
    6. fuck off
    7. loaf
    8. loll
    9. loll around
    10. lounge about
    11. lounge around
    12. waste one's time
  • a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (noun)

    Examples

    1. throw the bum out

    Synonyms

    1. crumb
    2. dirty dog
    3. git
    4. lowlife
    5. puke
    6. rat
    7. rotter
    8. scum bag
    9. skunk
    10. so-and-so
    11. stinker
    12. stinkpot
  • a vagrant (noun)

    Examples

    1. he tried to help the really down-and-out bums

    Synonyms

    1. hobo
    2. tramp
  • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. arse
    2. ass
    3. backside
    4. behind
    5. bottom
    6. buns
    7. butt
    8. buttocks
    9. can
    10. derriere
    11. fanny
    12. fundament
    13. hind end
    14. hindquarters
    15. keister
    16. nates
    17. posterior
    18. prat
    19. rear
    20. rear end
    21. rump
    22. seat
    23. stern
    24. tail
    25. tail end
    26. tooshie
    27. tush
  • of very poor quality; flimsy (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. cheap
    2. cheesy
    3. chintzy
    4. crummy
    5. punk
    6. sleazy
    7. tinny

See definition of bums in Merriam Webster