Definition of bum

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• bum is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• bum is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• bum is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of bum

• 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 bum in Merriam Webster