What's the difference between buster and fluster?

Buster


Definition:

  • (n.) Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Writing in his Daily Telegraph column , Johnson said most Britons wanted “someone to come along with a bunker buster” and kill the man, reported to be British, “as fast as possible”.
  • (2) Bunker-buster bomb reports may mark new stage in Russia's Syrian assault Read more Medics took shelter in the hospital basement during the mid-morning attack, sending calls for aid as they hid until government planes had retreated.
  • (3) The situation was so alarming that Sir Martin Narey, chairman of the National Adoption Leadership Board, saw fit to publish a “myth buster” – a new guide to adoption law for adoption social workers and lawyers working in adoption that confirmed the law was unchanged.
  • (4) At Christmas 1964, he was joined in Mexico by his fellow train robbers Buster Edwards, who had not yet been caught, and Charlie Wilson, who had escaped from Winson Green prison.
  • (5) The commission is constantly on the defensive, feeling the need to issue a "Myth Buster" leaflet in 23 languages to try to highlight the benefits of EU spending.
  • (6) Many of the robbers have already died: Charlie Wilson was shot dead in the Spain in 1990; Buster Edwards killed himself in 1994; Roy James died in 1997; Jimmy Hussey died last year after supposedly making a deathbed confession that he was the gang member who coshed the train driver, Jack Mills, who died of leukaemia seven years later.
  • (7) It was one of the old Prince Buster records we used to play on the pub jukebox.
  • (8) Garcia takes a swing that gets a piece of the ball as well as Buster Posey's catcher's mask.
  • (9) Barry has never been the most confident of figures, his habit of leaving his shirt untucked and his mournful face adding to a reputation for haplessness that made it seem at times he is what Buster Keaton would have been if he had been a goalkeeper.
  • (10) The Giants bats are the same, still led by catcher Buster Posey, second baseman Marco Scutaro, and of course, Kung Fu Panda, who plays third and is also known as Pablo Sandoval.
  • (11) Heck, if the Giants could do it a year ago, why not these Dodgers, who have even better pitching than San Francisco did, not to mention lineup that could wipe the floor with Buster Posey and his buddies on the Bay.
  • (12) He is clear that it is McQueen's background as a film-oriented visual artist (winning the 1999 Turner prize for one of them, Deadpan, in which McQueen recreated Buster Keaton's collapsing house stunt from Steamboat Bill Jr ) that marks him out as a director.
  • (13) Buster Posey who still hasn't really heated up bat-wise is next.
  • (14) Our jargon buster for climate talks jargon What to expect from the Doha climate talks The highs and lows of 15 years of climate talks - in pictures Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close 11.35am GMT State of play Fiona Harvey, our environment correspondent, has just filed a news story on the state of the key texts that negotiators are trying to agree on.
  • (15) Buster Mottram and his NF views Mottram was good enough to be the world No15 but he only managed to reach the fourth round once, in 1982.
  • (16) Buster Edwards had hanged himself, Charlie Wilson was shot dead in Spain, others had died of natural causes or, like Reynolds, finished their sentences and written their autobiographies.
  • (17) Buster Posey swings and sends this one way, way, way, way back beyond left center field and the Giants have busted this one wide open.
  • (18) Notable early sales included Hirst's Capaneus , a kaleidoscopic assemblage of moths, butterflies, spiders and beetles that sold for £600,000, and Jeff Koons's almost life-size sculpture of silent film star Buster Keaton, with an asking price of between £3m and £3.5m.
  • (19) Leo Regan: It is 3am,here about 75 miles north of the Mediterranean, and Buster has just belted one out, for the lead.
  • (20) Republican hopefuls in the 2012 presidential election are beating the war drums too, sensing that Iran is a bunker-buster issue that could penetrate Obama's strong record on national security.

Fluster


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; hence, to throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to muddle.
  • (v. i.) To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
  • (n.) Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But isn't there a bit of him that wants to gloat; to tell all the kids who thought he was a nerd that he's now this babe magnet, this sex god, this… And now he really is flushed and flustered.
  • (2) Ben Mee was too flustered to risk a challenge, with Hazard easily cutting inside and curling a delicious shot into the far corner of Tom Heaton’s net.
  • (3) Graham Linehan , when we meet as the others grab sandwiches, is flustered from traffic but more so, I suspect, from, at the moment, being the ghost at the feast.
  • (4) While the shop assistants are aware they're playing the role of knicker pimp, of jolly hostess, I wonder if the male customers are aware of their own role, a role learned from the 1970s: flustered man in lingerie department.
  • (5) It was clear that McGregor’s barbs were getting at Diaz, who grew increasingly flustered and struggled to muster replies that went beyond a barrage of expletives.
  • (6) Romney refused to be flustered by the protesters, saying they had a right to express their views, but he brought his speech to an abrupt end soon afterwards, possibly to avoid any further disruption.
  • (7) A police officer at its north-east corner told a crowd of flustered tourists that there was an "activity" in the square and that it would be closed indefinitely.
  • (8) In 2004, George W Bush appeared flustered when asked to name three mistakes he had made as president.
  • (9) Now we’ve been told that the Egyptian government is arguing with David Cameron,” she demanded of the flustered ambassador, shooting back as he tried to answer: “Now you are stuttering.” Earlier Casson had told reporters: “No they haven’t [blocked the flights].
  • (10) Intercepting the ball in central midfield, the Serb rampaged through and beyond four flustered Dynamo players and into the area.
  • (11) Hazard had been a constant menace, flustering Arsenal to the extent that Mathieu Flamini strayed dangerously close to turning one of his crosses into his own net, and Wenger was entitled to be disappointed that his team did not do more to look for rustiness in Petr Cech, the replacement for Courtois.
  • (12) Obama more than matched Romney and ended the stronger of the two on the night, leaving the Republican candidate looking flustered at times, particularly over Libya.
  • (13) But as he began a flustered and angry speech, Griffin already knew that worse was to come.
  • (14) But a flustered Sanders failed to point out that Clinton had attended a fundraiser in Philadelphia hosted by hedge fund managers only last week.
  • (15) The PSG full-back Serge Aurier became incredibly flustered with the Chelsea striker, who received a boot to the leg for his troubles after an arm was robustly thrown into the Ivorian’s face, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic decided the best way to reintroduce himself to John Terry was to put an elbow into his head just moments before putting Laurent Blanc’s team into the lead.
  • (16) But the bloke on the other side of the net also doesn't look particularly flustered.
  • (17) It was election night and David Dimbleby had a cabinet minister on the line: "Now," he said, momentarily flustered, "here is ... Ed Ball's wife."
  • (18) The tension eased, with England were far from flustered on the pitch as they ran out comfortable winners to claim their 10th victory of Group E. They are the sixth team to achieve 100% success in a European Championship qualifying campaign and, while they have not confronted particularly daunting opponents, Hodgson welcomed the recovery from the ignominy of Brazil.
  • (19) He's been due one…Beckerman hoists a long ball forward for Findley to chase and he duly flusters Futty Danso as he tries to shepherd the ball.
  • (20) Not have their identity overlooked with a fluster of fake smiles, feathers and "fabulous, darling".