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Omnibus   /ˈɑmnəbəs/   Listen
Omnibus

noun
1.
An anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author.
2.
A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport.  Synonyms: autobus, bus, charabanc, coach, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, passenger vehicle.
adjective
1.
Providing for many things at once.





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"Omnibus" Quotes from Famous Books



... have our small things put into an omnibus," I said. "There will be plenty of time afterwards to come back and look for ...
— The Lost Ambassador - The Search For The Missing Delora • E. Phillips Oppenheim
... to be lame, so that Gilbert could not be met at Hadminster on his return from Oxford, but much earlier than the omnibus usually lumbered into Bayford, he astonished Sophy, who was lying on the sofa in the morning-room, by marching in with a free and easy step, and a loose coat ...
— The Young Step-Mother • Charlotte M. Yonge
... complete title is 'MALLEUS MALEFICARUM in tres partes divisus, in quibus I. Concurrentia ad maleficia; II. Maleficiorum effectus; III. Remedia adversus maleficia. Et modus denique procedendi ac puniendi maleficas abunde continetur, praecipue autem omnibus inquisitoribus et divini verbi concionatoribus utilis et necessarius.' The original edition of 1489 is the one quoted by Hauber, Bibliotheca Mag., and referred to by ...
— The Superstitions of Witchcraft • Howard Williams
... in dicto antiquo mesuagio comburendis et expendendis ad libitum suum capere de mortuis et siccis arboribus dicti domini Regis in vastis et communibus locis Forestae praedictae existentibus. Clamat etiam communiam pasturae in omnibus locis apertis et communicalibus Forestae praedictae pro omnibus averiis suis communicalibus super terras et tenementa sua praedicta levantibus et cubantibus omnibus anni temporibus (mense vetito solummodo excepto). Clamat etiam habere pawnagium pro omnibus porcis suis super terras et tenementa ...
— The Forest of Dean - An Historical and Descriptive Account • H. G. Nicholls
... she journeyed on. As she reached the river, there was quite a crowd,—people were coming by rail, and boat, and omnibus. It was quite like the olden days of the Exhibitions at South Kensington. She passed through the turnstiles, and then found the cause of the excitement. There were all sorts of good things. A gallery full of pictures, and relics of battles ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890 • Various


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