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Emoji
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#1021
💃
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bolero
/bəˈlɛəroʊ/
noun
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A Spanish dance in slow triple time, or a short jacket open at the front.
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The dancers performed a passionate bolero at the festival. |
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dance, flamenco, paso doble, folk dance
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stillness, inaction
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dance bolero, Spanish bolero, traditional bolero, bolero music
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#1022
👎
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boor
/bʊər/
noun
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A rude, insensitive, or ill-mannered person.
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He was such a boor at the dinner table. |
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lout, churl, oaf, brute, vulgarian
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gentleman, nobleman, polite person
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act like a boor, social boor, rude boor
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#1023
🎁
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boon
/buːn/
noun
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A thing that is helpful or beneficial.
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The internet is a boon to modern education. |
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blessing, advantage, benefit, aid, godsend
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curse, disadvantage, misfortune
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great boon, boon for society, boon to farmers
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#1024
📚
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bookish
/ˈbʊkɪʃ/
adjective
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Spending much time reading or studying; scholarly but lacking practical experience.
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He was too bookish to enjoy outdoor activities. |
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studious, scholarly, academic, pedantic
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practical, worldly, unstudious
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bookish person, bookish knowledge, bookish attitude
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#1025
😮
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boo
/buː/
verb/noun
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booed
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booed
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boos
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booing
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To show disapproval by shouting 'boo'; or a sound made to surprise or scare.
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The audience began to boo the bad performance. |
boo someone off the stage |
to drive a performer away with boos
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jeer, hiss, heckle, mock
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cheer, applaud
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boo loudly, boo someone, boos from the crowd
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#1026
😊
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bonhomie
/ˈbɒnəmi/
noun
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Cheerful friendliness and geniality.
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The meeting was filled with laughter and bonhomie. |
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friendliness, geniality, camaraderie, fellowship, warmth
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hostility, coldness, aloofness
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air of bonhomie, sense of bonhomie, display bonhomie
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#1027
🎙️
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bombastic
/bɒmˈbæstɪk/
adjective
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using pompous or inflated language with little meaning
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The professor’s bombastic lecture impressed no one. |
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pompous, grandiose, pretentious, overblown, inflated
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simple, plain, humble
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bombastic speech, bombastic style, bombastic statement
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#1028
📢
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bombast
/ˈbɒmbæst/
noun
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speech or writing that is overly pompous and inflated
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His campaign speech was full of bombast but lacked real substance. |
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pomp, grandiloquence, pretension, rhetoric, boastfulness
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simplicity, plainness, modesty
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political bombast, empty bombast, full of bombast
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#1029
💥
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bombardment
/bɒmˈbɑːrdmənt/
noun
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a continuous attack with bombs or other projectiles
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The city endured a heavy bombardment during the war. |
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attack, assault, barrage, shelling, onslaught
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peace, calm, ceasefire
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heavy bombardment, aerial bombardment, continuous bombardment
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#1030
✈️
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bombardier
/ˌbɒmbərˈdɪər/
noun
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a member of a bomber crew responsible for releasing bombs
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The bombardier released the bombs with precision. |
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crewman, airman, gunner, officer
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civilian, noncombatant
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aircraft bombardier, skilled bombardier, bombardier training
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#1031
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bombard
/bɒmˈbɑːrd/
verb
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bombarded
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bombarded
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bombards
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bombarding
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to attack continuously with bombs, questions, or other forces
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Reporters bombarded the minister with difficult questions. |
bombard someone with questions |
to ask someone a large number of questions quickly and forcefully
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attack, assault, barrage, pelt, overwhelm
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defend, protect, shield
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bombard someone with, bombard city, bombard position, bombard area
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#1032
💣
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bomb
/bɑːm/
noun/verb
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bombed
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bombed
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bombs
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bombing
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A weapon that explodes; also to attack with bombs or to fail badly.
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The city was bombed heavily during the war. |
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To fail completely.
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explosive, missile, shell, fail, demolish
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succeed, protect
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drop a bomb, bomb attack, bomb squad, bomb shelter
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#1033
⚡
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bolt
/boʊlt/
verb
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bolted
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bolted
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bolts
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bolting
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To move suddenly and quickly; also to fasten something with a bolt.
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The horse bolted from the stable after hearing a loud noise. |
bolt from the blue |
Something sudden and unexpected.
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dash, run, escape, fasten, lock
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stay, linger
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bolt out, bolt down, bolt together, bolt from
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#1034
🛏️
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bolster
/ˈboʊlstər/
verb
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bolstered
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bolstered
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bolsters
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bolstering
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To support, strengthen, or reinforce something.
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The manager bolstered the team's confidence with encouraging words. |
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To give support or encouragement to something or someone.
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support, strengthen, boost, reinforce, encourage
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weaken, undermine, discourage
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bolster confidence, bolster support, bolster morale, bolster argument
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#1035
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boll
/boʊl/
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The rounded seed capsule of plants such as cotton or flax.
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The farmer examined the cotton boll to check its quality. |
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seed pod, capsule, husk, shell
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stem, root
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cotton boll, flax boll, mature boll, boll weevil
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#1036
😮
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blurt
/blɜːrt/
verb
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blurted
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blurted
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blurts
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blurting
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to say something suddenly and without careful consideration
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He blurted out the secret before he could stop himself. |
blurt out |
to say something quickly without thinking
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exclaim, reveal, utter, confess, disclose
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conceal, suppress, withhold
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blurt out, blurt something, suddenly blurt
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#1037
🌳
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bole
/boʊl/
noun
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the trunk of a tree
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The bole of the tree was thick and strong. |
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trunk, stem, stalk, body
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branch, twig, leaf
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tree bole, thick bole, strong bole, cut the bole
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#1038
🎉
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boisterous
/ˈbɔɪstərəs/
adjective
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noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy
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The children were boisterous during the birthday party. |
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rowdy, lively, noisy, exuberant, spirited
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quiet, calm, subdued
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boisterous crowd, boisterous laughter, boisterous children, boisterous party
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#1039
🎨
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bohemian
/boʊˈhiːmiən/
adjective
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unconventional, artistic, and free-spirited in lifestyle or appearance
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She decorated her apartment in a bohemian style with colorful fabrics. |
bohemian lifestyle |
a lifestyle that is artistic and unconventional
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artistic, unconventional, free-spirited, nonconformist
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conventional, traditional, conservative
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bohemian lifestyle, bohemian style, bohemian culture, bohemian spirit
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#1040
🕵️
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bogus
/ˈboʊɡəs/
adjective
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false, fake, or not genuine
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The police arrested him for using a bogus ID card. |
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fake, false, counterfeit, fraudulent
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genuine, real, authentic
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bogus claim, bogus identity, bogus document, bogus scheme
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#1041
😵
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boggle
/ˈbɒɡəl/
verb
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boggled
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boggled
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boggles
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boggling
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to overwhelm or confuse; to be astonished or puzzled by something
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The complexity of the puzzle boggled his mind. |
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to be astonishing or hard to believe
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astonish, amaze, overwhelm, confuse, perplex
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clarify, explain, simplify
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boggle the mind, boggled by, mind-boggling, boggle at
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#1042
🪵
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bog
/bɒɡ/
noun
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an area of wet, spongy ground; a swamp or marsh
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The hikers got stuck in a bog. |
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to become stuck or overwhelmed by difficulties
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swamp, marsh, mire, wetland, fen
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desert, dry land
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peat bog, bog land, stuck in a bog, bog water
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#1043
🛡️
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bodyguard
/ˈbɒdiɡɑːrd/
noun
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a person employed to protect someone from harm
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The celebrity arrived with her bodyguard. |
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protector, guard, security, sentinel, escort
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attacker, assailant
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personal bodyguard, armed bodyguard, loyal bodyguard, royal bodyguard
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#1044
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bodily
/ˈbɒdɪli/
adjective
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relating to or concerning the body
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He suffered bodily harm in the accident. |
bodily harm |
physical injury to a person
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physical, corporal, fleshly, somatic
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mental, spiritual
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bodily harm, bodily injury, bodily functions, bodily movement
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#1045
👗
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bodice
/ˈbɒdɪs/
noun
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the part of a woman's dress that covers the body from the neck to the waist
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She wore a dress with an embroidered bodice. |
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corset, blouse, vest, upper garment
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skirt, trousers
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lace bodice, embroidered bodice, silk bodice, fitted bodice
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#1046
🔮
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bode
/boʊd/
verb
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boded
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boded
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bodes
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boding
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to be an omen of a particular outcome, often something bad
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The dark clouds bode a heavy storm. |
bode well |
to be a sign of good future prospects
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foreshadow, indicate, predict, foretell, portend
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ignore, neglect, disregard
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bode well, bode ill, does not bode well, bodes trouble
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#1047
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boatswain
/ˈboʊsən/
noun
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a ship's officer in charge of equipment and the crew
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The boatswain supervised the sailors on deck. |
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sailor, officer, deckhand, seaman
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passenger, landlubber
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boatswain's call, boatswain's whistle, chief boatswain
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#1048
🏆
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boast
/boʊst/
verb
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boasted
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boasted
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boasts
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boasting
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to talk with pride about something you have or achieved
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He boasted about his new car. |
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to talk proudly about something
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brag, flaunt, praise, show off
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humble, downplay
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boast about, boast of, boast great, boast success
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#1049
🌪️
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bluster
/ˈblʌstər/
verb
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blustered
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blustered
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blusters
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blustering
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to speak loudly in an aggressive or threatening way, often without real power
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The manager blustered about firing people but did nothing. |
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rant, roar, threaten, boast
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murmur, whisper
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bluster about, bluster and threaten, loud bluster
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#1050
😊
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blush
/blʌʃ/
verb
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blushed
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blushed
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blushes
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blushing
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to become red in the face due to embarrassment or shyness
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She blushed when he complimented her. |
blush with pride |
to feel proud, showing it through blushing
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redden, flush, color, glow
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pale, blanch
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blush deeply, blush slightly, blush with embarrassment
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