Definitions of boast
v. i. - To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's self; as, to boast of one's exploits courage, descent, wealth.
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v. i. - To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
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v. t. - To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
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v. t. - To display vaingloriously.
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v. t. - To possess or have; as, to boast a name.
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v. t. - To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
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v. t. - To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
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n. - Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.
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n. - The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.
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The word "boast" uses 5 letters: A B O S T.
Direct anagrams of boast:
boats botas sabot
Words formed by adding one letter before or after boast (in bold), or to abost in any order:
b - abbots h - bathos i - biotas j - jabots l - bloats oblast n - batons o - taboos r - aborts boarts tabors s - boasts sabots
Shorter words found within boast:
ab abo abos abs as at ba bas bast bat bats bo boa boas boat bos bot bota bots oast oat oats os sab sat so sob sot stab stoa stob ta tab tabs tao taos tas to
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