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oast n. 1 brag, bragging: They did not make good their boasts of
being the fastest in the competition.
--v. 2 brag, vaunt, crow, show off, Colloq US blow or toot
one's (own) horn or trumpet; Slang lay it on thick, talk big:
He boasted that he was the best poker player in the casino.
boastful adj. ostentatious, show-off, bragging, vainglorious,
egotistical, vain, conceited: She's boastful about her wealth,
but it was all left to her by her mother.
boat n. vessel, craft, skiff, small craft, motor boat, speedboat,
knockabout, runabout, yacht, motor yacht, sailing-yacht, Brit
rowing-boat, sailing-boat, US row-boat, sailboat, Colloq ship:
I bought a 30-foot boat at this year's show. They went off on a
slow boat to China.
bode v. portend, promise, augur, betoken, forebode, presage;
foreshadow: The weather bodes well for the picnic.
body n. 1 corpse, cadaver, remains, carcass, Slang stiff: A body
has been dragged up from the lake. 2 trunk, torso: They found
the body, but the arms, legs, and head were missing. 3 main
part or portion, hull, fuselage: The body of the plane remained
intact, though the wings and superstructure broke away. 4
substance, essentials, main part, essence, heart, centre, core:
The body of the book is all right, but the index needs work. 5
majority, bulk, main part or portion, mass(es): Under Henry
VIII the main body of the people were prosperous. 6
association, league, band, corps, confederation, fraternity,
society; committee, council; group, assemblage, assembly,
congress, company: It is not within the power of this body to
do more than vote on the proposal. 7 richness, substance,
firmness, consistency, solidity, thickness, density, fullness,
viscosity, fullness: This wine has excellent body. Add a little
cornflour to give the sauce more body.
bog n. 1 swamp, fen, marsh, quagmire: The peat bogs have yielded
interesting fossils. 2 bog down. impede, slow, hamper,
encumber, stymie, stick, handicap, clog, check, set back, hold
back: Traffic is bogged down owing to roadworks.
bogus adj. counterfeit, spurious, fake, false, fraudulent, sham,