boast

Letters that make boast

s, a, o, b, t are letters that make 'boast'

Words within boast

oast, OAS, as, boa, AS, As are words within 'boast'

Anagrams of boast

sabot, boats, botas are anagrams of 'boast'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of boast

boasts is a word created by adding a letter to 'boast'


3 possible definitions for 'boast'

Boast as "show off"

Under this definition, boast is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

swash, shoot a line, blow, bluster, vaunt, gas, tout, brag, gasconade have the same meaning as 'boast'

boast as a type

'boast' can be a type of exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify, overstate.

Types of boast

puff, triumph, gloat, crow are types of 'boast'.

Derivatives of boast

bragger, braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter, vaunter, loudmouth, blusterer, crow, bluster, bragging, self-praise, crowing, brag, jactitation, bravado, vaunt, rhodomontade, boast, boasting, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade, braggadocio, rodomontade are derivatives of 'boast'.


Boast as "wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner"

Under this definition, boast is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

feature, sport have the same meaning as 'boast'

boast as a type

'boast' can be a type of feature, have.

Derivatives of boast

feature, feature article are derivatives of 'boast'.


Boast as "speaking of yourself in superlatives"

Under this definition, boast is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

self-praise, jactitation, boasting have the same meaning as 'boast'

boast as a type

'boast' can be a type of speech act.

Types of boast

crow, bluster, bragging, crowing, brag, self-assertion, vaunt, rhodomontade, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade, braggadocio, rodomontade are types of 'boast'.

Derivatives of boast

swash, shoot a line, blow, bluster, vaunt, gas, boast, tout, brag, gasconade are derivatives of 'boast'.



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