noun Download 🔗Share A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself. Examples : "His constant boasts about his high test scores annoyed his classmates. " character attitude communication language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something that one brags about. Examples : "It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting." character achievement value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall. Examples : "He won the squash game with a series of skillful boasts. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself. Examples : "My brother often boasts about how many points he scored in the basketball game. " character attitude action language communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol. Examples : "The restaurant boasts that it uses only locally sourced ingredients. " attitude character communication language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult. Examples : "My grandmother often boasts about my academic achievements to her friends. " language communication attitude character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To play a boast shot. Examples : "The squash player often boasts to get the ball behind his opponent when he's near the front of the court. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To possess something special. Examples : "His family boasted a famous name." quality achievement ability Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. Examples : "The stonemason boasts the granite block, carefully smoothing its surface with his broad chisel. " architecture material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required. Examples : "The sculptor boasts the marble block with a chisel, removing large chunks to create the rough outline of the horse. " art work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
