noun Download 🔗Share A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle. Examples : "The tennis ball's bounces were high on the hard court. " physics action sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share An email return with any error. Examples : "My email provider flagged three bounces this morning, indicating that those messages were not delivered. " technology computing internet communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sack, licensing. Examples : ""The company announced several bounces due to budget cuts this quarter." " business job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump. Examples : "The tired worker barely noticed the bounces of heavy boxes as they were dropped roughly onto the warehouse floor. " sound action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. Examples : "His boastful bounces about winning the debate were completely untrue. " character language attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Scyliorhinus canicula, a European dogfish. Examples : "The aquarium displayed several bounces, including a small European dogfish. " fish animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A genre of New Orleans music. Examples : "The DJ played a mix of hip-hop and bounces at the party, getting everyone on the dance floor. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A talent for leaping. Examples : "Them pro-ballers got bounce!" sport ability physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle. Examples : "The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch." physics action direction sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly. Examples : "He bounces nervously on his chair." action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound. Examples : "She bounced happily into the room." physics action energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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