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  • 11boast — I. v. n. Brag, vaunt, gasconade, vapor, bluster, crow, crack, flourish, exalt one s self, magnify one s self, give one s self airs, talk big, ride a high horse. II. v. a. 1. Magnify (unduly), make much of, boast of, brag of. 2. (Sculp.) Shape… …

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  • 12make — verb Make is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑batsman, ↑company, ↑factory, ↑firm, ↑picture, ↑recipe, ↑sale Make is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑accompaniment, ↑accusation, ↑ …

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  • 13boast of — Synonyms and related words: adulate, apotheosize, belaud, bepraise, bless, blow up, brag about, celebrate, cry up, deify, emblazon, eulogize, exalt, extol, flatter, glorify, hero worship, idolize, laud, lionize, magnify, make much of, overpraise …

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  • 14boast — v 1. brag, crow, Australian. skite, beat the drum, draw the longbow, Archaic. vaunt, trumpet, blow one s own trumpet, toot one s own horn, sing one s own praises, Sl. shoot the bull, Sl. lay it on thick; bluster, roister, puff, Sl. blow hard, Sl …

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  • 15To make foul water — Foul Foul (foul), a. [Compar. Fouler ( [ e]r); superl. {Foulest}.] [OE. foul, ful, AS. f[=u]l; akin to D. vuil, G. faul rotten, OHG. f[=u]l, Icel. f[=u]l foul, fetid; Dan. fuul, Sw. ful foul, Goth. f[=u]ls fetid, Lith. puti to be putrid, L.… …

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  • 16Boasting — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Boasting >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 boasting boasting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 boast boast vaunt crake| Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense pretensions Sgm: N 1 puff puff puffery …

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  • 17vaunt — I. v. n. Brag, boast. II. v. a. Brag of, boast of, make a display of, make a boast of, show off, display with ostentation. III. n. Boast, brag …

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  • 18boasting — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Bragging speech Nouns 1. boasting, boast, vaunt[ing], puff, fanfaronade, bluster, gasconade, braggadocio, bravado, swagger, exultation, jactation; gloating, exultation; buncombe (See absurdity); bounce… …

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  • 19Gruffydd ap Llywelyn — See also Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1007 ndash; August 5, 1063), was the ruler of all Wales from 1055 until his death, one of very few able to make this boast. Known as King of the Britons, he was great great grandson to… …

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  • 20Psalms 34 — 1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I… …

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