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boasts

boasts is the plural of boast.

boasts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of boast.

Meaning of boast

Noun

boast (plural boasts)

  1. A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
  2. Something that one brags about.
    • It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting.
  3. A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.

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Questions about boasts

What is boasts the plural of?
Boasts is the plural of boast.

Words near boasts in the dictionary

  1. boastingly
  2. boastings
  3. boastive
  4. boastless
  5. boastly
  6. boasts
  7. boastsome
  8. boastworthy
  9. boasty
  10. boat
  11. boat anchor

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