Adjective: bacchanal Pronunciation:(,ba-ku’nal) Bacchanal meaning: Used of riotously drunken merrymaking Synonyms: bacchanalian, bacchic, carousing, orgiastic Noun: bacchanal Pronunciation:(,ba-ku’nal) Bacchanal meaning: Someone who engages in drinking bouts Synonyms: drunken reveler, drunken reveller, bacchant A drunken reveller; …
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Bedraggled meaning
Adjective: bedraggled Pronunciation: (bi’dra-guld) Bedraggled meaning: In dilapidated or deplorable condition Synonyms: broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion Limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud Synonym: draggled Quotations: Minnie Driver – I’d prefer not …
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Adjective: besotted Pronunciation: (bi’só-tid) Besotted meaning: Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness. Synonyms: enamoured, infatuated, smitten, beguiled, bewitched Very drunk Synonyms: blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, sizzled, soused, sloshed, slopped, stonkered, stewed, mullered, swacked, blitzed Verb: …
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Verb: beguile Pronunciation: (bi’gI(-u)l) Beguile meaning: Influence by slyness. To trick or deceive. To lead by deception. Cause to be enamored. Synonyms: enamor, juggle, hoodwink, bewitch, captivate, allure, delude, cozen Derived forms: beguiled, beguiling, beguiles …
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Noun: boorishness Pronunciation: (bor-ish-nus) Boorishness meaning: The manner of a rude or insensitive person Inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor Synonyms: grobianism, uncouth, discourteous, unladylike, ill-bred, churlish, gruff Adverb: boorishly Adjective: boorish Quotations: Lucius …
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Noun: buffoon Pronunciation: (bu’foon) Buffoon meaning: A rude or vulgar fool. A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. Synonyms: clown, zany, goof, cuckoo, fathead, Merry Andrew, droll Quotations: Michael Chiklis – Curly was very …
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Noun: blitz Pronunciation: (blits) Blitz meaning: A military attack in which many bombs are dropped from airplanes. A swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment. Synonyms: blitzkrieg A fast and powerful effort. Synonym: …
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Noun: bruiser Pronunciation: (broo-zu) Bruiser meaning: A large and strong and heavyset man. Synonyms: pugilist, bull, strapper, Samson Bruiser Quotations: Ralph Waldo Emerson – In politics and in trade, bruisers and pirates are of better …
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Noun: bait Pronunciation: (beyt) Bait meaning: Anything that serves as an enticement. Synonyms: hook, lure, sweetener Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. Synonyms: decoy, …
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Noun: brook Pronunciation: (bruk) Brook meaning: A natural stream of water smaller than a river and often a tributary of a river. Synonyms: creek Verb: brook Brook meaning: Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. …
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