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Bombardon: Definition and part of speech

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Bombardon

  1. n. Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bombproof: Definition and part of speech

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Bombproof

  1. n. A structure which heavy shot and shell will not penetrate.
  2. a. Secure against the explosive force of bombs.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bombast: Definition and part of speech

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Bombast

  1. v. t. To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.
  2. n. Originally, cotton, or cotton wool.
  3. n. Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.
  4. n. Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
  5. a. High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.