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boil1, n. blain, furuncle, furunculus, carbuncle, pustule, pimple, papule, papilla, pock, wen, whelk, Rare, bleb, Archaic, botch; abscess, ulcer, ulceration, fester, festering, gathering, gumboil, parulis, tubercle, Obs. apostem or apostemation,/I rc/io/c. impostune or imposthume; canker, lesion, chancre, chancroid, soft chacre, simple chancre; sore, open or running sore, gall, excoriation; whitlow, agnail,
boisterous, adj. 1. noisy, obstreperous, vociferous; agitated, disturbed, unquiet, restive; blustery, clangorous, rackety; loud, ear-splitting, booming, deafening; rowdy, rambunctious, brawling, disorderly, robustious, out of hand; clamorous, riotous, uproarious, rocking, wild; SI. raising Cain, SI. raising hell, SI. raising the roof; rampageous, reckless, rampant, rollicking, swaggering; unrestrained, unruly, uncontrolled, uncontrollable.
2. (of waves, wind, and weather) stormy, raging, tempestuous, turbulent, tumultuous; rough, choppy, squally, swirling, whipping, gusty, Archaic, troublous; violent, vehement, furious, frenzied, cyclonic, typhonic.
bold, adj. 1. courageous, fearless, daring, dauntless, unafraid; valiant, valorous, lionhearted, stouthearted, intrepid, audacious, Scot. bardy; heroic, stalwart, stout, sturdy, defiant, plucky, gritty; adventurous, venturesome; resolute, undismayed, unflinching, unalarmed, confident, assured; rash, daredevil, foolhardy.
2. barefaced, brazen, brassy, insolent, rude, impudent, impertinent, pert, saucy, fresh, Scot. and North Eng. crouse; immodest, unabashed, unreserved, shameless, cheeky, unblushing; presumptuous, forward, indecorous, unseemly; frank, candid, open, honest, direct, plainspoken, outspoken, straightforward.
3. conspicuous, prominent, eye-catching; ostentatious, obtrusive, pretentious; flashy, showy, garish, gaudy.
4. steep, sheer, bluff, abrupt, sudden, precipitous; perpendicular, vertical; acclivitous, ascending, rising, towering.
bolster, n. 1. cushion, pillow, pad, hassock, Brit. woolsack; support, supporter, prop, brace, bracer, mainstay.
-v. 2. cushion, pillow, cradle; support, prop, shore up, brace, underbrace, buttress; shoulder, lift, hold up, boost,
bolt, n. 1. lock, latch, catch, holdfast, pin, fastener; spike, clamp, pawl, bar, tie, clinch; rod, skewer, spike, dowel, pin, peg; screw, nail, brad, rivet, staple.
2. dash, dart, sprint, bound, spring, rush, run; flight, escape, fleeing, hegira.
3. length, roll, coil; piece, section, portion.
4. arrow, dart, quarrel; missile, projectile, trajectile.
5. thunderbolt, lightning, sheet of lightning, flash, fulguration.
-v. 6. fasten, make fast, secure; lock, latch, catch, pin; clamp down, Mach. batten, clinch, tie, pawl, bar.
7. shoot, discharge, fire, let fly, pour forth; detonate, set off.
8. gobble, gulp, swallow whole, devour, cram, stuff, gorge.
9. dash, fly, Inf. take off, SI. tear off, scoot, speed, sprint, run; rush, hurry, hasten, spank, scud; flee, make a run for it, turn tail, escape.
bomb, n. 1. explosive, fireball, Inf. blockbuster; grenade, Molotov cocktail, shell, torpedo, missile, projectile, trajectile; mine, land mine.
-v. 2. bombard, Brit. SI. prang, strafe, shell, torpedo, Mil. barrage, fusillade, blitz, blitzkrieg; shoot, fire on, open fire on, pepper, cannonade,
bombard, v. 1. bomb, shell, fusillade. See - bomb (def. 2).
2. attack, batter, assault, raid, storm, charge, rush;
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