English dictionary
bombast
/'b/A/mb/&/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.
Source: webster1913
noun
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pompous or pretentious talk or writing
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Originally, cotton, or cotton wool.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.
Source: webster1913