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BOOB

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

Synonyms:

boob; bosom; breast; knocker; tit; titty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("boob" is a kind of...):

mamma; mammary gland (milk-secreting organ of female mammals)

Meronyms (parts of "boob"):

lactiferous duct (ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple)

areola; ring of color (small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite)

Holonyms ("boob" is a part of...):

adult female body; woman's body (the body of an adult woman)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An ignorant or foolish person

Synonyms:

boob; booby; dope; dumbbell; dummy; pinhead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("boob" is a kind of...):

simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)

Derivation:

boob (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

Example:

I blundered during the job interview

Synonyms:

blunder; boob; drop the ball; goof; sin

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "boob" is one way to...):

breach; break; go against; infract; offend; transgress; violate (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

boob (an ignorant or foolish person)

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