bom·bast

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• bom|bast — «BOM bast», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) showy or high flown language that is without much meaning: »A few plain facts are better than a lot of bombast. b) overstatement; tall talk. 2. cotton wool used to stuff or pad garments. –adj. = bombastic.… …   Useful english dictionary

• bom — bom·ba·ca·ce·ae; bom·ba·chas; bom·ba·cop·sis; bom·ba·je; bom·barde; bom·bar·dier; bom·bard·ment; bom·bar·do; bom·bar·don; bom·bast·er; bom·bas·tic; bom·bax; bom·ba·zet; bom·ba·zine; bom·bé; bom·bic·cite; bom·bi·dae; bom·bi·la·tion; bom·bil·la;… …   English syllables

• bast — bast; bast·en; bast·naes·ite; bom·bast·er; bast·er; bom·bast; bast·näs·ite; lam·bast; …   English syllables

• bombast — bom·bast …   English syllables

• bombaster — bom·bast·er …   English syllables

• bombast — /bom bast/, n. 1. speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words. 2. Obs. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding. adj. 3. Obs. bombastic. [1560 70; earlier bombace padding < MF < ML bombacem, acc. of bombax; see BOMBAX… …   Universalium

• Bombast — Bom|bast der; [e]s <aus gleichbed. engl. bombast, eigtl. »Baumwolle zum Auswattieren von Kleidern«, dies über lat. bombax, gr. pámbax aus mittelpers. pambak »Baumwolle«> (abwertend) [Rede]schwulst, Wortschwall …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• bombast — bom|bast [ bam,bæst ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL talk that is impressive but not sincere …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bombast — bom•bast [[t]ˈbɒm bæst[/t]] n. 1) pompous oratory or pretentious writing 2) Obs. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding 3) Obs. bombastic • Etymology: 1560–70; earlier bombace padding < MF < ML bombācem, acc. of bombāx;… …   From formal English to slang

• Bombast — Bom bast, a. High sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic. [1913 Webster] [He] evades them with a bombast circumstance, Horribly stuffed with epithets of war. Shak. [1913 Webster] Nor a tall metaphor in bombast way.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English