Act
Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.
Boast
Boast verb - To praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess.
How words are described
| good | good act | good boast |
| nice | nice act | nice boast |
| best | best act | best boast |
| similar | similar act | similar boast |
| Other adjectives: common, single, simple, popular, big, evil, little, bad, innocent, famous, ultimate, last, occasional. | ||
Common collocations
| ability | act ability | boast ability |
| power | act power | boast power |
| personality | act personality | boast personality |
| damage | act damage | boast damage |
| Other words: attacks. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Smaug responds with a boast so badass that it effectively shapes our cultural mindset of how exactly a fantasy dragon should act, appear, and function.
Source: Badass Boast / Literature -
Phillip calls him out on this, accusing him of secretly wanting to get caught just so he can boast about how cleverly he committed the act.
Source: Theatre / Rope - They have toured the world, and boast such impressive gigs as opening the Walt Disney Concert Hall (its first non-classical music act).Defining their music is a bit more difficult.
Source: Music / Pink Martini
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