Boot
Explain
Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
Common collocations
| stuff | boot stuff | explain stuff |
| characters | boot characters | explain characters |
| bit | boot bit | explain bit |
Both words in one sentence
- Doylist: Used to explain why the Leafy Bar moved: Watsonian: Dejero explains that the bar has a very inconvenient location, and isn't as friendly-looking to boot.
Source: Webcomic / Bar'd -
Then Word of God said that no, Daniel is not Starbuck's father, will not play any part in the finale, and was only created to explain why there was no number 7, while adding to Cavil's evil backstory to boot.
Source: Jossed - Not only did he explain the joke (Star Wars reference, anyone?), but he wound up putting an immortal, extremely powerful entity in a main character's debt, and giving her new spells and an angst-splosion to boot.
Source: Cerebus Retcon
Cite this Source
Explain and Boot. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boot/explain
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Explain or Boot. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boot/explain.
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