Clues for the word "BOMBAST"
We've had 13 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 14 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Washington Post Sunday crossword on July 23, 2017.
Definition of bombast
- n. - Originally, cotton, or cotton wool.
- n. - Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.
- n. - Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
- a. - High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.
- v. t. - To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.
Referring Clues
- Pretentious talk
- Claptrap
- Overblown speech
- Hot air
- Speech full of hot air
- Pompous language
- Pompous talk
- Pompously inflated language
- Pomposity of doctor in swanking
- Hot air weapon like Trident's very first stage
- Grandiloquent words
- Brag about doctor in pretentious speech
- Insincere self-praise, with or without doctor
Last Seen In
- Washington Post Sunday - July 23, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 15, 2014
- Guardian Quick - May 26, 2014
- Guardian Quick - October 15, 2011
- Jonesin - September 15, 2009
- Netword - September 08, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - July 24, 2007
- Guardian Everyman - July 22, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - June 27, 2007
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - July 23, 2006
- Guardian Quick - May 04, 2006
- Guardian Quick - September 09, 2005
- Guardian Quick - July 01, 2005
- Guardian Prize - July 14, 2001