English noun: boob | |||
1. | boob (person) an ignorant or foolish person | ||
Synonyms | booby, dope, dumbbell, dummy, pinhead | ||
Broader (hypernym) | simple, simpleton | ||
2. | boob (body) either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman | ||
Synonyms | bosom, breast, knocker, tit, titty | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mamma, mammary gland | ||
Part holonym | areola, lactiferous duct, ring of color | ||
Part meronym | adult female body, woman's body | ||
English verb: boob | |||
1. | boob (social) commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | ||
Samples | I blundered during the job interview. | ||
Synonyms | blunder, drop the ball, goof, sin | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate | ||