bumptious
Wordtoo proud and self-assertive in a way that annoys other people
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too proud and self-assertive in a way that annoys other people
to make people less close or friendly
an insulting word for a woman who is thought to have many sexual partners
a person, especially a child, who is sleepy or slow to get out of bed
a person who has died, especially in legal or official language
a breed of dog with short legs and long ears
to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
the quality of being very large or wide
easily influenced by other people or by what happens around you
therefore; as a result
to cut into a surface or make a cut in something, especially in surgery
kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged
to approach and speak to someone in a bold or threatening way
to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them
cheap-looking, low-quality, or tasteless
to search a place or container quickly and in a messy way
to weaken or destroy the power or authority of a system or institution
careful and organized, with each step done in a planned way
a lucky result that seems unlikely or accidental
to throw or hit someone or something with a lot of small objects
your stepfather's or stepmother's son
to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed
to express something in a particular way
to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them
the practical details of something, especially the technical ones
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
make small cuts or grooves in something
to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement
the daughter of your husband or wife from an earlier relationship
something kept to remind you of a person, place, or event
a woman who lives with a man and has a lower legal or social status than his wife or wives
kissing and touching someone in a sexual way
to make a mark or stain on something, especially with ink or dirt
a small model or decorative figure of a person or animal
a person who owns or runs a shop
a person who makes or votes on laws, especially in a parliament or congress
to block a place or path, or make movement difficult
to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction
the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body
able to speak or express yourself clearly and confidently
locked with a key
an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck
used to describe an animal that has been trained to be calm and easy to handle
to hit or push with the head or horns
to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen
smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper
sex between a married person and someone who is not their spouse
to fall forward and land face first
to make it possible for something to happen
used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic
the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information
past tense and past participle of shoot
located at the front of something
to press the gas pedal all the way down
to praise someone or something, especially publicly
imagined rather than real
to record that you have started work or a shift
not deep or detailed enough
to throw something with a lot of force
cause something to improve a lot
proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened
to shoot and kill someone with a gun
to persuade someone to have sex with you or do something they might not otherwise do
an FBI or other government detective
done secretly or kept private
to make a deal, price, or plan definite and final
to make something clear or settled
to know what someone is thinking without being told
an insulting way to say that someone is useless or worthless
an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained
something that is fake or meant to deceive
to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
a small object you place a golf ball on before hitting it
a tool used for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, or pipes
used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious
the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive
unfinished things that still need attention
used to say that something is impossible or very unlikely
not real, true, or honest; fake
willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you
something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult
to move or act quickly, especially because you are in a hurry
a short, relaxed walk
used to say you have won or beaten someone
for a very long time
actively dealing with something or working on it
a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention
a phone call that includes several people at once
in a blunt or direct way
to listen secretly to a conversation or broadcast
the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist
to be unable to stop yourself from doing something
leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval
another spelling of timeline
a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you
to delay dealing with something
to praise someone too much, often to get something from them
to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way
to submit something, such as a request or application