The meaning of Flatulence

noun

High-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people.

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The bombast of gung-ho militarism

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A forceful and confident style that is intended to be very powerful and impressive, but may not have much real meaning or effect

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She expressed loathing for the dictator's propaganda and bombast., as a composer he knew that a fil…

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A rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines.

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The carcinoid syndrome is classically described as flushing, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps, but bo…

verb

Emit wind from the anus.

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The proletarians were said to have bodies that were not sublimated, which farted and belched and em…

noun

An emission of wind from the anus.

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We know also that farts are warm (not hot), so i'll add that: a fart is warm wind emitted from the …

noun

A boring or contemptible person.

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He was such an old fart

noun

Gas in or from the stomach or intestines, produced by swallowing air or by bacterial fermentation.

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Failure to pass flatus or feces suggests intestinal obstruction.

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Gas in the stomach and bowels

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Excess flatus can be associated with irritable bowel syndrome.

noun

A substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid).

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Hot balls of gas that become stars

adjective

Short for gasoline.

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We stopped for gas

noun

A form of matter that is neither solid nor liquid and can increase in size to fill any container

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We’re running low on gas., hundreds of thousands of soldiers were gassed in world war i.

noun

A style or manner of speaking that uses complicated language in order to attract admiration and attention, especially in order to make someone or something seem important

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His grandiloquence was a powerful weapon that he used to overcome rivals and enemies., he has not l…

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The quality of being impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.

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It had a grandiosity of scale and opulence that set it apart from neighbouring cities

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The quality of being important and large in size or degree

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The british have often admired the grandness of french achievement., we were taken aback by the gra…

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Words that do not really mean anything or are not sincere

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His promises turned out to be a lot of hot air.

noun

An aircraft consisting of a very large bag filled with heated air or other gas, with a basket (= container) hanging under it in which people can ride

noun

The quality of being pompous; self-importance.

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His reputation for arrogance and pomposity

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The quality of being too serious and showing that you think you are very important

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His pomposity and arrogance became clear in the interview.

noun

The quality of being too serious and showing that you think you are very important

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His pomposity and arrogance became clear in the interview.

verb

Present or constitute (a problem or danger).

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The sheer number of visitors is posing a threat to the area

verb

Puzzle or perplex (someone) with a question or problem.

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We have thus posed the mathematician and the historian

noun

A way of standing or sitting, especially in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn.

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Photographs of boxers in ferocious poses

noun

Behaviour that is intended to impress or mislead.

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A masking of fear with macho posturing

verb

Behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.

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A billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class

noun

Behaviour or speech that is intended to attract attention and interest, or to make people believe something that is not true

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His writing has been dismissed as mere intellectual posturing.

noun

A claim or assertion of a claim to something.

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His pretensions to the imperial inheritance

verb

Apply tension to (an object) during manufacture or prior to some other process.

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The safety system pretensions the seat belts

noun

The appearance of being more important or more serious than there is reason for

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[ u ] leonard’s paintings have a real freedom from pretension., [ c usually pl ] he has no pretensi…

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The quality of trying to make yourself appear or sound more important or clever than you are

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I couldn't believe the pretentiousness of the book., her writing tends towards abstraction and pret…

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The fact of being boring and too serious

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The prose occasionally lapses into turgidity., reviews in this journal often comment on the turgidi…

noun

The perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.

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The wind howled about the building

verb

Cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.

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The fall nearly winded him

noun

A twist or turn in a course.

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After a few minutes of puzzled winds and twists and turns and curses muttered under my breath, i co…