tipsy boast dashing endow heiress

Published Jul 17, 2020 [ English ]

tipsy

tip‧sy /ˈtɪpsi/ adjective informal

slightly drunk

–tipsily adverb –tipsiness noun [uncountable]

After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.

/bəʊst $ boʊst/verb

[intransitive and transitive] to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions:
- ‘I wouldn’t be afraid,’ she boasted.
- boast that
  - Amy boasted that her son was a genius.
- boast about
  - He’s boasting about how much money he has made
- boast of
  - The company is inclined to boast of its success.
[transitive not in progressive] if a place, object, or organization boasts something, it has something that is very good:
- The city boasts two excellent museums.
- THe Society boasts 3000 members worldwide.

-[boaster] noun [countable]

dash·ing /ˈdæʃɪŋ/adjective

a man who is dashing wears nice clothes and is very attractive and confident:

/ɪnˈdaʊ/ verb [transitive]

to give a college, hospital etc a large sum of money that provides it with an income

endow somebody/something with something phrasal verb formal

to make someone or something have a particular quality, or to believe that they have it:
- Her resistance to the Nationalists endowed her with legendary status
be endowed with something to naturally have a good feature or quality:
1. She was endowed with good looks
to give someone something

/ˈeərəs, ˈeərɪs, ˈeəres $ ˈer-/ noun [countable]

a woman who will receive or has received a lot of money or property after the death of an older member of her family