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attentive | blimp |

As an adjective attentive

is paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

As a noun blimp is

a military middle class englishman intolerant of others’ ideas.

attentive

English

Etymology

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely
    • She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.

    Synonyms

    * reckful

    Antonyms

    * inattentive, reckless

    See also

    * alert * wary * watchful

    Anagrams

    * tentative ----

    blimp

    English

    (wikipedia blimp)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.
  • * 2004 , , 16 & 23 Feb 2004
    • The Goodyear blimp over Giants Stadium
  • (slang) An obese person.
  • A person similar to the cartoon character Colonel Blimp; a pompous, reactionary British man.

    • Synonyms

    * barrage balloon * Gossage

    Derived terms

    * Blimp * blimpish

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To expand like a blimp or balloon; to become fat.
    • After college, she started blimping and could no longer wear her favorite little black dress.
    Over a few years the software had blimped into typical bloatware.

    Synonyms

    * blimp out

    See also

    * airship * balloon * dirigible * zeppelin, Zeppelin

    External links

    * * English terms with unknown etymologies