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boy, buoy, buoy
boy (BOI) (noun)
A young male child: They brought their boy to the concert, too.
buoy (BOO ee, BOI) (noun)
1. A warning float moored on a dangerous rock or shoal or at the edge of a channel: The buoy in the harbor was painted red and white and had a bell on the top of its head which rang to attract the attention of the sailors.
2. A cork belt or jacket to keep a person from sinking: All ships and boats should carry one buoy or life jacket for each passenger and crew member.
2. A cork belt or jacket to keep a person from sinking: All ships and boats should carry one buoy or life jacket for each passenger and crew member.
buoy (BOO ee, BOI) (verb)
To hold up; to encourage: The good news will buoy up our hopes for the results of the elections.
Edgar has never heard that there is such a thing as a "female float" or girl buoy, but isn't it possible to say that there is such a thing as a "male float" called a boy buoy?
One thing is certain, a girl can either buoy up the self confidence of a boy or she can mutilate his ego.
When a sea gull swooped and lit on a buoy that bobbed in the bay, he said, "As here I sit, buoy meets gull. Hey, hey."
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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“buoy”
1. Floats that are moored in water to mark a location, to warn of danger, or to indicate a navigational channel: The coastal city replaced the buoys that were lost during the severe storm.
2. Etymology: From Old High German bouhhan, "buoy", and is elated to "beacon".
2. Etymology: From Old High German bouhhan, "buoy", and is elated to "beacon".
The term also exists in French bouee, Italian boia, and Spanish boya.
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English Words in Action, Group B
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buoy (verb), buoys; buoyed, buoying
1. To keep afloat or aloft: Jim saw a glider buoyed up in the sky by air currents.
2. To inspire or to encourage: The football team was buoyed up for the game because they were all in good physical condition and they were convinced by their coach that they had a very good chance of winning the championship.
2. To inspire or to encourage: The football team was buoyed up for the game because they were all in good physical condition and they were convinced by their coach that they had a very good chance of winning the championship.
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English Words in Action, Group B
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