Bumper

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A usually metal or rubber bar attached to either end of a motor vehicle, such as a truck or car, to absorb impact in a collision.
  • n. A protective device for absorbing shocks or impeding contact.
  • n. A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
  • n. Something extraordinarily large.
  • adj. Extraordinarily abundant or full: a bumper crop of corn.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
  • n. Anything large or successful (now usually attributively).
  • n. Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender
  • n. Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact
  • n. Someone or something that bumps.
  • n. A bouncer.
  • n. A side wall of a pool table.
  • n. A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.
  • adj. Large; filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.
  • n. A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer.
  • n. That which bumps or causes a bump.
  • n. Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock, such as a metal or rubber rim extending from an object; a buffer.
  • n. a protective guard device, usually of metal or rubber, attached horizontally to the front or rear of the frame of a vehicle, designed to resist or deaden a bump or shock, and to prevent damage to the main frame of the vehicle in low-velocity collisions.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which bumps.
  • n. A log of wood placed over a ship's side to keep off ice, or anything similarly used; a fender.
  • n. A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially when drunk as a toast.
  • n. A crowded house at a theatrical benefit, or the like.
  • To fill to the brim.
  • n. A species of pompano-like fish, Chloroscombrus chrysurus, of the family Carangidæ, found on the South Atlantic coast and about Cuba. Also called casabe.
  • n. In felt-hat manuf., a machine used for consolidating the felted material.
  • n. In Eng. whist, a rubber of 8 points.
  • Brimming; abundant; very good; as, a bumper crop.
  • To toast by drinking off a bumper.
  • To drink bumpers: as, “we all sang and bumpered away,”
  • n. In pianoforte-making, same as counter-check, 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
  • n. a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
  • Verb Form
    bumpers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    buffer    bouncer    bumper game   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    buffer    bi-   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dumper    jumper    lumper    mumper    stumper    thumper   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fender    headlight    windshield    tire    axle    tankard    tumbler    grille    radiator    hood