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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhm-per]
- /ˈbʌm pər/
- /ˈbʌm.pər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhm-per]
- /ˈbʌm pər/
Definitions of bumper word
- countable noun bumper Bumpers are bars at the front and back of a vehicle which protect it if it bumps into something. 3
- adjective bumper A bumper crop or harvest is one that is larger than usual. 3
- adjective bumper If you say that something is bumper size, you mean that it is very large. 3
- noun bumper a horizontal metal bar attached to the front or rear end of a car, lorry, etc, to protect against damage from impact 3
- noun bumper a person or machine that bumps 3
- noun bumper a ball bowled so that it bounces high on pitching; bouncer 3
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Origin of bumper
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60; bump + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bumper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bumper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bumper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bumper
noun bumper
- intermediary — an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.
- cushion — A cushion is a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable.
- bulwark — A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it.
- fender — the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
- defense — the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
adj bumper
- abounding — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
- ample — If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
- bountiful — A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one.
- chock-full — Something that is chock-full is completely full.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
Antonyms for bumper
adj bumper
- few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- scarce — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- wanting — lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
Top questions with bumper
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