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boon

One entry found.

Entry Word:
boon
Function:
noun
Text: 1 a thing that helps<the coupleʼs generous donation was a great boon to the school bandʼs fund-raising campaign>— see help 2 2 an act of kind assistance<a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon, whether it be for friend or stranger>— see favor 1 3 something granted as a special favor<at the prep school, seniors are given certain boons that make them the envy of underclassmen>— see privilege 4 something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing<the rain was a boon for the farmers who had been struggling with drought>— see blessing 2
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