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noun
noun
- A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
- Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
- A nickname or epithet.
- A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- A platitude.
- (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
- (inorganic chemistry) The anionic form of a bromine atom.
- (inorganic chemistry) Any salt of hydrobromic acid.
- A dull person with conventional thoughts.
- (photography) A print made on bromide paper.
- a trite or obvious remark
- any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
adj
- of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
- Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
- Optionally placed before an element of a well-known proverb or metaphor to emphasize that the element is not being used in a literal sense (see Usage notes below)
- widely known and spoken of
- Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
noun
noun
- a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
- a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
- The mountain pygmy owl, Glaucidium gnoma, a small owl of the western United States.
- (informal, derogatory) A person of a small stature or misshapen features, or of a strange appearance.
- A small statue of a dwarf-like character, often bearded, placed in a garden.
- (magic, alchemy, Rosicrucianism) An elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical element) associated with earth.
- (mythology, fantasy) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature and games, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually smaller than dwarves and more focused on engineering than mining.
- (astronomy, meteorology) An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter.
- (often derogatory) A banker, especially a secretive international one.
- A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.
noun
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
- a power tool for cutting wood
- A musical saw.
- A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.
- Such a tool with an abrasive coating instead of teeth.
- (whist) The situation where two partners agree to trump a suit alternately, playing that suit to each other for the express purpose.
- A sawtooth wave.
verb
- cut with a saw
- (intransitive) To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
- (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of see
- (transitive) To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.
- simple past of see
- (intransitive) To be cut with a saw.
- (transitive) To cut (something) with a saw.
noun
- (countable) A folksy saying, expression, or practice.
- Völkisch nationalism; the desire for a homogeneous population that excludes foreigners and the belief that different racial or ethnic groups have different rights.
- (uncountable) An artistic aesthetic that is based on traditional practices that are passed on from individual to individual, such as folk tales, folk music, common cultural practices, etc.
- A movement within the Heathen or neo-pagan community that states one cannot convert to Heathenry unless one has the appropriate ancestry.
- A Japanese ideology that emphasized a common identify among East Asian peoples, associated with the fascist movement during the WWII era.
- (uncountable, philosophy) A philosophical stance that meaning is based on common usage by ordinary people rather than an abstract principle.
- (uncountable, more specifically) A movement within Nigerian theater started by Sam Ukala that focuses on folk tales as a reaction against colonialism.
- An ideology, articulated by historian Simon Dubnow, that declared Jewish people to be a diaspora nation without a territory.
- (uncountable) An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism.
- (uncountable) Synonym of populism.
noun
- a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
- (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
- (philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
- (logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
article
- Used in many idiomatic expressions and proverbs to refer to common objects, roles, or situations connected with something definite, in the manner of an analogy
- Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
- Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
- Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
- Used before a demonym ending in -ish or -ese to refer to people of a given country collectively.
- When stressed, used before the name of a famous person, to distinguish said person from a hypothetical lesser-known person with the same name.
- ...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or very shortly thereafter.
- Used with the plural of a surname to indicate the entire family.
- Used before a noun phrase beginning with superlative or comparative adjective or an ordinal number, indicating that the noun refers to a single item.
- When stressed, indicates that it describes something which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
- Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
- (colloquial) Precedes a familiar nickname or other term of address.
- Used before a body part, a family member, a pet (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
- Used before a noun designating something considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
adv
prep
noun
adj
verb
- (figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
- make or write a comment on
- present and urge reasons in opposition
- point out carefully and clearly
noun
noun
- A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
- Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
- A nickname or epithet.
- A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- A platitude.
- (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
- (inorganic chemistry) The anionic form of a bromine atom.
- (inorganic chemistry) Any salt of hydrobromic acid.
- A dull person with conventional thoughts.
- (photography) A print made on bromide paper.
- a trite or obvious remark
- any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
noun
- a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
- a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
- The mountain pygmy owl, Glaucidium gnoma, a small owl of the western United States.
- (informal, derogatory) A person of a small stature or misshapen features, or of a strange appearance.
- A small statue of a dwarf-like character, often bearded, placed in a garden.
- (magic, alchemy, Rosicrucianism) An elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical element) associated with earth.
- (mythology, fantasy) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature and games, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually smaller than dwarves and more focused on engineering than mining.
- (astronomy, meteorology) An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter.
- (often derogatory) A banker, especially a secretive international one.
- A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.
noun
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
- a power tool for cutting wood
- A musical saw.
- A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.
- Such a tool with an abrasive coating instead of teeth.
- (whist) The situation where two partners agree to trump a suit alternately, playing that suit to each other for the express purpose.
- A sawtooth wave.
verb
- cut with a saw
- (intransitive) To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
- (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of see
- (transitive) To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.
- simple past of see
- (intransitive) To be cut with a saw.
- (transitive) To cut (something) with a saw.
noun
- (countable) A folksy saying, expression, or practice.
- Völkisch nationalism; the desire for a homogeneous population that excludes foreigners and the belief that different racial or ethnic groups have different rights.
- (uncountable) An artistic aesthetic that is based on traditional practices that are passed on from individual to individual, such as folk tales, folk music, common cultural practices, etc.
- A movement within the Heathen or neo-pagan community that states one cannot convert to Heathenry unless one has the appropriate ancestry.
- A Japanese ideology that emphasized a common identify among East Asian peoples, associated with the fascist movement during the WWII era.
- (uncountable, philosophy) A philosophical stance that meaning is based on common usage by ordinary people rather than an abstract principle.
- (uncountable, more specifically) A movement within Nigerian theater started by Sam Ukala that focuses on folk tales as a reaction against colonialism.
- An ideology, articulated by historian Simon Dubnow, that declared Jewish people to be a diaspora nation without a territory.
- (uncountable) An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism.
- (uncountable) Synonym of populism.
noun
- a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
- (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
- (philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
- (logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
noun
adj
verb
- (figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
- make or write a comment on
- present and urge reasons in opposition
- point out carefully and clearly
adj
- of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
- Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
- Optionally placed before an element of a well-known proverb or metaphor to emphasize that the element is not being used in a literal sense (see Usage notes below)
- widely known and spoken of
- Widely known; famous; stereotypical.