English words for 'The profane rabble.'
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noun
- A criticism done by ranting.
- A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
- A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.
- pompous or pretentious talk or writing
- a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
verb
noun
verb
- (also figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
- Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
- To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
- (figuratively) To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
- (by extension, humorous) To manage or supervise (people).
- (Western US) To herd (horses or other livestock).
- To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
- (generally, also figuratively) To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
- herd and care for
- to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
noun
adj
- conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
- Creating a loud noise. (of people, animals or things)
- Of great intensity. (of sounds)
- Filled with or accompanied by a great deal of noise. (of times, places, events or activities)
- Having especially (and often unpleasantly) bright or contrasting colours or patterns.
- Expressed loudly. (of emotions or feelings)
- (of people or speech) Insistently expressing a desire for something.
adj
- conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as ‘f’, ‘s’, ‘z’, or ‘th’ in both ‘thin’ and ‘then’)
- unpleasantly loud and harsh
- being sharply insistent on being heard
- (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides; forceful in a positive way.
- Forceful (typically in a negative way) or obtrusive.
- Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
- Grating or obnoxious.
noun
noun
- A noisy argument.
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of cornrow.
- An act or instance of rowing.
- A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
- (weightlifting) Any of several thematically similar exercise movements performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.
- A horizontal line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.
- A continual loud noise.
- the act of rowing as a sport
- a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
- an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
- a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side
- a continuous chronological succession without an interruption
- (construction) a layer of masonry
- an angry dispute
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A vulgar epithet.
- The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
- A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
- A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
- an evil spell
- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
- something causing misery or death
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- a severe affliction
verb
- (intransitive) To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
- To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
- (transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
- To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.
- (transitive) To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
- exclude from a church or a religious community
- utter obscenities or profanities
- heap obscenities upon
- wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
noun
noun
verb
noun
- an uproarious party
- a noisy fight in a crowd
- (dance, music, historical) Alternative form of branle (“dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance”).
- A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
verb
noun
- an uproarious party
- the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- (chiefly fossilized) Something that can or should be done.
- (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.
- (UK, informal) A party, celebration, social function; usually of moderate size and formality.
- (UK, slang) A homicide.
- (informal) Clipping of hairdo.
verb
- proceed or get along
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- arrange attractively
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- travel or traverse (a distance)
- carry out or perform an action
- carry on or function
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- create or design, often in a certain way
- spend time in prison or in a labor camp
- engage in
- get (something) done
- (transitive) To travel in or through, to tour, to make a circuit of.
- (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
- (dialectal) Used to form the present progressive of verbs.
- (transitive) To impersonate or depict.
- (intransitive) To fare, perform (well or poorly).
- (ditransitive) To have (as an effect).
- (transitive, informal) To injure (one's own body part).
- (transitive) To perform; to execute.
- (transitive, slang) To have sex with. (See also do it)
- (ambitransitive) To finish.
- (transitive) To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.
- (transitive, slang) To kill.
- (transitive, with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
- (transitive) To spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)
- (ditransitive, informal) To make or provide.
- (transitive) To treat in a certain way.
- (intransitive) To be reasonable or acceptable.
- (transitive) To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.
- A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.
- (transitive, informal) To punish for a misdemeanor.
- (transitive, in the form be doing [somewhere]) To exist with a purpose or for a reason.
- (transitive, finance) To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.
- (transitive) To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).
- (DoggoLingo, used with nouns, verbs, and adjective) To perform something suggested by a following noun, verb, or adjective.
- A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods.
- A syntactic marker for emphasis with the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
- (transitive, chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.
- (modal, interrogative, informal) Should; ought to (especially in respect of a task to be repeated).
- (transitive, informal) To provide as a service.
- (ambitransitive) To suffice.
- (especially England, intransitive) To fare well; to thrive; to prosper; (of livestock) to fatten.
- (transitive, slang) To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.
- (transitive) To cook.
- (informal, transitive) To drive a vehicle at a certain speed, especially in regard to a speed limit.
- (transitive) To take (a drug).
- (pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE.
num
noun
noun
- an outburst of controversy
- a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- (figurative) An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)
- A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
verb
- To cause an uproar.
- To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.
- To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.
- To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.
- To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.
- To swirl quickly and violently.
- (ambitransitive, of the weather) To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.
- To chase violently or rush after and force along.
noun
- (cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
- (in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
- (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
- A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
- (figurative) A great forceful onrush.
- a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
noun
- Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
- Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
- (gaming, usually capitalized) The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- (military, historical) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
- A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
- (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
- a noisy riotous fight
adj
verb
adj
noun
- A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- An argument or controversy.
- a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
noun
- A clamour or outcry.
- A shout or scream.
- Words shouted or screamed.
- (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
- A desperate or urgent request.
- (collectively) A group of hounds.
- A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
- a fit of weeping
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
- the characteristic utterance of an animal
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- a slogan used to rally support for a cause
verb
- (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
- (transitive) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
- (ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
- (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
- To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
- (intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
- proclaim or announce in public
- utter a characteristic sound
- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
- bring into a particular state by crying
- utter a sudden loud cry
- demand immediate action
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
noun
- A tantrum or fuss.
- (informal) A hummingbird.
- (slang) An arrest on false pretexts.
- One who hums.
- Someone who upsets or irritates others; a trouble-maker or controversial figure.
- (slang) A very energetic or lively person; a powerful lively thing.
- A type of vehicle resembling a jeep but bulkier.
- (informal) A Humvee.
- A machine that runs particularly well and smoothly.
- (baseball) A fastball.
- Something that generates a lot of attention, talk, and excitement.
- (slang) Fellatio, especially when the person performing the act vibrates their mouth by humming.
- (informal) A humdinger; something or someone exceptional or outstanding of their type.
- (slang) Something that smells very bad.
- a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
noun
- A criticism done by ranting.
- A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
- A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.
- pompous or pretentious talk or writing
- a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
verb
noun
verb
- (also figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
- Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
- To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
- (figuratively) To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
- (by extension, humorous) To manage or supervise (people).
- (Western US) To herd (horses or other livestock).
- To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
- (generally, also figuratively) To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
- herd and care for
- to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
noun
noun
- A noisy argument.
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of cornrow.
- An act or instance of rowing.
- A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
- (weightlifting) Any of several thematically similar exercise movements performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.
- A horizontal line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.
- A continual loud noise.
- the act of rowing as a sport
- a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
- an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
- a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side
- a continuous chronological succession without an interruption
- (construction) a layer of masonry
- an angry dispute
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A vulgar epithet.
- The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
- A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
- A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
- an evil spell
- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
- something causing misery or death
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- a severe affliction
verb
- (intransitive) To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
- To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
- (transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
- To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.
- (transitive) To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
- exclude from a church or a religious community
- utter obscenities or profanities
- heap obscenities upon
- wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
noun
noun
verb
noun
- an uproarious party
- a noisy fight in a crowd
- (dance, music, historical) Alternative form of branle (“dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance”).
- A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
verb
noun
- an uproarious party
- the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- (chiefly fossilized) Something that can or should be done.
- (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.
- (UK, informal) A party, celebration, social function; usually of moderate size and formality.
- (UK, slang) A homicide.
- (informal) Clipping of hairdo.
verb
- proceed or get along
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- arrange attractively
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- travel or traverse (a distance)
- carry out or perform an action
- carry on or function
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- create or design, often in a certain way
- spend time in prison or in a labor camp
- engage in
- get (something) done
- (transitive) To travel in or through, to tour, to make a circuit of.
- (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
- (dialectal) Used to form the present progressive of verbs.
- (transitive) To impersonate or depict.
- (intransitive) To fare, perform (well or poorly).
- (ditransitive) To have (as an effect).
- (transitive, informal) To injure (one's own body part).
- (transitive) To perform; to execute.
- (transitive, slang) To have sex with. (See also do it)
- (ambitransitive) To finish.
- (transitive) To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.
- (transitive, slang) To kill.
- (transitive, with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
- (transitive) To spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)
- (ditransitive, informal) To make or provide.
- (transitive) To treat in a certain way.
- (intransitive) To be reasonable or acceptable.
- (transitive) To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.
- A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.
- (transitive, informal) To punish for a misdemeanor.
- (transitive, in the form be doing [somewhere]) To exist with a purpose or for a reason.
- (transitive, finance) To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.
- (transitive) To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).
- (DoggoLingo, used with nouns, verbs, and adjective) To perform something suggested by a following noun, verb, or adjective.
- A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods.
- A syntactic marker for emphasis with the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
- (transitive, chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.
- (modal, interrogative, informal) Should; ought to (especially in respect of a task to be repeated).
- (transitive, informal) To provide as a service.
- (ambitransitive) To suffice.
- (especially England, intransitive) To fare well; to thrive; to prosper; (of livestock) to fatten.
- (transitive, slang) To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.
- (transitive) To cook.
- (informal, transitive) To drive a vehicle at a certain speed, especially in regard to a speed limit.
- (transitive) To take (a drug).
- (pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE.
num
noun
noun
- an outburst of controversy
- a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- (figurative) An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)
- A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
noun
- Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
- Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
- (gaming, usually capitalized) The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- (military, historical) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
- A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
- (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
- a noisy riotous fight
adj
verb
noun
- A clamour or outcry.
- A shout or scream.
- Words shouted or screamed.
- (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
- A desperate or urgent request.
- (collectively) A group of hounds.
- A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
- a fit of weeping
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
- the characteristic utterance of an animal
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- a slogan used to rally support for a cause
verb
- (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
- (transitive) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
- (ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
- (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
- To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
- (intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
- proclaim or announce in public
- utter a characteristic sound
- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
- bring into a particular state by crying
- utter a sudden loud cry
- demand immediate action
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
noun
- A tantrum or fuss.
- (informal) A hummingbird.
- (slang) An arrest on false pretexts.
- One who hums.
- Someone who upsets or irritates others; a trouble-maker or controversial figure.
- (slang) A very energetic or lively person; a powerful lively thing.
- A type of vehicle resembling a jeep but bulkier.
- (informal) A Humvee.
- A machine that runs particularly well and smoothly.
- (baseball) A fastball.
- Something that generates a lot of attention, talk, and excitement.
- (slang) Fellatio, especially when the person performing the act vibrates their mouth by humming.
- (informal) A humdinger; something or someone exceptional or outstanding of their type.
- (slang) Something that smells very bad.
- a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
noun
- A criticism done by ranting.
- A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
- A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.
- pompous or pretentious talk or writing
- a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
verb
verb
- To cause an uproar.
- To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.
- To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.
- To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.
- To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.
- To swirl quickly and violently.
- (ambitransitive, of the weather) To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.
- To chase violently or rush after and force along.
noun
- (cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
- (in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
- (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
- A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
- (figurative) A great forceful onrush.
- a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
noun
verb
- (also figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
- Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
- To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
- (figuratively) To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
- (by extension, humorous) To manage or supervise (people).
- (Western US) To herd (horses or other livestock).
- To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
- (generally, also figuratively) To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
- herd and care for
- to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
adj
- conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
- Creating a loud noise. (of people, animals or things)
- Of great intensity. (of sounds)
- Filled with or accompanied by a great deal of noise. (of times, places, events or activities)
- Having especially (and often unpleasantly) bright or contrasting colours or patterns.
- Expressed loudly. (of emotions or feelings)
- (of people or speech) Insistently expressing a desire for something.
adj
- conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as ‘f’, ‘s’, ‘z’, or ‘th’ in both ‘thin’ and ‘then’)
- unpleasantly loud and harsh
- being sharply insistent on being heard
- (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides; forceful in a positive way.
- Forceful (typically in a negative way) or obtrusive.
- Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
- Grating or obnoxious.
noun
adj
noun
- A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- An argument or controversy.
- a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)