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ALL meanings of proverb

prov·erb
P p
  • noun proverb a word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend board meetings, but we do regularly. 1
  • verb with object proverb to utter in the form of a proverb. 1
  • verb with object proverb to make (something) the subject of a proverb. 1
  • verb with object proverb to make a byword of. 1
  • countable noun proverb A proverb is a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells you something about life. 0
  • noun proverb a short, memorable, and often highly condensed saying embodying, esp with bold imagery, some commonplace fact or experience 0
  • noun proverb a person or thing exemplary in respect of a characteristic 0
  • noun proverb a wise saying or admonition providing guidance 0
  • verb proverb to utter or describe (something) in the form of a proverb 0
  • verb proverb to make (something) a proverb 0
  • noun proverb a short, traditional saying that expresses some obvious truth or familiar experience; adage; maxim 0
  • noun proverb a person or thing that has become commonly recognized as a type of specified characteristics; byword 0
  • noun proverb an enigmatic saying in which a profound truth is cloaked 0
  • verb transitive proverb to make a proverb or byword of 0
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