Ditty: alternatives and connections

An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.

A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while…

A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim.

The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often re…

A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.

a word that is treated in pronunciation as forming a part of a neighboring word and that is often unaccented or contracted.; "Most lan…

To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.

The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.

The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading them…

The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic body, as a bell; a repeated and monotonous sound.

The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of mira…

Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.

A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out…

To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough.

The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thoug…

doing or saying again; a repeated performance

(psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends to be repeated w…

Giving up after learning that efforts seem unable to change the outcome.