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Proverb

An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.

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Expression 76% connected

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

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Locution 76% connected

Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.

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Saying 76% connected

of Say

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Adage 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Byword 92% connected

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

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Saw 92% connected

imp. of See.

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And conj. · 78% connection

A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, o…

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Aphorism noun · 78% connection

A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to prac…

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Apodosis noun · 78% connection

The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clau…

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Apophthegm noun · 78% connection

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

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Brief adverb · 78% connection

Briefly.

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Brush verb · 78% connection

touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"

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Burden noun · 78% connection

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…

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Chiasmus noun · 78% connection

An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence

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Concisely adverb · 78% connection

In a concise manner; briefly.

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Dependent clause noun · 78% connection

a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adje…

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Dingdong noun · 78% connection

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

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Ditty verb · 78% connection

A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.

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Diverb noun · 78% connection

A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted; an antithetical proverb.

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Doom verb · 78% connection

To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or…

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Experiment noun · 78% connection

Atrial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove something doubtful; esp., one under conditions determined by the experiment…

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Faith noun · 78% connection

The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them; especially, that confiding and affectionate belief…

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Futility noun · 78% connection

uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result

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Glance verb · 78% connection

To hint at; to touch lightly or briefly.

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