proverb
proverb is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, transitive verb, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. 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.
- noun. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
- noun. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
- noun. A drama exemplifying a proverb.
- transitive verb. To name in, or as, a proverb.
- transitive verb. To provide with a proverb.
- intransitive verb. To write or utter proverbs.
- noun. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Synonyms
Common word forms
proverbs, proverbed, proverbing, proverbize
Words from these letters
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