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— English words —

• proverbial adj. Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
• proverbial adj. Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.
• proverbial adj. Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
• proverbial n. (Euphemistic) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation…
• proverbial n. (Euphemistic, in the plural) The groin or the testicles.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Catalan
  • proverbial n. Proverbial.
• Romanian
  • proverbial adj. Proverbial.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• proverbial adj. Proverbial.

— In French —

• proverbial adj. Qui tient du proverbe, qui est passé en proverbe.
• proverbial adj. Aussi fameux qu’un proverbe, légendaire.

— In Spanish —

• proverbial adj. Que pertenece o concierne al proverbio.
• proverbial adj. Que contiene o hace uso de un proverbio.
• proverbial adj. Ampliamente conocido, sabido por la gran mayoría.

— In Portuguese —

• proverbial adj. Relativo a provérbio.
• proverbial adj. Notório, conhecido.

37 English words from 7 English definitions

but cliché considered Euphemistic expressed fable fairy fairy␣tale famous groin known literal metaphor might Not of␣a particular plural proverb Proverbial replace resembling sense situation stereotypical subject tale testicles that the unacceptable used Used␣to well well␣known Widely word

6 English words from 8 foreign definitions

est gran hace passé Proverbial Que

19 foreign words from 8 foreign definitions

Ampliamente Aussi concierne conhecido conocido contiene fameux légendaire mayoría Notório pertenece por proverbe provérbio qui Relativo sabido tient uso

16 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

proverbials proverbially proverbialise proverbialism proverbialist proverbiality proverbialize proverbialised proverbialises proverbialisms proverbialists proverbialized proverbializes proverbialness proverbialising proverbializing

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

unproverbial up␣the␣proverbial

32 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Bia BIA B.I.A. Erb 'erb erbia IAL -ial over Over over- pro Pro PRO pro- Pro. -pro- prov. Prov. prove prover proverb pro-verb RBI ROV rove rover Rover ver ver. verb Verbi

15 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

AIB Bre BrE brev IBR lai Lai orp rev Rev rev. Rev. vor VOR VORP

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

proverbials

2 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

parboiler perilobar

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