Associations to the word «Proverb»
Noun
- Translation
- Borrowing
- Hymn
- Reich
- Repertory
- Speaking
- Goe
- Testament
- Ass
- Folly
- Repeat
- Nail
- Hen
- Debtor
- Repertoire
- Peasant
- Praise
- Gather
- Context
- Commentary
- Spoil
- Curse
- Arab
- African
- Feast
- Hay
- Luck
- Dialect
- Greek
- Prophecy
- Wolfgang
- Folk
- Extreme
- Thou
- Parody
- Language
- Listener
- Epithet
- Ghana
- Oratory
- Liar
- Italian
- Chicken
- Currency
- Beggar
- Che
- Conversation
- Belief
- Aristotle
- Repeating
- Recipe
- Sermon
- Nonsense
- Rhetoric
- Thief
- Wealth
- Bread
- Usage
- Tongue
- Ethiopia
- Genealogy
Adjective
Wiktionary
PROVERB, noun. A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.
PROVERB, noun. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
PROVERB, noun. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
PROVERB, noun. A drama exemplifying a proverb.
PROVERB, verb. To write or utter proverbs.
PROVERB, verb. To name in, or as, a proverb.
PROVERB, verb. To provide with a proverb.
Dictionary definition
PROVERB, noun. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.