Associations to the word «Proverbs»
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
The short words are best, and the old words are the best of
all.