Proverb: English to English |
Proverb (n.) A drama exemplifying a proverb. |
Proverb (n.) A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference. |
Proverb (n.) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. |
Proverb (n.) 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. |
Proverb (v. i.) To write or utter proverbs. |
Proverb (v. t.) To name in, or as, a proverb. |
Proverb (v. t.) To provide with a proverb. |