Expletive - English meaning

noun

A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

Usage examples:

She'd put a curse on him

verb

An offensive word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.

Usage examples:

At every blow there was a curse

verb

To say rude or offensive words about something or someone because you are angry

Usage examples:

[ i ] no coach is allowed to curse at or lay a hand on a player., if we don't do something about th…

noun

An annoying or stubborn person or animal.

Usage examples:

He was certainly an unsociable cuss

verb

Another term for curse (sense 2 of the noun).

noun

An adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

Usage examples:

Old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet ‘dirty’

noun

A word or phrase used to describe someone, often as an insult

Usage examples:

A racial epithet, his stubbornness earned him the epithet “senator no.”

noun

A sudden cry or remark expressing surprise, strong emotion, or pain.

Usage examples:

An exclamation of amazement

noun

A word that expresses sudden pain, surprise, anger, excitement, happiness, or other emotion

Usage examples:

"ouch," "hey," and "wow" are exclamations., exclamations of delight

phrasal verb

Supply with information on a specific topic

phrasal verb

To do someone else’s job temporarily

Usage examples:

The gym teacher was sick today, so a substitute filled in for her., we filled her in on all the lat…

phrasal verb

To write or type information on a document in spaces that are provided for it

Usage examples:

Companies will encourage customers to fill in questionnaires about themselves., please print off a …

noun

A thing put in a space or container to fill it.

Usage examples:

These plants are attractive gap-fillers or ground cover

noun

A monetary unit of hungary, equal to one hundredth of a forint.

noun

A substance that is used to fill small holes and cracks, especially in wood and walls

Usage examples:

We used the clip as a filler after one of our guests dropped out of the show., there are only three…

noun

A spoken curse.

Usage examples:

I pushed my way through, screaming imprecations

noun

A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behaviour.

Usage examples:

They took an oath of allegiance to the king

noun

The state or quality of being obscene.

Usage examples:

The book was banned for obscenity

noun

Behavior or language that is offensive, rude, or disgusting

noun

Blasphemous or obscene language.

Usage examples:

An outburst of profanity

noun

Words that are offensive because of not respecting religion, or offensive because of being rude

Usage examples:

[ u ] the film contains profanity and violence., [ c usually pl ] they shouted profanities at us.

noun

A temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need.

Usage examples:

Transplants are only a stopgap until more sophisticated alternatives can work

noun

Something that can be used until something better or more permanent can be obtained

Usage examples:

Housing the homeless in shelters has to be seen as a stopgap measure.

noun

The use of offensive language.

Usage examples:

There's a lot of swearing in the show

verb

Make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.

Usage examples:

Maria made me swear i would never tell anyone