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      »   The noun demon has 3 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)
  • devil, Fiend1.) Monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre -- (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)

    2.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

    fiend, demon, Daemon1.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

    2.) Daemon, demigod -- (a person who is part mortal and part god)

    daemon, daimon -- (one of the Evil1.) Evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity -- (morally objectionable behavior)

    2.) Evil -- (that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare)

    evil spirits of Traditional1.) Traditional -- (consisting of or derived from tradition; "traditional history"; "traditional morality")

    2.) Traditional -- (pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines; "the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished")

    traditional Jewish and Christian1.) Christian -- (a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)

    1.) Christian -- (relating to or characteristic of Christianity; "Christian rites")

    Christian belief)
  • monster, Fiend1.) Monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre -- (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)

    2.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

    fiend, devil, demon, Ogre1.) Monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre -- (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)

    2.) Ogre -- ((folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings)

    ogre -- (a Cruel1.) Barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious -- ((of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks")

    2.) Brutal, cruel -- ((of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war")

    cruel wicked and Inhuman1.) Cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate -- (without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction")

    2.) Inhuman -- (belonging to or resembling something nonhuman; "something dark and inhuman in form"; "a babel of inhuman noises")

    inhuman person)
  • demon -- (Someone1.) Person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

    someone extremely Diligent1.) Diligent, persevering -- (quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business")

    2.) Diligent -- (characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files")

    diligent or Skillful1.) Adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful -- (having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching")

    2.) Nice, skillful -- (done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot")

    skillful; "he Worked1.) Work -- (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor")

    2.) Work, do work -- (be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college")

    worked like a demon to Finish1.) Coating, finish, finishing -- (a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly")

    2.) Finish -- (designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish")

    finish the Job1.) Occupation, business, job, line of work, line -- (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business")

    2.) Job, task, chore -- (a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores")

    job on time"; "she's a demon at math")

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Meaning 1 of Demon
devil, fiend, Demon1.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

2.) Monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre -- (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)

Demon - One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief, daemon, daimon evil spirit
  • Bad fairy1.) Bad fairy -- (a fairy that tends to cause harm)

    Bad fairy - A fairy that tends to cause harm
  • Bogey1.) Bogey, bogy, bogie -- (an evil spirit)

    2.) Bogey -- ((golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole)

    Bogey, Bogy1.) Bogy, bogie, bogey -- (an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft)

    2.) Bogey, bogy, bogie -- (an evil spirit)

    Bogy, Bogie1.) Bogey, bogy, bogie -- (an evil spirit)

    2.) Bogy, bogie, bogey -- (an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft)

    Bogie - An evil spirit
  • Devil1.) Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness -- ((Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell)

    2.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

    Devil, Fiend1.) Monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre -- (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)

    2.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

    Fiend, Demon1.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

    2.) Monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre -- (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)

    Demon, Daemon1.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

    2.) Daemon, demigod -- (a person who is part mortal and part god)

    Daemon, Daimon1.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

    Daimon - (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
  • Cacodemon1.) Cacodemon, cacodaemon -- (an evil spirit)

    Cacodemon, Cacodaemon1.) Cacodemon, cacodaemon -- (an evil spirit)

    Cacodaemon - An evil spirit
  • Ghoul1.) Graverobber, ghoul, body snatcher -- (someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection)

    2.) Ghoul -- (an evil spirit or ghost)

    Ghoul - Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
  • Goblin1.) Goblin, hob, hobgoblin -- ((folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings)

    Goblin, Hob1.) Goblin, hob, hobgoblin -- ((folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings)

    2.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)

    Hob, Hobgoblin1.) Goblin, hob, hobgoblin -- ((folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings)

    2.) Bugbear, hobgoblin -- (an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson)

    Hobgoblin - (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
  • Kelpy1.) Kelpy, kelpie -- ((Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders)

    Kelpy, Kelpie1.) Kelpy, kelpie -- ((Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders)

    2.) Kelpie -- (an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears)

    Kelpie - (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
  • Vampire1.) Vampire, lamia -- ((folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living)

    Vampire, Lamia1.) Vampire, lamia -- ((folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living)

    Lamia - (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
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  • Mephistopheles1.) Mephistopheles -- (evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul)

    Mephistopheles - Evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul

Meaning 2 of Demon
monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre unpleasant person, disagreeable person
  • Aggravator1.) Aggravator, annoyance -- (an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating)

    Aggravator, Annoyance1.) Irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration -- (the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed)

    2.) Annoyance, chafe, vexation -- (anger produced by some annoying irritation)

    Annoyance - An unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
  • Alienator1.) Alienator -- (an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile)

    Alienator - An unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile
  • Anathema1.) Anathema, bete noire -- (a detested person; "he is an anathema to me")

    2.) Anathema -- (a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication)

    Anathema, Bete noire1.) Anathema, bete noire -- (a detested person; "he is an anathema to me")

    Bete noire - A detested person; "he is an anathema to me"
  • Asshole1.) Asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB -- (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)

    2.) Anus, arse, arsehole, asshole -- (excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal)

    Asshole, Bastard1.) Asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB -- (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)

    2.) Bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate, whoreson -- (the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents)

    Bastard, Cocksucker1.) Cocksucker -- (a person who performs fellatio)

    2.) Asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB -- (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)

    Cocksucker, Dickhead1.) Asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB -- (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)

    Dickhead, Shit1.) Crap, dirt, shit, shite, poop, turd -- (obscene terms for feces)

    2.) Bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshit -- (obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull")

    Shit, Mother fucker1.) Asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB -- (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)

    Mother fucker, Motherfucker1.) Asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB -- (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)

    Motherfucker, Prick1.) Asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB -- (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)

    2.) Incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent -- (a depression scratched or carved into a surface)

    Prick, Whoreson1.) Bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate, whoreson -- (the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents)

    2.) Asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB -- (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)

    Whoreson, Son of a bitch1.) Asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB -- (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)

    Son of a bitch, SOB1.) Shortness of breath, SOB, breathlessness -- (a dyspneic condition)

    2.) Asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB -- (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)

    SOB - Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
  • Bore1.) Bore, dullard -- (a person who evokes boredom)

    2.) Tidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eager -- (a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary))

    Bore, Dullard1.) Stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish, Pill1.) Pill -- (something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size)

    2.) Pill, lozenge, tablet, tab -- (a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet)

    Pill - Something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or sizeock -- (a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!")

    2.) Bore, dullard -- (a person who evokes boredom)

    Dullard - A person who evokes boredom
  • Cold fish1.) Cold fish -- (an aloof unemotional person)

    Cold fish - An aloof unemotional person
  • Creep1.) Creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook -- (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)

    2.) Creep -- (a slow longitudinal movement or deformation)

    Creep, Weirdo1.) Creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook -- (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)

    2.) Crazy, loony, looney, weirdo -- (someone deranged and possibly dangerous)

    Weirdo, Weirdie1.) Creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook -- (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)

    Weirdie, Weirdy1.) Creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook -- (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)

    Weirdy, Spook1.) Creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook -- (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)

    2.) Ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre -- (a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past")

    Spook - Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
  • Critic1.) Critic -- (a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art)

    2.) Critic -- (anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something)

    Critic - A person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
  • Cynic1.) Cynic, faultfinder -- (someone who is critical of the motives of others)

    2.) Cynic -- (a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control)

    Cynic, Faultfinder1.) Cynic, faultfinder -- (someone who is critical of the motives of others)

    Faultfinder - Someone who is critical of the motives of others
  • Egotist1.) Egotist, egoist, swellhead -- (a conceited and self-centered person)

    Egotist, Egoist1.) Egotist, egoist, swellhead -- (a conceited and self-centered person)

    2.) Egocentric, egoist -- (a self-centered person with little regard for others)

    Egoist, Swellhead1.) Egotist, egoist, swellhead -- (a conceited and self-centered person)

    Swellhead - A conceited and self-centered person
  • Grabber1.) Grabber -- (an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately)

    Grabber - An unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately
  • Grouch1.) Grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch -- (a bad-tempered person)

    1.) Grouch, grumble, scold -- (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load")

    Grouch, Grump1.) Grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch -- (a bad-tempered person)

    Grump, Crank1.) Grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch -- (a bad-tempered person)

    2.) Crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball -- (a whimsically eccentric person)

    Crank, Churl1.) Peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike -- (a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement)

    2.) Niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churl -- (a Selfish person1.) Selfish person -- (a person who is unusually selfish)

    Selfish person - A person who is unusually selfish who is unwilling to give or spend)

    Churl, Crosspatch1.) Grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch -- (a bad-tempered person)

    Crosspatch - A bad-tempered person
  • Incubus1.) Incubus -- (a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women)

    2.) Nightmare, incubus -- (a situation resembling a terrifying dream)

    Incubus - A male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
  • Joker1.) Joker, jokester -- (a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes)

    2.) Joker, turkey -- (a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway")

    Joker, Turkey1.) Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo -- (large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food)

    2.) Turkey, Republic of Turkey -- (a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923)

    Turkey - A person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
  • Monster1.) Monster -- (an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts)

    2.) Giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus -- (someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful)

    Monster, Fiend1.) Monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre -- (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)

    2.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

    Fiend, Devil1.) Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness -- ((Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell)

    2.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

    Devil, Demon1.) Devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon -- (one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)

    2.) Monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre -- (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)

    Demon, Ogre1.) Monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre -- (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)

    2.) Ogre -- ((folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings)

    Ogre - An imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
  • Oppressor1.) Oppressor -- (a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures)

    Oppressor - A person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
  • Pain1.) Pain, hurting -- (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension")

    2.) Pain, painfulness -- (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness")

    Pain, Pain in the neck1.) Pain, pain in the neck, nuisance -- (a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain")

    2.) Annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass -- (something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction")

    Pain in the neck, Nuisance1.) Nuisance -- ((law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive)

    2.) Pain, pain in the neck, nuisance -- (a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain")

    Nuisance - A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
  • Pawer1.) Pawer -- (a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner)

    Pawer - A person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner
  • Peasant1.) Peasant, provincial, bucolic -- (a country person)

    2.) Peasant -- (one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers)

    Peasant, Barbarian1.) Savage, barbarian -- (a member of an uncivilized people)

    2.) Peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike -- (a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement)

    Barbarian, Boor1.) Peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike -- (a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement)

    Boor, Churl1.) Peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike -- (a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement)

    2.) Niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churl -- (a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend)

    Churl, Goth1.) Peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike -- (a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement)

    2.) Goth -- (one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries)

    Goth, Tyke1.) Tyke -- (a native of Yorkshire)

    2.) Peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike -- (a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement)

    Tyke, Tike1.) Peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike -- (a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement)

    2.) Child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling -- (a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters")

    Tike - A country person
  • Pharisee1.) Pharisee -- (a self-righteous or sanctimonious person)

    2.) Pharisee -- (a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions)

    Pharisee - A self-righteous or sanctimonious person
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  • Prima donna1.) Prima donna -- (a vain and temperamental person)

    2.) Prima donna, diva -- (a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star)

    Prima donna - A vain and temperamental person
  • Prude1.) Prude, puritan -- (a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum)

    Prude, Puritan1.) Puritan -- (a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship)

    2.) Puritan -- (someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures)

    Puritan - A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
  • Rotter1.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    Rotter, Dirty dog1.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    Dirty dog, Rat1.) Rat -- (any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse)

    2.) Scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat -- (someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike)

    Rat, Skunk1.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    2.) Shutout, skunk -- (a defeat in a game where one side fails to score)

    Skunk, Stinker1.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    2.) Stinker -- (anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar))

    Stinker, Stinkpot1.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    2.) Musk turtle, stinkpot -- (small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor)

    Stinkpot, Bum1.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    2.) Tramp, hobo, bum -- (a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums")

    Bum, Puke1.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    2.) Vomit, vomitus, puke, barf -- (the matter ejected in vomiting)

    Puke, Crumb1.) Crumb -- (a very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report")

    2.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    Crumb, Lowlife1.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    Lowlife, Scum bag1.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    Scum bag, So-and-so1.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    So-and-so, Git1.) Rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git -- (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'")

    Git - A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
  • Scoffer1.) Scoffer, gorger -- (someone who eats food rapidly and greedily)

    2.) Scoffer, flouter, mocker, jeerer -- (someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision)

    Scoffer, Flouter1.) Scoffer, flouter, mocker, jeerer -- (someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision)

    Flouter, Mocker1.) Scoffer, flouter, mocker, jeerer -- (someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision)

    2.) Mockingbird, mocker, Mimus polyglotktos -- (long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds)

    Mocker, Jeerer1.) Scoffer, flouter, mocker, jeerer -- (someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision)

    Jeerer - Someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
  • Scold1.) Scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold -- (someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault)

    1.) Call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast -- (censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup")

    Scold, Scolder1.) Scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold -- (someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault)

    Scolder, Nag1.) Scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold -- (someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault)

    2.) Hack, jade, nag, plug -- (an old or over-worked horse)

    Nag, Nagger1.) Scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold -- (someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault)

    Nagger, Common scold1.) Scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold -- (someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault)

    Common scold - Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
  • Sneak1.) Sneak -- (a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible)

    2.) Prowler, sneak, stalker -- (someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions)

    Sneak - A person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
  • Sneerer1.) Sneerer, scorner -- (a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression)

    Sneerer, Scorner1.) Sneerer, scorner -- (a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression)

    Scorner - A person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
  • Snob1.) Snob, prig, snot, snoot -- (a person regarded as arrogant and annoying)

    Snob, Prig1.) Snob, prig, snot, snoot -- (a person regarded as arrogant and annoying)

    Prig, Snot1.) Snob, prig, snot, snoot -- (a person regarded as arrogant and annoying)

    2.) Snot -- (nasal mucus)

    Snot, Snoot1.) Snob, prig, snot, snoot -- (a person regarded as arrogant and annoying)

    2.) Beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz -- (informal terms for the nose)

    Snoot - A person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  • Snorter1.) Snorter -- (someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound)

    2.) Snorter -- (something outstandingly difficult; "the problem was a real snorter")

    Snorter - Someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
  • Unpleasant woman1.) Unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman -- (a woman who is an unpleasant person)

    Unpleasant woman, Disagreeable woman1.) Unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman -- (a woman who is an unpleasant person)

    Disagreeable woman - A woman who is an unpleasant person
  • Upstart1.) Upstart -- (an arrogant or presumptuous person)

    2.) Upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste -- (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)

    Upstart, Parvenu1.) Upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste -- (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)

    1.) Nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, Upstart1.) Upstart -- (an arrogant or presumptuous person)

    2.) Upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste -- (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)

    Upstart - An arrogant or presumptuous person -- (characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position)

    Parvenu, Nouveau-riche1.) Upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste -- (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)

    1.) Nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart -- (characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position)

    Nouveau-riche, Arriviste1.) Upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste -- (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)

    Arriviste - An arrogant or presumptuous person
  • Vulgarian1.) Vulgarian -- (a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth))

    Vulgarian - A vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)
  • Whiner1.) Whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker -- (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)

    Whiner, Complainer1.) Whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker -- (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)

    Complainer, Moaner1.) Whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker -- (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)

    Moaner, Sniveller1.) Whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker -- (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)

    Sniveller, Crybaby1.) Wimp, chicken, crybaby -- (a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy)

    2.) Whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker -- (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)

    Crybaby, Bellyacher1.) Whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker -- (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)

    Bellyacher, Grumbler1.) Whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker -- (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)

    Grumbler, Squawker1.) Whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker -- (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)

    2.) Squawk box, squawker, intercom speaker -- (the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system)

    Squawker - A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
  • Worm1.) Worm -- (any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae)

    2.) Worm, louse, insect, dirt ball -- (a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect)

    Worm, Louse1.) Louse, sucking louse -- (wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals)

    2.) Worm, louse, insect, dirt ball -- (a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect)

    Louse, Insect1.) Insect -- (small air-breathing arthropod)

    2.) Worm, louse, insect, dirt ball -- (a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect)

    Insect, Dirt ball1.) Worm, louse, insect, dirt ball -- (a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect)

    Dirt ball - Any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

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  • Eager beaver1.) Eager beaver, busy bee, live wire, sharpie, sharpy -- (an alert and energetic person)

    Eager beaver, Busy bee1.) Eager beaver, busy bee, live wire, sharpie, sharpy -- (an alert and energetic person)

    Busy bee, Live wire1.) Eager beaver, busy bee, live wire, sharpie, sharpy -- (an alert and energetic person)

    Live wire, Sharpie1.) Eager beaver, busy bee, live wire, sharpie, sharpy -- (an alert and energetic person)

    2.) Cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark -- (a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games)

    Sharpie, Sharpy1.) Eager beaver, busy bee, live wire, sharpie, sharpy -- (an alert and energetic person)

    2.) Cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark -- (a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games)

    Sharpy - An alert and energetic person
  • Energizer1.) Energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator -- (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)

    2.) Energizer, energiser -- (a device that supplies electrical energy)

    Energizer, Energiser1.) Energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator -- (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)

    2.) Energizer, energiser -- (a device that supplies electrical energy)

    Energiser, Vitalizer1.) Energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator -- (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)

    Vitalizer, Vitaliser1.) Energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator -- (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)

    Vitaliser, Animator1.) Energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator -- (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)

    2.) Animator -- (the technician who produces animated cartoons)

    Animator - Someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people
  • Go-getter1.) Go-getter, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball of fire -- (someone whose career progresses rapidly)

    Go-getter, Whizz-kid1.) Go-getter, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball of fire -- (someone whose career progresses rapidly)

    Whizz-kid, Whiz-kid1.) Go-getter, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball of fire -- (someone whose career progresses rapidly)

    Whiz-kid, Ball of fire1.) Powerhouse, human dynamo, ball of fire, fireball -- (a highly energetic and indefatigable person)

    2.) Go-getter, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball of fire -- (someone whose career progresses rapidly)

    Ball of fire - Someone whose career progresses rapidly
  • Man of action1.) Man of action, man of deeds -- (someone inclined to act first and think later)

    Man of action, Man of deeds1.) Man of action, man of deeds -- (someone inclined to act first and think later)

    Man of deeds - Someone inclined to act first and think later
  • Powerhouse1.) Powerhouse, human dynamo, ball of fire, fireball -- (a highly energetic and indefatigable person)

    2.) Powerhouse -- (a team considered to be the best of its class)

    Powerhouse, Human dynamo1.) Powerhouse, human dynamo, ball of fire, fireball -- (a highly energetic and indefatigable person)

    Human dynamo, Ball of fire1.) Powerhouse, human dynamo, ball of fire, fireball -- (a highly energetic and indefatigable person)

    2.) Go-getter, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball of fire -- (someone whose career progresses rapidly)

    Ball of fire, Fireball1.) Bolide, fireball -- (an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding))

    2.) Powerhouse, human dynamo, ball of fire, fireball -- (a highly energetic and indefatigable person)

    Fireball - A highly energetic and indefatigable person

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