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Antonyms for ogress
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : oh-gris |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ grɪs |
Definition of ogress
- As in sight : noun horrifying person or thing
- As in hag : noun biddy
- As in shrew : noun mean lady
- As in cannibal : noun beast, beastlike human
- Miss Lizzie was the grim and terrible Ogress who dwelt in her lonely castle.
- Extract from : « Emmy Lou » by George Madden Martin
- With a light heart the young man awaited the return of the ogress.
- Extract from : « The Crimson Fairy Book » by Various
- They started on their way, and came to a sheep-farm which belonged to the ogress.
- Extract from : « Italian Popular Tales » by Thomas Frederick Crane
- They kept on and came to a well, and near it the ogress was sitting.
- Extract from : « Italian Popular Tales » by Thomas Frederick Crane
- Then the fox threw the ogress down the well, and then entered the ogress' palace.
- Extract from : « Italian Popular Tales » by Thomas Frederick Crane
- Rosella did as she was told, but the ogress was so angry she was going to eat her.
- Extract from : « Italian Popular Tales » by Thomas Frederick Crane
- When the ogress heard this she unclasped her hands, saying, "How did my son die?"
- Extract from : « Italian Popular Tales » by Thomas Frederick Crane
- When the ogress heard it she burst a blood-vessel (in her heart) and died.
- Extract from : « Italian Popular Tales » by Thomas Frederick Crane
- Then the ogress could stand it no longer, and died in great anguish.
- Extract from : « Italian Popular Tales » by Thomas Frederick Crane
- The ogress, all cut and torn, followed after the lovers, dripping with blood.
- Extract from : « Italian Popular Tales » by Thomas Frederick Crane
Synonyms for ogress
- aborigine
- amazon
- anthropophaginian
- anthropophagite
- anthropophagus
- backbiter
- bag
- battle-ax
- beldam
- biddy
- bitch
- blot
- brute
- bush dweller
- calumniator
- carper
- crone
- cruel person
- detractor
- dragon
- eyesore
- fire-eater
- fishwife
- fright
- fury
- gorgon
- harpy
- harridan
- head-hunter
- hell cat
- hellion
- hussy
- jezebel
- madcap
- Medusa
- mess
- monstrosity
- muckraker
- nag
- ogre
- ogress
- old biddy
- porcupine
- primitive
- reviler
- ruffian
- savage
- scarecrow
- scold
- she-devil
- she-wolf
- shrew
- siren
- slattern
- slob
- sorceress
- spectacle
- spitfire
- termagant
- tigress
- tramp
- virago
- vituperator
- vixen
- wench
- witch
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