Synonyms for by-words
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bahy-wurd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪˌwɜrd |
Top 10 synonyms for by-words Other synonyms for the word by-words
- apophthegm
- apothegm
- appellation
- battle cry
- behest
- belief
- bidding
- brocard
- bulletin
- butt
- byname
- byword
- canon
- catch phrase
- catchphrase
- catchword
- cognomen
- command
- common speech
- commonplace
- communication
- communiqué
- cry
- daffodil
- declaration
- decree
- decretum
- denomination
- designation
- device
- diction
- diminutive
- direction
- directive
- discourse
- dispatch
- dogma
- edict
- epigram
- epithet
- expression
- familiar name
- folk wisdom
- formula
- fundamental
- game
- gnome
- gnomic saying
- gossip
- guideline
- handle
- hearsay
- homespun
- household word
- idiom
- information
- injunction
- instruction
- intelligence
- intimation
- introduction
- jingle
- label
- law
- locution
- mandate
- mark
- maxim
- message
- moniker
- moral
- motto
- name
- news
- nickname
- nomen
- notice
- order
- ordinance
- parlance
- password
- pet name
- phrase
- phraseology
- phrasing
- pigeon
- plain English
- platitude
- precept
- prescript
- prey
- principle
- pronouncement
- proverb
- quarry
- rallying cry
- refrain
- regulation
- remark
- repartee
- report
- rule
- rumble
- rumor
- saw
- saying
- scapegoat
- scorn
- scuttlebutt
- sentiment
- shibboleth
- sitting duck
- slogan
- sobriquet
- speech
- sport
- standing joke
- statement
- statute
- style
- styling
- tag
- talk
- tenet
- terminology
- text
- theorem
- tidings
- title
- trademark
- truism
- utterance
- verbalism
- verbiage
- vernacular
- victim
- war cry
- watchword
- witticism
- word
- wordage
- wording
Définition of by-words
Origin :- also by-word, Old English biword "proverb," formed on the model of Latin proverbium or Greek parabole. Meaning "something that has become proverbial" is from 1530s.
- As in maxim : noun saying
- As in motto : noun saying, slogan
- As in nickname : noun informal title
- As in phrase : noun group of words; way of speaking
- As in precept : noun law, rule of behavior, action
- As in proverb : noun saying referring to common fact, knowledge
- As in saying : noun maxim, proverb
- As in slogan : noun motto
- As in target : noun person as object of ridicule
- As in word : noun statement
- As in household word : noun commonly known term
- As in byword : noun saying
- As in catchword : noun motto
- As in adage : noun saying or proverb
- As in saw : noun proverb
- As in handle : noun nickname
- Some of her peculiar expressions were by-words with us for many years.
- Extract from : « History of Linn County Iowa » by Luther A. Brewer
- I once heard a good man say that "by-words" were side doors to profanity.
- Extract from : « The Pansy Magazine, July 1886 » by Various
- Half the young men in London, whose names are by-words, are intensely and hopelessly virtuous.
- Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens
- "By-words," beside being senseless things, are very apt as you say, to lead one at last into using profane by-words.
- Extract from : « The Pansy Magazine, February 1886 » by Various
- If they hear them interlard their conversation with by-words and oaths, they will be strongly tempted to do the same.
- Extract from : « Anecdotes for Boys » by Harvey Newcomb
- The habit of using "by-words" seems to be growing among our young people, both girls and boys.
- Extract from : « The Pansy Magazine, January 1886 » by Various
Antonyms for by-words
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