Synonyms for hanger
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hang-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæŋ ər |
Top 10 synonyms for hanger Other synonyms for the word hanger
Définition of hanger
Origin :- early 15c., "one who hangs (something)," especially "hangman;" agent noun of hang (v.). Meaning "something that is suspended" is late 15c. Meaning "thing from which something is hung" is from 1690s. Specifically of coat or dress hangers from 1873. Hanger-on is from 1540s.
- As in sword : noun weapon
- I'll lay the first fellow's skull open with this hanger that fires a shot at him.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- He strode out of the office, hooking his sidearm belt from a hanger as he went by.
- Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
- He took his coat from the hanger, put it on, and reached for his hat, then hesitated.
- Extract from : « Final Weapon » by Everett B. Cole
- Behind a calico curtain was his new suit, dismayingly neat on its hanger.
- Extract from : « Free Air » by Sinclair Lewis
- He drew his hanger; and for that instant his sun was at noon.
- Extract from : « Peter and Wendy » by James Matthew Barrie
- They looked down from the edge of the hanger over a cup-like hollow.
- Extract from : « Actions and Reactions » by Rudyard Kipling
- “And I have brought off a brace of pistols and a hanger,” said the boatswain.
- Extract from : « The Two Supercargoes » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Do you climb up through the Hanger and admire the beeches there?
- Extract from : « England of My Heart--Spring » by Edward Hutton
- When a rope creaked the old fox saw me an' let drive with his hanger.
- Extract from : « The Black Buccaneer » by Stephen W. Meader
- The finished floor is laid over the hanger so that it does not show from the top.
- Extract from : « Elements of Plumbing » by Samuel Dibble
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