Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ringer | Yes | No | No | No |
colloquialism | Yes | No | No | No |
ringer (noun) | colloquialism (noun) |
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(horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses | |
a person who is almost identical to another | |
a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) |