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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | oaf |
| Synonyms: | beast, blunderer, boor, bruiser, brute, bumpkin, chump, clod, clodhopper, clown, dolt, dumb ox, dunce, fool, goon, half-wit, hayseed, idiot, imbecile, klutz, loser, lout*, lunkhead, moron, nincompoop, ox, sap*, simpleton*, yokel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | strapping |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | big and strong |
| Synonyms: | brawny, burly, hefty, hulk, hulking, hunk, husky, ox, powerful, powerhouse, robust, stalwart, stout, sturdy, tall, vigorous, well-built |
| Antonyms: | attenuated, skinny, slight, small, thin |
| Main Entry: | meathead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dummy |
| Synonyms: | blockhead, dimwit, dolt*, dullard, dunce, fool, idiot, ignoramus, lout, lump, moron, numskull, oaf, ox, simpleton |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Example Sentences
- Not surprisingly, the plan has started an intense political battle in the publishing industry over whose ox will be gored.
- But for professors whose ox stands to be gored by an administrative action, however necessary, there is never enough consulation.
- For other energy use, that's some farmer's ability to use a tractor rather than an ox.
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