Advertisement
Advertisement
household word
noun as in commonly known term
Example Sentences
People will be grateful not to leave your home feeling sluggish and heavy, the way most of us have been feeling since covid became a household word.
ROME, Italy — Long before Ebola was a household word and a global crisis, West Africa was a daunting place.
There is a rich publisher—his name is a household word—and you saw how he touched me on the shoulder.
Wagner is now a household word among them, where once Rossini was the object of fashionable admiration.
Had the war lasted a few months longer their fame would have been a household word.
In France as well as in England the name Sims is a household word, and if he chose he might be feted every day of the week.
Throughout the United States there was pride and rejoicing, and Dewey became a household word.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse