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jerry-rigged

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

-hidden='true'>, deferential meek passive submissive unaggressive unassertive unassuming unobtrusive yielding

quiet reserved retiring

Antonyms

humble lowly modest unarrogant unpretentious

caveman

noun

cave·man

ˈkāv-ˌman

Definition

a cave dweller especially of the Stone Age
a man who acts in a rough or crude manner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Neanderthal troglodyte

Examples

//married a caveman who spends all his free time swigging beer and watching sports on TV

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

caveman

noun

Synonyms

a man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes //married a caveman who spends all his free time swigging beer and watching sports on TV
Synonyms

Neanderthal troglodyte
Related Words

barbarian heathen primitive savage
animal beast brute
boor cad churl creep cretin cur heel jerk louse lout swine

caw

verb

ˈkȯ

cawed; cawing; caws

Definition

intransitive verb
to utter the harsh raucous natural call of the crow or a similar cry

Other Words

caw noun

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

imitative

caw

noun