Relying chiefly on book learning rather than practical experience. Lest dictionary definition lest defined yourdictionary. Definition of lest written for english language learners from the merriamwebster learners dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and countnoncount noun labels. The future subjunctive would simply employ the auxiliary word should. Words created using the letters in bookish word game. This page lists all the words created using the letters in the word bookish word game helper. He kept his notes by his side lest faulty memory lead him astray. Bookish crossword answers, clues, definition, synonyms.
To make squares disappear and save space for other squares you have to assemble english words left, right, up, down from the falling squares. Given to, characterized by, or resulting from the habitual reading of. Who wants real, sad victims made fearful of coming forward lest their case fails. Proper usage and audio pronunciation plus ipa phonetic transcription of the word bookish. Search bookish and thousands of other words in english definition and synonym dictionary from reverso. Given to, characterized by, or resulting from the habitual reading of books. They were afraid to complain about the noise lest they annoyed the neighbours. Entry for lest king james dictionary one of 28 bible dictionaries freely available, this dictionary explains the meaning of more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. List shorter words within bookish, sorted by length. Lest definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Well, i just think homeless people should stop being so lazy and go get a job already. A bookish person enjoys reading books, especially serious books. The phrase was said by jesus in the bible matthew 7.
Bookish definition of bookish by the free dictionary. Information about bookish in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. If you do something lest something unpleasant should happen, you do it to try to prevent. Search bookish and thousands of other words in english cobuild dictionary from reverso. The lexicographer kory stampers new book, word by word.
You can complete the list of synonyms of bookish given by the english thesaurus dictionary with other english dictionaries. Post the definition of lest to facebook share the definition of lest on twitter. As one will, with ones most serious experiences, hastening to laugh lest one should weep, as the old philosopher said, i had made some fun out of my quest, in. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, including to provide targeted advertising and track usage. Forum discussions with the word s bookish in the title.
Bookish meaning in hindi meaning of bookish in hindi translation. Let him attend the ceremony which commemorates the achievements of his ancestors, lest he forget. I had not seen it in about twenty years of reading and working on mathematical contexts. Bookish definition, given or devoted to reading or study. Lest anyone thinks otherwise, these things matter to.
Wikipedia, lexilogos, oxford, cambridge, chambers harrap, wordreference, collins lexibase dictionaries, merriam webster. Least, pronounced leest, is the superlative of the adjective little. The word games words with friends, 4pics1word, word chums, and jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Synonyms for bookish at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. It is to some extent a necessary one, sure, lest we have linguistic anarchy. Words formed from any letters in bookish, plus an optional blank or existing letter. Find 707 synonyms for bookish and other similar words that you can use instead based on 4 separate contexts from our thesaurus. Jumble was created in 1954 below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have. This bookish inclination at length determined my father to make me a printer, though he had already one son james of that profession. From a child i was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books.
Information and translations of lest in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. There are 51 words which can be formed using letters of the word bookish. The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. We found a total of 55 words by unscrambling the letters in bookish. Bookish was founded in 2011 in a joint venture backed by three of the big six publishing companies hachette book group, penguin group usa, and simon schuster with the goal of increasing the presence of book publishers in the bookbuying industry which was becoming increasingly dominated by due to the increased popularity of online bookstores, as well as to expand the. See more ideas about words, book quotes and book worms. Bookish adjective definition and synonyms macmillan. Lettris is a curious tetrisclone game where all the bricks have the same square shape but different content. Someone who is bookish spends a lot of time reading serious books. Has an intelligent, haughty, look rather than nerd. Dictionary grammar blog school scrabble thesaurus translator quiz more resources more from collins.
Weve arranged the synonyms in length order so that they are easier to find. Bookish meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. From longman dictionary of contemporary english lest lest lest conjunction literary 1 toin order to in order to make sure that something will not happen she turned away from the window lest anyone see them. Bookish definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Top synonyms for bookish other words for bookish are academic, studious and scholarly. Definition of lest conjunction in oxford advanced learners dictionary. Proverb if you judge or condemn someone else, you stand to be judged or condemned according to the same standard. Lest they be captured, the soldiers fled from the battlefield. Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples log in dictionary. Lest definition is for fear that often used after an expression denoting fear or apprehension.
Adding one letter to bookish does not form any other word in words with friends word list. Bookish article about bookish by the free dictionary. This page lists all the words which contain bookish. You can complete the definition of bookish given by the english cobuild dictionary with other english dictionaries. Babylon suggested to use against the possibility instead of it but i found it very easy and beautiful. Definition and synonyms of bookish from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. Definition and synonyms of lest from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. Synonyms for bookish person at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Clear explanations of natural written and spoken english. Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for bookish. We hope that the following list of synonyms for the word bookish will help you to finish your crossword today.
The word lest is usually followed by a verb in the subjunctive mood in either the present or future tense. Lest conjunction definition and synonyms macmillan. Top synonym for bookish another word for bookish is academic. Reading a book from 1995, i encountered the word lest in the proof of a theorem.