释义
[ hwuht -not, hwot -, wuht -, wot - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈʰwʌtˌnɒt, ˈʰwɒt-, ˈwʌt-, ˈwɒt- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a stand with shelves for bric-a-brac, books, etc.
something or anything of the same or similar kind: sheets, pillowcases, towels, napkins, and whatnot.
Origin of whatnot First recorded in 1530–40; from the phrase what not?
Words nearby whatnot what in the world, what is more, what it takes, what'll, what makes one tick, whatnot , what of it?, what's, what's cooking, what's done is done, what's eating you
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Example sentences from the Web for whatnot You can put this whole thing—the supply chain and whatnot , and do it with hamburgers.
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It just feeds the fire of materialism, and feeds the fire of make up, and false attire, and whatnot .
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And then, when I took her with me to different places and whatnot , she was always very interested.
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And when people come by the counter—the crew and whatnot —I see them grabbing a little piece of skin.
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You have all these catchphrases—“yum-o”, “oh my gravy” and whatnot .
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Andy Grant has told you a great deal about General Jackson's pledges, and his changes and whatnot .
Quodlibet | John P. Kennedy
Those old houses were honeycombed with priest holes, secret passages and whatnot .
Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin | Dorothy Wayne
The sofa against the wall frowned sternly at the whatnot on the opposite side.
The Mountebank | William J. Locke
He went in to drag Grammer again before the whatnot , his mind sharpened to subtlety.
Bunker Bean | Harry Leon Wilson
Then they sat down, and the old man related all that had happened to the Whatnot and her passengers since leaving Dubuque.
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British Dictionary definitions for whatnot noun Also called: what-d'you-call-it informal a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked
informal unspecified assorted material
a portable stand with shelves, used for displaying ornaments, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to whatnot curio, ornament, bauble, souvenir, bric-a-brac, gimmick, oddity, curiosity, junk, toy, jewelry, gadget, bead, hardware, knickknack, antique, trinket, gear, apparatus, material