proverb /provˈûrb/

1. A short familiar saying expressing a supposed truth or moral lesson
2. A byword
3. A saying that requires explanation (obsolete, eg Bible)
4. (in pl; with cap) a book of maxims in the Old Testament
5. A dramatic composition in which a proverb gives a name and character to the plot

1. To speak of proverbially
2. To make a byword of
3. To provide with a proverb

proverˈbial /prə-vûrˈbi-əl/ adjective

1. Like or of the nature of a proverb
2. Expressed or mentioned in a proverb
3. Notorious, well-known

proverˈbialism noun

A saying in the form of, or like, a proverb

proverˈbialist noun

• haemocoel
• haemocoels
• haemoconia
• haemoconias
• haemocyanin
• haemocyanins
• haemocyte
• haemocytes
• haemocytometer
• haemocytometers
• haemodialyses
• haemodialysis
• haemoglobin
• haemoglobinopathy
• haemoglobins
• haemoglobinuria
• haemolymph
• haemolyses
• haemolysis
• haemolytic
• haemolytic disease of the newborn
• haemonies
• haemony
• haemophilia
• haemophiliac