knave

  • 31knave — Synonyms and related words: ace, bad boy, bastard, best bower, blackguard, booger, bower, buffoon, bugger, cards, clubs, cutup, deck, deuce, devil, diamonds, dummy, elf, enfant terrible, face cards, flush, full house, funmaker, hand, hearts, heel …

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  • 32knave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rogue, rascal, villain, scamp, scapegrace, blackguard, reprobate, miscreant; jack, bower; churl, menial, servant. See evildoer, cunning. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scamp, fraud, villain; see rascal . III …

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  • 33knave — nave …

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  • 34knave — sb. == boy. 683 B …

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  • 35knave — noun 1》 archaic a dishonest or unscrupulous man. 2》 (in cards) a jack. Derivatives knavery noun (plural knaveries). knavish adjective knavishly adverb knavishness noun O …

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  • 36knave — n. 1. Villain, rascal, scoundrel, rogue, cheat, caitiff, swindler, sharper, trickster, scamp, scapegrace. 2. Jack (of cards) …

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  • 37knave — noun (C) 1 BrE the playing card with a value between the ten and queen; jack 1 (2) see also: cards card 1 (7) 2 old fashioned a dishonest boy or man knavish adjective knavishly adverb …

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  • 38knave — noun, archaic See jerk 1. 3) …

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  • 39knave — n 1. scoundrel, blackguard, wretch, dastard, reprobate, cur, dog, Inf. hound, Sl. lowlife, Archaic. caitiff, Archaic. coistrel; villain, bad guy or man, snake, viper, reptile, snake in the grass, evildoer, fiend, hellhound, miscreant, devil;… …

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  • 40knave — /neɪv / (say nayv) noun 1. an unprincipled or dishonest man. 2. Cards → jack1 (def. 5). 3. (formerly) a male servant or man of humble position. {Middle English; Old English cnafa, related to German Knabe boy} …