ver|bal|ist

ver|bal|ist
ver|bal|ist «VUR buh lihst», noun.
1. a person who is skilled in the use or choice of words.
2. a person who pays too much attention to mere words.

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  • bal — aero·bal·lis·tics; an·ti·bal·loon·er; ar·y·bal·los; at·a·bal; BAL; bal·a·bos; bal·a·cla·va; bal·a·dine; bal·ae·noi·dea; bal·ae·nop·tera; bal·ae·nop·ter·i·dae; bal·a·lai·ka; bal·an·celle; bal·anc·er; bal·a·nite; bal·a·ni·tes; bal·a·ni·tis;… …   English syllables

  • bal — 1. is. 1. Arıların çiçək və meyvə şirəsindən hasil etdikləri qatı şirin maddə. Şan balı. – Bal tutan barmaq yalar. (Ata. sözü). <Piri kişi:> Ağca xanım, bu pətəyi sənin adına saxlayacağam, . . haçan könlün bal istədi, gələrsən, kəsib… …   Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti

  • verbalist — ver·bal·ist …   English syllables

  • verbalist — ver•bal•ist [[t]ˈvɜr bə lɪst[/t]] n. 1) a person skilled in the use of words 2) a person who is more concerned with words than with ideas or facts • Etymology: 1600–10 ver bal•is′tic, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • ci — aca·ci·in; ac·ci·dence; ac·ci·dens; ac·ci·dent; ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·ci·dent·ed; ac·ci·dent·ly; ac·ci·die; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma; adult·i·ci·dal; ae·ci·o·spore; ae·ci·um;… …   English syllables

  • Verbalist — Ver bal*ist, n. A literal adherent to, or a minute critic of, words; a literalist. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cru — an·a·cru·sis; chlo·ro·cru·o·rin; co·me·cru·do; cru; cru·cet·house; cru·cial; cru·ci·al·i·ty; cru·cial·ly; cru·cian; cru·cia·nel·la; cru·cib·u·lum; cru·ci·fer; cru·cif·er·ae; cru·cif·er·ous; cru·ci·fi·er; cru·ci·fix; cru·ci·fix·ion; cru·ci·fy;… …   English syllables

  • cruciverbalist — cru·ci·ver·bal·ist …   English syllables

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