wiseacre — wise•a•cre [[t]ˈwaɪzˌeɪ kər[/t]] n. wise guy • Etymology: 1585–95; < MD wijssager prophet, trans. of MHG wīssage, late OHG wīssago, earlier wīzzago wise person, c. OE wītega; akin to wit II … From formal English to slang
wiseacre — wise|a|cre [ waız,eıkər ] noun count INFORMAL someone who annoys you because they think that they know more about a particular thing than anyone else: KNOW IT ALL … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Wiseacre — Wise a*cre, n. [OD. wijssegger or G. weissager a foreteller, prophet, from weissagen to foretell, to prophesy, OHG. w[=i]ssag?n, corrupted (as if compounded of the words for wise and say) fr. w[=i]zzag?n, fr. w[=i]zzag? a prophet, akin to AS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
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con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables