cab·bage

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• cab|bage|head — «KAB ihj HEHD», noun. 1. a head of cabbage. 2. Informal. a large, round head. 3. Informal, Figurative. a stupid person: »We hear persons whose talents are rather of the solid than the brilliant order spoken of as “cabbageheads” (Nation). ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

• cab|bage|worm — «KAB ihj WURM», noun. any one of various larvae which feed on cabbages, such as the larva of the cabbage white …   Useful english dictionary

• cab|bage — cab|bage1 «KAB ihj», noun, verb, baged, bag|ing. –n. 1. a) a plant whose leaves are closely folded into a round head that grows from a short stem. Cabbage belongs to the mustard family. The most common kind is called white cabbage; red and savoy… …   Useful english dictionary

• cab — an·te·cab·i·net; cab·a·la; cab·a·las·sou; cab·a·let·ta; cab·a·lism; cab·a·lis·tic; cab·al·line; cab·a·rine; cab·as·set; cab·bagy; cab·ber; cab·by; cab·ette; cab·e·zon; cab; cab·in·eer; cab·i·ne·teer; cab·i·net·ry; cab·in·ette; cab·man;… …   English syllables

• bage — am·bage; crib·bage; plom·bage; rub·bage; cab·bage; gar·bage; …   English syllables

• cabbage — cab·bage …   English syllables

• cabbage — cab•bage [[t]ˈkæb ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) pln any of several cultivated varieties of a plant, Brassica oleracea capitata, of the mustard family, having a short stem and leaves formed into a compact, edible head 2) pln the head or leaves of this plant,… …   From formal English to slang

• cabbage — cab|bage [ˈkæbıdʒ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: caboche head ] 1.) [U and C] a large round vegetable with thick green or purple leaves 2.) BrE informal someone who cannot think, move, speak etc as a result of brain injury = ↑vegetable …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cabbage — cab|bage [ kæbıdʒ ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a hard round vegetable with green or purple leaves that can be eaten raw in salads or cooked 2. ) count BRITISH INFORMAL an offensive word for someone who is completely unable to move or speak… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cabbagetown — cab|bage|town [ kæbıdʒ,taun ] noun count CANADIAN INFORMAL a SLUM area (=an area where very poor people live in bad conditions) in the center of a city …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English