- lim·er·ick
- /ˈlımərık/ noun, pl -icks [count]: a humorous rhyming poem of five lines
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lim — lim·nite; lim·no·bi·um; lim·noc·ni·da; lim·nod·ri·lus; lim·no·graph; lim·no·log·i·cal; lim·nol·o·gist; lim·nol·o·gy; lim·no·pi·the·cus; lim·no·plankton; lim·nor·chis; lim·no·ria; lim·nos·ce·lis; lim·o·nene; lim·o·nin; lim·ou·sine; lim·pa;… … English syllables
ick — bor·ick·ite; col·ick·er; dee·vil·ick; don·ick; don·ick·er; fin·ick; fin·ick·i·ness; fin·ick·ing; fin·ick·ing·ly; fin·ick·ing·ness; ick; ick·er; ick·i·ness; ick·le; jel·ick; lar·ick; lu·der·ick; mav·er·ick·er; pan·ick·i·ness; phys·ick;… … English syllables
limerick — lim·er·ick … English syllables
limerick — lim|er|ick [ lımərık ] noun count a humorous poem with five lines … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Limerick — Lim•er•ick [[t]ˈlɪm ər ɪk[/t]] n. 1) geg a county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 107,963; 1037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km) 2) geg its county seat: a seaport at the head of the Shannon estuary. 60,721 … From formal English to slang
limerick — lim•er•ick [[t]ˈlɪm ər ɪk[/t]] n. pro a kind of humorous poem in which lines one, two and five rhyme, and lines three and four form a rhymed couplet • Etymology: 1895–1900; Limerick, Ireland … From formal English to slang
ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; … English syllables
Limerick — Lim er*ick (l[i^]m [ e]r*[i^]k), n. [Said to be from a song with the same verse construction, current in Ireland, the refrain of which contains the place name Limerick.] A humorous, often nonsensical, and sometimes risq[ e] poem of five anapestic … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
Kommen — 1. Allgemach kommt man weit. 2. As du kümmst, so geist du. (Mecklenburg.) – Firmenich, I, 70, 8; Dähnert, 215b; für Altmark: Danneil, 276. Sinn: Wie gewonnen, so zerronnen. 3. Bâr nett kömmt zu rachter Zeit, dâr muss nahm boass überbleit.… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
