Search
Search results
Displaying 381 - 390
The Devil's Dictionary: Queen
by Ambrose Bierce QUILLQUEEN -n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not.The Devil's Dictionary: Accord
by Ambrose Bierce ACCOMPLICEACCORDIONACCORD -n. Harmony.The Devil's Dictionary: Actually
by Ambrose Bierce ACQUAINTANCEADAGEACTUALLY -adv. Perhaps; possibly.The Devil's Dictionary: Adage
by Ambrose Bierce ACTUALLYADAMANTADAGE -n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth.The Devil's Dictionary: Adore
by Ambrose Bierce ADMONITIONADVICEADORE -v.t. To venerate expectantly.The Devil's Dictionary: African
by Ambrose Bierce AFFLICTIONAGEAFRICAN -n. A nigger that votes our way.The Devil's Dictionary: Applause
by Ambrose Bierce APPETITEAPRIL FOOLAPPLAUSE -n. The echo of a platitude.The Devil's Dictionary: Befriend
by Ambrose Bierce BEAUTYBEGBEFRIEND -v.t. To make an ingrate.The Devil's Dictionary: Billingsgate
by Ambrose Bierce BIGOTBIRTHBILLINGSGATE -n. The invective of an opponent.The Devil's Dictionary: Caaba
by Ambrose Bierce CABBAGECAABA -n. A large stone presented by the archangel Gabriel to the patriarch Abraham, and preserved at Mecca. The patriarch had perhaps asked the archangel for…