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- [bilj]
- /bɪldʒ/
- /bɪldʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bilj]
- /bɪldʒ/
Definitions of bilge word
- countable noun bilge The bilge or the bilges are the flat bottom part of a ship or boat. 3
- uncountable noun bilge If you say that something written or spoken is bilge, you mean that you think it is untrue or silly. 3
- noun bilge the parts of a vessel's hull where the vertical sides curve inwards to form the bottom 3
- noun bilge the parts of a vessel between the lowermost floorboards and the bottom 3
- noun bilge the dirty water that collects in a vessel's bilge 3
- noun bilge silly rubbish; nonsense 3
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Origin of bilge
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1505-15; perhaps variant of bulge
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Parts of speech for Bilge
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
bilge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bilge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bilge
noun bilge
- malarky — speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum: The claims were just a lot of malarkey.
- balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
- trash — anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- rot — to undergo decomposition; decay.
- bull — A bull is a male animal of the cow family.
Antonyms for bilge
noun bilge
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
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