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brimstone

brim·stone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [brim-stohn]
    • /ˈbrɪmˌstoʊn/
    • /ˈbrɪm.stəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brim-stohn]
    • /ˈbrɪmˌstoʊn/

Definitions of brimstone word

  • uncountable noun brimstone Brimstone is the same as sulphur. 3
  • noun brimstone a common yellow butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, of N temperate regions of the Old World: family Pieridae 3
  • noun brimstone a scolding nagging woman; virago 3
  • noun brimstone sulfur 3
  • noun brimstone sulfur. 1
  • noun brimstone a virago; shrew. 1

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Origin of brimstone

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English brinston, etc., late Old English brynstān. See burn1, stone

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Parts of speech for Brimstone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

brimstone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% 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.

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