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kippered

kip·per
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kip-er]
    • /ˈkɪp ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kip-er]
    • /ˈkɪp ər/

Definitions of kippered word

  • noun kippered a fish, especially a herring, that has been cured by splitting, salting, drying, and smoking. 1
  • noun kippered this method of curing fish. 1
  • noun kippered a male salmon during or after the spawning season. 1
  • verb with object kippered to cure (herring, salmon, etc.) by splitting, salting, drying and smoking. 1
  • noun kippered Simple past tense and past participle of kipper. 1
  • adjective kippered (of fish, esp herring) having been cleaned, salted, and smoked 0
See all 7 definitions of kippered

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Origin of kippered

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English kypre, Old English cypera spawning salmon, apparently derivative of cyperen of copper, i.e., copper-colored

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Parts of speech for Kippered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Kippered

kippered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

kippered usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for kippered

adj kippered

  • dried — simple past tense and past participle of dry.
  • preserved — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.

verb kippered

  • preserve — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
  • dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
  • steel — any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
  • fire — combustion

adjective kippered

  • cured — (of food) treated by salting, smoking, or drying in order to preserve it
All 15 Synonyms of kippered

Antonyms for kippered

verb kippered

  • soften — to make soft or softer.
  • injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
  • depress — If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
  • hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
All 4 Antonyms of kippered

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