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mae west

mae west
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mey west]
    • /meɪ wɛst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mey west]
    • /meɪ wɛst/

Definitions of mae west words

  • noun mae west Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763. 1
  • noun mae west Jerome Alan ("Jerry") born 1938, U.S. basketball player, coach, and executive. 1
  • noun mae west Mae, 1892?–1980, U.S. actress. 1
  • noun mae west Nathanael (Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein) 1902?–40, U.S. novelist. 1
  • noun mae west Paul, born 1930, U.S. poet, essayist, and novelist, born in England. 1
  • noun mae west Dame Rebecca (Cicily Isabel Fairfield Andrews) 1892–1983, English novelist, journalist, and critic, born in Ireland. 1

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Origin of mae west

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; after Mae West, full-bosomed U.S. comic actress

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Parts of speech for Mae west

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mae west popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% 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.

mae west usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mae west

noun mae west

  • life preserver — a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat.
  • buoy — A buoy is a floating object that is used to show ships and boats where they can go and to warn them of danger.
  • lifeline — a line, fired across a ship or boat, by means of which a hawser for a breeches buoy may be hauled aboard.
  • life vest — life jacket.
  • life belt — a beltlike life preserver.

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