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- [meth]
- /mɛθ/
- /meθs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meth]
- /mɛθ/
Definitions of meths word
- noun meths methamphetamine; Methedrine. 1
- noun meths (chemistry) Short form of methylated spirit. 1
- noun plural meths methylated spirits 1
- uncountable noun meths Meths is the same as methylated spirits. 0
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Parts of speech for Meths
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meths popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for meths
noun meths
- amphetamine — Amphetamine is a drug which increases people's energy, makes them excited, and reduces their desire for food.
- crank — If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange.
- restorative — serving to restore; pertaining to restoration.
- speed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
Antonyms for meths
noun meths
- downer — Informal. a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate. a depressing experience, person, or situation.
- sleeping pill — a pill or capsule containing a drug for inducing sleep.
Top questions with meths
- what does crystal meths look like?
- what is in crystal meths?
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