Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhnt]
- /rʌnt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ruhnt]
- /rʌnt/
Definitions of runtish word
- noun runtish an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind. 1
- noun runtish the smallest or weakest of a litter, especially of pigs or puppies. 1
- noun runtish a person who is small and contemptible: That runt causes most of the trouble at the meetings. 1
- noun runtish British Dialect. an old or decayed tree stump. an old cow or ox. an ugly old woman; hag. 1
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Origin of runtish
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; perhaps < Dutch rund bull, cow, ox; akin to German Rind cattle
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Parts of speech for Runtish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
runtish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for runtish
adj runtish
- dwarfish — like a dwarf, especially in being abnormally small; diminutive.
- half pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- miter — the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
adjective runtish
- dwarfed — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
- mite — a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
- mitre — to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.
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