proverb

About 2.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A commonly used sentence expressing popular wisdom.
2. noun Any commonly used turn of phrase expressing a metaphor, simile, or descriptive epithet. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3. noun A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
4. noun A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
5. noun (Can we verify this sense?) A drama exemplifying a proverb.
6. verb To write or utter proverbs.
7. verb To name in, or as, a proverb.
8. verb To provide with a proverb.

Similar words

byword adage saw saying expression maxim example phrase quotation slogan

Often followed by

says that is which in of to has and

Word family

proverbed proverbing proverbs