Crossword-Solution: PROVERB 7 letters, 42 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 14

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Word Word Type Definition
Proverb n. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often
repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses
some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a
maxim; a saw; an adage.
Proverb n. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an
enigma; a parable.
Proverb n. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous
reference.
Proverb n. A drama exemplifying a proverb.
Proverb v. t. To name in, or as, a proverb.
Proverb v. t. To provide with a proverb.
Proverb v. i. To write or utter proverbs.

We have 42 clues for the answer “PROVERB”

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Every cloud has a silver lining, say 1 answer
"The wisdom of many and the wit of one": Russell 1 answer
Benjamin Franklin handiwork 1 answer
Biblical saying 1 answer
Certain Bartlett's listing 1 answer
Guide to wisdom. 1 answer
Nugget for Franklin 1 answer
Pithy truth. 1 answer
a short pithy saying stating a general truth 1 answer
short pithy saying 1 answer
short saying that expresses a truth or gives a warning 1 answer
truthful saying 1 answer
truthful saying e g better late than never or don t judge a book by it s cover 1 answer
truthful saying e g better late than never or don t judge a book by its cover 1 answer
Condensed but memorable saying 2 answers
Traditional saying 2 answers
"Waste not, want not," e.g. 2 answers
"Poor Richard's Almanack" item 2 answers
"Ignorance is bliss," e.g. 2 answers
"Slow and steady wins the race," for one 2 answers
SHORT pithy saying conveying a general truth 2 answers
Memorable saying 3 answers
a short pithy saying expressing a general truth 3 answers
OLD saw 6 answers
Words to the wise 7 answers
Words from the wise 7 answers
Wise saying 8 answers
Wise words 9 answers
BENJAMIN, RICHARD 10 answers
BENJAMIN, RICHARD SPOUSE 10 answers
Pithy saying 11 answers
Apothegm 12 answers
Words of wisdom 15 answers
Words to live by 22 answers
Parable 29 answers
Aphorism 35 answers
Byword 35 answers
Adage 36 answers
Saying 42 answers
Saw 57 answers
Maxim 65 answers
dictum 65 answers
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EERAT
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with PROVERB (5)

Having already had more than a taste of them in the house of my old master, and having endured them there, I very naturally inferred my ability to endure them elsewhere, and especially at Baltimore; for I had something of the feeling about Baltimore that is expressed in the proverb, that “being hanged in England is preferable to dying a natural death in Ireland.” I had the strongest desire to see Baltimore.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass 1992
The wondrous power of flattery in _passados_ at woman is a perception so universal as to be remarked upon by many people almost as automatically as they repeat a proverb, or say that they are Christians and the like, without thinking much of the enormous corollaries which spring from the preposition.
Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy 1992
But with the tenacity and indomitable courage of his kind he still faced his cruel and relentless foes—the personification of that ancient proverb of his tribe: “Leave to a Thark his head and one hand and he may yet conquer.” As he saw me enter, a grim smile touched those grim lips of his, but whether the smile signified relief or merely amusement at the sight of my own bloody and dishevelled condition I do not know.
The Gods of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs 1993
But necessity, according to the ancient proverb, sharpens invention, and he muttered something under his cowl concerning the men in question being excommunicated outlaws both to church and to kingdom.
Ivanhoe Walter Scott 1993
Men of my age flock together; we are birds of a feather, as the old proverb says; and at our meetings the tale of my acquaintance commonly is--I cannot eat, I cannot drink; the pleasures of youth and love are fled away: there was a good time once, but now that is gone, and life is no longer life.
Plato's Republic Plato 2008

Quotes with PROVERB (3)

Nothing ever becomes real till experienced — even a proverb is no proverb until your life has illustrated it
John Keats
Any game where the goal is to build territory has to be beautiful. There may be phases of combat, but they are only means to an end, to allow your territory to survive. One of the most extraordinary aspects of the game of go is that it has been proven that in order to win, you must live, but you must also allow the other player to live. Players who are too greedy will lose: it is a subtle game of equilibrium, where you have to get ahead without crushing the other player. In t…
Muriel Barbery The Elegance of the Hedgehog
There’s a Chinese proverb that says “Wisdom is avoiding all thoughts that weaken you & embracing those that strengthen you” Your mind is like a Ferrari (Or your favorite car) it is Awesome!... but if you put sand on the gas tank it won’t run. Don’t put sand (negativity) on your mind. Think positive, encouraging, uplifting thoughts, & the negative will soon evaporate.
Pablo
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Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Three Across, Universal.

Used 28 times in crossword archives (1959–2023).