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n. A short pithy saying in frequent and widespread use that expresses a basic truth or practical precept. See Synonyms at saying.

n. See Table at Bible.

n. A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.

v. To write or utter proverbs.

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.

n. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.

n. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.

n. A drama exemplifying a proverb.

v. To name in, or as, a proverb.

v. To provide with a proverb.

verb-intransitive. To write or utter proverbs.

n. A short pithy sentence, often repeated colloquially, expressing a well-known truth or a common fact ascertained by experience or observation; a popular saying which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical precept; an adage; a wise saw: often set forth in the guise of metaphor and in the form of rime, and sometimes alliterative.

n. A byword; a reproach; an object of scorn or derision.

n. In Scripture, an enigmatical utterance; a mysterious or oracular saying that requires interpretation.

n. plural [capitalized] One of the books of the Old Testament, following the Book of Psalms. The full title is Proverbs of Solomon (i. 1).

n. A dramatic composition in which some proverb or popular saying is taken as the foundation of the plot. Good examples are — “A Door must be either Open or Shut,” Alfred de Musset; “Still Water Runs Deep,”

n. Synonyms Axiom, Maxim, etc. See aphorism.

To utter in the form of a proverb; speak of proverbially; make a byword of.

To provide with a proverb.

To utter proverbs.

n. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

"The proverb translates as advice to carry out a task in secret."

expression    saying    locution   

to cap proverbs   

maxim    apothegm    aphorism    saw    adage    enigma    parable    saying    byword    talk   

saying    maxim    adage    aphorism    anecdote    ballad    epigram    legend    dialect    hymn