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Definition: A SON |
A SON1. (or man) of Belial , a worthless, wicked, or thoroughly depraved person. --1 Sam. ii. 12. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Taste | Phrase: nihil tetigit quod non ornavit; chacun a son gout; oculi pictura tenentur aures cantibus. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Number two, I got a son. He's a little slow, but a good boy, and somethin' tells me he'd make a helluva leadin' man. (Ed Wood; writing credit: Scott Alexander) When a son doesn't want to play catch with his father something is definitely wrong. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) A son would be cool. (Extreme Ghostbusters; writing credit: Brooks Wachtel) You asked me to marry you, and I did. You wanted a family, and I gave you a son. And now you just want me to watch you walk away? (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay) Will you tell the director he's a son of a bitch? (Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'; writing credit: Danny Miller) | |
Lyrics | A son was born to me; Mama held his hand, ("SOMEDAY NEVER COMES"; performing artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival) And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him ("A Boy Named Sue"; performing artist: Johnny Cash) Now you're messin' with a son of a bitch ("Hair Of The Dog"; performing artist: Nazareth) Who had a son ("Slip Slidin' Away"; performing artist: PAUL SIMON) We had a daughter and a son ("I BELIEVE IN LOVE"; performing artist: Paula Cole) | |
Clever | By the time a man realizes that his father was right, he has a son who thinks he's wrong. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Chaque jour a son secret (1958) To Dorothy a Son (1954) A Son Is Born (1946) Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) A Son Comes Home (1936) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Edward Gibbon | I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son. |
Gustave Flaubert | A son of my own! Oh, no, no, no! Let my flesh perish with me, and let me not transmit to anyone the boredom and the ignominiousness of life. |
Mencius | To raise a son without learning is raising an ass; to raise a daughter without learning is raising a pig. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | The power of commanding ends with nonage; and though, after that, honour and respect, support and defence, and whatsoever gratitude can oblige a man to, for the highest benefits he is naturally capable of, be always due from a son to his parents; yet all this puts no scepter into the father's hand, no sovereign power of commanding. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | She has a son, robbery, and a daughter, hunger. |
Absalom and Achitophel | John Dryden | And all to leave what with his toil he won To that unfeather'd two-legged thing, a son. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The devil, once a shining angel, a son of the morning, now a foul fiend, came in the shape of a serpent, the subtlest of all the beasts of the field. |
Something Wicked This Way Comes | Ray Bradbury | Why? She's immortal. She has a son. |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | The loss you have is but a son being King, And by that loss your daughter is made Queen. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | This daughter, a "carrier," might have a son with 1,000 repeats and the full blown Fragile X syndrome. (references) | |
Political Economy | Saudi Arabia | It is ruled by King Fahd bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud, a son of King Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud, who unified the country in the early 20th century. (references) |
Sudan | Women are ensured inheritance from their parents; however, a daughter inherits half the share of a son, and a widow inherits a smaller percent than her children. (references) | |
Women | Lebanon | For example, Sunni inheritance law provides a son twice the inheritance of a daughter. (references) |
Worker Rights | China | Domestically most trafficked children are sold to couples unable to have children; in particular, boys are trafficked to couples unable to have a son. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Art Linkletter | So losing two out of five. Suicide from having been given LSD and a son in an automobile accident. So I have had tragedies. |
Pierce Brosnan | Of course it is because they're missed. It's final. It's over, and especially when you have children like I do. I have two stepchildren and a son from that family and that time. And, you know, you check in with them. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "A SON". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Bartolomé | N/A | Spanish | A son that suspends the waters |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expression using "A SON": chacun a son gout. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "A SON"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Finnish | heille syntyi poika (a son was born to them). (various references) | |
Hungarian | feleséget és egy fiút hagy hátra (to leave a wife and a son). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 一子相伝 (transmission of a trade secret from father to a son). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | いっしそうで" (transmission of a trade secret from father to a son). (various references) | |
Manx | mic (of a son). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aay onsay.(various references) | |
Scottish | mac (son, the young of any animal). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 19, Verse 37 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eteken h presbutera uion kai ekalesen to onoma autou mwab legousa ek tou patroV mou outoV pathr mwabitwn ewV thV shmeron hmeraV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Peperitque maior filium et vocavit nomen eius Moab ipse est pater Moabitarum usque in praesentem diem |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ond seo yldre acende sunu, þone heo het Moab, se ys Moabitiscra fæder oð ðisne andweardan dæg. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the more bare a sone, and clepide the name of hym Moab; he is the fadir of Moabytes vnto the day that is now. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And the elder bare a sone and called hym Moab which is the father of the Moabytes vnto this daye. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites to this day. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the older daughter had a son, and she gave him the name Moab: he is the father of the Moabites to this day. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 19, Verse 37 |
| Bulgarian | И по-старата роди син и го наименува Моав; той е до днес отец на моавците. |
| Cebuano | Ug nanganak ang magulang ug usa ka anak nga lalake, ug gihinganlan niya ang iyang ngalan si Moab, nga mao ang amahan sa mga Moabitanhon hangtud karong adlawa. |
| Chinese | 大 女 ' " 了 ' 子 、 給 他 起 名 叫 摩 押 、 就 是 現 今 摩 押 人 的 始 祖 。 |
| Croatian | Starija rodi sina i nadjenu mu ime Moab. On je praotac današnjih Moabaca. |
| Danish | og den ældste fødte en Søn, som hun kaldte Moab; han er Moabs Stamfader den Dag i Dag. |
| Dutch | En de eerstgeborene baarde een zoon, en noemde zijn naam Moab; deze is de vader der Moabieten, tot op dezen dag. |
| Finnish | Ja vanhempi synnytti pojan ja antoi hänelle nimen Mooab; hänestä polveutuvat mooabilaiset aina tähän päivään saakka. |
| French | L`aînée enfanta un fils, qu`elle appela du nom de Moab: c`est le père des Moabites, jusqu` ce jour. |
| German | Und die ältere gebar einen Sohn, den nannte sie Moab. Von dem kommen her die Moabiter bis auf den heutigen Tag. |
| Haitian Creole | Pi gran an fè yon pitit gason, li rele l' Moab. Se li menm ki zansèt moun Moab yo ki la jouk koulye a. |
| Hungarian | És szûle a nagyobbik fiat, és nevezé annak nevét Moábnak; ez a Moábiták atyja mind e mai napig. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Anak yang sulung melahirkan anak laki-laki yang dinamakannya Moab. Dia menjadi leluhur orang Moab yang sekarang. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka yang sulung itupun beranaklah laki-laki seorang, dinamainya akan dia Moab; ia itulah asal orang Moabi sampai sekarang ini. |
| Italian | La maggiore partorì un figlio e lo chiamò Moab. Costui è il padre dei Moabiti che esistono fino ad oggi. |
| Korean | 큰 " 은 아 " 을 낳 아 이 름 을 모 압 이 라 하 였 으 니 오 늘 모 압 족 속 의 조 상 이 " |
| Maori | A ka whanau ta te tuakana, he tama, a huaina ana e ia tona ingoa ko Moapa: ko ia te papa o nga Moapi, a tae noa ki tenei ra. |
| Modern Greek | Και εγεννησεν η πρεσβυτερα υιον και εκαλεσε το ονομα αυτου Μωαβ· ουτος ειναι ο πατηρ των Μωαβιτων εως της σημερον. |
| Norwegian | Og den eldste fødte en sønn og kalte ham Moab; han er stamfar til moabittene, som er til den dag idag. |
| Portuguese | A primogênita deu a luz a um filho, e chamou-lhe Moabe; este é o pai dos moabitas de hoje. |
| Rumanian | Cea mai mare a nqscut un fiu, cqruia i -a pus numele Moab; el este tatql Moabiyilor din ziua de azi. |
| Russian | Й ТП"ЙМБ УФБТЫБС УЩОБ, Й ОБТЕЛМБ ЕНХ ЙНС: нПБЧ. пО ПФЕ" нПБЧЙФСО "ПОЩОЕ. |
| Spanish | La mayor dio a luz un hijo y llamó su nombre Moab, el cual es el padre de los moabitas, hasta hoy. |
| Swedish | Och den äldre födde en son, och hon gav honom namnet Moab; från honom härstamma moabiterna ända till denna dag. |
| Thai | บุตรสาวหัวปีคลอ"บุตรชายคนหนึ่งและเรียกชื่อของเขาว่า โมอับ เขาเป็นบรรพบุรุษของคนโมอับมาจนถึงทุกวันนี้ |
| Ukrainian | І вродила старша сина, і назвала ім'я йому: Моав. 'ін батько моавів аж до цього дня. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: naos. | |
| Words within the letters "a-n-o-s" | |
-1 letter: nos, ons, son. | |
-2 letters: an, as, na, no, on, os, so. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-n-o-s" | |
+1 letter: aeons, agons, anoas, arson, axons, azons, canso, donas, fanos, kaons, koans, loans, manos, mason, moans, monas, nomas, nonas, novas, roans, salon, santo, solan, sonar. | |
+2 letters: acorns, adonis, adorns, agones, aloins, amnios, anions, annoys, anodes, anoles, aprons, argons, arseno, arsino, arsons, astony, aswoon, atones, avions, axions, axones, azlons, bacons, bancos, banjos, barons, basion, batons, beanos, bogans, bonsai, canoes, canons, cansos, cantos, capons, casino, congas, cotans, damson, danios, dongas, donnas, fanons, ganofs, gascon, genoas, gobans, gonads, gossan, gowans, groans, guanos, hansom, hogans, honans, hondas, lanose, llanos, logans, lorans, macons, mangos, manors, mascon, masons, monads, nabobs, nachos, narcos, nasion, nomads, nopals, norias, noways, oceans, octans, orangs, organs, paeons, pantos, parson, pianos, racons, radons, ramson, ransom, rayons, reason, romans, rowans, salmon, salons, saloon, sannop, santol, santos, sarong, saxony, season, senora, shoran, slogan, socman, soland, solano, solans, soldan, sonant, sonars, sonata, soudan, sovran, sowans, talons, tangos, taxons, tolans, tomans, tongas, tronas, wagons, weason, womans, yapons. | |
+3 letters: abounds, abscond, acinose, acinous, acnodes, actions, adjoins, adnouns, aeneous, agnosia, agonies, agonise, agonist, ajowans, albinos, almonds, alnicos, amazons, ambones, amnions, amongst, amounts, analogs, anattos, anchors, ancones, angoras, anisole, anoints, anomies, anonyms, anopias, anopsia, anoraks, anosmia, anosmic, anoxias, anurous, anxious, apnoeas, archons, arenose, arenous, aroints, aroynts, astound, atoners, atonics, atonies, attorns, baboons, bagnios, ballons, bandogs, banjoes, barongs, baryons, basions, bassoon, bastion, bausond, beacons, bemoans, blazons, bonacis, bonitas, bonsais, boranes, brogans, caisson, cajones, camions, candors, cannons, canolas, cantons, cantors, canyons, carbons, cartons, casinos, cassino, cations, chanson, claxons, coarsen, cocains, cognacs, conatus, confabs, contras, corbans, corneas, coronas, cratons, crayons, daemons, dahoons, daikons, daimons, daltons, damsons, dapsone, deacons, dioxans, dognaps, dolmans, domains, donates, dopants, dragons, dynamos, enamors, enhalos, enolase, epinaos, erasion, espanol, etalons, evasion, falcons, fandoms, fanions, fantods, fantoms, fashion, flacons, flagons, gabions, gaboons, gallons, gammons, ganoids, garcons, garrons, gascons, gitanos, goannas, gobangs, gossans, hadrons, hagdons, hansoms, hexosan, hoarsen, hosanna, inroads, insofar, jargons, joannes, jordans, kalongs, kaolins, kations, klaxons, korunas, ladinos, ladrons, lagoons, lanugos, lardons, latinos, liaison, loaners, lochans, longans, macrons, malison, mammons, mangoes, maniocs, manitos, mannose, mansion, maroons, marrons, mascons, masoned, masonic, masonry, matrons, moaners, monades, morgans, narcose, narrows, nasions, nations, natrons, nonages, nonarts, noncash, nonfans, nongays, nonpast, nonwars, normals, nosebag, nosegay, notates, nougats, novenas, noyades, oarsman, oarsmen, obtains, octanes, octants, oilcans, onagers, onanism, onanist, onstage, onwards, oranges, ordains, origans, orphans, osmunda, ourangs, outmans, outsang, outspan, paesano, paisano, pardons, parsons, partons, passion, patrons, pawnors, persona, plasmon, postman, prolans, psammon, quangos, quinoas, racoons, ramsons, ranchos, rancors, randoms, ransoms, rations, ratoons, rattons, reasons, reloans, robands, rodsman, romanos, ryokans, sabaton, sabayon, sacaton, sadiron, saffron, salmons, saloons, sandbox, sandhog, sandlot, sanious, sannops, santols, santour, saponin, sarongs, saxhorn, seasons, senator, senhora, senopia, senoras, serrano, shopman, shorans, showman, signora, sinopia, slogans, snowcap, snowman, soaking, soaping, soaring, sockman, sokeman, solands, solanin, solanos, solanum, soldans, sonance, sonants, sonatas, soprani, soprano, soudans, soutane, sovrans, soybean, sponsal, sporran, station, suasion, syconia, synagog, synanon, synodal, synovia, talions, tampons, tarpons, teopans, tolanes, toucans, transom, treason, unloads, uranous, waggons, wanions, wantons, warison, weapons, weasons, yaupons, zonulas, zymosan. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41      53 4F 4E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 00100000 01010011 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A   S O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041      0053 004F 004E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)352534948 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Quotations: Historic 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Quotations: Spoken 10. Names: Derived from 11. Expressions 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Bible Trace 14. Anagrams 15. Orthography 16. Bibliography |
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