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Definition: LICK-SPITTLE |
LICK-SPITTLENoun1. An abject flatterer or parasite. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Satire | LICKSPITTLE, n. A useful functionary, not infrequently found editing a newspaper. In his character of editor he is closely allied to the blackmailer by the tie of occasional identity; for in truth the lickspittle is only the blackmailer under another aspect, although the latter is frequently found as an independent species. Lickspittling is more detestable than blackmailing, precisely as the business of a confidence man is more detestable than that of a highway robber; and the parallel maintains itself throughout, for whereas few robbers will cheat, every sneak will plunder if he dare. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "LICK-SPITTLE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | èˆ"å"¾æ²«. (various references) | ||||
French | léche-botte. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ick-spittlelay | ||||
| Words rhyming with "LICK-SPITTLE" (pronounced 'Lick"-spit`tle'): Ant-cattle, Bluebottle, Do-little, Flea-beetle, Flower-gentle, forecastle, Knapbottle, Pittle-pattle, Prittle-prattle, Self-mettle, teakettle, Twittle-twattle. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: lickspittle. | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-i-k-l-l-p-s-t-t" | |
-3 letters: elliptic, lickspit, lipstick, pickiest, tillites. | |
-4 letters: cellist, ekistic, elicits, elitist, ickiest, illites, killies, kilties, kitties, kittles, liplike, littles, pelitic, pickets, pickles, pietist, pliskie, silicle, skelpit, skeptic, skillet, skittle, spittle, stickit, stickle, tickets, tickles, tillite. | |
-5 letters: cities, elicit, iciest, illest, illite, killie, kiltie, kittel, kittle, likest, lilies, listel, little, picket, pickle, pistil, pities, septic. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-i-k-l-l-p-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: lickspittles. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 49 43 4B 2D 53 50 49 54 54 4C 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01001001 01000011 01001011 00101101 01010011 01010000 01001001 01010100 01010100 01001100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L I C K - S P I T T L E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0049 0043 004B 002D 0053 0050 0049 0054 0054 004C 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)464337451553504354544639 |
| 1. Definition 2. Translations: Modern 3. Rhymes 4. Anagrams | 5. Orthography 6. Bibliography |
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