English Explanatory Dictionary

ten-cent word

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short and common word used in place of a longer and more uncommon one.

Word forms

ten-cent word ten-cent words

Antonyms

five-dollar word ten-dollar word twenty-five cent word
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