exile
exile is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The person expelled from his country by authority; also, one who separates himself from his home. Thou art in exile, and thou must not stay. Shak.
- 2.To banish or expel from one's own country or home; to drive away. "Exiled from eternal God." Tennyson. Calling home our exiled friends abroad. Shak.
- 3.Small; slender; thin; fine. [Obs.] "An exile sound." Bacon.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- banishment
- expulsion
- proscription
- see banish
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ablegate
- apart
- aside
- away
- banish
- banishment
- bar
- bating
- blackball
- cart
- cofferdam
- depart
- disestablish
- disjoin
- dislocation
- dislodge
- dispel
- displace
- displacement
- displant
- draft
- eject
- ejectment
- element
- eliminate
- elimination
- elocation
- empty
- except
- exception
- exclude
- exclusion
- exclusive
- expulsion
- fish
- from
- garble
- homeless
- houseless
- inadmissible
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is exile.
- What is the person expelled from his country by authority; also, one who separates himself from his home. Thou art in exile, and thou must not stay. Shak called?
- What is to banish or expel from one's own country or home; to drive away. "Exiled from eternal God." Tennyson. Calling home our exiled friends abroad. Shak called?
- What is small; slender; thin; fine. [Obs.] "An exile sound." Bacon called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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