cling-on
US/ˈklɪŋɑn/
cling-on noun: synonym of cling (“type of window ornament”).
Noun
cling-on (plural cling-ons)
- Synonym of cling (“type of window ornament”).
- Window cling-ons are the same kind you see at Christmas time, with cute Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers and Frosty the Snow Mans on them.2003, Tiffany Lambert, Restaurant Promotion and Publicity: For Just a Few Dollars a Day, Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc., →ISBN, page 98
- Su Mundo Latino aims to answer that question by providing booksellers with a merchandising kit that includes banners, shelf talkers, and window cling-ons.2003 April 19, Leila Cobo, “Joint Venture Broadens Christian ‘World’”, in Billboard, page 21, column 3
- Synonyms:
- cling
Synonyms of cling-on
Forms of cling-on
| plural | cling-ons |
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Origin of cling-on
Deverbal from cling on.
Questions about cling-on
- What does cling-on mean?
- Cling-on means synonym of cling (“type of window ornament”).
- What part of speech is cling-on?
- Cling-on is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cling-on?
- Cling-on is pronounced /ˈklɪŋɑn/ (US).
- What is the plural of cling-on?
- The plural of cling-on is cling-ons.
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