cumberground
UK/ˈkʌm.bə.ɡɹaʊnd//ˈkʌm.bɚ.ɡɹaʊnd/
cumberground noun: any totally worthless object or person; something that is just in the way.
Noun
cumberground (plural cumbergrounds)
- Any totally worthless object or person; something that is just in the way.
- Give a man money, and he may sit down upon it and spend it, or live upon the interest which it will yield in idleness, a mere cumberground and drone, from whose life the world derives no benefit.1927, Henry William Wolff, Co-operation in India, page 285
- Synonyms:
- cumberworld
Synonyms of cumberground
Forms of cumberground
| plural | cumbergrounds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cumber-ground |
| alternative form | cumber ground |
Origin of cumberground
From cumber + ground, in reference to the Bible, Luke 13:7.
Questions about cumberground
- What does cumberground mean?
- Cumberground means any totally worthless object or person; something that is just in the way.
- What part of speech is cumberground?
- Cumberground is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cumberground?
- Cumberground is pronounced /ˈkʌm.bə.ɡɹaʊnd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cumberground?
- The plural of cumberground is cumbergrounds.
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