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tale of woe

tale of woe noun: a narrative or description of one's problems or misfortunes.

Noun

tale of woe (plural tales of woe)

  1. A narrative or description of one's problems or misfortunes.
    • Ivy sat there for a moment, gathering herself. "Decent and indecent," she said. "I guess it makes life easier when you can put kids in two camps and write off half of them." She reached into her big canvas bag. "Almost forgot. Mr Quirk wanted refreshments." We passed the Mint Milanos around the...2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.2, at p.35

Forms of tale of woe

pluraltales of woe

Questions about tale of woe

What does tale of woe mean?
Tale of woe means a narrative or description of one's problems or misfortunes.
What part of speech is tale of woe?
Tale of woe is a noun.
What is the plural of tale of woe?
The plural of tale of woe is tales of woe.

Words near tale of woe in the dictionary

  1. tale
  2. tale as old as time
  3. tale bearer
  4. tale bearers
  5. tale of the tape
  6. tale of woe
  7. tale-bearer
  8. tale-bearers
  9. tale-bearing
  10. tale-bearings
  11. tale-book

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