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werething

werething noun: a werecreature.

Noun

werething (plural werethings)

  1. A werecreature.
    • "He is a demon — a werething! By day he moves among humanity in the guise of men, and by night he takes on his true aspect."2015, Robert E. Howard, Rogues in the House, Read Books Ltd, →ISBN
    • Galavance takes a step closer to Zilch. "Level with me. Have you ever been able to avoid killing a person who's a werething?"2017, Andrew Post, Aftertaste, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

Forms of werething

pluralwerethings

Origin of werething

From were- + thing.

Questions about werething

What does werething mean?
Werething means a werecreature.
What part of speech is werething?
Werething is a noun.
What is the plural of werething?
The plural of werething is werethings.

Words near werething in the dictionary

  1. weres
  2. wereshark
  3. weresharks
  4. weresquid
  5. weresquids
  6. werething
  7. werethings
  8. weretiger
  9. weretigers
  10. weretroll
  11. weretrolls

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