See Also: bunion(medicine)
Bunion(health)
bunion(dictionary)
bunion(dictionary)

monosyllable (iou) and bunion (oh)


monosyllable (iou)



monosyllable noun & adjective. M16.
[from MONO- + SYLLABLE noun, prob. after Latin MONOSYLLABON.]
A. noun. A word of one syllable. M16.
in monosyllables in monosyllabic words; in simple direct words; curtly, bluntly; saying little but 'yes' or 'no'.
A. Trollope 'No.' She pronounced the monosyllable alone.
b. adjective. = MONOSYLLABIC adjective 1, 2. Now rare. L16.

bunion (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: bunny 'swelling' (15-18 centuries), probably from Old French bugne; BUN]
a painful lump on the first joint of your big toe