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PRONUNCIATION OF CUMBERBUND

cumberbund  [ˈkʌmbəˌbʌnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUMBERBUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cumberbund is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CUMBERBUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cumberbund

Cummerbund

A cummerbund is a broad waist sash, usually pleated, which is often worn with single-breasted dinner jackets. The cummerbund was first adopted by British military officers in colonial India as an alternative to a waistcoat, and later spread to civilian use. The modern use of the cummerbund is as a component of black tie.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CUMBERBUND


bandh
bʌnd
bund
bʌnd
bundh
bʌnd
cummerbund
ˈkʌməˌbʌnd
fund
fʌnd
furibund
ˈfjʊərɪˌbʌnd
gunned
ɡʌnd
Jharkhand
ˈdʒɑːkʌnd
kummerbund
ˈkʌməˌbʌnd
moribund
ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd
pudibund
ˈpjuːdɪˌbʌnd
refund
rɪˈfʌnd
rotund
rəʊˈtʌnd
shunned
ʃʌnd
stunned
stʌnd
sunned
sʌnd
superfund
ˈsuːpərˌfʌnd
tund
tʌnd
tunned
tʌnd
unsunned
ʌnˈsʌnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUMBERBUND

cumbent
cumber
cumberer
Cumberland
Cumberland sauce
cumberless
cumberment
Cumbernauld
cumbersome
cumbersomely
cumbersomeness
cumbia
cumbrance
Cumbria
Cumbrian
Cumbrian Mountains
cumbrous
cumbrously
cumbrousness
cumbungi

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUMBERBUND

all-around
around
background
bound
compound
Dortmund
Dreibund
fall to the ground
found
get off the ground
ground
hound
into the ground
outbound
playground
pound
round
sound
to the ground
underground

Synonyms and antonyms of cumberbund in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cumberbund» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUMBERBUND

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The translations of cumberbund from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cumberbund» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cumberbund
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cumberbund
570 millions of speakers

English

cumberbund
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cumberbund
380 millions of speakers
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cumberbund
280 millions of speakers

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cumberbund
278 millions of speakers

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cumberbund
270 millions of speakers

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cumberbund
260 millions of speakers

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cumberbund
220 millions of speakers

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Cumberbund
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cumberbund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cumberbund
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cumberbund
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cumberbund
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cumberbund
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cumberbund
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कांबंबंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cumberbund
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cumberbund
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cumberbund
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cumberbund
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cumberbund
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

cumberbund
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

cumberbund
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

cumberbund
10 millions of speakers
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cumberbund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cumberbund

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUMBERBUND»

The term «cumberbund» is normally little used and occupies the 135.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CUMBERBUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cumberbund

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUMBERBUND»

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The Milk Memos: How Real Moms Learned to Mix Business with ...
With Caleb as her date, of course. Cate Tuesday, November 20 Cate, What color will Charlotte's prom dress be? (So I can rent Caleb's tux with matching cumberbund. What a funny word that is—cumberbund cumberbund cumberbund. ) ...
Cate Colburn-Smith, Andrea Serrette, 2007
2
The Clothier and Furnisher
... the particularly "propah capah" with a negligee shirt. With evening dress, of course, the sash may be worn. With the sack dress-coat colors are permissible, but a black Cumberbund is considered the best form when the swallowtail is donned.
3
Thank You, Lord Jesus: One Woman's Journey of Faith in the ...
... much money and hired a seamstress to make it. I picked the color fuchsia because Dennis, my original date, wore a white tuxedo with a fuchsia tie and cumberbund. DeJuan and Eric wore black tuxedos with fuchsia ties and a cumberbund.
Kim Stanley, 2007
4
Sport in Abyssinia; or, The Mareb and Tackazee
I always shot in brown cord breeches and flax gaiters, with a good cumberbund* round my waist, and a short-tailed coat, which was made of strong cotton stuff that I bought in India. All the servants with us, as well as the followers of the young ...
Dermot Robert W. Bourke (7th earl of Mayo.), 1876
5
The old forest ranger: or, Wild sports of India on the ...
So saying, Ishmail drew his heavy tulwar, or native sword, — and wrapping his cumberbund f tightly round his left arm, to act as a shield in case of necessity, stalked, with an air of determined resolution, into the gloomy jungle. " There goes old ...
Walter Campbell, Frank Forester, John C. McRae, 1853
6
Peregrine Pultuney: Or, Life in India
Detaching, however, the end of his cumberbund*, he wiped his face, and was just tucking the folds in again, when he received another blow precisely resembling the last, a little below his left eye — again he looked around him, again he failed  ...
Sir John William Kaye, 1844
7
Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning ...
A subsequent defense strategy was to point out the intrinsic differences between the Pufnstuf and McDonaldland characters: "'Pufnstuf'" wears what can only be described as a yellow and green dragon suit with a blue cumberbund from which  ...
Hal Erickson, 1998
8
The Idiot
MYSHKIN. Gentlemen, gentlemen, calm yourselves, please, we haven't much time. LEBEDEV. (Hands Myshkin the cumberbund.) Let me help you with your tie, Prince. (To Ganya.) You forgot his coat! GANYA. Ah — (Turns and exits through ...
‎1995
9
The card catalog
EXHIBIT 3 Cumberbund, Joseph John, l905- The Cutlasses, by J.J. Cumberbund, Illustrated by Henry Siena. New York, Last Century Company, l928. 237 p. incl. lllus. , pistes, col. front 20 l/2 cm. l. Barbary Coast-History-Plracy-FIct.
Edward G. Chester, 1966
10
Zombie Queen of Newbury High
He was dressed in a tuxedo with black satin on the lapels and pink cumberbund and bow tie. She couldn't help but think how much nicer Chase looked in his unadorned suit. “So, I guess I'll go wait for Candice,” Chase said in a low voice.
Amanda Ashby, 2009

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUMBERBUND»

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Help! What am I going to do about gay marriage?
But it's just all too sudden for me. Seriously, I don't even own a skinny-cut tux or a rainbow cumberbund. And what am I going to tell my wife? «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jun 15»
2
Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter ready to move to plush …
... prepare to move into plush new North London pad Sophie Hunter (L) and Benedict Cumberbund attend the 87th Annual Academy Awards. «Metro, May 15»
3
Now You Can Realize Your Dream Of Having Benedict …
A Benedict Cumberbatch line of clothes with no “Cumberbund” is as bad as if Channing Tatum opened a restaurant and didn't have “Channing ... «MTV.com, Jan 15»
4
Jennifer Aniston comforted by fiancé Justin Theroux at Golden …
... Golden Globes last night in Los Angeles and looked sensational in this embellished gown with tuxedo style cumberbund and racy thigh split. «Daily Mail, Jan 15»

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