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I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.
Gerald R. Ford

Meaning of "household word" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSEHOLD WORD

household word  [ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld wɜːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSEHOLD WORD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Household word 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 HOUSEHOLD WORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of household word in the English dictionary

The definition of household word in the dictionary is a word, name, or saying that is very well knownto make sb's name a household word.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOUSEHOLD WORD


afterword
ˈɑːftəˌwɜːd
backword
ˈbækˌwɜːd
buzzword
ˈbʌzwɜːd
byword
ˈbaɪˌwɜːd
catchword
ˈkætʃˌwɜːd
codeword
ˈkəʊdˌwɜːd
crossword
ˈkrɒswɜːd
foreword
ˈfɔːˌwɜːd
headword
ˈhɛdˌwɜːd
keyword
ˈkiːˌwɜːd
password
ˈpɑːsˌwɜːd
reword
riːˈwɜːd
swearword
ˈswɛəˌwɜːd
watchword
ˈwɒtʃˌwɜːd
whirred
wɜːd
word
wɜːd
word-for-word
ˌwɜːdfəˈwɜːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUSEHOLD WORD

household
household ammonia
household appliances
household arts
Household Cavalry
household chores
household gods
household goods
household insurance
household linen
household name
household rubbish
household soap
household troops
householder
householdership
househusband
housekeep
housekeeper
housekeeping

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUSEHOLD WORD

at a word
buzz word
code word
content word
dirty word
entry word
four-letter word
full word
in a word
mum´s the word
naughty word
of one´s word
operative word
printed word
reserved word
root word
sword
the last word
the word
word for word
written word

Synonyms and antonyms of household word in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «household word» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUSEHOLD WORD

Find out the translation of household word to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of household word from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «household word» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

家喻户晓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

palabra de casa
570 millions of speakers

English

household word
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घर के शब्द
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كلمة المنزلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нарицательным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

palavra de casa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিবারের কথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mot de ménages
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkataan rumah tangga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haushaltswort
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

家庭用の単語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일상 용어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tembung rumah tangga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ hộ gia đình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீட்டுப் பேச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरगुती शब्द
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ev hanımı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parola di famiglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słowo domowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прозивним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuvânt de uz casnic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οικιακή λέξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huishoudelike woord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

välkänt ord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

husholdning ord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of household word

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEHOLD WORD»

The term «household word» is regularly used and occupies the 99.184 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEHOLD WORD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «household word» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «household word» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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QUOTES WITH «HOUSEHOLD WORD»

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Gerald R. Ford
I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSEHOLD WORD»

Discover the use of household word in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to household word and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Last Word on Power
Managers of an industrial enterprise, such as a dye manufacturing business unit, would not ordinarily aspire to make their product name a household word. Part of Claude's job involved helping to lead the group away from its fear that it would ...
Tracy Goss, 2010
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Linguistic and Literary Studies in Honor of Archibald A. ...
Consider the sentence Nixon has become a household word on campus. One might, perhaps, be tempted to argue that Nixon is used self-referentially here, for such use would indeed make it worthy for S to predicate (household) word.
Mohammad Ali Jazayery, Edgar C. Polomé, Werner Winter, 1978
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General and Theoretical Linguistics
Consider the sentence Nixon has become a household word on campus. One might, perhaps, be tempted to argue that Nixon is used self-referentially here, for such use would indeed make it worthy for S to predicate (household) word.
Mouton De Gruyter, 1978
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Household Words
As we hope to keep this household word of Drunkard, aflixed to the Englishman by the awful Mn. HALL from whom there is no appeal, pretty steadily before our readers, we present the very pearl discovered in that magisterial oyster.
Charles Dickens, 1856
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Harper's Magazine
What I mean by fame, however, is that great general fame which is involved in the term “a household word.” The household into which I was born might, indeed, have been taken as a very stringent test of what had and what had not the right to  ...
‎1920
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Heinemann English Dictionary
Word Family householder noun the owner or tenant of a house. household name noim also household word a well-known name, thing, or phrase. house husband noun a man who looks after the day-to-day running of a household, often while ...
‎2001
7
The bivouac or Martial lyrist: songs, epigrams, and poems
86 NO LONGER NOW AS HOUSEHOLD WORD. ' Close,' see now the horsemen come, Welcomed by the bullet's hum. Back to back, boys, stick together ; Quick and form, all close together ; Conquering or falling, whether, British hearts go all ...
Robert Compton Noake, 1871
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Household Words: Bloomers, Sucker, Bombshell, Scab, Nigger, ...
I focus not only on the specific historical moment of each household word but also, through the sampled word, on the composition and contestation of common sense over time, exploring the long social history in which each is embedded and  ...
Stephanie Ann Smith, 2006
9
The Saturday Evening Post
Senator Dollfvar A Compliment that Wouldn't Hold Water “ Your name is a household word, Senator." This was the remark made in Chicago to Hon. Jonathan P. Dolliver, the new United States Senator from Iowa, during the recent Presidential ...
‎1901
10
Humor of bulls and blunders
And my name is a household word in Chicago ! " responded the Senator. " Yes, sir ! " " And my Christian name, Joseph ? " " My mistake, Senator. I might have known better. It 's John A. Dolliver." " What ! " exclaimed the Senator, " and my name ...
Marshall Brown, 1906

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSEHOLD WORD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term household word is used in the context of the following news items.
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Narayana Murthy says 'no earth-shaking invention from India in 60 …
let me counter: Is there a single software product developed by Infosys which has become a household word even among computer users?". «ABP Live, Jul 15»
2
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND | Afro
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was, let it be spoken without effect, without the trace of a shadow on it. Life means all ... «Afro American, Jul 15»
3
Nothing to get incited about - Coeur d'Alene Press: My Turn
Just think, the King would need help to affect the name change, and to make it a household word in the Colonies. Then, another video... then ... «Coeur d'Alene Press, Jul 15»
4
Grilled Halloumi and Freekeh Salad - The Globe and Mail
While it's a long way from being a household word, freekeh is slowly trickling into the mainstream. Aroma, the Israeli-based chain of cafés, ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
5
Vivid Entertainment Names Michael H Klein President of …
Its Vivid-Celeb imprint made "celebrity sex tape" a household word and helped launch the Kardashian phenomenon in the process. Vivid is the ... «IT Business Net, Jul 15»
6
Jason Hope Comments on TIME Magazine Defining the Internet of …
The Internet of Things is becoming more of a household word, yet to many it is still a mysterious concept. TIME Magazine is attempting to shed ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Why Japan's youth are disappearing
According to the Wall Street Journal, hikikomori has been a household word in Japan since the 1990s, with many experts calling it one of the ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
8
No Till Gardening – Or How Not To Garden Like A Heathen
Until this spring I hadn't either, and it's not exactly a household word. Yet. In a nutshell, no-till gardening is planting everything into a thick layer ... «The Roanoke Star, Jul 15»
9
Judy Kuhn :: Having Career High with 'Fun Home'
She became virtually a household word with the under 14 set (and their parents) as the singing voice of the title role in Disney's film ... «EDGE Boston, Jul 15»
10
EDITORIAL: End the ban on American oil exports
The man who turned all that around is Harold Hamm, the chairman of Continental Resources, who made “fracking” a household word, and ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»

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