Flatulence

  • 11flatulence — [[t]flæ̱tʃʊləns[/t]] N UNCOUNT Flatulence is too much gas in a person s intestines, which causes an uncomfortable feeling. Syn: wind …

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  • 12flatulence — flatulent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suffering from or marked by an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal. DERIVATIVES flatulence noun …

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  • 13Flatulence humor — refers to any type of joke, practical joke device, or other humor related to flatulence.History of Flatulence HumorAlthough it is likely that flatulence humor has long been considered funny in cultures that consider the public passing of gas… …

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  • 14flatulence — noun Date: 1711 1. the quality or state of being flatulent 2. flatus expelled through the anus …

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  • 15FLATULENCE — n. f. T. de Médecine état physique causé par les flatuosités …

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  • 16flatulence — noun /ˈflætʃələn(t)s/ The state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus …

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  • 17flatulence — (fla tu lan s ) s. f. Terme de médecine. Collection de vents, c est à dire de gaz, dans une partie quelconque du corps. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Flatulent …

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  • 18flatulence — Synonyms and related words: Barnumism, aeriness, affectation, bedizenment, big talk, bloat, bloatedness, bloating, blowing up, convolution, diastole, dilatation, dilation, distension, dropsy, edema, ethereality, fart, flashiness, flatulency,… …

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  • 19flatulence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. windiness, belching, eructation, gassiness, gas; conceit, pompousness. See ostentation, vapor. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pomposity, bombast, empty talk, boasting, twaddle, babble, idle words, mere words …

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  • 20flatulence — flat|u|lence [ˈflætjuləns US tʃə ] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Latin flatus act of blowing ] the condition of having too much gas in the stomach >flatulent adj …

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