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fart | sister |

As nouns the difference between fart and sister

is that fart is (informal) an emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus while sister is title of respect for an adult female member of a religious or fraternal order.

As a verb fart

is (informal|mildly|vulgar) to emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.

fart

English

(wikipedia fart)

Verb

(en verb)
  • (informal, mildly, vulgar) To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
  • * 1728 , , "A Dialogue between Mad Mullinix and Timothy":
  • I fart with twenty ladies by;
    They call me beast; and what care I?
  • To waste time with idle and inconsequential tasks; to go about one's activities in a lackadaisical manner; to be lazy or over-relaxed in one's manner or bearing.
  • Synonyms

    * beef * blow off * break wind * cut one loose * cut the cheese * flatulate * guff * have gas * let one rip * pass gas * pass wind * poot * step on a duck * step on a frog * toot * blown bowel bugle * trouser cough (waste time with aimless activities) futz, fool around, fool about * See also

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus.
  • * , II.12:
  • Metrocles somewhat indiscreetly, as he was disputing in his Schole, in presence of his auditory, let a fart , for shame whereof he afterwards kept his house and could not be drawen abroad.
  • (colloquial, vulgar) An irritating person; a fool.
  • (colloquial, vulgar, potentially offensive) (usually as "old fart ") An elderly person; especially one perceived to hold old-fashioned views.
  • Synonyms

    (an emission of flatulent gases) * barking spider * bottom burp * flatus * fluffer-doodle * air biscuit * poot * raspberry tart (Cockney rhyming slang) * toot * beef * See also

    Derived terms

    {{der3, armpit fart , brain fart , duck fart , fanny fart , farter , farting , fart sack , nun fart , old fart , sparrow-fart}}

    See also

    * burp * flatulence * flatulent * flatus * queef

    Anagrams

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    sister

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
  • My sister is always driving me crazy.
  • A female member of a religious community; a nun.
  • Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.
  • (British) A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
  • Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.
  • Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister .
  • * 1985 , (Eurythmics) and (Aretha Franklin), Who’s Zoomin' Who? :
  • [song title] Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
  • (slang) A black woman.
  • (informal) A form of address to a woman.
  • * What’s up, sister ?
  • A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.
  • * Thank you, sister'''. I would like to thank the '''sister who just spoke.
  • (attributively) Of or relating to an entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierachical relationship with another.
  • sister''' publication, '''''sister''' city'', '''''sister projects
  • (usually, attributively) In the same class.
  • sister''' ships'', '''''sister facility

    Synonyms

    * (woman or girl with the same parents) (slang) sis * (member of religious community) nun, sistren * (supervisory nurse) charge nurse * darling, dear, love, (US) lady, miss, (northern UK) pet * affiliate, affiliated

    Antonyms

    * (with regards to gender) brother

    Hypernyms

    * (daughter of common parents) sibling

    Derived terms

    * big sister * half-sister * kid sister * little sister * sis * sissy * sister city * sisterhood * sister-in-law * sisterly * sister ship * stepsister * weak sister

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.
  • I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists.
  • (obsolete) To be sister to; to resemble closely.
  • (Shakespeare)

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