QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON OPPOSITES OF RED BEFORE YOU TURN SCARLET
We have a challenge that will make you blush: do you know the many words and ways to describe the opposite of red?
Question 1 of 7
Which of the following colors is used to symbolize AIR?
Origin of freak
1First recorded in 1555–65; 1965–70 for def. 6; perhaps akin to Old English frīcian “to dance”
Other definitions for freak (2 of 2)
freak2
[ freek ]
/ frik /
verb (used with object)
to fleck, streak, or variegate: great splashes of color freaking the sky.
noun
a fleck or streak of color.
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British Dictionary definitions for freak (1 of 2)
freak1
/ (friːk) /
noun
a person, animal, or plant that is abnormal or deformed; monstrosity
- an object, event, etc, that is abnormal or extremely unusual
- (as modifier)a freak storm
a personal whim or caprice
informal a person who acts or dresses in a markedly unconventional or strange way
informal a person who is obsessed with something specifieda jazz freak
verb
See freak out
Word Origin for freak
C16: of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for freak (2 of 2)
freak2
/ (friːk) rare /
noun
a fleck or streak of colour
verb
(tr) to streak with colour; variegate
Word Origin for freak
C17: from earlier freaked, probably coined by Milton, based on streak 1 + obsolete freckt freckled; see freckle
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