QUIZZES
CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THESE WORDS FROM "LITTLE WOMEN"
"Little Women" may be a classic, but that doesn't mean we all know the meanings of the vocab words from the book. Can you define these words correctly and make Jo proud?
Question 1 of 10
earnest
Also thrash.
Origin of thresh
before 900; Middle English threschen, thresshen, Old English threscan; cognate with German dreschen, Gothic thriskan; akin to Dutch dorsen, Old Norse thriskja
OTHER WORDS FROM thresh
re·thresh, verb (used with object)un·threshed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH thresh
thrash threshWords nearby thresh
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British Dictionary definitions for thresh
thresh
/ (θrɛʃ) /
verb
to beat or rub stalks of ripe corn or a similar crop either with a hand implement or a machine to separate the grain from the husks and straw
(tr) to beat or strike
(intr often foll by about) to toss and turn; thrash
noun
the act of threshing
Word Origin for thresh
Old English threscan; related to Gothic thriskan, Old Norse thriskja; see thrash
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