- know-all
- noun (an unkind name for a person who thinks he knows everything.) un(e) je-sais-tout
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know-all — know alls N COUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone is a know all, you are critical of them because they think that they know a lot more than other people. [BRIT, INFORMAL] (in AM, use know it all) … English dictionary
Know-all — n. One who knows everything; hence, one who makes pretension to great knowledge; a wiseacre; a know it all; usually ironical. [Colloq. or R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
know-all — n BrE informal someone who behaves as if they know everything used to show disapproval American Equivalent: know it all … Dictionary of contemporary English
know-all — know ,all noun count BRITISH INFORMAL a KNOW IT ALL … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Know All — is the tenth episode of the first season of Round The Twist. a Children s television series from Australia. Plot Whilst watching the view from the lighthouse, the Twist kids discover an old trunk floating towards the beach. They all run down to… … Wikipedia
know-all — index bigot Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
know-all — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms know all : singular know all plural know alls British informal someone who is annoying because they always think that they know everything … English dictionary
know-all — /ˈnoʊ ɔl / (say noh awl) noun Colloquial 1. someone who claims to know everything, or everything about a particular subject. 2. someone who appears to know everything. Also, know it all …
know-all — (N. Amer. know it all) noun informal a person who behaves as if they know everything … English new terms dictionary
know-all — noun (C) BrE informal someone who behaves as if they know everything; know it all AmE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
know-all — noun Date: circa 1864 chiefly British know it all … New Collegiate Dictionary
