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KNOW-ALL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does know-all mean?
• KNOW-ALL (noun)
The noun KNOW-ALL has 1 sense:
1. someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others
Familiarity information: KNOW-ALL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
know-all; know-it-all
Hypernyms ("know-all" is a kind of...):
egoist; egotist; swellhead (a conceited and self-centered person)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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