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METRO
metro, tube, underground, subway system, subway
(noun) an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); âin Paris the subway system is called the âmetroâ and in London it is called the âtubeâ or the âundergroundââ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
metro (plural metros)
An underground railway.
A train that runs on such an underground railway.
An urban rapid transit light railway
A train that runs on such a railway.
Synonyms
• (underground railway): subway, Tube (the London Underground), underground (UK), underground railway (UK)
Etymology 2
Noun
metro (plural metros)
a metropolitan area
Adjective
metro (comparative more metro, superlative most metro)
metropolitan
Anagrams
• Moret, Tomer, TormĂ©
Source: Wiktionary
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BOORISH
(adjective) ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; âwas boorish and insensitiveâ; âthe loutish manners of a bullyâ; âher stupid oafish husbandâ; âaristocratic contempt for the swinish multitudeâ
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