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Alec

An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.

📖 Definitions of "Alec"

noun

1
An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.
2
A sauce made from alecs; alec sauce.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Alec"

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baldwinnoun	(countable) A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
alexisnoun	A male given name from Ancient Greek.
guinnessnoun	(uncountable) A brand of dark stout beer from Ireland, one of the most widely recognised brands of beer in the world, named for Arthur Guinness who first brewed it.
jesusnoun	Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter) from Galilee held to be a prophet, teacher, the son of God, and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity; also called "Jesus Christ" by Christians. Held to be a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís. Also called "the historical Jesus" from a historiographic viewpoint or a secular one.
oldnoun	(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
herringnoun	A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
bossnoun	A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
wise guynoun	(informal, mildly derogatory, sarcastic or humorous) One who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.
smarty-pantsnoun	Alternative form of smarty pants [(informal) A smart aleck or know-it-all.]
smartassnoun	(mildly vulgar) Synonym of know-it-all, an obnoxious clever person or a person making obnoxious efforts to seem clever by acting or behaving as if they know everything.
wiseassnoun	One who makes wisecracks, particularly in a sassy or cocky fashion.
wiseacrenoun	One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.
know-it-allnoun	(chiefly US, derogatory) Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc. of others.
loudmouthnoun	(slang, derogatory) One who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
egotistnoun	A person who talks excessively about themself.
swellheadnoun	(informal) An arrogant or conceited person.
blowhardnoun	(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
smartynoun	(informal) An obnoxiously clever or quick-witted person.
know-allnoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland) Someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject.
bigheadnoun	(countable, colloquial, especially used by children) A person with an inflated opinion of themselves; a conceited or arrogant person.