portmanteau in English
Luggage labels are those elegant, postcardlike stickers that first adorned the portmanteaus of the well traveled back in the late 19th century.
Use "portmanteau" in a sentence
1. 3 The portmanteau can't be found.
2. 1 'Depression' is a portmanteau condition.
3. Amerindian is a portmanteau of American Indian
4. Coopetition is a portmanteau of cooperation and competition.
5. [Affluenza is a portmanteau of Affluence and Influenza
6. Its name is a portmanteau of "business" and "agility".
7. 16 He shut the door, turned and tripped straight over the portmanteau.
8. They were coined “Bronies,” a portmanteau of the words “bro
9. The word Codec is a portmanteau of ' co mpressor- dec ompressor'
10. The word Codec is a portmanteau of 'compressor-decompressor' Compression types …
11. 9 Stagflation is a portmanteau word made of stagnation and inflation.
12. 7 Stagflation is portmanteau word made of stagnation and inflation.
13. 2 'Motel' is a portmanteau word made up from 'motor' and 'hotel'.
14. 4 Large green canvas portmanteau containing the personal effects of the late Victor Zenobia.
15. The word Burkini is a portmanteau of the words burqa and bikini
16. 13 He always carries this portmanteau with him when he goes abroad.
17. Backronym: The term “Backronym” is a portmanteau of the words backward and acronym
18. Craytal is a portmanteau of crater and Crystal, referring to its appearance
19. 21 There are some worthless articles of clothing in the old portmanteau.
20. 27 The balancing slower growth was supplied by the portmanteau of miscellaneous services.
21. 5 The balancing slower growth was supplied by the portmanteau of miscellaneous services.
22. 16A: This clue, “Bedizen,” looks like a timely portmanteau to me, a citizen of one’s bed
23. 20 I rang the bell, and directed my servant to pack my portmanteau.
24. Chillaxin is a portmanteau of chillin ’ and relaxin ’, refers to an extreme state of Contentedness.
25. Celebutante is a portmanteau of the words " celebrity " and " debutante "
26. Her shabby appearance and the battered portmanteau had weighed heavily against the genteel tone of her voice.
27. He staggered into the " Coach and Horses " more dead than alive, and flung his portmanteau down.
28. 11 Chillaxin is a portmanteau of chillin’ and relaxin’, refers to an extreme state of contentedness.
29. 10 A portmanteau sentence is a sentence which hybrid structure from two sentences in different languages.
30. Her middle name, Carlie, is a portmanteau of the names Carlisle, Edward's adoptive father, and Charlie, Bella's father.
31. A blisk (portmanteau of Bladed disk) is a turbomachine component comprising both rotor disk and blades
32. 24 " There now,' said Eug é nie , " while I change my costume do you lock portmanteau. "
33. It is a portmanteau of the name of the multinational soft drink maker and "Colonization".
34. "Backronym" is a portmanteau of the words "back" and "acronym"
35. There’s even a new name for the practice: ‘spurgling’, a slightly repulsive portmanteau of ‘sperm Burgling’
36. The fandom adopted the name brony (plural Bronies), a portmanteau of " bro " and " pony "
37. Anecdata An ad hoc portmanteau for anecdotal evidence that is used as data in an attempt to prove a hypothesis.
38. Backronym A portmanteau of “back” and “acronym”, describing a word that was retrospectively turned into an acronym
39. Backronym: A portmanteau of “back” and “acronym”, describing a word that was retrospectively turned into an acronym
40. It is a portmanteau of Affluence and influenza, and is used most commonly by critics of consumerism
41. 22 Louise pressed with all the strength of her little hands on the top of the portmanteau.
42. 12 Therewas a small portmanteau in the room and this he pulled out and began to strap.
43. Bankster A portmanteau of " banker " and "gangster", popularized by (among others) the economist Murray N
44. BLACKER Redbrook: you pack that Clobber in the lady's portmanteau, and put it aboard the yacht for her
45. 18 Presently the port was gone and the fire gone and Tuppe had gone to sleep in the portmanteau.
46. Words in the text are typically drawn from several sources at once, like the "portmanteau" words in Through the Looking-Glass.
47. 17 Instead he took a sheaf of glossy photographs from his portmanteau and pushed them across the table towards the Corsican.
48. 6 Her shabby appearance and the battered portmanteau had weighed heavily against the genteel tone of her voice.
49. The Official Secrets Act was described as a piece of portmanteau legislation, covering everything from nuclear weapons to army boots.
50. 23 I'd experience a form of parental sorrow that should be endowed with a German portmanteau word, say, Mutterkinderwinterfahrenschade.