what does goldbrick mean?
GOLDBRICK as NOUN
- Meaning
- anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
Hypernyms(s) goldbrick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
Hypernyms(s) goldbrick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) goldbrick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
Hypernyms(s) goldbrick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
GOLDBRICK as VERB
- Meaning
- avoid (one’’s assigned duties)
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- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
Hypernyms(s) goldbrick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
Hypernyms(s) goldbrick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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