Whore
[hɔː] or [hɔr]
Definition
(verb.) compromise oneself for money or other gains; 'She whored herself to Hollywood'.
(verb.) have unlawful sex with a whore.
(verb.) work as a prostitute.
Checked by Jessie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.
(n.) To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.
(n.) To worship false and impure gods.
(v. t.) To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch.
Editor: Wendell
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Harlot, prostitute, strumpet, courtesan, bawd, punk, wench, drab, DEMIREE, street-walker, night-walker, cyprian, woman of the town, woman of ill-fame.
Checked by Annabelle
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Harlot, prostitute, courtesan, cyprian, drab, nightwalker, street-walker,wench, strumpet, {woman_of_ill_fame}, Magdalen, bawd, punk, demirep,{woman_of_the_town}, huzzy, of_the_demi_monde, fille de joie'
ANT:Virgin, pure_woman
Editor: Rodney
Definition
n. a woman who prostitutes her body for hire a prostitute harlot strumpet hence any unchaste woman.—v.i. to practise lewdness.—v.t. to corrupt by lewd commerce.—ns. Whore′dom unlawful sexual intercourse: idolatry; Whore′house a brothel; Whore′master (Shak.) a pimp.—adj. Whore′masterly libidinous.—ns. Whore′monger a lecher: a pander; Whore′son (Shak.) a bastard.—adj. mean scurvy.—adj. Whō′rish.—adv. Whō′rishly.—n. Whō′rishness.
Typed by Angelo
Examples
- I never felt like a whore before, she said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- With your head of a seed bull and your heart of a whore. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Who is a whore of whores is Pilar, the man with his chin in the dirt said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Because she sleeps with thee she is no whore. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- And the woman waiting as a whore waits for the flight of the big bird. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- You're not a whore. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I'm a whore if thee wishes, Pilar, Maria said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I will go with the whores as always. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Who is a whore of whores is Pilar, the man with his chin in the dirt said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Daughter of the great whore of whores. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Checker: Stella