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ogress

noun (ogress, ogresses)

«ogress» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

An ogress is a female ogre, a huge, frightening giantess in stories who eats people. tree →
An ogress is a fierce or cruel woman, as a joke. tree →

In the lessons

in fairy tales the ogress is the monstrous woman who threatens the hero, and must be outwitted

Examples

«Yes, I will,» replied the ogress. tree →
The ogress guarded the castle gate. tree →
The ogress hid the ring in her stomach. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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