Promontory vs. Slang

Promontorynoun

A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.

Promontorynoun

(anatomy) A projecting part of the body.

Promontorynoun

A projection on the sacrum.

Promontorynoun

A rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.

Promontorynoun

A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.

Promontorynoun

A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.

Promontorynoun

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

Promontory

A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the softer rock to the sides of it, or are the high ground that remains between two river valleys where they form a confluence.

Slangnoun

Language outside of conventional usage.

Slangnoun

Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.

Slangnoun

The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to make what is said unintelligible to those not members of the group; cant.

Slangnoun

Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.

Slangnoun

A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.

Slangnoun

A counterfeit weight or measure.

Slangnoun

A travelling show, or one of its performances.

Slangnoun

A hawker's license.

Slangnoun

A watchchain.

Slangverb

To vocally abuse, or shout at.

Slangverb

to sell especially illegal drugs

Slang

imp. of Sling. Slung.

Slangnoun

Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.

Slangnoun

A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.

Slangnoun

Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc.

Slangverb

To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language.

Slangnoun

informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar;

Slangnoun

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);

Slangverb

use slang or vulgar language

Slangverb

fool or hoax;

Slangverb

abuse with coarse language

Slang

Slang is language (words, phrases, and usages) of an informal register. It also sometimes refers to the language generally exclusive to the members of particular in-groups prefer over the common vocabulary of a standard language in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both.