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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a woman adulterer;
[syn: adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Housewife \House"wife`\, n. [House + wife. Cf. Hussy.] 1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. --Shak. [1913 Webster] He a good husband, a good housewife she. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Usually pronounced ?.) [See Hussy, in this sense.] A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy. [Written also huswife.] --P. Skelton. [1913 Webster] 3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written huswife.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Sailor's housewife, a ditty-bag. Housewife
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hussy \Hus"sy\, n. [Contr. fr. huswife.] 1. A housewife or housekeeper. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach. --Grew. [1913 Webster] 3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used jocosely. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hussy \Hus"sy\, n. [From Icel. h?si a case, prob. fr. h?s house. See House, and cf. Housewife a bag, Huswife a bag.] A case or bag. See Housewife, 2. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hussy n 1: a woman adulterer [syn: adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

53 Moby Thesaurus words for "hussy": Jezebel, bad woman, baggage, bitch, boldface, brazenface, broad, chippy, chutzpanik, clitoromaniac, cocotte, drab, easy lay, easy woman, floozy, frail sister, grisette, harridan, hysteromaniac, jade, jezebel, loose woman, malapert, minx, nymphet, nympho, nymphomaniac, pickup, pup, puppy, quean, saucebox, slattern, slut, smart aleck, smart-ass, smarty, smarty-pants, snip, strumpet, swaggerer, tart, tramp, trollop, trull, upstart, uteromaniac, wanton, wench, whippersnapper, whore, wise guy, wise-ass