Manger can be categorized as a noun.
Noun |
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| manger - a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed |
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| 1. | noun | A jealous person gets a feeling of contentment by behaving like a dog in the manger even with his friends. | |
| 2. | noun | Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come. | |
| 3. | noun | Don't be a dog in the manger. | |
| 4. | noun | There are many superstitions connected with the coming of Christmas itself. The bees are said to sing, the cattle to kneel, in honor of the manger, and the sheep to go in procession in commemoration of the visit of the angel to the shepherds. | |
| 5. | noun | And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. | |
| 6. | noun | Besides a stall of marble, a manger of ivory, purple blankets and a collar of precious stones, Caligula even gave this horse a house, a troop of slaves and furniture, for the more elegant entertainment of the guests invited in his name; and it is also said that he planned to make him consul. | |
| 7. | noun | Tom acts like a dog in the manger. | |
| 8. | noun | Tom offered to help Mary set up the manger. |
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| A jealous person gets a feeling of contentment by behaving like a dog in the manger even with his friends. | |
| Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come. | |
| Don't be a dog in the manger. | |
| There are many superstitions connected with the coming of Christmas itself. The bees are said to sing, the cattle to kneel, in honor of the manger, and the sheep to go in procession in commemoration of the visit of the angel to the shepherds. | |
| And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. | |
| Besides a stall of marble, a manger of ivory, purple blankets and a collar of precious stones, Caligula even gave this horse a house, a troop of slaves and furniture, for the more elegant entertainment of the guests invited in his name; and it is also said that he planned to make him consul. | |
| Tom acts like a dog in the manger. | |
| Tom offered to help Mary set up the manger. | |