mistress

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'mistress', 'Mistress': /ˈmɪstrɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪstrɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mis′tris)


Collocations for "mistress"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mistress" in context.

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mistress

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. UK, dated: the [home, estate, household] mistress
  2. UK, dated: the mistress [ordered, instructed] the [maids, servants]
  3. the [politician's, director's, executive's] mistress
  4. the [politician] has a mistress
  5. is the [politician's] mistress
  6. has a mistress in every [town, city, port]
  7. knew her husband had a mistress
  8. sexually explicit: a [dominatrix, leather, bondage, spanking] mistress
  9. is the mistress of [the seas, the situation, a great fortune]
  10. the [cat, dog] and its mistress
  11. UK: is a [school, primary school] mistress
  12. UK: a [geography, literature, French] mistress
'mistress' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cruel - sex - spank

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