Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: cain
IPA transcription: [k'eɪn]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Cain
    Meaning: (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
Usage examples
  • "Cain Ball!"
  • And Cain knew Lucille.
  • We have named it Cain.
  • I was thinking of poor Cain.
  • That big, ugly scar branded him on cheek and forehead like another Cain.
  • "You remember how poor Cain seemed to take great interest in the Atom Smasher.
  • He too belonged to Cain who, he said, was constantly talking about selling, etc.
  • "Cain's answer about his murdered brother, wasn't it? Perhaps that's what you're thinking at this moment?
  • William was also of unmixed blood, shrewd and wide-awake for his years,--had been ground down under the heel of Aquila Cain.
  • But come now, for already holds the confines Of both the hemispheres, and under Seville Touches the ocean-wave, Cain and the thorns,