The history of some words is a real masterpiece. For instance, kaput. The original word was the Latin "caput" - "a head"; and the way from "a head" to "the end of everything" is rather long.
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Kaput
/kəˈpʊt/
Synonyms for "kaput" (83 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Adjective(2 words)
done forbroken
all bets offall goneall offall overall upannihilatedat an endausgespieltbankruptblastedblightedbrokencanceledcomplete
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (25)
Related words (41)
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8 entriesCollocations
6 entrieskaput apparatuskaput appliancekaput devicekaput equipmentkaput instrumentkaput system
Inflections
2 entriesmore kaputmost kaput
Derivations
1 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
This razor is kaput.
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My car went kaput.
Source: wiktionary
His career is kaput.
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