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Cain
1[ keyn ]
noun
- (in the Bible) the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel.
- a murderer.
Cain
2[ keyn ]
noun
- James M., 1892–1977, U.S. novelist.
cain
3[ keyn ]
noun
- rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
cain
1/ keɪn /
noun
- history (in Scotland and Ireland) payment in kind, usually farm produce paid as rent
Cain
2/ keɪn /
noun
- the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16)
- raise Cain
- to cause a commotion
- to react or protest heatedly
Other Words From
- Cainism noun
- Cain·it·ic [key-, nit, -ik], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Cain1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Cain1
Idioms and Phrases
- raise Cain,
- become angry or violent:
He'll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch.
- to behave in a boisterous manner; cause a disturbance:
The students raised Cain while the teacher was out.
More idioms and phrases containing Cain
see raise Cain .Example Sentences
Cain said higher wages would help prisoners pay for food and hygiene, pay restitution that they owe to victims and their families, or save money for after they are released.
Instead of a modern reworking of the Cain and Abel story, this revival offers something more subdued — a TV movie pleading for sympathy.
He can’t figure out what he’s doing there either, but he galvanizes the show with a version of Prince’s “Purple Rain” retitled “Herman Cain” and ultimately proves that he’s nobody’s puppet.
Anthony Cain, of MSC, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service the new school would work for the benefit of staff, pupils and parents rather than making do with the school as it currently is.
“Cain was more concerned about the money a patient would make for the hospital than the patient’s health,” he said with a mischievous laugh.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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