(n) a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

(n) a supply of food especially for a household

(s) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

(s) having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; "threadbare rugs"

(s) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabr

(s) contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

(s) not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

(n) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

(n) witty remark

(n) a witty saying

(v) make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"