expletive

Converse of object

• mutter: As I looked at him and muttered a few expletives, Ken realized his air was off as well.
• delete: The expletive deleted thing talked to me all the way to the office.
• shout: He stomps across the stage, as well as shouting expletives, which now days just doesn't shock anyone.
• contain: Many complainants said they believed the program contained 8,000 expletives.
• use: I can still hear Henry Caldwell's irate voice coming down my cans, using some very choice expletives!
• include: Another problem I found is the decision to include the occasional expletive ( on the track ' Impulse ' ).

Adjective modifier

• mild: You can, for example, ban all sites that contain even the mildest expletives but allow ones with a bit of fighting.
• few: As I looked at him and muttered a few expletives, Ken realized his air was off as well.
• various: These aren't my thoughts but the guide's - a reference to teenage experiences and various expletives.
• more: The N64 version got away with a lot more expletives than the Xbox version.
• occasional: We listened to the crack of rock and the occasional expletive as a piece came too close for comfort.
• sexual: This includes the protection of children from exposure to strong language, sexual imagery and sexual expletives.

Modifies a noun

• subject: The -x index indicates that the clause is linked to an expletive subject.
• approach: The two main approaches to the structure of clefts are known as the extraposition approach and the expletive approach.

Noun used with modifier

• choice: I can still hear Henry Caldwell's irate voice coming down my cans, using some very choice expletives!
• four-letter: Callers reporting faults to NTL were greeted with a recorded message, in a Geordie accent, that was strewn with four-letter expletives.