stout

Converse of object

• make: They formed such a group of mangled corpses as would make any stout hearted man shudder.
• drink: And should I be wearing a kilt while drinking this fine plaid stout?
• have: Seriously cold outside so had to have another stout or two before sprinting underdressed, freezing but merry back to the Randolph.

Adjective modifier

• Irish: Irish stout is traditionally very bitter whilst British stout, like Charles Wells ' Bowman Stout, has a softer flavor.
• dark: Guinness Irish brewing family who produced the dark, creamy stout of the same name.
• bitter: Below the cover the big companies with nationwide brands of bitter, lager stout or cider.
• bottled: Here and there may been seen fat old tradesman taking the bottled stout.
• oatmeal: Elizabeth made oatmeal stout fairly regularly, not as a beverage but as a sort of tonic medicine.

Modifies a noun

• footwear: Come suitably dressed for the weather with stout footwear.
• shoe: Stout shoes are always the order of the day.
• boot: Otherwise, stout outdoor boots or shoes are fine.
• defender: We are stout defenders of the public services, free at the point of use.
• gentleman: There was a stout gentleman with a knowledge of the river, which he seemed eager to impart.
• stick: In the shop doorway he found Gabriel Davies beating someone on the ground with a stout stick.

Modifying Another Word

• rather: Well, I have heard that American friends teased him that in his features he was very German, meaning a rather stout figure.
• very: Gray hair, gray eyes, very stout, married, 7 children, can read & write, 5 '11 " tall.
• so: The ground can get quite wet, so stout boots or wellies are a good idea if the weather has been wet.

Used with adjective complement

• grow: Today, I have grown too stout to fit into my karate costume, and am fair game for any villainous rent boy.
• become: Both Sarah and her sister Mary Lovell became very stout in middle age and found it an effort to walk even short distances.

Preposition: of

• heart: Birds navigate by the stars and undertake voyages as a yearly pilgrimage which would unnerve all but the stoutest of human hearts.