Cushitic
noun
Cush·it·ic kə-ˈshi-tik 
ku̇-
: a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising various languages spoken in eastern Africa and especially in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya
Cushitic adjective
Word History
Etymology
Cush (Kush), Africa
First Known Use
circa 1903, in the meaning defined above
- a snowball's chance in hell
- a spent force
- a square peg in a round hole
- a squeaky wheel gets the grease
- a squeaky wheel gets the oil
- a stab in the dark
- A star
- a step ahead of
- a step down
- a step in the right direction
- a step up
- a step up/down
- a stitch in time
- a stitch in time (saves nine)
- a stitch in time saves nine
- a stone's throw
- a stone's throw away
- a storm in a teacup
- a stroke of genius
- a stroke of work
- A student
- a sure bet
- a sure thing
- a swelled head
- a tad