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amass
(encz) | amass,nahromadit v: |
amass
(encz) | amass,nakupit v: |
amass
(encz) | amass,nashromáždit v: Zdeněk Brož |
amass
(encz) | amass,shromáždit v: Pajosh |
Amass
(gcide) | Amass \A*mass"\, n. [OF. amasse, fr. ambusher.]
A mass; a heap. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
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Amass
(gcide) | Amass \A*mass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amassed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Amassing.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump,
mass. See Mass.]
To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity
of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to
amass words or phrases.
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The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the
traditions and hints the writers could meet with.
--Pope.
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Syn: To accumulate; heap up; pile.
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amass
(wn) | amass
v 1: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my
office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate,
cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass]
2: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the
man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of
data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn:
roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass,
compile, hoard] |
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amass
(encz) | amass,nahromadit v: amass,nakupit v: amass,nashromáždit v: Zdeněk Brožamass,shromáždit v: Pajosh |
amassed
(encz) | amassed,nashromážděné adj: Pajosh |
amassing
(encz) | amassing,shromažďování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Amassable
(gcide) | Amassable \A*mass"a*ble\, a.
Capable of being amassed.
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Amassed
(gcide) | Amass \A*mass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amassed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Amassing.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump,
mass. See Mass.]
To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity
of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to
amass words or phrases.
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The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the
traditions and hints the writers could meet with.
--Pope.
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Syn: To accumulate; heap up; pile.
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Amasser
(gcide) | Amasser \A*mass"er\, n.
One who amasses.
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Amassette
(gcide) | Amassette \A`mas`sette"\, n. [F. See Amass.]
An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on
the stone in the process of grinding.
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Amassing
(gcide) | Amass \A*mass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amassed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Amassing.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump,
mass. See Mass.]
To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity
of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to
amass words or phrases.
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The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the
traditions and hints the writers could meet with.
--Pope.
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Syn: To accumulate; heap up; pile.
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Amassment
(gcide) | Amassment \A*mass"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. amassement.]
An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number
brought together; an accumulation.
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An amassment of imaginary conceptions. --Glanvill.
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Camass
(gcide) | Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.)
any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and
South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant
(Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of
which were collected for food by the Indians. [Written also
camas, cammas, and quamash.]
Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash.
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Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.
[1913 Webster]Camass \Cam"ass\ n. [Origin uncert.]
A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among
hills. [Western U. S.]
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Camassia
(gcide) | Camassia \Camassia\ n.
a genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having
large edible bulbs.
Syn: genus Camassia, Quamassia, genus Quamassia.
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Camassia esculenta
(gcide) | Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.)
any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and
South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant
(Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of
which were collected for food by the Indians. [Written also
camas, cammas, and quamash.]
Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash.
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Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.
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Camassia Farseri
(gcide) | Hyacinth \Hy"a*cinth\, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob.
the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh.
the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful
Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F.
hyacinthe. Cf. Jacinth. The hyacinth was fabled to have
sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally
slain by Apollo.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing
beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. {Hyacinthus
orientalis} is a common variety.
(b) A plant of the genus Camassia (Camassia Farseri),
called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth.
(c) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a
Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces
white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from
a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru.
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2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem.
See Zircon.
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Hyacinth bean (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant
(Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark
purple flowers and fruit.
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Camassia Fraseri
(gcide) | Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.)
any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and
South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant
(Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of
which were collected for food by the Indians. [Written also
camas, cammas, and quamash.]
Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash.
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Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.
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Damass'e
(gcide) | Damass'e \Da*mas*s['e]"\, a. [F. damass['e], fr. damas. See
Damask.]
Woven like damask. -- n. A damass['e] fabric, esp. one of
linen.
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Damassin
(gcide) | Damassin \Dam"as*sin\ (d[a^]m"as*s[i^]n), n. [F., fr. damas. See
Damask.]
A kind of modified damask or brocade.
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Eastern camass
(gcide) | Hyacinth \Hy"a*cinth\, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob.
the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh.
the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful
Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F.
hyacinthe. Cf. Jacinth. The hyacinth was fabled to have
sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally
slain by Apollo.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing
beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. {Hyacinthus
orientalis} is a common variety.
(b) A plant of the genus Camassia (Camassia Farseri),
called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth.
(c) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a
Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces
white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from
a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru.
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2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem.
See Zircon.
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Hyacinth bean (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant
(Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark
purple flowers and fruit.
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amass
(wn) | amass
v 1: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my
office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate,
cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass]
2: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the
man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of
data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn:
roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass,
compile, hoard] |
camass
(wn) | camass
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and
South America [syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh,
camash] |
camassia
(wn) | Camassia
n 1: genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having
large edible bulbs [syn: Camassia, genus Camassia,
Quamassia, genus Quamassia] |
camassia leichtlinii
(wn) | Camassia leichtlinii
n 1: camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains [syn:
Leichtlin's camas, Camassia leichtlinii] |
camassia quamash
(wn) | Camassia quamash
n 1: plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves
and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped
flowers on tall green scapes; western North America [syn:
common camas, Camassia quamash] |
camassia scilloides
(wn) | Camassia scilloides
n 1: eastern camas; eastern and central North America [syn:
wild hyacinth, indigo squill, Camassia scilloides] |
genus camassia
(wn) | genus Camassia
n 1: genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having
large edible bulbs [syn: Camassia, genus Camassia,
Quamassia, genus Quamassia] |
genus quamassia
(wn) | genus Quamassia
n 1: genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having
large edible bulbs [syn: Camassia, genus Camassia,
Quamassia, genus Quamassia] |
quamassia
(wn) | Quamassia
n 1: genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having
large edible bulbs [syn: Camassia, genus Camassia,
Quamassia, genus Quamassia] |
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