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Derne
(gcide) | Derne \Derne\, v. t. & i. [AS. dyrnan to hide. See Dern, a.,
Dearn, a.]
To hide; to skulk. [Scot.]
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He at length escaped them by derning himself in a
foxearth. --H. Miller.
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tenderness
(mass) | tenderness
- citlivosť |
underneath
(mass) | underneath
- pod |
najmodernejší
(msas) | najmodernejší
- state-of-the-art |
najmodernejsi
(msasasci) | najmodernejsi
- state-of-the-art |
moderne
(encz) | Moderne, adj: |
rebound tenderness
(encz) | rebound tenderness, n: |
slenderness
(encz) | slenderness,štíhlost n: Zdeněk Brožslenderness,tenkost n: Zdeněk Brožslenderness,útlost n: Zdeněk Brož |
tenderness
(encz) | tenderness,citlivost n: Zdeněk Brožtenderness,jemnost n: Zdeněk Brožtenderness,měkkost n: Zdeněk Brožtenderness,něha tenderness,něžnost Zdeněk Brož |
underneath
(encz) | underneath,na spodní straně parkmajunderneath,pod Zdeněk Brožunderneath,vespod Zdeněk Brož |
wilderness
(encz) | wilderness,divočina n: Pavel Machek; Gizawilderness,přírodní území n: [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Alderney
(gcide) | Alderney \Al"der*ney\, n.
One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the
Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and
are often called Jersey cattle. See Jersey, 3.
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Howling wilderness
(gcide) | Howl \Howl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Howled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Howling.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG.
hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo owl, Dan.
hyle to howl.]
1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as
dogs and wolves often do.
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And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
--Drayton.
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Methought a legion of foul fiends
Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. --Shak.
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2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and
mournfully; to lament; to wail.
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Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is.
xiii. 6.
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3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
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Wild howled the wind. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Howling monkey. (Zool.) See Howler, 2.
Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only
by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.
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Slenderness
(gcide) | Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl.
Slenderest.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin,
slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen,
slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]
1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height;
not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
"A slender, choleric man." --Chaucer.
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She, as a veil down to the slender waist,
Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton.
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2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a
slender constitution.
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Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope.
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They have inferred much from slender premises. --J.
H. Newman.
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The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne.
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3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of
slender intelligence.
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A slender degree of patience will enable him to
enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of
support; a slender pittance.
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Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller.
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5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
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The good Ostorius often deigned
To grace my slender table with his presence.
--Philips.
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6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of
broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.
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n.
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Tenderness
(gcide) | Tenderness \Ten"der*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the
adjective).
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Syn: Benignity; humanity; sensibility; benevolence; kindness;
pity; clemency; mildness; mercy.
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Underneath
(gcide) | Underneath \Un`der*neath"\, adv. [OE. undirnepe. See Under,
and Beneath.]
Beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel
underneath the soil.
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Or sullen mole, that runneth underneath. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]Underneath \Un`der*neath"\, prep.
Under; beneath; below.
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Underneath this stone lie
As much beauty as could die. --B. Jonson.
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Wilderness
(gcide) | Wilderness \Wil"der*ness\, n. [OE. wildernesse,
wilderne,probably from AS. wildor a wild beast; cf. D.
wildernis wilderness. See Wilder, v. t.]
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1. A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited
by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain;
a wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind.
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The wat'ry wilderness yields no supply. --Waller.
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2. A disorderly or neglected place. --Cowper.
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3. Quality or state of being wild; wildness. [Obs.]
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These paths and bowers doubt not but our joint
hands.
Will keep from wilderness with ease. --Milton.
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moderne
(wn) | moderne
adj 1: of or relating to a popularization of art deco that used
bright colors and rectangular shapes |
rebound tenderness
(wn) | rebound tenderness
n 1: pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly
released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation |
slenderness
(wn) | slenderness
n 1: the quality of being slight or inadequate; "he knew the
slenderness of my wallet"; "the slenderness of the chances
that anything would be done"; "the slenderness of the
evidence"
2: relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to
its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness
of a rope" [syn: thinness, tenuity, slenderness] [ant:
thickness]
3: the property of an attractively thin person [syn:
slenderness, slightness, slimness] |
tenderness
(wn) | tenderness
n 1: a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
2: a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best
results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into
the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold,
rawness of the larynx and trachea come on" [syn:
tenderness, soreness, rawness]
3: warm compassionate feelings [syn: tenderness,
tenderheartedness]
4: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the
affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the
warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" [syn:
affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness,
heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia]
5: a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially
someone defenseless) [syn: softheartedness, tenderness] |
underneath
(wn) | underneath
adv 1: on the lower or downward side; on the underside of; "a
chest of drawers all scratched underneath"
2: under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or
level; directly beneath; "we could see the original painting
underneath"; "a house with a good foundation underneath" |
wilderness
(wn) | wilderness
n 1: (politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic
party back from the wilderness"
2: a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania
where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the
American Civil War
3: a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition;
"it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and
mountaineers" [syn: wilderness, wild]
4: a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost
sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and
groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor" |
wilderness campaign
(wn) | Wilderness Campaign
n 1: American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in
Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies
suffered terrible losses |
undernet
(foldoc) | Undernet
An Internet Relay Chat network dating from the
1990s, when it broke away from the main (still larger) IRC
network, EFNet.
(http://undernet.org/).
{The History of the Undernet
(http://www2.undernet.org:8080/~cs93jtl/unet_history.txt)}.
(1995-11-09)
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