slovo | definícia |
divert (encz) | divert,odchýlit v: Zdeněk Brož |
divert (encz) | divert,odklonit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Divert (gcide) | Divert \Di*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Diverting.] [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to
go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn.
See Verse, and cf. Divorce.]
1. To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended
application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its
channel; to divert commerce from its usual course.
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That crude apple that diverted Eve. --Milton.
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2. To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to
cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse;
to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men
are diverted with works of wit and humor.
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We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. --C.
J. Smith.
Syn: To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate;
delight; recreate. See Amuse.
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Divert (gcide) | Divert \Di*vert"\, v. i.
To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.]
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I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.
--Evelyn.
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divert (wn) | divert
v 1: turn aside; turn away from [syn: deviate, divert]
2: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned
or intended one
3: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;
"The play amused the ladies" [syn: amuse, divert,
disport]
4: withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often
secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: divert, {hive
off}] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
divert (encz) | divert,odchýlit v: Zdeněk Broždivert,odklonit v: Zdeněk Brož |
diverted (encz) | diverted,odchýlený adj: Zdeněk Broždiverted,odkloněný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
diverticular (encz) | diverticular,divertikulární adj: Zdeněk Brož |
diverticulitis (encz) | diverticulitis,divertikulitida n: Zdeněk Brož |
diverticulosis (encz) | diverticulosis, n: |
diverticulum (encz) | diverticulum,divertikl Zdeněk Brož |
divertimento (encz) | divertimento,divertimento Zdeněk Brož |
diverting (encz) | diverting,odklánějící adj: Zdeněk Broždiverting,zábavný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
diverting contour furrow (encz) | diverting contour furrow,odváděcí průleh [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
divertingly (encz) | divertingly, adv: |
diverts (encz) | diverts,odklání Zdeněk Brož |
divertikl (czen) | divertikl,diverticulum Zdeněk Brož |
divertikulitida (czen) | divertikulitida,diverticulitisn: Zdeněk Brož |
divertikulární (czen) | divertikulární,diverticularadj: Zdeněk Brož |
divertimento (czen) | divertimento,divertimento Zdeněk Brož |
Diverted (gcide) | Divert \Di*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Diverting.] [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to
go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn.
See Verse, and cf. Divorce.]
1. To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended
application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its
channel; to divert commerce from its usual course.
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That crude apple that diverted Eve. --Milton.
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2. To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to
cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse;
to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men
are diverted with works of wit and humor.
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We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. --C.
J. Smith.
Syn: To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate;
delight; recreate. See Amuse.
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Diverter (gcide) | Diverter \Di*vert"er\, n.
One who, or that which, diverts, turns off, or pleases.
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Divertible (gcide) | Divertible \Di*vert"i*ble\, a.
Capable of being diverted.
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Diverticle (gcide) | Diverticle \Di*ver"ti*cle\, n. [L. diverticulum, deverticulum, a
bypath, fr. divertere to turn away.]
1. A turning; a byway; a bypath. [Obs.] --Hales.
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2. (Anat.) A diverticulum.
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Diverticula (gcide) | Diverticulum \Div`er*tic"u*lum\, n.; pl. Diverticula. [L. See
Diverticle.] (Anat.)
A blind tube branching out of a longer one.
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Diverticular (gcide) | Diverticular \Div`er*tic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)
Pertaining to a diverticulum.
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Diverticulum (gcide) | Diverticulum \Div`er*tic"u*lum\, n.; pl. Diverticula. [L. See
Diverticle.] (Anat.)
A blind tube branching out of a longer one.
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Divertimento (gcide) | Divertimento \Di*ver`ti*men"to\, n.; pl. -ti. [It.] (Mus.)
A light and pleasing composition.
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Diverting (gcide) | Divert \Di*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Diverting.] [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to
go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn.
See Verse, and cf. Divorce.]
1. To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended
application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its
channel; to divert commerce from its usual course.
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That crude apple that diverted Eve. --Milton.
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2. To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to
cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse;
to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men
are diverted with works of wit and humor.
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We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. --C.
J. Smith.
Syn: To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate;
delight; recreate. See Amuse.
[1913 Webster]Diverting \Di*vert"ing\, a.
Amusing; entertaining. -- Di*vert"ing*ly, adv. --
Di*vert"ing*ness, n.
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Divertingly (gcide) | Diverting \Di*vert"ing\, a.
Amusing; entertaining. -- Di*vert"ing*ly, adv. --
Di*vert"ing*ness, n.
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Divertingness (gcide) | Diverting \Di*vert"ing\, a.
Amusing; entertaining. -- Di*vert"ing*ly, adv. --
Di*vert"ing*ness, n.
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Divertise (gcide) | Divertise \Di*vert"ise\, v. t. [F. divertir, p. pr.
divertissant.]
To divert; to entertain. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Divertisement (gcide) | Divertisement \Di*vert"ise*ment\, n. [Cf. the next word.]
Diversion; amusement; recreation. [R.]
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Divertissement (gcide) | Divertissement \Di`ver`tisse`ment"\, n. [F.]
A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a
play. --Smart.
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Divertive (gcide) | Divertive \Di*vert"ive\, a. [From Divert.]
Tending to divert; diverting; amusing; interesting.
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Things of a pleasant and divertive nature. --Rogers.
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Indivertible (gcide) | Indivertible \In`di*vert"i*ble\ ([i^]n`d[i^]*v[~e]rt"[i^]*b'l),
a.
Not to be diverted or turned aside. [R.] --Lamb.
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Undiverted (gcide) | Undiverted \Undiverted\
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divert (wn) | divert
v 1: turn aside; turn away from [syn: deviate, divert]
2: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned
or intended one
3: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;
"The play amused the ladies" [syn: amuse, divert,
disport]
4: withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often
secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: divert, {hive
off}] |
diverted (wn) | diverted
adj 1: pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
[syn: amused, diverted, entertained] |
diverticulitis (wn) | diverticulitis
n 1: inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract
(especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal
cramping and fever and constipation |
diverticulosis (wn) | diverticulosis
n 1: presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon |
diverticulum (wn) | diverticulum
n 1: a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ
(especially the colon) |
divertimento (wn) | divertimento
n 1: a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed
form [syn: divertimento, serenade] |
diverting (wn) | diverting
adj 1: providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing
speaker"; "a diverting story" [syn: amusing, amusive,
diverting] |
divertingly (wn) | divertingly
adv 1: in an entertaining and amusing manner; "Hollywood has
grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really
amusingly bad these days" [syn: amusingly,
divertingly] |
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