| slovo | definícia |
honest
(mass) | honest
- čestný, poctivý, úprimný |
honest
(encz) | honest,čestné slovo Zdeněk Brož |
honest
(encz) | honest,čestný |
honest
(encz) | honest,na mou čest! Zdeněk Brož |
honest
(encz) | honest,na mou duši Zdeněk Brož |
honest
(encz) | honest,poctivý |
honest
(encz) | honest,počestný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
honest
(encz) | honest,řádný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
honest
(encz) | honest,spravedlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
honest
(encz) | honest,upřímný |
Honest
(gcide) | Honest \Hon"est\, v. t. [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with
honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]
To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate,
or honorable. [Obs.] --Abp. Sandys.
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Honest
(gcide) | Honest \Hon"est\, a. [OE. honest, onest, OF. honeste, oneste, F.
honn[^e]te, L. honestus, fr. honos, honor, honor. See
Honor.]
1. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. --Chaucer.
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Belong what honest clothes you send forth to
bleaching! --Shak.
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2. Characterized by integrity or fairness and
straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.;
upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere;
free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said
of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral
quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an
honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business;
an honest book; an honest confession.
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An honest man's the noblest work of God. --Pope.
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An honest physician leaves his patient when he can
contribute no farther to his health. --Sir W.
Temple.
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Look ye out among you seven men of honest report.
--Acts vi. 3.
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Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
--Rom. xii.
17.
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3. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
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4. Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
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Wives may be merry, and yet honest too. --Shak.
Syn: Upright; ingenuous; honorable; trusty; faithful;
equitable; fair; just; rightful; sincere; frank; candid;
genuine.
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honest
(wn) | honest
adj 1: not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or
fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" [syn:
honest, honorable] [ant: dishonest, dishonorable]
2: without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"
3: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an
honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information";
"he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are
those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable,
true(p)]
4: without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good
honest food"
5: marked by truth; "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"
6: not forged; "a good dollar bill" [syn: good, honest]
7: gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest
wage"; "an fair penny" [syn: honest, fair] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
honest
(mass) | honest
- čestný, poctivý, úprimný |
honestly
(mass) | honestly
- úprimne |
honesty
(mass) | honesty
- čestnosť, poctivosť, počestnosť |
dishonest
(encz) | dishonest,nečestnost n: lukedishonest,nečestný adj: Zdeněk Broždishonest,nepoctivost n: lukedishonest,nepoctivý adj: Zdeněk Broždishonest,podvodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
dishonestly
(encz) | dishonestly,nečestně adv: lukedishonestly,nepoctivě adv: luke |
dishonesty
(encz) | dishonesty,nečestnost n: lukedishonesty,nepoctivost n: luke |
honest
(encz) | honest,čestné slovo Zdeněk Brožhonest,čestný honest,na mou čest! Zdeněk Brožhonest,na mou duši Zdeněk Brožhonest,poctivý honest,počestný adj: Zdeněk Brožhonest,řádný adj: Zdeněk Brožhonest,spravedlivý adj: Zdeněk Brožhonest,upřímný |
honest woman
(encz) | honest woman, n: |
honest-to-god
(encz) | honest-to-god, adj: |
honest-to-goodness
(encz) | honest-to-goodness,poctivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
honestly
(encz) | honestly,čestně adv: Zdeněk Brožhonestly,namouduši Zdeněk Brožhonestly,poctivě adv: Zdeněk Brožhonestly,upřímně Zdeněk Brož |
honestness
(encz) | honestness, n: |
honesty
(encz) | honesty,čestnost n: Zdeněk Brožhonesty,poctivost n: Zdeněk Brožhonesty,počestnost n: Zdeněk Brožhonesty,upřímnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
honesty is the best policy
(encz) | honesty is the best policy, |
keep you honest
(encz) | keep you honest, |
to be perfectly honest
(encz) | to be perfectly honest, |
to be honest
(czen) | To Be Honest,TBH[zkr.] |
Dehonestate
(gcide) | Dehonestate \De`ho*nes"tate\, v. t. [L. dehonestatus, p. p. of
dehonestare to dishonor; de- + honestare to make honorable.
Cf. Dishonest, and see Honest.]
To disparage. [Obs.]
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Dehonestation
(gcide) | Dehonestation \De*hon`es*ta"tion\, n. [L. dehonestatio.]
A dishonoring; disgracing. [Obs.] --Gauden.
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Dishonest
(gcide) | Dishonest \Dis*hon"est\, v. t. [Cf. OF. deshonester.]
To disgrace; to dishonor; as, to dishonest a maid. [Obs.]
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I will no longer dishonest my house. --Chapman.
[1913 Webster]Dishonest \Dis*hon"est\, a. [Pref. dis- + honest: cf. F.
d['e]shonn[^e]te, OF. deshoneste.]
1. Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. [Obs.]
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Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. --Pope.
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Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the
women]. --Sir T.
North.
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2. Dishonored; disgraced; disfigured. [Obs.]
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Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears,
Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.
--Dryden.
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3. Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed
to cheat or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man.
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4. Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity;
knavish; fraudulent; unjust.
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To get dishonest gain. --Ezek. xxii.
27.
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The dishonest profits of men in office. --Bancroft.
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Dishonestly
(gcide) | Dishonestly \Dis*hon"est*ly\, adv.
In a dishonest manner.
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Dishonesty
(gcide) | Dishonesty \Dis*hon"es*ty\, n. [Cf. OF. deshonest['e], F.
d['e]shonn[^e]tet['e].]
1. Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame. [Obs.] "The hidden
things of dishonesty." --2 Cor. iv. 2.
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2. Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want
of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to
defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness.
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3. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation
from probity; a dishonest act.
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4. Lewdness; unchastity. --Shak.
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Honestation
(gcide) | Honestation \Hon`es*ta"tion\, n.
The act of honesting; grace; adornment. [Obs.] --W. Montagu.
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Honestetee
(gcide) | Honestetee \Ho*nes"te*tee\, n.
Honesty; honorableness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Honestly
(gcide) | Honestly \Hon"est*ly\, adv.
1. Honorably; becomingly; decently. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live
honestly; to speak honestly. --Shak.
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To come honestly by.
(a) To get honestly.
(b) A circumlocution for to inherit; as, to come honestly
by a feature, a mental trait, a peculiarity.
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Honesty
(gcide) | Honesty \Hon"es*ty\, n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF.
honest['e], onest['e] (cf. F. honn[^e]tet['e]), L. honestas.
See Honest, a.]
1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness;
decency. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness.
--Shak.
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2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness
and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.;
integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or
guile.
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That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and honesty. --1 Tim. ii.
2.
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3. Chastity; modesty. --Chaucer.
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To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's
wife. --Shak.
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4. (Bot.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs
having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of
which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also
lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common
honesty; Lunaria rediva is perennial honesty.
Syn: Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness;
faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor;
plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity.
[1913 Webster]Lunaria \Lunaria\ prop. n.
A small genus of European herbs of the mustard family,
including the herb honesty (Lunaria annua), which is also
called moonwort and lunary.
Syn: genus Lunaria.
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honesty
(gcide) | Honesty \Hon"es*ty\, n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF.
honest['e], onest['e] (cf. F. honn[^e]tet['e]), L. honestas.
See Honest, a.]
1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness;
decency. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness.
--Shak.
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2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness
and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.;
integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or
guile.
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That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and honesty. --1 Tim. ii.
2.
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3. Chastity; modesty. --Chaucer.
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To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's
wife. --Shak.
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4. (Bot.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs
having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of
which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also
lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common
honesty; Lunaria rediva is perennial honesty.
Syn: Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness;
faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor;
plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity.
[1913 Webster]Lunaria \Lunaria\ prop. n.
A small genus of European herbs of the mustard family,
including the herb honesty (Lunaria annua), which is also
called moonwort and lunary.
Syn: genus Lunaria.
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To come honestly by
(gcide) | Honestly \Hon"est*ly\, adv.
1. Honorably; becomingly; decently. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live
honestly; to speak honestly. --Shak.
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To come honestly by.
(a) To get honestly.
(b) A circumlocution for to inherit; as, to come honestly
by a feature, a mental trait, a peculiarity.
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To turn an honest penny
(gcide) | Turn \Turn\ (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turned (t[^u]rnd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Turning.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF.
tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L.
tornare to turn in a lathe, to round off, fr. tornus a lathe,
Gr. to`rnos a turner's chisel, a carpenter's tool for drawing
circles; probably akin to E. throw. See Throw, and cf.
Attorney, Return, Tornado, Tour, Tournament.]
1. To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to
give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to
move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to
make to change position so as to present other sides in
given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a
wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head.
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Turn the adamantine spindle round. --Milton.
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The monarch turns him to his royal guest. --Pope.
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2. To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost;
to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the
outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box
or a board; to turn a coat.
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3. To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to
direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; --
used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes
to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship
from her course; to turn the attention to or from
something. "Expert when to advance, or stand, or, turn the
sway of battle." --Milton.
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Thrice I deluded her, and turned to sport
Her importunity. --Milton.
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My thoughts are turned on peace. --Addison.
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4. To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to
another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to
apply; to devote.
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Therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto
David. --1 Chron. x.
14.
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God will make these evils the occasion of a greater
good, by turning them to advantage in this world.
--Tillotson.
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When the passage is open, land will be turned most
to cattle; when shut, to sheep. --Sir W.
Temple.
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5. To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to
alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often
with to or into before the word denoting the effect or
product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged
insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse;
to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to
turn good to evil, and the like.
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The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have
compassion upon thee. --Deut. xxx.
3.
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And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the
counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. --2 Sam. xv.
31.
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Impatience turns an ague into a fever. --Jer.
Taylor.
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6. To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by
applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn
the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal.
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I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned. --Shak.
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7. Hence, to give form to; to shape; to mold; to put in
proper condition; to adapt. "The poet's pen turns them to
shapes." --Shak.
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His limbs how turned, how broad his shoulders spread
! --Pope.
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He was perfectly well turned for trade. --Addison.
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8. Specifically:
(a) To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad.
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Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown.
--Pope.
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(b) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as,
to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly.
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(c) To sicken; to nauseate; as, an emetic turns one's
stomach.
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9. To make a turn about or around (something); to go or pass
around by turning; as, to turn a corner.
The ranges are not high or steep, and one can turn a
kopje instead of cutting or tunneling through it.
--James Bryce.
To be turned of, to be advanced beyond; as, to be turned of
sixty-six.
To turn a cold shoulder to, to treat with neglect or
indifference.
To turn a corner,
(a) to go round a corner.
(b) [Fig.] To advance beyond a difficult stage in a
project, or in life.
To turn adrift, to cast off, to cease to care for.
To turn a flange (Mech.), to form a flange on, as around a
metal sheet or boiler plate, by stretching, bending, and
hammering, or rolling the metal.
To turn against.
(a) To direct against; as, to turn one's arguments against
himself.
(b) To make unfavorable or hostile to; as, to turn one's
friends against him.
To turn a hostile army, To turn the enemy's flank, or the
like (Mil.), to pass round it, and take a position behind
it or upon its side.
To turn a penny, or To turn an honest penny, to make a
small profit by trade, or the like.
To turn around one's finger, to have complete control of
the will and actions of; to be able to influence at
pleasure.
To turn aside, to avert.
To turn away.
(a) To dismiss from service; to discard; as, to turn away
a servant.
(b) To avert; as, to turn away wrath or evil.
To turn back.
(a) To give back; to return.
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We turn not back the silks upon the merchants,
When we have soiled them. --Shak.
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(b) To cause to return or retrace one's steps; hence, to
drive away; to repel. --Shak.
To turn down.
(a) To fold or double down.
(b) To turn over so as to conceal the face of; as, to turn
down cards.
(c) To lower, or reduce in size, by turning a valve,
stopcock, or the like; as, turn down the lights.
To turn in.
(a) To fold or double under; as, to turn in the edge of
cloth.
(b) To direct inwards; as, to turn the toes in when
walking.
(c) To contribute; to deliver up; as, he turned in a large
amount. [Colloq.]
To turn in the mind, to revolve, ponder, or meditate upon;
-- with about, over, etc. " Turn these ideas about in your
mind." --I. Watts.
To turn off.
(a) To dismiss contemptuously; as, to turn off a sycophant
or a parasite.
(b) To give over; to reduce.
(c) To divert; to deflect; as, to turn off the thoughts
from serious subjects; to turn off a joke.
(d) To accomplish; to perform, as work.
(e) (Mech.) To remove, as a surface, by the process of
turning; to reduce in size by turning.
(f) To shut off, as a fluid, by means of a valve,
stopcock, or other device; to stop the passage of; as,
to turn off the water or the gas.
To turn one's coat, to change one's uniform or colors; to
go over to the opposite party.
To turn one's goods or To turn one's money, and the like,
to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in lively
exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in trade.
To turn one's hand to, to adapt or apply one's self to; to
engage in.
To turn out.
(a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of
doors; to turn a man out of office.
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I'll turn you out of my kingdom. -- Shak.
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(b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.
(c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of
manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.
(d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the
inside to the outside; hence, to produce.
(e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a
stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the
lights.
To turn over.
(a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to
overturn; to cause to roll over.
(b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another
hand.
(c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the
leaves. "We turned o'er many books together." --Shak.
(d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount
of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.]
To turn over a new leaf. See under Leaf.
To turn tail, to run away; to retreat ignominiously.
To turn the back, to flee; to retreat.
To turn the back on or
To turn the back upon, to treat with contempt; to reject or
refuse unceremoniously.
To turn the corner, to pass the critical stage; to get by
the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to
succeed.
To turn the die or To turn the dice, to change fortune.
To turn the edge of or To turn the point of, to bend over
the edge or point of so as to make dull; to blunt.
To turn the head of or To turn the brain of, to make
giddy, wild, insane, or the like; to infatuate; to
overthrow the reason or judgment of; as, a little success
turned his head.
To turn the scale or To turn the balance, to change the
preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful;
to tip the balance.
To turn the stomach of, to nauseate; to sicken.
To turn the tables, to reverse the chances or conditions of
success or superiority; to give the advantage to the
person or side previously at a disadvantage.
To turn tippet, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
To turn to profit, To turn to advantage, etc., to make
profitable or advantageous.
To turn turtle, to capsize bottom upward; -- said of a
vessel. [Naut. slang]
To turn under (Agric.), to put, as soil, manure, etc.,
underneath from the surface by plowing, digging, or the
like.
To turn up.
(a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to
turn up the trump.
(b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing,
digging, etc.
(c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up
the nose.
To turn upon, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the
arguments of an opponent upon himself.
To turn upside down, to confuse by putting things awry; to
throw into disorder.
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This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler
died. --Shak.
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Underhonest
(gcide) | Underhonest \Un`der*hon"est\, a.
Not entirely honest. [R.] "We think him overproud and
underhonest." --Shak.
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unhonest
(gcide) | unhonest \un*hon"est\, a.
Dishonest; dishonorable. --Ascham. -- Un*hon"est*ly, adv.
--Udall.
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Unhonestly
(gcide) | unhonest \un*hon"est\, a.
Dishonest; dishonorable. --Ascham. -- Un*hon"est*ly, adv.
--Udall.
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dishonest
(wn) | dishonest
adj 1: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or
deceive [syn: dishonest, dishonorable] [ant:
honest, honorable]
2: capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest
politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police
officer" [syn: corruptible, bribable, dishonest,
purchasable, venal] |
dishonestly
(wn) | dishonestly
adv 1: in a corrupt and deceitful manner; "he acted dishonestly
when he gave the contract to his best friend" [syn:
dishonestly, venally, deceitfully] [ant:
aboveboard, honestly] |
dishonesty
(wn) | dishonesty
n 1: the quality of being dishonest [ant: honestness,
honesty]
2: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing [syn:
dishonesty, knavery] |
honest
(wn) | honest
adj 1: not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or
fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" [syn:
honest, honorable] [ant: dishonest, dishonorable]
2: without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"
3: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an
honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information";
"he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are
those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable,
true(p)]
4: without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good
honest food"
5: marked by truth; "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"
6: not forged; "a good dollar bill" [syn: good, honest]
7: gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest
wage"; "an fair penny" [syn: honest, fair] |
honest woman
(wn) | honest woman
n 1: a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living
for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time);
"he made an honest woman of her" |
honest-to-god
(wn) | honest-to-god
adj 1: (used informally especially for emphasis); "a real
honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time";
"went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel" [syn:
honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old(a), {sure-
enough(a)}] |
honest-to-goodness
(wn) | honest-to-goodness
adj 1: (used informally especially for emphasis); "a real
honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time";
"went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel" [syn:
honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old(a), {sure-
enough(a)}] |
honestly
(wn) | honestly
adv 1: (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it
is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe
it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience";
"frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" [syn: honestly,
candidly, frankly]
2: in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is
willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in
everything" [syn: honestly, aboveboard] [ant:
deceitfully, dishonestly, venally] |
honestness
(wn) | honestness
n 1: the quality of being honest [syn: honesty, honestness]
[ant: dishonesty] |
honesty
(wn) | honesty
n 1: the quality of being honest [syn: honesty, honestness]
[ant: dishonesty]
2: southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant
purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods
that are used for indoor decoration [syn: honesty, {silver
dollar}, money plant, satin flower, satinpod, {Lunaria
annua}] |
HONESTY
(bouvier) | HONESTY. That principle which requires us to give every one his due. Nul ne
doit slenrichir aux de ens du droit d'autrui.
2. The very object of social order is to promote honesty, and to
restrain dishonesty; to do justice and to prevent injustice. It is no less a
maxim of law than of religion, do unto others as you wish to be done by.
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