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roving
(encz) | roving,přezkoušení Pavel Machek |
roving
(encz) | roving,toulavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Roving
(gcide) | Rove \Rove\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Roved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Roving.] [Cf. D. rooven to rob; akin to E. reave. See
Reave, Rob.]
1. To practice robbery on the seas; to wander about on the
seas in piracy. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.
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2. Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or
pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing,
walking, riding, flying, or otherwise.
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For who has power to walk has power to rove.
--Arbuthnot.
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3. (Archery) To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle
of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being
beyond the point-blank range).
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Fair Venus' son, that with thy cruel dart
At that good knight so cunningly didst rove.
--Spenser.
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Syn: To wander; roam; range; ramble stroll.
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Roving
(gcide) | Roving \Rov"ing\, n.
1. The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted
sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine
for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine.
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2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly
twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2.
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Roving frame, Roving machine, a machine for drawing and
twisting roves and twisting roves and winding them on
bobbin for the spinning machine.
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Roving
(gcide) | Roving \Rov"ing\, n.
The act of one who roves or wanders.
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roving
(wn) | roving
adj 1: migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic
habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a
peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering
tribes" [syn: mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving,
wandering]
n 1: travelling about without any clear destination; "she
followed him in his wanderings and looked after him" [syn:
wandering, roving, vagabondage] |
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proving
(mass) | proving
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approving
(encz) | approving,schválení n: Zdeněk Brožapproving,schvalováno |
approvingly
(encz) | approvingly,souhlasně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
disapproving
(encz) | disapproving,nesouhlasný adj: Zdeněk Broždisapproving,odmítavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
disapprovingly
(encz) | disapprovingly,nesouhlasně adv: Zdeněk Broždisapprovingly,odmítavě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
disproving
(encz) | disproving,prokázání n: Zdeněk Broždisproving,vyvrácení n: Zdeněk Brož |
droving
(encz) | droving, |
improving
(encz) | improving,vylepšování n: Zdeněk Brožimproving,zlepšování n: Zdeněk Brož |
merovingian
(encz) | Merovingian, adj: |
proving
(encz) | proving,dokazující adj: Zdeněk Brožproving,zkoušení n: Zdeněk Brožproving,zkouška n: Zdeněk Brožproving,zkušební adj: Zdeněk Brož |
proving ground
(encz) | proving ground,zkušební terén Zdeněk Brož |
reproving
(encz) | reproving,káravý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
reprovingly
(encz) | reprovingly,káravě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
roving
(encz) | roving,přezkoušení Pavel Machekroving,toulavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Approving
(gcide) | Approving \Ap*prov"ing\, a.
Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile.
-- Ap*prov"ing*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]Approve \Ap*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Approving.] [OE. aproven, appreven, to prove, OF.
aprover, F. approuver, to approve, fr. L. approbare; ad +
probare to esteem as good, approve, prove. See Prove, and
cf. Approbate.]
1. To show to be real or true; to prove. [Obs.]
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Wouldst thou approve thy constancy? Approve
First thy obedience. --Milton.
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2. To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show
practically.
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Opportunities to approve . . . worth. --Emerson.
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He had approved himself a great warrior. --Macaulay.
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'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true. --Byron.
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His account . . . approves him a man of thought.
--Parkman.
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3. To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to
approve the decision of a court-martial.
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4. To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to
think well of; as, we approve the measured of the
administration.
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5. To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
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The first care and concern must be to approve
himself to God. --Rogers.
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Note: This word, when it signifies to be pleased with, to
think favorably (of), is often followed by of.
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They had not approved of the deposition of James.
--Macaulay.
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They approved of the political institutions. --W.
Black.
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Approvingly
(gcide) | Approving \Ap*prov"ing\, a.
Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile.
-- Ap*prov"ing*ly, adv.
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Counterproving
(gcide) | Counterprove \Coun`ter*prove"\ (koun`t?r-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Counterproved (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Counterproving.]
To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking
an impression directly from the face of an original. See
Counter proof, under Counter.
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Disapproving
(gcide) | Disapprove \Dis`ap*prove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapproved; p.
pr. & vb. n. Disapproving.] [Pref. dis- + approve: cf. F.
d['e]approuver. Cf. Disapprobation.]
1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of
the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or
inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of
others.
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2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline
to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was
disapproved by the commander in chief.
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Note: This verb is often followed by of; as, to disapprove of
an opinion, of such conduct. See Approve.
[1913 Webster]disapproving \disapproving\ adj.
expressing disapproval.
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disapproving
(gcide) | Disapprove \Dis`ap*prove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapproved; p.
pr. & vb. n. Disapproving.] [Pref. dis- + approve: cf. F.
d['e]approuver. Cf. Disapprobation.]
1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of
the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or
inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of
others.
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2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline
to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was
disapproved by the commander in chief.
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Note: This verb is often followed by of; as, to disapprove of
an opinion, of such conduct. See Approve.
[1913 Webster]disapproving \disapproving\ adj.
expressing disapproval.
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Disapprovingly
(gcide) | Disapprovingly \Dis`ap*prov"ing*ly\, adv.
In a disapproving manner.
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Disproving
(gcide) | Disprove \Dis*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Disproving.] [Pref. dis- + prove: cf. OF.
desprover.]
1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
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That false supposition I advanced in order to
disprove it. --Atterbury.
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2. To disallow; to disapprove of. [Obs.] --Stirling.
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Droving
(gcide) | Drove \Drove\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Droved; p. pr. & vb.
n. Droving.] [Cf. Drove, n., and Drover.]
1. To drive, as cattle or sheep, esp. on long journeys; to
follow the occupation of a drover.
He's droving now with Conroy's sheep along the
Castlereagh. --Paterson.
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2. To finish, as stone, with a drove or drove chisel.
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Groving
(gcide) | Groove \Groove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grooved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Groving.]
To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or
grooves; to furrow.
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Improving
(gcide) | Improving \Im*prov"ing\, a.
Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. --
Im*prov"ing*ly, adv.
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Improving lease (Scots Law), an extended lease to induce
the tenant to make improvements on the premises.
[1913 Webster]Improve \Im*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Improving.] [Pref. in- in + prove, in approve. See
Approve, Prove.]
1. To make better; to increase the value or good qualities
of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve
land. --Donne.
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I love not to improve the honor of the living by
impairing that of the dead. --Denham.
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2. To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to
turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve
one's time; to improve his means. --Shak.
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We shall especially honor God by improving
diligently the talents which God hath committed to
us. --Barrow.
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A hint that I do not remember to have seen opened
and improved. --Addison.
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The court seldom fails to improve the opportunity.
--Blackstone.
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How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour. --I. Watts.
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Those moments were diligently improved. --Gibbon.
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True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion,
binds us to improve the occasion. --Washington.
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3. To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; --
said with reference to what is bad. [R.]
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We all have, I fear, . . . not a little improved the
wretched inheritance of our ancestors. --Bp.
Porteus.
Syn: To better; meliorate; ameliorate; advance; heighten;
mend; correct; rectify; amend; reform.
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Improving lease
(gcide) | Improving \Im*prov"ing\, a.
Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. --
Im*prov"ing*ly, adv.
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Improving lease (Scots Law), an extended lease to induce
the tenant to make improvements on the premises.
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Improvingly
(gcide) | Improving \Im*prov"ing\, a.
Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. --
Im*prov"ing*ly, adv.
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Improving lease (Scots Law), an extended lease to induce
the tenant to make improvements on the premises.
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Merovingian
(gcide) | Merovingian \Mer`o*vin"gi*an\, a. [From Merovaeus, the Latin
name of a king of the Franks.]
Of or pertaining to the first Frankish dynasty in Gaul or
France. -- n. One of the kings of this dynasty.
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Proving
(gcide) | Prove \Prove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Proving.] [OE. prover, F. prouver, fr. L. probare to try,
approve, prove, fr. probus good, proper. Cf. Probable,
Proof, Probe.]
1. To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or
standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder
or of ordnance; to prove the contents of a vessel by a
standard measure.
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Thou hast proved mine heart. --Ps. xvii. 3.
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2. To evince, establish, or ascertain, as truth, reality, or
fact, by argument, testimony, or other evidence.
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They have inferred much from slender premises, and
conjectured when they could not prove. --J. H.
Newman.
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3. To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of;
to verify; as, to prove a will.
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4. To gain experience of the good or evil of; to know by
trial; to experience; to suffer.
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Where she, captived long, great woes did prove.
--Spenser.
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5. (Arith.) To test, evince, ascertain, or verify, as the
correctness of any operation or result; thus, in
subtraction, if the difference between two numbers, added
to the lesser number, makes a sum equal to the greater,
the correctness of the subtraction is proved.
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6. (Printing) To take a trial impression of; to take a proof
of; as, to prove a page.
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Syn: To try; verify; justify; confirm; establish; evince;
manifest; show; demonstrate.
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Reproving
(gcide) | Reprove \Re*prove"\ (r?-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reproved
(-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reproving.] [F. r['e]prouver,
OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See Reprieve, Reprobate,
and cf. Reproof.]
1. To convince. [Obs.]
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When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,
and of righteousness, and of judgment. --John xvi.
9.
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2. To disprove; to refute. [Obs.]
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Reprove my allegation, if you can. --Shak.
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3. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty;
to censure.
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What if thy son
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Prove disobedient, and, reproved, retort,
"Wherefore didst thou beget me?" --Milton.
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4. To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults.
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He neither reproved the ordinance of John, neither
plainly condemned the fastings of the other men.
--Udall.
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Syn: To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure.
Usage: Reprove, Rebuke, Reprimand. These words all
signufy the expression of disapprobation. To reprove
implies greater calmness and self-possession. To
rebuke implies a more excited and personal feeling. A
reproof may be administered long after the offience is
committed, and is usually intended for the reformation
of the offender; a rebuke is commonly given at the
moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of
punishment and condemnation. A reprimand proceeds from
a person invested with authority, and is a formal and
offiscial act. A child is reproved for his faults, and
rebuked for his impudence. A military officer is
reprimanded for neglect or violation of duty.
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Reprovingly
(gcide) | Reprovingly \Re*prov"ing*ly\, adv.
In a reproving manner.
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Roving frame
(gcide) | Roving \Rov"ing\, n.
1. The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted
sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine
for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine.
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2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly
twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2.
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Roving frame, Roving machine, a machine for drawing and
twisting roves and twisting roves and winding them on
bobbin for the spinning machine.
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Roving machine
(gcide) | Roving \Rov"ing\, n.
1. The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted
sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine
for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine.
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2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly
twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2.
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Roving frame, Roving machine, a machine for drawing and
twisting roves and twisting roves and winding them on
bobbin for the spinning machine.
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Rovingly
(gcide) | Rovingly \Rov"ing*ly\, adv.
In a wandering manner.
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Rovingness
(gcide) | Rovingness \Rov"ing*ness\, n.
The state of roving.
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Sea-roving
(gcide) | Sea-roving \Sea"-rov"ing\, a.
Cruising at random on the ocean.
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Self-approving
(gcide) | Self-approving \Self`-ap*prov"ing\, a.
Approving one's own action or character by one's own
judgment.
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One self-approving hour whole years outweighs
Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas. --Pope.
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Self-reproving
(gcide) | Self-reproving \Self`-re*prov"ing\, a.
Reproving one's self; reproving by consciousness of guilt.
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Self-reprovingly
(gcide) | Self-reprovingly \Self`-re*prov"ing*ly\, adv.
In a self-reproving way.
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Shroving
(gcide) | Shroving \Shrov"ing\, n.
The festivity of Shrovetide. [Obs.]
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Unapproving
(gcide) | Unapproving \Unapproving\
See approving. |
Unimproving
(gcide) | Unimproving \Unimproving\
See improving. |
Unproving
(gcide) | Unproving \Unproving\
See proving. |
Unreproving
(gcide) | Unreproving \Unreproving\
See reproving. |
approving
(wn) | approving
adj 1: expressing or manifesting praise or approval;
"approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod" [syn:
approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory,
plausive]
n 1: the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his
blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any
sensible person" [syn: blessing, approval, approving]
[ant: disapproval] |
approvingly
(wn) | approvingly
adv 1: in an approving manner; "she nodded approvingly" [ant:
disapprovingly] |
disapproving
(wn) | disapproving
adj 1: expressing or manifesting disapproval |
disapprovingly
(wn) | disapprovingly
adv 1: showing disapproval; "he shook his head disapprovingly"
[ant: approvingly] |
improving
(wn) | improving
adj 1: getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an
improving economy" [syn: improving, up] |
merovingian
(wn) | Merovingian
adj 1: of or relating to the Merovingian dynasty or its members
n 1: a member of the Merovingian dynasty
2: a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul
and Germany from about 500 to 750 [syn: Merovingian,
Merovingian dynasty] |
merovingian dynasty
(wn) | Merovingian dynasty
n 1: a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul
and Germany from about 500 to 750 [syn: Merovingian,
Merovingian dynasty] |
proving ground
(wn) | proving ground
n 1: a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas |
reproving
(wn) | reproving
adj 1: expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
[syn: admonitory, admonishing, reproachful,
reproving] |
reprovingly
(wn) | reprovingly
adv 1: in a reproving or reproachful manner; "she spoke to him
reprovingly" [syn: reprovingly, reproachfully] |
roving
(wn) | roving
adj 1: migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic
habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a
peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering
tribes" [syn: mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving,
wandering]
n 1: travelling about without any clear destination; "she
followed him in his wanderings and looked after him" [syn:
wandering, roving, vagabondage] |
royal society of london for improving natural knowledge
(wn) | Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge
n 1: an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a
royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the
British government has supported science [syn: {Royal
Society}, {Royal Society of London for Improving Natural
Knowledge}] |
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