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rambled
(encz) | rambled,blouznil v: Zdeněk Brož |
rambled
(encz) | rambled,toulal se Zdeněk Brož |
Rambled
(gcide) | Ramble \Ram"ble\ (r[a^]m"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled
(r[a^]m"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling (r[a^]m"bl[i^]ng).]
[For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. Roam.]
1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any
determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or
irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the
city; to ramble over the world.
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He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness,
what is his liberty better than if driven up and
down as a bubble by the wind? --Locke.
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2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
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3. To extend or grow at random. --Thomson.
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Syn: To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.
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scrambled
(encz) | scrambled,zakódovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožscrambled,zamíchaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
scrambled egg
(encz) | scrambled egg, n: |
unscrambled
(encz) | unscrambled, |
Brambled
(gcide) | Brambled \Bram"bled\, a.
Overgrown with brambles.
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Forlorn she sits upon the brambled floor. --T. Warton.
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Rambled
(gcide) | Ramble \Ram"ble\ (r[a^]m"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled
(r[a^]m"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling (r[a^]m"bl[i^]ng).]
[For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. Roam.]
1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any
determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or
irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the
city; to ramble over the world.
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He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness,
what is his liberty better than if driven up and
down as a bubble by the wind? --Locke.
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2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
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3. To extend or grow at random. --Thomson.
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Syn: To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.
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Scrambled
(gcide) | Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrambled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Scrambling.] [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake
together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf.
Scrabble.]
1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to
scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.
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2. To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon
the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something;
to catch rudely at what is desired.
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Of other care they little reckoning make,
Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast.
--Milton.
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Scrambled eggs
(gcide) | Scrambled eggs \Scram"bled eggs\
Eggs of which the whites and yolks are stirred together while
cooking, or eggs beaten slightly, often with a little milk,
and stirred while cooking.
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scrambled
(wn) | scrambled
adj 1: thrown together in a disorderly fashion; "a scrambled
plan of action" |
scrambled eggs
(wn) | scrambled eggs
n 1: eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while
stirring |
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