| slovo | definícia |
sere
(encz) | sere,zvadlý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Sere
(gcide) | Sear \Sear\, Sere \Sere\ (s[=e]r), a. [OE. seer, AS. se['a]r
(assumed) fr. se['a]rian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG.
soor, OHG. sor[=e]n to wither, Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry,
Skr. [,c]ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry.
[root]152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.]
Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves.
--Milton.
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I have lived long enough; my way of life
Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf. --Shak.
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Sere
(gcide) | Sere \Sere\, a.
Dry; withered. Same as Sear.
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But with its sound it shook the sails
That were so thin and sere. --Coleridge.
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Sere
(gcide) | Sere \Sere\, n. [F. serre.]
Claw; talon. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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sere
(wn) | sere
adj 1: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture;
"dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere
vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered
seedlings"; "withered vines" [syn: dried-up, sere,
sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
rosered
(mass) | rose-red
- ružovočervený |
serene
(mass) | serene
- pokojný |
isere
(encz) | Isere, |
serenade
(encz) | serenade,serenáda n: Zdeněk Brož |
serenader
(encz) | serenader,osoba hrající serenádu Zdeněk Brož |
serenading
(encz) | serenading, |
serendipitous
(encz) | serendipitous, |
serendipitously
(encz) | serendipitously,náhodně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
serendipity
(encz) | serendipity,šťastná náhoda n: Michal Ambrožserendipity,vrozené štěstí n: Jaroslav Šedivý |
serene
(encz) | serene,klidný adj: Zdeněk Brožserene,vyrovnaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
serenely
(encz) | serenely,vyrovnaně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
sereneness
(encz) | sereneness, |
sereness
(encz) | sereness, n: |
serenity
(encz) | serenity,klid n: PetrVserenity,vyrovnanost n: PetrV |
suborder anseres
(encz) | suborder Anseres, n: |
suborder passeres
(encz) | suborder Passeres, n: |
trousered
(encz) | trousered, adj: |
osoba hrající serenádu
(czen) | osoba hrající serenádu,serenader Zdeněk Brož |
serenáda
(czen) | serenáda,serenaden: Zdeněk Brož |
Anseres
(gcide) | Anseres \An"se*res\, n. pl. [L., geese.] (Zool.)
A Linn[ae]an order of aquatic birds swimming by means of
webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In
this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers,
gulls, petrels, etc.
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breeched pantalooned trousered
(gcide) | clothed \clothed\ adj.
1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: {adorned(predicate),
bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked
out(predicate)}; {appareled, attired, clad, dressed,
garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed}; {arrayed,
panoplied}; breeched, pantalooned, trousered;
bundled-up; caparisoned; cassocked: costumed:
decent] [Narrower terms: dight] [Narrower terms:
{dressed-up, dressed to the nines(predicate), dressed to
kill(predicate), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up}]
[Narrower terms: gowned] [Narrower terms: habited]
[Narrower terms: heavy-coated] [Narrower terms:
overdressed] [Narrower terms: petticoated] [Narrower
terms: red-coated, lobster-backed] [Narrower terms:
surpliced] [Narrower terms: {togged dressed esp in smart
clothes)}] [Narrower terms: turned out] [Narrower terms:
underdressed] [Narrower terms: uniformed] [Narrower
terms: vestmented] Also See: adorned, decorated.
Antonym: unclothed.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak.
fog-cloaked meadows
Syn: cloaked, draped, mantled, wrapped.
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Chinese-red
(gcide) | Chinese-red \Chinese-red\ adj.
of a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
Syn: vermilion, vermillion, cinibar.
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Closereefed
(gcide) | Closereefed \Close"reefed`\, a. (Naut.)
Having all the reefs taken in; -- said of a sail.
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Drop serene
(gcide) | Serene \Se*rene"\, a. [L. serenus to grow dry, Gr. ??? hot,
scorching.]
1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky.
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The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. --Pope.
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Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. --Gray.
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2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect;
a serene soul. --Milton.
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Note: In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a
tittle to princes and the members of their families;
as, His Serene Highness.
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Drop serene. (Med.) See Amaurosis. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]amaurosis \am`au*ro"sis\ ([a^]m`[add]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr.
'amay`rosis, fr. 'amayro`s dark, dim.] (Med.)
A loss or decay of sight as the result of a neurological
disease, without any perceptible changes in the eye; --
called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton.
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Amaurosis fugax (Med.), Temporary amaurosis
[AS]Drop \Drop\ (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS.
dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw.
droppe; and Fr. AS. dre['o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS.
driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel.
drj[=u]pa. Cf. Drip, Droop.]
1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical
mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest
easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,
a drop of water.
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With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.
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As dear to me as are the ruddy drops
That visit my sad heart. -- Shak.
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That drop of peace divine. --Keble.
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2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid
drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass
pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes
medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) Same as Gutta.
(b) Any small pendent ornament.
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4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an
elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering
something; as:
(a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that
part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he
is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.
(b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,
coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.
(c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.
(d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage
of a theater, etc.
(e) A drop press or drop hammer.
(f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the
base of a hanger.
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5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;
as, lavender drops.
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6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied
to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.
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Ague drop, Black drop. See under Ague, Black.
Drop by drop, in small successive quantities; in repeated
portions. "Made to taste drop by drop more than the
bitterness of death." --Burke.
Drop curtain. See Drop, n., 4.
(d) .
Drop forging. (Mech.)
(a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.
(b) The process of making drop forgings.
Drop hammer (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up
metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar
device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on
an anvil or die.
Drop kick (Football), a kick given to the ball as it
rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.
Drop lake, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.
Drop letter, a letter to be delivered from the same office
where posted.
Drop press (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke
hammer; -- also called drop.
Drop scene, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See
Drop, n., 4.
(d) .
Drop seed. (Bot.) See the List under Glass.
Drop serene. (Med.) See Amaurosis.
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drop serene
(gcide) | Serene \Se*rene"\, a. [L. serenus to grow dry, Gr. ??? hot,
scorching.]
1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky.
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The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. --Pope.
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Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. --Gray.
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2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect;
a serene soul. --Milton.
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Note: In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a
tittle to princes and the members of their families;
as, His Serene Highness.
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Drop serene. (Med.) See Amaurosis. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]amaurosis \am`au*ro"sis\ ([a^]m`[add]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr.
'amay`rosis, fr. 'amayro`s dark, dim.] (Med.)
A loss or decay of sight as the result of a neurological
disease, without any perceptible changes in the eye; --
called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton.
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Amaurosis fugax (Med.), Temporary amaurosis
[AS]Drop \Drop\ (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS.
dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw.
droppe; and Fr. AS. dre['o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS.
driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel.
drj[=u]pa. Cf. Drip, Droop.]
1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical
mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest
easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,
a drop of water.
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With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.
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As dear to me as are the ruddy drops
That visit my sad heart. -- Shak.
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That drop of peace divine. --Keble.
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2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid
drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass
pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes
medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) Same as Gutta.
(b) Any small pendent ornament.
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4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an
elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering
something; as:
(a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that
part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he
is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.
(b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,
coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.
(c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.
(d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage
of a theater, etc.
(e) A drop press or drop hammer.
(f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the
base of a hanger.
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5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;
as, lavender drops.
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6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied
to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.
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Ague drop, Black drop. See under Ague, Black.
Drop by drop, in small successive quantities; in repeated
portions. "Made to taste drop by drop more than the
bitterness of death." --Burke.
Drop curtain. See Drop, n., 4.
(d) .
Drop forging. (Mech.)
(a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.
(b) The process of making drop forgings.
Drop hammer (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up
metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar
device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on
an anvil or die.
Drop kick (Football), a kick given to the ball as it
rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.
Drop lake, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.
Drop letter, a letter to be delivered from the same office
where posted.
Drop press (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke
hammer; -- also called drop.
Drop scene, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See
Drop, n., 4.
(d) .
Drop seed. (Bot.) See the List under Glass.
Drop serene. (Med.) See Amaurosis.
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Drop serene
(gcide) | Serene \Se*rene"\, a. [L. serenus to grow dry, Gr. ??? hot,
scorching.]
1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky.
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The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. --Pope.
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Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. --Gray.
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2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect;
a serene soul. --Milton.
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Note: In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a
tittle to princes and the members of their families;
as, His Serene Highness.
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Drop serene. (Med.) See Amaurosis. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]amaurosis \am`au*ro"sis\ ([a^]m`[add]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr.
'amay`rosis, fr. 'amayro`s dark, dim.] (Med.)
A loss or decay of sight as the result of a neurological
disease, without any perceptible changes in the eye; --
called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton.
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Amaurosis fugax (Med.), Temporary amaurosis
[AS]Drop \Drop\ (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS.
dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw.
droppe; and Fr. AS. dre['o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS.
driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel.
drj[=u]pa. Cf. Drip, Droop.]
1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical
mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest
easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,
a drop of water.
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With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.
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As dear to me as are the ruddy drops
That visit my sad heart. -- Shak.
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That drop of peace divine. --Keble.
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2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid
drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass
pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes
medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) Same as Gutta.
(b) Any small pendent ornament.
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4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an
elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering
something; as:
(a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that
part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he
is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.
(b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,
coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.
(c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.
(d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage
of a theater, etc.
(e) A drop press or drop hammer.
(f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the
base of a hanger.
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5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;
as, lavender drops.
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6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied
to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.
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Ague drop, Black drop. See under Ague, Black.
Drop by drop, in small successive quantities; in repeated
portions. "Made to taste drop by drop more than the
bitterness of death." --Burke.
Drop curtain. See Drop, n., 4.
(d) .
Drop forging. (Mech.)
(a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.
(b) The process of making drop forgings.
Drop hammer (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up
metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar
device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on
an anvil or die.
Drop kick (Football), a kick given to the ball as it
rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.
Drop lake, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.
Drop letter, a letter to be delivered from the same office
where posted.
Drop press (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke
hammer; -- also called drop.
Drop scene, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See
Drop, n., 4.
(d) .
Drop seed. (Bot.) See the List under Glass.
Drop serene. (Med.) See Amaurosis.
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Gutta serena
(gcide) | Gutta \Gut"ta\, n.; pl. Guttae. [L.]
1. A drop.
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2. (Arch.) One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a
frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the
triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in
the Doric order; -- called also campana, and drop.
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Gutta serena [L., lit. serene or clear drop] (Med.),
amaurosis.
Gutt[ae] band (Arch.), the listel or band from which the
gutt[ae] hang.
[1913 Webster]amaurosis \am`au*ro"sis\ ([a^]m`[add]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr.
'amay`rosis, fr. 'amayro`s dark, dim.] (Med.)
A loss or decay of sight as the result of a neurological
disease, without any perceptible changes in the eye; --
called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton.
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Amaurosis fugax (Med.), Temporary amaurosis
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gutta serena
(gcide) | Gutta \Gut"ta\, n.; pl. Guttae. [L.]
1. A drop.
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2. (Arch.) One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a
frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the
triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in
the Doric order; -- called also campana, and drop.
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Gutta serena [L., lit. serene or clear drop] (Med.),
amaurosis.
Gutt[ae] band (Arch.), the listel or band from which the
gutt[ae] hang.
[1913 Webster]amaurosis \am`au*ro"sis\ ([a^]m`[add]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr.
'amay`rosis, fr. 'amayro`s dark, dim.] (Med.)
A loss or decay of sight as the result of a neurological
disease, without any perceptible changes in the eye; --
called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton.
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Amaurosis fugax (Med.), Temporary amaurosis
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Miserere
(gcide) | Miserere \Mis`e*re"re\, n. [L., have mercy, fr. misereri to have
mercy, fr. miser. See Miser.]
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1. (R. C. Ch.) The psalm usually appointed for penitential
acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It
commences with the word miserere.
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2. A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm.
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Where only the wind signs miserere. --Lowell.
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3. (Arch.) A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under
side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall).
It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some
support to a worshiper when standing. Called also
misericordia.
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4. (Med.) Same as Ileus.
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Passerella iliaca
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
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Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
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Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
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3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
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4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
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We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
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5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
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6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
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Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
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7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
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Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.
Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.
Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.
Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.
Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.
Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
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Passeres
(gcide) | Passeres \Pas"se*res\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. L. passer a
sparrow.] (Zool.)
An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of
all the known species. It embraces all singing birds
(Oscines), together with many other small perching birds.
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Rose-red
(gcide) | Rose-red \Rose"-red`\, a.
Red as a rose; specifically (Zool.), of a pure purplish red
color. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
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2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
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3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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rose-red
(gcide) | Rose-red \Rose"-red`\, a.
Red as a rose; specifically (Zool.), of a pure purplish red
color. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
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2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
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3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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Sere
(gcide) | Sear \Sear\, Sere \Sere\ (s[=e]r), a. [OE. seer, AS. se['a]r
(assumed) fr. se['a]rian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG.
soor, OHG. sor[=e]n to wither, Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry,
Skr. [,c]ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry.
[root]152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.]
Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves.
--Milton.
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I have lived long enough; my way of life
Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Sere \Sere\, a.
Dry; withered. Same as Sear.
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But with its sound it shook the sails
That were so thin and sere. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]Sere \Sere\, n. [F. serre.]
Claw; talon. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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Serein
(gcide) | Serein \Se*rein"\, n. [F. Cf. Serenade, n.] (Meteorol.)
A mist, or very fine rain, which sometimes falls from a clear
sky a few moments after sunset. --Tyndall.
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Serenade
(gcide) | Serenade \Ser`e*nade"\, n. [F. s['e]r['e]nade, It. serenata,
probably fr. L. serenus serene (cf. Serene), misunderstood
as a derivative fr. L. serus late. Cf. Soir['e]e.] (Mus.)
(a) Music sung or performed in the open air at nights; --
usually applied to musical entertainments given in the
open air at night, especially by gentlemen, in a spirit
of gallantry, under the windows of ladies.
(b) A piece of music suitable to be performed at such times.
[1913 Webster]Serenade \Ser`e*nade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Serenaded; p. pr.
& vb. n. Serenading.]
To entertain with a serenade.
[1913 Webster]Serenade \Ser`e*nade"\, v. i.
To perform a serenade.
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Serenaded
(gcide) | Serenade \Ser`e*nade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Serenaded; p. pr.
& vb. n. Serenading.]
To entertain with a serenade.
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Serenader
(gcide) | Serenader \Ser`e*nad"er\, n.
One who serenades.
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Serenading
(gcide) | Serenade \Ser`e*nade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Serenaded; p. pr.
& vb. n. Serenading.]
To entertain with a serenade.
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Serenata
(gcide) | Serenata \Ser`e*na"ta\, Serenate \Ser"e*nate\, n. [It. serenata.
See Serenade.] (Mus.)
A piece of vocal music, especially one on an amoreus subject;
a serenade.
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Or serenate, which the starved lover sings
To his pround fair. --Milton.
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Note: The name serenata was given by Italian composers in the
time of Handel, and by Handel himself, to a cantata of
a pastoreal of dramatic character, to a secular ode,
etc.; also by Mozart and others to an orchectral
composition, in several movements, midway between the
suite of an earlier period and the modern symphony.
--Grove.
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Serenate
(gcide) | Serenata \Ser`e*na"ta\, Serenate \Ser"e*nate\, n. [It. serenata.
See Serenade.] (Mus.)
A piece of vocal music, especially one on an amoreus subject;
a serenade.
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Or serenate, which the starved lover sings
To his pround fair. --Milton.
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Note: The name serenata was given by Italian composers in the
time of Handel, and by Handel himself, to a cantata of
a pastoreal of dramatic character, to a secular ode,
etc.; also by Mozart and others to an orchectral
composition, in several movements, midway between the
suite of an earlier period and the modern symphony.
--Grove.
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Serene
(gcide) | Serene \Se*rene"\, a. [L. serenus to grow dry, Gr. ??? hot,
scorching.]
1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky.
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The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. --Pope.
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Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. --Gray.
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2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect;
a serene soul. --Milton.
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Note: In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a
tittle to princes and the members of their families;
as, His Serene Highness.
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Drop serene. (Med.) See Amaurosis. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]Serene \Se*rene"\, n.
1. Serenity; clearness; calmness. [Poetic.] "The serene of
heaven." --Southey.
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To their master is denied
To share their sweet serene. --Young.
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2. [F. serein evening dew or damp. See Serein.] Evening
air; night chill. [Obs.] "Some serene blast me." --B.
Jonson.
[1913 Webster]Serene \Se*rene"\, v. t. [L. serenare.]
To make serene.
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Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie
To raise his being, and serene his soul. --Thomson.
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Serenely
(gcide) | Serenely \Se*rene"ly\, adv.
1. In a serene manner; clearly.
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Now setting Ph[oe]bus shone serenely bright. --Pope.
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2. With unruffled temper; coolly; calmly. --Prior.
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Sereneness
(gcide) | Sereneness \Se*rene"ness\, n.
Serenity. --Feltham.
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Serenitude
(gcide) | Serenitude \Se*ren"i*tude\, n.
Serenity. [Obs.]
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Serenity
(gcide) | Serenity \Se*ren"i*ty\, n. [L. serenuas: cf. F.
s['e]r['e]nit['e].]
1. The quality or state of being serene; clearness and
calmness; quietness; stillness; peace.
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A general peace and serenity newly succeeded a
general trouble. --Sir W.
Temple.
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2. Calmness of mind; eveness of temper; undisturbed state;
coolness; composure.
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I can not see how any men should ever transgress
those moral rules with confidence and serenity.
--Locke.
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Note: Serenity is given as a title to the members of certain
princely families in Europe; as, Your Serenity.
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vermilion vermillion cinibar Chinese-red
(gcide) | colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
[WordNet 1.5]
3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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Wood-sere
(gcide) | Wood-sere \Wood"-sere`\, n.
The time when there no sap in the trees; the winter season.
[Written also wood-seer.] [Obs.] --Tusser.
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anseres
(wn) | Anseres
n 1: used in some especially older classifications; coextensive
with the family Anatidae [syn: Anseres, {suborder
Anseres}] |
genus serenoa
(wn) | genus Serenoa
n 1: one species: saw palmetto [syn: Serenoa, genus Serenoa] |
isere
(wn) | Isere
n 1: a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone
[syn: Isere, Isere River] |
isere river
(wn) | Isere River
n 1: a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone
[syn: Isere, Isere River] |
passeres
(wn) | Passeres
n 1: two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn:
Oscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, {suborder
Passeres}] |
serenade
(wn) | serenade
n 1: a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed
form [syn: divertimento, serenade]
2: a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
v 1: sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her
admirers" |
serendipitous
(wn) | serendipitous
adj 1: lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries |
serendipity
(wn) | serendipity
n 1: good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries |
serene
(wn) | serene
adj 1: not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a
calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he
remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene
expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil";
"tranquil life in the country" [syn: calm,
unagitated, serene, tranquil]
2: completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue
sea" |
serenely
(wn) | serenely
adv 1: in a peacefully serene manner; "I had the feeling that he
was waiting, too--serenely patient" |
sereness
(wn) | sereness
n 1: a withered dryness |
serengeti
(wn) | Serengeti
n 1: a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift
Valley known for its wildlife [syn: Serengeti, {Serengeti
Plain}] |
serengeti national park
(wn) | Serengeti National Park
n 1: a national park in Tanzania created in 1951 to protect the
wildlife |
serengeti plain
(wn) | Serengeti Plain
n 1: a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift
Valley known for its wildlife [syn: Serengeti, {Serengeti
Plain}] |
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