| slovo | definícia |
tense
(encz) | tense,čas |
tense
(encz) | tense,napínavý |
tense
(encz) | tense,napjatý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tense
(encz) | tense,napnout Zdeněk Brož |
tense
(encz) | tense,napnutý Zdeněk Brož |
tense
(encz) | tense,nervózní |
tense
(encz) | tense,strnulý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Tense
(gcide) | Tense \Tense\, n. [OF. tens, properly, time, F. temps time,
tense. See Temporal of time, and cf. Thing.] (Gram.)
One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by
adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the
action or event signified; the modification which verbs
undergo for the indication of time.
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Note: The primary simple tenses are three: those which
express time past, present, and future; but these admit
of modifications, which differ in different languages.
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Tense
(gcide) | Tense \Tense\, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See
Tend to move, and cf. Toise.]
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as,
a tense fiber.
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The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a
fatal paleness was upon her. --Goldsmith.
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tense
(wn) | tense
adj 1: in or of a state of physical or nervous tension [ant:
relaxed]
2: pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the
vowel sound in `beat') [ant: lax]
3: taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings" [ant:
lax]
n 1: a grammatical category of verbs used to express
distinctions of time
v 1: become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck
muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was
attached" [syn: strain, tense]
2: increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your
calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the
spring"
3: become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw
his opponent enter the room" [syn: tense, tense up] [ant:
decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend,
unwind]
4: cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a
phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" [syn: tense,
strain, tense up] [ant: loosen up, make relaxed,
relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind] |
tense
(foldoc) | tense
Of programs, very clever and efficient. A tense piece of code
often got that way because it was highly bummed, but
sometimes it was just based on a great idea. A comment in a
clever routine by Mike Kazar, once a grad-student hacker at
CMU: "This routine is so tense it will bring tears to your
eyes." A tense programmer is one who produces tense code.
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tense
(jargon) | tense
adj.
Of programs, very clever and efficient. A tense piece of code often got
that way because it was highly tuned, but sometimes it was just based on a
great idea. A comment in a clever routine by Mike Kazar, once a
grad-student hacker at CMU: “This routine is so tense it will bring tears
to your eyes.” A tense programmer is one who produces tense code.
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TENSE
(bouvier) | TENSE. A term used in, grammar to denote the distinction of time.
2. The acts of a court of justice ought to be in the present tense; as,
"praeceptum est," not "preaceptum fuit;" but the acts of, the party may be
in the preterperfect tense, as "venit, et protulit hic in curia quandum
querelam suam;" and the continuances are in the preterperfect tense; as,
"venerunt," not "veniunt." 1 Mod. 81.
3. The contract of marriage should be made in language in the present
tense. 6 Binn. Rep. 405. Vide 1 Saund. 393, n. 1.
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intensely
(mass) | intensely
- hrebíček, intenzívne, prudko |
pretense
(mass) | pretense
- zámienka |
tenseness
(mass) | tenseness
- napätosť |
christensen
(encz) | Christensen,Christensen n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
continuous tense
(encz) | continuous tense, n: |
false pretense
(encz) | false pretense, n: |
future perfect tense
(encz) | future perfect tense, n: |
future progressive tense
(encz) | future progressive tense, n: |
future tense
(encz) | future tense,budoucí čas |
imperfect tense
(encz) | imperfect tense, n: |
intense
(encz) | intense,intenzivní adj: Zdeněk Brožintense,silný Pavel Machek; Gizaintense,vášnivý adj: PetrV |
intensely
(encz) | intensely,intenzivně adv: Zdeněk Brožintensely,prudce adv: Zdeněk Brož |
past perfect tense
(encz) | past perfect tense, n: |
past progressive tense
(encz) | past progressive tense, n: |
past tense
(encz) | past tense,minulý čas |
past tense of
(encz) | past tense of, |
perfect tense
(encz) | perfect tense, n: |
perfective tense
(encz) | perfective tense, n: |
plattensee
(encz) | Plattensee, |
pluferfect tense
(encz) | pluferfect tense, n: |
present perfect tense
(encz) | present perfect tense, n: |
present progressive tense
(encz) | present progressive tense, n: |
present tense
(encz) | present tense,přítomný čas |
pretense
(encz) | pretense,předstírání n: Zdeněk Brožpretense,záminka n: Zdeněk Brož |
progressive tense
(encz) | progressive tense, n: |
tense system
(encz) | tense system, n: |
tense up
(encz) | tense up, v: |
tensed
(encz) | tensed, adj: |
tensely
(encz) | tensely,napjatě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
tenseness
(encz) | tenseness,napjatost n: Zdeněk Brož |
tenser
(encz) | tenser,napjatější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tenses
(encz) | tenses,napíná v: Zdeněk Brož |
tensest
(encz) | tensest,nejnapjatější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
christensen
(czen) | Christensen,Christensenn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Cointense
(gcide) | Cointense \Co`intense"\, a.
Equal in intensity or degree; as, the relations between 6 and
12, and 8 and 16, are cointense. --H. Spencer.
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Escutcheon of pretense
(gcide) | Escutcheon \Es*cutch"eon\, n. [OF. escusson, F. ['e]cusson, from
OF. escu shield, F. ['e]cu. See Esquire, Scutcheon.]
1. (Her.) The surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings
are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon
is called the field, the upper part is called the chief,
and the lower part the base (see Chiff, and Field.).
That side of the escutcheon which is on the right hand of
the knight who bears the shield on his arm is called
dexter, and the other side sinister.
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Note: The two sides of an escutcheon are respectively
designated as dexter and sinister, as in the cut, and
the different parts or points by the following names:
A, Dexter chief point; B, Middle chief point; C,
Sinister chief point; D, Honor or color point; E, Fesse
or heart point; F, Nombrill or navel point; G, Dexter
base point; H, Middle base point; I, base point.
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2. A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space
above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward
or outward instead of downward. It is esteemed an index of
milking qualities. --C. L. Flint.
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3. (Naut.) That part of a vessel's stern on which her name is
written. --R. H. Dane, Jr.
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4. (Carp.) A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or
for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole.
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5. (Zo["o]l.) The depression behind the beak of certain
bivalves; the ligamental area.
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Escutcheon of pretense, an escutcheon used in English
heraldry to display the arms of the bearer's wife; -- not
commonly used unless she an heiress. Cf. Impalement.
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Extense
(gcide) | Extense \Ex*tense"\, a. [L. extensus, p. p. See Extend, v. t.]
Outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise.
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Men and gods are too extense;
Could you slacken and condense? --Emerson.
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False pretenses
(gcide) | False \False\, a. [Compar. Falser; superl. Falsest.] [L.
falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.
faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]
1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;
dishnest; as, a false witness.
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2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,
vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false
friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
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I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.
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3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or
likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
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4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;
counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;
false colors; false jewelry.
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False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
--Shak.
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5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,
a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in
grammar.
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Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
--Spenser.
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6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which
are temporary or supplemental.
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7. (Mus.) Not in tune.
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False arch (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an
arch, though not of arch construction.
False attic, an architectural erection above the main
cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
inclosing rooms.
False bearing, any bearing which is not directly upon a
vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has
a false bearing.
False cadence, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.
False conception (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a
mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a
properly organized fetus.
False croup (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx
attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but
unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.
False door or False window (Arch.), the representation of
a door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors
or windows or to give symmetry.
False fire, a combustible carried by vessels of war,
chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the
purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for
decoying a vessel to destruction.
False galena. See Blende.
False imprisonment (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a
person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or
the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.
False keel (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to
serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's
lateral resistance.
False key, a picklock.
False leg. (Zool.) See Proleg.
False membrane (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in
croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an
animal membrane.
False papers (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving
false representations respecting her cargo, destination,
etc., for the purpose of deceiving.
False passage (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off
from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced
usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.
False personation (Law), the intentional false assumption
of the name and personality of another.
False pretenses (Law), false representations concerning
past or present facts and events, for the purpose of
defrauding another.
False rail (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of
the head rail to strengthen it.
False relation (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a
certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed
by a flat or sharp.
False return (Law), an untrue return made to a process by
the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.
False ribs (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are
five pairs in man.
False roof (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and
the roof. --Oxford Gloss.
False token, a false mark or other symbol, used for
fraudulent purposes.
False scorpion (Zool.), any arachnid of the genus
Chelifer. See Book scorpion.
False tack (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling
away again on the same tack.
False vampire (Zool.), the Vampyrus spectrum of South
America, formerly erroneously supposed to have
blood-sucking habits; -- called also vampire, and {ghost
vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the
genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See Vampire.
False window. (Arch.) See False door, above.
False wing. (Zool.) See Alula, and Bastard wing, under
Bastard.
False works (Civil Engin.), construction works to
facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,
bridge centering, etc.
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Future tense
(gcide) | Future \Fu"ture\ (?; 135), a. [F. futur, L. futurus, used as
fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See
Be, v. i.]
That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time
after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the
present.
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Future tense (Gram.), the tense or modification of a verb
which expresses a future act or event.
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Hordeum pratense
(gcide) | Rie \Rie\, n.
See Rye. [Obs.] --Holland.
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Rie grass. (Bot.)
(a) A kind of wild barley (Hordeum pratense). --Dr. Prior.
(b) Ray grass. --Dr. Prior.
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Imperfect tense
(gcide) | Imperfect \Im*per"fect\, a. [L. imperfectus: pref. im- not +
perfectus perfect: cf. F imparfait, whence OE. imparfit. See
Perfect.]
1. Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a
part; deective; deficient.
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Something he left imperfect in the state. --Shak.
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Why, then, your other senses grow imperfect. --Shak.
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2. Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to
successful or normal activity.
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He . . . stammered like a child, or an amazed,
imperfect person. --Jer. Taylor.
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3. Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not
conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste
or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.
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Nothing imperfect or deficient left
Of all that he created. --Milton.
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Then say not man's imperfect, Heaven in fault;
Say rather, man's as perfect as he ought. --Pope.
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Imperfect arch, an arch of less than a semicircle; a skew
arch.
Imperfect cadence (Mus.), one not ending with the tonic,
but with the dominant or some other chord; one not giving
complete rest; a half close.
Imperfect consonances (Mus.), chords like the third and
sixth, whose ratios are less simple than those of the
fifth and forth.
Imperfect flower (Bot.), a flower wanting either stamens or
pistils. --Gray.
Imperfect interval (Mus.), one a semitone less than
perfect; as, an imperfect fifth.
Imperfect number (Math.), a number either greater or less
than the sum of its several divisors; in the former case,
it is called also a defective number; in the latter, an
abundant number.
Imperfect obligations (Law), obligations as of charity or
gratitude, which cannot be enforced by law.
Imperfect power (Math.), a number which can not be produced
by taking any whole number or vulgar fraction, as a
factor, the number of times indicated by the power; thus,
9 is a perfect square, but an imperfect cube.
Imperfect tense (Gram.), a tense expressing past time and
incomplete action.
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Intense
(gcide) | Intense \In*tense"\, a. [L. intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of
intendere to stretch: cf. F. intense. See Intend, and cf.
Intent, and cf. Intent, a.]
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1. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very
close or earnest; as, intense study or application;
intense thought.
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2. Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as:
(a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat.
(b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold.
(c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense
passion or hate.
(d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish.
(e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light.
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In this intense seclusion of the forest.
--Hawthorne.
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Intensely
(gcide) | Intensely \In*tense"ly\, adv.
1. Intently. [Obs.] --J. Spencer.
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2. To an extreme degree; as, weather intensely cold.
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Intenseness
(gcide) | Intenseness \In*tense"ness\, n.
The state or quality of being intense; intensity; as, the
intenseness of heat or cold; the intenseness of study or
thought.
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penitenser
(gcide) | Penitencer \Pen"i*ten*cer\, n. [F. p['e]nitencier.]
A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in
extraordinary cases. [Written also penitenser.] [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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Perfect tense
(gcide) | Perfect \Per"fect\ (p[~e]r"f[e^]kt), a. [OE. parfit, OF. parfit,
parfet, parfait, F. parfait, L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere
to carry to the end, to perform, finish, perfect; per (see
Per-) + facere to make, do. See Fact.]
1. Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not
defective nor redundant; having all the properties or
qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw,
fault, or blemish; without error; mature; whole; pure;
sound; right; correct.
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My strength is made perfect in weakness. --2 Cor.
xii. 9.
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Three glorious suns, each one a perfect sun. --Shak.
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I fear I am not in my perfect mind. --Shak.
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O most entire perfect sacrifice! --Keble.
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God made thee perfect, not immutable. --Milton.
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2. Well informed; certain; sure.
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I am perfect that the Pannonians are now in arms.
--Shak.
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3. (Bot.) Hermaphrodite; having both stamens and pistils; --
said of a flower.
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Perfect cadence (Mus.), a complete and satisfactory close
in the harmony, as upon the tonic preceded by the
dominant.
Perfect chord (Mus.), a concord or union of sounds which is
perfectly coalescent and agreeable to the ear, as the
unison, octave, fifth, and fourth; a perfect consonance; a
common chord in its original position of keynote, third,
fifth, and octave.
Perfect number (Arith.), a number equal to the sum of all
its divisors; as, 28, whose aliquot parts, or divisors,
are 14, 7, 4, 2, 1. See Abundant number, under
Abundant. --Brande & C.
Perfect tense (Gram.), a tense which expresses an act or
state completed; also called the perfective tense.
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Syn: Finished; consummate; complete; entire; faultless;
blameless; unblemished.
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perfective tense
(gcide) | Perfect \Per"fect\ (p[~e]r"f[e^]kt), a. [OE. parfit, OF. parfit,
parfet, parfait, F. parfait, L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere
to carry to the end, to perform, finish, perfect; per (see
Per-) + facere to make, do. See Fact.]
1. Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not
defective nor redundant; having all the properties or
qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw,
fault, or blemish; without error; mature; whole; pure;
sound; right; correct.
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My strength is made perfect in weakness. --2 Cor.
xii. 9.
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Three glorious suns, each one a perfect sun. --Shak.
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I fear I am not in my perfect mind. --Shak.
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O most entire perfect sacrifice! --Keble.
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God made thee perfect, not immutable. --Milton.
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2. Well informed; certain; sure.
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I am perfect that the Pannonians are now in arms.
--Shak.
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3. (Bot.) Hermaphrodite; having both stamens and pistils; --
said of a flower.
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Perfect cadence (Mus.), a complete and satisfactory close
in the harmony, as upon the tonic preceded by the
dominant.
Perfect chord (Mus.), a concord or union of sounds which is
perfectly coalescent and agreeable to the ear, as the
unison, octave, fifth, and fourth; a perfect consonance; a
common chord in its original position of keynote, third,
fifth, and octave.
Perfect number (Arith.), a number equal to the sum of all
its divisors; as, 28, whose aliquot parts, or divisors,
are 14, 7, 4, 2, 1. See Abundant number, under
Abundant. --Brande & C.
Perfect tense (Gram.), a tense which expresses an act or
state completed; also called the perfective tense.
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Syn: Finished; consummate; complete; entire; faultless;
blameless; unblemished.
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Phleum pratense
(gcide) | Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
(b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
Grass bass (Zool.), the calico bass.
Grass bird, the dunlin.
Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
(B[oe]hmeria nivea syn. Urtica nivea), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
Grass finch. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also vesper sparrow and
bay-winged bunting.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
which several species are known.
Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.
Grass moth (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
Crambus, found in grass.
Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of citronella, {ginger
grass oil}, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
Grass owl (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
Crass quit (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
Grass snake. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See Green snake, under Green.
Grass snipe (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also jacksnipe in America.
Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.
To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
[1913 Webster]Phleum \Phle"um\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of marsh
plant.] (Bot.)
A genus of grasses, including the timothy ({Phleum
pratense}), which is highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass.
--Gray.
[1913 Webster]Timothy \Tim"o*thy\, n., or Timothy grass \Tim"o*thy grass`\
[From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England
to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.)
A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical
spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England,
cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much
prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Present tense
(gcide) | Present \Pres"ent\, a. [F. pr['e]sent, L. praesens,-entis, that
is before one, in sight or at hand, p. p. of praeesse to be
before; prae before + esse to be. See Essence.]
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1. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain
contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
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These things have I spoken unto you, being yet
present with you. --John xiv.
25.
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2. Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in
view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past
or future; as, the present session of Congress; the
present state of affairs; the present instance.
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I'll bring thee to the present business --Shak.
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3. Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident. "A present
recompense." "A present pardon." --Shak.
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An ambassador . . . desires a present audience.
--Massinger.
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4. Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. [R.]
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5. Favorably attentive; propitious. [Archaic]
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To find a god so present to my prayer. --Dryden.
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Present tense (Gram.), the tense or form of a verb which
expresses action or being in the present time; as, I am
writing, I write, or I do write.
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Pretense
(gcide) | Pretense \Pre*tense"\, Pretence \Pre*tence\, n. [LL. praetensus,
for L. praetentus, p. p. of praetendere. See Pretend, and
cf. Tension.]
1. The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption;
pretension. --Spenser.
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Primogeniture can not have any pretense to a right
of solely inheriting property or power. --Locke.
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I went to Lambeth with Sir R. Brown's pretense to
the wardenship of Merton College, Oxford. --Evelyn.
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2. The act of holding out, or offering, to others something
false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or
hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and
concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as,
pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on
pretense of revenging C[ae]sar's death.
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3. That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical
show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.
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Let not the Trojans, with a feigned pretense
Of proffered peace, delude the Latian prince.
--Dryden.
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4. Intention; design. [Obs.]
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A very pretense and purpose of unkindness. --Shak.
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Note: See the Note under Offense.
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Syn: Mask; appearance; color; show; pretext; excuse.
Usage: Pretense, Pretext. A pretense is something held
out as real when it is not so, thus falsifying the
truth. A pretext is something woven up in order to
cover or conceal one's true motives, feelings, or
reasons. Pretext is often, but not always, used in a
bad sense.
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Pretensed
(gcide) | Pretensed \Pre*tensed"\, a.
Pretended; feigned. [Obs.] -- Pre*tens"ed*ly, adv. [Obs.]
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Pretensedly
(gcide) | Pretensed \Pre*tensed"\, a.
Pretended; feigned. [Obs.] -- Pre*tens"ed*ly, adv. [Obs.]
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Pretenseful
(gcide) | Pretenseful \Pre*tense"ful\, a.
Abounding in pretenses.
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Pretenseless
(gcide) | Pretenseless \Pre*tense"less\, a.
Not having or making pretenses.
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Protense
(gcide) | Protense \Pro*tense"\, n. [See Protend.]
Extension.[Obs.] " By due degrees and long protense."
--Spenser.
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Subtense
(gcide) | Subtense \Sub*tense"\, n. [L. subtendere, subtentum. See
Subtend, Tense, a.] (Geom.)
A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the
subtense of an arc.
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Tense
(gcide) | Tense \Tense\, n. [OF. tens, properly, time, F. temps time,
tense. See Temporal of time, and cf. Thing.] (Gram.)
One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by
adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the
action or event signified; the modification which verbs
undergo for the indication of time.
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Note: The primary simple tenses are three: those which
express time past, present, and future; but these admit
of modifications, which differ in different languages.
[1913 Webster]Tense \Tense\, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See
Tend to move, and cf. Toise.]
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as,
a tense fiber.
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The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a
fatal paleness was upon her. --Goldsmith.
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Tensely
(gcide) | Tense \Tense\, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See
Tend to move, and cf. Toise.]
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as,
a tense fiber.
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The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a
fatal paleness was upon her. --Goldsmith.
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Tenseness
(gcide) | Tense \Tense\, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See
Tend to move, and cf. Toise.]
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as,
a tense fiber.
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The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a
fatal paleness was upon her. --Goldsmith.
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Tout-ensemble
(gcide) | Tout-ensemble \Tout`-en`sem"ble\, n. [F.]
All together; hence, in costume, the fine arts, etc., the
general effect of a work as a whole, without regard to the
execution of the separate perts.
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Trifolium pratense
(gcide) | Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white,
Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
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Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.
Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.
In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]
Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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continuous tense
(wn) | continuous tense
n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
[syn: progressive, progressive tense, imperfect,
imperfect tense, continuous tense] |
false pretense
(wn) | false pretense
n 1: (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false
representation and obtaining property as a result of that
misrepresentation [syn: false pretense, false pretence] |
future perfect tense
(wn) | future perfect tense
n 1: a perfective tense used to describe action that will be
completed in the future; "`I will have finished' is an
example of the future perfect" [syn: future perfect,
future perfect tense] |
future progressive tense
(wn) | future progressive tense
n 1: a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-
going in the future; "`I will be running' is an example of
the future progressive" [syn: future progressive, {future
progressive tense}] |
future tense
(wn) | future tense
n 1: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
[syn: future, future tense] |
geranium pratense
(wn) | Geranium pratense
n 1: tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary
flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and
naturalized in North America [syn: meadow cranesbill,
Geranium pratense] |
imperfect tense
(wn) | imperfect tense
n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
[syn: progressive, progressive tense, imperfect,
imperfect tense, continuous tense] |
intense
(wn) | intense
adj 1: possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a
heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety";
"intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense
acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
[ant: mild]
2: extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute
annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" [syn: acute,
intense]
3: (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green";
"intense blue" [syn: intense, vivid] |
intensely
(wn) | intensely
adv 1: in an intense manner; "he worked intensely" |
past perfect tense
(wn) | past perfect tense
n 1: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the
past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"
[syn: past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect,
pluperfect tense] |
past progressive tense
(wn) | past progressive tense
n 1: a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the
past; "`I had been running' is an example of the past
progressive" [syn: past progressive, {past progressive
tense}] |
past tense
(wn) | past tense
n 1: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
[syn: past, past tense] |
perfect tense
(wn) | perfect tense
n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been
completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) [syn:
perfective, perfective tense, perfect, {perfect
tense}] |
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