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wield
(encz) | wield,třímat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Wield
(gcide) | Wield \Wield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wielded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wielding.] [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to
possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS.
waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda,
Sw. v[*a]lla to occasion, to cause, Dan. volde, Goth. waldan
to govern, rule, L. valere to be strong. Cf. Herald,
Valiant.]
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1. To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to
possess. [Obs.]
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When a strong armed man keepeth his house, all
things that he wieldeth ben in peace. --Wyclif (Luke
xi. 21).
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Wile [ne will] ye wield gold neither silver ne money
in your girdles. --Wyclif
(Matt. x. 9.)
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2. To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to
manage; to control; to sway.
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The famous orators . . . whose resistless eloquence
Wielded at will that fierce democraty. --Milton.
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Her newborn power was wielded from the first by
unprincipled and ambitions men. --De Quincey.
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3. To use with full command or power, as a thing not too
heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use
or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter.
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Base Hungarian wight! wilt thou the spigot wield!
--Shak.
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Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.
--Milton.
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Nothing but the influence of a civilized power could
induce a savage to wield a spade. --S. S. Smith.
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To wield the scepter, to govern with supreme command.
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wield
(wn) | wield
v 1: have and exercise; "wield power and authority" [syn:
wield, exert, maintain]
2: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young
violinist didn't manage her bow very well" [syn: wield,
handle, manage] |
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unwieldiness
(encz) | unwieldiness, |
unwieldy
(encz) | unwieldy,neohrabaný adj: Zdeněk Brožunwieldy,nepraktický adj: Zdeněk Brožunwieldy,neskladný adj: Zdeněk Brožunwieldy,těžkopádný adj: Rostislav Svoboda |
wield power
(encz) | wield power,vládnout v: parkmaj |
wielder
(encz) | wielder,osoba třímající něco n: Zdeněk Brož |
wielding
(encz) | wielding,mávání n: Zdeněk Brožwielding,třímání n: Zdeněk Brož |
wieldy
(encz) | wieldy, adj: |
To wield the scepter
(gcide) | Wield \Wield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wielded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wielding.] [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to
possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS.
waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda,
Sw. v[*a]lla to occasion, to cause, Dan. volde, Goth. waldan
to govern, rule, L. valere to be strong. Cf. Herald,
Valiant.]
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1. To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to
possess. [Obs.]
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When a strong armed man keepeth his house, all
things that he wieldeth ben in peace. --Wyclif (Luke
xi. 21).
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Wile [ne will] ye wield gold neither silver ne money
in your girdles. --Wyclif
(Matt. x. 9.)
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2. To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to
manage; to control; to sway.
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The famous orators . . . whose resistless eloquence
Wielded at will that fierce democraty. --Milton.
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Her newborn power was wielded from the first by
unprincipled and ambitions men. --De Quincey.
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3. To use with full command or power, as a thing not too
heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use
or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter.
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Base Hungarian wight! wilt thou the spigot wield!
--Shak.
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Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.
--Milton.
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Nothing but the influence of a civilized power could
induce a savage to wield a spade. --S. S. Smith.
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To wield the scepter, to govern with supreme command.
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Unwieldily
(gcide) | Unwieldy \Un*wield"y\, a.
Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky;
ponderous. "A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old."
--Clarendon.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*wield"i*ly, adv. -- Un*wield"i*ness,
n.
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Unwieldiness
(gcide) | Unwieldy \Un*wield"y\, a.
Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky;
ponderous. "A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old."
--Clarendon.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*wield"i*ly, adv. -- Un*wield"i*ness,
n.
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Unwieldsome
(gcide) | Unwieldsome \Unwieldsome\
See wieldsome. |
Unwieldy
(gcide) | Unwieldy \Un*wield"y\, a.
Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky;
ponderous. "A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old."
--Clarendon.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*wield"i*ly, adv. -- Un*wield"i*ness,
n.
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Wield
(gcide) | Wield \Wield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wielded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wielding.] [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to
possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS.
waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda,
Sw. v[*a]lla to occasion, to cause, Dan. volde, Goth. waldan
to govern, rule, L. valere to be strong. Cf. Herald,
Valiant.]
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1. To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to
possess. [Obs.]
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When a strong armed man keepeth his house, all
things that he wieldeth ben in peace. --Wyclif (Luke
xi. 21).
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Wile [ne will] ye wield gold neither silver ne money
in your girdles. --Wyclif
(Matt. x. 9.)
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2. To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to
manage; to control; to sway.
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The famous orators . . . whose resistless eloquence
Wielded at will that fierce democraty. --Milton.
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Her newborn power was wielded from the first by
unprincipled and ambitions men. --De Quincey.
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3. To use with full command or power, as a thing not too
heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use
or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter.
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Base Hungarian wight! wilt thou the spigot wield!
--Shak.
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Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.
--Milton.
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Nothing but the influence of a civilized power could
induce a savage to wield a spade. --S. S. Smith.
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To wield the scepter, to govern with supreme command.
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Wieldable
(gcide) | Wieldable \Wield"a*ble\, a.
Capable of being wielded.
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Wieldance
(gcide) | Wieldance \Wield"ance\, n.
The act or power of wielding. [Obs.] "Our weak wieldance."
--Bp. Hall.
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Wielded
(gcide) | Wield \Wield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wielded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wielding.] [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to
possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS.
waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda,
Sw. v[*a]lla to occasion, to cause, Dan. volde, Goth. waldan
to govern, rule, L. valere to be strong. Cf. Herald,
Valiant.]
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1. To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to
possess. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
When a strong armed man keepeth his house, all
things that he wieldeth ben in peace. --Wyclif (Luke
xi. 21).
[1913 Webster]
Wile [ne will] ye wield gold neither silver ne money
in your girdles. --Wyclif
(Matt. x. 9.)
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2. To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to
manage; to control; to sway.
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The famous orators . . . whose resistless eloquence
Wielded at will that fierce democraty. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Her newborn power was wielded from the first by
unprincipled and ambitions men. --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
3. To use with full command or power, as a thing not too
heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use
or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter.
[1913 Webster]
Base Hungarian wight! wilt thou the spigot wield!
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Nothing but the influence of a civilized power could
induce a savage to wield a spade. --S. S. Smith.
[1913 Webster]
To wield the scepter, to govern with supreme command.
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Wielder
(gcide) | Wielder \Wield"er\, n.
One who wields or employs; a manager; a controller.
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A wielder of the great arm of the war. --Milton.
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Wielding
(gcide) | Wield \Wield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wielded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wielding.] [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to
possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS.
waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda,
Sw. v[*a]lla to occasion, to cause, Dan. volde, Goth. waldan
to govern, rule, L. valere to be strong. Cf. Herald,
Valiant.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to
possess. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
When a strong armed man keepeth his house, all
things that he wieldeth ben in peace. --Wyclif (Luke
xi. 21).
[1913 Webster]
Wile [ne will] ye wield gold neither silver ne money
in your girdles. --Wyclif
(Matt. x. 9.)
[1913 Webster]
2. To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to
manage; to control; to sway.
[1913 Webster]
The famous orators . . . whose resistless eloquence
Wielded at will that fierce democraty. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Her newborn power was wielded from the first by
unprincipled and ambitions men. --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
3. To use with full command or power, as a thing not too
heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use
or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter.
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Base Hungarian wight! wilt thou the spigot wield!
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Nothing but the influence of a civilized power could
induce a savage to wield a spade. --S. S. Smith.
[1913 Webster]
To wield the scepter, to govern with supreme command.
[1913 Webster]Wielding \Wield"ing\, n.
Power; authority; rule. [Obs.]
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To have them in your might and in your wielding.
--Chaucer.
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Wieldless
(gcide) | Wieldless \Wield"less\, a.
Not to be wielded; unmanageable; unwieldy. [R.] "Wieldless
might." --Spenser.
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Wieldsome
(gcide) | Wieldsome \Wield"some\, a.
Admitting of being easily wielded or managed. [Obs.]
--Golding.
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Wieldy
(gcide) | Wieldy \Wield"y\, a.
Capable of being wielded; manageable; wieldable; -- opposed
to unwieldy. [R.] --Johnson.
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unwieldiness
(wn) | unwieldiness
n 1: the quality of being difficult to direct or control by
reason of complexity; "avoiding the unwieldiness of formal
legal processes"; "the onset of unwieldiness and
bureaucracy in large organizations"
2: trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the
movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" [syn:
awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldiness] |
unwieldy
(wn) | unwieldy
adj 1: difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or
weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy
structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy
parcel" [syn: unwieldy, unmanageable] [ant: wieldy]
2: difficult to work or manipulate; "unwieldy rules and
regulations"
3: lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long
ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature
a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
[syn: gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy] |
wieldy
(wn) | wieldy
adj 1: easy to handle or use or manage; "a large but wieldy
book" [ant: unmanageable, unwieldy] |
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