She said she couldn't stand him. I can't bear kids. Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 standPast participle: stoodGerund: standing Imperative stand stand Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011Thesaurus...
Gerund:gollying Imperative golly golly Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Translations Spanish / Español Select a language: golly 2(o.f.)[ˈgɒlɪ]EXCL(Brit) (alsoby golly) →¡caramba! and by golly, he's done it too!→¡vayasi lo hahecho!, ¡and...
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Another clumsy gerund,Intendingis invoked in the third essay, in which “an artist” is “specific about what he intends, (and) work… is written by describing only intentions.” This could be seen as advocacy for the event “score” as developed by George Brecht in Cage’s Composition cla...
Gerund: jiving Imperative jive jive Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. jive - a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of...
Gerund:japanning Imperative japan japan Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1.Japan- a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the ...
Wood's alloy,Wood's metal- a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit 2.alloy- the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something admixture impureness,impurity- the condition of being impure ...
Gerund:fortressing Imperative fortress fortress Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 fortress A large, complex military stronghold with defense in depth and considerable perimeter. In the nineteenth century, a whole city defended by a ring of forts might be so designated. ...
Gerund:glistering Imperative glister glister Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. glister- the quality of shining with a bright reflected light glisten,glitter,sparkle,scintillation ...
Gerund:factoring Imperative factor factor Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus factor nounelement,thing,point,part,cause,influence,item,aspect,circumstance,characteristic,consideration,component,determinantPhysical activity ...