1. All national character. Words of the basic word stock de- note the most common things and phenomena of the world around us, which are indispensable to all the people who speak the language. They include words relating to the following respects: Natural phenomena: rain, snow, fire, water...
Sheep's eye Definition: a shy longing and usually amorous glance —usually used in plural Perhaps casting sheep’s eyes (as defined in our unabridged dictionary) at someone is a precursor to calf-love? Or perhaps hog heaven? The pertinacious Miss Boreman was not wrong in her suggestion that...
Muttonitself traces back tomutun, the Anglo-French name for the ram or sheep. The French also applied the word to the animals' flesh used for food. Borrowed into Middle English asmotounwith these senses, the word eventually came to be spelledmutton. Mondo Those at one withZenBuddhismwill k...
sheep noun woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat sheet noun any broad thin expanse or surface shift noun an event in which something is displaced without rotation ship noun a vessel that carries passengers or freight shook noun a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storag...
Of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine). apocryphal Of doubtful authenticity; practically a fable. apogee The point in the orbit that is furthest from the orbited body. apophasis Rhet...
WORDS RELATING TO THE INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES DIVISION IFORMATION OF IDEAS SECTION I.OPERATIONS OF INTELLECT IN GENERAL 450. Intellect — N. intellect, mind, understanding, reason, thinking principle; rationality; cogitative faculties, cognitive faculties, discursive faculties, reasoning faculties, ...
(or the Parable of the Sheep and Goats): “Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink...
The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis. Oestrus (n.) A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut. Of (prep.) In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to;...
, including horses, sheep, asses, etc.; it began to be limited to "cows and bulls" from late 16c.Advertisementfee (n.) Middle English, representing the merger or mutual influence of two words, one from Old English, one from an Old French form of the same Germanic word, and both ...
Uguisu A Japanese bush warbler known for its beautiful song Urial A wild sheep found in central Asia Uropygial Relating to or situated on the rumpNow that you’ve learned some unique U words, try using them in your writing or conversation to impress your friends and family.Learning...