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1 um -- rank: 1000

um definitions Merriam Webster's interjection Date: 1672 — used to indicate hesitation < well, um, I don't know > Oxford Reference Dictionary int. expressing hesitation ... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Om Om, interj. & n. [Also Aum, Um.] [Skr. [=o]m.] A mystic syllable or ejaculation used by ... standing or sitting within a lotus. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Um is used in writing to represent a sound that people ... I'm sorry Rob, it's just that I'm, um, overwhelmed.' Dictionary of Ro in order that

2 no-see-um -- rank: 983

no-see-um definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: minute two ... birds and other insects [syn: punkie, punky, punkey, no-see-um, biting midge] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: from the words (as supposedly spoken by American Indians) no see um you don't see them Date: 1842 biting midge Webster ... on account of their biting habits. Called also no-see-um, punky, and midge. Sand gall. (Geol.) See Sand pipe, below ...

3 -um -- rank: 935

-um definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary var. of -IUM 1.

4 Umber -- rank: 773

Umber definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary UM'BER, n. In natural history, an ore of iron, a ... of oxyd of manganese, the remainder silex, alumin and water. UM'BER, n. A fowl of Africa, called the African crow ... Scopus umbretta, a fowl of the grallic order, inhabiting Africa. UM'BER, n. A fish of the truttaceous kind, called the ... or thymallus; a fresh water fish of a fine taste. UM'BER, v.t. To color with umber; to shade or ... Umbra fem. of Umber Umbrian Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umber Um"ber, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre d ... from lignite. See Cologne earth. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umber Um"ber, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre ...

5 Umpire -- rank: 627

Umpire definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary UM'PIRE, n. [L. imperium, contracted, as in empire.] 1. A ... the slaves carried from the states by the British troops. UM'PIRE, v.t. To arbitrate; to decide as umpire; to ... loss of n- cf. ADDER Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umpire Um"pire, v. i. To act as umpire or arbitrator. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umpire Um"pire, n. [OE. nompere, nounpere (also impier, fr. F. impair ... Judge; arbitrator; referee. See Judge. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umpire Um"pire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Umpired; p. pr. & vb ... late 50s. VERB: V n, V International Standard Bible Encyclopedia um'-pir. See DAYSMAN. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms ...

6 Umbellate -- rank: 517

Umbellate definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary UM'BELLATE, UM'BELLATED, a. Bearing umbels; consisting of an umbel; growing on ... resembling an umbel in form Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umbellate Um"bel*late, Umbellated Um"bel*la`ted, a. [NL. umbellatus.] (Bot.) Bearing umbels; pertaining ...

7 umlaut -- rank: 517

... dieresis, diaeresis] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: German, from um- around, transforming + Laut sound Date: circa 1845 1. a. the ... form or a sound) by an umlaut. Etymology: G f. um about + Laut sound Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umlaut Um"laut, n. [G., from um about + laut sound.] (Philol.) The euphonic modification of a root ...

8 gyneceum -- rank: 446

gyneceum definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gynaeceum Gyn`[ae]*ce"um, Gynaecium Gyn`[ae]*ci"um, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? women's apartments, fr. ? a woman ... gynecium.] --Tennyson. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gyneceum Gyn"e*ce`um, n. See Gyn[ae]ceum.

9 Supine -- rank: 446

... a Latin verbal noun having an accusative of purpose in -um and an ablative of specification in -u 2. an English ... F.Becker), a case of the infinitive mood ending in -um and -u, that in -um being sometimes called the former supine, and that in -u ...

10 Peritoneum -- rank: 446

Peritoneum definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PERITONE'UM, n. [Gr. about, and to stretch.] A thin, smooth, lubricous ... stretched) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Peritoneum Per`i*to*ne"um, n. [L. peritoneum, peritonaeum, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to stretch all around ... a closed, or nearly closed, sac. [Written also periton[ae]um.]

11 Umbilic -- rank: 446

... infra.] The navel; the center. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umbilic Um*bil"ic, n. [From L. umbilicus: cf. F. ombilic. See ... umbilicus. See Umbilicus, 5 (b) . Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umbilic Um*bil"ic, a. (Anat.) See Umbilical, 1. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umbilicus Um`bi*li"cus, n. [L. See Umbilic.] 1. (Anat.) The ...

12 Peritonaeum -- rank: 446

... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Peritonaeum Per`i*to*n[ae]"um, n. (Anat.) Same as Peritoneum. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Peritoneum Per`i*to*ne"um, n. [L. peritoneum, peritonaeum, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to stretch all around ... a closed, or nearly closed, sac. [Written also periton[ae]um.]

13 umbrageously -- rank: 446

... Webster's adverb see umbrageous Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umbrageous Um*bra"geous (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ombraqeux shy, skittish, suspicious ... taking, or disposed to take, umbrage; suspicious. [Obs.] --Bp. Warburton. -- Um*bra"geous*ly, adv. -- Um*bra"geous*ness, n.

14 omnium-gatherum -- rank: 446

... Etymology: Latin omnium (genitive plural of omnis) + English gather + Latin -um, noun ending Date: 1530 a miscellaneous collection (as of things ... or persons) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Omnium-gatherum Om`ni*um-gath"er*um, n. [A macaronic compound of L. omnium, gen.pl. of ...

15 Alum -- rank: 446

Alum definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary AL'UM, n. [L. alumen.] A triple sulphate of alumina and potassa ... f. L alumen aluminis Webster's 1913 Dictionary Alum Al"um, n. [OE. alum, alom, OF. alum, F. alun, fr. L ... to alum in formula. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Alum Al"um, v. t. To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a ...