Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural obsolete Loins.
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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
lend . - noun obsolete
loins
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Examples
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Perhaps because that musical about the painter George Seurat is Mr. Lapine's most famous, or perhaps because the title lends itself to some flexible wordplay, a benefit in his honor for the New York Theatre Workshop was called Monday in the Plaza with James.
Stage Director Takes a Bow Marshall Heyman 2011
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I tend to like things with several different meanings, and I like that the title lends itself to being interpreted many different ways.
Be specific: Motion City Soundtrack frontman Justin Pierre on major label life 2010
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I tend to like things with several different meanings, and I like that the title lends itself to being interpreted many different ways.
Be specific: Motion City Soundtrack frontman Justin Pierre on major label life 2010
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As Analog described Marsbound in its January/February 2008 issue, The title lends itself to at least two interpretations, both of which are at least partly applicable.
Archive 2008-02-01 Paul 2008
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Of course, the sheer simplicity of the title lends itself to a couple difficulties here and there.
Review of the Day: Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug fusenumber8 2007
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They impart ritual impurity, and therefore the term lends itself to the same kind of idea.
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As you can see, the title lends itself for the search term "cheap cameras" but when typed into search, doesn't produce the site.
Digital Point Forums 2009
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The term lends itself to membership in a minority group.
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From one angle, the title lends itself to a common theme which Romney will need to adopt if he hopes to win over the base in the primary.
The Moderate Voice 2009
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It's not accidental that Jay Leno parodied the book on-air - the title lends itself to it, and that was by design.
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