Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wave.
- noun Work waving up and down; a kind of lace.
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Examples
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His story is about a fictitious stately home — a very large country house — and the legal issues, an "entail," that surr ound its inheritance, in this case meaning that it can only be inherited by a male blood relative.
Peerless Titles Paul Levy 2011
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The statement said that both sides in the dispute "agreed to negotiate a peaceful end to the crisis without any preconditions," and that Mr. Gbagbo had pledged to immediately lift his military's blockade ar ound the Golf Hotel, where rival Alassane Ouattara has been staying, protected by 800 United Nations peacekeepers.
Hopes Dim for Peaceful Ivory Coast Resolution Will Connors 2011
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Last year, it increased the number to 600, but it ound that rental prices had been bid up by other retailers.
Toys 'R' Us IPO: Still Withering on the Vine Ann Zimmerman 2011
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This situation created a “peculiar social system” wherein “men who elsewhere would be called ‘colored’ because of their known African origins, f [ound] their social business here as Creoles.”
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Revenue synergy targets are more ambitious at £ 100 million a year after five years, but there is little detail on how these will be achieved, beyond efforts to cross-sell products and encourage firms to cross-list — something previous exchange tie-ups have f ound hard to achieve.
Trans-Atlantic Tie-Up Underwhelms at LSE Hester Plumridge 2011
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Citgroup ound strong demand for its sale of $2 billion of preferred securities.
Credit Market Springs to Life Michael Aneiro 2010
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Citgroup ound strong demand for its sale of $2 billion of preferred securities.
Credit Market Springs to Life Michael Aneiro 2010
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Citgroup ound strong demand for its sale of $2 billion of preferred securities.
Credit Market Springs to Life Michael Aneiro 2010
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The FSA has f ound that there is a wider variation in the size of charges made.
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The speedy Washington leadoff man charged the m ound after a pitch sailed ...
Nationals-Marlins FIGHT VIDEO: Nyjer Morgan Charges Mound, Brawl Ensues 2010
vendingmachine commented on the word ound
Nice word. Not listed by anyone either.
n. A wave.
n. Work waving up and down; a kind of lace.
December 15, 2015
vendingmachine commented on the word ound
oundy adjective -dier or -diest (obsolete) wavy or curly.
December 15, 2015
ruzuzu commented on the word ound
Ooh! I'm yoinking this for my waves-and-waveforms list.
December 15, 2015
bilby commented on the word ound
I tried to work waving up and down. Made a lot of friends but didn't get much done.
December 15, 2015