(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
AproposadverbUS /ˌæprəˈpoʊ/
at an opportune time
From this reading THE BOT- OR WARBLE-FLY (_Hypoderma_) Apropos de bottes.—(REYNARD.)
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
BOTnounUS /bɔːt/
botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
From this reading THE BOT- OR WARBLE-FLY (_Hypoderma_) Apropos de bottes.—(REYNARD.)
bottes
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From this reading THE BOT- OR WARBLE-FLY (_Hypoderma_) Apropos de bottes.—(REYNARD.)
BritainnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading These things count.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE BOT- OR WARBLE-FLY (_Hypoderma_) Apropos de bottes.—(REYNARD.)
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
filterverbUS /ˈfɪltər/
remove by passing through a filter
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
Hypodermanoun
in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
From this reading THE BOT- OR WARBLE-FLY (_Hypoderma_) Apropos de bottes.—(REYNARD.)
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
immeasurablyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmeʒəræbli/
to an immeasurable degree; beyond measurement
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
leechesnounUS /ˈliːtʃɪz/
plural of “leech” — carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
molybdenumnounUS /məˈlɪbdɪnəm/
a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
negligibleadjectiveUS /ˈneɡlədʒəbəl/
so small as to be meaningless; insignificant
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
neutraladjectiveUS /ˈnuːtrəl/
having no personal preference
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
nickelnounUS /ˈnɪkəl/
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE BOT- OR WARBLE-FLY (_Hypoderma_) Apropos de bottes.—(REYNARD.)
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
over-balanced
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From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
PetrolnounUS /ˈpetroʊl/
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
quantitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːntətiz/
plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
REYNARDnounUS /ˈreɪnərd/
a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading THE BOT- OR WARBLE-FLY (_Hypoderma_) Apropos de bottes.—(REYNARD.)
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
saltpetrenoun
(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
sausage-skins
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From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
shortagenounUS /ˈʃɔːrtədʒ/
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
From this reading The shortage of leeches in Great Britain, on which I have already dwelt, is negligible, and is entirely over-balanced by the really serious shortage of sausage-skins in middle Europe.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOT- OR WARBLE-FLY (_Hypoderma_) Apropos de bottes.—(REYNARD.)
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These things count.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading These things count.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
thoriumnounUS /ˈθɑːriəm/
a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
vanadiumnounUS /vəˈneɪdiəm/
a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
WARBLE-FLY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOT- OR WARBLE-FLY (_Hypoderma_) Apropos de bottes.—(REYNARD.)
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Britain wants many materials in this war, and as long as our back door is open we are getting them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
woolnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
zincnounUS /zɪŋk/
a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
From this reading Petrol, rubber, zinc, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, thorium, nickel, saltpetre, wool, cotton, are all coming to us in greater—immeasurably greater—quantities than those in which they can filter through neutral countries into Germany.
