used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
amorousadjectiveUS /ˈæmərəs/
inclined toward or displaying love
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
bellynounUS /ˈbeli/
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
breechesnounUS /ˈbriːtʃɪz/
(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
calcined
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From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
cast-ironadjective
extremely robust
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
not characterized by emotion
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
colt'snounUS /koʊlts/
possessive form of “colt” — a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
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 The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
the organ of sight
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
fillynounUS /ˈfɪli/
a young female horse under the age of four
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
Fire-king
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From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
freezeverbUS /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
glitternounUS /ˈɡlɪtər/
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
meltverbUS /melt/
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
on the contrary
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
Richard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Richard the Third_.
shakesnounUS /ʃeɪks/
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
symbolsnounUS /ˈsɪmbəlz/
plural of “symbol” — an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Richard the Third_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
thimbles
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From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading _Richard the Third_.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
a shaky motion
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
twas
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From this reading Ha!--'twas but a dream; But then so terrible, it shakes my soul!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Fire-king one day rather amorous felt; He mounted his hot copper filly; His breeches and boots were of tin, and the belt Was made of cast-iron, for fear it should melt With the heat of the copper colt's belly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cold drops of sweat hang on my trembling flesh; My blood grows chilly, and I freeze with horror.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh! then there was glitter and fire in each eye, For two living coals were the symbols; His teeth were calcined, and his tongue was so dry, It rattled against them as though you should try To play the piano on thimbles.
