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BewonderedBewonder Be*won"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewondered.]
1. To fill with wonder. [Obs.]
2. To wonder at; to admire. [Obs.] BlunderedBlunder Blun"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blundered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blundering.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir,
confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound
by mixture.]
1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in
writing or preparing a medical prescription. --Swift.
2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and
stumble.
I was never distinguished for address, and have
often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith.
Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place, And
blunders on, and staggers every pace. --Dryden.
To blunder on.
(a) To continue blundering.
(b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more
or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable;
as, to blunder on a useful discovery. Blunderer
Blunderer Blun"der*er, n.
One who is apt to blunder.
CalenderedCalender Cal"en*der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calendered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Calendering.] [Cf. F. calandrer. See Calender,
n.]
To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and
glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper,
etc. --Ure. DissunderedDissunder Dis*sun"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissundered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Dissundering.] [Pref. dis- (intens) + sunder.]
To separate; to sunder; to destroy. [R.] --Chapman. Encindered
Encindered En*cin"dered, a.
Burnt to cinders. [R.]
EngenderedEngender En*gen"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engendered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Engendering.] [F. engender, L. ingenerare; in +
generare to beget. See Generate, and cf. Ingenerate.]
1. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget. [R.]
2. To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the
seeds of; as, angry words engender strife.
Engendering friendship in all parts of the common
wealth. --Southey.
Syn: To breed; generate; procreate; propagate; occasion; call
forth; cause; excite; develop. FlounderedFlounder Floun"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Floundered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Floundering.] [Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash
through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish.]
To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to
struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to
roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce.
They have floundered on from blunder to blunder. --Sir
W. Hamilton. GenderedGender Gen"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gendered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Gendering.] [OF. gendrer, fr. L. generare. See Gender,
n.]
To beget; to engender. GerrymanderedGerrymander Ger`ry*man"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Gerrymandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Gerrymandering.]
To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of
representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view
to give a political party an advantage over its opponent.
[Political Cant, U. S.]
Note: This was done in Massachusetts at a time when Elbridge
Gerry was governor, and was attributed to his
influence, hence the name; though it is now known that
he was opposed to the measure. --Bartlett. Glandered
Glandered Glan"dered, a.
Affected with glanders; as, a glandered horse. --Yu?att.
HinderedHinder Hin"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hindered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Hindering.] [OE. hindren, hinderen, AS. hindrian, fr.
hinder behind; akin to D. hinderen, G. hindern, OHG.
hintar?n, Icel. & Sw. hindra, Dan. hindre. See Hinder, a.]
1. To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving
forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a
full stop; -- often followed by from; as, an accident
hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants;
to hinder me from going.
Them that were entering in ye hindered. --Luke xi.
52.
I hinder you too long. --Shak.
2. To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.
What hinders younger brothers, being fathers of
families, from having the same right? --Locke.
Syn: To check; retard; impede; delay; block; clog; prevent;
stop; interrupt; counteract; thwart; oppose; obstruct;
debar; embarrass. Hinderer
Hinderer Hin"der*er, n.
One who, or that which, hinders.
HinderestHinderest Hind"er*est, a.
Hindermost; -- superl. of Hind, a. [Obs.] --Chaucer. LaunderedLaunder Laun"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Laundered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Laundering.]
1. To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a
flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder
shirts.
2. To lave; to wet. [Obs.] --Shak. Launderer
Launderer Laun"der*er, n.
One who follows the business of laundering.
Maunderer
Maunderer Maund"er*er, n.
One who maunders.
MeanderedMeander Me*an"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Meandered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Meandering.]
To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood
and dale the sacred river ran. --Coleridge. Nolo contendere
Nolo contendere No"lo con*ten"de*re [L., I do not wish to
contend.] (Law)
A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which,
without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences
of a plea of quilty.
PanderedPander Pan"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pandered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Pandering.]
To play the pander for. Philanderer
Philanderer Phi*lan"der*er, n.
One who hangs about women; a male flirt. [R.] --C. Kingsley.
PlunderedPlunder Plun"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plundered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Plundering.] [G. pl["u]ndern to plunder, plunder
frippery, baggage.]
1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to
pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to
plunder travelers.
Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God. --South.
2. To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy
plundered all the goods they found.
Syn: To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob. Plunderer
Plunderer Plun"der*er, n.
One who plunders or pillages.
Ponderer
Ponderer Pon"der*er, n.
One who ponders.
Renderer
Renderer Ren"der*er (-?r), n.
1. One who renders.
2. A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is rendered.
Slanderer
Slanderer Slan"der*er, n.
One who slanders; a defamer; a calumniator. --Jer. Taylor.
SlendererSlender Slen"der, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl.
Slenderest.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin,
slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen,
slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]
1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height;
not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
``A slender, choleric man.' --Chaucer.
She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her
unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton.
2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a
slender constitution.
Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope.
They have inferred much from slender premises. --J.
H. Newman.
The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne.
3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of
slender intelligence.
A slender degree of patience will enable him to
enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W.
Scott.
4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of
support; a slender pittance.
Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller.
5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender
table with his presence. --Philips.
6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of
broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i. --
Slen"der*ly, adv. -- Slen"der*ness, n. SlenderestSlender Slen"der, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl.
Slenderest.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin,
slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen,
slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]
1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height;
not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
``A slender, choleric man.' --Chaucer.
She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her
unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton.
2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a
slender constitution.
Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope.
They have inferred much from slender premises. --J.
H. Newman.
The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne.
3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of
slender intelligence.
A slender degree of patience will enable him to
enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W.
Scott.
4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of
support; a slender pittance.
Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller.
5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender
table with his presence. --Philips.
6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of
broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i. --
Slen"der*ly, adv. -- Slen"der*ness, n. Spirit of MindererusSpirit Spir"it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L.
spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. Conspire,
Expire, Esprit, Sprite.]
1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes,
life itself. [Obs.] ``All of spirit would deprive.'
--Spenser.
The mild air, with season moderate, Gently
attempered, and disposed eo well, That still it
breathed foorth sweet spirit. --Spenser.
2. A rough breathing; an aspirate, as the letter h; also, a
mark to denote aspiration; a breathing. [Obs.]
Be it a letter or spirit, we have great use for it.
--B. Jonson.
3. Life, or living substance, considered independently of
corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart
from any physical organization or embodiment; vital
essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter.
4. The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the
soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides;
the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions,
whether spiritual or material.
There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the
Almighty giveth them understanding. --Job xxxii.
8.
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith
without works is dead also. --James ii.
26.
Spirit is a substance wherein thinking, knowing,
doubting, and a power of moving, do subsist.
--Locke.
5. Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it
has left the body.
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was,
and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
--Eccl. xii.
7.
Ye gentle spirits far away, With whom we shared the
cup of grace. --Keble.
6. Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a
specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an
elf.
Whilst young, preserve his tender mind from all
impressions of spirits and goblins in the dark.
--Locke.
7. Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc.
``Write it then, quickly,' replied Bede; and
summoning all his spirits together, like the last
blaze of a candle going out, he indited it, and
expired. --Fuller.
8. One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great
activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper;
as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit.
Such spirits as he desired to please, such would I
choose for my judges. --Dryden.
9. Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or
disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the
plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be
downhearted, or in bad spirits.
God has . . . made a spirit of building succeed a
spirit of pulling down. --South.
A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the
same spirit that its author writ. --Pope.
10. Intent; real meaning; -- opposed to the letter, or to
formal statement; also, characteristic quality,
especially such as is derived from the individual genius
or the personal character; as, the spirit of an
enterprise, of a document, or the like.
11. Tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed
of active qualities.
All bodies have spirits . . . within them. --Bacon.
12. Any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol,
the spirits, or spirit, of wine (it having been first
distilled from wine): -- often in the plural.
13. pl. Rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors
having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt
liquors.
14. (Med.) A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf.
Tincture. --U. S. Disp.
15. (Alchemy) Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal
ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some,
orpiment).
The four spirits and the bodies seven. --Chaucer.
16. (Dyeing) Stannic chloride. See under Stannic.
Note: Spirit is sometimes joined with other words, forming
compounds, generally of obvious signification; as,
spirit-moving, spirit-searching, spirit-stirring, etc.
Astral spirits, Familiar spirits, etc. See under
Astral, Familiar, etc.
Animal spirits.
(a) (Physiol.) The fluid which at one time was supposed
to circulate through the nerves and was regarded as
the agent of sensation and motion; -- called also the
nervous fluid, or nervous principle.
(b) Physical health and energy; frolicsomeness;
sportiveness.
Ardent spirits, strong alcoholic liquors, as brandy, rum,
whisky, etc., obtained by distillation.
Holy Spirit, or The Spirit (Theol.), the Spirit of God,
or the third person of the Trinity; the Holy Ghost. The
spirit also signifies the human spirit as influenced or
animated by the Divine Spirit.
Proof spirit. (Chem.) See under Proof.
Rectified spirit (Chem.), spirit rendered purer or more
concentrated by redistillation, so as to increase the
percentage of absolute alcohol.
Spirit butterfly (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
delicate butterflies of tropical America belonging to the
genus Ithomia. The wings are gauzy and nearly destitute
of scales.
Spirit duck. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The buffle-headed duck.
(b) The golden-eye.
Spirit lamp (Art), a lamp in which alcohol or methylated
spirit is burned.
Spirit level. See under Level.
Spirit of hartshorn. (Old Chem.) See under Hartshorn.
Spirit of Mindererus (Med.), an aqueous solution of acetate
of ammonium; -- named after R. Minderer, physician of
Augsburg.
Spirit of nitrous ether (Med. Chem.), a pale yellow liquid,
of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor. It is
obtained by the distillation of alcohol with nitric and
sulphuric acids, and consists essentially of ethyl nitrite
with a little acetic aldehyde. It is used as a
diaphoretic, diuretic, antispasmodic, etc. Called also
sweet spirit of niter.
Spirit of salt (Chem.), hydrochloric acid; -- so called
because obtained from salt and sulphuric acid. [Obs.]
Spirit of sense, the utmost refinement of sensation. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Spirits, or Spirit, of turpentine (Chem.), rectified
oil of turpentine, a transparent, colorless, volatile, and
very inflammable liquid, distilled from the turpentine of
the various species of pine; camphine. See Camphine.
Spirit of vitriol (Chem.), sulphuric acid; -- so called
because formerly obtained by the distillation of green
vitriol. [Obs.]
Spirit of vitriolic ether (Chem.) ether; -- often but
incorrectly called sulphuric ether. See Ether. [Obs.]
Spirits, or Spirit, of wine (Chem.), alcohol; -- so
called because formerly obtained by the distillation of
wine.
Spirit rapper, one who practices spirit rapping; a
``medium' so called.
Spirit rapping, an alleged form of communication with the
spirits of the dead by raps. See Spiritualism, 3.
Sweet spirit of niter. See Spirit of nitrous ether,
above. SquanderedSquander Squan"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squandered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Squandering.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water
about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan.
sqvatte, Sw. sqv["a]tta to squirt, sqv["a]ttra to squander,
Icel. skvetta to squirt out, to throw out water.]
1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.]
Our squandered troops he rallies. --Dryden.
2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or
wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to
dissipate; as, to squander an estate.
The crime of squandering health is equal to the
folly. --Rambler.
Syn: To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate.
Meaning of Ndere from wikipedia
- gurmi,
garaya (Hausa), koni,
konting (Mandinka), molo (Songhay/Zarma),
ndere,
ngoni (Bambara), and
tidinit (H****aniyya and Berber). In Wolof, a person...
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symbol of the
universality of
cultural expressions. The
Ndere centre is
famous for its
Ndere troupe, a
music and
dance troupe that
perform several nights...
- advocate.
Ndere Island is a
small island 4.2
square kilometres (1.6 sq mi) in the
Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria. It was
gazetted as the
Ndere Island National...
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Ndere Island is a
small island (4.2 km2 or 1.6 sq mi) in
Winam Gulf of Lake
Victoria in Kenya. It was
gazetted as the
Ndere Island National Reserve in...
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Joshua Ndere Makonjio (27 July 1981 – 18
November 2011) was a
Kenyan amateur boxer.
Ndere represented Kenya at African,
Commonwealth and
World Championship...
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local professional performing arts group,
Ndere Troupe has
constructed a
performing arts theater, the
Ndere Center,
within the area.
Since 2011, Kampala...
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 32,078 12.4 3.1 7 2 The
Others (a
NDERE) 26,754 10.3 2.6 6 2
Alternative for
Germany (AfD) 24,508 9.5 5.0 5 2 Free...
- A hyacinth-choked lakes**** at
Ndere Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya....
- Hyacinth-choked lakes**** in 2001 at
Ndere Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya...
- Ethiopia. Guga S'Thebe Arts &
Cultural Centre, Cape Town,
South Africa Ndere Cultural Center, Kampala, Uganda.
Central Cultural Center (CCC), Bangladesh...
