smeddum

smeddum
smed·dum

English syllables. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Smeddum — Determination …   Scottish slang

  • smeddum — ˈsmedəm noun ( s) Etymology: from (assumed) Middle English, from Old English smedma, smeoduma 1. chiefly Scotland : powder, dust; specifically …   Useful english dictionary

  • A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle — is a long poem by Hugh MacDiarmid written in Scots and published in 1926. Composed as a form of monologue with influence from stream of consciousness techniques in writing, the poem examines a wide range of cultural, sexual, political, scientific …   Wikipedia

  • Mandragora (novel) — For other uses, see Mandragora (disambiguation). Mandragora (1994) by David McRobbie (ISBN 0749712651) is a contemporary novel with links to a historic shipwreck, the sinking of the Dunarling. Adam and Catriona have found a cache of four small… …   Wikipedia

  • energy — n 1. vigor, vitality, birr, Inf. starch, stamina, get up and go; intensity, force, power, puissance, might, Sl. guts, nerve; potency, potentiality, efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency, cogency; virility, forcefulness, elbow grease, muscle; drive …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • vigor — n 1. strength, power, potency, virility, force, birr, Literary. puissance; stamina, endurance, staying power, mettle, pluck, sap, pith, nerve, steel, Inf. spunk, Inf. starch, Sl. moxie; health, healthiness, haleness, soundness, heartiness,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • vim — n vitality, liveliness, vigor, vigorousness, energy, get up and go, Inf. pep, Sl. stingo; zeal, verve, enthusiasm, eagerness, spirit, ebullience, effervescence, bubbliness, sparkle, Inf. bounce, Dial. gimp, Chiefly Scot. smeddum; trenchancy,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • smitham — ˈsmithəm noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of smeddum : ore in fine particles obtained usually by sifting …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”