come-hith

come-hith
come-hith·er;

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  • come-hith|er — «KUHM HIHTH uhr», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an inviting or persuasive call to a child or animal. 2. Informal. an alluring invitation; enticement: »Nancy Reed…in whose ballads there is plenty of come hither (New Yorker). –adj. Informal. inviting;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • come-hith·er — /kəmˈhıðɚ/ adj, always used before a noun : attracting someone especially in a sexual way She gave him a come hither look …   Useful english dictionary

  • come-hither — come hith·er …   English syllables

  • come-hither — come hith′er adj. sexually provocative: a come hither look[/ex] • Etymology: 1895 …   From formal English to slang

  • hith|er|to — «HIHTH uhr TOO», adverb. 1. up to this time; until now: »a fact hitherto unknown. 2. Archaic. to this place or point: »Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further (Job 38:11) …   Useful english dictionary

  • come-hither — [kum′hith′ər] adj. Informal flirtatious or sexually inviting [a come hither look] …   English World dictionary

  • come-hither — (ˌ)kəmˈhithə(r), (ˌ)kəˈmi noun ( s) Etymology: from come hither!, a call to animals 1. : an enticing invitation 2. chiefly Irish : winning talk or ways : persuasion, begu …   Useful english dictionary

  • hith·er — /ˈhıðɚ/ adv old fashioned + literary : to this place come hither [=come here] She has been very busy, traveling hither and yon. [=here and there; traveling to many different places] traveling/wandering hither and thither [=here and there] …   Useful english dictionary

  • hither — hith•er [[t]ˈhɪð ər[/t]] adv. 1) to or toward this place: to come hither[/ex] 2) being on this or the closer side; nearer: the hither side of the meadow[/ex] • hither and thither hither and yon Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE hider, c. ON hethra, Go… …   From formal English to slang

  • Taladas — is a continent in the northern hemisphere of Krynn, the fictional world for the Dragonlance setting of the Dungeons and Dragons role playing game. Introduction Taladas is another continent on Krynn, and is located northeast of Ansalon. Taladas… …   Wikipedia

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