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orbicular
English
Etymology
From the Late Latin orbicul?ris, from Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis (“orb”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???b?k.j?.l?/, /???b?k.j?.l?/
- (US) IPA(key): /???b?k.ju.l?/, /???b?k.j?.l?/
- Rhymes: -?kj?l?(?)
Adjective
orbicular (comparative more orbicular, superlative most orbicular)
- Circular or spherical in shape; round.
- 1731 The Gentleman's Magazine, Weekly Essays in June 1731, Craftman, Sat. June 5, No. 257, "round+robin" p. 238:
- […] the Method used by Sailors when they mutiny, by signing their names in an orbicular manner, which they call a round Robin; […]
- 1731 The Gentleman's Magazine, Weekly Essays in June 1731, Craftman, Sat. June 5, No. 257, "round+robin" p. 238:
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:orbicular.
Related terms
- orb
- orbicularly
- orbicularity
Translations
Anagrams
- courbaril
Romanian
Etymology
From French orbiculaire, from Latin orbicularis.
Adjective
orbicular m or n (feminine singular orbicular?, masculine plural orbiculari, feminine and neuter plural orbiculare)
- orbicular
Declension
Spanish
Adjective
orbicular (plural orbiculares)
- orbicular
Derived terms
- músculo orbicular
Noun
orbicular m (plural orbiculares)
- orbicular muscle
Derived terms
- orbicular de los párpados
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plump
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl?mp/
- Rhymes: -?mp
Etymology 1
From Middle English plump, plompe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch plomp or Middle Low German plump.
Adjective
plump (comparative plumper or more plump, superlative plumpest or most plump)
- Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
- 1651, Thomas Carew, To my friend G. N. from Wrest
- The god of wine did his plump clusters bring.
- 2015, Anton Chekhov, The Life and Genius of Anton Chekhov: Letters, Diary, Reminiscences and Biography: Assorted Collection of Autobiographical Writings of the Renowned Russian Author and Playwright of Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, The Three Sisters and The Seagull, e-artnow (?ISBN)
- My ideal is to be idle and to love a plump girl.
- 1651, Thomas Carew, To my friend G. N. from Wrest
- Fat.
- Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.
- 1898, George Saintsbury, A Short History of English Literature
- After the plump statement that the author was at Erceldoune and spake with Thomas.
- 1898, George Saintsbury, A Short History of English Literature
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:obese
Antonyms
- See also Thesaurus:scrawny
Translations
Verb
plump (third-person singular simple present plumps, present participle plumping, simple past and past participle plumped)
- (intransitive) To grow plump; to swell out.
- Her cheeks have plumped.
- (transitive) To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.
- to plump oysters or scallops by placing them in fresh or brackish water
- to plump up the hollowness of their history with improbable miracles
- (transitive) To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily.
- to plump a stone into water
- 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
- Although Miss Pross, through her long association with a French family, might have known as much of their language as of her own, if she had had a mind, she had no mind in that direction […] So her manner of marketing was to plump a noun-substantive at the head of a shopkeeper without any introduction in the nature of an article […]
- (intransitive) To give a plumper (kind of vote).
- (transitive) To give (a vote), as a plumper.
- (transitive with for) To favor or decide in favor of something.
Etymology 2
From Middle English plumpen, akin to Middle Dutch plompen, Middle Low German plumpen, German plumpfen.
Verb
plump (third-person singular simple present plumps, present participle plumping, simple past and past participle plumped)
- (intransitive) To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.
- September 24, 1712, The Spectator No. 492, letter from a prude
- Dulcissa plumps into a chair.
- September 24, 1712, The Spectator No. 492, letter from a prude
Translations
Adverb
plump
- Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.
Noun
plump (plural plumps)
- The sound of a sudden heavy fall.
Etymology 3
From Middle English plump.
Noun
plump (plural plumps)
- (obsolete) A knot or cluster; a group; a crowd.
References
- plump in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl?mp/
Adjective
plump (comparative plumper, superlative am plumpesten)
- crude, clumsy
- squat, stumpy
Declension
Further reading
- “plump” in Duden online
Irish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /p?l???m?p?/
Noun
plump f (genitive singular plumpa, nominative plural plumpanna)
- Cois Fharraige form of plimp
Declension
Derived terms
- plumpaíl
Mutation
Further reading
- "plump" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?p?l?mp]
Adjective
plump
- big and awkward
- base, vulgar
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