Mechanically he returned home, gathered together a few small necessaries and special treasures he was fond of, and put them in a satchel; acting with slow deliberation, moving about the room like a sleep-walker; listening ever with parted lips.
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necessaries — nec·es·sar·ies / ne sə ˌser ēz/ n pl 1: goods, services, or expenses that are considered necessary: as a: such goods, services, or expenses as are essential to the maintenance and support of a present or former spouse or of the child of divorced… … Law dictionary
necessaries — necessaries, necessities Both words are well attested in the meaning ‘the basic physical requirements of life, including food, warmth, and shelter’: • I gathered up what few necessaries I could quickly lay my hands on tobacco and papers, coffee,… … Modern English usage
necessaries — An article which a party actually needs. State v. Earnest, Mo.App., 162 S.W.2d 338, 341. Things indispensable, or things proper and useful, for the sustenance of human life. Necessaries consist of food, drink, clothing, medical attention, and a… … Black's law dictionary
necessaries — An article which a party actually needs. State v. Earnest, Mo.App., 162 S.W.2d 338, 341. Things indispensable, or things proper and useful, for the sustenance of human life. Necessaries consist of food, drink, clothing, medical attention, and a… … Black's law dictionary
necessaries — In respect of a parent s liability: –such things as are necessary to supply the personal needs of the infant, suitable shelter, food, clothing, medical attention, and whatever else is essential to the health and comfort of the child, including… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Necessaries — Necessary Nec es*sa*ry, n.; pl. {Necessaries}. 1. A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; an essential; used chiefly in the plural; as, the necessaries of life. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
necessaries — See necessities. See necessities, necessaries … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
necessaries — un·necessaries; … English syllables
necessaries — Synonyms and related words: bare necessities, call for, demand, demand for, desideration, desideratum, essential, essentials, indispensable, must, must item, necessities, necessity, need, need for, occasion, prerequirement, prerequisite,… … Moby Thesaurus
necessaries — nec·es·sar·y || nesɪsÉ™rɪ / srɪ n. something that is essential or imperative; essentials of life (food, clothing, and shelter) adj. vital; essential; indispensable; unavoidable … English contemporary dictionary
