Languish

  • 31languish — verb 1) the plants languished and died Syn: weaken, deteriorate, decline, go downhill, wither, droop, wilt, fade, waste away 2) the general is languishing in prison Syn: waste away …

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  • 32languish — [ˈlæŋgwɪʃ] verb [I] to remain in a difficult or unpleasant situation …

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  • 33languish —   Ka ahea …

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  • 34languish — see RELISH …

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  • 35Languished — Languish Lan guish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Languished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Languishing}.] [OE. languishen, languissen, F. languir, L. languere; cf. Gr. ? to slacken, ? slack, Icel. lakra to lag behind; prob. akin to E. lag, lax, and perh. to E. slack …

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  • 36Languishing — Languish Lan guish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Languished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Languishing}.] [OE. languishen, languissen, F. languir, L. languere; cf. Gr. ? to slacken, ? slack, Icel. lakra to lag behind; prob. akin to E. lag, lax, and perh. to E. slack …

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  • 37O Sacred Head, Now Wounded — Paul Gerhardt, hymnist O Sacred Head, Now Wounded is a Christian Passion hymn based on a Latin text written during the Middle Ages. Paul Gerhardt wrote a German version O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden. Contents 1 …

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  • 38flag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. banner, pennant, ensign, standard; iris; flagstone. See indication. v. i. droop, pine, languish. See inactivity, dejection, disease. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A symbol, especially of a nation, usually on …

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  • 39Pine — Pine, v. i. 1. To suffer; to be afflicted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; often used with away. The roses wither and the lilies pine. Tickell. [1913 Webster] 3.… …

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  • 40United States v. Ball — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants = United States v. Ball ArgueDate = ArgueYear = DecideDate = May 25 DecideYear = 1896 FullName = United States v. Ball, et al. USVol = 163 USPage = 662 Citation = Prior = Subsequent = Holding = SCOTUS = 1896 1897… …

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