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- Dictionarybole/bəʊl/
noun
- 1. a fine, smooth, reddish clay containing iron oxide, used especially as a ground for oil painting and gilding.
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Mar 22, 2016 · Trunk: The main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots. Bole: The stem or trunk of a tree. But stem seems to involve trunk/bole, the branches and the stalks supporting the fruits: The ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
Sep 30, 2020 · Bald-faced means clear/neat. Hence when one says- "That's a bald-faced lie!", he/she intends to mean that the statement made is, without any doubt, a lie. – ikartik90. Mar 29, 2014 at 19:13. 1. Note that in a lot of English-speaking places, "bald" and "bold" are pronounced similarly (Southern American Midland comes to mind).
Aug 11, 2018 · Yes. In your sample sentence, "to the point where" gives the impression that the running caused the injury; "until" doesn't - unless you change "I hurt" to "it hurt". @Lawrence I think you answered my question. You might want to add an answer.
Jul 8, 2013 · To define is to delineate a specific meaning of a word. To describe is to provide useful attributes of something represented by that word. For example, it is hard to define "god" but easy to define "car."
I have heard the term "CFNM" being used in sexuality, does anybody know what the term means ? (Note: OP said "CNFM", but another user edited that to "CFNM".) Actually 'googling' didn't help at all.
Jul 11, 2013 · 1. Grammatically, both by and as are acceptable in either of the examples given. But as mathematical statements, both examples have problems. In the first example, “The function f is defined by/as f=a+b+c ”, unless a, b, c all are previously-defined functions or constants, the arguments of f and its dependence on them is unclear, ie ...
Apr 7, 2015 · In a Business sense I would probably use the word "acceptable". "Fine by me" and "fine with me" are more common speech terms. For example: The contract details as defined in your document are acceptable to me. The contract details as defined in your document are fine with me. The contract details as defined in your document are fine by me.
Aug 14, 2014 · A little further afield, some define the doctrine of gnosticism, and its members, the Gnostics, as subscribing to the: belief that freedom derives solely from knowledge. Note that Gnosticism is variously defined, and this description is not even the most popular or common. However, as @JasperLocke points out, the more generic. Gnosiophile
Jan 5, 2016 · Dope is a rather new slang word that is used to define someone or something excellent, great, impressive. OED says that it is originally in African-American usage and chiefly among rap musicians and enthusiasts. However, you can hear it outside the rap realm nowadays. OED's first citation is from 1981: Yo, man, them boys is dope... This record ...
Aug 16, 2011 · This is not good English. Either it was written by somebody for whom English is not a native language, in which case I wouldn't necessarily conclude anything about his interpretation from the text, or it was written in a hurry by someone who meant to put (you have until 18 August) in parentheses, in which you should deliver it by 23:59 on 18 August.
