presaging

presaging
index ominous, oracular, portentous (ominous), prophetic

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  • presaging — adjective : characterized by presage presaging tokens of success Daniel Defoe a presaging intelligence …   Useful english dictionary

  • Presaging — Presage Pre*sage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presaged} ( s[=a]jd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Presaging}. ] [F. pr[ e]sager, L. praesagire: prae before + sagire to perceive acutely or sharply. See {Sagacious}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To have a presentiment of; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • presaging good fortune — index auspicious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • presaging — pre·sage || presɪdÊ’ n. omen, portent, sign; intuitive feeling about future events; caution, warning, admonition v. foreshadow, act as an omen, portend; be a sign of ; feel in advance, sense ahead of time …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Acanthophis tortor — Death Death (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS. de[ a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.] 1. The cessation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Acanthopis antarctica — Death Death (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS. de[ a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.] 1. The cessation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Black death — Death Death (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS. de[ a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.] 1. The cessation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Civil death — Death Death (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS. de[ a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.] 1. The cessation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Death — (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS. de[ a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.] 1. The cessation of all vital… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Death adder — Death Death (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS. de[ a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.] 1. The cessation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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