effuse

  • 11effuse — adj. [L. ex, out of; fluere, to flow] (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) Pertaining to the condition of the shell aperture when the margin is interrupted by a short spout for a siphonal outlet …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 12effuse — v. /i fyoohz /; adj. /i fyoohs /, v., effused, effusing, adj. v.t. 1. to pour out or forth; shed; disseminate: The town effuses warmth and hospitality. v.i. 2. to exude; flow out. 3. Physics. (of a gas) to flow through a very small orifice. adj.… …

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  • 13effuse — 1. adjective spread out 2. verb a) to emit; to give off b) to gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something …

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  • 14effuse — Synonyms and related words: abounding, abundant, affluent, all sufficing, ample, aplenty, arise, bail out, bleed, bottomless, bounteous, bountiful, break cover, break forth, burst forth, come, come forth, come out, copious, debouch, diffuse,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 15effuse — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To cause (a liquid) to flow in a steady stream: decant, draw (off), pour. See MOVE …

    English dictionary for students

  • 16effuse — ef·fuse || ɪ fjuːz v. overflow, pour out, exude …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 17effuse — I. v. a. Shed, spill, pour out or forth. II. v. n. Issue, emanate, come forth, spread forth. III. a. Profuse, poured forth freely, lavish. IV. n. Effusion, outpouring, loss, waste, spilling, shedding …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 18effuse — v 1. spill, dispense, pour out, send forth, emit, secrete; shed, disseminate, open the sluices, turn on the tap, disembogue. 2. exude, diffuse, emanate, well out, issue forth, flow out, gush, spout, spurt; seep, filter, ooze, Pathol. extravasate …

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  • 19effuse — ef·fuse …

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  • 20effuse — ef•fuse v. [[t]ɪˈfyuz[/t]] adj. [[t]ɪˈfyus[/t]] v. fused, fus•ing, adj. 1) to pour out or forth 2) to exude; flow out 3) scattered; profuse 4) bot Bot. spread out loosely • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L effūsus, ptp. of effundere to pour out… …

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