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101teem — It sometimes causes surprise that the two apparently close meanings involved here are of two distinct verbs. One, from an Old English word meaning ‘to give birth to’, means ‘to be full of or swarming with’ (as in a sea teeming with fish), and the …
102teem — teem1 [tēm] vi. [ME temen < OE tieman, to produce, bear < base of team, progeny: see TEAM] 1. Obs. to produce offspring; bear 2. to be full, as though ready to bring forth young; abound; swarm [a river teeming with fish] teem2 [tēm] vt. [ME …
103teemingness — noun the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply an age of abundance • Syn: ↑abundance, ↑copiousness • Ant: ↑scarcity (for: ↑abundance) • …
104teemingly — adverb Etymology: teeming (present participle of teem) (I) + ly : in a teeming manner …
105tu´mid|ness — tu|mid «TOO mihd, TYOO », adjective. 1. characterized by swelling; enlarged; swollen. 2. Figurative. swollen with big words; pompous; turgid; bombastic: »His letters were tumid, formal and affected (William E. H. Lecky). 3. = teeming. (Cf. ↑ …
106tu´mid|ly — tu|mid «TOO mihd, TYOO », adjective. 1. characterized by swelling; enlarged; swollen. 2. Figurative. swollen with big words; pompous; turgid; bombastic: »His letters were tumid, formal and affected (William E. H. Lecky). 3. = teeming. (Cf. ↑ …
107tu|mid — «TOO mihd, TYOO », adjective. 1. characterized by swelling; enlarged; swollen. 2. Figurative. swollen with big words; pompous; turgid; bombastic: »His letters were tumid, formal and affected (William E. H. Lecky). 3. = teeming. (Cf. ↑ …
108NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… …
109Abundant — A*bun dant, a. [OE. (h)abundant, aboundant, F. abondant, fr. L. abudans, p. pr. of abundare. See {Abound}.] Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; followed by in, rarely by with. Abundant in goodness and truth. Exod. xxxiv. 6. [1913… …
110Abundant number — Abundant A*bun dant, a. [OE. (h)abundant, aboundant, F. abondant, fr. L. abudans, p. pr. of abundare. See {Abound}.] Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; followed by in, rarely by with. Abundant in goodness and truth. Exod. xxxiv. 6.… …
