Mouthful
121nip — [n] swallow, taste bite, catch, dram, drop, finger, jolt, morsel, mouthful, nibble, pinch, portion, shot*, sip, slug*, snifter, soupçon, toothful; concepts 458,831 Ant. mouthful nip [v1] bite; take small part catch, clip, compress, grip, munch,… …
122bheid- — bheid English meaning: to prick, pierce Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘spalten” Material: O.Ind. bhinádmi (participle bhindánt = Lat. findēns, bhinná ḥ besides bhittá ḥ = Lat. fissus), bhē dümi ‘split, carve, rupture etc”, bhidyátē “… …
123gel-2 and gʷel- — gel 2 and gʷel English meaning: to devour Deutsche Übersetzung: “verschlingen” Note: the form with gʷ presumably after Osthoff IF. 4, 287, Zupitza Gutt. 86 through hybridization from gel with gʷer . Material: A. certainly gel… …
124gobbet — [gäb′it] n. [ME gobet, small piece < OFr mouthful, prob. < Gaul * gobbo , mouth] Now Rare 1. a fragment or bit, esp. of raw flesh 2. a lump; chunk; mass 3. a mouthful …
125-FUL — comb. form forming: 1 adjectives from nouns, meaning: a full of (beautiful). b having the qualities of (masterful). 2 adjectives from adjectives or Latin stems with little change of sense (direful; grateful). 3 adjectives from verbs, meaning apt… …
126Quantity numbers — ◊ GRAMMAR Quantities and amounts of things are often referred to using numbers. See entries at ↑ Numbers and fractions and ↑ Measurements. ◊ general determiners You can use general determiners such as some , any , all , every , and much to talk… …
127quantity numbers — ◊ GRAMMAR Quantities and amounts of things are often referred to using numbers. See entries at ↑ Numbers and fractions and ↑ Measurements. ◊ general determiners You can use general determiners such as some , any , all , every , and much to talk… …
128bite off more than one can chew — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to do more than you can; be too confident of your ability. * /He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to edit the paper alone./ * /He started to repair his car himself, but realized that he had bitten off… …
