humble

  • 101humble pie — /hʌmbəl ˈpaɪ/ (say humbuhl puy) phrase eat humble pie, to be humiliated; be forced to apologise humbly. {from the archaic word umbles, referring to the offal of animals hunted for their meat. Servants of lower rank ate pie made from offal while… …

  • 102humble plant — jautrioji mimoza statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Mimosa pudica), kilęs iš Amerikos atogrąžų. atitikmenys: lot. Mimosa pudica angl. humble plant; mimosa; sensitive plant; sensitive plant;… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 103humble — hum·ble || hÊŒmbl v. humiliate, embarrass, shame; subdue, abase adj. unpretentious, poor, simple; modest, not prideful; submissive, deferential, meek …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 104humble — eaðmod …

    English to the Old English

  • 105humble — hum·ble …

    English syllables

  • 106Humble — /ˈhʌmbəl/ (say humbuhl) noun (Leslie) Keith, 1927–95, Australian composer and professor of music …

  • 107humble —   Ha aha a, ho oha aha a, pē, pēpē, ūpē.   Also: ka apē, kupali i, kaupē, kolokolohai, ālo ilo i, ho okanaha i, lalolalo, kapeau, kikā. See saying, bait …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 108humble — an. unblyo, a, e (Albanais) …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 109To eat humble pie — Humble Hum ble, a. [Compar. {Humbler}; superl. {Humblest}.] [F., fr. L. humilis on the ground, low, fr. humus the earth, ground. See {Homage}, and cf. {Chameleon}, {Humiliate}.] 1. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 110humble-bee — noun Etymology: Middle English humbylbee, from humbyl (akin to Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee) + bee more at hum Date: 15th century bumblebee …

    New Collegiate Dictionary