English words for 'Alternative form of reverse dowry.'
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verb
noun
verb
noun
- money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- (law) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
- (law) Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage
- Alternative spelling of dougher.
- a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
noun
- A wife's fortune; a dowry.
- money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
- That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
- An allocated amount.
- One's fate; lot.
- the allotment of some amount by dividing something
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- something less than the whole of a human artifact
- an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
verb
noun
noun
- (US, Louisiana) A dowry.
- (cricket, informal) A dot ball.
- (MLE, slang, rare) confinement facility
- A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
- (MLE) Clipping of dotty (“shotgun”).
- One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
- (grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
- (mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
- in musical notation, a symbol in the form of a small point placed after a note, indicating that its duration is to be augmented by 50%.
- A small, round spot.
- (computing) Clipping of dotfile
- (MLE) buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun
- Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- a very small circular shape
prep
verb
- (transitive) To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
- (colloquial) To punch (a person).
- To mark by means of dots or small spots.
- To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
- (transitive) To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
- mark with a dot
- distribute loosely
- scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
- make a dot or dots
verb
- (transitive) To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
- (intransitive) To enter into marriage with one another.
- (intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of inanimate or abstract things) To join or connect. See also marry up.
- (nautical) To place (two ropes) alongside each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.
- (transitive, figuratively) To unite; to join together into a close union.
- (nautical) To join (two ropes) end to end so that both will pass through a block.
- (transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place.
- (transitive) To take as husband or wife.
- perform a marriage ceremony
- take in marriage; married
verb
- (transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
- (transitive, informal, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud, strong manner.
- (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.
- (transitive) To fasten a belt on; to encircle with a belt.
- (transitive, colloquial) To hit someone or something, especially forcefully; to bash.
- (transitive) To hit with a belt.
- (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.
- (intransitive) To move, run, drive, etc., very fast.
- (transitive) To encircle; to surround.
- deliver a blow to
- sing loudly and forcefully
- fasten with a belt
noun
- A quick drink of liquor.
- (baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
- (weaponry) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon.
- A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
- A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
- (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
- (military, nautical) A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
- (astronomy) A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
- A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
- (astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
- (geography, geology) A mostly-continuous, often curvilinear structure expressed on the surface or in the subsurface of a terrestrial planet or other solid planemo, such as a mountain belt, a fold and thrust belt, or an ore belt.
- (music) A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.
- A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
- Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
- (clothing) A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
- endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
- a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
- ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
- a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
- a vigorous blow
- the act of hitting vigorously
- an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
noun
- a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement
- a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field
- (figuratively, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, who cultivates a personal relationship with someone in order to attain wealth.
- (literally) Someone who digs or mines for gold.
noun
noun
name
noun
- A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
- Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
- Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
- (sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
- (metalworking) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.
- Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
- Suitability.
- A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.
- Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
- A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
- A marriage.
- An agreement or compact.
- a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- a pair of people who live together
- an exact duplicate
- something that resembles or harmonizes with
- the score needed to win a match
- lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- a burning piece of wood or cardboard
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
verb
- (transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
- (intransitive) To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
- (transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
- (transitive, programming) To be an example of a rule or regex.
- (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
- To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- give or join in marriage
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- provide funds complementary to
- be equal or harmonize
- be equal to in quality or ability
- make correspond or harmonize
- set into opposition or rivalry
adv
- (of a marriage) Done advantageously, done as to be wealthy.
- Thoroughly, totally; in an ample manner.
- In a manner that occupies the non-visual senses; flavourfully, deeply.
- In an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail.
- to an ample degree or in an ample manner
- in a rich manner
- in a rich and lavish manner
noun
- A wife's fortune; a dowry.
- money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
- That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
- An allocated amount.
- One's fate; lot.
- the allotment of some amount by dividing something
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- something less than the whole of a human artifact
- an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
verb
noun
verb
noun
noun
- (US, Louisiana) A dowry.
- (cricket, informal) A dot ball.
- (MLE, slang, rare) confinement facility
- A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
- (MLE) Clipping of dotty (“shotgun”).
- One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
- (grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
- (mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
- in musical notation, a symbol in the form of a small point placed after a note, indicating that its duration is to be augmented by 50%.
- A small, round spot.
- (computing) Clipping of dotfile
- (MLE) buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun
- Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- a very small circular shape
prep
verb
- (transitive) To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
- (colloquial) To punch (a person).
- To mark by means of dots or small spots.
- To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
- (transitive) To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
- mark with a dot
- distribute loosely
- scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
- make a dot or dots
verb
noun
- money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- (law) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
- (law) Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage
- Alternative spelling of dougher.
- a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
noun
- a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement
- a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field
- (figuratively, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, who cultivates a personal relationship with someone in order to attain wealth.
- (literally) Someone who digs or mines for gold.
noun
noun
name
noun
- A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
- Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
- Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
- (sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
- (metalworking) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.
- Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
- Suitability.
- A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.
- Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
- A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
- A marriage.
- An agreement or compact.
- a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- a pair of people who live together
- an exact duplicate
- something that resembles or harmonizes with
- the score needed to win a match
- lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- a burning piece of wood or cardboard
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
verb
- (transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
- (intransitive) To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
- (transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
- (transitive, programming) To be an example of a rule or regex.
- (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
- To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- give or join in marriage
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- provide funds complementary to
- be equal or harmonize
- be equal to in quality or ability
- make correspond or harmonize
- set into opposition or rivalry
verb
noun
verb
noun
- money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- (law) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
- (law) Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage
- Alternative spelling of dougher.
- a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
verb
- (transitive) To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
- (intransitive) To enter into marriage with one another.
- (intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of inanimate or abstract things) To join or connect. See also marry up.
- (nautical) To place (two ropes) alongside each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.
- (transitive, figuratively) To unite; to join together into a close union.
- (nautical) To join (two ropes) end to end so that both will pass through a block.
- (transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place.
- (transitive) To take as husband or wife.
- perform a marriage ceremony
- take in marriage; married
verb
- (transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
- (transitive, informal, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud, strong manner.
- (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.
- (transitive) To fasten a belt on; to encircle with a belt.
- (transitive, colloquial) To hit someone or something, especially forcefully; to bash.
- (transitive) To hit with a belt.
- (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.
- (intransitive) To move, run, drive, etc., very fast.
- (transitive) To encircle; to surround.
- deliver a blow to
- sing loudly and forcefully
- fasten with a belt
noun
- A quick drink of liquor.
- (baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
- (weaponry) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon.
- A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
- A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
- (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
- (military, nautical) A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
- (astronomy) A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
- A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
- (astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
- (geography, geology) A mostly-continuous, often curvilinear structure expressed on the surface or in the subsurface of a terrestrial planet or other solid planemo, such as a mountain belt, a fold and thrust belt, or an ore belt.
- (music) A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.
- A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
- Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
- (clothing) A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
- endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
- a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
- ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
- a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
- a vigorous blow
- the act of hitting vigorously
- an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
adv
- (of a marriage) Done advantageously, done as to be wealthy.
- Thoroughly, totally; in an ample manner.
- In a manner that occupies the non-visual senses; flavourfully, deeply.
- In an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail.
- to an ample degree or in an ample manner
- in a rich manner
- in a rich and lavish manner