English words for 'simple past of writhe'
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- simple past of reeve
- To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
- (transitive) To card wool or other fibres.
- simple past of rive
- To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
- To draw through an eye or aperture.
- (intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
- To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.
- (transitive) To roam or wander through.
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
noun
verb
- simple past of underlie
- (transitive) To put a tap on (a shoe).
- (mining, ambitransitive, of a vein, fault, or lode) To incline from the vertical.
- (transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
- (transitive) To provide a support for something; to raise or support by something laid under.
- put (something) under or beneath
- provide with a base, support, lining, or backing
- raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
noun
- A layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum.
- (music) Lyrics; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes.
- Anything that is underlaid.
- A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet.
- (printing, historical) A piece of paper pasted under woodcuts, stereotype plates, etc. in a form, to bring them up to the necessary level for printing.
- a pad placed under a carpet
verb
- simple past of shall
- (subjunctive) Used to form a variant of the present subjunctive, expressing a state or action that is hypothetical, potential, mandated, etc.
- (informal) With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way.
- Indicates that something is expected to have happened or to be the case now.
- (formal or literary outside certain combinations such as with 'imagine' or 'think') Used to impart a tentative, conjectural or polite nuance.
- To suggest (that someone ought to do something, or that something ought to be the case) by, or as if by, using the word should.
- (formal or literary) Used to express a conditional outcome.
- Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.
- Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must').
- Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable.
- In questions, asks what is correct, proper, desirable, etc.
- To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality.
- Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the stated thing will happen or be true in the future.
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verb
noun
verb
- simple past of reeve
- To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
- (transitive) To card wool or other fibres.
- simple past of rive
- To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
- To draw through an eye or aperture.
- (intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
- To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.
- (transitive) To roam or wander through.
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
noun
verb
- simple past of underlie
- (transitive) To put a tap on (a shoe).
- (mining, ambitransitive, of a vein, fault, or lode) To incline from the vertical.
- (transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
- (transitive) To provide a support for something; to raise or support by something laid under.
- put (something) under or beneath
- provide with a base, support, lining, or backing
- raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
noun
- A layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum.
- (music) Lyrics; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes.
- Anything that is underlaid.
- A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet.
- (printing, historical) A piece of paper pasted under woodcuts, stereotype plates, etc. in a form, to bring them up to the necessary level for printing.
- a pad placed under a carpet
verb
- simple past of shall
- (subjunctive) Used to form a variant of the present subjunctive, expressing a state or action that is hypothetical, potential, mandated, etc.
- (informal) With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way.
- Indicates that something is expected to have happened or to be the case now.
- (formal or literary outside certain combinations such as with 'imagine' or 'think') Used to impart a tentative, conjectural or polite nuance.
- To suggest (that someone ought to do something, or that something ought to be the case) by, or as if by, using the word should.
- (formal or literary) Used to express a conditional outcome.
- Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.
- Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must').
- Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable.
- In questions, asks what is correct, proper, desirable, etc.
- To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality.
- Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the stated thing will happen or be true in the future.
noun
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