effuse
effuse is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. [Obs.] Young.
- 2.(Bot.) Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence. Loudon.
- 3.(Zoöl.) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells.
- 4.Effusion; loss. "Much effuse of blood." Shak.
- 5.To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. [R.] With gushing blood effused. Milton.
- 6.To emanate; to issue. Thomson.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is effuse.
- What is disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. [Obs.] Young called?
- What is spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence. Loudon called?
- What is having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells called?
- What is effusion; loss. "Much effuse of blood." Shak called?
- What is to pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. [R.] With gushing blood effused. Milton called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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