Word Meanings - COUNTRYWOMAN - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with another native or inhabitant. Shak.
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- COUNTRY-DANCE
See MACUALAY - OPPOSABILITY
The condition or quality of being opposable. In no savage have I ever seen the slightest approach to opposability of the great toe, which is the essential distinguishing feature of apes. A. R. Wallace. - ANOTHER-GUESS
Of another sort. It used to go in another-guess manner. Arbuthnot. - OPPOSITIONIST
One who belongs to the opposition party. Praed. - COUNTRY SEAT
A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city. - OPPOSITE
1. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. The opposites of this day's strife. Shak. 2. That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite. The virtuous man meets with more opposites and opponents than any other. Landor. - WOMANLY
Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior. Arbuthnot. A blushing, womanly discovering grace. Donne. - OPPOSITIVE
Capable of being put in opposition. Bp. Hall. - OPPOSELESS
Not to be effectually opposed; irresistible. "Your great opposeless wills." Shak. - NATIVE
1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times. Cudworth. 2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances - WOMANHEAD; WOMANHEDE
Womanhood. Chaucer. - OPPOSITIFOLIOUS
Placed at the same node with a leaf, but separated from it by the whole diameter of the stem; as, an oppositifolious peduncle. - COUNTRY CLUB
A club usually located in the suburbs or vicinity of a city or town and devoted mainly to outdoor sports. - INHABITANT
One who has a legal settlement in a town, city, or parish; a permanent resident. (more info) 1. One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city, - NATIVE STEEL
A sort of steel which has been found where a burning coal seam had reduced and carbonized adjacent iron ore. - OPPOSE
1. To be set opposite. Shak. 2. To act adversely or in opposition; -- with against or to; as, a servant opposed against the act. Shak. 3. To make objection or opposition in controversy. - COUNTRYSIDE
A particular rural district; a country neighborhood. W. Black. Blackmore. - DWELL
AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw. dväljas to dwell, Dan. dvæle to linger, 1. To delay; to linger. 2. To abide; to remain; to continue. I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. Shak. Thy - OPPOSABLE
1. Capable of being opposed or resisted. 2. Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the thumb is opposable to the forefinger. - WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
An association of women formed in the United States in 1874, for the advancement of temperance by organizing preventive, educational, evangelistic, social, and legal work. - ELIMINATIVE
Relating to, or carrying on, elimination. - NOMINATIVELY
In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative. - EMANATIVE
Issuing forth; effluent. - DOMINATIVE
Governing; ruling; imperious. Sir E. Sandys. - AIRWOMAN
A woman who ascends or flies in an aircraft. - INDWELLING
Residence within, as in the heart. The personal indwelling of the Spirit in believers. South. - REGNATIVE
Ruling; governing. - COORDINATIVE
Expressing coördination. J. W. Gibbs. - ENGLISHWOMAN
Fem. of Englishman. Shak. - UNWOMAN
To deprive of the qualities of a woman; to unsex. R. Browning. - NOBLEWOMAN
A female of noble rank; a peeress. - BONDSWOMAN
See BONDWOMAN - DENOMINATIVE
Connotative; as, a denominative name. 3. Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct denomination or designation; denominable. The least denominative part of time is a minute. Cocker. (more info) 1. Conferring a denomination or name.