tearing to pieces

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• Tearing — Tear Tear (t[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Tore} (t[=o]r), ((Obs. {Tare}) (t[^a]r); p. p. {Torn} (t[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tearing}.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tearing apart — ripping, shredding, pulling into pieces …   English contemporary dictionary

• Maenad — Bacchae redirects here. For the tragedy by Euripides, see The Bacchae. Bassarids redirects here. For the opera by Hans Werner Henze, see The Bassarids. Furious Maenad,carrying a thyrsus and a panther,with a snake rolled up over her head.Tondo of… …   Wikipedia

• laniary — Adapted for tearing; in anatomy, sometimes applied to canine teeth, as l. teeth. [L. lanio, to tear to pieces] * * * lan·i·ary (lanґe ar″e) [L. laniare to tear to pieces] suitable for lacerating, or tearing to pieces; said of canine teeth …   Medical dictionary

• Chakhchoukha — For the ratatouille type dish, see shakshouka. Chakhchoukha; just cooked Marqa …   Wikipedia

• sparagmos — /speuh rag meuhs/, n. the tearing to pieces of a live victim, as a bull or a calf, by a band of bacchantes in a Dionysian orgy. [ < Gk sparagmós lit., tearing] * * * …   Universalium

• sparagmos — /speuh rag meuhs/, n. the tearing to pieces of a live victim, as a bull or a calf, by a band of bacchantes in a Dionysian orgy. [ < Gk sparagmós lit., tearing] …   Useful english dictionary

• Delaceration — De*lac er*a tion, n. [L. delacerare, delaceratum, to tear in pieces. See {Lacerate}.] A tearing in pieces. [Obs.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tool use by animals — Some animals, especially primates, use tools to perform simple tasks such as getting food or grooming. Types of Tools There are some different definitions of a tool, such as: The most common are sticks or bits of stone. Uses Tool use implies an… …   Wikipedia

• sacrament — /sak reuh meuhnt/, n. 1. Eccles. a visible sign of an inward grace, esp. one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and… …   Universalium

• Dilaniation — Di*la ni*a tion, n. A rending or tearing in pieces; dilaceration. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English