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• blight — 1 noun (singular) 1 an unhealthy condition of plants in which parts of them dry up and die 2 something that makes people unhappy or that spoils their lives or the environment they live in: Her guilty secret was a blight on her happiness. | the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• blight — blight1 [blaıt] n 1.) [singular,U] an unhealthy condition of plants in which parts of them dry up and die 2.) [singular] something that makes people unhappy or that spoils their lives or the environment they live in blight on ▪ Her guilty secret… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Columbus —     Christopher Columbus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christopher Columbus     (Italian CRISTOFORO COLOMBO; Spanish CRISTOVAL COLON.)     Born at Genoa, or on Genoese territory, probably 1451; died at Valladolid, Spain, 20 May 1506.     His… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Christopher Columbus —     Christopher Columbus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christopher Columbus     (Italian CRISTOFORO COLOMBO; Spanish CRISTOVAL COLON.)     Born at Genoa, or on Genoese territory, probably 1451; died at Valladolid, Spain, 20 May 1506.     His… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Song Jiaoren — ▪ Chinese politician Wade Giles romanization  Sung Chiao jen  born April 5, 1882, Taoyuan, Hunan province, China died March 22, 1913, Shanghai       founder of the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang), whose assassination blighted hopes for democratic… …   Universalium

• Gray, David — (1838 1861)    Poet, s. of a hand loom weaver at Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire. He gave early promise at school, was destined for the service of the Church, and was for 4 years at Glasgow Univ. while he maintained himself by teaching. His first… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• blight´ing|ly — blight «blyt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a disease that causes plants to wither and die. Blights are caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses and destroy the tissues of the plant. »The apple crop was wiped out by blight. 2. the bacterium, fungus, or virus …   Useful english dictionary

• blight — [[t]bla͟ɪt[/t]] blights, blighting, blighted 1) N VAR: usu with supp You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things. This discriminatory policy has really been a blight on America...… …   English dictionary

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• disappointment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Failure to fulfill expectations Nouns 1. disappointment, sad or bitter disappointment, chagrin, frustration, letdown, comedown; blighted hope, balk, blow, bitter pill, cold comfort; slip twixt cup and… …   English dictionary for students

• Disappointment — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Failure of expectation. < N PARAG:Disappointment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disappointment disappointment Sgm: N 1 blighted hope blighted hope balk Sgm: N 1 blow blow Sgm: N 1 slip twixt cup and lip slip twixt cup and lip… …   English dictionary for students