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cast a pall over — created a depressing atmosphere, shrouded everything in gloom … English contemporary dictionary
pall — pall1 [pôl] vi. palled, palling [ME pallen, aphetic for appallen,APPALL] 1. to become cloying, insipid, boring, wearisome, etc. 2. to become satiated or bored vt. to satiate, bore, or disgust pall2 [pôl] n … English World dictionary
pall — I n. blanket of gloom to cast a pall over II v. (D; intr.) ( to become less attractive ) to pall on, upon (her constant preaching began to pall on everyone) * * * [pɔːl] upon (her constant preaching began to pall on everyone) (D; intr.) ( to… … Combinatory dictionary
pall — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for appallen to become pale more at appall Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to lose strength or effectiveness 2. to lose in interest or attraction < his humor began to pall on us > 3. dwindle … New Collegiate Dictionary
darken — v 1. blacken, black, opaque; shade, shadow, overshadow; eclipse, occult, black out, blot out; smudge, smirch, blotch, soot, begrime. 2. cloud, becloud, obscure, obfuscate, obumbrate. 3. dull, deaden, mat, tone down, take the color out of. 4. dim … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
basketball — /bas kit bawl , bah skit /, n. 1. a game played by two teams of usually five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket or goal at each end, points being scored by tossing the ball through the opponent s basket. 2. the round,… … Universalium
dejection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sadness Nouns 1. dejection, dejectedness, depression; lowness or depression of spirits; weight or damp on the spirits; low, bad, drooping, or depressed spirits; sinking heart, heaviness of heart;… … English dictionary for students
Long Depression — Not to be confused with long term depression. The Long Depression was a worldwide economic crisis, felt most heavily in Europe and the United States, which had been experiencing strong economic growth fueled by the Second Industrial Revolution… … Wikipedia
James Renforth — Infobox Person name = James Renforth image size = 200px caption = James Renforth birth name = James Renforth birth date = 1842 04 07 birth place = Newcastle Upon Tyne, England death date = 1871 08 23 death place = St. John, New Brunswick, Canada… … Wikipedia
