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• ripe — [rīp] adj. riper, ripest [OE, akin to REAP] 1. fully grown or developed; specif., ready to be harvested and used for food, as grain or fruit 2. like ripe fruit, as in being ruddy and full [ripe lips] 3. sufficiently advanced, as by being kept in… …   English World dictionary

• ripe´ness — ripe «ryp», adjective, rip|er, rip|est. 1. full grown and ready to be gathered and eaten; mature: »ripe fruit, ripe grain, ripe vegetables. SYNONYM(S): mellow, matured …   Useful english dictionary

• ripe´ly — ripe «ryp», adjective, rip|er, rip|est. 1. full grown and ready to be gathered and eaten; mature: »ripe fruit, ripe grain, ripe vegetables. SYNONYM(S): mellow, matured …   Useful english dictionary

• ripe — [raıp] adj comparative riper superlative ripest [: Old English;] 1.) ripe fruit or crops are fully grown and ready to eat ≠ ↑unripe ▪ Those tomatoes aren t ripe yet. 2.) be ripe for sth to be ready for a change to happen, especially when it… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ripe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mature[d], perfect[ed], complete, mellow, consummate, ready. See preparation, age, completion. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Ready to be harvested] Syn. fully grown, fully developed, ruddy, red, yellow …   English dictionary for students

• ripe — adjective (riper; ripest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rīpe; akin to Old English rīpan, reopan to reap Date: before 12th century 1. fully grown and developed ; mature < ripe fruit > < ripe wheat > 2. having mature knowledge,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ripe — adjective 1 ripe fruit or crops are fully grown and ready to eat: Those apples aren t ripe yet. opposite unripe 2 be ripe for to be in a suitable condition for something, especially for some kind of change: The land was ripe for industrial… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• La Serena cheese — is a cheese made from Merino sheep milk in La Serena, Spain, a region of South Western Spain. The pure sheep milk is curdled using a coagulant found in the pistils of artichoke (Cynara cardunculusThis ingredient lends a light bitterness to the… …   Wikipedia

• ripe — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of fruit or grain) ready for harvesting and eating. 2) (of a cheese or wine) fully matured. 3) (ripe for) having reached a fitting time for. 4) (of a person s age) advanced. 5) (ripe with) full of …   English terms dictionary

• ripe — ripely, adv. ripeness, n. /ruyp/, adj., riper, ripest. 1. having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured. 2. resembling such fruit, as in… …   Universalium

• ripe — /raɪp / (say ruyp) adjective (riper, ripest) 1. ready for reaping or gathering, as grain, fruits, etc.; complete in natural growth or development, as when arrived at the stage most fit for eating or use. 2. resembling ripe fruit, as in ruddiness… …