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• furtive — fur|tive [ˈfə:tıv US ˈfə:r ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: furtif, from Latin fur thief ] behaving as if you want to keep something secret = ↑secretive ▪ There was something furtive about his actions. furtive glances/looks ▪ Chris kept… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• furtive — adjective behaving as if you want to keep something secret: There was something furtive about his appearance. | furtive glances/looks: Christine kept stealing furtive glances at me. furtively adverb furtiveness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• furtive — adjective /ˈfɜːtɪv,ˈfɜːɾɪv,ˈfɝ.ɾɪv/ a) stealthy But that was merely a piece of furtive knowledge which he happened to possess because his memory was not satisfactorily under control. b) Exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy. Syn …   Wiktionary

• furtive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stealthy, sly, surreptitious, sneaking, skulking, covert. See concealment. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Clandestine] Syn. secret, hidden, surreptitious, stealthy; see secret 3 . 2. [Evasive] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

• Names of Jesus and his family — Main articles: Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament and Desposyni Most Western, Latin derived, sources agree that this man s name was Jesus (Latin: iesus). In the Greek alphabet, as recorded in the New Testament, it was ᾿Ιησοῦς. Using… …   Wikipedia

• demeanor — /damiynar/ As respects a witness or other person, relates to physical appearance; outward bearing or behavior. Faircloth v. State, 44 Ala.App. 295, 208 So.2d 66, 70. It embraces such facts as the tone of voice in which a witness statement is made …   Black's law dictionary

• demeanor — /damiynar/ As respects a witness or other person, relates to physical appearance; outward bearing or behavior. Faircloth v. State, 44 Ala.App. 295, 208 So.2d 66, 70. It embraces such facts as the tone of voice in which a witness statement is made …   Black's law dictionary

• Dreamchild — Poster for Dreamchild Dreamchild is a 1985 British drama film produced by Verity Lambert, directed by Gavin Millar and written by Dennis Potter. It stars Coral Browne, Ian Holm, Peter Gallagher, Nicola Cowper and Amelia Shankley and is a… …   Wikipedia

• MASORAH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: 1. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BIBLE 1.1. THE SOFERIM 1.2. WRITTEN TRANSMISSION 1.2.1. Methods of Writing 1.2.1.1. THE ORDER OF THE BOOKS 1.2.1.2. SEDARIM AND PARASHIYYOT …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• secret — adj Secret, covert, stealthy, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, underhand, underhanded are comparable when they mean done, carried on, operated, or accomplished so as not to attract attention or observation. Secret, the most general of these… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism