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• ripe age — mature age, middle age …   English contemporary dictionary

• of ripe age — of mature age, of right age …   English contemporary 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 — [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

• Age — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Age >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 age age Sgm: N 1 oldness oldness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 old age old age advanced age golden years Sgm: N 1 senility senility senescence Sgm …   English dictionary for students

• 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 — [ raıp ] adjective * 1. ) ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use: a ripe juicy peach a ) ripe cheese or wine has a strong flavor 2. ) INFORMAL having a strong or unpleasant smell 3. ) language or humor that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ripe old age — a very old age She took up painting at the ripe old age of 85. They both lived to a ripe old age. sometimes used humorously She decided at the ripe old age of 23 that she d learned all there was to know about human nature. • • • Main Entry: ↑rip …   Useful english dictionary

• ripe (old) age — phrase an age at which someone is very old You can also use this expression in a humorous way about someone who is very young She lived to the ripe old age of 103. She was running her own business at the ripe old age of 18. Thesaurus: old age and …   Useful english dictionary

• 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