portending

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• Portending — Portend Por*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portending}.] [L. portendre, portentum, to foretell, to predict, to impend, from an old preposition used in comp. + tendere to stretch. See {Position}, {Tend}.] 1. To indicate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• portending evil — index ominous, portentous (ominous), sinister Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• portending happiness — index auspicious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• portending — por·tend || pÉ”r tend /pɔː tend v. foretell, foreshadow (esp. a bad event); serve as a warning sign …   English contemporary dictionary

• πνευματίας — πνευματίᾱς , πνευμάτιος portending wind fem acc pl πνευματίᾱς , πνευμάτιος portending wind fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) πνευματίᾱς , πνευματίας masc acc pl πνευματίᾱς , πνευματίας masc nom sg (attic epic doric aeolic) πνευματίᾱς ,… …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• πνευμάτιον — a little breath neut nom/voc/acc sg πνευμάτιος portending wind masc acc sg πνευμάτιος portending wind neut nom/voc/acc sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• Abodance — A*bod ance, n. [See {Bode}.] An omen; a portending. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Barghest — Bar ghest , n. [Perh. G. berg mountain + geist demon, or b[ a]r a bear + geist.] A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune. [Also written {barguest}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• barguest — Barghest Bar ghest , n. [Perh. G. berg mountain + geist demon, or b[ a]r a bear + geist.] A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune. [Also written {barguest}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Corpse — (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See {Midriff}, and cf. {Corse}, {Corselet}, {Corps}, {Cuerpo}.] 1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Corpse candle — Corpse Corpse (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See {Midriff}, and cf. {Corse}, {Corselet}, {Corps}, {Cuerpo}.] 1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; sometimes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English