speak evasively

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• prevaricate — I verb be dishonest, be evasive, be untruthful, bear false witness, beg the question, belie, conceal the truth, concoct, counterfeit, deceive, defraud, delude, deviate, deviate from the truth, dissemble, dissimulate, distort, dodge, dupe, elude,… …   Law dictionary

• bush — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shrub, clump, thicket, hedge; scrub; wilderness. See vegetable, uselessness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A woody plant] Syn. shrub, bramble, thicket, hedge, shrubbery; see also hedge , plant . 2. [A wild… …   English dictionary for students

• fágettan — wv/t1b to change color; mid wordum fágettan speak evasively …   Old to modern English dictionary

• prevaricate — 1580s, to transgress, from L. praevaricari to make a sham accusation, deviate, lit. walk crookedly; in Church L., to transgress (see PREVARICATION (Cf. prevarication)). Meaning to speak evasively is from 1630s. Related: Prevaricated;… …   Etymology dictionary

• prevaricate — /prəˈværəkeɪt / (say pruh varuhkayt) verb (i) (prevaricated, prevaricating) to act or speak evasively; equivocate; quibble. {Latin praevāricātus, past participle, walked crookedly, deviated} –prevarication /prəværəˈkeɪʃən/ (say pruhvaruh… …  

• stall — stall1 [stôl] n. [ME stal < OE steall, place, station, stall, stable, akin to OHG stal < IE base * stel , to place, set up, stiff, stem > STILL1] 1. a) Obs. a stable b) a compartment for one animal in a stable 2. any of various… …   English World dictionary

• pre|var|i|cate — «pree VAR uh kayt», intransitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to turn aside from the truth in speech or action; lie. 2. to speak evasively; equivocate. ╂[< Latin praevāricārī make a sham accusa …   Useful english dictionary

• beat around the bush — speak indirectly or evasively Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision …   Idioms and examples

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• evasive — [[t]ɪve͟ɪsɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as evasive, you mean that they deliberately avoid giving clear direct answers to questions. He was evasive about the circumstances of his first meeting with Stanley Dean... Direct questions… …   English dictionary