rare |
1. adj. Very uncommon; scarce. | |
Black pearls are very rare and therefore very valuable. | |
2. adj. (of a gas) Thin; of low density. | |
3. adj. (cooking, particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense). | |
4. v. (US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards. | |
5. v. (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise. | |
6. adj. (obsolete) early | |
threefold |
1. adj. three times as great | |
2. adj. triple | |
3. adv. by a factor of three | |
4. n. (mathematics) An algebraic variety of degree 3. | |
triple |
1. adj. Made up of three related elements, often matching | |
The triple markings on this vase are quite unique. | |
2. adj. Of three times the quantity. | |
Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes. | |
3. adj. Designed for three users. | |
a triple room | |
4. adj. Folded in three; composed of three layers. | |
5. adj. Having three aspects. | |
a triple meaning | |
6. adj. (music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast. | |
7. adj. (obsolete) One of three; third. | |
8. n. Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc | |
9. n. (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol. | |
I've had a hard day; make that a triple. | |
10. n. (US) A hamburger with three patties. | |
I'd like a triple with cheese. | |
11. n. (baseball) A three-base hit | |
The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth. | |
12. n. (basketball) A three-point field goal | |
13. n. (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play. | |
14. n. (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple. | |
15. v. To multiply by three | |
The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter. | |
16. v. (baseball) To get a three-base hit | |
The batter tripled into the gap. | |
17. v. To become three times as large | |
Our earnings have tripled in the last year. | |
18. v. To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions. | |