involving |
1. v. present participle of involve | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
resembling |
1. v. present participle of resemble | |
2. n. The action of the verb to resemble. | |
resemble |
1. v. To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar. | |
The twins resemble each other. | |
2. v. (transitive, now rare, archaic) To compare; to regard as similar, to liken. | |
3. v. (obsolete, transitive) To counterfeit; to imitate. | |
4. v. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to imitate or be like; to make similar. | |
honey |
1. n. A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. | |
2. n. A variety of this substance. | |
3. n. (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable. | |
4. n. A term of affection. | |
Honey, would you take out the trash? | |
Honey, I'm home. | |
5. n. (informal) A woman, especially an attractive one. | |
Man, there are some fine honeys here tonight! | |
6. n. A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey. | |
(color panel, FDD378) | |
7. adj. Involving or resembling honey. | |
8. adj. Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of honey. | |
9. v. To sweeten; to make agreeable. | |
10. v. (intransitive) To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments. | |
11. v. (intransitive) To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. | |