The miser amassed a fortune for himself.
SYNONYM(S): gather, hoard, aggregate. See syn. under accumulate. (Cf. ↑accumulate)Useful english dictionary. 2012.
a|mass´er — a|mass «uh MAS», transitive verb. to heap together; pile up, especially for oneself; accumulate; collect: »The miser amassed a fortune for himself. SYNONYM(S): gather, hoard, aggregate. See syn. under accumulate. (Cf. ↑accumulate) ╂[< Old… … Useful english dictionary
a|mass´a|ble — a|mass «uh MAS», transitive verb. to heap together; pile up, especially for oneself; accumulate; collect: »The miser amassed a fortune for himself. SYNONYM(S): gather, hoard, aggregate. See syn. under accumulate. (Cf. ↑accumulate) ╂[< Old… … Useful english dictionary
a|mass — «uh MAS», transitive verb. to heap together; pile up, especially for oneself; accumulate; collect: »The miser amassed a fortune for himself. SYNONYM(S): gather, hoard, aggregate. See syn. under accumulate. (Cf. ↑accumulate) ╂[< Old French… … Useful english dictionary
ce|ment´like´ — ce|ment «suh MEHNT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a fine, gray powder made by burning a mixture of clay and limestone: »Cement is, in essence, a mixture of the silicates and aluminates of calcium, and is one of the most important of the modern day… … Useful english dictionary
ce|ment´er — ce|ment «suh MEHNT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a fine, gray powder made by burning a mixture of clay and limestone: »Cement is, in essence, a mixture of the silicates and aluminates of calcium, and is one of the most important of the modern day… … Useful english dictionary
ce|ment — «suh MEHNT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a fine, gray powder made by burning a mixture of clay and limestone: »Cement is, in essence, a mixture of the silicates and aluminates of calcium, and is one of the most important of the modern day silicon… … Useful english dictionary
moment of the mass — Moment Mo ment, n. [F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum movement, motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See {Move}, and cf. {Momentum}, {Movement}.] 1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at that very moment. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
be|dev´il|ment — be|dev|il «bih DEHV uhl», transitive verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling. 1. to trouble greatly; drive frantic; torment: »Biting flies bedeviled the horses. SYNONYM(S): worry, bother … Useful english dictionary
ce|ment-can anchor — «suh MEHNT KAN», a cylinder shaped mass of cement with a ring on top, used for anchoring small boats … Useful english dictionary
de|bride|ment — «DAY breed mahn», noun. the cleansing of a wound by cutting away dead or infected tissue, foreign matter, bone, or other debris. »Under conditions of shock and delayed debridement of wounds which occur in mass casualties, antibiotics may be less… … Useful english dictionary
