de|nud´er

de|nud´er
de|nude «dih NOOD, -NYOOD», transitive verb, -nud|ed, -nud|ing.
1. to make bare; strip (something) of its clothing or covering: »

Most trees are denuded of their leaves in winter. (Figurative.) to denude the sea of valuable fish. (Figurative.) Medical and space research is denuding the world of its monkeys (New Scientist).

2. Geology. to lay (a rock or land) bare by removing what lies above, especially by erosion: »

... rapidly denuded by rain and rivers (Alfred R. Wallace).

╂[< Latin dēnūdāre < dē- away + nūdāre to strip < nūdus bare]
–de|nud´er, noun.

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  • nud — NUD, nue. adj. Le d ne se prononce point, & quelques uns ne l escrivent pas. Qui n est point vestu, qui n est couvert d aucune chose. Il ne se dit proprement que de l homme. Un homme nud. une femme nuë. tout nud. toute nuë. l homme vient au monde …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • nud — NUD, Ă, (1, 3, 4) nuzi, de, adj., (2) nuduri, s.n. 1. adj. (Despre oameni sau despre corpul lor) Fără nici un veşmânt, complet dezbrăcat, gol. ♢ Floare nudă = floare fără petale, care are numai stamine şi pistil sau numai unul dintre aceste două… …   Dicționar Român

  • nud — Nud, Nudus. Mettre nud, Nudare, Denudare. A demi nud, Seminudus …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • nud|nick — nud|nik or nud|nick «NUD nihk», noun. Slang. a tiresome, annoying person; bore; pest; crank: »I have another nudnick here who wants a round table like King Arthur s (S. J. Perelman). ╂[< Yiddish nudnik < Russian nudnyi tedious + nik, a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nud|nik — or nud|nick «NUD nihk», noun. Slang. a tiresome, annoying person; bore; pest; crank: »I have another nudnick here who wants a round table like King Arthur s (S. J. Perelman). ╂[< Yiddish nudnik < Russian nudnyi tedious + nik, a personal… …   Useful english dictionary

  • NUD — ist eine Abkürzung für: Nichtulzeröse Dyspepsie, sog. funktionelle Beschwerden im Oberbauch (für die somit keine objektive Ursache gefunden werden kann) En Nahud im Sudan Internationaler Flughafencode neighbour unreachability detection in der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • nud|ism — «NOO dihz uhm, NYOO », noun. the practice of going naked, especially for health: »Nudism interwoven with socialism…always shows a doctrinaire side. Going naked approaches being revolutionary; going barefoot is mere populism (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • nud|ist — «NOO dihst, NYOO », noun, adjective. –n. a person naked, especially for health: »The nudists of France are pursued by the police, by the clergy, by the wit of Parisian cartoonists (John O London s Weekly). –adj. of nudism or nudists: »a nudist… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nud — de·nud·er; mus·nud; nud·ish; nud·ism; nud·nick; nud·ie; nud·ist; nud·nik; …   English syllables

  • nud — nus, a, nud, nus, o adj. nue. Nus coma un verme : nu comme un ver. voir descauç, peu …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • nud — the pull of a fish on a fishing line, a slight jerk, a nibble (Shetland Isles dialect) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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