- milk-and-wa|ter
- milk-and-wa|ter «MIHLK uhn W tuhr, -WOT uhr», adjective.weak or insipid, like milk diluted with water; wishy-washy.
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milk-and-water — [milk′ən wôt′ər] adj. insipid; weak; wishy washy; namby pamby * * * milk and wa·ter (mĭlk ən wôʹtər, wŏtʹər) adj. Insipid; weak; wishy washy. * * * … Universalium
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bat|ter — bat|ter1 «BAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to strike with repeated blows so as to break, or get out of shape; pound: »The fireman battered the door down with a heavy ax. Figurative. Blizzards battered Britain for the third day (Wall Street… … Useful english dictionary
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al´ter|nat´ing|ly — al|ter|nate «verb. L tuhr nayt, AL ; adjective, noun. L tuhr niht, AL », verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to occur by turns, first one and then the other; happen or be arranged by turns. Squares and circles alternate in this row:… … Useful english dictionary
al´ter|nate|ness — al|ter|nate «verb. L tuhr nayt, AL ; adjective, noun. L tuhr niht, AL », verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to occur by turns, first one and then the other; happen or be arranged by turns. Squares and circles alternate in this row:… … Useful english dictionary
al|ter|nate — «verb. L tuhr nayt, AL ; adjective, noun. L tuhr niht, AL », verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to occur by turns, first one and then the other; happen or be arranged by turns. Squares and circles alternate in this row: □ ○ □ ○ □ ○… … Useful english dictionary
PURITY AND IMPURITY, RITUAL — (Heb. וְטָהֳרָה טֻמְאָה, tumah ve toharah), a symbolic system according to which a pure person or object is qualified for contact with the Temple and related sancta (holy objects and spaces) while an impure person or object is disqualified from… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
