On every side rose up the serried ranks of pine trees (Bret Harte).
SYNONYM(S): compact, dense.the serried coast.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ser·ried — /ˈserid/ adj, always used before a noun literary : crowded or pressed together Flowers came up every spring in their serried ranks … Useful english dictionary
ried — ar·mo·ried; ber·ried; cen·tu·ried; fac·to·ried; for·wea·ried; his·to·ried; hur·ried·ly; ivo·ried; mar·ried·ly; mem·o·ried; nec·ta·ried; prai·ried; prom·on·to·ried; quar·ried; sal·a·ried; ser·ried; sher·ried; un·wea·ried·ness; sto·ried;… … English syllables
ser — ac·i·pen·ser; ac·i·pen·ser·es; ac·i·pen·ser·oid; an·ser; an·ser·es; an·ser·i·form; an·ser·i·for·mes; an·ser·ous; as·ser·tion; as·ser·tion·al; as·ser·tive; as·ser·tive·ly; as·ser·tive·ness; as·ser·tor; as·ser·to·ri·al; as·ser·to·ric; as·ser·to·ry; … English syllables
ser|ry — «SEHR ee», verb, ried, ry|ing. –v.i. to stand or press close: »High shoulders, low shoulders, broad shoulders, narrow ones, Round, square and angular serry and shove (William E. Henley). –v.t. to close up, especially troops in ranks: »The little… … Useful english dictionary
serried — ser·ried … English syllables
serriedly — ser·ried·ly … English syllables
serried — ser•ried [[t]ˈsɛr id[/t]] adj. pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows • Etymology: 1660–70 ser′ried•ly, adv. ser′ried•ness, n … From formal English to slang
serried — ser|ried [ˈserid] adj [no comparative] [usually before noun] literary [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: serry to press close together (16 19 centuries), from French serrer, from Late Latin serare to lock ] standing or arranged closely together in rows ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
serried — ser|ried [ serid ] adjective LITERARY arranged very close together in rows … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
serriedness — ser·ried·ness … English syllables
