to shun a person. She was lazy and shunned work. He shunned uttering a direct falsehood, but did not scruple to equivocate (George Bancroft).
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under avoid. (Cf. ↑avoid)Useful english dictionary. 2012.
shun — [[t]ʃʌn[/t]] v. t. shunned, shun•ning to keep away from; take pains to avoid • Etymology: bef. 950; OE scunian shun′na•ble, adj. shun′ner, n … From formal English to slang
Vocabulario indoeuropeo (sustantivos) — Esta es una lista de las raíces protoindoeuropeas más comunes. En general sólo se ofrece la lengua más representativa de cada una de las ramas del indoeuropeo. Todas las palabras se muestran en su declinación más representativa. Contenido 1… … Wikipedia Español
HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… … English syllables
fu — fu·ga·ra; fu·ghet·ta; fu·gie; fu·gi·tate; fu·gi·ta·tion; fu·gi·tive·ly; fu·gi·tive·ness; fu·gi·tiv·i·ty; fu·gle; fu·gle·man; fu·gu; fu·i·re·na; fu·ji; fu·ku·o·ka; fu·la; fu·la·ni; fu·li·ca; fu·li·cine; fu·lig·i·nos·i·ty; fu·lig·i·nous; fu·li·go;… … English syllables
Stress (linguistics) — In linguistics, stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word. The term is also used for similar patterns of phonetic prominence inside syllables. The word accent is sometimes also used with this sense.Types of… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
Scunner — Scun ner, v. t. [Cf. {Shun}.] To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
University of Western Ontario — This article is about the University located in Ontario. For the University located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, known as “UW O”, see University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The University of Western Ontario Motto Latin: Veritas et Utilitas Motto in English … Wikipedia
