glut·ton

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• glut|ton|y — «GLUHT uh nee», noun, plural ton|ies. excess in eating; voracity …   Useful english dictionary

• glut´ton|ous|ness — glut|ton|ous «GLUHT uh nuhs», adjective. 1. greedy about food; having the habit of eating too much. SYNONYM(S): voracious. 2. Figurative. greedy; insatiable. –glut´ton|ous|ly, adverb. –glut´ton|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• glut´ton|ous|ly — glut|ton|ous «GLUHT uh nuhs», adjective. 1. greedy about food; having the habit of eating too much. SYNONYM(S): voracious. 2. Figurative. greedy; insatiable. –glut´ton|ous|ly, adverb. –glut´ton|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• glut|ton|ous — «GLUHT uh nuhs», adjective. 1. greedy about food; having the habit of eating too much. SYNONYM(S): voracious. 2. Figurative. greedy; insatiable. –glut´ton|ous|ly, adverb. –glut´ton|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• glut|ton|ize — «GLUHT uh nyz», intransitive verb, transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to eat like a glutton …   Useful english dictionary

• glut|ton — glut|ton1 «GLUHT uhn», noun. 1. a greedy eater; person who eats too much. SYNONYM(S): gormandizer. 2. Figurative. a person who never seems to have enough of something: »The Germans were sun gluttons, and they could be seen all over the hills,… …   Useful english dictionary

• glut — glut·acon·ic; glut; glut·ting·ly; glut·ton·ize; glut·ton·ous; glut·ton·ous·ly; glut·ton·ous·ness; glut·tony; he·mag·glut·i·nate; en·glut; glut·ton; …   English syllables

• ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… …   English syllables

• glutton — glut·ton …   English syllables

• gluttonous — glut•ton•ous [[t]ˈglʌt n əs[/t]] adj. 1) tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious 2) greedy; insatiable • Etymology: 1300–50 glut′ton•ous•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang