ser·ried

ser·ried
/ˈserid/ adj, always used before a noun
literary : crowded or pressed together

Flowers came up every spring in their serried ranks.


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  • ser|ried — ser|ried1 «SEHR eed», adjective. crowded closely together: »On every side rose up the serried ranks of pine trees (Bret Harte). SYNONYM(S): compact, dense. ╂[adjectival use of past participle of serry] ser|ried2 «SEHR eed», adjective. jagged or… …   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

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