- ser·ried
- /ˈserid/ adj, always used before a nounliterary : crowded or pressed together
Flowers came up every spring in their serried ranks.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Flowers came up every spring in their serried ranks.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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