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• syn|the|size — «SIHN thuh syz», verb, sized, siz|ing. –v.t. 1. to put together or combine into a complex whole. 2. to make by combining parts or elements: »Gottlieb s…effort to synthesize antitoxin (Sinclair Lewis). 3. to produce or manufacture by chemical… …   Useful english dictionary

• pho|to|syn|the|size — «FOH tuh SIHN thuh syz», verb, sized, siz|ing. –v.i. to carry on photosynethesis: »A red alga is best adapted to photosynthesize in the bluish green light of deep water (G. E. Fogg). –v.t. to produce by photosynethesis: »Plants photosynthesize… …   Useful english dictionary

• bi|o|syn|the|size — «BY oh SIHN thuh syz», transitive verb, sized, siz|ing. to synthesize by biological or biochemical methods …   Useful english dictionary

• syn|op|size — «sih NOP syz», transitive verb, sized, siz|ing. to make a synopsis of: »The opera was called “Vaiva,” and before we went to hear it, we asked an Intourist woman to synopsize the action for us (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

• syn — syn·a·del·phite; syn·aes·the·sis; syn·a·gog·al; syn·a·gogue; syn·al·lag·mat·ic; syn·a·loe·pha; syn·anastomosis; syn·an·ce·ja; syn·an·gial; syn·an·gi·um; syn·an·tec·tic; syn·an·thae; syn·an·thous; syn·an·thy; syn·a·phea; syn·aposematic;… …   English syllables

• size — ap·o·the·o·size; cap·size; de·size; ec·sta·size; em·pha·size; fan·ta·size; hy·pos·ta·size; hy·poth·e·size; me·tas·ta·size; me·tath·e·size; pa·ren·the·size; re·size; size; size·man; sub·size; su·per·size; sy·nop·size; mid·size; as·size;… …   English syllables

• Size — Size, n. [Abbrev. from assize. See {Assize}, and cf. {Size} glue.] 1. A settled quantity or allowance. See {Assize}. [Obs.] To scant my sizes. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) An allowance of food and drink from the buttery,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Size roll — Size Size, n. [Abbrev. from assize. See {Assize}, and cf. {Size} glue.] 1. A settled quantity or allowance. See {Assize}. [Obs.] To scant my sizes. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) An allowance of food and drink from the buttery …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Size stick — Size Size, n. [Abbrev. from assize. See {Assize}, and cf. {Size} glue.] 1. A settled quantity or allowance. See {Assize}. [Obs.] To scant my sizes. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) An allowance of food and drink from the buttery …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• size — size1 /suyz/, n., v., sized, sizing. n. 1. the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught. 2. considerable or great magnitude: to seek size rather than quality. 3. one of a …   Universalium