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• teem with — ˈteem with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they teem with he/she/it teems with present participle teeming with past tense teemed with p …   Useful english dictionary

• Teem — Teem, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Teemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Teeming}.] [OE. temen, AS. t[=e]man, t?man, from te[ a]m. See {Team}.] 1. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• teem — [ti:m] v teem down phr v [: Old English; Origin: timan, tAman] to rain very heavily ▪ It s been teeming down all day. teem with / [teem with sb/sth] phr v 1.) to be very full of people or animals, all moving about ▪ The island was teeming with… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• teem — Ⅰ. teem [1] ► VERB (teem with) ▪ be full of or swarming with. ORIGIN Old English, «give birth to» or «be or become pregnant»; related to TEAM(Cf. ↑team). Ⅱ. teem [2] …   English terms dictionary

• teem´ing|ness — teem|ing «TEE mihng», adjective. 1. full (of); alive (with). 2. fruitful; prolific. –teem´ing|ly, adverb. –teem´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• teem´ing|ly — teem|ing «TEE mihng», adjective. 1. full (of); alive (with). 2. fruitful; prolific. –teem´ing|ly, adverb. –teem´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• teem|ing — «TEE mihng», adjective. 1. full (of); alive (with). 2. fruitful; prolific. –teem´ing|ly, adverb. –teem´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• teem|ful — «TEEM fuhl», adjective. 1. fruitful; teeming. 2. British Dialect. full to the top …   Useful english dictionary

• teem — [v] be abundant, full abound, bear, be crawling with, be full of, be numerous, be plentiful, be prolific, brim, bristle, burst, burst at seams*, bustle, crawl, crowd, flow, grow, jam, overflow, overrun, pack, pour, pour out, produce, prosper,… …   New thesaurus

• full — full, complete, plenary, replete are not interchangeable with each other, but the last three are interchangeable with the most comprehensive term, full, in at least one of its senses. Full implies the presence or inclusion of everything that is… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms