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nymphiparous (medicine)


nymphiparous
<zoology> Producing pupas or nymphs.

Origin: Nymph + L. Parere to produce.

Source: Websters Dictionary


ball(4) (iou)



ball verb1. L16.
[from BALL noun1.]
verb trans. Round or swell out. rare. L16.
verb trans. Make into a ball; wind (thread) off into a ball; clench or screw up (the fist) tightly; roll up into a ball-like mass. M17.
E. K. Kane Brooks balls off twine. P. Gallico Small hands balled into possessive fists. E. Crispin This handkerchief, balled up in Mavis's hand.
verb intrans. Gather into a ball. E18.
Southey In clogs..snow balls under the wooden sole.
verb intrans. Become clogged or blocked, esp. with snow. Also foll. by up; fig. make a mess of something, fail. M18.
verb trans. Clog, block. Also foll. by up. M19.
A. Bront? The snow..clogged the wheels and balled the horses' feet. J. Herriot Not merely a few of the hair-like worms irritating the tubes, but great seething masses of them crawling everywhere, balling up and blocking the vital air passages.
b. Bring into a state of confusion or difficulty; make a mess of. Usu. foll. by up. slang. L19.
N. Coward You can't even do a straight walk off without balling it up.
verb trans. & intrans. Of a man (verb intrans. also of a woman): have sexual intercourse (with). N. Amer. slang. M20.
G. Vidal You can tell the world all about those chicks that you ball.
baller noun (chiefly techn.) a person who or a machine which makes balls E19.
balling verbal noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) the administration of medicine to an animal in the form of a capsule (usu. attrib. as
balling-gun etc., an instrument for this purpose): E18.