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[ adverb ] over the entire area
Examples "the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers" "felt tired all over" Used in print (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)Therefore , his only recourse was to learn the shape all_over again for each new visual experience of the same individual object or type of object ; and this he could do only by going_over its mass with the tracing procedure . (Francis Pollini, Night....)It made no sense to him * * h He whirled around , suddenly hot all_over , finding the man who had been standing before him a_few moments back , nailing him to the spot on which he now stood , open-mouthed - (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Pat had contacts all_over the labor_movement . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)`` This is moving day '' , Winston reminded her , `` and I bet you left things every_which_way upstairs , your clothes all_over the floor and the bed not made . Since then , the flowers she had planted had spread all_over the hill . |
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[ adverb ] to or in any or all places
Synonyms Examples "You find fast food stores everywhere" "people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem" "he carried a gun everywhere he went" "looked all over for a suitable gift" (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere') Used in print (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)Dozens of seemingly small matters go_wrong all_over the world . (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)He opened the inner door ; the cooking odors were stronger - all_over the city , at this hour , housewives would be fussing over stoves . (Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)The company herds were being raided less often , and cabins and soddies all_over the range were standing deserted . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having come or been brought to a conclusion
Synonyms Examples "the harvesting was complete" "the affair is over, ended, finished" "the abruptly terminated interview" Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)The waves are separated by intervals of 15_minutes to an hour or more ( because of their great length ) , and this has often lulled people into thinking after the first great wave has crashed that it is all_over . Related terms |
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