fry
has definitions from the fields of food,law,theater,writing,fine art,work
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[ verb ] be excessively hot
Examples "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried" Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)`` I might have starved , but at_least I would n't be fried to a crisp and soaked with dirt '' ! Related terms |
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[ verb ] (food) cook on a hot surface using fat
Examples "fry the pancakes" Used in print (Idwal Jones, "Santa Cruz Run"...)Fry in butter a small minced onion , rub with a tablespoonful of flour , add half a cup of cream , six beaten eggs , pepper , celery_salt , a teaspoonful of minced chives , a dash of cayenne , and a pinch of nutmeg . Related terms cook frizzle saute stir_fry deep-fat-fry griddle french-fry pan-fry cooking frying |
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[ noun ] (theater,writing) English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
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[ verb ] (law) kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
Synonyms Examples "The serial killer was electrocuted" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (fine art,work) English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 870
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[ noun ] a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty)
Examples "she writes books for children" "they're just kids" "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" |
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