What is the meaning of ABLE. Phrases containing ABLE
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From the similarity between their skin color and the color of smoke. Also from the way that they were said to be able to sneak around quietly, entering a room "like smoke".
1. One side of a vessel above the waterline. 2. All the guns on one side of a warship or mounted (in rotating turrets or barbettes) so as to be able fire on the same side of a warship. 3. The simultaneous firing of all the guns on one side of warship or able to fire on the same side of a warship.
The rank of Able Seaman is the equivalent of Private in the Army or Air Force, with rank insignia of a single chevron. Derived from the term "Able Bodied Seaman".
Not able to go lower. "Is that the bed-rock price?â€
(mak) n., (also spelled, mack), A male that is able to get with many women. “That guy in those fancy glasses is a mac.â€Â As a verb, to be outgoing about liking someone, to flirt with skill. “He was macking her during the whole evening and never left her side.†Also: mac-daddy, n., a popular male. [Etym., French, macineau, pimp]
v 1. To be able to manage; handle successfully: couldn't cut the long hours anymore. 2. To expel (a discharge of intestinal gas).Idioms:cut the cheese To expel intestinal gas.cut a fart To expel intestinal gas.
term used of a sealing skipper, who in time has brought in many loads of seals; and able man, physically
Black people who are able to play an electric guitar. Found offensive among certain groups.
At sea, the quartermaster is the Master Seaman, Leading Seaman or Able Seaman who is in charge of the helmsman. In harbour, the quartermaster is the senior member of the gangway staff and is responsible for supervising the bosn's mate and the security of the brow.
May be able to.
Worn by a sailor who is able to perform celestial navigation.
Gary Ablett is London Cockney rhyming slang for tablet.
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dance, party
Fleet ACM Readiness Program; a periodic training program presented in the context of the Fleet Air Wing; dogfighting practice with an adversary squadron.
Astonishing or amazing.It's really "wild" the way Lee plays the trumpet.
Folks that wear full biking gear to spin class
marijuana
Luding−out is slang for the hypnotic sleeping drug Quaalude (methaqualone).
Terrific, excellent, extra special
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Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews.
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Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing; far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision.
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comp. of Able.
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Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property.
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Developed in manhood; hence, able to beget; marriageable.
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Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge of the effect of one's actions in an ordinary maner; -- said of persons.
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superl. of Able.
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Not able or likely to succeed.
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Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano.
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Physically weak; not hardly or able to endure hardship; immature; effeminate.
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Having performed wonders; able to perform wonderful things.
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Able or tending to vivify, animate, or give life; vivifying.
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To make able; to enable; to strengthen.
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Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech.
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Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture.
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Having no wings; not able to ascend or fly.
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Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle.
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Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent' weak; helpless; incapable; -- now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase; as, unable for work; unable to bear fatigue.
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