of+few+words

  • 31A few — Few Few (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[ a], pl. fe[ a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf.… …

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  • 32In few — Few Few (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[ a], pl. fe[ a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf.… …

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  • 33No few — Few Few (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[ a], pl. fe[ a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf.… …

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  • 34The few — Few Few (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[ a], pl. fe[ a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf.… …

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  • 35few — determiner, pronoun, & adjective 1》 (a few) a small number of. 2》 not many. noun [as pluralnoun the few] a select minority. ↘(the Few) Brit. the RAF pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain. Phrases few and far between scarce. a good few… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 36few — North Country (Newcastle) Words little few broth ...originally perhaps a few broes, the Scotch for broth, and taken in England for the plural …

    English dialects glossary

  • 37few — Synonyms and related words: cursory, depthless, footling, handful, hardly any, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, least, little, littlest, low, lowest, meager, miniature, minim, minimum, negligible, no great shakes, not many,… …

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  • 38English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… …

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  • 39A few acres of snow — [ Frederick II in Potsdam, Prussia. Partial view of an engraving by Pierre Charles Baquoy, after N. A. Monsiau.] A few acres of snow (in the original French, quelques arpents de neige ) is one of several quotations from Voltaire, the 18th century …

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  • 40List of Chicano Caló words and expressions — The following is a list of Chicano slang words and expressions, known as Caló, also spelled Calo and Kalo by modern Chicano youth. It does not list words and expressions of the language of the Spanish Roma people, which is also called Caló,… …

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