ripe
31ripe — [[t]raɪp[/t]] adj. rip•er, rip•est 1) bot ahb. completely matured or developed, as grain or fruit that is ready for harvesting or eating 2) resembling fruit, as in ruddiness and fullness: ripe red lips[/ex] 3) advanced to the point of being in… …
32ripe — adjective (riper; ripest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rīpe; akin to Old English rīpan, reopan to reap Date: before 12th century 1. fully grown and developed ; mature < ripe fruit > < ripe wheat > 2. having mature knowledge,… …
33ripe — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, smell, taste ADVERB ▪ really, very ▪ a really ripe …
34ripe — 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Yes, they were ripe all right. Stinking drunk. □ Bill was so ripe that they took him home. 2. mod. foul; smelly. □ Whooey! This place is ripe. What died? □ …
35Ripe — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ripe (homonymie). Ripe Administration Pays …
36ripe — adj. ripe for (ripe for the picking; the time is ripe for action) * * * [raɪp] ripe for (ripe for the picking; the time is ripe for action) …
37ripe — /raɪp / (say ruyp) adjective (riper, ripest) 1. ready for reaping or gathering, as grain, fruits, etc.; complete in natural growth or development, as when arrived at the stage most fit for eating or use. 2. resembling ripe fruit, as in ruddiness… …
38ripe — adj. 1 (of grain, fruit, cheese, etc.) ready to be reaped or picked or eaten. 2 mature; fully developed (ripe in judgement; a ripe beauty). 3 (of a person s age) advanced. 4 (often foll. by for) fit or ready (when the time is ripe; land ripe for… …
39ripe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mature[d], perfect[ed], complete, mellow, consummate, ready. See preparation, age, completion. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Ready to be harvested] Syn. fully grown, fully developed, ruddy, red, yellow …
40ripe — [raɪp] adj ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use • be ripe for sth to be ready for something, especially a change[/ex] Some of the smaller firms are ripe for takeover.[/ex] ripe old age an age at which… …
