tame

  • 11Tame — Tame, v. t. [Cf. F. entamer to cut into, to broach.] To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] In the time of famine he is the Joseph of the country, and keeps the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Tame — Tame, 1) Nebenfluß der Trent, entspringt in der englischen Grafschaft Warwik, nimmt die Anker auf u. mündet in der Grafschaft Stafford; 2) schiffbarer Fluß, entspringt in der Grafschaft Buckingham, fällt bei Dorchester in der Grafschaft Oxford… …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 13Tame — (Tehm), Name von 3 engl. Flüssen; der eine bildet mit der Isis vereinigt die Themse, der andere mündet in den Trent, der 3. in den Mersey …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 14tame — index alleviate, dominate, harmless, insipid, jejune (dull), lifeless (dull), malleable …

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  • 15tame — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated. 2) not exciting, adventurous, or controversial. 3) informal (of a person) willing to cooperate. ► VERB 1) domesticate (an animal). 2) make less powerful and easier …

    English terms dictionary

  • 16TAME — Para otros usos de este término, véase Tame. TAME A320 de TAME con los nuevos colores estacionado en el Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado en Bogotá, Colombia …

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  • 17TAME — Infobox Airline airline=TAME Línea Aérea del Ecuador logo=TAME logo.svg logo size=250px fleet size=11 destinations=14 IATA=EQ ICAO=TAE callsign=TAME parent=Ecuadorian Air Force founded=1962 headquarters=Quito, Ecuador key people= Cesar Naranjo A …

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  • 18TAME — Transportes Aéreos Militares Ecuatorianos …

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  • 19tame — 01. There is a [tame] squirrel living in a tree in our backyard that will eat nuts right out of your hand. 02. The bears in the circus are supposed to be [tame], but they can still be dangerous and unpredictable. 03. We [tamed] a raccoon enough… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 20tame — {{11}}tame (adj.) O.E. tom, tam domesticated, docile, from P.Gmc. *tamaz (Cf. O.N. tamr, O.S., O.Fris., M.L.G., M.Du. tam, O.H.G. zam, Ger. zahm tame, Goth. tamjan to tame ), from PIE *deme to constrain, to force, to break (horses) (Cf. Skt.… …

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