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sighs (SIGHZ) (verb)
1. To make or to take a deep audible breath: "She sighs when she is tired and needs a cup of tea."
2. To take in and let out a long and audible breath in a way that shows that someone is bored, disappointed, relieved, etc.: "It was possible to hear some sighs of relief from students when they found out that they had passed the final exam."
2. To take in and let out a long and audible breath in a way that shows that someone is bored, disappointed, relieved, etc.: "It was possible to hear some sighs of relief from students when they found out that they had passed the final exam."
size (SIGHZ) (noun)
1. The physical shape or bulk of something: "The size of the rain clouds was amazing."
2. An indication of an item of graduated measurements or proportions: "I tried on a size seven dress and it fit me perfectly."
2. An indication of an item of graduated measurements or proportions: "I tried on a size seven dress and it fit me perfectly."
"What size shoe do you wear?"
size (SIGHZ) (verb)
1. To alter, to make, or to modify something to correspond to its actual shape or bulk: "The seamstress had to size the arms of the jacket to match the length of the coat."
2. To cover something; such as, wallpaper with a sticky substance called sizing (glue, flour, or varnish) in order to make it stiff or smooth or to attach something else to it: "The paper hanger had to size the paper before he could attach it to the walls."
2. To cover something; such as, wallpaper with a sticky substance called sizing (glue, flour, or varnish) in order to make it stiff or smooth or to attach something else to it: "The paper hanger had to size the paper before he could attach it to the walls."
With many sighs, she had to agree that her foot size was a little too large.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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1. The dimensions, extent, amount, or degree of something, in terms of how large or small it is: William and Ann picked a table which they thought was the right size for their dining room.
2. Something that is large, often very large, in dimensions or degree: Did you see the size of the neighbor's dog?
3. A set of measurements used when making, or classifying, articles; such as, clothing or shoes that are produced and sold according to various sizes.
4. Etymology: from Old French sise, a shortened form of Old French assise, past participle of asseoir, "to settle"; from Latin assidere, "to sit beside", from Latin sedere, "to sit".
2. Something that is large, often very large, in dimensions or degree: Did you see the size of the neighbor's dog?
3. A set of measurements used when making, or classifying, articles; such as, clothing or shoes that are produced and sold according to various sizes.
4. Etymology: from Old French sise, a shortened form of Old French assise, past participle of asseoir, "to settle"; from Latin assidere, "to sit beside", from Latin sedere, "to sit".
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sed-, sedat-, -sid, -sess
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size (verb), sizes; sized; sizing
To cut, shape, or manufacture goods so that they have the necessary or chosen measurements desired: Hank had his suit sized specifically to fit his body.
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sed-, sedat-, -sid, -sess
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“size”
(Latin: measure; suitable; size, limit, way, method; rhythm, harmony)
(Latin: to become greater or larger in amount or size, to grow, to multiply, to increase; to reproduce)
(Greek > Latin: any person or something of enormous size or power)
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“size”
thermal field size
An area over which therapeutic heating is most likely to be produced.
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thermo-, therm-, thermi-, -thermia, -therm, -thermal, -thermic, -thermias, -thermies, -thermous, -thermy
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