Effuse

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Botany Spreading out loosely.
  • v. To pour out (a liquid).
  • v. To radiate; diffuse.
  • verb-intransitive. To spread or flow out.
  • verb-intransitive. To ooze forth; exude.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. spread out
  • v. to emit; to give off
  • v. to gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something
  • v. to leak out through a small hole
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Poured out freely; profuse.
  • adj. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.
  • adj. Spreading loosely, especially on one side.
  • adj. Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells.
  • n. Effusion; loss.
  • v. To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.
  • verb-intransitive. To emanate; to issue.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To pour out, as a fluid; spill; shed.
  • Poured out freely; profuse.
  • In botany: Very loosely spreading, as a panicle, etc.
  • In lichenology, spread out without definite form or figure: opposed to effigurate.
  • In zoology: In conchology, applied to shells where the aperture is not whole behind, but the lips are separated by a gap or groove.
  • In entomology, loosely joined; composed of parts which are almost separated from one another: opposed to compact or coarctate.
  • n. Effusion; outpouring; loss; waste.
  • To flow, as a fluid, through an aperture or through a porous partition the openings in which are large compared with the diameter of a molecule.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. give out or emit (also metaphorically)
  • v. flow or spill forth
  • v. pour out
  • Verb Form
    effused    effuses    effusing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    emit    give out    give off    emanate    pour   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    effused    effusing    effuser   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    profuse    prodigal    effusion    loss    shed    emanate    issue    diffuse    spreading    emit