the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An enterprise.
noun-and-verb. See prize, n., 5. Also prize, v. t.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
An obsolete form of prize.
Choice; excellent; noble.
n. A variant of prize.
See prize.
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v. regard highly; think much of
v. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
Word Usage
"Now we're gwine out ter de cotton compress, an 'git a lot er colored men tergether, an' ef de w'ite folks 'sturbs me, I shouldn't be s'prise' ef dere'd be a mix-up; -- an 'ef dere is, me an _one_ w'ite man"