Fallow - English meaning

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

Usage examples:

He was bare from the waist up

verb

Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.

Usage examples:

He bared his chest to show his scar

determiner

A large amount or number of.

Usage examples:

My birthday's on the 22nd—i'm gonna get bare cash

adjective

(of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep.

Usage examples:

Dormant butterflies

adjective

(of things) not active or growing, but having the ability to be active at a later time

Usage examples:

A dormant volcano, most roses being sold now are dormant, and without any soil around their roots.

adjective

Not active or growing now, but having the ability to become active in the future

Usage examples:

Authorities reopened a dormant investigation of the company., lie/remain/sit dormant the legislatio…

adjective

Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

Usage examples:

She put down her empty cup

verb

Remove all the contents of (a container).

Usage examples:

We empty the till at closing time

noun

A bottle or glass left empty of its contents.

Usage examples:

The barman collected the empties

adjective

Suffering a lack of proper care.

Usage examples:

Some severely neglected children

verb

Fail to care for properly.

Usage examples:

The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

verb

Cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.

Usage examples:

He needed to rest after the feverish activity

verb

Remain or be left in a specified condition.

Usage examples:

You can rest assured she will do everything she can

noun

An instance or period of resting.

Usage examples:

You look as though you need a rest

adjective

(of land) not used for growing crops.

Usage examples:

These meadowlands have lain uncultivated for centuries

adjective

Not having been developed.

Usage examples:

Undeveloped coal reserves

adjective

(of a place or land) not built on or used for farming

adjective

Not developed, used, or advanced

Usage examples:

Rhum is the uk's largest undeveloped gas field., this ailment is common in undeveloped countries wi…

adjective

Not kept in good condition.

Usage examples:

Unmaintained buildings now on the verge of collapse

adjective

Not controlled or regulated.

Usage examples:

A critique of unmanaged capitalism

adjective

Used to describe a tracker (= a financial product that only follows the general level of particular shares), rather than an investment that is managed in an active way

Usage examples:

One unmanaged fund is american gas index that invests in about 75 stocks from an index developed by…

adjective

(of land) uncultivated.

Usage examples:

An acre of unplanted scottish moor

adjective

(of an area of land) not having been ploughed.

Usage examples:

An unploughed field

adjective

Unploughed ground has not been dug to make it ready for planting seeds

Usage examples:

They are creating wildlife habitats along the unploughed edges of fields., we keep our cattle on un…

adjective

(of a competitor or team in a sports tournament) not seeded.

Usage examples:

Still, she stunned everyone on her way to becoming an unseeded finalist at the united states open.

adjective

Not seeded in a tennis competition

adjective

Not having been sown.

Usage examples:

A strip of unsown soil

adjective

Not cared for or looked after; neglected.

Usage examples:

Untended gravestones

adjective

Not cared for, or without someone watching

Usage examples:

Patients lay untended and unfed in overcrowded, dirty wards., be left untended the family moved awa…

adjective

(of land) not prepared and cultivated for crops.

Usage examples:

The method involves planting grass on untilled soil

adjective

Untilled land has not been prepared or used for growing crops on

Usage examples:

This thorny bush spreads across untilled fields., large areas of land lay untilled because of the w…

adjective

Not being, or never having been, used.

Usage examples:

Any unused equipment will be welcomed back

adjective

Not being used at present, or never having been used

Usage examples:

The stationary exercise bike sits unused in the basement.

noun

A person who has never had sexual intercourse.

Usage examples:

She's still a virgin

adjective

Being, relating to, or appropriate for a virgin.

Usage examples:

His virgin bride

noun

Someone who has never had sex

Usage examples:

A virgin forest, antarctica is virgin territory.