Tame - English meaning

adjective

Lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting.

Usage examples:

Bland, mass-produced pop music

adjective

Not interesting; tedious.

Usage examples:

I've got a boring job in an office

verb

Make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging.

Usage examples:

Bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through

verb

Cause (someone) to feel weary and uninterested by dull talk or behaviour.

Usage examples:

She is too polite to bore us with anecdotes

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

Former term for breaking cart.

adjective

Past participle of break1.

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

adjective

Past participle of break

Usage examples:

My camera is broken., a broken line, he spoke very broken english., after his wife's death, he seem…

phrasal verb

To enter a building illegally, usually by damaging a door or window, esp. for the purpose of stealing something

Usage examples:

Thieves broke into our office downtown and stole the computers., we will have to break in three new…

phrasal verb

To train someone to do a new job or activity

Usage examples:

The boss did not believe in breaking in his staff gently.

adjective

(especially of a gas or liquid) without colour.

Usage examples:

A colourless liquid

adjective

Having no colour

Usage examples:

Water and glass are colourless., carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, poisonous gas., it is …

adjective

No longer alive.

Usage examples:

A dead body

adverb

Absolutely; completely.

Usage examples:

You're dead right

adjective

Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.

Usage examples:

A cheap and docile workforce

adjective

Calm in manner and easy to control

Usage examples:

They have a big dog, but he’s real friendly and docile.

adjective

Relating to the running of a home or to family relations.

Usage examples:

Domestic chores

noun

A person who is paid to help with cleaning and other menial tasks in a person's home.

Usage examples:

Nor were we happy with how some of the churches educated, when they seemed to train the young prima…

noun

A stout seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having grey and white plumage.

verb

Tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or on a farm.

Usage examples:

Mammals were first domesticated for their milk

verb

To bring animals or plants under human control so that humans may use them as food, for power, or as friends

adjective

(of an animal) tame and kept as a pet or on a farm.

Usage examples:

Domesticated dogs

verb

Tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or on a farm.

Usage examples:

Mammals were first domesticated for their milk

adjective

Brought under human control

Usage examples:

The wild ancestors of our domesticated chickens

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement.

Usage examples:

Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring

verb

Make or become dull or less intense.

Usage examples:

Time dulls the memory

adjective

Not interesting or exciting; boring

Usage examples:

Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine., the lecture was dry, dull, and full of statist…

verb

Make (someone) a slave.

Usage examples:

The practice of enslaving prisoners of war eventually died out

verb

To control someone by keeping the person in a bad or difficult situation where the person is not free, or to make a slave (= person legally owned) of someone

adjective

Having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations.

Usage examples:

He sat down on a flat rock

adverb

In or to a horizontal position.

Usage examples:

He was lying flat on his back

noun

The flat part of something.

Usage examples:

She placed the flat of her hand over her glass

adjective

Having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character.

Usage examples:

A gentle, sensitive man

verb

Make or become gentle.

Usage examples:

Cobb's tone gentled a little

noun

A maggot, especially the larva of a blowfly, used as bait.

Usage examples:

He put the gentle on the hook

adjective

(of a pet) having learned not to urinate or empty its bowels in your home

verb

Train (a pet) to urinate and defecate outside the house or only in a special place; house-train.

Usage examples:

An elephant is exceedingly difficult to housebreak

adjective

(of a pet) taught to go outside to excrete waste matter

Usage examples:

The puppy is still not housebroken.

adjective

Lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous.

Usage examples:

Humdrum routine work

noun

Monotonous routine.

Usage examples:

An escape from the humdrum of his life

adjective

Lacking flavour; weak or tasteless.

Usage examples:

Mugs of insipid coffee

adjective

(of food) lacking a strong taste or character, or (of people, activities, or entertainment) lacking in interest or energy

Usage examples:

An insipid flavor, insipid tv sitcoms

adjective

Dead or apparently dead.

Usage examples:

His lifeless body was taken from the river

adjective

Dead or appearing to be dead

Usage examples:

A lifeless body, fig. the performance was boring and lifeless (= lacking interest or energy).

noun

A man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.

Usage examples:

He acceded to his master's wishes

verb

Used as a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called ‘mr’.

Usage examples:

Master james wishart

noun

A ship or boat with a specified number of masts.

Usage examples:

A three-master

adjective

Of only average quality; not very good.

Usage examples:

He is an enthusiastic if mediocre painter

adjective

Just acceptable but not good; not good enough

Usage examples:

The movie’s plot is predictable, the dialogue is second-rate, and the acting is mediocre., he urged…

adjective

Ordinary and not very good

Usage examples:

What advice would you give to mediocre companies that want to dramatically improve themselves?, med…

adjective

Not severe, serious, or harsh.

Usage examples:

Mild criticism

noun

A kind of dark beer not strongly flavoured with hops.

Usage examples:

They still brew a delicious dark mild which is one of my favourite drinks.

adjective

With no special or distinctive features; normal.

Usage examples:

He sets out to depict ordinary people

noun

What is commonplace or standard.

Usage examples:

Their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary

adjective

Not different, special, or unexpected in any way; usual

Usage examples:

His music was of the sort that ordinary americans could relate to., computers are now widely availa…

noun

A person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.

Usage examples:

The road is so dangerous pedestrians avoid it

adjective

Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.

Usage examples:

Disenchantment with their pedestrian lives

noun

A person who is walking, esp. in an area where vehicles go

Usage examples:

Bicyclists and pedestrians use the path., the lyrics are pretty pedestrian.

noun

A domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure.

Usage examples:

The pony was a family pet

verb

Stroke or pat (an animal) affectionately.

Usage examples:

The cats came to be petted

noun

A fit of sulking or ill humour.

Usage examples:

Mother's in a pet

adjective

Having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality.

Usage examples:

Prosaic language can't convey the experience

idiom

Not special in any way

adjective

Lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary.

Usage examples:

A run-of-the-mill job

adjective

Ordinary and not special or exciting in any way

Usage examples:

The event is not just a run-of-the-mill conference.

adjective

Lacking courage, vigour, or vivacity.

Usage examples:

Ruth and i played a spiritless game of scrabble

adjective

Having no energy and enthusiasm

Usage examples:

It was a spiritless performance.

verb

Overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person).

Usage examples:

She managed to subdue an instinct to applaud

verb

Put down by force or intimidation

verb

To reduce the force of (someone or something)

Usage examples:

She’d be hard to subdue if she got mad.

verb

Bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.

Usage examples:

The invaders had soon subjugated most of the population

verb

To defeat people or a country and rule them in a way that allows them no freedom

verb

To treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs

Usage examples:

She subjugated herself to her mother's needs., reporters must subjugate personal political convicti…

abbreviation

Imperial or metric ton(s).

Usage examples:

Lithuania produced 512,000 t of sulphuric acid in 1989

contraction

The word ‘it’, attached to the end of a verb, especially in the transcription of regional spoken use.

Usage examples:

I'll never do’t again

suffix

Equivalent to -est2 (as in shalt ).

verb

Domesticate (an animal).

Usage examples:

Wild rabbits can be kept in captivity and eventually tamed

adjective

(of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated.

Usage examples:

The fish are so tame you have to push them away

adjective

Not exciting, adventurous, or controversial.

Usage examples:

Network tv on saturday night is a pretty tame affair

adjective

Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

Usage examples:

A tedious journey

verb

Teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The scheme trains people for promotion

noun

A series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive or by integral motors.

Usage examples:

A freight train

verb

Educate for a future role or function

adjective

Having been taught a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The first officer was also a trained pilot

verb

Teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The scheme trains people for promotion

adjective

Someone who is trained has been taught the skills and knowledge needed for a particular job or activity

Usage examples:

His father was a trained engineer., highly/specially/properly trained a team of specially trained a…

adjective

Not exciting; dull.

Usage examples:

Many school prospectuses are dull and unexciting

adjective

Not exciting

Usage examples:

He found life in the small town unexciting and wanted to travel the world., the museum has a pleasa…

adjective

Lacking in imagination or originality.

Usage examples:

He writes repetitive and uninspired poetry

adjective

Not exciting or interesting

Usage examples:

An uninspired performance

adjective

Not producing excitement or interest.

Usage examples:

An uninspiring game that united scarcely deserved to win

adjective

Not making you feel excited or interested

Usage examples:

The menu looked fairly uninspiring.

adjective

Not arousing curiosity or interest.

Usage examples:

The scenery is dull and uninteresting

adjective

Not interesting

adjective

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland.

Usage examples:

Tuneful but vapid musical comedies

adjective

Showing no intelligence or imagination

Usage examples:

A vapid reality tv show, he's attractive, but vapid.