The meaning of Utter

adjective

Not qualified or diminished in any way; total.

Usage examples:

Absolute secrecy

noun

A value or principle which is regarded as universally valid or which may be viewed without relation to other things.

Usage examples:

Good and evil are presented as absolutes

adjective

Complete and using as much effort as possible

Usage examples:

An all-out price war/trade war, an all-out bid/campaign/effort us trade officials are making an all…

verb

Take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process.

Usage examples:

She was breathing deeply

adjective

Unambiguously explicit and direct.

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A categorical assurance

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

A complete list of courses offered by the university

verb

Finish making or doing.

Usage examples:

He completed his phd in 1993

verb

Having all necessary qualities

verb

Make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse.

Usage examples:

They did not consummate their marriage until months after it took place

adjective

Showing great skill and flair.

Usage examples:

She dressed with consummate elegance

adjective

Perfect; complete in every way

Usage examples:

Consummate skill, the deal was consummated with a handshake.

adjective

(of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

It's a downright disgrace

adverb

To an extreme degree; thoroughly.

Usage examples:

He was downright rude

phrase

Complete and without restriction or qualification

adjective

Having opinions that are very strong and do not change

Usage examples:

My parents are dyed-in-the-wool liberals.

verb

Produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation).

Usage examples:

Even the best cars emit carbon dioxide

Give off, send forth, or discharge

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

noun

Capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.

Usage examples:

Plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots

Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract

noun

An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Usage examples:

The issue of racism

verb

Supply or distribute (something) for use or sale.

Usage examples:

Licences were issued indiscriminately to any company

noun

A subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about

Usage examples:

There continues to be a great deal of debate over the property tax issue., isn’t the need to hire m…

idiom

Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

phrasal verb

Utter a sound or cry.

Usage examples:

He let out a sigh of happiness

phrasal verb

Release someone from obligation or suspicion.

Usage examples:

They've started looking for motives—that lets me out

adjective

Complete; in all ways

Usage examples:

He’s an out-and-out fraud.

adverb

Wholly and completely.

Usage examples:

Logging has been banned outright

adjective

Open and direct.

Usage examples:

An outright refusal

adjective

Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.

Usage examples:

Life certainly isn't perfect at the moment

verb

Make (something) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible.

Usage examples:

He's busy perfecting his bowling technique

noun

(of a tense) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past. the perfect tense is formed in english with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating ( present perfect ), they had eaten ( past perfect ), and they will have eaten ( future perfect ).

adjective

Consisting in or characterized by the presence rather than the absence of distinguishing features.

Usage examples:

Mitomycin c and cyclophosphamide were used as positive controls in the absence and presence of s9, …

noun

A desirable or constructive quality or attribute.

Usage examples:

Take your weaknesses and translate them into positives

adjective

Without any doubt; certain

Usage examples:

I’m absolutely positive that he’s the man i saw., it’s important to have a positive attitude when y…

noun

A thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of an outstanding achievement.

Usage examples:

Britain's most prestigious prize for contemporary art

adjective

Having been or likely to be awarded a prize in a competition.

Usage examples:

A prize bull

verb

Value extremely highly.

Usage examples:

The berries were prized for their healing properties

verb

Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.

Usage examples:

The company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft

noun

Agricultural and other natural products collectively.

Usage examples:

Dairy produce

verb

Bring forth or yield

adjective

Not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material.

Usage examples:

Cars can run on pure alcohol

adjective

Not mixed with anything else

Usage examples:

The scarf is pure silk., it was a moment of pure joy., the mountain air was fresh and pure (= not p…

noun

A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.

Usage examples:

An army officer of high rank

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.

Usage examples:

Clumps of rank grass

adjective

Actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed.

Usage examples:

Julius caesar was a real person

adverb

Really; very.

Usage examples:

My head hurts real bad

noun

The basic monetary unit of brazil since 1994, equal to 100 centavos.

Usage examples:

Plus, currencies in these markets have strengthened, meaning returns in hungarian forints or brazil…

adjective

Nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

She giggled with sheer delight

adverb

Perpendicularly.

Usage examples:

The ridge fell sheer, in steep crags

noun

A very fine or diaphanous fabric or article.

Usage examples:

I put up the new curtains and sheers

adjective

Complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.

Usage examples:

Planners need a thorough understanding of the subject

adjective

With nothing left out or omitted; complete

Usage examples:

The district attorney’s office conducted a thorough investigation., the doctor gave him a thorough …

adjective

Involving or attending to every detail or aspect of something.

Usage examples:

A thoroughgoing reform of the whole economy

adjective

Complete, detailed, careful

Usage examples:

A thoroughgoing reform of the economy

adjective

Comprising the whole number or amount.

Usage examples:

A total cost of £4,000

noun

The whole number or amount of something.

Usage examples:

He scored a total of thirty-three points

verb

Amount in number to.

Usage examples:

They were left with debts totalling £6,260

abbreviation

Denoting quantum states or wave functions which change sign on inversion through the origin.

symbol

(in units of measurement) micro- (10−6).

Usage examples:

Direct read-out of concentration in ug or mg/l

noun

The twenty-first letter of the alphabet.

adjective

Used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor.

Usage examples:

The early 1970s witnessed a veritable price explosion

adjective

(used to emphasize how great or unusual something is by comparing it to something else)

Usage examples:

If current projections hold, montgomery county will experience a veritable explosion in its school-…