All English words - page 5077

Meanings of Runnier:

adjective

More liquid than is usual or expected.

Usage examples:

The soufflé was hard on top and quite runny underneath

Meanings of Runniest:

adjective

More liquid than is usual or expected.

Usage examples:

The soufflé was hard on top and quite runny underneath

Meanings of Running:

noun

The action or movement of a runner.

Usage examples:

His running tore united to shreds

adjective

(of water) flowing naturally or supplied to a building through pipes and taps.

Usage examples:

Hot and cold running water

verb

Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.

Usage examples:

The dog ran across the road

Meanings of Running-away:

phrasal verb

To leave a place or person secretly and suddenly

Usage examples:

Vinnie ran away from home when he was 16.

Meanings of Running-costs:

noun

The money you need to spend regularly to keep a system or organization working

Meanings of Running-late:

verb

To move your legs faster than when walking, with the weight of your body pressing forward

Usage examples:

[ i ] they ran for the bus and got there just in time., [ t ] hugh runs five miles a day., [ i ] we…

Meanings of Running-over:

phrasal verb

To hit and drive over someone or something with a vehicle

Usage examples:

They ran over the list to make sure there were no mistakes.

Meanings of Running-shoe:

noun

A type of light, comfortable shoe that is suitable for running

Meanings of Running-sore:

noun

An injury that will not heal (= become well again) and keeps producing liquid

Meanings of Running-total:

noun

The total number or amount of a list of things that changes as you add or subtract things from the list

Usage examples:

A running total of sth the service gives shoppers a running total of what they are spending., keep …

Meanings of Runningly:

adverb

In a rapid or hasty manner; swiftly, quickly; cursorily, superficially.

Meanings of Runny:

adjective

More liquid than is usual or expected.

Usage examples:

The soufflé was hard on top and quite runny underneath

Meanings of Runoff:

noun

A further competition, election, race, etc., after a tie or inconclusive result.

Usage examples:

He won only 49 per cent of the vote, so a run-off will be held

Meanings of Runoffs:

noun

A further competition, election, race, etc., after a tie or inconclusive result.

Usage examples:

He won only 49 per cent of the vote, so a run-off will be held

Meanings of Runologist:

noun

A student of or expert in runology.

Meanings of Runology:

noun

The study of runes or runic writing.

Meanings of Runout:

noun

The dismissal of a batsman by being run out.

Usage examples:

Tv assistance for umpires in run-outs and stumpings

Meanings of Runouts:

noun

The dismissal of a batsman by being run out.

Usage examples:

Tv assistance for umpires in run-outs and stumpings

Meanings of Runrig:

noun

A thin strip of arable land held under a particular system of land tenure.

adverb

With reference to the holding or allocation of land: in separate strips cultivated by different tenants.

adjective

Held under or designating the system of land tenure by which an area of arable land is divided into thin strips and allocated to tenants.

Meanings of Runs:

verb

Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.

Usage examples:

The dog ran across the road

noun

An act or spell of running.

Usage examples:

I usually go for a run in the morning

Meanings of Runt:

noun

A small pig or other animal, especially the smallest in a litter.

Usage examples:

And not all immune animals are runts - the virginia opossum is shielded from 37 species of pit vipe…

Meanings of Runted:

adjective

Especially of an animal: stunted, undersized; runtish.

Meanings of Runtime:

noun

The time that a film or dvd lasts.

Usage examples:

A thriller that is so well paced it seems a lot shorter than its three-hour runtime

adjective

(of software) in a reduced version that can be run but not changed.

Usage examples:

He spent a lot of time trying to force me to answer a question about how long it would take to down…

Meanings of Runtish:

adjective

Stunted in growth; undersized.

Usage examples:

Most animals let their runtish or sickly offspring die

Meanings of Runtishly:

adverb

In the manner of a runt or something small of its kind.