helpmate

  • 51helpmeet — noun A helpful partner, particularly a spouse. [on vocabulary errors] … and helpmates for meet helps the difference of the meaning of the two words is so obvious, that it is surprising it should have escaped attention. A person may be a helpmate… …

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  • 52Glossary of chess problems — This is a list of terms used in chess problems. For a list of unorthodox pieces used in chess problems, see fairy chess piece. For a list of terms used in chess is general, see chess terminology. Contents: Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I… …

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  • 53wife — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. married woman; mate, spouse, Frau, the Mrs., madam, little woman, old lady, ball and chain (sl.), better half; housewife, helpmeet, helpmate. See marriage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. married woman,… …

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  • 54Marriage — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Marriage >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 marriage marriage matrimony wedlock union intermarriage miscegenation the bonds of marriage vinculum matrimonii nuptial tie GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 married state married state …

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  • 55helpmeet — as two words in the 1611 Bible, a noun verb phrase; hyphenated and mistaken as a modified noun by 1670s; see HELPMATE (Cf. helpmate) …

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  • 56help|meet — «HEHLP MEET», noun. = helpmate. (Cf. ↑helpmate) ╂[< “an help meet for him,” Genesis 2:18, 20 (King James Version); meet = suitable] …

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  • 57Seal — Seal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sealing}.] [OE. selen; cf. OF. seeler, seieler, F. sceller, LL. sigillare. See {Seal} a stamp.] 1. To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to …

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  • 58Sealed — Seal Seal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sealing}.] [OE. selen; cf. OF. seeler, seieler, F. sceller, LL. sigillare. See {Seal} a stamp.] 1. To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish;… …

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  • 59Sealing — Seal Seal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sealing}.] [OE. selen; cf. OF. seeler, seieler, F. sceller, LL. sigillare. See {Seal} a stamp.] 1. To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish;… …

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  • 60helpmeet — noun Etymology: 2help + meet, adjective Date: 1673 helpmate …

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