Definition of about

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About (adv.) Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time..

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Tumble :: Tumble (v. i.) To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses..
Wheel :: Wheel (v. i.) To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate..
Matter :: Matter (n.) That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, complaint, legal action, or the like; theme..
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in a general semse, to be tossed about..
Jig :: Jig (v. i.) To dance a jig; to skip about.
Sarcobasis :: Sarcobasis (n.) A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in the mallows..
Questionary :: Questionary (n.) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
Peripetalous :: Peripetalous (a.) Surrounding, or situated about, the petals..
Minion :: Minion (n.) An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches..
Caroteel :: Caroteel (n.) A tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700 lbs..
Twining :: Twining (a.) Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant..
Guilder :: Guilder (n.) A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents; -- called also florin and gulden.
Query :: Query (v. t.) To put questions about; to elicit by questioning; to inquire into; as, to query the items or the amount; to query the motive or the fact..
Drachma :: Drachma (n.) Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram..
Gambol :: Gambol (v. i.) To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs..
Loaf :: Loaf (v. i.) To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about.
Almadie :: Almadie (n.) A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long, and six or seven broad..
Grope :: Grope (v. i.) To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see..
Roundabout :: Roundabout (n.) A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude..
Quiddler :: Quiddler (n.) One who wastes his energy about trifles.
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