Definition of intense

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Intense (a.) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought..

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Colocynth :: Colocynth (n.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. It comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd..
Glow :: Glow (v. i.) To feel the heat of passion; to be animated, as by intense love, zeal, anger, etc.; to rage, as passior; as, the heart glows with love, zeal, or patriotism..
Dipsas :: Dipsas (n.) A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst.
Intensely :: Intensely (adv.) Intently.
Cimmerian :: Cimmerian (a.) Without any light; intensely dark.
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or /ewilderment; as, a wild look..
Anglophobia :: Anglophobia (n.) Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English..
Drummond Light :: Drummond light () A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime; or a stream of oxygen gas through a flame of alcohol upon a ball or disk of lime; -- called also oxycalcium light, or lime light..
Intense :: Intense (a.) Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light..
Intensify :: Intensify (v. t.) To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity..
Relent :: Relent (v. i.) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion..
Avidity :: Avidity (n.) Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity..
Magnase Black :: Magnase black () A black pigment which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and is of intense body..
Moderate :: Moderate (v. i.) To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated..
Mitigate :: Mitigate (v. t.) To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief..
Blaze :: Blaze (n.) Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; as, to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun..
Phytolacca :: Phytolacca (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pokeweed..
Amplify :: Amplify (v. t.) To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc..
Burn :: Burn (n.) A hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or intense heat..
Capsaicin :: Capsaicin (n.) A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity..
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