shivery

  • 21shivery — I shiv•er•y [[t]ˈʃɪv ə ri[/t]] adj. 1) inclined to shiver 2) causing shivers II shiv•er•y [[t]ˈʃɪv ə ri[/t]] adj. readily breaking into fragments …

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  • 22shivery — I. /ˈʃɪvəri/ (say shivuhree) adjective 1. shivering; quivering; tremulous. 2. inclined to shiver or shake. 3. causing shivering. {shiver1 + y1} II. /ˈʃɪvəri/ (say shivuhree) adjective readily breaking into shivers or fragments; brittle. { …

  • 23shivery grass — /ˈʃɪvəri gras/ (say shivuhree grahs) noun a small, soft, annual grass, Briza minor, with small heart shaped spikelets on slender pedicels in open panicles; native to Europe and Asia …

  • 24Shivery Isles — /ˈʃɪvəri aɪlz/ (say shivuhree uylz) plural noun Colloquial the, New Zealand …

  • 25One Shivery Night — is an American comedy short released by Columbia Pictures on July 13, 1950.[1] It stars Hugh Herbert, Dudley Dickerson, Vernon Dent, Philip Van Zandt, and Robert Williams. This was the last of four scare comedies that teamed Herbert and Dickerson …

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  • 26giant shivery grass — noun → shell grass …

  • 27shiv|er|y — shiv|er|y1 «SHIHV uhr ee, SHIHV ree», adjective. 1. quivering from or as if from cold, fear, or excitement; shivering: »Shivery, we had another drink; climbed into the car, and moved on (Atlantic). 2. inclined to shiver, especially from cold: » …

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  • 28shiv·ery — /ˈʃıvəri/ adj 1 : shaking because of cold, fear, illness, etc. He woke up feeling sweaty and shivery. 2 always used before a noun US, informal : causing shivers …

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  • 29cool — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. chill, refrigerate, ice, freeze, harden; calm, allay. See dissuasion, refreshment. adj. cold, chilly, frigid; inexcitable, self controlled, calm, deliberate, composed; indifferent, unemotional, self… …

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  • 30chilly — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Uncomfortably cool] Syn. brisk, crisp, nippy, chilled; see cold 1 , 2 , cool 1 . 2. [Cold in manner] Syn. unresponsive, hostile, frosty; see aloof , indifferent 1 , unfriendly 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. cold …

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