HETEROSES

Noun

heteroses

plural of heterosis

Anagrams

• shoe trees, shoetrees

Source: Wiktionary


HETEROSIS

Het`e*ro"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: "What is life to such as me" Aytoun.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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LEND

(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”


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