multiplies
plural of multiply
multiplies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of multiply
Source: Wiktionary
Mul"ti*ply, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Multiplied; p. pr. & vb. n. Multiplying.] Etym: [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr. multiplex manifold. See Multitude, Complex.]
1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to. Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience. Ames.
2. (Math.)
Definition: To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under Multiplication.
3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.] Multiplying gear (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.
– Multiplying lens. (Opt.) See under Lens.
Mul"ti*ply, v. i.
1. To become greater in number; to become numerous. When men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them. Gen. vi. 1.
2. To increase in extent and influence; to spread. The word of God grew and multiplied. Acts xii. 24.
3. To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
