| Their | pron. & a. [ OE. thair, fr. Icel. þeirra, þeira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite article; akin to AS. ðāra, ð&aemacr_;ra, gen. pl. of the definite article, or fr. AS. ð&aemacr_;ra, influenced by the Scandinavian use. See That. ] The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The possessive takes the form theirs (&unr_;) when the noun to which it refers is not expressed, but implied or understood; as, our land is richest, but theirs is best cultivated. [ 1913 Webster ] Nothing but the name of zeal appears
'Twixt our best actions and the worst of theirs. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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| 字 | [じ, ji] (n) (1) Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); (2) nickname; (3) section of a village #676 [Add to Longdo] | | 玉(P);球;珠;弾 | [たま, tama] (n) (1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉, 珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (sl) (abbr) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derog) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n, n-suf) (14) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf) (15) (usu. だま) coin; (16) precious; beautiful; excellent; (P) #2,007 [Add to Longdo] | | 挨拶 | [あいさつ, aisatsu] (n, vs, adj-no) (1) greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; (2) speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; (3) reply; response; (4) (sl) revenge; retaliation; (exp) (5) (See 御挨拶) a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark); (6) (orig. meaning) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment); (P) #6,028 [Add to Longdo] | | 豆(P);荳;菽 | [まめ, mame] (n) (1) legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas; (2) (See 大豆) soya bean (soybean); soy (Glycine max); (3) (col) female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); (4) (col) { food } kidney; (n-pref) (5) miniature; tiny; (6) child; (P) #6,457 [Add to Longdo] | | 数え | [かぞえ, kazoe] (n) (abbr) (See 数え年・かぞえどし) old manner of reckoning one's age, newborns being considered a year old, with everyone adding one year to their age at New Year's #7,319 [Add to Longdo] | | 諡号 | [しごう, shigou] (n) (See 贈り名) posthumous name (based the deeds one has performed in their lifetime) #7,445 [Add to Longdo] | | 貴殿 | [きでん, kiden] (pn, adj-no) (1) (hon) you (primarily used by men in letters to their male equals or superiors); (2) (arch) (hon) your residence #7,704 [Add to Longdo] | | 姉さん(P);姐さん | [ねえさん(P);あねさん, neesan (P); anesan] (n) (1) (hon) (usu. 姉さん) elder sister; (2) (vocative) young lady; (3) (usu. 姐さん) miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); (4) (usu. 姐さん) ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors); (P) #11,025 [Add to Longdo] | | 明星 | [みょうじょう, myoujou] (n) (1) (See 金星・きんせい) morning star; Venus; (2) Lucifer; (3) preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.); (P) #11,596 [Add to Longdo] | | 狸;貍 | [たぬき, tanuki] (n) (1) raccoon dog; tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); (2) sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face #14,920 [Add to Longdo] |
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