Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
Dodder — La Dodder à Rathgar Caractéristiques Longueur 26 km [1] … Wikipédia en Français
dodder — dodder1 [däd′ər] vi. [ME daderen, akin to OE dyderian, to confuse, delude, MDu doten, DOTE < IE * dheudh , to whirl in confusion, shake (> Gr thysanos, fringe) < base * dheu ; see DULL] 1. to shake or tremble, as from old age 2. to be… … English World dictionary
Dodder — Dod der, n. [Cf. Dan. dodder, Sw. dodra, G. dotter.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cuscuta}. It is a leafless parasitical vine with yellowish threadlike stems. It attaches itself to some other plant, as to flax, goldenrod, etc., and decaying at… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dodder — Dod der, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. dyderian to deceive, delude, and E. didder, dudder.] To shake, tremble, or totter. The doddering mast. Thomson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dodder — (v.) 1610s, perhaps from M.E. daderen to quake, tremble (late 15c.), apparently frequentative of dialectal dade, on a form similar to totter, patter. Related: Doddered; doddering … Etymology dictionary
dodder — [v] shake quiver, shiver, shudder, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, tremble, wobble; concepts 150,152 … New thesaurus
dodder — ► VERB ▪ be slow and unsteady. DERIVATIVES dodderer noun doddering adjective doddery adjective. ORIGIN variant of obsolete dialect dadder; related to DITHER(Cf. ↑dithery) … English terms dictionary
dodder — dodder1 dodderer, n. /dod euhr/, v.i. to shake; tremble; totter. [1610 20; cf. DITHER, TOTTER, TEETER, etc.] dodder2 /dod euhr/, n. a leafless parasitic plant, Cuscuta gronovii, having dense clusters of small, white, bell shaped flowers on orange … Universalium
dodder — UK [ˈdɒdə(r)] / US [ˈdɑdər] verb [intransitive] Word forms dodder : present tense I/you/we/they dodder he/she/it dodders present participle doddering past tense doddered past participle doddered to shake slightly when you are walking or moving,… … English dictionary
dodder — I. noun Etymology: Middle English doder; akin to Middle High German toter dodder, egg yolk Date: 13th century any of a genus (Cuscuta) of wiry twining vines of the morning glory family that are highly deficient in chlorophyll, are parasitic on… … New Collegiate Dictionary
dodder — dodder1 verb be slow and unsteady. Derivatives dodderer noun doddering adjective doddery adjective Origin C17: var. of obs. dialect dadder; related to dither. dodder2 noun a parasitic climbing plant of the convolvulus f … English new terms dictionary
