Circuitous+way

  • 21Yue-Kong Pao — Infobox Celebrity name = Pao Yue Kong caption = birth date = 1918 birth place = Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang death date = 1991 death place = Hong Kong occupation = Founder, World Wide Shipping Group salary = N/A networth = >11.5 billion HKD (1990) [ …

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  • 22detour — /dee toor, di toor /, n. 1. a roundabout or circuitous way or course, esp. one used temporarily when the main route is closed. 2. an indirect or roundabout procedure, path, etc. v.i. 3. to make a detour; go by way of a detour. v.t. 4. to cause to …

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  • 23detour — de•tour [[t]ˈdi tʊər, dɪˈtʊər[/t]] n. 1) a roundabout or circuitous way or course, esp. one used temporarily when the main route is closed 2) to make a detour; go by way of a detour 3) to cause to make a detour 4) to make a detour around •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24About — A*bout , adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Tis time to look about. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across. [1913 Webster] 3. Here and… …

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  • 25Ambages — Am*ba ges, n. pl. [L. (usually in pl.); pref. ambi , amb + agere to drive: cf. F. ambage.] A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech. [1913 Webster] After many ambages,… …

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  • 26Round about — About A*bout , adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Tis time to look about. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across. [1913 Webster] 3. Here… …

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  • 27To bring about — About A*bout , adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Tis time to look about. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across. [1913 Webster] 3. Here… …

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  • 28To come about — About A*bout , adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Tis time to look about. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across. [1913 Webster] 3. Here… …

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  • 29To go about — About A*bout , adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Tis time to look about. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across. [1913 Webster] 3. Here… …

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  • 30To set about — About A*bout , adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Tis time to look about. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across. [1913 Webster] 3. Here… …

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