faint+representation
1adumbration — n. 1. Shadowing forth, faint sketch, faint representation, indistinct image, shadowy outline, dim approximation. 2. Type, image, shadow, symbol, premonition, dark prophecy, foreshadowing, prefiguring, presage, prototype, mystery …
2Shadow — Shad ow (sh[a^]d [ o]), n. [Originally the same word as shade. [root]162. See {Shade}.] 1. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of… …
3Shadow of death — Shadow Shad ow (sh[a^]d [ o]), n. [Originally the same word as shade. [root]162. See {Shade}.] 1. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the… …
4adumbration — noun 1. the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand • Syn: ↑prefiguration, ↑foreshadowing • Derivationally related forms: ↑foreshadow (for: ↑foreshadowing), ↑prefigure ( …
5Shadowing — Shad ow*ing, n. 1. Shade, or gradation of light and color; shading. Feltham. [1913 Webster] 2. A faint representation; an adumbration. [1913 Webster] There are . . . in savage theology shadowings, quaint or majestic, of the conception of a… …
6shadow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English shadwe, from Old English sceaduw , sceadu shade Date: before 12th century 1. partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body 2 …
7Milky Way Galaxy — Large spiral galaxy (roughly 150,000 light years in diameter) that contains Earth s solar system. It includes the multitude of stars whose light is seen as the Milky Way, the irregular luminous band that encircles the sky defining the plane of… …
8United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
9ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… …
10china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
