some apples

  • 1some — some1 [səm strong sʌm ] determiner [: Old English; Origin: sum] 1.) a number of people or things, or an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not stated ▪ I need some apples for this recipe. ▪ My mother has inherited some land.… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2some — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English som, adjective & pronoun, from Old English sum; akin to Old High German sum some, Greek hamē somehow, homos same more at same Date: before 12th century 1. being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit… …

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  • 3some — 1 /sFm/; strong /sVm/ determiner 1 a number of people or things or an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not stated: I need some apples for this recipe. | My mother has inherited some land in western Australia. | They re… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4some — adj., pron., & adv. adj. 1 an unspecified amount or number of (some water; some apples; some of them). 2 that is unknown or unnamed (will return some day; some fool has locked the door; to some extent). 3 denoting an approximate number (waited… …

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  • 5some — [ səm, strong sʌm ] function word, quantifier *** Some can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): I ll make some coffee. (followed by a plural noun): She brought me some flowers. (followed by a singular… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6Apples and oranges — For other uses, see Apples and oranges (disambiguation). Apples and Oranges, by Paul Cézanne …

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  • 7Apples to Apples — Infobox Game title = Apples to Apples subtitle = The Game of Hilarious Comparisons! image link = image caption = The cover of the Apples to Apples Party Box designer = illustrator = publisher = Mattel players = 4 10 ages = 12 and up setup time =… …

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  • 8Apples (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Apples Type = Album Artist = Ian Dury Released = 1989 Recorded = 1989 Genre = Rock Length = 40:19 Label = WEA Records Producer = Ian Horne, Ian Dury, Mick Gallagher Reviews = Last album = 4,000 Weeks Holiday (1984) This… …

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  • 9Apples and Oranges (song) — Infobox Single Name = Apples And Oranges Artist = Pink Floyd from Album = The Early Singles B side = Paint Box Released = November 18, 1967 Format = Recorded = October 1967 Genre = Psychedelic rock Length = 3:08 Label = Columbia (EMI) (UK) Writer …

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  • 10apples — I. n pl 1. female breasts 2. the testicles Apples, like almost all other round fruits, have readily been used as euphemisms for these bodily parts. This type of metaphor may occur as a spontaneous coinage in any English speaking community. 3.… …

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