worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing; "a man in a tattered shirt"; "the tattered flag"; "tied up in tattered brown paper"; "a tattered barefoot boy"; "a tatterdemalion prince"
characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life"
characteristic of or imbued with the attitude of a philosopher or based on philosophy; "that breadth of outlook that distinguishes the philosophic mind"; "their differences were philosophical"
indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"
oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"
being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"
not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss
become level or even; "The ground levelled off"
talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"
aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"
something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"
(comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"
changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"
(comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; "he did worse on the second exam"
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
become weaker; "The sound faded out"
cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"