| Apple-john |
A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also Johnapple. |
n. |
| Blue-john |
A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used for ornamental purposes. |
n. |
| Poor |
Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent. |
superl. |
| Poor |
So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public. |
superl. |
| Poor |
Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected |
superl. |
| Poor |
Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc. |
superl. |
| Poor |
Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits. |
superl. |
| Poor |
Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. |
superl. |
| Poor |
Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil. |
superl. |
| Poor |
Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture. |
superl. |
| Poor |
Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night. |
superl. |
| Poor |
Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. |
superl. |
| Poor |
Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt. |
superl. |
| Poor |
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. |
superl. |
| Poor |
A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod. |
n. |
| Poor-spirited |
Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. |
a. |
| Poor-will |
A bird of the Western United States (Phalaenoptilus Nutalli) allied to the whip-poor-will. |
n. |
| Poor-willie |
The bar-tailed godwit. |
n. |
| Whip-poor-will |
An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. |
n. |
| Cheap-john |
A seller of low-priced or second goods; a hawker. |
n. |