Nearby Words
NASCAR in Ontario www.autoclubspeedway.com/NASCAR NASCAR is coming to CA on March 25 View travel & ticket packages now!
Dictionary.com Free Toolbar Dictionary.com Define Run-on Instantly. Faster Page Loads With Fewer Ads.
Ads
adjective
1.
of or designating something that is added or run on: a run-on entry in a dictionary.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Run-on
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1900–05; adj., noun use of verb phrase run on
1900–05; adj., noun use of verb phrase run on
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To run-on
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
run-on
in prosody, the continuation of the sense of a phrase beyond the end of a line of verse. T.S. Eliot used enjambment in the opening lines of his poem The Waste Land:April is the cruelest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.Winter kept us warm, coveringEarth in forgetful snow, feeding A little life with dried tubers
Learn more about run-on with a free trial on Britannica.com.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.