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belvedere
UK /ˈbɛl.vɪˌdɪə/ US /ˈbɛl.vəˌdɪɚ/
name 5noun 2verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
little, most, new, over, useful, well-lit
BELVEDERE + NOUN
town
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.
“One evening,” she went on, “while Madame Orio was fast asleep in her little belvedere (it being the good old lady's habit to repair there to rest after a bottle or two of red Padua wine), Manette and Marton left the widow's house noiselessly in the Campo San Zobenigo, and made their way running towards the Piazza of St. Mark's.”
The most important thing, she reflected, as she stood on the balcony of the Mairie which formed a most useful belvedere over the town, was to make her appearance as commonplace and down at heel as possible […].
2
Summer cypress (Bassia scoparia)
name
1
A suburban area in the borough of Bexley, Greater London, England, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4978).
2
A western suburb of Bathgate, West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9669).
3
A place in the United States:
4
A place in the United States:
5
A place in the United States:
verb
1
To sit painfully on one's testicles.
Great, and after that you can clean my pants up coz I just Mr. Belvedered myself. Google it.
Lutz? Is that even possible? I mean, I was there when he Belvedered. God, Abby, you can't be that desperate for male attention.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — densely branched Eurasian plant
- fire-bush
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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“One evening,” she went on, “while Madame Orio was fast asleep in her little belvedere (it being the good old lady's habit to repair there to rest after a bottle or two of red Padua wine), Manette and
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The most important thing, she reflected, as she stood on the balcony of the Mairie which formed a most useful belvedere over the town, was to make her appearance as commonplace and down at heel as pos
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Three castellated (with battlements) towers stand sentry here, with one being particularly large. This is said to have been used by Rhodes as a belvedere, and (according to some sources) by railway st
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Great, and after that you can clean my pants up coz I just Mr. Belvedered myself. Google it.
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Lutz? Is that even possible? I mean, I was there when he Belvedered. God, Abby, you can't be that desperate for male attention.
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The rumor has two endings... that he yelled so loudly that the light above the table in the room shook or that he was carried out on a stretcher. 'Aaargh! I just Belvedered myself!'
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