Word Meanings - PICNIC - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Formerly, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure party in which the members partake of a collation or repast (usually in the open air, and from food carried by themselves).
Related words: (words related to PICNIC)
- TABLER
1. One who boards. 2. One who boards others for hire. B. Jonson. - REPASTURE
Food; entertainment. Food for his rage, repasture for his den. Shak. - CARRIBOO
See CARIBOU - TABLEAU VIVANT
See 2 - CARRIABLE
Capable of being carried. - TABLEMAN
A man at draughts; a piece used in playing games at tables. See Table, n., 10. Bacon. - PERSONNEL
The body of persons employed in some public service, as the army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from matériel. - PERSONIFICATION
A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstract idea is represented as animated, or endowed with personality; prosopopas, the floods clap their hands. "Confusion heards his voice." Milton. (more info) 1. The act of personifying; - PARTY
1. A part or portion. "The most party of the time." Chaucer. 2. A number of persons united in opinion or action, as distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people is divided - CONTRIBUTIONAL
Pertaining to, or furnishing, a contribution. - COMMONER
1. One of the common people; one having no rank of nobility. All below them even their children, were commoners, and in the eye law equal to each other. Hallam. 2. A member of the House of Commons. 3. One who has a joint right in common ground. - FORMERLY
In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore. - CONTRIBUTARY
1. Contributory. 2. Tributary; contributing. It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where this river received a contributary stream. D'Anville . - PERSONIZE
To personify. Milton has personized them. J. Richardson. - COMMONISH
Somewhat common; commonplace; vulgar. - CARRIAGEABLE
Passable by carriages; that can be conveyed in carriages. Ruskin. - PERSONATE
To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise. In fable, hymn, or song so personating Their gods ridiculous. Milton. - COMMONLY
1. Usually; generally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most part; as, confirmed habits commonly continue trough life. 2. In common; familiary. Spenser. - PERSONATOR
One who personates. "The personators of these actions." B. Jonson. - WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town. - MOUNTABLE
Such as can be mounted. - IMPALATABLE
Unpalatable. - MISINTERPRETABLE
Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood. - POSTABLE
Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. W. Montagu. - UNWARRANTABLE
Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable; illegal; unjust; improper. -- Un*war"rant*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*war"rant*a*bly, adv. - IMPREVENTABLE
Not preventable; invitable. - ACCEPTABLE
Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us. - SUPPORTABLE
Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable. -- Sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*port"a*bly, adv. - INTESTABLE
Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone. - UNCOMMON
Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage. Syn. -- Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted. -- Un*com"mon*ly, adv. -- Un*com"mon*ness, n. - MARKETABLENESS
Quality of being marketable. - COUNTABLE
Capable of being numbered. - CONTRADICTABLE
Capable of being contradicting. - INEXPECTABLE
Not to be expected or anticipated. Bp. Hall. - IMPERSCRUTABLE
Not capable of being searched out; inscrutable. -- Im`per*scru"ta*ble*ness, n. - DISCREDITABLE
Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable. -- Dis*cred"it*a*bly, adv.