(n.) A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
(n.) Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry.
(n.) A short division of any composition.
(n.) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
(n.) One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.
(n.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
(n.) A piece of poetry.
(v. t.) To tell in verse, or poetry.
(v. i.) To make verses; to versify.
Example Sentences:
(1) But as a former Eurocrat, he is well-versed in the weaknesses and believes it is right to highlight them in stark language.
(2) The simplicity of the method, in particular, the solution by the graphic method for estimation of the apparent volume of distribution, might be specially useful for clinicians not well versed in mathematics in applying clinical pharmacokinetics to drug therapy.
(3) At the same time, he is keen to do everything in his power to help Palace pick up three crucial points, right down to giving Pulis chapter and verse on the Cardiff players he knows inside out.
(4) His controversial 1988 book The Satanic Verses, which provoked a religious opinion or fatwa, from the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini calling for the author's killing as punishment for blasphemy, is still banned in India.
(5) No wonder the European Union has banned the use of the term on packaging unless it can be backed up with scientific chapter and verse.
(6) And unfortunately, the terrorists and the mainstream share a lot of these bad ideas.” The British Indian author Salman Rushdie, who was placed under a fatwa in 1989 following the publication of his book The Satanic Verses, said there had been “a deadly mutation in the middle of Islam”.
(7) So we’re eagerly awaiting Mike Bartlett’s darkly satirical verse drama.
(8) What the mixed responses pointed to was that, right from the start, The Satanic Verses affair was less a theological dispute than an opportunity to exert political leverage.
(9) "I myself am not very well-versed in the world of slash fiction," he says, marvelling at the time one would have had to spend to edit his perfectly innocent eight-hour recording into three minutes of steamy grot.
(10) Conservative evangelicals often quote a verse in Leviticus which describes sexual relations between men as an “abomination”.
(11) The track has been referenced a huge amount in the past few months on social media, whether through verse that apes the “Hey now, you’re an all star” structure of the chorus or by remixing the track itself in ridiculous ways.
(12) Used on West’s Blame Game, the sample is un-missable: a looped piano figure under West and John Legend’s verses.
(13) Other important Stevenson titles: Treasure Island (1883); The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886); A Child's Garden of Verses (1886); The Weir of Hermiston (1896, posthumous).
(14) He gives the team and the club a good presence, and you could see that from what he gave to us here.” Leeds are a club well versed in setting records, and they have now not won at Elland Road for 11 matches, stretching back to March.
(15) For those not versed in 800m times, that's remarkably quick considering his age and the conditions.
(16) "His 'official' laureateship verse was published in the Times and even included a poem on the assassination of John F Kennedy.
(17) This last point seemed to draw some sympathy from Justice Anthony Kennedy, who hails from California and is well versed in the central role of the initiative process in the state's political culture.
(18) The show will also see him discuss topics including "pogonophobia, underpants and the human condition", pognophobia being a fear of beards – something Paxman is well versed in following the public outcry at his beard-sporting last year.
(19) He was a keen visual artist, a storyteller, playwright, novelist, news reporter, radio DJ, a verse and prose writer and an enthusiastic walker.
(20) Two divergent viewpoints, central verses peripheral, provide insight into possible mechanisms.
Verve
Definition:
(n.) Excitement of imagination such as animates a poet, artist, or musician, in composing or performing; rapture; enthusiasm; spirit; energy.
Example Sentences:
(1) He sometimes bordered on caricature, but always provided colour and verve.
(2) A pologies in advance for the lack of fizz, the absence of oomph, the non-appearance of verve in today's Rumour Mill.
(3) Beady Eye tracks such as The Roller are, it has to be said, shown up by the former bands' glories, but closing track Bring the Light matches their peaks for sheer verve at least.
(4) The forward scored one goal, made two more and performed with the verve and assurance to suggest he belongs on this stage.
(5) Make no mistake: it is this Party with the verve, energy and ideas to take our country forward.
(6) It has taken Jürgen Klopp less than eight weeks to restore all the verve that, only two seasons ago, almost propelled Liverpool to the Premier League title.
(7) "Despite what staff have been through, they continue to produce papers with verve, style and humour," he said.
(8) They don't seem to be eviscerating the Inter defence with their usual verve and are losing possession more often than you'd expect as a result of misplaced passes and poor touches.
(9) But for all the verve that Leicester could offer, Arsenal found more.
(10) Electrical stimulation of the central end of the ipsilateral vagal nerve in the neck, with the contralateral vagal verve left intact, resulted in a decreased transpyloric flow and relaxation of the stomach.
(11) With the exception of a Junior Stanislas shot that fizzed wide in the 66th minute, they could not create the same attacking verve they had previously shown.
(12) The substitute Duncan Watmore brought some verve and he chased down John O’Shea’s pass to nick the ball from in front of the hesitant Olejnik and score.
(13) Nine of the 23 travelling to France are aged 30 or over and, if Russia lack verve, they do at least have a battle-hardened core of competitors who will work honestly and are motivated for one last push before, surely, the squad is significantly refreshed in the run-up to their home World Cup.
(14) Granted their recent run of defeats has come against teams at the top end of the division but too often Christian Benteke was left isolated here, with only gabriel Agbonlahor providing any semblance of attacking verve in the final third.
(15) Yet here they countered with verve and threat, and defended with such energy.
(16) The visitors strained to match the offensive verve of the Poles, who showed no sign of settling for the scoreless draw that would have been enough for them to progress.
(17) There’s a liquid verve to the way Rogic moves that marks him out as the shout-out-loud star on which the next generation of Socceroos World Cup group stage exits should be built.
(18) Was it good that the Verve's comeback wasn't neat and tidy?
(19) The initial uptake of P and increase of n was more obvious in verve endings of the large muscle fibres.
(20) I like to create thinkers and variety.” Murray, by now, is beaming and transmitting the verve she had displayed throughout a morning at the Roehampton club when working with a dozen gifted young players brought together by Head.