Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. idiomatic, transitive To distribute in small amounts.
WordNet 3.0
- v. administer or bestow, as in small portions
Examples
“Neither his mother's abilities nor his choice were able to secure for him an entree to the society which Cambridge and Boston dole out stintedly to certain privileged collegians.”
“My brothers and I would peer into the medicinal herb shop, watching old Li dole out onto a stiff sheet of white paper the right amount of insect shells, saffron-colored seeds, and pungent leaves for his ailing customers.”
“Since taking over the organization, Eugene Scott made it a point to dole out bodies just as examples of what would happen to anyone who even thought about betraying him.”
“Condemnation was for priests to dole out when members of the public succumbed to weakness.”
“Silversmiths were not in the business to dole out charity to chance vendors.”
“Harry the fucken purser will dole out your trenchers and mugs.”
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newGRE
mostly from magoosh
imbue, verge on, nonchalant, deliberate, timorous, futile, provisional, dissect, checked, tinged, alluring, visionary and 1046 more...
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my dictionary
palatial, immaculate, sleep-deprived, Kleptocracy, customs brokerage, parochial, stagnation, egregious, rife, interdict, unassuming, extortion and 81 more...
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Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Words from a 1999 'Girl, Interrupted' film.
top-notch, stunt, demise, bum, pecker, laxative, rotisserie, lifer, borderline, fatso, loon, dyke and 25 more...
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