A fork of Rural Dictionary
speak disrespectfully to or criticize.
"I don't like her dissing my friends"
in trouble or difficulty.
"he landed in deep water when he began the affair"
lie down.
Two critters couched next to each other in the thick grass.
1. the first major constituent of a clause, indicating the subject-matter, typically being the subject but optionally other constituents, as in “ poor he is not.”. 2. an essay written by a student on an assigned subject. 3. a prominent or frequently recurring melody or group of notes in a composition. 4. the stem of a noun or verb; the part to which inflections are added, especially one composed of the root and an added vowel. 5. any of the twenty-nine provinces in the Byzantine empire.
1. "In the sentence 'Poor he is not,' the theme is 'poor,' which is a constituent that introduces the subject matter of the clause." 2. "The theme of the student's essay, assigned by the teacher, was the impact of social media on teenagers." 3. "the first violin takes up the theme high up in its register" 4. "In linguistics, the 'theme' of a word is the core part to which grammatical endings are attached, such as '-ed' for past tense or '-s' for plural." 5. A theme in the Byzantine Empire was a geographically defined military-civilian district, essentially a province with its own military and administrative structure.
Here's a sentence using "near" in the archaic sense of stingy: Uncle Harold wouldn't even spring for a round of drinks, so cheap he bordered on near. Note: This usage of "near" is not very common today. You might consider a more common synonym like "stingy," "cheap," or "miserly" depending on the desired emphasis. (Gif: To Be A Brave One)