- festers
- fes·ter || 'festə(r) n. sore, inflamed wound v. be inflamed; produce pus (from a sore); cause pain; decay; eat away at; leave a scar
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Richard Fester (Linguist) — Richard Fester (* 1910 in Berlin; † 1982) war ein deutscher Autor und Paläolinguist. In seinem bekanntesten Werk, Sprache der Eiszeit (erschienen 1962), stellte er die These auf, dass alle Sprachen der Welt einen einmaligen gemeinsamen Ursprung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
fester — UK [ˈfestə(r)] / US [ˈfestər] verb [intransitive] Word forms fester : present tense I/you/we/they fester he/she/it festers present participle festering past tense festered past participle festered 1) if an injury or sore place on your body… … English dictionary
fester — fes|ter [ festər ] verb intransitive if an injury or sore place on your body festers, it becomes infected: a festering wound a. if a problem or unpleasant feeling festers, it becomes worse because no one has dealt with it: This festering hatred… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fester — fes|ter [ˈfestə US ər] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: festre [i] sore hole in flesh , from Latin fistula] 1.) if an unpleasant feeling or problem festers, it gets worse because it has not been dealt with ▪ The dispute can be traced… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fester — [[t]fe̱stə(r)[/t]] festers, festering, festered 1) VERB (disapproval) If you say that a situation, problem, or feeling is festering, you disapprove of the fact that it is being allowed to grow more unpleasant or full of anger, because it is not… … English dictionary
fester — verb (I) 1 if an unpleasant feeling or problem festers, it gets more unpleasant: The insult festered in his mind. 2 if a wound festers, it becomes infected: festering sores 3 if rubbish or dirty objects fester, they decay and smell bad … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fester — [ˈfestə] verb [I] 1) if an injury festers, it becomes infected 2) if a problem or unpleasant feeling festers, it becomes worse because no one has dealt with it This festering hatred could tear the community apart.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Cold ulcer — Ulcer Ul cer, n. [F. ulc[ e]re, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin to Gr. ?.] 1. (Med.) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fester — Fes ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Festered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Festering}.] [OE. festern, fr. fester, n.; or fr. OF. festrir, fr. festre, n. See {Fester}, n.] 1. To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Festered — Fester Fes ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Festered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Festering}.] [OE. festern, fr. fester, n.; or fr. OF. festrir, fr. festre, n. See {Fester}, n.] 1. To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
