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February 11, 2009

abundance

Abundance

abundance (noun) - a very large quantity of something

abundant (adjective)

banana trees grew in great abundance on the island and would make it possible for them to survive

they planted an abundance of flowers, now all abuzz with bees

an almost peasant abundance and radiance inhabits her face, flushed now from her labors, while white droplets drip from her brow


an abundance of hot food, served in a cool air-conditioned tent kept their morale high

the teeming abundance of life around you 

the artsy scarves on sale, despite their abundance, weighed practically nothing

what if I had in my hand such an abundance?


an abundance of foods

the entire vast delta was an extravagant, ostentatious demonstration of natural abundance; a wealth of life flaunted without shame


the females took advantage of the abundance of food by laying many more eggs

the buzzards that lived in the region fed on the abundance of small rodents

a natural abundance

a great war means an abundance of cheap slaves thrown onto the market

predators three to six feet tall -- must have been found here in abundance

villagers came out to barter for their produce, so that there was an abundance of flesh and milk, of cheese and fresh fruit and greens

flowers, found here in abundance growing wild, ready to be picked

how can a country that can not produce ice cubes in abundance be hopin' to palm itself off as a major civilization?

slim, six foot balsam firs or white pines that grew in abundance on the fringes of every marsh

just an abundance of good food

the rapids of the river furnished us with an abundance of excellent fish

an abundance of CIA reports and satellite photography

cautious about spending a sizeable quantity of money for something that might exist in great abundance

perceiving that socialism would bring not peace but war, not abundance but poverty

defended by primitive versions of the surface-to-air missiles that Iraq now has in abundance

let's dream of trees growing in abundance, birds flying in clear air, fish swimming in clear water and our children living in peace

bewildering abundance and variety

seemingly out of nowhere, and in bewildering abundance and variety, the animal skeleton emerges

the American people get the cleanest, safest, most affordable, most abundant, most convenient supply of food of any group of people on the earth

the large sturdy bones of the huge beasts were the most abundant and accessible building material available on the essentially treeless steppes

birds did little to reduce the swarms of locusts as long as the vegetation remained abundant enough to support the new generations

there is abundant time on Death Row to worry about life after death

abundant and very low cost energy

an abundant supply

abundant hair
his abundant corn-coloured hair was sorely in need of a cut
this woman's tiny but lush figure, her abundant black hair and strange, dark, large eyes, her pale gold complexion

this is the time of year when vegetables in the local market are the most abundant

sheer abundance
amazed by the sheer abundance of consumer goods in the market

relative abundance
the relative abundance of corn means that's what we'll be eating this year
the country has an adundance of natural resources

in great abundance
produce an abundance
provide an abundance



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