Array
[ə'reɪ] or [ə're]
Definition
(noun.) an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics.
(noun.) especially fine or decorative clothing.
(noun.) an impressive display; 'it was a bewildering array of books'; 'his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall'.
(noun.) an orderly arrangement; 'an array of troops in battle order'.
Checked by Hank--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array.
(n.) The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly collection; hence, a body of soldiers.
(n.) An imposing series of things.
(n.) Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or beautiful apparel.
(n.) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause.
(n.) The panel itself.
(n.) The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
(n.) To place or dispose in order, as troops for battle; to marshal.
(n.) To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to envelop; -- applied esp. to dress of a splendid kind.
(n.) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them man by man.
Checker: Michelle
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Order, regular disposition.[2]. Dress, fine clothes, elegant attire, rich garments.[3]. Exhibition, show.[4]. (Law.) Panel, body of jurors.
v. a. [1]. Rank, range, arrange, place, dispose, marshal, set in order, draw up.[2]. Dress, habit, enrobe, robe, invest, clothe, bedeck, deck, adorn, embellish, decorate, garnish, BEDIZEN, TRICK OUT, set off.
Typed by Jerry
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Vest, deck, equip, decorate, rank, adorn, dress, accoutre, invest, attire,place, arrange, draw_up, marshal, set_in_order, dispose
ANT:Disarray, disarrange, confuse, jumble, divest, denude, strip
Edited by Harold
Definition
n. order: dress: equipage.—v.t. to put in order: to arrange: to dress adorn or equip.
Typed by Jolin
Examples
- We can not see the long array of chariots and mail-clad men laden with the spoils of conquest, but we can imagine the pageant, after a fashion. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The other occupants of the room, five in number, were all females, and they were still sleeping, piled high with a motley array of silks and furs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Thou hast spoken well, damsel, said the Grand Master; but well know we who can array himself like an angel of light. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It was, I believe, an array of idols disguised as ideals. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It was a very large and high chamber, with carved oak ceiling, oaken panelling, and a fine array of deer's heads and ancient weapons around the walls. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Beth was there, laying the snowy piles smoothly on the shelves and exulting over the goodly array. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- They do not wish to array themselves against all the Lamartines and Grimeses in the world. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The two gentlemen, refreshed by their bath and a hearty meal, were now arrayed in loose, flowing robes of white wool, similar to that of Justinian. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He received us to-day, portentously arrayed in his best black suit, and his stiffest white cravat. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- There was a procession to the Champ de Mars, which he headed, brilliantly arrayed, bearing a great bunch of flowers and wheat ears. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In another quarter of an hour the stranger was completely arrayed in a full suit of Mr. Nathaniel Winkle's. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Now, and not before, Miss Fanny burst upon the scene, completely arrayed for her new part. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Filled with these reflections, the middle-aged lady arrayed herself in her bonnet and shawl, and repaired to the mayor's dwelling straightway. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It was indeed Maurice, who, arrayed in evening dress, advanced to meet them, and greeted Caliphronas with a smile. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The sight of the poetry eternized in these statues, took the sting from the thought, arraying it only in poetic ideality. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Edited by Candice