See Also: unround(1)(dictionary)
unround(2)(dictionary)
Ample(medicine)
ample(dictionary)
ample(dictionary)

unround(2) (iou) and ample (oh)


unround(2) (iou)



unround verb trans. E17.
[from UN-2 + ROUND verb2.]
Remove or reduce the roundness of; make no longer round; spec. (Phonetics) reduce or eliminate the rounding of the lips when enunciating (a vowel etc.).

ample (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Latin amplus]
more than enough
-synonym sufficient sufficient
-opposite insufficient insufficient
ample time/evidence/opportunity
::You'll have ample time for questions later.
::There is ample evidence that climate patterns are changing.
ample room/space etc
::She found ample room for her things in the wardrobe.
literary large in a way that is attractive or pleasant
::an ample bosom
-- amply adv
::Recent US history has amply demonstrated the risks of foreign intervention.