indefinite+quantity
121Plea in bar — Bar Bar (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. [root]91.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a… …
122Trial at bar — Bar Bar (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. [root]91.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a… …
123deal — I. noun Etymology: Middle English deel, from Old English dǣl; akin to Old English dāl division, portion, Old High German teil part Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete part, portion 2. a usually large or indefinite quantity or degree < a great… …
124Fortuna (PRNG) — Fortuna is a cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) devised by Bruce Schneier and Niels Ferguson. It is named after Fortuna, the Roman goddess of chance.More precisely, Fortuna is a family of secure PRNGs; its designleaves… …
125deal — 1. noun /diːl/ a) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by or ). We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king. b) An act of dealing or sharing. Than the knyght armyte put a thynge in hys nose and a litill dele of… …
126some — 1. pronoun /sʌm,sam/ a) A certain number, at least one. Some enjoy spicy food, others prefer it milder. b) An indefinite quantity. Can I have some of them? …
127measure — I. n. 1. Standard (of measurement). 2. Rule, gauge. 3. Extent. 4. Limit, determined length. 5. Allotment, share, due proportion. 6. Moderation, just degree. 7. Degree, indefinite quantity …
128ample — Fowler (1926) wrote that ample was ‘legitimate only with nouns denoting immaterial or abstract things’ such as opportunity, praise, provision, and time. He did not accept that it could be properly used in attributive position before nouns like… …
