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Found 3 hits - Term: abound, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
abound \abound"\, v. i. imp.  p. p. abounded; p. pr.  vb.
   n. abounding. oe. abounden, f. abonder, fr. l. abundare
   to overflow, abound; ab + unda wave. cf. undulate.
   1. to be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be
      plentiful.
      1913 webster

            the wild boar which abounds in some parts of the
            continent of europe.                  --chambers.
      1913 webster

            where sin abounded grace did much more abound.
                                                  --rom. v. 20.
      1913 webster

   2. to be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.
      1913 webster

   to abound in, to possess in such abundance as to be
      characterized by.

   to abound with, to be filled with; to possess in great
      numbers.
      1913 webster

            men abounding in natural courage.     --macaulay.
      1913 webster

            a faithful man shall abound with blessings. --prov.
                                                  xxviii. 20.
      1913 webster

            it abounds with cabinets of curiosities. --addison.
      1913 webster
see also:
abounded abounding undulate to abound in to abound with 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
abound
     v 1: be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
     2: be in a state of movement or action; "the room abounded with
        screaming children"; "the garden bristled with toddlers"
        syn: burst, bristle
see also:
burst bristle 
[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
37 moby thesaurus words for "abound":
   abound with, be alive with, bristle with, burst with, clutter,
   crawl, crawl with, creep with, crowd, crowded, exuberate, filled,
   flourish, flow, gush, jam, multiply, overflow, overflow with, pack,
   packed, pour, prevail, proliferate, pullulate, pullulate with,
   rain, run over, shower, stream, swarm, swarm with, teem, teem with,
   thrive, throng, throng with





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