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UK
/ˈɛlm/
]
[ US /ˈɛɫm/ ]
[ US /ˈɛɫm/ ]
NOUN
- hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
- any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
How To Use elm In A Sentence
- You know that moment when really liking someone turns into a radiant love - overwhelming, a little frightening and almost exasperatingly fresh?
- The sheer volume is so overwhelming that the police cannot get on top of it. The Sun
- Perhaps in their heyday around 2006-2007, they were overwhelmed with the explosive rowth, however it was reported that prior to the recent management shuffling, they had a 1000 employees? Why MySpace Is Really GeoCities 2.0
- Your problem becomes a series of small tasks, rather than an overwhelming amorphous mass. Times, Sunday Times
- It's fun and looks good, but I tend to think the "shazam" factor overwhelms the actual participatory value. Discourse.net: NN08: Annette Taddeo Is a 'Future Leader'
- I was overwhelmed by a feeling of helplessness as I watched her being wheeled into the operating theatre.
- The succession of blows—the Agency’s decision not to provide us with any security, followed by the horrifying SSCI report and its Additional Views section, then my colleague’s inability or unwillingness to retestify before the SSCI, and the continuing media onslaught—were overwhelming. Fair Game
- Among the 68 trees to be cut are American elms, sycamores, tulip poplars, a couple of Yoshino cherries, a dogwood, and one cucumber magnolia.
- While dockside or at anchor, the back of the helm seat may be flipped forward to make a U-shaped settee for entertaining.
- Does a father react angrily when his tired, overwhelmed twelve-month-old flails out and hits him on the nose?