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add | poster |

As nouns the difference between add and poster

is that add is while poster is poster.

add

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally.
  • * (rfdate) (John Locke)
  • as easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years.
  • To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
  • To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
  • * 1611 , King James Version, Genesis 30:24:
  • The LORD shall add to me another son.
  • * 1667 , (John Milton), (Paradise Lost):
  • Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings.
  • To append, as a statement; to say further.
  • * 1855 , (Thomas Babington Macaulay), The History of England from the Accession of James the Second , volume 3, page 37 [http://books.google.com/books?id=w_M9AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=added]:
  • He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax
  • * 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) Chapter 23
  • "Bless your dear heart," she said, "I am sure I can tell you of a way to get back to Kansas." Then she added , "But, if I do, you must give me the Golden Cap."
  • To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase.
  • * 1611 , King James Version, 1 Kings 12:14:
  • I will add to your yoke
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=72-3, magazine=(The Economist)
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  • (mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
  • Synonyms

    * annex * coalesce * join * unite * mention, note

    Antonyms

    * (quantity) subtract * (matter) remove

    Usage notes

    * We add by bringing things together so as to form a whole. * We join by putting one thing to another in close or continuous connection. * We annex by attaching some adjunct to a larger body. * We unite by bringing things together so that their parts adhere or intermingle. * Things coalesce by coming together or mingling so as to form one organization. * To add' quantities; to '''join''' houses; to '''annex''' territory; to '''unite''' kingdoms; to make parties ' coalesce

    Derived terms

    * * addition * additive * add-on * add up

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (video games) An additional enemy that joined the fight after the primary target.
  • After engaging the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.
  • (computer science) An act or instance of adding.
  • poster

    English

    Etymology 1

    from to post (placcard, publish) + -er

    Noun

    (wikipedia poster) (en noun)
  • One who s a message.
  • Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.
  • One who posts, or travels expeditiously; a courier.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Posters of the sea and land.
  • (dated) A posthorse.
  • * C. Lever
  • Posters at full gallop.
  • An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
  • I saw a poster for it on the side of a bus.
  • A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
  • He has posters of his favorite band, sports teams and holiday resorts up.
  • (ice hockey, slang) A shot which only hits a goal post without going in
  • We got three posters in the third and lost.
    Derived terms
    * movie poster * OP * poster paint

    Etymology 2

    from to post (travel, dispatch) + -er

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A post-horse
  • (archaic) A swift traveler
  • Anagrams

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