Cheered vs Auctioned - What's the difference?
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(cheer)
(obsolete) The face.
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*:And soo on the morne they were alle accorded that they shold departe eueryche from other / And on the morne they departed with wepynge chere / and euery kny?t took the way that hym lyked best
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*:Heraclitus taking pitie and compassion of the very same condition of ours, was continually seene with a sad, mournfull, and heavie cheere , and with teares trickling downe his blubbered eyes.
(obsolete) One's expression or countenance.
*1596 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , V.7:
*:‘thorough evill rest of this last night, / Or ill apayd or much dismayd ye be; / That by your change of cheare is easie for to see.’
(archaic) One's attitude, mood.
*1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , (w) VI:
*:And anon he talked with them, and sayde unto them: be of good chere , it is I, be not afrayed.
*Holinshed
*:The parentsfled away with heavy cheer .
(uncountable) A cheerful attitude; gaiety; mirth.
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:I have not that alacrity of spirit, / Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have.
That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment.
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*:Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street.
A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up .
To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
* Dryden
(ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
(auction)
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
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As verbs the difference between cheered and auctioned
is that cheered is (cheer) while auctioned is (auction).cheered
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Verb
(head)cheer
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Noun
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Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
- We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.
- The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered .
- The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.
- The crowd cheered the athletes.
Derived terms
* cheerful * cheer on * cheers * cheer up * cheery * in good cheer * wotcherauctioned
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(head)Anagrams
* *auction
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(wikipedia auction)Noun
(en noun)Competition, hammered, passage=Auctions' come in a wide variety. In a “Dutch '''auction'''”, often used to sell flowers and fruit, prices start high and gradually drop until a bidder is willing to pay up. A “Japanese '''auction'''” is a bit like poker: bids rise with each round and anyone who wants to win must bid every time. Vendors using ' auctions rid themselves of the headache of choosing prices and instead just pick the rules bidders must follow.}}