perishable

perishable
adj
destructible, decayable, decomposable, biodegradable; undurable, fragile, frail, weak, delicate; impermanent, transitory, caducous, fugacious, transient, temporary, temporal; momentary, short-lived, ephemeral, evanescent, volatile, passing, fleeting, fading, flitting; mortal, corruptible, unendurable, nonper-manent; mutable, changeable, changeful, alterable, variable, permutable, inconstant; unstable, unfixed, unsteady, unsettled. peristyle, Architecture.
1. colonnade, columnia-tion, pilaster, row or file of columns or pillars; columns, pillars, pillarets, posts, piers, poles, shafts, uprights, verticles, supports.
2. courtyard, court, quadrangle, Inf. quad, Archit. cloister; square, plaza, yard, mall, park, open space; patio, portico, porch, veranda, gallery, arcade, Chiefly Brit. piazza.

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  • Perishable — Per ish*a*ble, a. [F. p[ e]rissable.] Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • perishable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of food) likely to rot quickly. ► NOUN (perishables) ▪ perishable foodstuffs …   English terms dictionary

  • perishable — index ephemeral, nonsubstantial (not sturdy), temporary, transient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • perishable — 1610s, from PERISH (Cf. perish) + ABLE (Cf. able) …   Etymology dictionary

  • perishable — [adj] liable to spoil, rot decaying, decomposable, destructible, easily spoiled, short lived, unstable; concepts 462,485 Ant. continuation, endurance …   New thesaurus

  • perishable — [per′ish ə bəl] adj. that may perish; esp., liable to spoil or deteriorate, as some foods n. something, esp. a food, liable to spoil or deteriorate perishability n. perishableness …   English World dictionary

  • perishable — perishables per‧ish‧a‧bles [ˈperɪʆəblz] noun [plural] COMMERCE TRANSPORT food products that are likely to decay if they are not kept in the proper conditions: • The movement of perishables from Northern Ireland is another area of big business… …   Financial and business terms

  • perishable — [[t]pe̱rɪʃəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ Goods such as food that are perishable go bad after quite a short length of time. ...perishable food like fruit, vegetables and meat... Raw eggs are highly perishable and must be chilled before and after cooking …   English dictionary

  • perishable — / perɪʃəb(ə)l/ adjective which can go bad or become rotten easily ● perishable goods ● perishable items ● a perishable cargo …   Marketing dictionary in english

  • perishable — adjective Date: 1611 liable to perish ; liable to spoil or decay < such perishable products as fruit, vegetables, butter, and eggs > • perishability noun • perishable noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • perishable — perishability, perishableness, n. perishably, adv. /per i sheuh beuhl/, adj. 1. subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables. n. 2. Usually, perishables. something perishable, esp. food. [1605 15; PERISH + ABLE] * * * …   Universalium

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