The watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico). Classified under: Nouns denoting spatial position. Hypernyms (continental divide is a kind of...):eronyms (parts of continental divide): Great Divide (that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States). Domain region: North America (a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama).
The noun LILT has 1 sense: 1. a jaunty rhythm in music. Familiarity information: LILT used as a noun is very rare. â¢ LILT (verb) The verb LILT has 1 sense: 1. articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way. Familiarity information: LILT used as a verb is very rare.
To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship. With many a curve my banks I fret. [Tennyson.] To impair; to wear away; to diminish.By starts His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear. [Shak.] To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water. To tease; to irritate; to vex. Fret not thyself because of evil doers.