manna
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- noun
- /ˈmænə/
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manna
- If they are hoarded as possessions, they will rot like two-day-old manna.
Examples
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When she wakes to the sight of the barn gate swung open, she saunters out to the field and takes in her morning manna.
Blog text (28) -
Nate Silver's polling analysis has been both manna for political junkies and a lightning rod for criticism from conservatives during the 2012 campaign.
Blog text (18) -
Manna will be given to those who have waited.
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"This is better than manna," said Caroline Sprague.
Fiction book (1997) -
But as the intoxication wore off, we realized that our good fortune was something less than manna.
Academic text (2000) -
Manna for the poor.
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Manna, if you will...
Blog text (4) -
With some 3 million articles in English alone, cross-references, and speedy updating, the Web's free collaborative encyclopedia is research manna.
Academic text (2010) -
During the dry season, the trees released their sweet manna, providing sustenance for many creatures in the forest.
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The herbalist prepared a remedy using manna, a natural substance known for its healing properties.
Idioms
Compounds
A southern Mediterranean tree with white fragrant flowers and a sweet sap used as a sweetener
- Australian
A tall Australian eucalyptus tree whose bark gives a sweet sticky substance
How Sweet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Manna names a sweet, hardened substance that comes out of some trees and was used as food or medicine, like a natural sugar that hardens on the branches. The word was linked to the same old story of manna, so thinking of a surprising sweet resin helps you remember this modern meaning.