10020
preface
[[English]]
ipa :-ɛfəs
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/En-us-preface.ogg
[Alternative spellings]
- præface (archaic)
[Etymology]
1350-1400; Middle English prefas < Old French preface (modern: préface) < Medieval Latin prefatia, for classical praefatio, a saying beforehand, from praefor, to speak beforehand, from prae- (“‘beforehand’”) + for (“‘to speak’”)
[Noun]
preface (plural prefaces)
1.The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.
The book included a brief preface by a leading expert in the field.
[See also]
- foreword
- introduction
- prelude
[Synonyms]
- anteloquy
[Verb]
to preface (third-person singular simple present prefaces, present participle prefacing, simple past and past participle prefaced)
1.(transitive) To introduce or make a comment before the main point.
Let me preface this by saying that I don't know him that well.
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0
2010/07/07 07:38
10023
cultivable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
cultivable (comparative more cultivable, superlative most cultivable)
1.Capable of being cultivated or farmed
0
1
2010/07/07 07:38
10025
internalize
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- internalise (UK)
[Verb]
to internalize (third-person singular simple present internalizes, present participle internalizing, simple past and past participle internalized)
1.(transitive) To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself.
2.(transitive) (computing) To store (a string or other structure) in a shared pool, such that subsequent items with the same value can share the same instance. Often abbreviated to intern.
0
1
2009/05/11 11:50
2010/07/07 07:38
TaN
10029
dumbest
[[English]]
[Adjective]
dumbest
1.Superlative form of dumb: most dumb.
0
0
2010/07/07 07:38
10030
readjust
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- adjuster
[Verb]
to readjust (third-person singular simple present readjusts, present participle readjusting, simple past and past participle readjusted)
1.adjust again
0
1
2010/07/07 07:38
10032
pester
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- peters, Peters
- preset, pre-set
[Synonyms]
- badger
- bug
- hound
[Verb]
to pester (third-person singular simple present pesters, present participle pestering, simple past and past participle pestered)
1.(transitive) To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
pester m (plural: pesters, diminutive: pestertje)
1.person who annoys somebody else
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- pertes
- prêtes, prêtés
[Verb]
pester
1.to make known by words and body language one's displeasure at something
[[Slovene]]
[Adjective]
pester
1.variegated
0
1
2009/11/06 11:24
2010/07/07 07:38
TaN
10040
dressing
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/[Noun]
dressing (countable and uncountable; plural dressings)
1.(medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
2.A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
3.Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
4.The activity of getting dressed.
[Verb]
dressing
1.Present participle of dress.
[[Swedish]]
ipa :dresiŋ[Noun]
dressing c. IPA: dresiŋ
1.dressing, a kind of sauce.
0
0
2010/07/07 08:14
10042
evict
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- civet
[Etymology]
From Latin evincere, "to vanquish completely."
[Verb]
to evict (third-person singular simple present evicts, present participle evicting, simple past and past participle evicted)
1.(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
0
0
2009/05/27 14:38
2010/07/07 11:13
TaN
10047
method
[[English]]
ipa :/'mɛθəd/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/En-us-method.ogg
[Anagrams]
- mothed
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek μέθοδος (methodos), “‘pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, system’”), from μετά (meta), “‘after’”) + ὁδός (hodos), “‘way, motion, journey’”).
[Noun]
method (plural methods)
1.A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
2.A type of theatrical acting wherein the actor utilizes his personal emotions from personal experience to portray a scripted scene.
3.(programming) In object-oriented languages, a subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
4.(slang) Marijuana.
0
0
2010/02/04 16:25
2010/07/07 13:46
TaN
10048
fluff
[[English]]
ipa :/flʌf/[Noun]
fluff (plural fluffs)
1.Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
2.Anything inconsequential or superficial.
That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive.
3.Lapse, especially a mistake in an actor’s lines.
4.A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
[Synonyms]
- (anything light, soft or fuzzy): fuzz, puff
- (anything inconsequential or superficial): BS, cruft, hype, all talk
- (a lapse): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko
- (passive in a lesbian relationship): ruffle
- See also Wikisaurus:error
[Verb]
to fluff (third-person singular simple present fluffs, present participle fluffing, simple past and past participle fluffed)
1.(transitive) To make something fluffy.
The cat fluffed its tail.
2.(intransitive) To become fluffy.
3.(transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one’s lines
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0
2010/07/08 07:39
10056
badam
[[Rohingya]]
[Noun]
badam
1.almond
0
0
2010/07/10 09:03
10061
retina
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- retain
- tin ear
[Noun]
Illustration showing parts of the human eye, including the retina.retina (plural retinas or retinae)
1.(anatomy) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain.
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
retina f. and m. (plural retina's)
1.(anatomy) retina
[Synonyms]
- netvlies
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈrɛtina/[Anagrams]
- anitre
- entrai
- intera
- rinate
- tenari
- tirane
[Etymology 1]
The original sense (Etymology 2) of retina, but given a specific anatomical meaning.
[Etymology 2]
rete + -ina
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
retina f. (plural retinas)
1.retina
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0
2010/07/12 17:54
10064
depolarized
[[English]]
[Verb]
depolarized
1.Simple past tense and past participle of depolarize.
0
0
2010/07/12 18:39
10065
depolarize
[[English]]
[Verb]
to depolarize (third-person singular simple present depolarizes, present participle depolarizing, simple past and past participle depolarized)
1.To remove the polarization from something
2.To demagnetize
0
0
2010/07/12 18:39
10071
poss
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
poss
1.Alternative form of poss..
[Anagrams]
- sops
- SPSO
[Verb]
to poss (third-person singular simple present posses, present participle possing, simple past and past participle possed)
1.(archaic) To mix with a vertical motion, especially when hand washing.
0
0
2010/07/12 19:07
10072
posse
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɒsɪ/[Anagrams]
- pesos, poses, speos, s'pose, spose
[Etymology]
From Medieval Latin posse comitatus
[Noun]
posse (plural posses)
1.(US) A group of people summoned to help law enforcement
2.(US) A search party
3.(US) A criminal gang
4.(by extension) A group of associates
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
posse
1.power, ability
2.(scholastic Latin) potentiality, capability of being
3.(post-Classical) force, body of men
[Verb]
posse
1.present active infinitive of possum.
0
0
2010/07/12 19:07
10073
possess
[[English]]
ipa :(málaka)
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/En-us-possess.ogg
[Etymology]
- From Latin possessus, past participle of possīdeō.
[Synonyms]
- ((with of), to vest ownership): seise
[Verb]
to possess (third-person singular simple present possesses, present participle possessing, simple past and past participle possessed)
1.(transitive) To have; to have ownership of.
He does not even possess a working telephone.
2.(transitive) To take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner.
They thought he was possessed by evil spirits.
3.(transitive, dated, with of) To vest ownership in (someone) with ownership.
0
0
2010/07/12 19:07
10074
syne
[[Danish]]
ipa :/syːnə/[Etymology]
From Old Norse sýna (“‘show’”).
[Verb]
syne (imperative syn, infinitive at syne, present tense syner, past tense synede, past participle har synet)
1.inspect
2.examine
3.appraise
4.look
[[Scots]]
ipa :/səin/[Adverb]
syne (not comparable)
1.afterwards, thereupon
2.thus, hence
3.since, ago
[Etymology]
Old English siþþan.
0
0
2010/07/13 07:58
10075
synet
[[Danish]]
[Verb]
synet
1.Past participle of syne.
0
0
2010/07/13 07:58
10085
restate
[[English]]
[Synonyms]
- (rephrase def.): rephrase, reword
[Verb]
to restate (third-person singular simple present restates, present participle restating, simple past and past participle restated)
1.to state again
2.to state differently; to rephrase syn.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- resetta
- settare
- setterà
- starete
- testare
- testerà
- traeste
[Verb]
restate
1.Second-person plural present tense of restare.
2.Second-person plural imperative of restare.
3.Feminine plural of restato.
0
0
2010/07/14 11:48
10086
addle
[[English]]
ipa :-ædəl
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/En-us-addle.ogg
[Adjective]
addle (comparative more addle, superlative most addle)
1.Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid.
2.(by extension) Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. John Dryden.
3.See addled.
[Anagrams]
- daled, dedal, laded
[Etymology]
Middle English adel (“‘rotten’”) from Old English adel, adela (“‘mire, pool, liquid excrement’”) from Proto-Germanic *adelaz, *adelan (“‘cattle urine, liquid manure’”). Akin to Saterland Frisian adel "dung", Middle Low German adele "mud, liquid manure" (Dutch aal "puddle"), Old Swedish adel "urine".
[Noun]
addle (plural addles)
1.(obsolete) Liquid filth; mire.
2.(provincial) Lees; dregs. Wright
[Verb]
to addle (third-person singular simple present addles, present participle addling, simple past and past participle addled)
1.To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain.
2. : "Their eggs were addled." William Cowper.
3.To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
4.(provincial) To earn by labor. Forby.
5.(provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
6.Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. - Thomas Tusser.
0
0
2010/07/14 11:48
10087
sentry
[[English]]
[Noun]
sentry (plural sentries)
1.A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
0
0
2009/09/30 11:19
2010/07/14 11:48
10088
omnibus
[[English]]
[Adjective]
omnibus (no comparative or superlative; used only before a noun)
1.Containing multiple items.
The legislature enacted an omnibus appropriations bill.
2.An edition of a radio programme consisting of all of the episodes of a soap opera that have been broadcast in the previous week.
The omnibus edition of "The Archers" is broadcast every Sunday morning at 11.00
3.(philately) a stamp issue, usually commemorative, that appears simultaneously in several countries as a joint issue.
[Etymology]
From Latin omnibus (“‘for all’”), dative plural of omnis (“‘all’”)
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:OmnibusWikipediaomnibus (plural omnibuses)
1.(obsolete) A vehicle set up to carry many people (now usually called a bus).
2.1911: E. M. Forster, "The Celestial Omnibus"
"Please, is that an omnibus?"
"Omnibus est," said the driver, without turning round.
3.An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.
4.A television program consisting of all of the episodes of a soap opera that have been shown in the previous week.
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
omnibus
1.for all
2.for everything
[External links]
- Omnibus, Paris Late 19th Century: history of the early adaption, based on a play of words of "Omnes Omnibus" for a Paris' stagecoach.
0
0
2010/07/14 21:47
10089
lymphoma
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From lymph < Latin lympha (“‘water’”) and -oma (“‘disease, morbidity’”).
[Noun]
lymphoma (plural lymphomata or lymphomas)
1.(oncology, pathology) a malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue
0
0
2010/07/15 07:39
10091
glaubst
[[German]]
[Verb]
glaubst
1.Second-person singular present of glauben.
0
0
2010/07/15 07:43
10096
ameliorate
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈmiːliəreɪt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/En-us-ameliorate.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin melior (“‘better’”)
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:improve
[Verb]
to ameliorate (third-person singular simple present ameliorates, present participle ameliorating, simple past and past participle ameliorated)
1.(transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal; to solve a problem.
They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the situation.
0
1
2010/07/15 08:22
2010/07/15 08:23
10097
hippocampus
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Late Latin hippocampus from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippokampos) from ἵππος (hippos), “‘horse’”) and κάμπος (kampos), “‘sea monster’”).
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:HippocampusWikipediahippocampus (plural hippocampi)
1.A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse, and the rear of a dolphin, a hippocamp.
2.(anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe which consists mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion. So named because of its resemblance to the seahorse.
[[Latin]]
[Alternative spellings]
- hippocampos
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek ἵππος (horse) and κάμπος (sea monster).
[Noun]
hippocampus (genitive hippocampī); m, second declension
1.a seahorse
0
0
2010/07/15 08:23
10098
pseudocode
[[English]]
[Etymology]
pseudo- + code
[Noun]
pseudocode (countable and uncountable; plural pseudocodes)
1.(computing) A description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages but omits detailed subroutines or language-specific syntax.
0
0
2010/07/15 09:42
10101
accrete
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈkriːt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/En-us-accrete.ogg
[Adjective]
accrete (not comparable)
1.Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
2.(botany) Grown together - Gray
[Etymology]
From Latin accrētus, perfect participle of accrēscō (“‘increase’”)
[External links]
- accrete at OneLook® Dictionary Search
- accrete in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Related terms]
- accrescence
- accrescent
- accretion
- accretive
[Verb]
to accrete (third-person singular simple present accretes, present participle accreting, simple past and past participle accreted)
1.(intransitive): To grow together, combine.
Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion billion years ago.
2.(intransitive): To adhere; to grow (to); to be added.
3.(transitive): To make adhere; to add.
0
1
2010/07/15 10:24
2010/07/15 10:24
10102
fap
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- AFP,
- PFA
[Etymology 1]
[Etymology 2]
An onomatopoeia from the sound of male masturbation, originally used in English translations of some mangas, and popularized on the Internet by the webcomic Sexy Losers.
0
0
2010/07/15 10:24
10103
fapping
[[English]]
[Verb]
fapping
1.Present participle of fap.
0
0
2010/07/15 10:24
10106
duplication
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Noun]
duplication (plural duplications)
1.The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold.
2.The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, the duplication of cartilage cells.
[[French]]
[Etymology]
From Imperial Latin duplicatio.
[Noun]
duplication f. (plural duplications)
1.duplication
0
0
2010/07/15 10:28
10110
tolerable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
tolerable
1.Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
2.Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
3.Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
4.In fair health; passably well.
[Adverb]
tolerable
1.(dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.
[Antonyms]
- intolerable
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
tolerable m. and f. (plural tolerables)
1.tolerable
[Etymology]
Latin tolerabĭlis
0
0
2010/07/15 10:34
10112
blithely
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈblaɪðli/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/En-us-blithely.ogg
[Adverb]
blithely (not comparable)
1.Without care, concern, or consideration.
As the bombs fell on the city, the woman blithely continued with her chores.
2.In a joyful, carefree manner.
3.(obsolete) In a kind manner.
[Synonyms]
- (without care or concern): carelessly, indifferently
- (in a joyful manner): gladly, joyfully, merrily
0
1
2010/07/15 10:37
2010/07/15 10:37
10113
discontinuity
[[English]]
[Noun]
discontinuity (usually uncountable; plural discontinuities)
1.a lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap
2.(geology) a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change
3.(mathematics) a point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or not continuous
0
0
2010/07/15 11:07
10114
tabu
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- abut
- tuba
[Noun]
tabu
1.Alternative spelling of taboo.
[[Croatian]]
[Etymology]
English taboo.
[Noun]
tabu m. sg.
1.taboo
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
tabu n.
1.taboo
[[Fijian]]
[Adjective]
tabu
1.forbidden
[Etymology]
Common Oceanian, compare Maori tapu
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
tabu
1.taboo
[[German]]
[Adjective]
tabu (not comparable)
1.taboo
0
0
2010/07/15 11:40
10121
sneaky
[[English]]
[Adjective]
sneaky (comparative sneakier, superlative sneakiest)
1.Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries
Catching those thieves will be hard, they're so sneaky they keep deluding us
2.dishonest; deceitful
[Synonyms]
- slippery
0
0
2010/07/16 07:34
10124
deterministic
[[English]]
[Adjective]
deterministic (comparative more deterministic, superlative most deterministic)
1.of, or relating to determinism
2.(mathematics, of a Turing machine) having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state
3.(physics, of a system) Having exactly predictable time evolution.
4.(computing, of an algorithm) Having each state depend only on the immediately previous state, as opposed to having some states depend on backtracking where there may be multiple possible next actions and no way to choose between them except by trying each one and backtracking upon failure.
[References]
- The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2005 Denis Howe
0
1
2010/07/16 07:34
10126
arbitration
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Etymology]
< Middle English arbitracion < Old French arbitration < Latin arbitratio < arbitrari (“‘to arbitrate, judge’”); see arbitrate.
[Noun]
arbitration (countable and uncountable; plural arbitrations)
1.the act or process of arbitrating
2.a process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute
3.In general, a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally. More specifically in Market Anarchist (market anarchy) theory, arbitration designates the process by which two agencies pre-negotiate a set of common rules in anticipation of cases where a customer from each agency is involved in a dispute.
0
1
2010/07/16 07:34
10127
transparent
[[English]]
ipa :/trænsˈpærənt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/En-us-transparent.ogg
[Adjective]
transparent (comparative more transparent, superlative most transparent)
1.(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped wastes there.
2.1897, H. G. Wells, The Invisible Man, chapter 19,
"You make the glass invisible by putting it into a liquid of nearly the same refractive index; a transparent thing becomes invisible if it is put in any medium of almost the same refractive index."
3.(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
4.Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
His reasons for the decision were transparent.
[Antonyms]
- (see-through, clear): opaque
- (obvious): obscure, opaque
[Etymology]
From Medieval Latin transpārentis (genitive singular of transpārens, present participle of transpāreō)
[Synonyms]
- (see-through, clear): see-through, diaphanous, clear, crystalline, limpid
- (obvious): apparent, clear, obvious
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
transparent m.
1.banner or placard
[[Danish]]
[Adjective]
transparent
1.transparent
[Noun]
transparent c. n. (singular definite transparenten or transparentet, plural indefinite transparenter)
1.banner
2.transparency, overhead
[Synonyms]
- (banner): banner n.
- (transparency): overhead c.
[[French]]
ipa :/tʁɑ̃s.pa.ʁɑ̃/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Fr-transparent.ogg
[Adjective]
transparent m. (f. transparente, m. plural transparents, f. plural transparentes)
1.transparent
Le verre est transparent.
2.clear
Un ciel (air, lumière, etc.) transparent.
3.easy to understand
une allusion transparente.
4.see-through
La nacre des coquillages est rendue plus transparente par un bain d'acide.
5.unnoticed
j'étais transparent à ses regards.
6.not hiding anything
Notre comptabilité est transparente.
7.(linguistics) having the same meaning in several languages
un mot transparent.
[Antonyms]
- (linguistics) faux-ami
[Etymology]
From Medieval Latin transparens.
[Noun]
transparent m. (plural transparents)
1.paper having ruled lines put underneath a white sheet of paper in order to write straight
Cet enfant ne saurait écrire sans transparent.
2.(obsolete) screen lit from behind (now: enseigne lumineuse)
Le soir, cette boutique avait pour enseigne un magnifique transparent.
3.plastic film used to show images with an overhead
La présentation était trop rapide. J'ai à peine eu le temps de recopier les transparents.
[References]
- "transparent" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[[German]]
[Adjective]
transparent
1.transparent
[[Norwegian]]
[Adjective]
transparent
1.transparent (quality of a material)
[Noun]
transparent
1.banner
[Synonyms]
- gjennomsiktig
- (banner): banner
[[Polish]]
ipa :/tranˈsparɛnt/[Noun]
transparent (plural transparenty, genitive sg transparentu, locative sg transparencie)
1.banner
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0
2010/07/16 07:34
10129
Talmud
[[English]]
[Noun]
Talmud
1.A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).
0
0
2010/07/16 07:34
10130
skim
[[English]]
ipa :/skɪm/[Adjective]
skim (not comparable)
1.(of milk) Having lowered fat content.
[Etymology]
From Middle English skimmen
[Verb]
to skim (third-person singular simple present skims, present participle skimming, simple past and past participle skimmed)
1.(transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones).
2.(intransitive) To ricochet.
3.(intransitive) To read quickly, skipping some detail.
4.(transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
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delve
[[English]]
ipa :/dɛlv/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/En-us-delve.ogg
[Anagrams]
- devel
[Etymology]
- Middle English delven, from Old English delfan, "to dig."
[Noun]
delve (plural delves)
1.(now rare) A pit or den.
2.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.iii:
the wise Merlin whylome wont (they say) / To make his wonne, low vnderneath the ground, / In a deepe delue, farre from the vew of day [...].
[Synonyms]
- (to dig the ground): dig
- (to search thoroughly): investigate
[Verb]
to delve (third-person singular simple present delves, present participle delving, simple past and past participle delved)
1.(intransitive) To dig the ground, especially with a shovel.
2.1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, chapter 29.
I got a spade from the tool-house, and began to delve with all my might - it scraped the coffin; I fell to work with my hands; the wood commenced cracking about the screws; I was on the point of attaining my object, when it seemed that I heard a sigh from some one above, close at the edge of the grave, and bending down.
3.(intransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information.
She was intensely eager to delve into the mystery of Mr. Joplin and his brief case.
4.(transitive) To dig, to excavate.
5.1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, The White Company, chapter IV.
Let him take off his plates and delve himself, if delving must be done.
[[Dutch]]
[Verb]
delve
1.The singular present subjunctive of delven.
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arrogance
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Old French, from Latin arrogantia.
[Noun]
arrogance (usually uncountable; plural arrogances)
1.The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption. Closely related to the act of arrogating.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:arrogance.
[[French]]
[Etymology]
From Latin arrogantia.
[Noun]
arrogance f (usually uncountable)
1.Arrogance
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denominate
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- emendation
[Verb]
to denominate (third-person singular simple present denominates, present participle denominating, simple past and past participle denominated)
1.To name
2.To specify a monetary unit
Oil is denominated in dollars, so changes in the strength of the dollar effect oil prices everywhere.
[[Italian]]
[Verb]
denominate
1.Second-person plural present tense of denominare.
2.Second-person plural imperative of denominare#Italian.
3.Feminine plural of denominato.
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propulsion
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Medieval Latin propulsio or propulsion- (expulsion, driving away).
[Noun]
propulsion
1.(physics) A force causing movement.
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bulle
[[French]]
ipa :/byl/[Etymology]
Borrowed from Latin bulla.
[Noun]
bulle f. (plural bulles)
1.bubble
[Verb]
bulle
1.first-person singular present indicative of buller.
2.third-person singular present indicative of buller.
3.first-person singular present subjunctive of buller.
4.third-person singular present subjunctive of buller.
5.second-person singular imperative of buller.
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
bulle (infinitive bullir)
1.informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of bullir.
2.Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of bullir.
3.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of bullir.
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
bulle
1.bun; a small bread roll
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Bu
[[Indonesian]]
[Etymology]
Bu is a contraction of Ibu.
[Noun]
Bu
1.(title) Mrs, Madam, Ms
2.(term of address) Mum
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BU
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- UB
[Initialism]
BUWikipedia has an article on:Boston UniversityWikipedia
1.Boston University
2.(nautical) broken up; referring to the scrapping of a decommissioned ship.
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hier
[[Danish]]
[Noun]
hier n.
1.Plural indefinite of hi.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ɦiːr/[Adverb]
hier
1.here
[See also]
- daar
- er
- her
[[French]]
ipa :/(i).jɛʁ/[Adverb]
hier
1.yesterday
[Etymology]
Latin heri
[See also]
- aujourd'hui
- demain
- après-demain
[[German]]
ipa :[hiːɐ][Adverb]
hier
1.here
[[West Frisian]]
[Etymology 1]
[Etymology 2]
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nick
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪk[Noun]
nick (plural nicks)
1.A small cut in a surface
2.A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
3.By a kind of godsend, Fifty shillings did, in the very nick of time, fall due, or seem to fall due, from one of his Farmers (1843 Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. 4, Abbot Hugo)
4.(UK, slang) A police station or prison
He was arrested and taken down to Sun Hill nick to be charged. (police station)
He's just been released from Shadwell nick after doing ten years for attempted murder. (prison)
5.(cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch
6.a shortened form of "nickname"
7.(UK, slang) Condition
The car I bought was cheap and in good nick
[Verb]
to nick (third-person singular simple present nicks, present participle nicking, simple past and past participle nicked)
1.(transitive) To make a nick in, especially unintentionally.
I nicked myself while I was shaving.
2.(transitive, slang) To steal.
Someone's nicked my bike!
3.(transitive, UK, slang) To arrest.
The police nicked him climbing over the fence of the house he'd broken into.
4.(transitive, cricket) to hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection
[[Kashubian]]
[Pronoun]
nick
1.nothing
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology 1]
[Etymology 2]
From the English nickname
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