10325
cortex
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Latin cortex (“bark”).
[External links]
- cortex at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
cortex (countable and uncountable; plural cortexes or cortices)
1.(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
2.(uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
cortex (genitive corticis); m, third declension
1.The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree; cork.
2.The shell or outward part or covering of anything else; body.
0
0
2010/06/15 08:40
2010/08/26 16:49
10330
sarcastic
[[English]]
ipa :-æstɪk[Adjective]
sarcastic (comparative more sarcastic, superlative most sarcastic)
1.Containing sarcasm.
2.(of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.
[References]
- “sarcastic” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "sarcastic" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
- "sarcastic" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press 2007.
- "sarcastic" in Compact Oxford English Dictionary, © Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
[See also]
- ironic
- sardonic
- snide
[Synonyms]
- sarky (British)
- snarky
[[Romanian]]
ipa :[sarˈkastik][Adjective]
sarcastic 4 nom/acc forms
1.sarcastic
[Adverb]
sarcastic
1.sarcastically
[Etymology]
French sarcastique
[Related terms]
- sarcasm
[Synonyms]
- caustic
0
1
2010/08/26 17:11
2010/08/26 17:11
10334
deprecate
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdeprɪkeɪt/[Etymology]
From Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”) < de (“off”) + precari (“to pray”).
[External links]
- deprecate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- deprecate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- deprecate at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Verb]
to deprecate (third-person singular simple present deprecates, present participle deprecating, simple past and past participle deprecated)
1.(formal) to express disapproval of
2.(computing) to recommend against use of
3.(archaic) to pray against
[[Italian]]
[Verb form]
deprecate
1.second person plural present tense and imperative of deprecare
0
1
2010/08/26 17:16
2010/08/26 17:16
10340
inconsistency
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- consistency
[Noun]
inconsistency (plural inconsistencies)
1.The state of being inconsistent
2.(logic) an incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true
[Synonyms]
- contrariety,
- deviation,
- difference
- disagreement
- disparity
- disproportion
- disproportionateness
- dissimilarity
- dissonance
- divergence
- incongruity
- inconsonance
- inequality
- paradox
- unlikeness
- variance
0
0
2010/06/18 10:12
2010/08/26 18:21
10342
contradiction
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/[Antonyms]
- (proposition that is false for all values of its variables): tautology
[Etymology]
From Latin contrādictiō, from contrādīcō (“speak against”).
[Noun]
contradiction (countable and uncountable; plural contradictions)
1.(uncountable) The act of contradicting.
His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.
2.(countable) A statement that contradicts itself.
There is a contradiction in what you say - she can't be both married and single.
3.(countable) a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions
Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.
4.(logic) (countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.
[Synonyms]
- (proposition that is false for all values of its variables): ↯, ⇒⇐, ⊥, ↮, ※
[[French]]
[Noun]
contradiction f. (plural contradictions)
1.Contradiction
0
0
2009/04/27 19:33
2010/08/26 18:21
TaN
10345
agitate
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈæ.dʒɪ.teɪt/[Etymology]
From Latin agitatus, past participle of agitare (“to put in motion”) < agere (“to move”). Compare with French agiter. See act, agent.
[Synonyms]
- move; shake; excite; rouse; disturb; distract; revolve; discuss; debate; canvass.
[Verb]
to agitate (third-person singular simple present agitates, present participle agitating, simple past and past participle agitated)
1.To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.
``Winds . . . agitate the air. --Cowper.
2.(rare) To move or actuate. --Thomson.
3.To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated.
The mind of man is agitated by various passions. --Johnson.
4.To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated. --Boyle.
5.To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs.
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
agitate f.
1.Feminine form of agitato.
[Anagrams]
- gattaie
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
agitāte
1.first-person plural present active imperative of agitō.
0
1
2010/08/26 18:22
2010/08/26 18:22
10349
levity
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlɛ.vɪ.ti/[Antonyms]
- gravity
[Etymology]
Coined in 1564, from Latin levitas (“lightness, frivolity”), from levis (“lightness (in weight)”).[1]Cognate to lever.
[Noun]
levity (usually uncountable; plural levities)
1.lightness of manner or speech, frivolity
2.(obsolete) lack of steadiness
3.The state or quality of being light, buoyancy
4.Robert Montgomery Bird:
[…] it would really seem as if there was something nomadic in our natures, a principle of levity and restlessness […]
5.1869 Mary Somerville, On Molecular and Microscopic Science 1.1.12:
Hydrogen ... rises in the air on account of its levity.
6.A lighthearted or frivolous act
7.1665 Daniel Defoe, History of the Plague in London[1]:
For though it be something wonderful to tell that any should have hearts so hardened, in the midst of such a calamity, as to rob and steal, yet certain it is that all sorts of villainies, and even levities and debaucheries, were then practiced in the town as openly as ever: I will not say quite as frequently, because the number of people were many ways lessened.
8.1872 J. Fenimore Cooper, The Bravo[2]:
[…] or do the people joy less than common in their levities?"
9.1882 H.D. Traill, Sterne[3]:
His incorrigible levities had probably lost him the countenance of most of his more serious acquaintances […] .
0
1
2010/08/26 18:22
2010/08/26 18:23
10360
enamor
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪˈnæmə(r)/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/En-us-enamor.ogg
[Alternative forms]
- enamour
[Anagrams]
- anomer
- maenor
- moaner
- Monera
[Etymology]
Old French enamourer, enamorer; prefix en- (Latin in) + Old French & French amour (“love”), Latin amor. See amour, and confer inamorato.
[References]
- enamor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Verb]
to enamor (third-person singular simple present enamors, present participle enamoring, simple past and past participle enamored)
1.To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; — with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of books or science.
Passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream. — Washington Irving.
0
0
2009/04/10 22:46
2010/08/27 16:45
TaN
10372
EP
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- pe, PE, Pe.
[Initialism]
EP (plural EPs)
1.(music) Extended play; a vinyl record (or recording on other media, such as a CD) that is shorter than an LP but longer than a single.
2.(automotive) Extreme Pressure, an indicator used in lubricant additives.
3.European Parliament.
0
0
2010/08/30 21:08
10373
anonymous
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈnɒnəməs/[Adjective]
anonymous (comparative more anonymous, superlative most anonymous)
1.(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named and determined, as an animal not assigned to any species.
2.(not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible, as that of author, contributor, or the like.
an anonymous pamphlet; an anonymous subscription.
3.(not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
an anonymous author; an anonymous benefactor.
No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous.
4.(comparable) Lacking individuality.
[Antonyms]
- onymous
[Etymology]
C 1600 from Late Latin anonymus, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anōnumos, “without name”), from ἀν- (an, “without”) + ὄνυμα (onuma), Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (onoma, “name”).
[References]
- anonymous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- anonymous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[See also]
- Anonymous on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- John Doe
- unknown
[Synonyms]
- (lacking a name): nameless
- (without acknowledged responsible agent):
- (of unknown name): unidentified, unknown, unnamed
- (lacking individuality): faceless
0
0
2010/09/01 11:34
10377
presenta
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- pestarne, sparente, sperante
[Verb]
presenta
1.Third-person singular indicative present form of presentare.
2.Second-person singular imperative present form of presentare.
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
presenta (infinitive presentar)
1.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of presentar.
2.informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of presentar.
0
0
2010/09/02 10:33
10378
presentato
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- esportante, prenotaste, traponeste, trasponete
[Verb]
presentato m. (f. presentata, m. pl. presentati, m. f. presentate)
1.past participle of presentare
0
0
2010/09/02 10:34
10379
presenter
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- represent
[Etymology]
to present + -er
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:PresenterWikipedia presenter (plural presenters)
1.Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies.
2.Someone who presents a thing or person to someone else.
3.(computing) A small handheld device used to remotely control a computerised slide show.
0
0
2010/09/02 10:33
2010/09/02 10:34
10390
mire
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmɑɪə/[Anagrams]
- emir
- Meri
- rime
[Etymology 1]
From Old Norse mýrr.
[Etymology 2]
Perhaps related to Middle Dutch miere (Dutch mier). Cognate with Old Norse maurr, Danish myre.
[[French]]
ipa :/miʁ/[Anagrams]
- émir
- Remi, Rémi
- rime, rimé
[Etymology]
From Italian mira, from mirare.
[Noun]
mire f. (plural mires)
1.(archaic) aim (action of aiming)
2.foresight (of rifle)
3.target (literal, figurative)
4.(television) test pattern
[[Galician]]
[Verb]
mire
1.first-person singular present subjunctive of mirar.
2.third-person singular present subjunctive of mirar.
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :/ˈmirɛ/[Etymology]
From the interrogative pronoun mi + -re
[Pronoun]
mire
1.onto what
[[Irish]]
ipa :/ˈmɪrʲɪ/[Noun]
mire f.
1.insanity, dementia, madness
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- meri
- remi
- rime
[Noun]
mire f.
1.Plural form of mira.
[[Portuguese]]
[Verb]
mire
1.First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb mirar.
2.Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of verb mirar.
3.Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb mirar.
4.Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb mirar.
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
Substratum word
[Noun]
mire m
1.bridegroom
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
mire (infinitive mirar)
1.formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mirar, look! (polite)
2.first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mirar.
3.formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mirar.
4.third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of mirar.
0
0
2010/09/03 15:38
10399
replies
[[English]]
[Noun]
replies
1.Plural form of reply.
[Verb]
replies
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reply.
[[French]]
[Verb]
replies
1.second-person singular present indicative of replier.
2.second-person singular present subjunctive of replier.
0
0
2010/09/04 20:59
10401
additional
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈdɪʃənəl/[Adjective]
additional (not comparable)
1.Supplemental or added to.
0
0
2009/01/10 03:48
2010/09/05 07:37
TaN
10402
assessed
[[English]]
[Verb]
assessed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of assess.
0
0
2010/09/05 07:38
10414
invertebrate
[[English]]
[Adjective]
invertebrate (comparative more invertebrate, superlative most invertebrate)
1.Lacking a backbone.
[Noun]
invertebrate (plural invertebrates)
1.An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
invertebrate pl.
1.Feminine form of invertebrato.
0
0
2010/09/07 11:24
10416
halves
[[English]]
[Noun]
halves
1.Plural form of half.
[Verb]
halves
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halve.
0
0
2010/09/07 11:24
10420
cortical
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɔː.tɪ.kəl/[Adjective]
cortical (not comparable)
1.(anatomy) Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
2.(botany) Pertaining to the cortex of a stem or root—the tissue that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
[Etymology]
From Latin cortex (“bark”).
[External links]
- cortical at OneLook Dictionary Search
0
1
2010/09/08 08:22
10421
neurological
[[English]]
[Adjective]
neurological (not comparable)
1.Dealing with the study of the brain; neurology.
[Etymology]
- neurology + -ical
[Synonyms]
- neurologic
0
1
2010/09/08 08:22
10423
rung
[[English]]
ipa :/rʌŋ/[Anagrams]
- gurn
[Etymology 1]
From Old English hrung.
[Etymology 2]
From the verb ring.
0
0
2010/09/08 08:22
10425
kantor
[[Ido]]
[Verb]
kantor
1.future infinitive of kantar
[[Indonesian]]
[Etymology]
Dutch kantoor
[Noun]
kantor
1.office
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ˈkan̪t̪ɔr/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Pl-kantor.ogg
[Etymology]
From German Kontor < French comtoir
[Noun]
kantor m.
1.bureau de change, currency exchange
0
0
2010/09/08 08:22
10426
church
[[English]]
ipa :/tʃəːtʃ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/En-uk-church.ogg
[Alternative forms]
- churche (obsolete)
[Etymology]
Middle English chirche < Old English ċiriċe, from West Germanic *kirika, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakon), neuter form of κυριακός (“belonging to the lord”) from κύριος (kurios, “ruler, lord”). For vowel evolution, see bury. Greek κυριακόν (kuriakon) was used of houses of Christian worship since circa 300 AD, especially in the East, though it was less common in this sense than ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia, “congregation”) or βασιλική (basilikē, “royal thing”). An example of the direct Greek-to-Germanic progress of many Christian words, via the Goths; it was probably used by West Germanic people in their pre-Christian period. Cognate with West Frisian tsjerke, Dutch kerk, German Kirche, Danish kirke, Swedish kyrka, Norwegian kirke or kyrkje, and Icelandic kirkja. Also picked up by Slavic, via Old High German chirihha (compare Old Church Slavonic црькъі (crĭky), Russian церковь (cérkov’)). Romance and Celtic languages use variants of Latin ecclesia.
[Noun]
A church, with many architectural features traditional to such a structure.church (plural churches)
1.A Christian house of worship; a building where religious services take place.
There is a lovely little church in the valley.
2.A Christian religious organization, local or general.
The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534.
The church across the street has a service at 10 am.
3.A group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
These worshippers comprise the Church of Christ.
4.Acts 20:28, New International Version:
Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.
5.A time of public worship; a worship service.
I'll be there after church.
[See also]
Appendix:Ecclesiastical terms
[Synonyms]
- (building): chapel (small church), kirk (Scottish)
- (group of worshippers): congregation
[Verb]
to church (third-person singular simple present churches, present participle churching, simple past and past participle churched)
1.(transitive) To conduct a religious service for a woman after childbirth
2.(transitive) To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.
0
0
2010/09/08 08:22
10427
trainer
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtreɪnə/[Anagrams]
- retrain
- terrain
[Etymology]
to train + -er
[Noun]
trainer (plural trainers)
1.a person who trains another; a coach
2.(UK) a running shoe or sneaker
3.(video games, slang) A patch for a video game that applies cheats.
[Synonyms]
- (person who trains another; coach): coach
- (running shoe): dap, jogger, plimsoll (UK), runner, sandshoe/sand shoe, sneaker, tennis shoe
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
trainer m. and f. (plural trainers)
1.trainer
2.coach
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- rentrai
- ternira
- terrain
[Verb]
trainer
1.Alternative spelling of traîner.
0
0
2010/09/08 08:23
10449
agony
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈæɡəniː/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/En-us-agony.ogg
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek ἀγωνία (agonia, “emulation, competition, struggle”), from ἀγών (agon, “contest”).
[Noun]
agony (plural agonies)
1.Violent contest or striving.
The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. —Thomas Babington Macaulay.
2.Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly. —Luke xxii. 44.
3.Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
With cries and agonies of wild delight. —Alexander Pope.
4.The last struggle of life; death struggle.
[Synonyms]
- anguish; torment; throe; distress; pang; suffering.
- See also Wikisaurus:agony
0
0
2009/04/03 16:23
2010/09/12 00:00
TaN
10451
convolute
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌkɒnvəˈluːt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/En-us-convolute.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin convolūtum, past participle of convolvere, "to roll together".
[Verb]
to convolute (third-person singular simple present convolutes, present participle convoluting, simple past and past participle convoluted)
1.(transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
2.(transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.
0
0
2009/04/09 18:46
2010/09/12 00:03
TaN
10459
austere
[[English]]
ipa :/ɒstɪə(ɹ)/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/En-us-austere.ogg
[Adjective]
austere (comparative austerer or more austere, superlative austerest or most austere)
1.Grim or severe in manner or appearance
The headmistress was an austere old woman.
2.Lacking trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy
The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.
[Antonyms]
- (not lacking trivial decoration): overwrought, flamboyant; extravagant; gaudy, flashy
[Etymology]
From Old French, from Latin austērus (“dry, harsh, sour, tart”), from Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austēros, “bitter, harsh”), having the specific meaning "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines), related to αὔω (auō, “to singe”), αὖος (auos, “dry”).
[Synonyms]
- (grim or severe): stern, strict; forbidding
- (lacking trivial decoration): simple, plain; unadorned, unembellished
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
austere pl.
1.Feminine form of austero.
0
1
2010/09/12 00:13
2010/09/12 00:13
10465
affected
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/En-us-affected.ogg
[Adjective]
affected (comparative more affected, superlative most affected)
1.influenced or changed by something
The affected compass was impossible to use, so we got lost.
2.simulated in order to impress
He spoke with an affected English accent.
[Noun]
affected (plural affecteds)
1.Someone affected, as by a disease.
[Verb]
affected
1.Simple past tense and past participle of affect.
The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.
0
1
2010/09/11 23:49
2010/09/12 00:15
10474
accessible
[[English]]
ipa :/əkˈsɛsəbˑl/[Adjective]
accessible (comparative more accessible, superlative most accessible)
1.Easy of access or approach; approachable.
an accessible town or mountain
2.Of a person, easy to approach; approachable
3.(followed by to) Open to the influence of.
4.Minds accessible to reason. - Thomas Babington Macaulay
5.Obtainable; to be got at.
6.The best information ... at present accessible. - Thomas Babington Macaulay
7.Easily understood.
[Antonyms]
- inaccessible
[Etymology]
From French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”)
[[French]]
ipa :/ak.sɛ.sibl/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Fr-accessible.ogg
[Adjective]
accessible (epicene, plural accessibles)
1.(of a place, information, etc.) accessible, attainable, obtainable, available.
2.(of a price) affordable
3.(of a person) approachable
[Antonyms]
- inaccessible
[Etymology]
From Late Latin accessibilis (“accessible”), from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”).
0
0
2010/09/11 23:47
2010/09/12 12:44
10477
abundant
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/En-us-abundant.ogg
[Adjective]
abundant (comparative more abundant, superlative most abundant)
1.Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity.
2.[W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation. — Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination
3.Richly supplied — followed by in, rarely by with.
4.Abundant in goodness and truth. — Exodus, 34:6
[Antonyms]
- rare
- scarce
[Etymology]
Old English (h)abundant, aboundant, French abondant, from Latin abudans, present participle of abundare. See abound
[Synonyms]
- ample (see here for explanation of distinctions)
- bountiful
- copious
- exuberant
- liberal
- overflowing
- plenteous
- plentiful
- profuse
- rich
- teeming
- See also Wikisaurus:abundant
[[Catalan]]
[Adjective]
abundant m and f (plural abundants)
1.abundant; plentiful
[Etymology]
Latin abudans
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
abundant
1.third-person plural present active indicative of abundō.
0
0
2010/09/13 08:23
10479
pronunciation
[[English]]
ipa :/pɹəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/En-us-pronunciation.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin pronuntiatio, noun of action from perfect passive participle pronuntiatus, from verb pronuntiare (“proclaim”), from pro- for + nuntiare (“announce”).
[Noun]
pronunciation (countable and uncountable; plural pronunciations)
1.(countable) The standard way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?
2.(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
His Italian pronunciation is terrible.
[See also]
- SAMPA
- phoneme
- orthoepy
[[Interlingua]]
[Noun]
pronunciation
1.pronunciation
2.pronunciation proclamation, manifest
[Synonyms]
- (proclamation): pronunciamento
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馬鹿
[[Japanese]]
[Alternative forms]
- 莫迦
- バカ
[Etymology]
Transcription of Sanskrit moha. The kanji are ateji.
[Noun]
馬鹿 (hiragana ばか, romaji baka)
1.unintelligent and foolish; also, such a person
2.useless, futile
3.a type of bivalvia: Mactra chinensis; see bakagai
4.a tool used for counting coins
[See also]
- 阿呆 (ahō)
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10485
stupid
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈst(j)uːpɪd/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/En-us-stupid.ogg
[Adjective]
stupid (comparative stupider or more stupid, superlative stupidest or most stupid)
1.Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
Many people think that dummies are stupid and not very clever.
2.To the point of stupor.
Neurobiology bores me stupid.
3.(archaic) Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
4.1702 Alexander Pope, Sappho 128:
No sigh to rise, no tear had pow'r to flow, Fix'd in a stupid lethargy of woe.
5.(archaic) Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
6.1744 George Berkeley, Siris §190:
Were it not for [fire], the whole wou'd be one great stupid inanimate mass.
7.(slang) Amazing.
That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!
8.Dangerous, obstructive.
I fell over the stupid wire.
[Adverb]
stupid (comparative more stupid, superlative most stupid)
1.(slang, dated) Extremely.
My gear is stupid fly.
[Etymology]
From Middle French stupide < Latin stupidus (“struck senseless, amazed”) < stupere (“be amazed or confounded, be struck senseless”)
[Noun]
stupid (plural stupids)
1.A stupid person; a fool.
2.1922, Elizabeth G. Young, Homestead ranch
"What a stupid I am!" Harry exclaimed, as she watched the man ride away in the distance.
3.1996, Anita Rau Badamim, Tamarind Mem
At least those stupids got their money's worth out of this country before they burnt their lungs out.
[Synonyms]
- dumb
- See also Wikisaurus:stupid
[[Danish]]
ipa :/stupiːd/[Adjective]
stupid (neuter stupidt, definite and plural stupide)
1.oafish
2.stupid (lacking in intelligence)
[Etymology]
From Latin stupidus (“senseless”).
[[Romanian]]
ipa :[stuˈpid][Adjective]
stupid 4 nom/acc forms
1.stupid
[Adverb]
stupid
1.stupidly
[Etymology]
French stupide, Latin stupidus
[Synonyms]
- prost, tâmpit, idiot
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stupider
[[English]]
[Adjective]
stupider
1.Comparative form of stupid: more stupid.
2.1928 Aldous Huxley, Point Counter Point, page 102:
You people aren't stupider than anyone else. Not naturally stupider.
3.1985 Walker Percy; Lewis A. Lawson, Victor A. Kramer, Conversations with Walker Percy, page 165:
Freud's disciples have been even more stupid about "creative writing". At least Freud had the good sense to know when to shut up, as he did in Dostoevski's case. But stupider still is the more recent Hemingway machismo number.
4.2002 Elizabeth George, A Traitor to Memory, page 827:
"You'd be stupider / — "More stupid," she said. / — stupider," he repeated, "to find yourself dis'tangling your way out of a charge of obstruction in a police enquiry.
[Anagrams]
- disputer
- purdiest
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2010/09/13 10:36
10488
athletes
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- stealeth
[Noun]
athletes
1.Plural form of athlete.
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10492
horizontal
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒntəl/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/En-us-horizontal.ogg
[Adjective]
horizontal (comparative more horizontal, superlative most horizontal)
1.perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
2.(archaic) Pertaining to the horizon.
3.1667: As when the Sun new ris'n / Looks through the Horizontal misty Air — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 594-5
[Antonyms]
- vertical
[Noun]
horizontal (plural horizontals)
1.A horizontal component of a structure.
[[French]]
ipa :/ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃.tal/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Fr-horizontal.ogg
[Adjective]
horizontal m. (f. horizontale, m. plural horizontaux, f. plural horizontales)
1.Horizontal; perpendicular to the vertical
[[Galician]]
[Adjective]
horizontal m. and f. (plural horizontais)
1.horizontal
[[German]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/De-horizontal.ogg
[Adjective]
horizontal (not comparable)
1.horizontal
[Antonyms]
- vertikal, senkrecht
[Synonyms]
- waagrecht, waagerecht
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
horizontal m. and f. (plural horizontales)
1.horizontal
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10494
flunk
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch and funk.
[See also]
- flunk out
[Verb]
to flunk (third-person singular simple present flunks, present participle flunking, simple past and past participle flunked)
1.(US) (transitive or intransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
He flunked math, again.
2.(US) (transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.
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10496
advanced
[[English]]
[Adjective]
advanced (comparative more advanced, superlative most advanced)
1.at or close to the state of the art
2.enhanced;
3.something that has moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing)
4.in a late stage of development; greatly developed beyond an initial stage
[Synonyms]
- progressive, professional, sophisticated
[Verb]
advanced
1.Simple past tense and past participle of advance.
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2010/09/16 11:22
10500
你
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Radical 亻 (人) + 尔
[Han character]
你 (radical 9 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人弓火 (ONF), four-corner 27292, composition ⿰亻尔)
1.second person pronoun: you
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
你 (jyutping nei5, Yale néih (nei5))
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
你
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
你 (hangeul 니, revised ni, McCune-Reischauer ni)
[[Mandarin]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Zh-n%C7%90.ogg
[Hanzi]
你 (pinyin nǐ (ni3), Wade-Giles ni3)
[Pronoun]
你 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin nǐ)
1.you
[[Min Nan]]
[Pronoun]
你 (traditional and simplified, POJ lí)
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10501
botany
[[English]]
[Etymology]
First attested in 1696: a back-formation from botanic.
[Noun]
botany (countable and uncountable; plural botanies)
1.(uncountable) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
2.The plant life, or the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
3.(countable) A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.
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2010/09/17 11:01
10502
ascetic
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈsɛtɪk/[Adjective]
ascetic (comparative more ascetic, superlative most ascetic)
1.Of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
[Anagrams]
- accites
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikos), from ἀσκητής (askētēs, “monk, hermit”), from ἀσκέω (askeō, “I exercise”).
[Noun]
ascetic (plural ascetics)
1.One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
[Related terms]
- ascetical
- asceticism
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aberrant
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈbɛrənt/[Adjective]
aberrant (comparative more aberrant, superlative most aberrant)
1.Differing from the norm, from the expected type; abnormal, anomalous.
2.Deviating from morality; straying from the right way.
3.(biology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
4.Charles Darwin,
The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.
[Etymology]
Coined between 1820 and 1830 from Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).[1] See aberr.
[Noun]
aberrant (plural aberrants)
1.A person or object that is aberrant.
[Shorthand]
- Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - r - a - nt
(Version: Anniversary): a - b - e - r - a - nt
(Version: Pre_Anniversary): a - b - e - r - nt
[[Catalan]]
[Adjective]
aberrant m and f (plural aberrants)
1.aberrant
2.(pathology) aberrant (indicating an organ or other tissue which is not in its expected location)
[Etymology]
From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).
[[French]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Fr-aberrant.ogg
[Adjective]
aberrant m. (f. aberrante, m. plural aberrants, f. plural aberrantes)
1.Aberrant, abnormal or anomalous.
2.(sciences) Which is impossible according to the norms or rules.
[References]
1.^ Aberrant at Dictionary.com
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
aberrant
1.third-person plural present active indicative of aberrō.
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10505
obeisance
[[English]]
ipa :/oˈbeɪsəns/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/En-us-obeisance.ogg
[Etymology]
Middle English obeisaunce (“obedience, obeisance”), from Old French obeïssance, derived from obeïssant (“obedient”), participle of obeïr (“to obey”), from Latin oboedire, obedire; ob- (“to, for”) + audire (“to hear”).
[Noun]
obeisance (plural obeisances)
1.Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by a bow
2.1845, Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven":
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, / In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore; / Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he; / But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door — / Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door — / Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
3.An obedient attitude.
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parry
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɜɹi/[Etymology]
Probably representing French parez, imperative of parer ‘prepare’.
[Noun]
parry (plural parries)
1.A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
2.(fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
[Verb]
to parry (third-person singular simple present parries, present participle parrying, simple past and past participle parried)
1.To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack).
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10508
subjugate
[[English]]
[Etymology]
< Latin subjugatus, past participle of subjugare (“to bring under the yoke, subugate”) < sub (“under”) + jugum (“yoke”); see yoke.
[Verb]
to subjugate (third-person singular simple present subjugates, present participle subjugating, simple past and past participle subjugated)
1.To forcibly impose obedience or servitude.
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complaisance
[[English]]
[Noun]
complaisance (uncountable)
1.The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable
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10512
dazzling
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/En-us-dazzling.ogg
[Adjective]
dazzling (comparative more dazzling, superlative most dazzling)
1.Shining intensely.
2.Splendid; brilliant
3.Superlative; astounding
[Noun]
dazzling (plural dazzlings)
1.The action of the verb to dazzle; dazzlement
[Verb]
dazzling
1.Present participle of dazzle.
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10517
maita
[[Finnish]]
[Anagrams]
- aamit
[Etymology 1]
[Etymology 2]
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2010/09/18 19:24
10522
PP
[[English]]
[Initialism]
PP
1.(organic chemistry) polypropylene
2.PowerPoint
3.PayPal
4.(grammar) prepositional phrase
5.Puzzle Pirates
[[Spanish]]
[Initialism]
PP
1.Partido Popular
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2010/09/19 02:11
10524
WD
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
WD (plural WDs)
1.(astronomy) white dwarf
[Anagrams]
- DW,
[Initialism]
WD
1.Wheel Drive, as in: 4WD
2.(netball) wing defence
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