11269
cerci
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- ceric
- Circe
[Noun]
cerci
1.plural form of cercus
0
0
2011/02/25 19:12
11270
度
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Ideogrammic compound (會意): 庶 + 又 (actually 庶 minus 灬). A hand measuring, using a tool.Ultimately not related to 席, but similar simplification of top left components.
[Han character]
度 (radical 53 广+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 戈廿水 (ITE), four-corner 00247)
1.degree, system
2.manner
3.to consider
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
度 (Yale dou6)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
度 (grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
度 (hangeul 도, 탁, revised do, tak, McCune-Reischauer to, t'ak)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
度 (pinyin dù (du4), Wade-Giles tu4)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
度 (độ, dạc, đác, đạc, đọ, đủ, đù, dác, đo, đồ, đợ)
0
0
2011/02/25 19:12
11272
topography
[[English]]
ipa :/təˈpɒɡɹəfi/[Etymology]
First attested in 1432. From Middle English topographye from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographia) < τόπος (topos, “place”) + γράφω (graphō, “I write”).
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:TopographyWikipedia topography (plural topographies)
1.a precise description of a place
2.a detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object
3.the features themselves (the terrain)
4.the surveying of the features
[See also]
- toponym
- toponymic
0
0
2010/12/08 10:13
2011/02/26 00:41
11274
pedestri
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
pedestri m. and f.
1.Plural form of pedestre
[Anagrams]
- perdesti
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
pedestrī
1.dative masculine singular of pedester
2.dative feminine singular of pedester
3.dative neuter singular of pedester
4.ablative masculine singular of pedester
5.ablative feminine singular of pedester
6.ablative neuter singular of pedester
0
0
2011/02/26 18:04
11275
pedestrian
[[English]]
ipa :/pəˈdɛstˑɹiˑən/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/En-us-pedestrian.ogg
[Adjective]
pedestrian (comparative more pedestrian, superlative most pedestrian)
1.(not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.
pedestrian crossing
2.(comparable) (dated) Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.
His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.
[Anagrams]
- pedantries
[Etymology]
From Latin pedestri- < pedester.
[Noun]
pedestrian (plural pedestrians)
1.Somebody walking rather than using a vehicle; somebody traveling on foot.
0
0
2010/08/24 10:47
2011/02/26 18:04
11276
vehi
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
vehī
1.present passive infinitive of vehō.
0
0
2011/02/26 18:04
11279
unplug
[[English]]
[Etymology]
un- + plug
[Synonyms]
- (disconnect from a supply): disconnect, detach
- (remove a blockage): unclog, clear
[Verb]
to unplug (third-person singular simple present unplugs, present participle unplugging, simple past and past participle unplugged)
1.(transitive) To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.
To save electricity, I unplug my computer when I am not at home.
2.(transitive) To remove a blockage from (especially a water pipe or drain).
I had to unplug the sink the other day, there was far too much hair and gunk down there.
0
0
2011/02/26 18:05
11284
agenda
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈdʒɛn.də/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/En-us-agenda.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).
[Noun]
agenda (plural agendas)
1.(now rare) plural form of agendum
2.A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
3.A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
[Synonyms]
- (temporally organized plan): docket, schedule
[[Catalan]]
ipa :[əʒéndə][Etymology]
From Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).
[Noun]
agenda f. (plural agendes)
1.agenda; calendar (a list of planned events, organized by time)
2.planner (a notebook in which one keeps notations of appointments and contacts)
3.agenda (a list of planned items for discussion at a meeting)
4.(economics) A list of planned projects that are to be done as funds become available.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ɑˈɣɛn.dɑ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Nl-agenda.ogg
[Anagrams]
- gaande, gedaan
[Etymology]
From Middle Dutch agendaboec, itself from Latin agenda (“which ought to be done”) (the neuter plural gerundive form of the verb agō (“act, do”)) + boek 'book' (modern Dutch boek).
[Noun]
agenda m. (plural agenda’s, diminutive agendaatje)
1.A calendar, an organizer, a booklet or other device where one notes down one’s schedule, appointments etc.
2.An agenda (list of matters at a meeting)
[See also]
- kalender
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
agenda
1.An agenda
[[French]]
ipa :/a.ʒɛ̃.da/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Fr-Agenda.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).
[Noun]
agenda m. (plural agendas)
1.Agenda : organiser, appointment book, engagement book.
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
agenda f. (plural agende)
1.diary
2.planner (notebook)
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
agenda
1.nominative feminine singular of agendus
2.nominative neuter plural of agendus
3.accusative neuter plural of agendus
4.vocative feminine singular of agendus
5.vocative neuter plural of agendusagendā
1.ablative feminine singular of agendus
[[Norwegian]]
[Etymology]
From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).
[Noun]
agenda m.
1.agenda
[References]
- “agenda” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
[[Portuguese]]
[Noun]
agenda
1.schedule (time-based plan of events)
This Portuguese entry was created from the translations listed at schedule. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see agenda in the Portuguese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) November 2009
[[Spanish]]
[Etymology]
From Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).
[Noun]
agenda f. (plural agendas)
1.An agenda
[[Swedish]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Sv-en_agenda.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).
[Noun]
agenda c.
1.an agenda
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0
2011/02/27 15:19
11285
safe
[[English]]
ipa :/seɪf/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/En-us-safe.ogg
[Adjective]
safe (comparative safer, superlative safest)
1.Not in danger; free from harm's reach.
You’ll be safe here.
2.Free from risk; harmless, riskless.
It’s safe to eat this.
If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.
3.Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.
4.(baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.
5.Properly secured; secure.
The documents are safe.
6.(used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not in danger from the specified source of harm.
dishwasher safe; dishwasher-safe
7.(Can we verify(+) this sense?) (UK, slang) Wicked, cool, awesome, respectable.
8.1996 August 12, "Mandrake", "Re: Multiple Messages - an apology", uk.people.gothic, Usenet:
and you also forgot to mentioned[sic] the wheels man you know bmw playing¶ ragga jungle hip hop tunes¶ and on the mobile¶ yeah safe!¶ nice one¶ later
9.1996 or 1997, Roy Williams, Plays 1: The No Boys Cricket Club / Startstruck / Lift Off[1], Methuen, ISBN 9780413772091, published 2002, page 165:
Young Mal: Yu can’t. Irie means yer cool, yer safe, everything awright.
10.2000, Teddy Hayes, Dead by Popular Demand[2], Justin, Charles & Co., ISBN 9781932112238, published 2005, Chapter 14, page 134:
“If you need more, just ring, yeah?” Punch said.¶ “Safe,” Brian answered.
11.2002, Danny Braverman, Playing a Part: Drama and Citizenship[3], Trentham Books, ISBN 9781858562424, One Thursday — a short play, page 62:
They end the call. Fami goes over to Paul. They touch hands.¶ Femi: Yeah, safe man.
[Antonyms]
- unsafe
- dangerous
- harmful
- insecure
[Derived terms]
- Coolgardie safe
- safeguard
- safekeeping
- better safe than sorry
[Etymology]
From Middle English < Old French sauf < Latin salvus (“whole, safe”), originally *sarvus.
[External links]
- safe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- safe in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- safe at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
safe (plural safes)
1.A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
[See also]
- save
- safety
[Statistics]
- Most common English words: board « associated « worse « #977: safe » main » q » greatly
[Synonyms]
- harmless, riskless
- secure
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0
2010/12/07 10:19
2011/02/27 16:27
11286
しあさって
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
しあさって (shiasatte)
1.two days after tomorrow
[Related terms]
- あさって (asatte) the day after tomorrow
0
0
2011/02/27 16:28
11287
きじ
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
きじ (romaji kiji)
1.雉: pheasant
2.記事: article
3.木地: woodgrain
4.生地: fabric, cloth; pate
[References]
- Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Server
0
0
2010/05/26 03:59
2011/02/27 16:29
11288
生地
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
生地 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shēngdì)
1.root of the Rehmannia glutinosa (An herb used in small doses in traditional Chinese medicine as a "tonic", to reduce blood sugar, to "reduce heat" and to "cool blood".)
[References]
- 生地 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia
- http://www.trade.gov.bt/administration/mktbriefs/10.pdf
- http://www.koreantk.com/en/m_sta/med_stat_search.jsp?searchGbn=statis
- http://www1.dict.li/
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200021237
[Synonyms]
- 生地黄
0
0
2011/02/27 16:29
11294
card
[[English]]
ipa :/kɑː(ɹ)d/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/En-us-card.ogg
[Etymology 1]
From Middle English carde (“playing card”), from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (chartēs, “paper, papyrus”). This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
[Etymology 2]
From Old French carde, from Old Provençal carda, deverbal from carder, from Late Latin *caritare, from Latin carrere (“to comb with a card”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker (“to cut”).
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/ˈkar/[Etymology]
From Latin carduus.
[Noun]
card m. (plural cards)
1.thistle
[[Italian]]
ipa :[kard̪][Etymology]
From English.
[Noun]
card m. inv.
1.card (identification, financial, SIM etc (but not playing card))
[See also]
- scheda
0
0
2009/04/01 17:14
2011/02/27 16:40
TaN
11302
eleven
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪˈlɛv.ən/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/En-us-eleven.ogg
[Alternative forms]
- Arabic numerals: 11
- Roman numerals: XI
[Cardinal number]
eleven
1.The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
[Etymology]
Old English endleofan; from Common Germanic *ainlif-, a compound of *ainaz and *lif-.
[Noun]
eleven (plural elevens)
1.(cricket) A cricket team of eleven players.
2.(soccer) A football team of eleven players.
3.(Internet, slang, sarcastic) Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating n00bs who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!
B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!
[Synonyms]
- (sarcastic substitution for !): one, 1
[[Danish]]
[Noun]
eleven c.
1.Singular definite of elev.
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :/ˈɛlɛvɛn/[Adjective]
eleven (comparative elevenebb, superlative legelevenebb)
1.alive
2.lively
[[Norwegian]]
[Noun]
eleven m.
1.singular definite of elev
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
eleven (infinitive elevar)
1.Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of elevar.
2.(used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of elevar.
3.(used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of elevar.
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
eleven
1.definite singular of elev
0
0
2009/01/09 20:38
2011/02/27 16:44
TaN
11310
主張
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
主張 (hiragana しゅちょう, romaji shuchō)
1.opinion
その主張には一理ある。
そのしゅちょうにはいちりある
sono shuchō ni wa ichiri aru.
You have a point there.
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
主張 (traditional, Pinyin zhǔzhāng, simplified 主张)
1.position, point of view
你怎麼沒有一點主張?
Why don't you seem to have any point of view?
[Verb]
主張 (traditional, Pinyin zhǔzhāng, simplified 主张)
1.to maintain a position; to advocate; to stand for something
0
0
2011/03/01 02:07
TaN
11312
liar
[[English]]
ipa :-aɪə(r)[Anagrams]
- aril
- lair
- lari
- lira
- rail
- rial
[Noun]
liar (plural liars)
1.one who tells lies.
[[Spanish]]
[Etymology]
From Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō.
[Verb]
liar (first-person singular present lío, first-person singular preterite lie, past participle liado)
1.to bind, to tie.
2.(colloquial) to deceive.
3.to wrap, to wrap up
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
liar
1.indefinite plural of lie
0
0
2011/03/01 02:23
TaN
11314
attached
[[English]]
ipa :-ætʃt
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/En-us-attached.ogg
[Adjective]
attached (comparative more attached, superlative most attached)
1.In a romantic or sexual relationship.
As far as I know, he isn't attached, so I'm going to invite him out on a date.
2.(botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe ranges from attached to almost decurrent.
3.Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.
[Verb]
attached
1.Simple past tense and past participle of attach.
0
0
2011/03/01 17:56
11315
practicar
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/pɾəktiˈka/[Verb]
practicar (first-person singular present practico, past participle practicat)
1.to practice
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
practicar (first-person singular present practico, first-person singular preterite practiqué, past participle practicado)
1.(transitive) to practice
¿Practica deportes?
Do you play sports?
2.(transitive, intransitive) to exercise
0
0
2011/03/01 19:10
11316
psychosomatic
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌsʌɪkəʊsəˈmatɪk/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/En-us-psychosomatic.ogg
[Adjective]
psychosomatic (comparative more psychosomatic, superlative most psychosomatic)
1.(now rare) Pertaining to both the mind and the body.
2.(medicine, psychology) Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes.
[Etymology]
From psycho- + somatic.
0
0
2011/03/01 19:14
11317
nb
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
Nb
1.(chemistry) Symbol for niobium.
0
0
2011/03/02 11:10
11318
nulo
[[Esperanto]]
[Etymology]
Latin nullus (“none”)
[Noun]
nulo (plural nuloj, accusative singular nulon, accusative plural nulojn)
1.zero
[[Ido]]
[Etymology]
Latin nullus (“none”)
[Pronoun]
nulo
1.nothing
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
nulo m. (feminine nula, masculine plural nulos, feminine plural nulas)
1.null, void, invalid
2.useless, good-for-nothing
[Etymology]
Latin nullus (“none”)
0
0
2011/03/02 12:48
11323
quota
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Latin quota, from Latin quota pars.
[Noun]
quota (plural quotas)
1.A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
2.A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
3.(business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
[Synonyms]
- (proportional part): allocation, allotment, apportionment, quotum
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- toqua
[Noun]
quota m. (plural quotas)
1.quota
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
quota f. (plural quote)
1.share, amount, part
2.fee, instalment, dues
3.height, altitude, level
4.depth
5.quota
[Verb]
quota
1.third-person singular present indicative of quotare.
2.second-person singular imperative of quotare.
0
0
2011/01/26 09:00
2011/03/04 09:33
11324
revenu
[[French]]
ipa :/ʁəv(ə)ny/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Fr-revenu.ogg
[Noun]
revenu m. (plural revenus)
1.revenue
2.income
impôt sur le revenu — income tax
à revenu fixe — fixed interest
3.(steel) drawing, tempering
[Verb]
revenu
1.Past participle of revenir.
Est-il revenu ?
Is he back?
[[Old French]]
[Verb]
revenu
1.Past participle of revenir.
0
0
2009/12/18 16:34
2011/03/04 09:34
11327
persuades
[[English]]
[Verb]
persuades
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of persuade.
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- dépurasse
[Verb]
persuades
1.second-person singular present indicative of persuader.
2.second-person singular present subjunctive of persuader.
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
persuādēs
1.second-person singular present active indicative of persuādeō.
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
persuades (infinitive persuadir)
1.Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of persuadir.
0
0
2011/03/04 16:54
11331
appro
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
appro
1.Short form of approbatur, used mainly in spoken language.
0
0
2011/03/04 21:34
TaN
11333
彫刻
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
彫刻 (hiragana ちょうこく, romaji chōkoku)
1.a sculpture; an engraving; a carving
0
0
2011/03/08 18:40
11336
castaway
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkæ.stə.weɪ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/En-us-castaway.ogg
[Adjective]
castaway (not comparable)
1.Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
After the mutiny, the castaway ship's officers suffered a month at sea in the lifeboat.
2.Shipwrecked.
The storm left them castaway on an uninhabited island.
[Noun]
castaway (plural castaways)
1.(nautical) A shipwrecked sailor.
Robinson Crusoe was a famous fictional castaway.
2.A discarded person or thing.
This old coat was a castaway in someone's trash.
3.An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
These homeless people are society's castaways.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:outcast
0
0
2011/03/09 10:22
11339
HAL
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
HAL
1.(software) hardware abstraction layer
[Etymology 2]
From the fictional HAL 9000
[Proper noun]
HAL
1.(idiomatic, fiction, computing) a homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
0
0
2011/03/10 10:29
11345
awaken
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪkən[Antonyms]
- (stop sleeping): fall asleep
[Etymology]
awake + -en
[Synonyms]
- (intransitive, to stop sleeping): awake, stir
[Verb]
awaken (third-person singular simple present awakens, present participle awakening, simple past awoke, past participle awoken)
1.(transitive) To cause to become awake.
2.(transitive) To cause to become conscious.
3.(intransitive) To stop sleeping.
0
0
2011/03/12 11:29
TaN
11346
quake
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪk[Etymology]
From Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian (“to quake, tremble, chatter”), from Proto-Germanic *kwakōnan (“to skake, quiver, tremble”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷog- (“to shake, swing”), related to Old English cweccan (“to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give up”) (see quitch), Eastern Frisian kwakkelje (“to flounder, limp”), Dutch kwakkelen (“to ail, be ailing”), German Quackelei (“chattering”), Danish kvakle (“to bungle”), Latin vēxō (“toss, shake violently, jostle, vex”), Irish bogadh (“a move, movement, shift, change”).
[Noun]
quake (plural quakes)
1.A trembling or shaking.
We felt a quake in the apartment every time the train went by.
2.An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
California is plagued by quakes, there are a few minor ones almost every month.
[Verb]
quake (third-person singular simple present quakes, present participle quaking, simple past and past participle quaked)
1.To tremble or shake.
I felt the ground quaking beneath my feet
2.To tremble or shake with fear.
When the bad-guy suddenly appeared on screen, I quaked uncontrollably
[[German]]
[Verb]
quake
1.First-person singular present of quaken.
2.Imperative singular of quaken.
3.First-person singular subjunctive I of quaken.
4.Third-person singular subjunctive I of quaken.
0
0
2011/03/12 11:29
TaN
11349
spare
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈspɛə(ɹ)/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/En-us-spare.ogg
[Anagrams]
- apres, après, aprés
- asper, as per
- pares
- parse
- pears
- præs.
- rapes
- reaps
- RESPA
- spear
[Etymology 1]
Middle English, from Old English spær 'sparing, scant', from Proto-Germanic *sparaz (cf. Dutch spaarzaam, German spärlich, Icelandic sparr), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (cf. Latin prosper ‘lucky’, Old Church Slavonic sporŭ ‘plentiful’, Albanian shperr ‘to earn money’, Ancient Greek sparnós ‘rare’, Sanskrit sphirá ‘thick’).
[Etymology 2]
Old English sparian
[[Danish]]
ipa :/spɛːr/[Etymology 1]
From English spare.
[Etymology 2]
From Old Norse spara.
[[Dutch]]
[Verb]
spare
1.singular present subjunctive of sparen.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- aspre, parse, persa, presa, saper, spera
[Verb]
spare
1.Third-person singular present tense of sparere.
0
0
2009/04/30 11:43
2011/03/12 14:20
TaN
11355
annihilated
[[English]]
[Verb]
annihilated
1.Simple past tense and past participle of annihilate.
0
0
2011/03/12 16:37
TaN
11363
cut off
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- offcut
[Etymology]
From cut + off.
[Noun]
cut off (plural cut offs)
1.fuse.
A thermal cut-off.
[Verb]
cut off (third-person singular simple present cuts off, present participle cutting off, simple past and past participle cut off)
1.To remove via cutting.
2.To isolate or remove from contact.
3.To stop providing funds to someone.
His parents cut him off to encourage him to find a job.
4.To end abruptly.
My phone call was cut off before I could get the information.
5.(idiomatic) To interrupt (someone speaking).
That dingbat cut me off as I was about to conclude my theses.
6.(idiomatic, drive) To swerve in front of (another car).
0
0
2011/03/12 16:41
TaN
11364
frantically
[[English]]
[Adverb]
frantically (comparative more frantically, superlative most frantically)
1.In a frantic way.
[Alternative forms]
- franticly
0
0
2011/03/12 16:41
TaN
11366
aftershock
[[English]]
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:AftershockWikipedia aftershock (plural aftershocks)
1.An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "main shock").
2.(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
0
0
2011/03/12 16:43
TaN
11369
farmland
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɑːmlænd/[Etymology]
From farm+land, hence land on which to farm.
[Noun]
farmland (plural farmlands)
1.(uncountable) (also farmlands) Land which is suitable for farming and agricultural production.
0
0
2009/07/06 10:51
2011/03/12 16:45
TaN
11375
clustered
[[English]]
[Verb]
clustered
1.Simple past tense and past participle of cluster.
0
0
2011/03/12 16:48
TaN
11377
Methodist
[[English]]
[Adjective]
Methodist (not comparable)
1.Of or pertaining to the branch of Christianity that adheres to the views of Wesley (1703-1791)
[Derived terms]
- Primitive Methodist
[Noun]
Methodist (plural Methodists)
1.A member of the Methodist Church; A Wesleyan
[Related terms]
- Methodism
0
0
2009/06/05 11:46
2011/03/12 16:49
TaN
11378
southern
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsʌðə(r)n/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/En-us-southern.ogg
[Adjective]
southern (comparative more southern, superlative most southern)
1.Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
2.Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.
The southern climate.
3.Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
[See also]
- northern
- eastern
- western
- north-eastern
- south-eastern
- south-western
- north-western
0
0
2009/01/10 03:37
2011/03/12 16:50
TaN
11379
Southern
[[English]]
[Adjective]
Southern (comparative more Southern, superlative most Southern)
1.(not in US) from or pertaining to the southern part of any region
2.(chiefly US) from or pertaining to the South, the south-eastern states of the United States, or to the inhabitants or culture of that region.
3.1993, Lillian Kayte, Southern Surprise, published in the June 1993 issue of the Vegetarian Times, page 36:
But although Southern cooking makes use of a cornucopia of vegetables, it also typically includes generous portions of meat and fried chicken. Even vegetable dishes and breads are often cooked with animal fat: Greens are fried in bacon grease [...]
4.2004, Mark Ellwood, Todd Obolsky, Ross Velton, The Rough Guide to Florida, page 34:
Southern cooking makes its presence felt throughout the northern half of the state. Vegetables such as okra, collard greens, black-eyed peas, fried green tomatoes, and fried eggplant are added to staples such as fried chicken, roast beef, and hogjaw — meat from the mouth of a pig.
0
0
2011/03/12 16:50
TaN
11380
scariest
[[English]]
[Adjective]
scariest
1.Superlative form of scary.
This article on Wikipedia is one of the scariest ones I have ever read!
[Anagrams]
- Castries
0
0
2011/03/12 16:52
TaN
11388
earthquake
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɜː(r)θˌkweɪk/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/En-us-earthquake.ogg
[Etymology]
From earth + quake.
[Noun]
earthquake (plural earthquakes)
1.A shaking of the Earth, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
2.A natural disaster.
[See also]
- aftershock
- earthquake engineering
- fault line
- Richter scale
- seismic
- seismograph
- seismologist
- seismology
- tremor
- tsunami
[Synonyms]
- quake
0
0
2011/03/13 11:59
11389
nuke
[[English]]
ipa :/njuːk/[Anagrams]
- neuk
[Etymology]
Short form of nuclear (weapon).
[Noun]
nuke (plural nukes)
1.Nuclear weapon.
"I can buy nukes on the black market for $40 million each" - John Travolta in the movie Swordfish.
2.Something that negates - especially on a catastrophic scale. Destruction.
3.(US, slang) A microwave oven
"Just put it in the nuke for two minutes and then eat it."
4.Nuclear electrical power generation station.[1]
[References]
1.^ http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?nuke
2.^ http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?nuke
[Verb]
nuke (third-person singular simple present nukes, present participle nuking, simple past and past participle nuked)
1.To use a nuclear weapon on a target.
First they nuked Hiroshima, then Nagasaki.
2.(colloquial) To cook food or beverages in a microwave oven.
I'll nuke some pizza for dinner.
3.(colloquial) To completely destroy.
To try to hide his posting history on Usenet, he had his posts nuked from the Google archives.[2] (see also expunge)
0
0
2011/03/13 12:00
11392
shortage
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- glut
- mountain (as in butter mountain)
[Etymology]
short + -age
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:ShortageWikipedia shortage (plural shortages)
1.a lack or deficiency
2.not enough, not sufficient
0
0
2010/07/29 07:48
2011/03/13 12:02
11393
decide
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪˈsaɪd/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/En-us-decide.ogg
[Anagrams]
- de-iced, deiced
[Etymology]
From French décider or Latin dēcīdere, infintive of dēcīdō (“cut off, decide”), from dē (“down from”) + caedō (“cut”).
[Synonyms]
- make up one's mind
- choose
- determine
[Verb]
decide (third-person singular simple present decides, present participle deciding, simple past and past participle decided)
1.(transitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
The election will be decided on foreign policies.
We must decide our next move.
Her last-minute goal decided the game.
2.(intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
You must decide between good and evil.
I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work.
3.(transitive) To cause someone to come to a decision.
4.1920, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Three Gables" (Norton edition, 2005, p. 1537),
It decides me to look into the matter, for if it is worth anyone's while to take so much trouble, there must be something in it.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- decedi
[Verb]
decide
1.Third-person singular present indicative of decidere.
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
dēcīde
1.second-person singular present active imperative of dēcīdō.
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
decide (infinitive decidir)
1.Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of decidir.
2.Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of decidir.
3.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of decidir.
0
0
2011/03/13 12:02
11395
boric
[[English]]
ipa :-ɔːrɪk[Adjective]
boric (not comparable)
1.(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron.
0
0
2011/03/13 13:55
TaN
11401
sincerely
[[English]]
[Adverb]
sincerely
1.In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.
I sincerely hope they make it home safely.
2.(US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended by his or her name.
Please consider it carefully and let me know what you decide.
Sincerely,
Fred
[Etymology]
sincere + -ly, from Latin sincerus (“pure, clean, sound”).
[See also]
- faithfully
- truly
[Synonyms]
- (in a sincere manner): earnestly, genuinely, honestly, truthfully
- (formula for ending a letter): yours sincerely (UK), sincerely yours (US), yours truly, best regards, regards
0
0
2011/03/15 09:39
11402
FD
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- DF
[Initialism]
FD (plural FDs)
1.fire department
2.(computing) floppy disk or floppy disc
3.(computing) floppy drive
[Synonyms]
- (floppy drive): FDD
0
0
2011/03/15 14:18
11407
verge on
[[English]]
[Verb]
to verge on (third-person singular simple present verges on, present participle verging on, simple past and past participle verged on)
1.(transitive, idiomatic) To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.
Bungee jumping verges on the insane, if you ask me.
2.1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII
It was verging on dusk, and the clock had already given warning of the hour to dress for dinner, when little Adèle, who knelt by me in the drawing-room window-seat, suddenly exclaimed...
0
0
2011/03/15 15:21
TaN
11408
refurbishment
[[English]]
[Etymology]
refurbish + -ment
[Noun]
refurbishment (plural refurbishments)
1.The act of refurbishing; renovation.
0
0
2011/03/15 15:25
TaN
11412
mistral
[[English]]
ipa :/mɪˈstɹɑːl/[Etymology]
French mistral < Occitan maestral, compare Catalan mestral < Late Latin magistralis < Latin magister.
[Noun]
mistral (plural mistrals)
1.A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean.
2.1973, The mistral had been blowing for three days now and the sea showed more white than blue — Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise
[[French]]
ipa :/mis.tʁal/[Etymology]
Occitan maestral, compare Catalan mestral < Late Latin magistralis < Latin magister.
[Noun]
mistral m. (plural mistrals)
1.(wind) mistral
0
0
2011/03/17 11:07
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