11866
manipulation
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmən.ɪpˌjʊu.leɪ.ʃʌn/[Etymology]
From Old French manipule (< Latin manipulus) + -ation.
[Noun]
manipulation (plural manipulations)
1.The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
The dealer's manipulations could have removed cards from the deck.
2.The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.
After a few minutes of manipulation each week, she obtained days of relief from her neck pain.
3.The devious management of some situation, especially for one’s own advantage.
He found that the new manager was known for his Macchiavellian manipulations in his last two positions.
4.The usage of psychological influence over a person or situation to gain a positive outcome.
The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation.
[[French]]
[Noun]
manipulation f. (plural manipulations)
1.manipulation
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0
2011/12/12 18:05
jack_bob
11867
tri
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Shortening.
[Noun]
tri
1.(chiefly attributive) triathlon
a tri bike
a tri suit
[[Breton]]
[Numeral]
tri m. (feminine form teir)
1.(cardinal) three
[[Cornish]]
[Numeral]
tri
1.(cardinal) three
[[Dutch]]
[Anagrams]
- rit
[Noun]
tri n.
1.synonym for trichloorethyleen, a chemical solvent
[[Esperanto]]
[Cardinal number]
tri
1.(cardinal) three (3)
[Etymology]
Russian три (tri), Latin trēs, English three etc., all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
[[Finnish]]
[Abbreviation]
tri
1.tohtori
[[French]]
ipa :/tʁi/[Anagrams]
- rit, rît, tir
[Noun]
tri m. (plural tris)
1.selection
[[Ido]]
[Etymology]
Russian три (tri), Latin trēs, English three etc., all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
[Numeral]
tri
1.(cardinal) three (3)
[[Nigerian Pidgin]]
[Cardinal number]
tri
1.three
[Etymology]
From English three
[[Novial]]
[Etymology]
Russian три (tri), Latin trēs, English three etc., all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
[Numeral]
tri
1.(cardinal) three
[[Samoan Plantation Pidgin]]
[Etymology 1]
From English three.
[Etymology 2]
From English tree.
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/trîː/[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
[Numeral]
trȋ (Cyrillic spelling три̑)
1.(cardinal) three (3)
[[Slovak]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
[Numeral]
tri
1.(cardinal) three (3)
[[Slovene]]
[Cardinal number]
tri
1.three (3)
[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *tri, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
[[Tok Pisin]]
[Cardinal number]
tri
1.three (3)
[[Torres Strait Creole]]
[Etymology 1]
From English three.
[Etymology 2]
From English tree.
[[Venetian]]
[Cardinal number]
tri m.
1.three
[Etymology]
Compare Italian tre
[Synonyms]
- tre
[[Welsh]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
[Numeral]
tri (feminine form tair)
1.(cardinal) three (3)
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0
2011/12/12 18:07
jack_bob
11869
containerise
[[English]]
[Verb]
containerise (third-person singular simple present containerises, present participle containerising, simple past and past participle containerised)
1.Alternative spelling of containerize.
0
0
2011/12/12 19:51
jack_bob
11870
equalise
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- equalize
[Etymology]
equal + -ise
[Verb]
equalise (third-person singular simple present equalises, present participle equalising, simple past and past participle equalised)
1.(UK) To make equal.
0
0
2011/12/12 19:52
jack_bob
11871
さい
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
さい (romaji sai)
1.犀: rhinoceros
2.サイ: rhinoceros
3.才: talent, ability
4.彩: coloring
5.差異: diversity, difference
6.差違: diversity, difference
7.際: when, in case of
[Prefix]
さい (romaji sai-)
1.最: most, greatest
2.再: re-, again, newly
[Suffix]
さい (romaji -sai)
1.歳, 才: age, year, old
2.才: talent, ability
3.債: debt
4.裁: judge
0
0
2011/12/12 21:56
11876
みん
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji reading]
みん (min)
0
0
2011/12/18 17:45
11877
みんな
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
みんな (romaji minna)
1.皆: everybody; all
0
0
2011/12/18 17:45
11882
そろそろ
[[Japanese]]
[Adverb]
そろそろ (romaji sorosoro)
1.slowly
2.shortly, soon
そろそろ行きますか？
そろそろいきますか？
sorosoro ikimasu ka?
Shall we be leaving?
[Synonyms]
- (soon): すぐ, ぼちぼち
0
0
2011/12/18 17:49
11886
いちど
[[Japanese]]
[Adverb]
いちど (romaji ichido)
1.一度: once
0
0
2011/12/18 18:37
11887
ほ
[[Japanese]]
ipa :/ho/[Counter]
ほ (romaji -ho)
1.歩: steps
2.舗: folded things, especially maps
[Etymology]
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 保 in the cursive sōsho style.
[Syllable]
ほ (Hepburn romanization ho)
1.The hiragana syllable ほ (ho), whose equivalent in katakana is ホ (ho). It is the thirtieth syllable of the gojūon order, and its position in gojūon tables is は行お段 (HA-gyō, O-dan; “row HA, section O”).
0
0
2011/12/18 18:41
11888
ほんとう
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
ほんとう (romaji hontō)
1.本当: truth, reality
2.本島: this island
3.本盗: (baseball) stealing home
4.奔騰: soar, jump, especially prices
0
0
2011/12/18 18:41
11894
カレ
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
カレ (hiragana かれ, romaji kare)
1.boyfriend, especially in romantic relation.
0
0
2011/12/18 18:51
11895
カレー
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
カレー (hiragana かれー, romaji karē)
1.Indian curry
2.Japanese curry rice
[Synonyms]
- カレーライス
0
0
2011/12/18 18:52
11896
これ
[[Japanese]]
[Pronoun]
これ (kanji 此れ, romaji kore)
1.(deictically) this one (near the speaker)
2.(anaphorically) this one I am talking about (only the speaker knows)
0
0
2011/01/28 22:52
2011/12/18 18:53
TaN
11897
それ
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology]
Short so (“id”) + pronoun suffix re.
[Pronoun]
それ (kanji 其れ, romaji sore)
1.(deictically) that one near you (near the addressee)
2.(anaphorically) the one we are talking about (one of the speaker and the addressee knows)
3.c. 935: Tosa Nikki (page 3)
それの年の十二月の二十日あまり一日の日の戌の刻に、門出す。
4.c. 935: Tosa Nikki (page 13)
船に乗りはじめし日より、船には紅濃くよき衣着ず。それは「海の神に怖ぢて」といひて、何の蘆蔭にことづけて、老海鼠つまの貽鮨、鮨鮑をぞ、心にもあらぬ脛に上て見せける。
5.c. 935: Tosa Nikki (page 18)
この間に、使はれむ、とて付きて来る童あり。それが歌ふ船唄、「なほこそ国の方は見やらるれ、わが父母ありとし思へば。帰らや。」と歌ふぞあはれなる。
[References]
- 1989, Hasegawa, Masaharu; Yūichirō Imanishi, Hiroshi Itō, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 24: Tosa Nikki, Kagerō Nikki, Murasaki Shikibu Nikki, Sarashina Nikki, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-00-240024-7:
[See also]
- そこ (soko)
- そち (sochi)
- そなた (sonata)
0
0
2011/12/18 18:54
11904
chalenge
[[Old French]]
[Noun]
chalenge m. and f.
1.Alternative form of chalonge.
0
0
2011/12/24 22:14
11906
initi
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
initī
1.nominative masculine plural of initus
2.genitive masculine singular of initus
3.genitive neuter singular of initus
4.vocative masculine plural of initus
0
0
2011/12/24 22:42
11907
initiate
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Late Latin initiātus, perfect passive participle of initiō (“begin, originate”) < initium (“a beginning”) < ineō (“go in, enter upon, begin”) < in + eō (“go”).
[External links]
- initiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- initiate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- initiate at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
initiate (plural initiates)
1.A new member of an organization.
2.One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
[Related terms]
- initial
- initials
- initialism
- initialize
- initiation
- initiative
[Verb]
initiate (third-person singular simple present initiates, present participle initiating, simple past and past participle initiated)
1.To begin, to start, to introduce.
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
initiāte
1.vocative masculine singular of initiātus
0
0
2009/08/09 00:58
2011/12/24 22:42
TaN
11909
hey
[[English]]
ipa :/heɪ/[Alternative forms]
- hay
[Anagrams]
- yeh
[Etymology]
From Middle English hey, hei, cognate with Dutch he, hei (“hi, hey”), German hei (“hey, wow”), Danish and Swedish hej (“hello, hey”), Faroese hey (“hey, hello”), Icelandic hei (“hey”), see heigh. Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: for example, Burmese ဟေး (hei), Finnish hei, Unami hè, and Mandarin Chinese 哎 (āi), and various sound-alikes as Roman eho, Greek εἴα (eia), Latin eia.
[Interjection]
hey
1.An exclamation to get attention.
Hey, look at this!
2.A protest or reprimand.
Hey! Stop that!
3.An expression of surprise.
Hey! This is new!
4.An informal greeting, similar to hi (used in the US, Australia and Canada).
Hey! How's it going?
5.A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion (see also eh).
Hey? How's that?
6.A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in musical lyrics.
The chorus is "nana na na, nana na na hey hey hey, good bye"
[Noun]
hey (plural heys)
1.(country dancing) A choreographic figure in which the dancers weave between one another.
[[Faroese]]
[Antonyms]
- farvæl
- vit síggjast
[Interjection]
hey
1.hi, hey, hello
hey aftur! - hello again!
[Synonyms]
- halló
- góðan morgun
- góðan dag
- gott kvøld
0
0
2011/12/24 22:44
11911
maverick
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmævərɪk/[Adjective]
maverick (comparative more maverick, superlative most maverick)
1.Showing independence in thoughts or actions.
He made a maverick decision.
He is a maverick person.
[Etymology]
From the surname of Texas lawyer Samuel Maverick, who refused to brand his cattle. The surname Maverick is possibly of Welsh origin, and is related to the given name Maurice. Maurice is a Gaelic name meaning "seafarer", from the Phoenician mauharim, but it may also come from the Welsh Mawr-rwyce, meaning "valiant hero". [1] Another possibility is the Hebrew word: "Mavrik or Maverik" which means: shiny or brilliant.
[Noun]
maverick (plural mavericks)
1.An unbranded range animal.
2.One who does not abide by rules.
3.One who creates or uses unconventional and/or controversial ideas or practices.
Florence Nightingale would have been perceived as a maverick during her early career, because she was prioritizing hygiene when everybody else involved in healthcare was focused on other things, such as surgery and pills. (Source: Edzard Ernst and Simon Singh, Trick or Treatment, 2008, p. 36-37.)
4.(poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em
[Synonyms]
- (one who does not abide by rules): individualist, lone gunman, nonconformist, rebel
0
0
2011/12/24 22:57
11913
chalk
[[English]]
ipa :/tʃɔːk/[Alternative forms]
- chaulk (Commonwealth)
[Etymology]
From Old English cealc, borrowed from Latin calx (“limestone”), borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khaliks, “pebble”)
[Noun]
chalk (countable and uncountable; plural chalks)
1.(uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone.
2.(countable) A piece of chalk, or, more often, processed compressed chalk, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard.
3.Tailor's chalk.
4.(Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?) (uncountable, climbing) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing.
5.(US, military, countable) A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers
6.(US, sports, chiefly basketball) The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored competitor will win
7.1982 March 22, Phil Musick, “And the pick here is - Georgetown over Houston”, page 13:
OK, let's get rid of the chalk players right away. The chalk likes North Carolina. Dean Smith has taken Carolina to the Final Four six times.
8.1995 April 6, “Notes on a Scorecard”, page C3:
Excuse us for sticking with the chalk, but the predicted winners are Afternoon Deelites in the Derby, Oliver McCall over Larry Holmes, Nick Faldo in the Masters, and Al Unser Jr. in the Grand Prix.
9.2008 March 24, Jason Bauman, “Non-news of the week: Obama picks North Carolina”, Aurora, Illinois:
Instead, he played the chalk and selected the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.
[See also]
- Chalk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chalk (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Chalk (disambiguation)
- Chalk (military) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Chalk (military)
[Verb]
chalk (third-person singular simple present chalks, present participle chalking, simple past and past participle chalked)
1.To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiards cue
2.To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
3.To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
4.(figuratively) To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
0
0
2011/12/24 23:30
11915
ambiguous
[[English]]
ipa :/æmˈbɪɡjuəs/[Adjective]
ambiguous (comparative more ambiguous, superlative most ambiguous)
1.Open to multiple interpretations.
The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.
2.Vague and unclear.
He gave an ambiguous answer.
3.Of persons: hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Thomas Salusbury (1662): And forasmuch as in this same question I am ambiguous, and Simplicius is resolute....
[Antonyms]
- unambiguous
- specifically defined
- precise
[Etymology]
From Latin ambiguus (“moving from side to side, of doubtful nature”) < ambigere (“to go about, wander, doubt”) < ambi- (“around”) + agere (“to drive, move”).
[References]
- Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989
[Synonyms]
- equivocal
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0
2010/09/11 23:45
2011/12/26 11:42
11920
200
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
200 (previous 199, next 201)
1.the number two hundred
Exponential notation: 2 × 102
0
0
2011/12/28 14:36
TaN
11921
aud
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Etymology]
From Old Norse auðr.
[Noun]
aud (masculine aud; feminine aud; neuter audt; singular definite aude; plural aude; comparative audare; superlative indefinite audast: superlative definite audaste) (Nynorsk)
1.desolate, empty
Om senn kom dei til ein aud gard.
Eventually, they arrived at a desolate farm.
[[Romanian]]
[Verb]
aud
1.first-person singular present tense form of auzi.
2.first-person singular subjunctive form of auzi.
3.third-person plural present tense form of auzi.
0
0
2010/02/03 22:40
2011/12/28 14:37
TaN
11922
AUD
[[Translingual]]
[Initialism]
AUD
1.Australian dollar.
[Usage notes]
This is the currency code used in the ISO 4217 standard.
0
0
2010/02/03 22:40
2011/12/28 14:37
TaN
11923
外国
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
外国 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 外國, hiragana がいこく, romaji gaikoku)
1.foreign country
[[Mandarin]]
ipa :[ uai˥˩kuɔ˧˥ ][Adjective]
外国 (simplified, Pinyin wàiguó, traditional 外國)
1.foreign
[Derived terms]
- wàiguórén 外国人
- wàiguóyǔ 外国语
[Noun]
外国 (simplified, Pinyin wàiguó, traditional 外國)
1.foreign country
[Related terms]
- wàiyǔ 外语
[[Min Nan]]
ipa :[ ɡua˨˩kɔk˩˩ ][Adjective]
外国 (simplified, POJ gōa-kok, traditional 外國)
1.foreign
[Derived terms]
- 外国人 (gōa-kok-lâng)
[Noun]
外国 (simplified, POJ gōa-kok, traditional 外國)
1.foreign country
0
0
2011/12/28 14:38
TaN
11924
CLR
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- LRC
[Noun]
CLR
1.(computing) Common Language Runtime
2.(electronics) Current Limiting Resistor
0
0
2011/12/28 14:39
TaN
11925
sibling
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsɪblɪŋ/[Etymology]
1903, modern revival of Old English sibling (“relative”), equivalent to sib + -ling. Compare Middle English sib, sibbe (“relative, kinsman”). The term apparently meant merely kin or relative until the 20th century when its necessity for the study of genetics led to its broader use. For example, the OED has a 1903 citation in which "sibling" must be defined for those who don't know the intended meaning.
"1903 K. PEARSON in Biometrika II. 369 These [calculations] will enable us..to predict the probable character in any individual from a knowledge of one or more parents or brethren (‘siblings’, = brothers or sisters)." ("Sibling," OED.)
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:SiblingWikipedia sibling (plural siblings)
1.A person who shares same parents. One's brother or sister.
[See also]
- nibling
0
0
2011/12/30 18:44
11926
знакомиться
[[Russian]]
[Verb]
знакомиться (znakómit'sa) impf., познакомиться (poznakómit'sa) pf.
1.to meet, make the acquaintance, make somebody’s acquaintance, get acquainted
2.to familiarize oneself, go into
3.to visit, see
0
0
2012/01/02 14:55
11931
drizzle
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdrɪz.l/[Etymology]
Perhaps a back-formation from dryseling, a dissimilated variant of Middle English drysning (“a falling of dew”), from Old English drysnan (“to extinguish”), related to Old English drēosan (“to fall, to decline”), making it cognate to modern English droze and drowse.
[Noun]
drizzle (plural drizzles)
1.Light rain.
2.(physics, weather). Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground. It is sometimes accompanied by low visibility and fog.
No longer pouring, the rain outside slowed down to a faint drizzle.
3.(slang) Water.
Stop drinking all of my drizzle!
4.This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
[Verb]
drizzle (third-person singular simple present drizzles, present participle drizzling, simple past and past participle drizzled)
1.To rain lightly.
2.(cooking) To pour slowly and evenly, especially with oil in cooking.
The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil.
The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it.
3.(slang) To urinate.
0
0
2012/01/02 17:54
11933
Reg
[[English]]
ipa :-ɛdʒ[Anagrams]
- EGR
- erg
- ger
[Proper noun]
Reg
1.A diminutive of the male given name Reginald.
0
0
2012/01/02 17:56
11935
demolition
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdɛm.əˌlɪʃn̩/[Etymology]
Latin dēmōlītiō "a tearing down".
[Noun]
demolition (plural demolitions)
1.the action of demolishing or destroying, in particular of buildings or other structures
0
0
2009/05/04 12:43
2012/01/02 18:01
TaN
11936
explosion
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/[Antonyms]
- implosion
[Etymology]
From Latin explōsiōnis, genitive form of explōsio < explōdo (“I drive out by clapping”) < ex- and plōdo (“I clap or strike”)
[Noun]
explosion (plural explosions)
1.A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.)
2.A bursting due to pressure.
3.The sound of an explosion.
4.A sudden increase.
5.1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 3-4
As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.
6.A sudden outburst.
[Synonyms]
[[French]]
[Noun]
explosion f. (plural explosions)
1.explosion
0
0
2012/01/02 18:02
11937
explosions
[[English]]
[Noun]
explosions
1.Plural form of explosion.
[[French]]
[Verb]
explosions
1.first-person plural imperfect indicative of exploser
2.first-person plural present subjunctive of exploser
0
0
2012/01/02 18:03
11945
grafted
[[English]]
[Verb]
grafted
1.Simple past tense and past participle of graft.
0
0
2012/01/02 19:23
11948
DD
[[Translingual]]
[Alternative forms]
- (roman numeral): dd, M, m
[Number]
DD
1.(informal) A Roman numeral representing thousand (1000).
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
DD
1.(US, navy) destroyer, a type of warship
2.a bra size
3.(Internet) direct download
[Initialism]
DD
1.developmentally disabled
2.designated driver
3.Discharged Dead - official designation of a sailor killed in combat
4.Dual Diagnosis
5.Demand Draft
6.Deficit DisorderWikipedia has an article on:DDWikipedia
0
0
2012/01/03 10:53
11949
DDE
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Ed.D.
[Initialism]
DDE
1.(organic chemistry) dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
2.(calculus) delay differential equation
3.(ethics) doctrine of double effect
4.(computing) Dynamic Data Exchange
0
0
2009/09/30 09:38
2012/01/03 10:53
TaN
11952
prey on
[[English]]
[Verb]
prey on
1.(transitive) To eat (as prey)
Owls prey on small mammals, such as mice.
2.(transitive) to exploit
Disney preys on young children.
0
0
2012/01/03 10:55
11953
preyed
[[English]]
[Verb]
preyed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of prey.
0
0
2012/01/03 10:55
11954
sleazeball
[[English]]
[Noun]
sleazeball (plural sleazeballs)
1.(slang) A morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person; a cad.
0
0
2012/01/03 10:56
11955
sleaze
[[English]]
ipa :-iːz[Etymology]
From “sleazy”, originally used to describe the thinness and low quality of cloth
[Noun]
sleaze (countable and uncountable; plural sleazes)
1.(uncountable) low moral standards
2.2004, London Review of Books, 19 Aug 2004:
ministerial sleaze and mendacity
3.1988, The New Yorker, 11 Jan 1988:
The level of sleaze in this city seems to have been rising rapidly in recent years.
4.(countable) a person with low moral standards
5.(countable) (the commonest instance of the above) a man who is sexually aggressive or forward with women to the point of disgust
0
0
2012/01/03 10:56
11956
clusterfuck
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈklʌst.ə(ɹ)ˌfʌk/[Alternative forms]
- cluster fuck
[Etymology]
Reportedly coined by the hippie poet Ed Sanders in the 1960s, in the form Mongolian clusterfuck; it is frequently used in the military.
[Noun]
clusterfuck (plural clusterfucks)
1.(vulgar) A chaotic mess that might be compared to group sex, in which participants are so intertwined and intermingled that they might penetrate each other rather than their intended target. Its more precise usage describes a particular kind of Catch-22, in which multiple complicated problems mutually interfere with each other's solution. The looser usage, referring to any chaotic situation, probably prevails.
2.1989: P. J. O'Rourke, Holidays in Hell p. 216
"Mongolian Cluster Fuck" is the technical term journalists use for a preplanned, wholly scripted, news-free event.
3.1994: James O'Barr / Alex Proyas, The Crow
A simple sweep-and-clear turned into a total clusterfuck: T-Bird, trying to explain to Eric how the situation escalated on Devil's Night [...]
4.1995: John Barnes, Mother of Storms
Please note also my request that henceforth I wish to be reminded of the possibility of a clusterfuck in any contingency plan or operations proposal [...]
5.2004: Jon Stewart, America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction
[...] and you will still only begin to get a sense of the constitutionally mandated clusterfuck that is the modern presidency.
6.2005: Charles W. Sasser, Patton's Panthers: The African-American 761st Tank Battalion in World War II
It was a clusterfuck, a deadly clusterfuck. When the doughs finally got off the ground in some numbers and charged into the woods, the Krauts broke contact [...]
7.2008: Joel & Ethan Coen, Burn after Reading
Jesus, what a clusterfuck!. When CIA chief (J.K.Simmons) finally comments all the mess which nobody ever understood fully [...]
[Synonyms]
- Charlie Foxtrot
- CF
- cluster foxtrot
- fiasco
- debacle
- imbroglio
- comedy of errors
- SNAFU
- dysfunctional
- quagmire
- trainwreck
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presumed
[[English]]
[Adjective]
presumed (comparative more presumed, superlative most presumed)
1.appearing to be the most probable, often with some preparations starting to be made for it.
[Anagrams]
- supremed
[Verb]
presumed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of presume.
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mumbling
[[English]]
[Noun]
mumbling (plural mumblings)
1.An act in which someone mumbles something
2.2008 March 20, “Obama Challenges the Racial Divide”, New York Times:
The second is the contrast with the inarticulate stumblings, mumblings, evasions and half-truths of our current president.
[Verb]
mumbling
1.Present participle of mumble.
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apportioning
[[English]]
[Verb]
apportioning
1.Present participle of apportion.
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apportion
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈpɔːʃən/[Antonyms]
- (divide and distribute): amass, concentrate, consolidate, gather, reassemble
[Etymology]
Old French apportionner, Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad + portio. See portion.
[Synonyms]
- (divide and distribute): allocate, allot, dispense, parcel out, share out
[Verb]
apportion (third-person singular simple present apportions, present participle apportioning, simple past and past participle apportioned)
1.(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.
2.(transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.
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clumsiness
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/[Noun]
clumsiness (countable and uncountable; plural clumsinesses)
1.A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.
He dropped them not out of spite, but out of clumsiness.
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shudder
[[English]]
ipa :-ʌdə(r)[Etymology]
Either from Middle Dutch schudderen or from Middle Low German schoderen[1] (whence also Danish skudre). Cognate with Dutch schudden and German schaudern.
[Noun]
shudder (plural shudders)
1.A shivering tremor.
2.A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.
[References]
1.^ “shudder” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
[See also]
- judder
[Synonyms]
- (shivering tremor): jiggle, quake, rumble, quiver
- (frisson): shiver, quiver, tingle, thrill
- (shake nervously): palpitate, shiver, shake, quake
- (vibrate jerkily): flutter, jiggle, shake, wiggle
[Verb]
shudder (third-person singular simple present shudders, present participle shuddering, simple past and past participle shuddered)
1.(intransitive) To shake nervously, as if from fear.
2.(intransitive) To vibrate jerkily.
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domination
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/[Anagrams]
- admonition
[Etymology]
From Middle English domynacion, from Old French dominaciun, from Latin dominātiō (“rule, dominion”), from dominor (“domineer; rule”); see dominate.
[Noun]
domination (plural dominations)
1.The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority, often done in an arbitrary or insolent way.
[[French]]
[Antonyms]
- (domination): soumission
[Etymology]
From Latin dominātiō (“rule, dominion”), from dominor (“domineer; rule”).
[Noun]
domination f. (plural dominations)
1.domination
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citadel
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsɪtədəl/[Anagrams]
- deltaic, dialect, edictal, lactide
[Etymology]
From French citadelle, from Italian cittadella, diminutive of città (“city”), from Latin cīvitās.
[Noun]
citadel (plural citadels)
1.A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
2.A stronghold or fortified place.
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indirect
[[English]]
ipa :-ɛkt[Adjective]
indirect (comparative more indirect, superlative most indirect)
1.Not direct; roundabout; deceiving; setting a trap; confusing.
[Antonyms]
- direct
[Etymology]
From in- + direct
[[French]]
[Adjective]
indirect m. (f. indirecte, m. plural indirects, f. plural indirectes)
1.indirect
[Etymology]
From in- + direct.
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