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
0
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
0
0
2012/01/03 10:56
11957
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.
0
0
2012/01/03 17:38
11959
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.
0
0
2012/01/03 17:39
11960
apportioning
[[English]]
[Verb]
apportioning
1.Present participle of apportion.
0
0
2012/01/03 17:40
11961
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.
0
0
2012/01/03 17:40
11963
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.
0
0
2012/01/03 17:42
11964
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.
0
0
2012/01/03 17:45
11965
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
0
0
2012/01/03 17:52
11968
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.
0
0
2009/09/10 09:42
2012/01/03 17:59
TaN
11972
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.
0
0
2012/01/03 18:47
11976
auspicious
[[English]]
ipa :/ɔˈspɪʃəs/[Adjective]
auspicious (comparative more auspicious, superlative most auspicious)
1.Of good omen; indicating future success.
2.Conducive to success.
This is an auspicious day.
3.Marked by success; prosperous.
[Antonyms]
- inauspicious
[Etymology]
From auspice + -ious, from Latin auspicium (“augury”), from Latin auspex (“augur”), possibly via French.
[Synonyms]
- (conducive to success): favourable, favorable, promising, propitious, fortunate, lucky
- (marked by success): lucky, fortunate
0
0
2010/09/12 00:12
2012/01/03 18:50
11977
dietary
[[English]]
[Adjective]
dietary (not comparable)
1.Of, or relating to diet
0
0
2012/01/03 18:53
11982
presumptuous
[[English]]
ipa :/pɹəˈzʌmp.tjuː.əs/[Adjective]
presumptuous (comparative more presumptuous, superlative most presumptuous)
1.Going beyond what is right or proper because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance
[Alternative forms]
- præsumptuous (archaic)
[Etymology]
Latin praesumptuosus. Confer: presumption, French présomptueux, Old French presumptuous.
[Synonyms]
- (going beyond what is proper): overconfident, foolhardy, rash, presuming, forward, arrogant, insolent, conceited
0
0
2012/01/03 19:55
11984
laboratory
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/[Alternative forms]
- labouratory
[Etymology]
From Medieval Latin laboratorium
[Noun]
laboratory (plural laboratories)
1.a room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis
2.a place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured
[See also]
- Laboratory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
0
0
2012/01/03 19:56
11985
fortifying
[[English]]
[Etymology]
fortify + -ing
[Verb]
fortifying
1.Present participle of fortify.
0
0
2012/01/03 19:57
11986
fortify
[[English]]
[Verb]
fortify (third-person singular simple present fortifies, present participle fortifying, simple past and past participle fortified)
1.To increase the defenses of.
2.To impart strength or vigor to.
3.To increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients.
4.To strengthen mentally or morally.
5.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XXI:
“And do you realize that in a few shakes I've got to show up at dinner and have Mrs Cream being very, very kind to me? It hurts the pride of the Woosters, Jeeves.” “My advice, sir, would be to fortify yourself for the ordeal.” “How?” “There are always cocktails, sir. Should I pour you another?” “You should.”
0
0
2012/01/03 19:57
11987
ethical
[[English]]
[Adjective]
ethical (comparative more ethical, superlative most ethical)
1.(philosophy, not comparable) Of or relating to the study of ethics.
The philosopher Kant is particularly known for his ethical writings.
2.(not comparable) Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.
All employees must familiarize themselves with our ethical guidelines.
3.(comparable) Morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good.
We are trying to decide what the most ethical course of action would be.
4.(of a drug, not comparable) Only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.
In most jurisdictions, morphine is classified as an ethical drug.
[Anagrams]
- alethic
[Etymology]
From ethic + -al < Late Latin ethicus (“moral, ethical”) < Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikos, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”) < ἦθος (ēthos, “character, moral nature”).
[External links]
- ethical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- ethical in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- ethical at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
ethical (plural ethicals)
1.An ethical drug.
0
0
2012/01/03 19:57
11991
evolutionary
[[English]]
[Adjective]
evolutionary
1.Of or relating to evolution.
The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.
0
0
2012/01/03 20:05
11993
うれしい
[[Japanese]]
[Adjective]
うれしい (い-i declension, romaji ureshii)
1.嬉しい: glad, happy
0
0
2012/01/04 15:29
11994
おまえ
[[Japanese]]
[Pronoun]
おまえ (romaji omae)
1.お前: you (very rude)
0
0
2012/01/04 15:30
11995
為
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
The Shang form of the character meant "elephant," probably a pictograph. Later borrowed for a similar-sounding verb.
[Han character]
為 (radical 86 火+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 戈大弓火 (IKNF), four-corner 20227)
1.do, make, handle, govern, act
2.be
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
為 (wai4, wai6)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
為 (common “Jōyō” kanji)
[Verb]
為 (irregular conjugation, hiragana す, romaji su)
1.to do
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
為 (wi; hangul: 위)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
為 (wèi, wéi)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
為 (vi, vị)
0
0
2012/01/04 15:32
11998
овца
[[Bulgarian]]
ipa :/ofˈʦa/[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *ovьca, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éwis.
[Noun]
овца (ovcá) f. (masculine овен)
1.a sheep (usually a female one), a ewe
[[Macedonian]]
ipa :/ˈɔft͡sa/[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *ovьca, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éwis.
[Noun]
овца • (óvca) f.
1.sheep (mammal)
[[Russian]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *ovьca, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éwis.
[Noun]
овца (ovtsá) f., овцы (óvtsy) pl.
1.sheep
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/ǒːʋtsa/[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *ovьca, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éwis.
[Noun]
о́вца f. (Latin spelling óvca)
1.sheep (mammal)
0
0
2012/01/04 15:34
11999
о
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
From early Cyrillic letter onŭ.
[Letter]
о (lower case, upper case О)
1.Cyrillic small letter o
[See also]
- Wikipedia article on the Cyrillic alphabet
- Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: О, о
[[Old Church Slavonic]]
[Preposition]
о (o)
1.about
2.around
3.through
4.during
5.because of
6.for
7.in
[References]
- Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004
[[Romanian]]
[Article]
о
1.Cyrillic form of o
[[Russian]]
[Letter]
о (lower case, upper case О)
1.The sixteenth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet.
2.The Roman letter O, o.
[Preposition]
о, об (before vowels), обо (before some difficult consonant clusters such as мн- and вс-)
1.(+ prepositional case): about, of, on
2.Они́ говоря́т обо мне́ — They are talking about me.
3.Я чита́л о нём — I’ve read about him.
4.(+ accusative case): against, upon
5.опира́ться о сте́ну — to lean against the wall
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/o/[Etymology 1]
[Etymology 2]
From Proto-Slavic *o, *ob, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebhi. See о-, об-.
0
0
2012/01/04 15:35
12000
やった
[[Japanese]]
[Interjection]
やった (romaji yatta)
1.hurray, Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness
2.It's done!
0
0
2012/01/05 16:14
12001
cama
[[English]]
ipa :-ɑːmə[Anagrams]
- ACMA, maca, MCAA
[Etymology]
Blend of camel and llama.
[Noun]
cama (plural camas)
1.A hybrid animal produced by breeding a camel and a llama.
[See also]
- Wikipedia article on camas
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/ˈkamə/[Etymology]
From Late Latin gamba (“horse's hock”), and this from Ancient Greek καμπή (“bend”).
[Noun]
cama f. (plural cames)
1.leg
[[French]]
[Verb]
cama
1.third-person singular past historic of camer
[[Galician]]
[Noun]
cama f. (plural camas)
1.bed
[[Irish]]
ipa :[ˈkamˠə][Adjective]
cama
1.Plural form of cam.
[[Portuguese]]
[Noun]
cama f. (plural camas)
1.bed.
[See also]
- leito
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
cama f. (plural camas)
1.bed
[Synonyms]
- lecho
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cancer
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkænsə/[Anagrams]
- crance
[Etymology]
From Latin cancer (“crab”), from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkinos "crab"); applied to cancerous tumors because the enlarged veins resembled the legs of a crab.
[Noun]
cancer (plural cancers)
1.(medicine, oncology, pathology) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
[Synonyms]
- (a disease): growth, malignancy, neoplasia
[[French]]
[Etymology]
Borrowed from Latin cancer.
[Noun]
cancer m. (plural cancers)
1.cancer
[[Latin]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Indo-European *geng- (“lump”).
[Noun]
cancer (genitive cancrī); m, second declension
1.a crab
2.a tumor, cancer
3.lattice, grid, or barrier
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
Borrowed from Latin, French cancer.
[Noun]
cancer n.
1.cancer
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
cancer c.
1.(medicine, oncology, pathology) cancer
[References]
- cancer in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
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jack_bob
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がん
[[Japanese]]
[Adverb]
がん (romaji gan)
1.(onomatopoeia): evoking the sound made by a bell, or by striking an object: clang, wham, conk, bang
がんと壁にぶつかった。
がんとかべにぶつかった。
Gan to kabe ni butsukatta.
He hit the wall with a wham.
[Kanji reading]
がん (romaji gan)
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itinerary
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Late Latin itinerarius (“pertaining to a journey”), neuter itinerarium (“an account of a journey, a road-book”), from iter (“a way, journey”); see itinerate.
[External links]
- itinerary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- itinerary in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- itinerary at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
itinerary (plural itineraries)
1.A route or proposed route of a journey.
2.An account or record of a journey.
3.A guidebook for travellers.
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TaN
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Dougherty
[[English]]
[Proper noun]
Dougherty
1.A surname of Irish origin.
[See also]
- Dougherty (disambiguation) on Wikipedia. Wikipedia
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中
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
The shell and bone version of 中 was of a flagpole with the pole piercing the middle of a frame (compare the etymology of 吏).Old Chinese *trjəngʷ (Li Fanggui (1971)). Cognate with Old Tibetan གཞུང (gzhung, “middle, center”).[1]
[Han character]
中 (radical 2 丨+3, 4 strokes, cangjie input 中 (L), four-corner 50006, composition ⿴口丨)
1.central
2.centre, middle
3.in the midst of
4.hit (target)
5.attain
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
中 (Yale jung1, jung3)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
中 (grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Noun]
中 (hiragana なか, romaji naka)
1.inside
2.middle中 (hiragana ちゅう, romaji chū)
1.middle
2.during
3.being in the process of doing
4.second volume of a three volume set中 (hiragana うち, romaji uchi)
内 (うち, uchi)
裡 (うち, uchi)
内 is the most common kanji for this pronunciation.
1.inside
[Proper noun]
中 (hiragana あたる, romaji Ataru)
1.A female given name
[Suffix]
中 (hiragana じゅう, romaji -jū)
1.during, in the course of, throughout中 (hiragana ちゅう, romaji -chū)
1.being in the process of doing
[[Korean]]
ipa :ʨuŋ[Hanja]
中
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 중 (revised: jung, McCune-Reischauer: chung, Yale: cwung)
- Name (hangeul): 가운데 (revised: gaunde, McCune-Reischauer: kaunde, Yale: kawuntey)
1.the middle, the center, the heart, the midst
[Noun]
中 (jung)
1.Hanja form? of 중, “the middle, medium, during”.
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
中 (pinyin zhōng (zhong1), zhòng (zhong4), Wade-Giles chung1, chung4)
[Preposition]
中 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin zhōng)
1.In the middle.
[Verb]
中 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin zhòng)
1.To accomplish.
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
中 (trung, trúng)
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devoured
[[English]]
[Verb]
devoured
1.Simple past tense and past participle of devour.
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