12617
klaxon
[[English]]
ipa :-æksən[Noun]
klaxon (plural klaxons)
1.A loud electric horn or alarm.
[[French]]
ipa :/klak.sɔ̃/[Noun]
klaxon m. (plural klaxons)
1.horn (of car)
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12619
siren
[[English]]
ipa :-aɪərən[Adjective]
siren
1.relating to or like a siren
[Anagrams]
- reins
- resin
- rinse
- risen
- serin
[Etymology]
from Middle English, itself from Middle French sereine (itself from Late Latin sirena) & from Latin Sīrēn ultimately from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (seirēn)
[Noun]
siren (plural sirens)
1.(original sense) (Greek mythology) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
2.A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal.
3.A dangerously seductive woman.
4.A common name for salamanders of Siren and Sirenidae.
5.A common name for mammals of Sirenia.
[References]
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
[Synonyms]
- bewitching
- enchanting
- enticing
- sirenic
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Siren
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
[Proper noun]
Siren
1.(zoology) a zoological name for a genus in family Sirenidae - the sirens.
[[Latin]]
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek Template:poltonic (seirēn)
[Noun]
Sīrēn f. (Sīrēnis)
1.a siren, a bird with the face of a virgin
2.drone in a hive
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12621
squirming
[[English]]
[Verb]
squirming
1.Present participle of squirm.
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squirm
[[English]]
ipa :/skwɜːm/[Etymology]
Unknown. Perhaps imitative.
[Noun]
squirm (plural squirms)
1.A twisting, snakelike movement of the body.
[Synonyms]
- (twist with snakelike motions): writhe, wriggle
- (twist in discomfort): fidget
[Verb]
squirm (third-person singular simple present squirms, present participle squirming, simple past and past participle squirmed)
1.To twist one’s body with snakelike motions.
The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket.
2.1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter IV
...around us there had sprung up a perfect bedlam of screams and hisses and a seething caldron of hideous reptiles, devoid of fear and filled only with hunger and with rage. They clambered, squirmed and wriggled to the deck, forcing us steadily backward, though we emptied our pistols into them.
3.1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
"Throw it away, dear, do," she said, as they got into the road; but Jacob squirmed away from her...
4.To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
I recounted the embarrassing story in detail just to watch him squirm.
5.2010, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1686: Twist in the Wind
MARIGOLD: Should I tell them I know?
DORA: Nah, let ’em squirm. Let’s go get some pie.
6.To evade (a question, an interviewer etc).
7.(figuratively) To move in a slow, irregular motion.
8.2011 February 5, Michael Kevin Darling, “Tottenham 2 - 1 Bolton”, BBC:
The Dutchman then missed a retaken second spot-kick, before the Trotters hit back when Daniel Sturridge's shot squirmed under Heurelho Gomes.
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12623
hightail
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈhaɪ.teɪl/[Etymology]
Refers to behavior of fleeing animals, such as deer, that raise their tail when running away.
[Synonyms]
- (retreat quickly): flee, skedaddle
- (sport about): gambol
[Verb]
to hightail (third-person singular simple present hightails, present participle hightailing, simple past and past participle hightailed); usually, with it; see hightail it.
1.To retreat quickly.
As soon as she arrived, I hightailed it out of there.
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12625
bunching
[[English]]
[Noun]
bunching (plural bunchings)
1.An arrangement of items in a bunch.
[Verb]
bunching
1.Present participle of bunch.
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12631
WIP
[[English]]
[Initialism]
WIP
1.work in progress
2.(accounting, operations) Work in process.
0
0
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12634
klick
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- L-kick
[Etymology 1]
- Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometre.
- Possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of a military odometer.
[Etymology 2]
See click
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
klick c.
1.clique; an exclusive group; a cabal
2.dab; a small amount of a wet substance klick n.
1.click; brief, sharp sound
2.click; act of pressing a mouse button
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12637
しゅ
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji reading]
しゅ (shu)
[Noun]
しゅ (romaji shu)
1.種: kind, variety
2.主: one's master, the Lord
3.朱: vermilion, cinnabar, vermeil
4.侏: actor; supporting post
[Syllable]
しゅ (Hepburn romanization shu)
1.The hiragana syllable しゅ (shu), whose equivalent in katakana is シュ (shu).
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12638
しゅくだい
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
しゅくだい (romaji shukudai)
1.宿題: homework
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12639
snowflake
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsnəʊ.fleɪk/[Alternative forms]
- snow-flake[1]
[Etymology]
snow + flake[1]
[Noun]
snowflake (plural snowflakes)
1.A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.[1]
2.Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.[1]
3.The snow bunting.[1]
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12643
apologetic
[[English]]
ipa :/əˌpɑləˈdʒɛtɪk/[Adjective]
apologetic (comparative more apologetic, superlative most apologetic)
1.Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing
His tone was apologetic as he explained what had happened.
2.1890, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of the Four:
Very different was he, however, from the brusque and masterful professor of common sense who had taken over the case so confidently at Upper Norwood. His expression was downcast, and his bearing meek and even apologetic.
3.(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
[Alternative forms]
- apologetick
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός (“of or suitable for defense”), from ἀπολογέσθαι (“to speak in defense of”)
[Synonyms]
- (having the character of an apology): sorry, remorseful; regretful
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0
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12647
squealed
[[English]]
[Verb]
squealed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of squeal.
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0
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squeal
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- equals
[Noun]
squeal (plural squeals)
1.A high-pitched sound, as a scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
[Verb]
squeal (third-person singular simple present squeals, present participle squealing, simple past and past participle squealed)
1.To scream by making a shrill, prolonged sound.
2.To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.
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0
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12652
rotate
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹəʊˈteɪt/[Etymology]
From Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”), from rota (“wheel”).
[Synonyms]
- (to turn) revolve
- (to make turn) circumvolve
[Verb]
rotate (third-person singular simple present rotates, present participle rotating, simple past and past participle rotated)
1.(intransitive) to spin, turn, or revolve.
He rotated in his chair to face me.
2.(intransitive) to advance through a sequence; to take turns.
The nurses' shifts rotate each week.
3.(intransitive, of aircraft) to lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.
4.(transitive) to spin, turn, or revolve something.
Rotate the dial to the left.
5.(transitive) to advance something through a sequence.
6.(transitive) to replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around.
7.(transitive, of crops) to grow or plant in a certain order.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- attero, attore, ettaro, oretta, teatro
[Verb]
rotate
1.second-person plural present indicative of rotare
2.second-person plural imperative of rotare
3.Feminine plural of rotato
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
rotāte
1.first-person plural present active imperative of rotō
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12656
instinctively
[[English]]
[Adverb]
instinctively
1.Innately, by instinct, without being taught.
Fish instinctively know how to swim; most humans don't.
[Synonyms]
- instinctually
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12661
tits
[[English]]
[Interjection]
tits
1.(UK, slang) Expressing dismay or annoyance.
2.1999, Robin Mitchell, Grave robbers
"Oh tits, a slight mishap, I've taken his fuckin' feet off!"
3.2007, Damian Tarnopolsky, Lanzmann and Other Stories
"Oh, tits. We can't do anything with those."
[Noun]
tits
1.Plural form of tit.
[[Danish]]
[Noun]
tits n.
1.genitive singular indefinite of tit
2.genitive plural indefinite of tit
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12663
nervous
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈnɜː.vəs/[Adjective]
nervous (comparative more nervous, superlative most nervous)
1.Easily agitated or alarmed. Being on edge or edgy.
2.Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.
3.Relating to or affecting the nerves.
[Antonyms]
- calm, relaxed
[Etymology]
From Latin nervōsus
[References]
- nervous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- nervous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Synonyms]
- see WikiSaurus:nervous
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12668
trust
[[English]]
ipa :/tɹʌst/[Adjective]
trust (comparative more trust, superlative most trust)
1.(obsolete) Secure, safe.
2.(obsolete) Faithful, dependable.
[Anagrams]
- strut, sturt
[Antonyms]
- mistrust
[Etymology]
Middle English truste (“trust, protection”) from Old Norse traust (“confidence, help, protection”) from Proto-Germanic *traust- from Proto-Indo-European *drouzdo- from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“be firm, hard, solid”). Akin to Danish trøst, tröst (“trust”), Old Frisian trāst (“trust”), Dutch troost (“comfort, consolation”), Old High German trōst (“trust, fidelity”), German Trost (“comfort, consolation”), Gothic trausti (“alliance, pact”). More at true, tree.
[Noun]
trust (plural trusts)
1.Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
2.1671, O ever-failing trust / In mortal strength! — John Milton, Samson Agonistes
He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to let her back.
3.Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
4.1611, Such trust have we through Christ. — Authorised Version, 2 Corinthians iii:4.
5.Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
I was out of cash, but the landlady let me have it on trust.
6.(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.
7.(law) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
I put the house into my sister's trust.
8.A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.
9.(computing): trust from an operating system against an application or user that results in access rights
[Statistics]
- Most common English words before 1923: hot · I'd · fifty · #848: trust · perfectly · fixed · leaves
[Synonyms]
[Verb]
trust (third-person singular simple present trusts, present participle trusting, simple past and past participle trusted)
1.(transitive) To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in.
We can not trust those who have deceived us.
In God We Trust written on denominations of U.S. currency
2.(Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
I will never trust his word after.
3.(Can we date this quote?) Johnson
He that trusts every one without reserve will at last be deceived.
4.(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
5.(Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
Trust me, you look well.
6.(transitive) To hope confidently; to believe; -- usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.
7.(Can we date this quote?) 2 John 12.
I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face.
8.(Can we date this quote?) Heb. xiii. 18.
We trust we have a good conscience.
I trust you have cleaned your room?
9.(transitive) to show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.
10.(Can we date this quote?) John Dryden.
Whom, with your power and fortune, sir, you trust, Now to suspect is vain.
11.(transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.
12.(Can we date this quote?) Thomas Babington Macaulay.
Merchants were not willing to trust precious cargoes to any custody but that of a man-of-war.
13.(transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.
Merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.
14.(transitive) To risk; to venture confidently.
15.(Can we date this quote?) John Milton
[Beguiled] by thee to trust thee from my side.
16.(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
17.(Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
More to know could not be more to trust.
18.(intransitive) To be confident, as of something future; to hope.
19.(Can we date this quote?) Isa. xii. 2
I will trust and not be afraid.
20.(intransitive) To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
21.(Can we date this quote?) Johnson
It is happier sometimes to be cheated than not to trust.
[[Italian]]
[Etymology]
English
[Noun]
trust m. inv.
1.trust (group of people)
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12671
twisted
[[English]]
[Adjective]
twisted
1.contorted
2.wound spirally
3.Mentally disturbed or unsound.
[Verb]
twisted
1.Simple past tense and past participle of twist.
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0
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twiste
[[French]]
[Verb]
twiste
1.first-person singular present indicative of twister
2.third-person singular present indicative of twister
3.first-person singular present subjunctive of twister
4.first-person singular present subjunctive of twister
5.second-person singular imperative of twister
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0
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12674
coincidentally
[[English]]
[Adverb]
coincidentally (comparative more coincidentally, superlative most coincidentally)
1.In a coincidental manner.
0
0
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12675
boobs
[[English]]
ipa :/buːbz/[Anagrams]
- bobos
[Noun]
boobs
1.Plural form of boob.
[Synonyms]
- See Wikisaurus:breasts
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0
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12676
boob
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbuːb/[Anagrams]
- bobo, Bobo
[Etymology]
Short for booby. The noun sense "breast" dates to 1945, while the noun sense "dummy" dates to 1909.
[Noun]
boob (plural boobs)
1.(slang) breast, especially human female
2.(informal, pejorative) Idiot, dummy, dork.
[Verb]
boob (third-person singular simple present boobs, present participle boobing, simple past and past participle boobed)
1.(informal, intransitive) To make a mistake
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0
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12677
limpet
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlɪmp.ɪt/[Anagrams]
- timple
[External links]
- Patellidae on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Patellidae
[Noun]
Common limpets (Patella vulgata) in Pembrokeshire, Waleslimpet (plural limpets)
1.A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.
2.(UK) Someone dependant; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.
He stuck to me like a limpet all day!
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0
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12678
feral
[[English]]
ipa :/fɛrəl/[Adjective]
feral (comparative more feral, superlative most feral)
1.wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild
2.(of a person) contemptible, unruly, misbehaved.
[Anagrams]
- flare
[Etymology]
Latin ferus (“wild”).
[Noun]
feral (plural ferals)
1.(Australian, colloquial) A contemptible young person, a lout.
2.(Can we verify(+) this sense?) (Australian, colloquial) A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world.
[Usage note]
- The term should not be confused with feral child, which is a child raised with little or no human assistance.
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0
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12681
trainee
[[English]]
ipa :-iː[Anagrams]
- Aintree
- retinae
[Etymology]
train + -ee
[Noun]
trainee (plural trainees)
1.Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.
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0
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12684
treeline
[[English]]
[Noun]
treeline (plural treelines)
1.Alternative spelling of tree-line.
0
0
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12686
woodworking
[[English]]
[Noun]
woodworking (uncountable)
1.The crafts of carpentry, cabinet making and related skills of making things from wood.
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0
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woodwork
[[English]]
[Etymology]
wood + work
[Noun]
woodwork (usually uncountable; plural woodworks)
1.(countable) Something made from wood.
2.(uncountable) Wood product.
3.2008 September 14, Bill Cunniff, “A stroll through OLD IRVING PARK”, The Chicago Sun-Times:
4.(uncountable) Working with wood.
He does woodwork as a hobby.
5.1906, Tasmania. Education Dept, The educational record, volume 1-6, page 14:
The unthinking man assumes that if woodwork is to be taught, the best person to do it must be a oarpenter
6.(only in plural, often in proper names) A workshop or factory devoted to making wood products.
7.1911, North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, Economic papers, number 23-28, page 7:
The woodworks now find utilization for almost every scrap. Pine stumps are changing into turpentine bottles.
8.A place of concealment or obscurity.
Friends and relatives were coming out of the woodwork to celebrate his good fortune.
So when he wants to, he can just kind of blend into the woodwork.
9.(soccer) The goalpost or crossbar.
That goal was so close, it went in off the woodwork.
[Synonyms]
- (working with wood): woodworking
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12688
disengage
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌdɪ.sn̩ˈɡeɪdʒ/[Noun]
disengage (plural disengages)
1.(fencing) A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry
[Verb]
disengage (third-person singular simple present disengages, present participle disengaging, simple past and past participle disengaged)
1.To release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free.
2.1749, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure Part 5
Disengaging myself then from his embrace, I made him sensible of the reasons there were for his present leaving me; on which, though reluctantly, he put on his cloaths with as little expedition, however, as he could help, wantonly interrupting himself, between whiles, with kisses, touches and embraces I could not refuse myself to.
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0
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12691
faded
[[English]]
[Verb]
faded
1.Simple past tense and past participle of fade.
0
0
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12696
NOR
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
NOR
1.The ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for Norway.
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Ron
[Noun]
NOR (plural NORs)
1.A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation of OR function.(0 NOR 0) = 1
(0 NOR 1) = 0
(1 NOR 0) = 0
(1 NOR 1) = 0
[See also]
- AND
- OR
- NAND
- NOT
- XOR
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12698
dilapidated
[[English]]
[Adjective]
dilapidated (comparative more dilapidated, superlative most dilapidated)
1.Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect
[Synonyms]
[Verb]
dilapidated
1.Past participle of dilapidate
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dilapidate
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪt/[Etymology]
From Latin dilapidātus, past participle of dilapidō (“I destroy with stones”), from dis (“intensifier”) + lapidō (“I stone”), from lapis (“stone”)
[Verb]
dilapidate (third-person singular simple present dilapidates, present participle dilapidating, simple past and past participle dilapidated)
1.To fall into ruin or disuse.
2.To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
3.1883, George Bernard Shaw, An Unsocial Socialist, chapter VI
In the last days of autumn he had whitewashed the chalet, painted the doors, windows, and veranda, repaired the roof and interior, and improved the place so much that the landlord had warned him that the rent would be raised at the expiration of his twelvemonth's tenancy, remarking that a tenant could not reasonably expect to have a pretty, rain-tight dwelling-house for the same money as a hardly habitable ruin. Smilash had immediately promised to dilapidate it to its former state at the end of the year.
4.(figuratively) To squander or waste.
[[Italian]]
[Verb]
dilapidate
1.second-person plural present indicative of dilapidare
2.second-person plural imperative of dilapidare
3.Feminine plural of dilapidato
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0
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12700
pup
[[English]]
ipa :/pʌp/[Noun]
pup (plural pups)
1.A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals.
The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.
2.A young, inexperienced person.
The new teacher is a mere pup.
3.Any cute dog, regardless of age.
My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!
4.A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
[See also]
- puppy
- pup tent
[Verb]
pup (third-person singular simple present pups, present participle pupping, simple past and past participle pupped)
1.(intransitive) To give birth to pups.
[[Amanab]]
[Noun]
pup
1.broom
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camel
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkæməl/[Anagrams]
- calme
[Etymology]
Old English, via Old North French camel (Old French chamel , Mod.Fr. chameau ), both from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kamēlos), from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جمل (jamal) and Hebrew גמל (gamal).
[Noun]
camel (plural camels)
1.A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus camelus.
2.A light brownish color, tan.
3.Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of a another vessel, and then emptied to reduce the draught of the ship in the middle.
[See also]
- alpaca
- arabian
- dromedary
- guanaco
- hump
- llama
- vicuña
[[Anglo-Norman]]
[Etymology]
Latin camēlus
[Noun]
camel m. (oblique plural camelz, nominative singular camelz, nominative plural camel)
1.camel
[[Tocharian B]]
[Noun]
camel
1.birth
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cameltoe
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- camel toe
[Etymology]
- A reference to the visual similarity in appearance to the two toes of a camel's hoof.
[External links]
- Cameltoe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
cameltoe (plural cameltoes)
1.(chiefly US, markedly vulgar, slang) The clear visible presence of a woman's labia majora, as a consequence of wearing overly tight pants.
2.2003 23 May, Kelefah Sanneh, “Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls”, New York Times:
A good question, although answering it requires a certain tact. Cameltoe is slang for a fashion faux pas caused by women wearing snug pants; the term suggests a visual analogy. The song is a cautionary tale, intended to help victims – help them, that is, by ridiculing them – into recovery.
3.2005, David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century[1], ISBN 0740751182:
Cameltoe: Terminology used to describe what happens when a chick wears her pants tighter than tight. Her crotch area becomes outlined with the seam riding up the crack, making it resemble the toe of a camel.
4.2006, 21 April, "Anatomy of a Cameltoe, part 1", Fashion Incubator[2]:
Most of the time, camel toe is rarely the extreme you see on certain websites; it's more subtle than that. Most of the time, camel toe is caused by wearing pants that are too big—in one specific area—making a reciprocal area too small. It's an engineering problem, not a weight problem. In fact, here's a skinny mannequin. If she's got a camel toe, everyone else will too.
5.2007 27 November, Hadley Freeman, “Miaow! Today's pop princesses do love their catsuits”, The Guardian:
Alicia Keyes generously saves me from having to explain what exactly a camel toe is in anatomical detail, but for those who need a little help, let's just say the words "crotch outline" and let that suffice.
6.(volleyball) knurled fingers
7.1997, Steven Boga, Volleyball[3], Stackpole Books, ISBN 9780811724913, page 83:
When contacting the ball with one hand, it must be cleanly hit with the heel or palm of the hand (a roll shot), with straight, locked fingertips (a cobra), knurled fingers (a camel toe), or the back of the hand from the wrist to the knuckles.
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yap
[[English]]
ipa :/yæp/[Anagrams]
- APY
- pay
- pya
[Noun]
yap (plural yaps)
1.The high-pitched bark of a small dog.
2.An informal talk.
3.The mouth, which produces speech.
Shut your yap!
4.(Geordie) A badly behaved child, a brat.
[Verb]
yap (third-person singular simple present yaps, present participle yapping, simple past and past participle yapped)
1.(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.
2.(intransitive, slang) To talk, especially excessively.
You’re always yapping - I wish you’d shut up.
[[Catawba]]
[Noun]
yap
1.tree; wood
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jaguar
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdʒæɡjuːə/[Etymology]
Either from Guaraní jaguarete or from Old Tupi via Portuguese.
[Noun]
jaguar (plural jaguars)
1.A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America. Scientific name: Panthera onca.
2.A luxury car.
3.A British car manufacturer which produces the above car.
4.Mac OS 10.2.
5.SEPECAT Jaguar is a French military aircraft.
6.The Atari Jaguar is a video game console.
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
jaguar m. (plural jaguars)
1.jaguar
[[French]]
ipa :/ʒa.ɡwaʁ/[Noun]
jaguar m. and f. (plural jaguars)
1.(masculine) Jaguar (cat)
2.(masculine) Jaguar (Mac OS 10.2)
3.(feminine) Jaguar (car)
4.(feminine) Jaguar (British car manufacturer)
[[Polish]]
ipa :[jaˈɡuar][Noun]
jaguar m.
1.jaguar (Panthera onca)
2.Jaguar car
[[Portuguese]]
[Noun]
jaguar m. (plural jaguars)
1.jaguar
[[Romanian]]
[Noun]
jaguar m.
1.jaguar
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/jâɡuaːr/[Noun]
jȁguār m. (Cyrillic spelling ја̏гуа̄р)
1.jaguar
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
jaguar m. (plural jaguares)
1.jaguar (Panthera onca)
[Synonyms]
- yaguareté
[[Turkish]]
ipa :[ʒɑ.ɡʊ.ɑɾ][Noun]
jaguar (definite accusative jaguarı, plural jaguarlar)
1.jaguar
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redskin
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- Redskin
[Anagrams]
- drinkes
[Etymology]
From the reddish skin colour of American Indians.
[Noun]
redskin (plural redskins)
1.(pejorative, politically incorrect) An American Indian, Red Indian.
2.1699 Ye first Meeting House was solid mayde to withstande ye wicked onsaults of the Red Skins.
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reds
[[English]]
[Noun]
reds
1.Plural form of red.
[[Swedish]]
[Verb]
reds
1.past tense passive of rida.
2.present tense passive of reda.
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shaggy
[[English]]
ipa :-æɡi[Adjective]
shaggy (comparative shaggier, superlative shaggiest)
1.Rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.
2.1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the Tin Woodman told her all. She thanked him for saving them and sat down to breakfast, after which they started again upon their journey.
3.Rough; rugged; jaggy.
[Etymology]
shag + -y
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crossroad
[[English]]
[Noun]
crossroad (plural crossroads)
1.A road that crosses another
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railroad
[[English]]
ipa :([Etymology]
From rail + road.
[Noun]
railroad (plural railroads)
1.A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads
2.The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
3.A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets
Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each-other
4.(figuratively) A procedure conducted or bullied in haste without due consideration.
The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed.
[Synonyms]
- railway
[Verb]
railroad (third-person singular simple present railroads, present participle railroading, simple past and past participle railroaded)
1.(transitive) To transport via railroad.
2.(intransitive) To operate a railroad.
The Thatcherite experiment proved the private sector can railroad as inefficiently as a state monopoly
3.(intransitive) To work for a railroad.
4.(intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
5.(transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections.
6.(transitive) To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
They could only convict him by railroading him on suspect drug-possession charges.
7.(transitive) To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
He was railroaded into signing a non-disclosure agreement at his exit interview.
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anal
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪnəl[Adjective]
anal (comparative more anal, superlative most anal)
1.of, related to, intended for or involving the anus
anal thermometer
an anal examination
anal sex
2.(psychoanalysis) of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region.
3.(psychology) of a person, obsessed with neatness, accuracy, compulsiveness and stubbornness, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that.
[Anagrams]
- Alan, alan, Lana
[Noun]
anal (uncountable)
1.anal sex
In the right mood, I'll accept anal.
I'll do anything except anal.
I'll do oral and anal, but if you try to pee on me I'll emasculate you.
[Synonyms]
- (3): fussy, pernickety, picky
[[Breton]]
[Noun]
anal f
1.breath
[[French]]
ipa :/a.nal/[Adjective]
anal m. (f. anale, m. plural anaux, f. plural anales)
1.anal (relating to the anus)
[[Portuguese]]
[Adjective]
anal m. and f. (plural anais; comparable)
1.anal
[[Romanian]]
ipa :[aˈnal][Adjective]
anal 4 nom/acc forms
1.anal
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rask
[[Lithuanian]]
[Verb]
rask
1.second-person singular imperative of rasti.
[[Norwegian]]
[Adjective]
rask
1.fast (capable of moving with great speed)
[Noun]
rask n.
1.garbage
[[Swedish]]
[Adjective]
rask
1.fast (to walk fast, but not to run)
2.healthy
pigg och rask
alive and kicking
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garbage
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- garbidge
[Antonyms]
- artifact, asset, catch, find, prize, recyclable, resource, treasure, valuable
[Etymology]
Middle English "the offal of a fowl, giblets, kitchen waste", originally "refuse, what is purged away" from Old French garber "to refine, make neat or clean", of Germanic origin, akin to Old High German garawan "to prepare, make ready", Old English ġearwian (“to make ready, adorn”). More at garb, yare, gear
[Noun]
garbage (uncountable)
1.Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
2.Nonsense; gibberish.
3.(often attributive) Something or someone worthless.
4.2009, David R. Portney, 129 More Seminar Speaking Success Tips, ISBN 9780967851488, p. 8:
Forget about that garbage advice to “act natural”.
[See also]
- Wikipedia article on garbage
[Synonyms]
- junk, refuse, rubbish, trash, waste
- See also Wikisaurus:trash
- gut
- disembowel
- eviscerate
[Verb]
garbage (third-person singular simple present garbages, present participle garbaging, simple past and past participle garbaged)
1.(transitive, obsolete) To eviscerate.
2.1674, John Josselyn, Two Voyages to New England, Made During the Years 1638-63 (quoted in William Butts Mershon, The Passenger Pigeon, 1907, The Outing Publishing Company):
I have bought at Boston a dozen Pidgeons ready pulled and garbidged for three pence.
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gasp
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɡæsp/[Anagrams]
- gaps
- spag, SPAG
[Etymology]
Perhaps from Old Norse geispa or Danish gispe[1].
[Noun]
gasp (plural gasps)
1.A short, sudden intake of breath.
The audience gave a gasp of astonishment
2.(UK) (slang): A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).
I'm popping out for a gasp.
[References]
1.^ “gasp” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
[Verb]
gasp (third-person singular simple present gasps, present participle gasping, simple past and past participle gasped)
1.(intransitive): To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
The audience gasped as the magician disappeared
2.(intransitive): To breathe laboriously or convulsively.
We were all gasping when we reached the summit
3.(transitive): To speak in a breathless manner
The old man gasped his last few words
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royal
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈrɔɪəl/[Adjective]
royal (comparative more royal, superlative most royal)
1.Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
2.Having the air or demeanour of a monarch.
3.(nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
4.royal mast, royal sail
5.(boxing, military) free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
6.(informal) major
a royal pain in the neck
[Alternative forms]
- roial (obsolete)
- roiall (obsolete)
- royall (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
- aroyl
[Etymology]
Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēg-, the stem of rēx (“king”).
[Noun]
royal (plural royals)
1.(colloquial) A royal person; a member of a royal family.
2.(paper, printing) A standard printing-paper size measuring 25 inches x 20 inches.
3.former name for the Australian decimal currency (later dollar).
4.the fourth tine of an antler's beam
5.in large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail
[Synonyms]
- (of a monarch): kingly (of a king), monarchical, princely (of a prince), queenly (of a queen), regal
- (having a monarch's air): majestic, stately, regal
[[French]]
ipa :/ʁwa.jal/[Adjective]
royal m. (f. royale, m. plural royaux, f. plural royales)
1.royal
[Etymology]
Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis, from rēg-, the stem of rēx (“king”).
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