12717
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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12718
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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12719
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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12720
fourth
[[English]]
ipa :/fɔːθ/[Adjective]
fourth
1.The ordinal form of the number four.
[Noun]
fourth (plural fourths)
1.(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the fourth position.
2.A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
3.(not used in the plural) The fourth gear of an engine.
4.(music) A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).
[Synonyms]
- (quarter): fourth part, quarter, ¼
- (gear): fourth gear
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chapter
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- chaptre (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
- patcher, repatch
[Etymology]
Middle English chapiter, from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum (“a chapter of a book, in Medieval Latin also a synod or council”), diminutive of caput (“a head”); see chapiter and capital, which are doublets of chapter.
[Noun]
chapter (plural chapters)
1.One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided.
2.An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.
3.A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.
chapter of accidents
4.1866, Wilkie Collins, Armadale, Book the Last, Chapter I,
"You know that Mr. Armadale is alive," pursued the doctor, "and you know that he is coming back to England. Why do you continue to wear your widow's dress?"
She answered him without an instant's hesitation, steadily going on with her work.
"Because I am of a sanguine disposition, like you. I mean to trust to the chapter of accidents to the very last. Mr. Armadale may die yet, on his way home."
5.1911, Bram Stoker, The Lair of the White Worm, Chapter 26,
[…] she determined to go on slowly towards Castra Regis, and trust to the chapter of accidents to pick up the trail again.
[Verb]
chapter (third-person singular simple present chapters, present participle chaptering, simple past and past participle chaptered)
1.To divide into chapters.
2.To put into a chapter.
3.(military, with "out") To use administrative procedure to remove someone.
4.2001, John Palmer Hawkins, Army of Hope, Army of Alienation: Culture and Contradiction in the American Army Communities of Cold War Germany, page 117,
If you're a single parent [soldier] and you can't find someone to take care of your children, they will chapter you out [administrative elimination from the service]. And yet if you use someone not certified, they get mad.
5.2006, Thomas R. Schombert, Diaries of a Soldier: Nightmares from Within, page 100,
"He also wanted me to give you a message. He said that if you don't get your shit ready for this deployment, then he will chapter you out of his freakin' army."
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12724
鯣
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
鯣 (radical 195 魚+8, 19 strokes, cangjie input 弓火日心竹 (NFAPH))
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
鯣
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
鯣 (pinyin yì (yi4), Wade-Giles i4)
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12725
belladonna
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Italian bella donna, literally 'beautiful lady', altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin bladona 'nightshade', from Gaulish. The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:BelladonnaWikipedia belladonna (plural belladonnas)
1.a plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries; deadly nightshade
2.an alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine
[Quotations]
- Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche,” her eyes glistening with belladonna drops. - Edmund White, "My Women" [1]
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
belladonna f. and m. (plural belladonna's, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
1.belladonna, deadly nightshade
[Synonyms]
- wolfskers
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
belladonna
1.belladonna
[Synonyms]
- mykkykoiso
- lemmonmarja
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12726
nightshade
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈnaɪtʃeɪd/[Etymology]
Old English nihtscada, apparently corresponding to night + shade.
[Noun]
nightshade (plural nightshades)
1.(botany) Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
2.(botany, colloquial) Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
3.Belladonna or deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna.
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12728
night-soil
[[English]]
[Noun]
night-soil (plural night-soils)
1.(archaic, euphemistic) Alternative spelling of night soil.
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12729
medusa
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- amused
[Noun]
medusa (plural medusae or medusæ or medusas)
1.(zoology) Special form that cnidarians may turn into.
[Proper noun]
medusa
1.(Greek mythology) Mortal gorgon, who could turn creatures into stone with her gaze.
[[Galician]]
[Noun]
medusa f. (plural medusas)
1.jellyfish, medusa
[[Italian]]
ipa :/meˈduza/[Anagrams]
- desuma
[Noun]
medusa f. (plural meduse)
1.(animals) A jellyfish.
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
medusa f. (plural medusas)
1.jellyfish
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12730
purported
[[English]]
ipa :/pəɹˈpɔɹ.tɪd/[Adjective]
purported
1.Supposed, or assumed to be.
2.Normally assumed to be.
[Anagrams]
- prorupted
[Etymology]
purport + -ed
[Verb]
purported
1.Simple past tense and past participle of purport.
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12737
envy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɛnviː/[Etymology]
From Middle English envie from Old French envie from Latin invidia "envy" from invidere "to look at with malice" from in + videre ("on, upon" + "to look, see"). Displaced native Middle English ande, onde "envy" (from Old English anda, onda "breath, emotion, envy, hatred, grudge, dislike"), Middle English nithe, nith "envy, malice" (from Old English nīþ "envy, hatred, malice, spite, jealousy").
[Noun]
envy (countable and uncountable; plural envies)
1.Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]
2.1983. ROSEN, Stanley. Plato’s Sophist. p. 66.
Theodorus assures Socrates that no envy will prevent the Stranger from responding
3.(obsolete) Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling. [14th-18th c.]
4.1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:
‘Sir,’ seyde Sir Launcelot unto Kynge Arthur, ‘by this cry that ye have made ye woll put us that bene aboute you in grete jouparté, for there be many knyghtes that hath envy to us [...].’
5.1598, William Shakespeare, Henry IV part 1:
But let me tell the World, / If he out-liue the enuie of this day, / England did neuer owe so sweet a hope, / So much misconstrued in his Wantonnesse.
[Verb]
envy (third-person singular simple present envies, present participle envying, simple past and past participle envied)
1.(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]
2.(obsolete, intransitive) To have envious feelings (at). [15th-18th c.]
3.1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.3:
I do not envy at their wealth, titles, offices; [...] let me live quiet and at ease.
4.(obsolete, transitive) To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge. [16th-18th c.]
5.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.v:
But that sweet Cordiall, which can restore / A loue-sick hart, she did to him enuy [...].
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12739
武士
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
武士 (hiragana ぶし, romaji bushi)
1.samurai, warrior
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
武士 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin wǔshì)
1.(literary) soldier; warrior
[References]
- "武士 (in Mandarin)." Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-01-08.
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12740
臼歯
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology]
From 臼(うす, mill stone, mortar) + 歯(は(シ), tooth)
[Noun]
臼歯 (hiragana きゅうし, romaji kyūshi)
1.molar tooth
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12741
葱
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 怱
[Han character]
葱 (radical 140 艸+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 廿心大心 (TPKP))
1.scallion, scallions, leek, leeks, green onion, green onions
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
葱 (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
1.a leek
2.green
[Noun]
葱 (hiragana ねぎ, romaji negi)
1.scallion, leek
[Synonyms]
- 長葱 (ながねぎ, naganegi): scallion, green onion
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
葱 (hangeul 총, revised chong, McCune-Reischauer ch'ong, Yale chong)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
葱 (traditional 蔥, pinyin chuāng (chuang1), cōng (cong1), Wade-Giles ch'uang1, ts'ung1)
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12742
scallion
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈskælɪən/[Etymology]
Anglo-Norman scalun (cognate with Old French escalogne), from a Proto-Romance derivation of Latin Ascalonia ‘shallot’, from Ascalo ‘Ascalon’ an ancient Palestinian port.
[Noun]
scallion (plural scallions)
1.(now chiefly US) A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
2.(now chiefly US) Any of various similar members of the genus Allium
3.Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.
4.(US, Scotland) A leek.
[See also]
- chive
- shallot
- spring onion
[Synonyms]
- spring onion
- green onion
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12743
marathon
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmærəθən/[Etymology]
Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathōn), a town northeast of Athens. Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance.
[Noun]
marathon (plural marathons)
1.A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.
2.(figuratively, by extension) Any extended or sustained activity.
He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
marathon m. (plural marathons, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
1.marathon
[[French]]
[Noun]
marathon m. (plural marathons)
1.marathon
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12745
pebble
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɛb.əl/[Noun]
pebble (plural pebbles)
1.A small stone
2.(geology) A rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimetres in diameter (especially a naturally rounded one)
3.(curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
[Verb]
pebble (third-person singular simple present pebbles, present participle pebbling, simple past and past participle pebbled)
1.To pave with pebbles.
2.(curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice. e.g. to pebble the ice between games.
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12746
ba
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- A/B, AB, Ab, a.b., ab
[Etymology 1]
Compare Old French baer (“to open the mouth”); French bayer
[Etymology 2]
From Egyptian 𓅽𓏤 (bA).
[[Borôro]]
ipa :/ˈbaː/[Noun]
ba
1.egg
[[Gothic]]
[Romanization]
ba
1.Romanization of 𐌱̰
[[Haitian Creole]]
[Etymology]
[Synonyms]
- ban
- bay
[Verb]
ba
1.give
[[Italian]]
[Interjection]
ba
1.bah!
2.oh well!
[[Japanese]]
[Syllable]
ba
1.The hiragana syllable ば (ba) or the katakana syllable バ (ba) in Hepburn romanization.
[[Kurdish]]
[Noun]
ba m.
1.wind
[[Lojban]]
[Antonyms]
- pu
[Cmavo]
ba
1.(subordinating conjunction) after
ba lenu la jan. cliva kei la suzyn. klama le barja [1]
After Zhang left, Susan came to the bar.
la suzyn. klama ba lenu la jan. cliva kei le barja
Susan came (after Zhang left) to the bar.
la suzyn. klama le barja ba lenu la jan. cliva kei
Susan came to the bar after Zhang left.
2.(adverbial particle) future tense tag[2]
[Etymology]
From balvi.
[References]
1.^ Lojban for Beginners, Chapter 6, §3
2.^ Lojban Reference Grammar, Chapter 2, §17
[[Mandarin]]
[Romanization]
ba
1.叭:
2.罞:
3.署:
4.吧:
5.Nonstandard spelling of bā.
6.Nonstandard spelling of bá.
7.Nonstandard spelling of bǎ.
8.Nonstandard spelling of bà.
[[Vietnamese]]
ipa :/ba˥/[Etymology 1]
[Etymology 2]
Proto-Mon-Khmer *piʔ. Cognates include Khmer បី (bəi).
[See also]
- tam
[[Volapük]]
[Adverb]
ba
1.perhaps
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12747
baka
[[Hiligaynon]]
[Etymology]
From Spanish vaca.
[Noun]
báka
1.bull, cow, ox
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :/ˈbɒkɒ/[Noun]
baka (plural bakák)
1.soldier
[[Icelandic]]
ipa :/ˈpaːka/[Etymology 1]
From Old Norse, originally from Proto-Germanic.
[Etymology 2]
From Old Norse baka, from Proto-Germanic *bakanan.
[Etymology 3]
Form of bak (“a back”).
[[Indonesian]]
[Adjective]
baka
1.eternal
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
baka (hiragana ばか)
1.馬鹿: idiot, fool
[[Kiput]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-North Sarawak *bakas.
[Noun]
baka
1.wild boar
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
[Etymology]
From earlier *babka; compare bȁba.
[Noun]
báka f. (Cyrillic spelling ба́ка)
1.grandma
[[Sranan Tongo]]
[Adjective]
baka
1.back
bakasey - behind
[Etymology]
From English back.
[Noun]
baka
1.back
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
From Old Norse baka, from Proto-Germanic *bakanan.
[Verb]
baka
1.to bake; to cook in an oven.
[[Tagalog]]
[Etymology]
Spanish vaca.
[Noun]
baka
1.cow
[Verb]
baka
1.maybe, probably
2.might
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12748
twat
[[English]]
ipa :/twæt/[Anagrams]
- watt, Watt
[Etymology]
Unknown origin.
[Noun]
twat (plural twats)
1.(vulgar, slang) A vagina, pussy, vulva, clitoris
2.(UK, offensive, vulgar, slang) A contemptible and stupid person, idiot (sometimes used affectionately).
3.(erroneous) (Famously mistaken by Robert Browning to mean) a nun's headpiece.
4.1841, Robert Browning, Pippa Passes,
Then, owls and bats, cowls and twats,
Monks and nuns, in a cloister’s moods,
Adjourn to the oak-stump pantry!
[Verb]
twat (third-person singular simple present twats, present participle twatting, simple past and past participle twatted)
1.(transitive, UK, slang) To hit, slap.
2.1989, Red Dwarf, series III, episode 3 (Polymorph)
Arnold Rimmer: What are we gonna do?
Dave Lister: Well, I say let's get out there and twat it!
3.2005, S. J. Smith, Joe Public
"Umbridge'll twat him into next week."
4.2006, Martyn J. Pass, Dani Pass, Waiting for Red
"I'd love to twat her over the head with this. What d'ya reckon?"
"She'd certainly bleed a lot."
5.2007, Mark Button, Security Officers And Policing: Powers, Culture and Control in the Governance of Private Space
That's the only time I have been twatted by someone.
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2012/01/29 13:09
12749
sushi
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsʊʃi/[Etymology]
From Japanese 鮨, 鮓, 寿司, すし (sushi, originally refers なれずし (narezushi, "rice fermented with raw fish"), later refers 江戸前寿司 (edomae-zushi, "raw fish and rice flavored with rice vinegar")), from すしめし (sushimeshi, "sour rice").
[Noun]
sushi (usually uncountable; plural sushis)
1.An adopted quasi-Japanese delicacy of raw fish as sashimi (just thinly sliced raw fish without rice), sushi rolls (raw fish and/or vegetables, wrapped in sticky white rice, in turn wrapped in seaweed, then cut into several 1” pieces), or nigiri sushi (a oblong brick of white rice 2” x 1/2” x 1/2” with wasabi and a gourmet slice of raw fish on top).
As he waited for more sake, he watched her play with her sushi, taking each piece in her chopsticks, pushing aside the pickled ginger slices, delicately dipping each piece in the wasabi/soy sauce mixture on the side, then pinching her nose and closing her eyes before eating each bite.
2.A Japanese dish of vinegared, short-grained, sticky white rice with various other ingredients, usually raw fish, other types of seafood, or vegetables. It is prepared in various forms, including nigiri sushi (an oblong, bite-sized rice brick topped with wasabi and a gourmet slice of raw fish or another single high-quality ingredient), sushi rolls (rice and chopped ingredients wrapped as a log in a sheet of dried seaweed, then cut into bite-sized circular pieces), and temaki sushi (rice with multiple other ingredients held in a large crispy cone of dried seaweed).
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
sushi m. inv.
1.sushi
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
sushi (hiragana すし)
1.鮨, 鮓, 寿司: vinegared, short-grained, sticky white rice served with fish, vegetables, or other ingredients; sushi
[[Polish]]
ipa :[ˈs̪uɕi][Etymology]
From Japanese 鮨, 鮓, 寿司, すし (sushi)
[Noun]
sushi n. (indeclinable)
1.sushi
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12750
寿司
[[Japanese]]
[Alternative forms]
- 鮨 (すし, sushi)
- 鮓 (すし, sushi)
[Etymology]
From the adjective 酸い (sushi, “sour”). The kanji are ateji.
[Noun]
寿司 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 壽司, hiragana すし, romaji sushi)
1.Vinegared rice served with fish or vegetables, etc.; sushi.
[Proper noun]
寿司 (hiragana ひさし, romaji Hisashi)
1.A male given name
[See also]
- Appendix:Japanese sushi terms
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
寿司 (simplified, Pinyin shòusī, traditional 壽司)
1.sushi
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0
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12752
ワカメ
[[Japanese]]
[Alternative forms]
- 和布
- 稚海藻
[Noun]
ワカメ (kanji 若布, romaji wakame)
1.a type of seaweed: Undaria pinnatifida; wakame seaweed
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0
2012/01/29 13:16
12757
gail
[[Scottish Gaelic]]
[Noun]
gail
1.genitive singular form of gal
[Verb]
gail (verbal noun gal)
1.Alternative form of guil.
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0
2012/01/29 13:38
12761
tributary
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtrɪbjʊtəri/[Adjective]
tributary (not comparable)
1.Related to the paying of tribute.
[Etymology]
From Middle English tributarie (“paying tribute”), from Latin tributarius, from tributum (“tribute”).
[Noun]
tributary (plural tributaries)
1.A river that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
2.A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
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12763
tribut
[[French]]
[Noun]
tribut m. (plural tributs)
1.(historical) tribute (payment made from one state to another as a sign of submission)
2.tribute (acknowledgement of gratitude)
0
0
2012/01/29 14:07
12765
実存主義
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
実存主義 (hiragana じつぞんしゅぎ, romaji jitsuzonshugi)
1.existentialism
0
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existentialism
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- noumenalism
[Noun]
existentialism (plural existentialisms)
1.(philosophy, not countable) A twentieth-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices, with foundations in the thought of Søren Kierkegaard (1813-55) and Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and notably represented in the works of Karl Jaspers (1883-1969), Gabriel Marcel (1887-1973), Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-80).
The heyday of existentialism occurred in the mid-twentieth century.
2.(philosophy, countable) The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.
Sartre's existentialism is atheistic, but the existentialism of Marcel is distinctly Christian.
3.1965, Mikel Dufrenne, "Existentialism and Existentialisms," Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, vol 26 no 1 (Sep), p. 51.
Instead of Existentialism, we should speak of Existentialisms.
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
existentialism c.
1.(philosophy) existentialism
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sumo
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsuːməʊ/[Anagrams]
- muso, soum
[Etymology]
From Japanese 相撲 (sumō), literally “to mutually rush at”.
[Noun]
sumo (uncountable)Sumo wrestlers gathering in a circle.
1.(sumo) a stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touch the ground.
[[Galician]]
[Verb]
sumo
1.first-person singular present indicative of sumir
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈsu.mo/[Anagrams]
- muso
[Etymology]
From Japanese 相撲 (sumō).
[Noun]
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:SumoWikipedia itsumo m. inv.
1.sumo (Japanese wrestling)
[Verb]
sumo
1.first-person singular present indicative of sumere
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
present active sūmō, present infinitive sūmere, perfect active sūmpsī, supine sūmptum.
1.I take, take up, assume; seize; claim, arrogate.
2.I undertake, begin, enter upon.
3.I exact satisfaction, inflict punishment.
4.I choose, select.
5.I obtain, acquire, receive, get, take.
6.I use, apply, employ, spend, consume.
7.I adopt; borrow.
8.I buy, purchase.
9.I fascinate, charm.
[[Polish]]
ipa :[ˈs̪ũmɔ][Etymology]
From Japanese 相撲 (sumō) to mutually rush at
[Noun]
sumo n. (indeclinable)
1.sumo
[[Portuguese]]
[Etymology]
From Greek
[Noun]
sumo
1.juice
[[Spanish]]
ipa :[ˈsu.mo̞][Etymology 1]
From Latin summus
[Etymology 2]
[Etymology 3]
[Etymology 4]
From Japanese 相撲 (sumō) to mutually rush at
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karate
[[English]]
ipa :/kəˈɹɑː(ɹ).ti/[Anagrams]
- ektara
[Etymology]
Borrowed from Japanese 空手 (karate), from 唐手 (karate), from Okinawan 唐手 (tūdī, “empty hand”).
[Noun]
karate (uncountable)
1.An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
karate n.
1.karate
[[Icelandic]]
[Etymology]
From Japanese 空手, from 唐手 (karate), from Okinawan 唐手 (tūdī, “empty hand”).
[Noun]
karate n.
1.karate
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
karate (hiragana からて)
1.空手, 唐手: karate
[[Polish]]
[Etymology]
From Japanese 空手 (karate)
[Noun]
karate n. (indeclinable)
1.karate
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
[Etymology]
From Japanese 空手, from 唐手 (karate), from Okinawan 唐手 (tūdī, “empty hand”).
[Noun]
karàte m. (Cyrillic spelling кара̀те) (not inflected)
1.karate
[[Spanish]]
ipa :[ka̠ˈɾa̠.te̞][Etymology]
Borrowed from Japanese 空手 (karate), from 唐手 (karate), from Okinawan 唐手 (tūdī, “empty hand”).
[Noun]
karate m. (plural uncountable)
1.(martial arts) karate
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aikido
[[English]]
ipa :/aɪˈkiːdəʊ/[Etymology]
From Japanese 合気道 (あいきどう, aikidō), from 合 (“unity”) + 気 (“spirit”) + 道 (“way”).
[Noun]
aikido (countable and uncountable; plural aikidos)
1.(uncountable) A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
2.(countable) A school of the martial art.
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
aikido n.
1.aikido
[[Polish]]
[Etymology]
From Japanese 合気道 (あいきどう, aikidō), from 合 (“unity”) + 気 (“spirit”) + 道 (“way”).
[Noun]
aikido n. (indeclinable)
1.aikido
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kendo
[[English]]
ipa :-ɛndəʊ[Anagrams]
- donek
[Etymology]
Japanese 剣道 (kendō), "the way of the sword" (ken = sword; dō = way).
[Noun]
kendo (uncountable)
1.a Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
kendo (hiragana けんどう)
1.剣道: kendō, the way of the sword (Japanese fencing, swordsmanship).
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udon
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- undo
[Noun]
udon (uncountable)
1.a Japanese wheat noodle
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
udon (hiragana うどん)
1.饂飩: udon - Normally written in hiragana, うどん
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foil
[[English]]
ipa :/fɔɪl/[Anagrams]
- Filo, filo, LIFO, lo-fi
[Etymology 1]
From French feuille (“plant leaf”), from Latin folia, the plural of folium, mistaken as a singular feminine.
[Etymology 2]
From Middle English foilen (“spoil a scent trail by crossing it”), from French fouler (“tread on, trample”), ultimately from Latin fullo (“clothes cleaner, fuller”).
[Etymology 3]
From French foulis.
[Etymology 4]
From mnemonic acronym FOIL (“First Outside Inside Last”).
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12776
thumbnail
[[English]]
[Etymology]
thumb + nail. The phrase thumbnail sketch was first attested 1852. Verb sense attested 1930s.
[External links]
- Maven's Word of the Day, December 11, 1997
- “thumb” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
[Noun]
thumbnail (plural thumbnails)
1.The fingernail on the thumb.
2.A rough sketch (e.g., the size of one's thumbnail).
3.(chiefly computing) A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.
[Verb]
thumbnail (third-person singular simple present thumbnails, present participle thumbnailing, simple past and past participle thumbnailed)
1.(transitive) To describe concisely.
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plodding
[[English]]
[Adjective]
plodding (comparative more plodding, superlative most plodding)
1.Progressing slowly and laboriously.
[Verb]
plodding
1.Present participle of plod.
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gangbang
[[English]]
[Etymology]
gang + bang
[Noun]
gangbang (plural gangbangs)
1.Sexual intercourse involving more than two persons, especially with a high proportion of men.
2.A street gang attacking random people on the streets and/or committing gang crimes.
[Synonyms]
- orgy
- cluster fuck
[Verb]
gangbang (third-person singular simple present gangbangs, present participle gangbanging, simple past and past participle gangbanged)
1.To have sex with others in a gangbang.
2.To beat one or a smaller amount of people as a gang.
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12782
plod
[[English]]
ipa :-ɑːd[Etymology 1]
From Middle English *plodden (found only in derivative plodder), probably originally a splash through water and mud, from plod (“a puddle”). Compare Danish pladder (“mire”).
[Etymology 2]
From Middle English plod. Cognate with Danish pladder (“mire”).
[Etymology 3]
From PC Plod
[[Czech]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *plodъ.
[Noun]
plod m.
1.fruit
2.fetus
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/plôːd/[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *plodъ.
[Noun]
plȏd m. (Cyrillic spelling пло̑д)
1.fruit (part of plant)
[[Slovene]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *plodъ.
[Noun]
plod m.
1.fruit (part of plant)
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12783
trawler
[[English]]
ipa :-ɔːlə(r)[Noun]
trawler (plural trawlers)
1.A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.
2.A fisherman who uses a trawl net.
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trawl
[[English]]
ipa :/tɹɔːl/[Noun]
trawl (plural trawls)
1.A net used for trawling.
2.A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline.
[Verb]
trawl (third-person singular simple present trawls, present participle trawling, simple past and past participle trawled)
1.To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
2.To fish from a slow moving boat.
3.To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.
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alfresco
[[English]]
ipa :/æl.'fɹɛs.koʊ/[Adjective]
alfresco (not comparable)
1.Outdoors, open to the atmosphere
The walking district features many alfresco cafés.
[Adverb]
alfresco (not comparable)
1.Outdoors; in fresh air.
As it was a sunny afternoon, we decided to dine alfresco on the patio.
[Alternative forms]
- al fresco
[Etymology]
From Italian al (“at the”) + fresco (“cool”)
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footer
[[English]]
ipa :-ʊtə(r)[Anagrams]
- foetor, fœtor
- tofore
[Antonyms]
(computing sense):
- header
[Noun]
footer (plural footers)
1.(computing) A line of information printed at the bottom of a page as identification of the document (compare foot, 8).
2.(in combination) something that is a stated number of feet in some dimension - such as a six-footer.
3.(in combination) someone who has a preference for a certain foot - such as right-footer/left-footer
4.(chiefly UK, slang) football / soccer.
[Verb]
footer (third-person singular simple present footers, present participle footering, simple past and past participle footered)
1.(Ireland) (slang) To meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.
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discriminating
[[English]]
[Adjective]
discriminating (comparative more discriminating, superlative most discriminating)
1.Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive
2.Having a discerning judgment or taste
[Verb]
discriminating
1.Present participle of discriminate.
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incessant
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/[Adjective]
incessant (comparative more incessant, superlative most incessant)
1.Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night.
[Anagrams]
- anticness, cantiness, instances
[Synonyms]
- unremitting
- continuous
[[Catalan]]
[Adjective]
incessant m. and f. (plural incessants)
1.incessant
[Etymology]
in- + cessant
[[French]]
[Adjective]
incessant m. (f. incessante, m. plural incessants, f. plural incessantes)
1.incessant
[Anagrams]
- instances
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
incessant
1.third-person plural present active subjunctive of incessō
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labeling
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- labelling (UK)
[Noun]
labeling (plural labelings)
1.A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system.
2.2009 January, Bernard Russo and James J. Tattersall, "Program of the Sessions: Washington, District of Columbia, January 5–8, 2009", Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 56:1[1], page 143:
4:00PM (722) An upper bound for the number of graceful labelings of a path with n edges. Sylvia R. Naples, Bard College
3.(biochemistry) The introduction of a traceable chemical group (e.g., containing an isotope or a fluorescent dye) into a protein or other biomolecule of interest so it can be tracked or quantified during experimental analysis.
4.1992, David C. Morrison and John Louis Ryan, Bacterial Endotoxic Lipopolysaccharides: Molecular biochemistry and cellular biology, ISBN 0849367875, page 407:
There are two potential problems with this approach: first, the specificity of labeling depends on the purity of the LPS (if contaminants are present, they may be labeled also); second, removal of the label from the LPS in vivo might occur separately from processing of the LPS molecule itself.
[Synonyms]
- tagging
[Verb]
labeling
1.Present participle of label.
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label
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈleɪbəl/[Alternative forms]
- labell (non‐standard)
[Anagrams]
- Bella
[Etymology]
From Middle English label (“narrow band, strip of cloth”), from Old French label, lambel (Modern French: lambeau), from Old Frankish *labba (“torn piece of cloth”), from Proto-Germanic *lappōn, *lappô (“cloth stuff, rag, scraps, flap, dewlap, lobe, rabbit ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“blade”). Cognate with Old High German lappa (“rag, piece of cloth”), Old English læppa (“skirt, flap of a garment”). More at lap.
[Noun]
label (plural labels)
1.A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
We laughed at her because she label was still on her new sweater.
The label says this silk scarf should not be washed in the washing machine.
Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two.
2.A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster".
3.A company that sells records.
The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape.
4.(computing) A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.
Storage devices can be given by label or id.
5.(computing) A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.
[References]
- label in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- label in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Synonyms]
- (small ticket): sign, tag, ticket
- (name given to something or someone): category, pigeonhole
- (put a ticket or sign on): tag, price
- (give a label to in order to categorise): categorise, compartmentalise, pigeonhole
[Verb]
label (third-person singular simple present labels, present participle labelling (UK, some US) or labeling (US), simple past and past participle labelled (UK, some US) or labeled (US))
1.(transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.
2.(transitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ˈleːbəl/[Anagrams]
- balle
[Etymology]
From English label.
[Noun]
label n. (plural labels, diminutive labeltje)
1.quality label
Max Havelaar is het bekendste fair-tradelabel.
Max Havelaar is the most well-known fair-trade label.
2.music label
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- balle
[Noun]
label m. (plural labels)
1.quality label
2.music label
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unflappable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
unflappable (comparative more unflappable, superlative most unflappable)
1.Remaining composed and levelheaded at all times; unswayed by adversity or excitement; impossible to fluster; not to get frustrated or irritated easily.
[Antonyms]
- (remaining composed under pressure): flappable
[Etymology]
un- + flap (“upset, stir, scandal, controversy”) + -able
[Synonyms]
- (remaining composed under pressure): collected, cool, even-keeled
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PI
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
PI
1.Piauí, a state of Brazil.
[Anagrams]
- IP
[Initialism]
PI
1.partial induction (see AI)
2.politically incorrect (See PC)
3.(electronics) power integrity
4.principal investigator (lead researcher on a grant-funded project)
5.private investigator
6.personal injury
7.Prison Industries (The prison-run work program for inmates)
8.(organic chemistry) polyimide
9.(Philippines, colloquial) the Philippines (PI standing for Philippine Islands)
We're going back to the PI for a vacation this summer.
[[Portuguese]]
[Abbreviation]
PI
1.Abbreviation of Piauí. (Brazilian state)
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bulge
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- bugle
[Etymology]
From Latin bulga "leather bag". Cognates includes bilge, belly, bellows, budget, French bouge, German Balg, etc.
[Noun]
bulge (plural bulges)
1.Something sticking out from a surface.
The tree's roots made the bricks " bulge ".
[Verb]
bulge (third-person singular simple present bulges, present participle bulging, simple past and past participle bulged)
1.To stick out from (a surface).
The submarine bulged because of the enormous air pressure inside.
He stood 6ft 3ins tall, with muscular arms bulging out of his black t-shirt.
2.1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
The wind actually stirred the cloth on the chest of drawers, and let in a little light, so that the sharp edge of the chest of drawers was visible, running straight up, until a white shape bulged out; and a silver streak showed in the looking-glass.
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duster
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdʌstə/[Anagrams]
- rudest, rusted
[Etymology]
dust + -er
[Noun]
duster (plural dusters)
1.An object, now especially a cloth, used for dusting surfaces etc.
2.Someone who dusts.
3.A light, loose-fitting long coat.
4.(paper-making) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
5.(milling) A blowing-machine for separating the flour from the bran.
[See also]
- Duster (clothing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Duster (clothing)
- Duster on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons
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