13104
realign
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪn/[Anagrams]
- aligner, inlarge
[Verb]
realign (third-person singular simple present realigns, present participle realigning, simple past and past participle realigned)
1.To bring back into alignment.
2.To align again.
0
0
2012/02/11 19:47
13113
shrine
[[English]]
ipa :/ʃraɪn/[Anagrams]
- shiner
[Etymology]
Middle English shryne, from Old English scrīn “reliquary, ark of the covenant”, from Latin scrinium “case or chest for books or papers”. Of unknown origin. Compare Old Norse skrin, Old High German skrini
[Noun]
shrine (plural shrines)
1.A holy or sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
[Verb]
shrine (third-person singular simple present shrines, present participle shrining, simple past and past participle shrined)
1.To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.
Shrined in his sanctuary. — Milton.
0
0
2012/02/13 20:14
13114
パッチム
[[Japanese]]
ipa :/pattɕimimu/[Etymology]
From Korean batchim.
[Noun]
パッチム (romaji patchimu)
1.(in reference to Korean) a syllable that ends in a consonant
0
0
2012/02/13 22:00
13115
blamed
[[English]]
[Adjective]
blamed (not comparable)
1.euphemism of bloody (intensifier).
[Anagrams]
- ambled
- bedlam
- beldam
[Verb]
blamed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of blame.
0
0
2012/02/14 04:46
13117
blam
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- balm
- lamb
[Etymology]
By onomatopoeia
[Noun]
blam
1.A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
He kicked in the door with a blam.
That the last zombie? Here. Let me get that for ya. *BLAM!*
0
0
2012/02/14 04:46
13118
discounted
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- deductions
[Verb]
discounted
1.Simple past tense and past participle of discount.
0
0
2012/02/14 04:48
13123
malfunctioning
[[English]]
[Verb]
malfunctioning
1.Present participle of malfunction.
0
0
2012/02/14 04:53
13124
malfunction
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/[Etymology]
From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function
[Noun]
malfunction (plural malfunctions)
1.Faulty functioning.
2.Failure to function.
[Verb]
malfunction (third-person singular simple present malfunctions, present participle malfunctioning, simple past and past participle malfunctioned)
1.To function improperly
She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.
2.To fail to function
0
0
2009/10/15 17:07
2012/02/14 04:53
13129
testify
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Middle English testifien, from Old French testifier, from Latin testificari (“to bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”) + facere (“to make”) (see -fy).
[Verb]
testify (third-person singular simple present testifies, present participle testifying, simple past and past participle testified) (intransitive or transitive)
1.to make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath
2.to make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith
0
0
2009/11/20 10:30
2012/02/14 08:28
TaN
13131
evil
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈiːvəl/[Adjective]
evil (comparative eviller, eviler, or more evil, superlative evillest, evilest, or most evil)
1.Intending to harm; malevolent.
2.Morally corrupt.
3.Unpleasant.
[Anagrams]
- Levi
- live
- veil
- vile
- vlei
[Antonyms]
- good
- good
[Etymology]
Old English yfel, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz (compare East Frisian eeuwel, Dutch euvel, German übel), from Proto-Indo-European *h2/3upélos, diminutive of h2/3u̯op 'treat badly' (compare Hittite huwappi 'to mistreat, harass', huwappa 'evil, badness').
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:EvilWikipedia evil (countable and uncountable; plural evils)
1.The forces/behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good. Evil generally seeks own benefit at the expense of others and is based on general malevolence.
The evils of society include murder.
2.Any particular individual or state which may follow these forces or behaviors.
[Statistics]
- Most common English words before 1923: agreement · ship · third · #692: evil · outside · beside · worth
[Synonyms]
The terms below need to be checked and allocated to the definitions (senses) of the headword above. Each term should appear in the sense for which it is appropriate. Use the template {{sense|"gloss"}}, substituting a short version of the definition for "gloss".
- nefarious
- malicious
- malevolent
- See also Wikisaurus:evil
0
0
2012/02/14 11:34
13132
condition
[[English]]
ipa :/kənˈdɪʃən/[Etymology]
From Latin conditiō, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
[Noun]
condition (plural conditions)
1.A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
2.A requirement, term, or requisite.
Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability.
What other planets might have the right conditions for life?
The union had a dispute over sick time and other conditions of employment.
3.The health status of a medical patient.
My aunt couldn't walk up the stairs in her condition.
4.The state or quality.
National reports on the condition of public education are dismal.
The condition of man can be classified as civilized or uncivilized.
5.A particular state of being.
Hypnosis is a peculiar condition of the nervous system.
Steps were taken to ameliorate the condition of slavery.
Security is defined as the condition of not being threatened.
Aging is a condition over which we are powerless.
6.(obsolete) The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.
A man of his condition has no place to make request.
[Statistics]
- Most common English words before 1923: generally · ago · easily · #685: condition · sleep · ex · mere
[Verb]
condition (third-person singular simple present conditions, present participle conditioning, simple past and past participle conditioned)
1.To subject to the process of acclimation.
I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.
2.To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.
3.To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
4.(transitive) To treat (the hair) with hair conditioner.
[[French]]
[Noun]
condition f. (plural conditions)
1.condition
en bonne condition - In good condition
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0
2012/02/15 18:53
13133
authentic
[[English]]
ipa :/ɔ.ˈθɛn.tɪk/[Adjective]
authentic (comparative more authentic, superlative most authentic)
1.Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.
2.Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
The report was completely authentic.
3.(obsolete) Having authority.
[Alternative forms]
- authentick (obsolete)
- authenticke (obsolete)
- authentique (obsolete)
[Antonyms]
- (not of the claimed origin): phony, fake; ingenuine
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikόs, “principal, genuine”).
[Synonyms]
- (of the claimed origin): genuine, real, bonafide, bona fide, unfaked
- (conforming to fact): reliable, trustworthy, credible, unfaked
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13134
tin
[[English]]
ipa :/tɪn/[Adjective]
tin (not comparable)
1.Made of tin.
[Anagrams]
- int , in't
- ITN
- nit
[Etymology]
From Old English tin, from Proto-Germanic *tinan, from unknown origin. Cognates include German Zinn and Dutch tin, or perhaps from French étain, from Latin stannum
[Noun]
tin (countable and uncountable; plural tins)
1.(uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
2.(UK, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.
3.(countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.
muffin tin
roasting tin
4.(countable, squash (sport)) The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
[References]
- For etymology and more information refer to: [1] (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author.)
[See also]
[Synonyms]
- (airtight container): can (especially US), tin can
[Verb]
tin (third-person singular simple present tins, present participle tinning, simple past and past participle tinned)
1.(transitive) To place into a tin in order to preserve.
2.(transitive) To cover with tin.
3.(transitive) To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :-ɪn[Etymology]
From Old Dutch *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tinan.
[Noun]
tin n. (uncountable)
1.tin
[[French]]
ipa :/tɛ̃/[Etymology]
From Middle French tin, tind.
[Noun]
tin m. (plural tins)
1.a wooden support, often used on watercraft
[[Icelandic]]
ipa :/tʰɪːn/[Noun]
tin n.
1.tin (chemical element)
[[Lojban]]
[Rafsi]
tin
1.Rafsi of tirna.
[[Navajo]]
ipa :[txɪ̀n][Etymology]
From Proto-Athabaskan *tən.Cognates:
- Apachean: Western Apache tįh, Chiricahua tį’, Lipan kįh
- Others: Hupa -tiŋ, Galice tʰɐn, Chilcotin tə̀n, Slavey tę̀, Hare tę̀/-téné’, Dogrib tǫ́, Dene Sųłiné tə̀n, Sekani tə̀n, Dunneza tən, Hän tán, Ahtna ten, Dena’ina tən.
[Noun]
tin
1.ice
[[Picard]]
[Pronoun]
tin m.
1.your
[[Rohingya]]
[Cardinal number]
tin
1.three
[Etymology]
From Bengali.
[[Sranan Tongo]]
[Number]
tin
1.(cardinal) ten
[[Welsh]]
[Noun]
tin f. (plural tinau)
1.(vulgar) The rump, the arse.
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0
2012/02/15 22:19
13135
TIN
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- int , in't
- ITN
- nit
[Initialism]
TIN
1.(US, Federal taxation) Taxpayer Identification Number.
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13136
cre
[[Galician]]
[Verb]
cre
1.third-person singular present indicative of crer
2.second-person singular imperative of crer
[[Lojban]]
[Rafsi]
cre
1.Rafsi of certu.
[[Manx]]
[Pronoun]
cre
1.what
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13139
chalet
[[English]]
ipa :/ʃæleɪ/[Alternative forms]
- châlet
[Anagrams]
- letcha, thecal, Thecla
[Etymology]
Swiss French, from Franco-Provençal çhalè ‘herdsman’s hut in the mountains’, from Old Franco-Provençal chaslet, diminutive of chasel ‘farmhouse’, from Late Latin casalis ‘house-like, house-related’, from Latin casa ‘house’.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:ChaletWikipedia chalet (plural chalets)
1.an alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- léchât
[Noun]
chalet m. (plural chalets)
1.chalet
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- talché
[Noun]
chalet m. inv.
1.chalet
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
chalet m. (plural chalets)
1.cottage, chalet
[Synonyms]
- chalé
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13141
義
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
義 (radical 123 羊+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿土竹手戈 (TGHQI), four-corner 80553){{#if:羊|[[Category:Han characters}}|羊07義]]
1.right conduct, righteousness, justice, morality
2.meaning
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
義 (simplified 义, Yale yi6)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
義 (grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Noun]
義 (hiragana ぎ, romaji gi)
1.a situation which has a right and proper reason
2.正義 (せいぎ, seigi, “justice”), 主義 (しゅぎ, shugi, “principle”), 義務 (ぎむ, gimu, “obligation”)
3.a meaning
4.意義 (いぎ, igi), 定義 (ていぎ, teigi, “definition”), 奥義 (おうぎ, ōgi)
5.a relative who has no blood relation
6.義父 (ぎふ, gifu), 義母 (ぎぼ, gibo), 義兄 (ぎけい, gikei)
7.an object which can be used properly instead of a right one
8.義眼 (ぎがん, gigan), 義手 (ぎしゅ, gishu), 義足 (ぎそく, gisoku), 義体 (ぎたい, gitai)
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
義 (hangeul 의, revised ui, McCune-Reischauer ŭi, Yale uy)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
義 (simplified 义, pinyin láng (lang2), yì (yi4), Wade-Giles lang2, i4)
[[Min Nan]]
[Hanzi]
義 (POJ gī)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
義 (nghĩa, nghì, ngửi, ngãi)
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0
2012/02/15 22:19
13147
rotgut
[[English]]
[Etymology]
rot + gut
[Noun]
rotgut (uncountable)
1.raw or poor quality alcoholic liquor
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13152
ingress
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- singers
- signers
- resigns
[Antonyms]
- (act of entering): egress
- (door or other means of entering): egress
[Etymology]
- From Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredi.
[Noun]
ingress (plural ingresses)
1.The act of entering.
2.Permission to enter.
3.A door or other means of entering.
[Verb]
ingress (third-person singular simple present ingresses, present participle ingressing, simple past and past participle ingressed)
1.(intransitive) To intrude or insert oneself
2.1963, Vladimir Nabokov, The Gift: A Novel[1], page 198:
"Were you asleep? Did I disturb you?" he would ask, seeing Fyodor flat on his back on the sofa, and then, ingressing entirely, he would shut the door tightly behind him and sit by Fyodor 's feet
3.2001, Lynda Schor, “My Death”, in Moyra Davey editor, Mother Reader[2], ISBN 1583220720, page 310:
When the tub was full I ingressed into the water gently, insinuating my body in a bit at a time, enjoying the sensual pleasure of the extreme heat on the lower part of my body […]
4.(transitive, US, chiefly military) To enter (a specified location or area)
5.1976, The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia: Aces and Aerial Victories[3], page 108:
"We ingressed North Vietnam over Cam Pha on a westerly heading," reported Captain Madden.
6.1998, Michael William Donnelly, Falcon's Cry[4], ISBN 0275964620, page 93:
We were ingressing the target area.
7.(intransitive, astrology, of a planet) To enter into a zodiacal sign
8.1861,, “Almanacs”[5], All the Year Round, volume VI:
The middle of March finds " Mars ingressing upon the 16th degree of Capricorn, where the sun has arrived in the nativity of Lord Palmerston," […]
9.(Whiteheadian metaphysics) To manifest or cause to be manifested in the temporal world; to effect ingression
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
ingress c.
1.a preamble, an opening paragraph (between a newspaper headline and the article)
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0
2012/02/15 22:19
13157
cleared
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- creedal, declare, relaced
[Verb]
cleared
1.Simple past tense and past participle of clear.
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13158
piddling
[[English]]
[Adjective]
piddling (not comparable)
1.Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
After all the work I'd done, he gave me a piddling amount of money.
[Verb]
piddling
1.Present participle of piddle.
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13159
piddle
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪdəl[Derived terms]
- piddling
[Noun]
piddle (plural piddles)
1.(UK, euphemistic, slang) An act of urination.
2.To waste time; often used as a euphemism for piss and followed by away.
He piddled away three hours at the bus station waiting for Gabe to show up.
[Related terms]
- widdle
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:urinate
[Verb]
piddle (third-person singular simple present piddles, present participle piddling, simple past and past participle piddled)
1.(UK, euphemistic, slang) To urinate.
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13165
dictated
[[English]]
[Verb]
dictated
1.Simple past tense and past participle of dictate.
0
0
2010/07/12 11:35
2012/02/15 22:19
13171
unendurable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
unendurable (comparative more unendurable, superlative most unendurable)
1.Not to be endured; intolerable.
[Alternative forms]
- unindurable
[Etymology]
un- + endurable.
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13172
sophont
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- photons
[Etymology]
First used in the 1966 works by Poul Anderson, coined by his wife Karen Anderson. See σοφός.
[Noun]
sophont (plural sophonts)
1.An intelligent being; a being with a base reasoning capacity roughly equivalent to or greater than that of a human being. The word does not apply to machines unless they have true artificial intelligence, rather than mere processing capacity.
2.1980, David Brin, Sundiver, p50
I'm honored to meet a sophont of the Soro line in person!
3.1992, Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep, Tor Books, p406
Evil, they argued, could only have meaning on smaller scales, in the hurt that one sophont does to another.
4.1997, Spider Robinson, Lifehouse, Baen Books, p2
Only one sophont appeared to be involved—and not a sophisticated one.
5.2004, Howard Tayler Schlock Mercenary, Mar. 28, 2004, web-comic / self-published
Like most sensible sophonts, they invented civilization. With civilization came civility, civil service, and of course civil war.
6.2007, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, Dec. 30, 2007, web-comic / self-published
As I understand it, he sought to avoid turning one-point-six trillion terran sophonts into undead, war-mongering super-soldiers.
7.2009, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, Oct. 11, 2009, web-comic / self-published
Reflection on the nature of sapience, and the ubiquity of violence among sophonts?
[References]
Science Fiction Citations
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0
2012/02/15 22:19
13177
adequately
[[English]]
[Adverb]
adequately (comparative more adequately, superlative most adequately)
1.In an adequate manner.
2.Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
3.Barely satisfactory or sufficient.
[Alternative forms]
- adæquately (chiefly obsolete)
[Etymology]
adequate + -ly
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0
2012/02/15 22:19
13179
laborious
[[English]]
ipa :-ɔːriəs[Adjective]
laborious (comparative more laborious, superlative most laborious)
1.Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
2.Mentally difficult; painstaking
3.Industrious.
[Alternative forms]
- labourious
- laborous
- labourous
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13181
nonchalantly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
nonchalantly (comparative more nonchalantly, superlative most nonchalantly)
1.In a nonchalant manner
[Etymology]
nonchalant + -ly
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13183
almighty
[[English]]
ipa :/ɔːlˈmaɪti/[Adjective]
almighty (comparative more almighty, superlative most almighty)
1.Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible.
I am the Almighty God. --Gen. xvii. 1.
2.(slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
3.Having very great power, influence, etc.
The almighty press condemned him without trial
[Etymology]
From Middle English, from Old English ealmihtig, ælmihtig (“almighty, all-powerful”), equivalent to all- + mighty.
[External links]
- almighty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- almighty in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- almighty at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Synonyms]
- omnipotent
- all-powerful
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0
2012/02/15 22:19
13184
vulgarity
[[English]]
[Noun]
vulgarity (plural vulgarities)
1.(uncountable) The quality of being vulgar.
2.(countable) An offensive or obscene act or expression.
[Synonyms]
- (offensive act): profanity
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0
2012/02/15 22:19
13185
方
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
方 (radical 70 方+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹尸 (YHS), four-corner 00227)
1.a square, rectangle
2.a region
3.local
4.prescription, recipe
5.method, way
6.(math) involution, power
7.direction
8.a Chinese surname
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
方 (Yale fong1)
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology]
pe > ɸe > we > e.
[Kanji]
方 (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Noun]
方 (hiragana ほう, romaji hō)
1.direction, way, side方 (hiragana かた, romaji kata)
1.person (a polite version of 人 (ひと, hito))
あの方。
あのかた。
Ano kata.
That person. (polite)
あの方はどなたですか。
あのかたはどなたですか。
Ano kata wa donata desu ka.
Who is that man? (formal)
[Suffix]
方 (hiragana かた, romaji -kata)
1.way, method (of doing) 方 (romaji -e, historical hiragana へ)
1.a suffix expressing location, direction, or time
[Synonyms]
- 人 (ひと) (plain)
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
方
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 방 (revised: bang, McCune-Reischauer: pang, Yale: pang)
- Name (hangeul): 모()
[[Mandarin]]
[Adverb]
方 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin fāng)
1.(literary) just now
[Hanzi]
方 (pinyin fāng (fang1), fēng (feng1), páng (pang2), wǎng (wang3), Wade-Giles fang1, feng1, p'ang2, wang3)
[Noun]
方 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin fāng)
1.(Elementary Mandarin) square; rectangle
2.(Intermediate Mandarin) aspect; side
3.(Intermediate Mandarin) place; region
4.(Intermediate Mandarin) method; way
5.(Intermediate Mandarin) prescription
6.(Intermediate Mandarin) power (mathematics)
2的3次方是8
2 to the 3rd power is 8.
[[Min Nan]]
[Noun]
方 (traditional and simplified, POJ hong)
1.aspect; side
方面 (hong-bīn): aspect; side 方 (traditional and simplified, POJ hng)
1.region
地方 (tē-hng or tōe-hng): regional; local
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
方 (phương, vuông)
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13186
tolerate
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtɒl.ɜː(ɹ).eɪt/[Etymology]
From Latin tolerātus (past participle), from tolerō (“I endure”). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”). More at thole.
[External links]
- tolerate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- tolerate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- tolerate at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Synonyms]
- allow, bear, brook, endure, live with, put up with
[Verb]
tolerate (third-person singular simple present tolerates, present participle tolerating, simple past and past participle tolerated)
1.To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
I like the way he plays the guitar, but I can't tolerate his voice when he sings.
I can tolerate working on Saturdays, but not on Sundays.
[[Esperanto]]
[Adverb]
tolerate
1.present adverbial passive participle of toleri
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
tolerāte
1.vocative masculine singular of tolerātus
[Verb]
tolerāte
1.second-person plural present active imperative of tolerō "bear ye, endure ye, tolerate ye"
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13191
broiled
[[English]]
[Verb]
broiled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of broil.
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
13192
broil
[[English]]
ipa :-ɔɪl[Anagrams]
- LIBOR
[Etymology 1]
From Middle English broillen, brulen (“to broil, cook”), from Anglo-Norman bruiller, broiller (“to broil, roast”) and Old French brusler, bruller (“to broil, roast, char”), a blend of Old French bruir (“to burn”), of Germanic origin; and Old French usler (“to scorch”), from Latin ustulāre (“to scorch”).Old French bruir (“to burn”) comes from Frankish *brōjan (“to burn, scald”), from Proto-Germanic *brewwanan (“to brew”), from Proto-Indo-European *bherw-, *bhrew- (“to boil, seethe”), and is cognate with Middle High German brüejen (“to singe, burn, scald”), Middle Dutch broeyen (“to scald, heat”). More at brew.
[Etymology 2]
From Middle English broilen (“to quarrel, present in disorder”), from Anglo-Norman broiller (“to mix up”), from Vulgar Latin *brodiculāre (“to jumble together”) from *brodum (“broth, stew”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *brod (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþan (“broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhreue-, *bherw-, *bhrew- (“to heat, boil, brew”). Cognate with Old High German brod (“broth”), Old English broþ (“broth”). More at broth.
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sardonic
[[English]]
ipa :/saːˈdɔnɪk/[Adjective]
sardonic (comparative more sardonic, superlative most sardonic)
1.Scornfully mocking or cynical.
He distances himself from people with his nasty, sardonic laughter.
2.Disdainfully or ironically humorous.
[Etymology]
French sardonique, from Latin sardonius, from Ancient Greek σαρδόνιος (sardonios), alternative form of σαρδάνιος (sardanios, “bitter or scornful laughter”), which is often cited as deriving from the Sardinian plant (Ranunculus sardous), known as either σαρδάνη (sardanē) or σαρδόνιον (sardonion). When eaten, it would cause the eater's face to contort in a look resembling scorn (generally followed by death). It might also be related to σαίρω (sairō, “I grin”).
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converter
[[English]]
ipa :-ɜː(r)tə(r)[Anagrams]
- reconvert
[Etymology]
to convert + -er
[Noun]
converter (plural converters)
1.A person or thing that converts.
2.A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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scrotum
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈskɹəʊtəm/[Etymology]
From Latin scrōtum.
[Noun]
scrotum (plural scrotums or scrota)
1.(anatomy) The bag of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in mammals.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:scrotum
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trans
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- rants
- tarns
- tRNAs
[Etymology 1]
From Latin trāns
[Etymology 2]
Clipping of transgender
[Etymology 3]
Abbreviation.
[See also]
- cis
[[Esperanto]]
[Antonyms]
- cis (“on this side of”)
[Etymology]
From Latin trans.
[Preposition]
trans
1.across, on the other side of
2.over
[[Interlingua]]
[Preposition]
trans
1.across
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
trans m. and f. inv.
1.transsexual
[[Latin]]
[Preposition]
trāns + accusative
1.across, beyond
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translator
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/[Alternative forms]
- translatour (obsolete)
[Etymology]
From Latin trānslātor, agent noun from perfect passive participle trānslātus, from trānsferō (“carry across”), from trans (“across, beyond”) + ferō (“bear, carry”).
[Noun]
translator (plural translators)
1.A person who translates text, film, or other material into a different natural language.
2.(by extension) One that makes a new version of a source material in a different language or format.
3.(proscribed) A language interpreter.
[[Romanian]]
[Noun]
translator m. (plural translatori)
1.translator
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absolute
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈæbsəˌluːt/[Adjective]
absolute (comparative more absolute or (rarely) absoluter, superlative most absolute or (rarely) absolutest)
1.Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command.
2.1962, Hannah Arendt, On Revolution, (1990), page 155
[T]he more absolute the ruler, the more absolute the revolution will be which replaces him.
3.Complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless.
absolute perfection
absolute beauty
absolute coordinate (mensurated, but not by a JTAC)
4.So absolute she seems, And in herself complete. —John Milton
5.Viewed apart from modifying influences or without comparison with other objects; actual; real; — opposed to relative and comparative; as, absolute motion; absolute time or space.
Absolute rights and duties are such as pertain to man in a state of nature as contradistinguished from relative rights and duties, or such as pertain to him in his social relations.
6.Loosed from, or unconnected by, dependence on any other being; self-existent; self-sufficing.
Note: In this sense God is called the Absolute by the theist. The term is also applied by the pantheist to the universe, or the total of all existence, as only capable of relations in its parts to each other and to the whole, and as dependent for its existence and its phenomena on its mutually depending forces and their laws.
7.Capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone; unconditioned; non-relative.
Note: It is in dispute among philosophers whether the term, in this sense, is not applied to a mere logical fiction or abstraction, or whether the absolute, as thus defined, can be known, as a reality, by the human intellect.
8.To Cusa we can indeed articulately trace, word and thing, the recent philosophy of the absolute. —William Hamilton
9.(rare) Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful.
10.I am absolute ’t was very Cloten. —Shakespeare, Cymbeline, IV,ii
11.(rare) Authoritative; peremptory.
12.The peddler stopped, and tapped her on the head, With absolute forefinger, brown and ringed. —Elizabeth Barrett Browning
13.(chemistry) Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.
14.(grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence in government; as, the case absolute. (See ablative absolute.)
[Anagrams]
- bales out
[Etymology]
Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus (“unconditional”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“loosen, free; complete”). Compare French absolu. See absolve.
[Noun]
absolute (plural absolutes)
1.That which is independent of context-dependent interpretation, inviolate, fundamental.
moral absolutes
2.(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
[References]
- absolute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Synonyms]
- positive
- peremptory
- certain
- unconditional
- unlimited
- unrestricted
- unqualified
- arbitrary
- despotic
- autocratic
- ultimate
[[Dutch]]
[Adjective]
absolute
1.The inflected formFAQ of absoluut.
[[Esperanto]]
ipa :/apsoˈlute/[Adverb]
absolute
1.absolutely
[[Latin]]
[Adverb]
absolūtē (comparative absolūtius, superlative absolūtissimē)
1.absolutely, completely, fully
[Etymology]
From absolūtus (“complete, finished”).
[References]
- absolute in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
[[Swedish]]
[Adjective]
absolute
1.absolute definite natural masculine form of absolut.
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appar
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
appar
1.apparently
2.The Chambers Dictionary (page 926)
[Appar from Fr lier, from L ligāre to bind]
3.1999, Mairi Robinson, Concise Scots dictionary (page 344)
[abbrev of the place-name Kirriemuir, where appar they are common, + dumpling f the rounded shape]
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appare
[[Interlingua]]
[Verb]
appare
1.present of apparer
2.imperative of apparer
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- papera
[Synonyms]
- apparisce
[Verb]
appare
1.third-person singular present indicative of apparire
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
appārē
1.second-person singular present active imperative of appāreō
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apparently
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈpaɹəntli/[Adverb]
apparently (comparative more apparently, superlative most apparently)
1.Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
2.(Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare,
If he should scorn me so apparently.
3.Seemingly; in appearance only.
A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
4.According to what the speaker has read or been told.
Apparently you are quite a good dancer.
5.2006, Lois Lewandowski, The Fatal Heir: A Gillian Jones Mystery, iUniverse, 978-0-595-39843-0, page 169:
" […] Apparently they are going to contact the adoption agency and see if they can locate that child. […] "
[Etymology]
From apparent + -ly.
[References]
- apparently in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- apparently at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Synonyms]
- (in a way that is manifest): obviously, plainly, clearly, evidently
- (in appearance only): ostensibly, seemingly
- (according to what one has heard): allegedly
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きゅ
[[Japanese]]
[Syllable]
きゅ (Hepburn romanization kyu)
1.The hiragana syllable きゅ (kyu), whose equivalent in katakana is キュ (kyu).
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きゅう
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
きゅう (romaji kyū)
1.九: nine
2.急: emergency, crisis
3.球: globe, sphere, ball
4.級: class, grade, rank
5.給: wage recompense
6.旧: old things, old times
7.玖: legal character for 'nine'
8.灸: moxibustion
9.宮: palace
10.亀: turtle
[Prefix]
きゅう (kanji 旧, romaji kyū-)
1.old, previous, -ex, former
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居間
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
居間 (hiragana いま, romaji ima)
1.living room
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ちゅう
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology 1]
Ideophonic.
[Etymology 2]
Various readings.
[Suffix]
ちゅう (romaji -chū)
1.中: medium; during, in the middle of
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ちゅうこ
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
ちゅうこ (romaji chūko)
1.中古: used, second-hand; Middle Ages
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ちゅうごく
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology]
From 中 (ちゅう, chū, "the middle") + 国 (こく, koku, "country").
[Noun]
ちゅうごく (romaji chūgoku)
1.中国: China
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かい
[[Japanese]]
[Counter]
かい (romaji -kai)
1.回: occurrences
2.回: games, rounds, innings in baseball
3.階: floor, storey
[Noun]
かい (romaji kai)
1.貝: shell
2.階: story, floor
3.界: world
[Particle]
かい (romaji kai)
1.かい: (familiar) marks a non-rhetorical question, which expects a 'yes' or a 'no' answer, a variant of question particle か (“ka”)
元気かい？
げんきかい？
Genki kai?
Are you fine?
あの女の子に気があるのかい。
あのおんなのこにきがあるのかい。
Ano onna no ko ni ki ga aru no kai?
Are you interested in that girl?
彼はもう来たかい？
かれはもうきたかい？
Kare wa mō kita kai?
Has he come yet?
本当に出来るのかい？
ほんとうにできるのかい？
Hontō ni dekiru no kai?
Can you really do it?
[Suffix]
かい (romaji -kai)
1.会: meeting
2.階: floor, storey
3.界: the world of something, such as business, celebrities, or finance
4.改: revision
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かいがら
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
かいがら (romaji kaigara)
1.貝殻: shell
[References]
- Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Server
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