13332
discourteous
[[English]]
[Adjective]
discourteous (comparative more discourteous, superlative most discourteous)
1.impolite; lacking consideration for others
[Antonyms]
- courteous
[Etymology]
dis- + courteous
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:impolite
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13333
disrespectful
[[English]]
[Adjective]
disrespectful (comparative more disrespectful, superlative most disrespectful)
1.lacking respect
[Antonyms]
- respectful
[Etymology]
dis- + respectful
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:cheeky
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0
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13334
intruding
[[English]]
[Verb]
intruding
1.Present participle of intrude.
0
0
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13335
intrude
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- untried
[Etymology]
From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere, "to thrust".
[See also]
- invade
[Verb]
intrude (third-person singular simple present intrudes, present participle intruding, simple past and past participle intruded)
1.to enter without permission
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13336
broach
[[English]]
ipa :/bɹəʊtʃ/[Etymology 1]
This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.Old French; cognate to brochure.[1]
[Etymology 2]
This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
[References]
1.^ “broach” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
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13337
bewilderment
[[English]]
[Noun]
bewilderment (plural bewilderments)
1.The state of being bewildered.
2.A confusing or perplexing situation.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13338
versing
[[English]]
[Verb]
versing
1.Present participle of verse.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13341
vexed
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈvɛkst/[Adjective]
vexed (comparative more vexed, superlative most vexed)
1.annoyed, irritated or distressed
She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
2.much debated, discussed or disputed
the vexed question of whether or not to kiss on a first date
[Verb]
vexed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of vex.
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13347
superimpose
[[English]]
[See also]
- superpose
- impose
[Verb]
superimpose (third-person singular simple present superimposes, present participle superimposing, simple past and past participle superimposed)
1.To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.
He superimposed the company logo over the image.
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13351
unbridled
[[English]]
[Adjective]
unbridled (comparative more unbridled, superlative most unbridled)
1.without restraint or boundary
She jumped into the project with unbridled enthusiasm.
[Verb]
unbridled
1.Simple past of unbridle.
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0
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13352
truism
[[English]]
[Noun]
truism (plural truisms)
1.A self-evident or obvious truth.
2.A banality or cliché.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:saying
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13355
preternatural
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌpriː.təˈnætʃ.əɹ.əl/[Adjective]
preternatural (comparative more preternatural, superlative most preternatural)
1.Beyond or different from what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; abnormal.
2.1882, George Edward Ellis, The Red Man and the White Man in North America, p. 152,
Doubtless there has been some exaggeration in the picturesque and fanciful relations of the almost preternatural skill and cunning of the Indian, [...]
3.(dated) Having an existence outside of the natural world. In this sense, everything supernatural is also preternatural.
4.1817, William Hazlitt, Characters of Shakespeare's Plays, "Macbeth",
Macbeth is like a record of a preternatural and tragical event.
5.1860, George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss, Book 1, Chapter 11,
Not Leonore, in that preternatural midnight excursion with her phantom lover, was more terrified than poor Maggie in this entirely natural ride on a short-paced donkey, [...]
6.1925, Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Ring of Thoth",
Vansittart Smith, fixing his eyes upon the fellow's skin, was conscious of a sudden impression that there was something inhuman and preternatural about its appearance.
[Alternative forms]
- praeternatural
- præternatural (archaic)
[Etymology]
From Latin preternaturalis/praeternaturalis, from praeter nātūram, from praeter (“beyond”) + nātūra (“nature”).
[References]
- preternatural in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Synonyms]
- (beyond or different): uncanny
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0
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13356
john
[[English]]
[Noun]
john (plural johns)
1.(slang) A prostitute's client.
2.2004, Dennis Cooper, The Sluts, page 233
In the first part of the video, Thad sucks the john's cock and takes a load in his mouth.
3.(slang, US) A lavatory, toilet.
4.(slang) An outhouse privy. Also johnny house.
5.(slang) A name often used as a generic reference to a male of European, North-American, or Australian origin, while travelling in East Asia.
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13357
John
[[English]]
ipa :Jōħānān[Alternative forms]
- Jon male given name only
[Etymology]
From Latin Iōhannēs (variant of Iōannēs), from New Testament Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs), contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָ (Johanan) Jōħānān, perhaps from a former יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan) Jəhôħānān, meaning "God is gracious".
[Proper noun]
John
1.A male given name very popular since the Middle Ages.
2.1852 D. H. Jacques, "A Chapter on Names", The Knickerbocker, or, New-York Monthly Magazine, Volume XL, August 1852, page 114:
John is a most excellent name, and Smith is a surname which is worthy of respect and honor, but wo to the man on whom they are conjoined! For John Smith to aspire to senatorial dignities or to the laurel of a poet is simply ridiculous. Who is John Smith? He is lost in the multitude of John Smiths, and individual fame is impossible.
3.1920, John Collings Squire, "Initials", Life and Letters: Essays, Hodder & Stoughton, pages 233-235:
The name I refer to is John. It has been borne by many illustrious men and an innumerable multitude of the obscure. - - - It is as fixed as the English landscape and the procession of seasons. It never becomes wearisome or tarnished. Nothing affects it; nothing can bring it into contempt; it stands like a rock amid the turbulent waves of human history, as fine and noble a thing now as it was when it first took shape on human lips. It is a name to live up to; but if one who bears it sinks into disrepute it falls not with him, but rather stays in the firmament above him, shining down upon him like a reproachful star.
4.(biblical) Two persons of great importance to early Christianity: John the Baptist and John the Apostle, identified with John the Evangelist.
5.1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), John 1:6:
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
6.(biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
7.(biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).
8.A patronymic surname.
9.(informal) Used frequently to form an idea personified John Bull, John Barleycorn (see derivations below).
10.(informal) A name used to address a man whose actual name is not known: John Doe.
[Statistics]
- Most common English words before 1923: answered · thousand · looking · #365: John · hour · air · reason
[Synonyms]
- (name used to address a man whose actual name is not known {standard)): sir
- (name used to address a man whose actual name is not known(colloquial or slang)): boy (especially to a younger man), bro (US, New Zealand), gov or guv (British), guvnor (British), Mac (US), man (especially US), mate (British, Australian), mister, son (to a younger man)
[[Danish]]
[Etymology]
A contraction of Johannes, later reinforced by the English John.
[Proper noun]
John c.
1.A male given name.
[References]
- [1] Danskernes Navne: 44 136 males with the given name John (compared to 3 492 named Jon) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on March 20th, 2011.
[[Norwegian]]
[Etymology]
Medieval contraction of Johannes later reinforced by the English John. Used as a spelling variant of the more traditional Jon.
[Proper noun]
John
1.A male given name.
[References]
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 20 361 males with the given name John (compared to 16 263 named Jon) alive in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on March 29th 2011.
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
From English John. First recorded in Sweden in 1729. Used as a spelling variant of the traditional Swedish Jon.
[Proper noun]
John
1.A male given name.
[References]
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån: 66 757 males with the given name John (compared to 5 963 named Jon) alive in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.
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13360
cubs
[[English]]
[Noun]
cubs
1.Plural form of cub.
[[Catalan]]
[Noun]
cubs m. pl.
1.Plural form of cub.
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0
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13361
cub
[[English]]
ipa :-ʌb[Anagrams]
- UBC
[Etymology 1]
First attested 1530 as cubbe (“young fox”), perhaps from Old Norse (Icelandic) kobbi (“seal”), or from Old Irish cuib (“whelp”)[1].
[Etymology 2]
[References]
1.^ Etymology of cub in Online Etymology Dictionary
[[Catalan]]
[Etymology]
From Latin cubus.
[Noun]
cub m. (plural cubs)
1.cube
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
From French cube, Latin cubus.
[Noun]
cub n. (plural cuburi)
1.cube
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0
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13362
nether
[[English]]
ipa :/nɛð.ə/[Adjective]
nether (comparative nethermore, superlative nethermost)
1.Lower; under.
The disappointed child’s nether lip quivered.
2.Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface.
The nether regions.
3.1873, Mark Twain, The Gilded Age, page187:
When one thinks of the tremendous forces of the upper and the nether world which play for the mastery of the soul of a woman during the few years in which she passes from plastic girlhood to the ripe maturity of womanhood,
[Anagrams]
- threne
[Etymology]
From Middle English nether, nethere, nithere, from Old English nithera, from niþer, adverb nithor (“down, downward”); akin to Old Saxon adjective nithiri (“nether”), adverb nithar (“down”), Old High German adjective nidari, nidaro (“nether”), adverb nidar (“down”), Old Norse adjective neðri, neðarri (“nether”), adverb niðr (“down”); all from a Germanic word that is a comparative of a word akin to Sanskrit नि (ni, “down”); akin to Old English in.
[Synonyms]
- (lower): bottom, lower
- (beneath the Earth's surface): subsurface, subterranean
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0
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13364
moxie
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmɒksi/[Anagrams]
- oxime[edit] TranslationsTranslations
[Noun]
moxie (uncountable)
1.backbone, determination and fortitude
2.initiative or skill
3.(Can we date this quote?) John Updike, Rabbit Redux:
As a girl she had speed and a knock-kneed moxie at athletics, and might have done more with it if she hadn't harvested all the glory already.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13367
subset
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsʌbˌsɛt/[Antonyms]
- superset
[Etymology]
From sub- + set
[Noun]
subset (plural subsets)
1.(set theory) With respect to another set, a set such that each of its elements is also an element of the other set.
The set of integers is a subset of the set of reals.
The set {a, b} is a both a subset and a proper subset of {a, b, c} while the set {a, b, c} is a subset of {a, b, c} but not a proper subset of {a, b, c}.
2.A group of things or people, all of which are in a specified larger group.
We asked a subset of the population of the town for their opinion.
[Synonyms]
- (set theory) ⊂, ⊆
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13372
receptionist
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Recorded since 1901, derived from reception (itself from Latin receptiō (“the act of receiving; reception”), from receptus, the perfect passive participle of recipiō (“receive”)) + -ist.
[Noun]
receptionist (countable and uncountable; plural receptionists)
1.An employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting.
2.A secretary whose tasks prominently include the above.
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0
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13374
regardless of
[[English]]
[Preposition]
regardless of
1.Without attention to.
He smoked cigars regardless of the consequences.
[See also]
- despite
[Synonyms]
- irrespective of
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13378
gobbledegook
[[English]]
[Noun]
gobbledegook (uncountable)
1.Alternative form of gobbledygook.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13379
jimmy
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- jemmy
[Noun]
jimmy (plural jimmies)
1.(slang) A marijuana cigarette.
2.(plural only; not used in singular form) Candy sprinkles.
3.A device used to circumvent a locking mechanism; a slim-Jim.
4.(slang) Royal Navy slang for First Lieutenant (Executive Officer)
5.(US) A jemmy; a crowbar used by burglars to open windows and doors.
6.(US) (slang) penis
[References]
- jimmy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Synonyms]
- (marijuana cigarette): See also Wikisaurus:marijuana cigarette
- (sprinkles): hundreds and thousands (UK), sprinkles
[Verb]
jimmy (third-person singular simple present jimmies, present participle jimmying, simple past and past participle jimmied)
1.To pry open, especially a lock.
The kitchen window had been jimmied. - "The Big Sleep", by Raymond Chandler
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13380
Jimmy
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪmi[Proper noun]
Jimmy
1.A diminutive of the male given name James or Jim, also used as a formal given name.
2.1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, ISBN 0151239576, page 184:
Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.
3.(Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened form of Jimmy Riddle, a piddle.
[Synonyms]
- (piddle): piddle, pee, wee
[[Danish]]
[Alternative forms]
- Jimmi
[Etymology]
Borrowed from English.
[Proper noun]
Jimmy
1.A male given name
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
Borrowed from English.
[Proper noun]
Jimmy
1.A male given name
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0
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13381
immunized
[[English]]
[Verb]
immunized
1.Simple past tense and past participle of immunize.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13382
immunize
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- immunise
[Verb]
immunize (third-person singular simple present immunizes, present participle immunizing, simple past and past participle immunized)
1.(transitive) To make someone or something immune to something.
2.(transitive) To inoculate someone, as thus produce immunity from a disease.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13383
outdone
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɑʊtdon/[Verb]
outdone
1.Past participle of outdo
0
0
2009/10/02 09:50
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13384
conspicuously
[[English]]
[Adverb]
conspicuously (comparative more conspicuously, superlative most conspicuously)
1.In a conspicuous manner; noticeably.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13385
ostentatious
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/[Adjective]
ostentatious (comparative more ostentatious, superlative most ostentatious)
1.Of ostentation.
2.Intended to attract notice.
3.Of tawdry display; kitsch.
[Etymology]
Originated 1650–60; ostentation+-ious.
[References]
- “ostentatious” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “ostentatious” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "ostentatious" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.
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0
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2012/03/03 20:07
13386
porcelain
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpoʊɹ.sə.lɪn/[Etymology]
From French porcelaine 'cowrie, chinaware', from Italian porcellana 'cowrie, chinaware', from porcella, the mussel and cockle shells which painters put their pigments in, literally 'female piglet'.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:PorcelainWikipedia porcelain (countable and uncountable; plural porcelains)
1.a hard, white, translucent ceramic that is made by firing kaolin and other materials; china.
2.anything manufactured from this material.
[References]
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13387
befuddle
[[English]]
ipa :/bɪˈfʌdl/[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:confuse
[Verb]
befuddle (third-person singular simple present befuddles, present participle befuddling, simple past and past participle befuddled)
1.(transitive) to perplex or confuse (someone)
The explanation left him completely befuddled.
2.(transitive) to stupefy someone, especially with alcohol
3.1983, Basile Kerblay, Modern Soviet Society, page 290
... to the American and French alcoholics, who drink in order to get drunk and befuddle the brain
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13388
inattentive
[[English]]
[Adjective]
inattentive (comparative more inattentive, superlative most inattentive)
1.Of or pertaining to lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.
He was inattentive in class and did not do well in his exams.
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13389
idiosyncrasies
[[English]]
[Noun]
idiosyncrasies pl.
1.Plural form of idiosyncrasy.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13390
idiosyncrasy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌɪd.i.əʊˈsɪŋ.krə.si/[Etymology]
First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from Old French idiosyncrasie, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasia, “one’s own temperament”), from ἴδιος (idios, “one’s own”) + σύν (sun, “together”) + κρᾶσις (krasis, “temperament”).
[Noun]
idiosyncrasy (plural idiosyncrasies)
1.A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
2.A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
3.(medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.
4.A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
He mastered the idiosyncrasies of English spelling.
[References]
- idiosyncrasy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- idiosyncrasy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[See also]
See also
[Synonyms]
synonyms
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0
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13393
attire
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈtaɪə(r)/[Anagrams]
- ratite
[Etymology]
From Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”).
[Noun]
attire (plural attires)
1.One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
He was wearing his formal attire.
2.(heraldry) The single horn of a deer or stag.habit or dress
[Verb]
attire (third-person singular simple present attires, present participle attiring, simple past and past participle attired)
1.To dress or garb.
We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.
He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- attéri
- étirât
- itérât
- traite, traité
[Verb]
attire
1.first-person singular present indicative of attirer
2.third-person singular present indicative of attirer
3.first-person singular present subjunctive of attirer
4.third-person singular present subjunctive of attirer
5.second-person singular imperative of attirer
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13394
interruption
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/[Noun]
interruption (plural interruptions)
1.the act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted
2.a time interval during which there is a cessation of something
[See also]
- dead air
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13396
aped
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- E.D. Pa.
[Verb]
aped
1.Simple past tense and past participle of ape.
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13399
AP
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
AP
1.Amapá, a state of Brazil.
2.(grammar, sentence parsing) adjective phrase; adverbial phrase (Note: to disambiguate, one can use the abbreviations AdjP and AdvP instead.)
[Anagrams]
- pa, Pa, PA, Pa., p.a.
[Initialism]
AP
1.Associated Press
2.Advanced Placement
3.(military) armor-piercing
4.(accounting) accounts payable
5.(military) anti-personnel
6.(banking) automatic payment
7.(computing) access point
8.Armed Forces in the Pacific (USPS abbreviation code)
9.2010 October 29, Bill Shrum, “Shipping to soldiers for the holidays”, Stuttgart (Arkansas) Daily Leader:
• APO/FPO AE ZIPs 094-098 — Space Available Mail, Nov. 26; Parcel Airlift Mail, Dec. 3; Priority Mail, Dec. 10; First Class Mail Letters and Cards, Dec.10 and Express Mail Military Service, Dec. 18.
• APO/FPO AA ZIP 340 — Space Available Mail, Nov. 26; Parcel Airlift Mail, Dec. 3; Priority Mail, Dec. 10; First Class Mail Letters and Cards, Dec. 10 and Express Mail Military Service, Dec. 18.
• APO/FPO AP ZIPs 962-966 — Space Available Mail, Nov. 26; Parcel Airlift Mail, Dec. 3; Priority Mail, Dec. 10; First Class Mail Letters and Cards, Dec. 10 and Express Mail Military Service, Dec. 18.
10.American plan (hotel rate type)
[See also]
- (military): HE , AT
[[French]]
[Abbreviation]
AP
1.Apples CH (Swiss commune)
2.Apará (Andorran commune)
3.Árouesa (Andorran commune)
4.Apalesarsoiär (Andorran commune)
5.Awyer
[Anagrams]
- PA
[[Portuguese]]
[Abbreviation]
AP
1.Amapá (Brazilian state)
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disposable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
disposable (comparative more disposable, superlative most disposable)
1.That can be disposed of.
2.That is designed to be discarded of rather than refilled or repaired.
Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.
[Antonyms]
- non-disposable, nondisposable, undisposalbe, indisposable
[Etymology]
dispose + -able
[Noun]
disposable (plural disposables)
1.Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13402
exaggerated
[[English]]
[Adjective]
exaggerated (comparative more exaggerated, superlative most exaggerated)
1.That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
[Verb]
exaggerated
1.Simple past tense and past participle of exaggerate.
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13403
exaggerate
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- (overstate): downplay, understate
[Etymology]
From Latin exaggeratus, past participle of exaggerare (“to heap up, increase, enlarge, magnify, amplify, exaggerate”), from ex (“ut, up”) + aggerare (“to heap up”), from agger (“a pile, heap, mound, dike, mole, pier, etc.”), from aggerere, adgerere (“to bring together”), from ad (“to”) + gerere (“to carry”).
[External links]
- exaggerate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- exaggerate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- exaggerate at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Synonyms]
- overexaggerate
[Verb]
exaggerate (third-person singular simple present exaggerates, present participle exaggerating, simple past and past participle exaggerated)
1.To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate!
He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating. The real number is about ten.
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
exaggerāte
1.second-person plural present active imperative of exaggerō
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insidiously
[[English]]
[Adverb]
insidiously
1.in an insidious manner
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shouldn't
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈʃʊdn̩t/[Etymology]
should + -n't
[References]
- 1983, Zwicky, Arnold M.; Geofrey K. Pullum, “Cliticization vs. Inlection: English n't”, Language, volume 59, number 3, pages pp. 502–513:
[Verb]
shouldn't
1.(auxiliary) should not.
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qualm
[[English]]
ipa :/kwɑm/[Etymology]
Middle English cwalm, qualm (“death, sickness, plague”), from Old English cwealm (West Saxon) "death, disaster, plague," ūtcualm (Anglian) "utter destruction," related to cwelan (“to die,”) cwellan (“to kill”). The other suggested etymology, less satisfying, is from Dutch kwalm "steam, vapor, mist," which also may be ultimately from the same Germanic root as quell. Sense softened to "feeling of faintness" 1530; meaning "uneasiness, doubt" is from 1553; that of "scruple of conscience" is 1649. An indirect connection between the Old English and modern senses is plausible, via the notion of "fit of sickness."
[Noun]
qualm (plural qualms)
1.A sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness.
2.A prick of the conscience, moral scruple.
3.An uneasy feeling of apprehension and/or doubt
[Synonyms]
compunction, misgiving, scruple
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nom
[[English]]
ipa :/nɒm/[Anagrams]
- mon, Mon
[Etymology 1]
Shortened from nomination, nominee, and so on.
[Etymology 2]
Onomatopoeic.
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/nɔm/[Etymology]
From Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥.
[Noun]
nom m. (plural noms)
1.name
2.(grammar) noun
[Synonyms]
- (name): apel·latiu
- (noun): substantiu
[[French]]
ipa :/nɔ̃/[Anagrams]
- mon
[Etymology]
From Latin nominem, accusative singular of nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥.
[Noun]
nom m. (plural noms)
1.A name, especially a last name or family name.
Un nom de famille est un nom propre. — A family name is a proper noun.
Votre nom et prénom, s'il vous plaît. — Your last name and first name, please.
2.A noun.
Un nom de famille est un nom propre. — A family name is a proper noun.
[Synonyms]
- (noun): substantif
[[Maltese]]
[Noun]
nom m.
1.noun (grammatical category)
This Maltese entry was created from the translations listed at noun. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see nom in the Maltese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2008
[[Middle English]]
[Verb]
nom
1.Third-person preterite form of nimen
[[Occitan]]
[Alternative forms]
- noum (Provence)
[Etymology]
From Latin nōmen.
[Noun]
nom m. (plural noms)
1.name
2.(grammar) noun
[[Old French]]
[Alternative forms]
- non
- num
[Etymology]
From Latin nōmen
[Noun]
nom m. (oblique plural noms, nominative singular noms, nominative plural nom)
1.name
[[Sawi]]
[Particle]
nom
1.don't
Tadan nom! - Don't be afraid!
[See also]
- haser
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nom de guerre
[[English]]
[Etymology]
French, literally "name of war", referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.
[Noun]
nom de guerre
1.A pseudonym.
[See also]
- nom de plume
[[French]]
[Etymology]
literally "name of war", referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.
[Noun]
nom de guerre m. (plural noms de guerre)
1.pseudonym
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psycholinguistic
[[English]]
[Adjective]
psycholinguistic (not comparable)
1.Pertaining to psycholinguistics.
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finale
[[English]]
ipa :/fɪˈnɑː.li/[Antonyms]
- premiere
[Etymology]
From Italian finale (“end”), from Late Latin finalis, from Latin finis
[Noun]
finale (plural finales)
1.The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
2.2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, BBC Sport:
Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead for the first time before Juan Mata's spectacular strike set up the finale for an enthralling encounter.
3.(narratology) The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.
[[Albanian]]
[Noun]
finale f. (plural finale)
1.(sports) final(s).
[[Dutch]]
[Adjective]
finale
1.inflexion of finaal
[Noun]
finale f. (plural finales, diminutive finaletje)
1.a final, e.g. the end-round in a competition
[[French]]
[Adjective]
finale
1.feminine form of final
[Anagrams]
- enfila
- enflai
[Noun]
finale f. (plural finales)
1.a final
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
finale m. and f. (m and f plural finali)
1.final
[Anagrams]
- alfine
- felina
[Antonyms]
- iniziale
- inizio
- principio
[Etymology]
Late Latin finalis, from Latin finis
[Noun]
finale m. (plural finali)
1.end, ending, conclusion
2.finale finale f. (plural finali)
1.(sports) final, finals
la finale della Coppa del Mondo - the World Cup final
2.(of contest) last round, final trial
3.(linguistics) termination, ending, final clause
[Related terms]
- finalissima
- finalista
- finalizzare
- finalmente
- fine
- finire
[Synonyms]
- conclusivo
- ultimo
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
fīnāle
1.nominative neuter singular of fīnālis
2.accusative neuter singular of fīnālis
3.vocative neuter singular of fīnālis
[[Polish]]
[Noun]
finale
1.locative singular of finał
2.vocative singular of finał
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/finǎːle/[Noun]
finále m. and n. (Cyrillic spelling фина́ле)
1.finale
2.finals
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victor
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/[Etymology]
Borrowed from Latin victor (“a conqueror”).
[External links]
- victor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- victor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- victor at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
victor (plural victors)
1.The winner in a fight or contest.
2.2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City”, BBC Sport:
City were also the victors on that occasion 56 years ago, winning 5-0, but this visit was portrayed as a measure of their progress against the 19-time champions.
3.The letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
[Synonyms]
- winner
- conqueror
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
victor m., f., n., (genitive victoris); third declension
1.triumphant, conquering
[Etymology]
Consists of vic- + -tor. Latin vic- is the root of vincō, vincere (“to conquer”). The female form is victrix.
[Noun]
victor (genitive victōris); m, third declension
1.conqueror, vanquisher, victor
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impudent
[[English]]
[Adjective]
impudent (comparative more impudent, superlative most impudent)
1.Not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced
The impudent children would not stop talking in class.
[Etymology]
From Latin impudēns (“shameless”).
[Synonyms]
- bold
- brazen-faced
- impertinent
- See also Wikisaurus:cheeky
[[French]]
[Adjective]
impudent m. (f. impudente, m. plural impudents, f. plural impudentes)
1.impudent
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ignominy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɪɡnəmɪni/[Etymology]
From French ignominie, from Latin ignominia, from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”).
[Noun]
ignominy (plural ignominies)
1.Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
2.a. 1994, Bill Watterson, Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat, Andrews McMeel, ISBN 0836217691, page 168
Calvin: Our great plan backfired and I'm the one who got soaked! Oh, the shame! The ignominy!
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