13421
imbue
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Latin imbuō (“wet, moisten”).
[Verb]
imbue (third-person singular simple present imbues, present participle imbuing, simple past and past participle imbued)
1.(transitive): To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
The shirt was imbued with his scent.
2.In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
The entire text is imbued with the sense of melancholy and hopelessness.
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
imbue
1.second-person singular present active imperative of imbuō
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13422
counterfeiting
[[English]]
[Verb]
counterfeiting
1.Present participle of counterfeit.
0
0
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13423
counterfeit
[[English]]
[Adjective]
counterfeit (not comparable)
1.False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
This counterfeit watch looks like the real thing, but it broke a week after I bought it.
2.Inauthentic
[Etymology]
Anglo-Norman countrefait, from continental Old French contrefait.
[Noun]
counterfeit (plural counterfeits)
1.A non-genuine article; a fake.
2.One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:fake
[Verb]
counterfeit (third-person singular simple present counterfeits, present participle counterfeiting, simple past and past participle counterfeited)
1.(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
2.(transitive, obsolete) To produce a faithful copy of.
3.2008, Michael Gaudio, Engraving the savage: the New World and techniques of civilization, page xii:
The title page of White's original album includes a descriptive title page that identifies the contents as “the pictures of sondry things collected and counterfeited according to the truth,"
4.(transitive, obsolete) To feign.
5.(transitive, poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13424
ravening
[[English]]
[Adjective]
ravening (comparative more ravening, superlative most ravening)
1.Voracious and greedy.
There is no shortage of ravening friends and relatives on the day one hits the lottery.
[Etymology]
Present participle of the obsolete verb raven "to prey".
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13425
raven
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈreɪvən/[Anagrams]
- Verna
[Etymology 1]
Old English hræfn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz (compare Dutch raaf, German Rabe, Danish ravn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂- (compare Middle Irish crú, Latin corvus, Lithuanian šárka ‘magpie’, Serbo-Croatian svrȁka ‘id.’, Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax)), from *ḱer, *ḱor (compare Latin crepare ‘to creak, crack’, Sanskrit kṛ́patē ‘he laments, implores’).
[Etymology 2]
From Old French raviner (“rush, seize by force”), itself from ravine (“rapine”), from Latin rapina (“plundering, loot”), itself from rapere (“seize, plunder, abduct”)
[External links]
- Raven on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Corvus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Corvus (genus)
[References]
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
- “raven” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001 [1]
[See also]
- Appendix:English collective nouns
[[Dutch]]
ipa :-aːvən[Anagrams]
- ervan, varen
[Noun]
raven
1.Plural form of raaf.
[Verb]
raven (weak in -d)
1.to (hold a) rave, to party wildly
[[Slovene]]
[Adjective]
raven
1.even
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0
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13429
raging
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/[Adjective]
raging (comparative more raging, superlative most raging)
1.Volatile, very active or unpredictable.
[Verb]
raging
1.Present participle of rage.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13430
rag
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹaɡ/[Anagrams]
- gar
[Etymology 1]
Origin uncertain; perhaps the same word as Etymology 2, below.
[Etymology 2]
From Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft, shagginess”). Cognate with Swedish ragg.
[Etymology 3]
Origin uncertain.
[Etymology 4]
Perhaps from ragged. Compare later ragtime.
[References]
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
[[Breton]]
[Preposition]
rag
1.before
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/rɑx/[Etymology 1]
[Etymology 2]
From English rag.
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :/ˈrɒɡ/[Etymology]
Back-formation from ragad. Created during the Hungarian language reform taking place in the 18th-19th centuries.
[Noun]
rag (plural ragok)
1.(grammar) suffix, affix, case ending
[See also]
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
[[Scottish Gaelic]]
[Adjective]
rag
1.stiff, rigid, inflexible
2.stubborn, obstinate
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0
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13432
purse
[[English]]
ipa :/pɜː(ɹ)s/[Anagrams]
- rupes
- sprue
- super
[Etymology]
From Middle English, from Old English purs (“purse”), partly from Old English pusa (“wallet, bag, scrip”), and partly from Old English burse (“pouch, bag”).Old English pusa comes from Proto-Germanic *pusô (“bag, sack, scrip”), from Proto-Indo-European *būs- (“to swell, stuff”), and is cognate with Old High German pfoso (“pouch, purse”), Low German pūse (“purse, bag”), Old Norse posi (“purse, bag”), Danish pose (“purse, bag”). Old English burse comes from Medieval Latin bursa (“leather bag”) (compare English bursar), from Ancient Greek βύρσα (bursa, “hide, wine-skin”).Compare also Old French borse (French: bourse), Old Saxon bursa (“bag”), Old High German burissa (“wallet”).
[Noun]
purse (plural purses)
1.A small bag for carrying money.
2.1550 Mierdman, Steuen, The market or fayre of usurers
And then muſt many a man occupie as farre as his purſe would reache, and ſtretche out his legges accordynge to the length of his couerlet.
3.(US) A small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items.
4.A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
5.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 12, The Cyclops
It was a historic and a hefty battle when Myler and Percy were scheduled to don the gloves for the purse of fifty sovereigns.
[Synonyms]
- (small bag for carrying money): pocketbook; coin purse, change purse(especially US)
- (small bag used by women): handbag (especially UK)
- (quantity of money): bursary, grant
- pucker
[Verb]
purse (third-person singular simple present purses, present participle pursing, simple past and past participle pursed)
1.(transitive) To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
2.1979, Monty Python, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.
[[Estonian]]
ipa :/ˈpurse/[Noun]
purse (genitive purske, partitive purset)
1.outburst
2.eruption
3.explosion
4.spurt, gush
[[Finnish]]
[Etymology]
pursua, pursuta >
[Noun]
purse
1.(metallurgy) flash
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0
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13434
busty
[[English]]
ipa :-ʌsti[Adjective]
busty (comparative bustier, superlative bustiest)
1.Having large breasts
Cor blimey guv'nor, there's a busty blonde yonder!
[Synonyms]
- big-breasted, bosomy, buxom, full-bosomed, well-stacked
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13435
ガラス
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology]
From Dutch glas
[Noun]
ガラス (kanji 硝子, romaji garasu)
1.glass - a transparent material used in container glass, window pane, etc.
0
0
2010/01/05 12:35
2012/03/03 20:07
TaN
13436
ガ
[[Japanese]]
ipa :[ɡa][Etymology]
The katakana character カ (ka) with a dakuten (゛).
[Syllable]
ガ (Hepburn romanization ga)
1.The katakana syllable ガ (ga), whose equivalent in hiragana is が (ga).
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13439
take-off
[[English]]
[Noun]
take-off (plural take-offs)
1.Alternative form of takeoff.
0
0
2008/12/12 13:05
2012/03/03 20:07
TaN
13440
ruck
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹʌk/[Etymology 1]
Middle English ruke
[Etymology 2]
1780, from Old Norse hrukka (“wrinkle, crease”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Akin to Icelandic hrukka (“wrinkle, crease, ruck”), Old High German runza (“fold, wrinkle, crease”), German Runzel (“wrinkle”), Middle Dutch ronse (“frown”). More at frounce.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13441
Ruck
[[German]]
[Etymology]
Old High German rucch
[Noun]
Ruck m
1.jerk
2.jolt
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13442
calf
[[English]]
ipa :/kɑːf/[Anagrams]
- CLAF
[Etymology 1]
A cow and calfOld English cealf, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz (compare Dutch kalf, German Kalb, Danish kalv), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo 'womb, animal young' (compare Ancient Greek (Hesychius) δολφός (dolphós) 'womb', Avestan garəwa 'uterus', Sanskrit गर्भ (gárbha) 'womb'), from the base *gel- 'to swell'.
[Etymology 2]
Calf of the legOld Norse kálfi, from Proto-Germanic *kalbô (compare German dial. Kalb 'muscle'), derived from calf1; see above.
[[Middle Dutch]]
ipa :/kalf/[Etymology]
From Old Dutch kalf, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.
[Noun]
calf n. (stem calv- or calver-)
1.calf
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0
2012/03/03 20:07
13443
charley
[[English]]
ipa :-ɑː(r)li[Proper noun]
Charley
1.A diminutive of the male given name Charles.
2.A diminutive of the female names Charlotte and Charlene.
[See also]
- Charlie
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13444
Charley
[[English]]
ipa :-ɑː(r)li[Proper noun]
Charley
1.A diminutive of the male given name Charles.
2.A diminutive of the female names Charlotte and Charlene.
[See also]
- Charlie
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13445
woolgathering
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- wool-gathering
[Noun]
woolgathering (uncountable)
1.Gathering fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.
2.Indulging in idle fancies or daydreams.
3.1911, H.G. Wells, "The Door in the Wall,"
I had bad times after that—crying at night and woolgathering by day. For two terms I slackened and had bad reports.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13448
hardball
[[English]]
[Adjective]
hardball (comparative more hardball, superlative most hardball)
1.Tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.
[Etymology]
hard + ball
[Noun]
hardball (plural hardballs)
1.(sports) In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13451
lube
[[English]]
ipa :/luːb/[Anagrams]
- blue, Blue
[Noun]
lube (uncountable)
1.(informal) lubricant
[Verb]
lube (third-person singular simple present lubes, present participle lubing, simple past and past participle lubed)
1.(transitive, informal) to lubricate
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13452
gelatinous
[[English]]
[Adjective]
gelatinous
1.jelly-like
2.of or referring to gelatin
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13454
harrumph
[[English]]
[Interjection]
harrumph
1.Alternative spelling of harumph.
[Noun]
harrumph (plural harrumphs)
1.Alternative spelling of harumph.
[Verb]
harrumph (third-person singular simple present harrumphs, present participle harrumphing, simple past and past participle harrumphed)
1.Alternative spelling of harumph.
0
0
2012/02/15 22:19
2012/03/03 20:07
13459
insinuate
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/[Anagrams]
- annuities
[Etymology]
From Latin īnsinuō (“to push in, creep in, steal in”), from in (“in”) + sinus (“a winding, bend, bay, fold, bosom”)
[Synonyms]
- (Make a way for or introduce something by subtle, crafty or artful means.): imply
[Verb]
insinuate (third-person singular simple present insinuates, present participle insinuating, simple past and past participle insinuated)
1.To make a way for or introduce something by subtle, crafty or artful means.
2.1995, Terry Pratchett, Maskerade, p. 242
Nanny didn't so much enter places as insinuate herself; she had unconsciously taken a natural talent for liking people and developed it into an occult science.
3.To creep, wind, or flow into.
4.To enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
The water insinuated itself into the rock. It became ice, which expanded and cracked large fragments off of the hard stone.
5.To ingratiate oneself; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning.
6.To hint at (something); to suggest or express an idea indirectly.
She insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.
[[Italian]]
[Verb]
insinuate
1.second-person plural present indicative of insinuare
2.second-person plural imperative of insinuare
3.Feminine plural of insinuato
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
īnsinuāte
1.first-person plural present active imperative of īnsinuō
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13463
tryst
[[English]]
ipa :/trɪst/[Etymology]
From Middle English tryst, trist, a variant of trust, trost, from Old Norse traust (“confidence, trust, security, help, shelter, safe abode”), from Proto-Germanic *traustan (“trust, shelter”), from Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *dreu-, *drū- (“to be firm, be solid”). More at trust.
[Noun]
tryst (plural trysts)
1.A prearranged meeting or assignation, now especially between lovers to meet at a specific place and time.
2.2005, Julian Baggini, The Pig that Wants to be Eaten: And 99 other thought experiments, №91: “No one gets hurt”, page 271 (Granta; ISBN 1862078556, 9781862078550)
If someone trusts you, what is lost if you betray that trust? As Scarlett is tempted to see it, sometimes nothing at all. If her husband remains ignorant of her tryst, then his trust in her will remain intact. ‘No one gets hurt’ runs her reasoning, so why not go ahead?
3.(obsolete) A mutual agreement, a covenant.
[Verb]
tryst (third-person singular simple present trysts, present participle trysting, simple past and past participle trysted)
1.(intransitive) To make a tryst; to agree to meet at a place.
2.(transitive) To arrange or appoint (a meeting time etc.).
3.(intransitive) To keep a tryst, to meet at an agreed place and time.
0
0
2009/05/14 23:48
2012/03/03 20:07
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13464
fringe
[[English]]
ipa :/fɹɪndʒ/[Adjective]
fringe (not comparable)
1.Outside the mainstream
[Anagrams]
- finger
[Etymology]
From Middle English, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathesis of Latin fimbriæ (“fibers", "threads", "fringe”) (plural). (Cognates include the German Franse and the Danish frynse.)
[Noun]
fringe (plural fringes)
1.A decorative border.
the fringe of a picture
2.A marginal or peripheral part.
3.2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, BBC Sport:
Dos Santos, who has often been on the fringes at Spurs since moving from Barcelona, whipped in a fantastic cross that Pavlyuchenko emphatically headed home for his first goal of the season.
4.Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
5.The periphery of a town or city.
He lives in the fringe of London.
6.(UK, New Zealand, Australian) That part of the hair that hangs down over the eyes (US bangs).
Her fringe is so long it covers her eyes.
7.(physics) A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
Interference fringe.
8.(The Fringe) non-mainstream theatre.
[Synonyms]
- (hair in front): forelock, bangs (US)
[Verb]
fringe (third-person singular simple present fringes, present participle fringing, simple past and past participle fringed)
1.(transitive) To decorate with fringe.
2.(transitive) To serve as a fringe.
3.1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 2
Purple bonnets fringed soft, pink, querulous faces on pillows in bath chairs.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13465
snit
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- inst.
- ints
- isn't
- NIST
- nits
- tins
[Noun]
snit (plural snits)
1.A temper; a lack of patience; a bad mood.
He's in a snit because he got passed over for promotion.
2.A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters.
3.A regional name for a beer chaser commonly served in 3 ounce servings in highball, or juice glasses with a Bloody Mary cocktail in the upper midwest states of United States including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois.
The bartender served us each a snit with our Bloody Marys this morning.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13467
futilely
[[English]]
[Adverb]
futilely (comparative more futilely, superlative most futilely)
1.In a futile manner
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13468
bimbo
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbɪmbəʊ/[Etymology]
From Italian bimbo (“a child, a male baby”), variant of bambino (“child”). Originated in Italian American theater, attested 1919, as “stupid, inconsequential man”, by 1920 developed sense of “floozie, attractive and stupid woman”.[1] Popularized in 1920s by Jack Conway of entertainment magazine Variety, who also popularized baloney (“nonsense”) and palooka (“large stupid man”). Revived in popularity in 1980s US political sex scandals.[1]
[Noun]
bimbo (plural bimbos)
1.(derogatory, slang) A physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence.
2.(derogatory, slang) A stupid or a foolish person.
[References]
1.↑ 1.0 1.1 “bimbo” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
[See also]
- Appendix:Words from Variety
[Synonyms]
- airhead, dumb blond, floozie
- See also Wikisaurus:promiscuous woman
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- bombi
[Etymology]
Variant of bambino (“child”).
[Noun]
bimbo m. (plural bimbi) (Feminine: bimba)
1.child, baby (male)
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0
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13469
dinged
[[English]]
[Verb]
dinged
1.Simple past tense and past participle of ding.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
13470
dinge
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- deign
[Etymology]
From dingy.
[Noun]
dinge (plural dinges)
1.Dinginess.
2.(US slang) A black person.
3.1970, John Glassco, Memoirs of Montparnasse, New York 2007, p. 46:
‘You made a hit with the dinge,’ Bob was saying.
[Verb]
dinge (third-person singular simple present dinges, present participle dingeing, simple past and past participle dingeed)
1.To strike, scourge, or beat.
2.To flog, as in penance
[[Dutch]]
[Verb]
dinge
1.singular present subjunctive of dingen.
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0
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13471
ding
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪŋ[Etymology 1]
From Middle English dingen, probably from Old Norse dengja (“to hammer”)
[Etymology 2]
(onomatopoeia)
[Etymology 3]
From ChineseThis definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :-ɪŋ[Etymology]
From Old Dutch thing, from Proto-Germanic *þingan. Cognate with Old Frisian thing, Old Low German þing, Old High German thing ‘assembly, council’ (German Ding ‘matter, thing’), Old Norse þing (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish ting), Old English þing (English thing.)
[Noun]
ding n. (plural dingen, diminutive dingetje)
1.matter, thing
[Verb]
ding
1.first-person singular present indicative of dingen.
2.imperative of dingen.
[[Irish]]
ipa :[dʲɪŋ][Verb]
ding
1.to wedge
2.to make compact
3.to dent
[[Mandarin]]
[Romanization]
ding
1.Nonstandard spelling of dīng.
2.Nonstandard spelling of díng.
3.Nonstandard spelling of dǐng.
4.Nonstandard spelling of dìng.
[[Scots]]
ipa :/dɪŋ/[Etymology]
Probably from Old Norse dengja (“to beat, thrash”). Cognate with Swedish dänga, Danish dænge.
[Verb]
tae ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dingin, simple past dang, past participle dung)
1.to beat, hit, strike
2.to beat, excel, defeat
3.1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, II.3:
‘Gude help him!—twa lines o' Davie Lindsay would ding a' he ever clerkit.’
0
0
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13474
squat
[[English]]
ipa :/skwɒt/[Adjective]
squat (comparative more squat, superlative most squat)
1.Relatively short or low and thick or broad
2.1927, H. P. Lovecraft, The Colour Out of Space
On the gentle slopes there are farms, ancient and rocky, with squat, moss-coated cottages brooding eternally over old New England secrets in the lee of great ledges […]
[Anagrams]
- quats
[Etymology]
From Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, from Latin coactus, perfect passive participle of cōgō (“force together, compress”).
[Noun]
Weightlifter performing a squat.squat (plural squats)
1.A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
2.2006, Yael Calhoun & Matthew R. Calhoun, Create a Yoga Practice for Kids, page 72
Sit in a squat, with your feet a comfortable distance apart.
3.(weightlifting): A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders.
4.2001, Robert Wolff, Robert Wolff's Book of Great Workouts, page 58-59
The king of all quad exercises, and arguably the best single-weight resistance exercise, is the squat.
5.A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting (Wikipedia entry).
6.A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
7.1996, Chris Smith, "Live Free or Die", New York Magazine (8 Jul 2009), page 36
" […] If you want to spend a night in a squat, it's all political to get in." Lately, as buildings have filled and become stringent about new admissions, much of the squatters' "My house is your house" rhetoric has become hollow.
8.(slang) Something of no value; nothing.
I know squat about nuclear physics.
9.2003, "Dear Dotti", Weekly World News, vol. 24, no. 34 (May 6), page 23
We didn't ask for rent, but we assumed they'd help around the house. But they don't do squat.
[Verb]
squat (third-person singular simple present squats, present participle squatting, simple past and past participle squatted)
1.To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
2.1901, Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career, chapter II
He was not going to squat henlike on his place as the cockies around him did.
3.(weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
4.1994, Kurt, Mike, & Brett Brungardt, The Complete Book of Butt and Legs, page 161
For those who are having, or have had, trouble squatting we suggest learning how to squat by performing the front squat […] The front squat allows you almost no alternative but to perform the exercise correctly.
5.To occupy without permission.
6.1890, Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives , chapter VII
Huddled together in loathsome files, they squat there over night, or until an inquisitive policeman breaks up the congregation with his club, which in Mulberry Street has always free swing.
[[French]]
ipa :/skwat/[Etymology]
From English squat
[Noun]
squat m. (plural squats)
1.squat, building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter
taper un squat, to squat an apartment, do stupid and useless things.
2.uninvited presence in a building or place (the result of which can be welcomed)
on va taper un squat chez Jérôme ?
3.let's crash Jérôme's place
4.squat effect
Parmi les inconvénients du squat, la modification de l'écoulement des filets d'eau, perturbé par la proximité du fond, provoque des difficultés de gouverne, des vibrations, et une diminution de la vitesse.
5.(weightlifting) squat
C'est Vlad Alhazov qui détient le record du monde au squat, avec 1250lbs (566,99 kilo).
[References]
- "squat" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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0
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13475
novice
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈnɒvɪs/[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, from Latin novīcius, later novitius (“new, newly arrived”) (in Late Latin as a noun, novicius, masculine, novicia (“feminine, one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”)), from novus (“new”).
[External links]
- novice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- novice in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- novice at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
novice (plural novices)
1.A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. [from 14th c.]
I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers wouldn't make.
2.(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]
3.1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1137:
Nor had it been difficult to find a Coptic priest who, together with his youthful novice, chanted the seemingly interminable Egyptian service of the dead [...].
[Synonyms]
- (person new to an activity): amateur, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newbie
- See also Wikisaurus:beginner
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felled
[[English]]
ipa :-ɛld[Verb]
felled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of fell.
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chastising
[[English]]
[Verb]
chastising
1.Present participle of chastise.
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chastise
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtʃæstaɪz/[Alternative forms]
- chastize
[Etymology]
Old French chastier, from Latin castigo
[See also]
- punish
- castigate
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:reprehend
[Verb]
chastise (third-person singular simple present chastises, present participle chastising, simple past and past participle chastised)
1.To punish or scold someone.
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backpedal
[[English]]
[Etymology]
back + pedal
[Synonyms]
- (distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement): climb down
[Verb]
backpedal (third-person singular simple present backpedals, present participle (North America, chiefly US) backpedaling or (UK, Canada) backpedalling, simple past and past participle (North America, chiefly US) backpedaled or (UK, Canada) backpedalled) (intransitive)
1.To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
2.To step backwards.
The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.
3.(idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.
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foxglove
[[English]]
[Etymology]
fox + gloveThis definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
[Noun]
foxglove (plural foxgloves)foxglove
1.(botany) Digitalis, a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.
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alimony
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Known since 1655, from Latin alimonia (“food, support, nourishment, sustenance”) (English aliment, as in alimentary), itself from alere (“to nourish”) + -monia (“action, state, condition”).
[Noun]
alimony (plural alimonies)
1.(law) A court-enforced allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
2.The means to support life.
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indignities
[[English]]
[Noun]
indignities
1.Plural form of indignity.
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indignity
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nə.ti/[Noun]
indignity (plural indignities)
1.degradation, debasement or humiliation
2.an affront to one's dignity or pride
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heaped
[[English]]
ipa :-iːpt[Adjective]
heaped (not comparable)
1.In a heap.
the heaped dishes waiting to be washed up
2.Containing a heap.
a heaped teaspoon of sugar
[Verb]
heaped
1.Simple past tense and past participle of heap.
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corncob
[[English]]
[Noun]
corncob (plural corncobs)
1.The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows
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rock-hard
[[English]]
[Adjective]
rock-hard (comparative more rock-hard, superlative most rock-hard)
1.Alternative form of rock hard.
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congruent
[[English]]
[Adjective]
Wikipedia has an article on:CongruentWikipediacongruent (comparative more congruent, superlative most congruent)
1.Corresponding in character.
2.harmonious
3.(mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.
4.(mathematics) Coinciding exactly when superimposed.
[Etymology]
Middle English, from Latin congruēns, present active participle of congruō (“meet together, agree”).
[Synonyms]
- congruous
[[Dutch]]
[Adjective]
congruent (comparative meer congruent, superlative meest congruent)
1.congruent
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
congruent
1.third-person plural future active indicative of congruō
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ethics
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- itches, tiches
[Etymology]
From Old French ethique, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthike), from ἠθικός (ēthikos, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (ēthos, “character, moral nature”).
[Noun]
ethics (uncountable)
1.(philosophy) The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
2.Morality.
3.The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
[References]
1.^ Paul Schilpp, ed., The Philosophy of Brand Blanshard, Library of Living Philosophers, ISBN 0875483496, "Autobiography", p. 85.
[Synonyms]
- moral philosophy
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atrocities
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- isocitrate
[Noun]
atrocities
1.Plural form of atrocity.
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exigencies
[[English]]
[Noun]
exigencies
1.Plural form of exigency.
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exigency
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From the Middle French exigence from Late Latin exigentia "urgency" from Latin exigere "to demand"
[Noun]
exigency (plural exigencies)
1.The demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural.)
2.An urgent situation.
3.A situation requiring extreme effort or attention.
[Synonyms]
- exigence
- necessity
- urgency
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cabal
[[English]]
ipa :/kəˈbæl/[Etymology]
From French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabala, which in turn is derived from the Hebrew Kabbalah, קבלה "something received" (i.e., from tradition, from antiquity). It is likely that the mystical often secretive nature of Kabbalah led to formation of the word cabal.
[Noun]
cabal (plural cabals)
1.A usually secret exclusive organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.
The cabal is plotting to take over the world.
2.A secret plot.
The cabal to destroy the building was foiled by federal agents.
3.An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism.
4.1965 Greg Hill and Kerry Thornley, Principia Discordia
Some episkoposes have a one-man cabal. Some work together. Some never do explain.
[See also]
- cabal glass
[Synonyms]
- camarilla
- conspiracy
[Verb]
cabal (third-person singular simple present cabals, present participle caballing, simple past and past participle caballed)
1.To engage in the activities of a cabal
2.1840, George Payne Rainsford James, The king's highway, volume 1, page 68-69:
[…] I believed her to have been carried off by some persons belonging to a party of Jacobites who were known to be caballing against the government, though to what extent was not then ascertained.
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
cabal m. and f. (plural cabales)
1.upright
[Etymology]
cabo + -al
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operative
[[English]]
[Adjective]
operative (comparative more operative, superlative most operative)
1.Effectual or important.
He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
2.Functional, in working order.
[Anagrams]
- evaporite
[Noun]
operative (plural operatives)
1.An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
2.A spy, secret agent, or detective.
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
operative pl.
1.feminine form of operativo
[Anagrams]
- operatevi
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
operātīve
1.vocative masculine singular of operātīvus
[[Swedish]]
[Adjective]
operative
1.absolute definite natural masculine form of operativ.
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