14639
pike
[[English]]
ipa :-aɪk[Anagrams]
- kepi
- kipe
[Etymology 1]
Middle French pique (“long thrusting weapon”), from Old French pic (“sharp point”), and from Old English pīc (“pointed object, pick axe”),[1] ultimately a variant form of pick, with meaning narrowed.Cognate with Dutch piek, dialectal German Peik, Norwegian pik. Etymological twin to pique.
[Etymology 2]
Perhaps a special use of Etymology 1, above; or from an early Scandinavian language, compare Norwegian pik (“summit”).
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Etymology]
From Old Norse píka, probably from Finnish.
[Noun]
pike
1.girl
[References]
- “pike” in The Bokmål Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
[Synonyms]
- jente
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0
2012/05/14 14:34
jack_bob
14641
superlative
[[English]]
ipa :/suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/[Adjective]
superlative (not comparable)
1.Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb.
2.(grammar) Of or relating to a superlative.
[Etymology]
From Middle English superlatyf, from Old French superlatif, from Late Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus (“extravagant, of hyperbole”), past participle of superfero (“carry over”), from super (“above”) + fero (“bear, carry”).
[Noun]
superlative (plural superlatives)
1.The highest extent or degree of something.
2.(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of more than two items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
The superlative of "big" is "biggest"
3.(informal) An adjective used to praise something exceptional.
Lincoln is amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many other superlatives I can’t think of right now!
[See also]
- absolute
- comparative
- elative
[Synonyms]
- (highest degree): acme, peak
- (exceptionally good): above and beyond, exceptional, extraordinary, superb
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
superlative f.
1.feminine plural form of superlativo
0
0
2009/03/17 18:04
2012/05/14 14:36
14642
ghost
[[English]]
ipa :/ɡəʊst/[Alternative forms]
- ghoast (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
- goths, Goths
[Etymology]
From Middle English gost, gast, from Old English gāst (“breath, soul, spirit, ghost, life, mind, angel, demon, man, human being”), from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz (“ghost, spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeizd-, *ǵʰizd- (“anger, agitation”). Cognate with Scots ghaist (“ghost”), West Frisian geast (“spirit”), Dutch geest (“spirit, mind, ghost”), German Geist (“spirit, mind, intellect”), Swedish gast (“ghost”), Sanskrit हेड (heḍa, “anger, hatred”).
[Noun]
ghost (plural ghosts)
1.(obsolete) The spirit; the soul of man.
Then gives her grieved ghost thus to lament. — Spenser
2.The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death; an apparition; a specter.
The mighty ghosts of our great Harries rose. — Shakespeare.
I thought that I had died in sleep/And was a blessed ghost. — Coleridge
3.1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
Hepaticology, outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate "closet taxonomist," Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all.
4.Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a phantom; a glimmering.
not a ghost of a chance
the ghost of an idea
Each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. — Poe
5.A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
6.An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
7.A ghostwriter.
8.(paganism) A nature spirit, ancestor or house spirit (see brownie ) revered in Heathenry.
Before all else, we speak to the land to the ghosts and spirits of this place known to many as pixies, fairies, brownies, or elfs. (Math Jones)
9.(Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
10.(computing) an image of a file or hard disk.
11.(theater) An understudy.
12.(espionage) A covert (and deniable agent.
[Synonyms]
- (soul): soul, spirit
- (spirit appearing after death): apparition, haint, phantom, revenant, specter/spectre, spook, wraith.
- (faint shadowy semblance): glimmer, glimmering, glimpse, hint, inkling, spark, suggestion.
- (false image in an optical device):
- (false image on a television screen): : echo
- (ghostwriter): ghostwriter
- See also Wikisaurus:ghost
[Verb]
ghost (third-person singular simple present ghosts, present participle ghosting, simple past and past participle ghosted)
1.(transitive) To haunt.
2.(ambitransitive) To ghostwrite.
3.(computing) to copy a file or hard drive image.
4.This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
5.2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, BBC Sport:
Arsenal came into the match under severe pressure and nerves were palpable early on as Pratley was brilliantly denied by Szczesny after ghosting in front of Kieran Gibbs
0
0
2012/05/14 14:36
jack_bob
14643
argus
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Special use of Argus.
[Noun]
argus (plural arguses)
1.An alert, observant person
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
argus
1.Having many markings that look like eyes
[Usage notes]
- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not inflected.
0
0
2012/05/14 18:16
jack_bob
14646
飛行船
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
飛行船 (hiragana ひこうせん)
1.an airship, a blimp
0
0
2012/05/15 09:13
14650
in effect
[[English]]
[Adjective]
in effect (not comparable)
1.Operating or functioning; in force; in play.
Until the new guidelines come out, the old rules are still in effect.
[Adverb]
in effect (not comparable)
1.For all practical purposes; in practice; virtually; essentially; basically.
2.Separated from the rest of Heathrow, this would, in effect, be a second airport. — The Guardian, Aug 21 2007, George Monbiot.
0
0
2010/04/07 10:13
2012/05/15 11:10
TaN
14653
forever
[[English]]
ipa :/fəɹˈɛvə/[Adverb]
forever (not comparable)
1.(duration) for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time.
I shall love you forever.
2.(duration, colloquial) for a very long time, 'an' eternity.
We had to wait forever to get inside.
3.(duration, colloquial) for an excessively long time.
It took her forever to get dressed and ready for the party.
The drive to his mothers' house took forever.
4.at all times, anytime, always
You'll have a home here forever, my son!
5.(frequency) constantly or frequently.
You are forever nagging me.
6.1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 5
Early in his boyhood he had learned to form ropes by twisting and tying long grasses together, and with these he was forever tripping Tublat or attempting to hang him from some overhanging branch.
[Alternative forms]
- for ever
[Noun]
forever (plural forevers)
1.An extremely long time.
It takes forever to walk to work.
2.2001 September, Michael Knisley, “The Braves' last stand”, Sporting News, volume 225, number 36, page 12:
It's been a fortnight of forevers since the Braves could count on a late-game comeback.
3.(colloquial) a mythical time in the infinite future that will never come.
Sure, I'd be happy to meet with you on the 12th of forever.
[Synonyms]
- always
- continually
- eternally
- evermore
- for good
- forevermore
- for ever more
- incessantly
- until Kingdom come
0
0
2012/05/15 11:11
jack_bob
14656
調査
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology]
From chō (調, investigate) + sa (査, look into)
[Noun]
調査 (hiragana ちょうさ, romaji chōsa)
1.investigation, examination, inspection, inquiry, enquiry, survey
0
0
2010/06/02 00:13
2012/05/15 11:15
14658
規格
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
規格 (hiragana きかく, romaji kikaku)
1.a standard
0
0
2012/05/15 11:16
jack_bob
14661
severity
[[English]]
ipa :/səˈvɛɹɨɾi/[Noun]
severity (plural severities)
1.The state of being severe.
2.The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.
0
0
2012/05/15 12:05
jack_bob
14665
molest
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- motels
[Etymology]
From Middle English molesten, from Old French molester, from Latin molestare (“to trouble, annoy, molest”), from molestus (“troublesome”), from moles (“a burden, difficulty, labor, trouble”); see mole.
[Verb]
molest (third-person singular simple present molests, present participle molesting, simple past and past participle molested)
1.To physically abuse, (occasionaly also means sexually especially regarding a minor )
2.To annoy intentionally
3.To disturb or tamper with.
0
0
2012/05/15 13:46
14670
element
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/[Anagrams]
- leetmen
[Etymology]
From Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”); origin uncertain.
[Noun]
element (plural elements)
1.One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
2.(chemistry) Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
3.One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air
4.Something small.
an element of doubt
5.(plural only; not used in singular form) Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
6.A place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards.
be in one's own element
7.(law) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
8.(set theory) One of the objects in a set.
9.A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.
10.A short form of heating element, a component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
The element in this electric kettle can heat the water in under a minute.
11.(computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by a matching pair of tags.
[Synonyms]
- (in chemistry): chemical element
- (in set theory): member
[[Crimean Tatar]]
[Etymology]
Latin elementum.
[Noun]
element
1.element.
[References]
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
[[Dutch]]
[Anagrams]
- leemten
[Noun]
element n. (??? please provide the plural and diminutive!)
1.element
2.(chemistry) element
3.(set theory) element
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/elěment/[Alternative forms]
- (Bosnian, Serbian): elèmenat
[Noun]
elèment m. (Cyrillic spelling елѐмент)
1.element
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
element n.
1.element; basic building block of matter in ancient philosophy
2.element; a place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards
3.elements; forces of weather
4.element; an object in a set
5.(mathematics) element of a matrix
6.heating element
7.(computing) element; object in markup language
[[Turkish]]
ipa :[ɛ.le.ˈment][Etymology]
From German Element.
[Noun]
element (definite accusative elementi, plural elementler)
1.(chemistry) element
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0
2009/04/06 16:36
2012/05/15 18:36
14671
emission
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪʃən[Anagrams]
- simonies
- simonise
[Etymology]
First attested in 1607. From Latin ēmissiō (“sending forth”) (also possibly influenced by Middle French émission) from ēmittō (“send out”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mittō (“send”).
[Noun]
emission (plural emissions)
1.Something that is emitted, especially the exhaust from a car.
2.The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission of light from the sun; the emission of heat from a fire; the issuing of bank notes.
3.That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood.
[See also]
- emissions testing
- smog testPart 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.
[Synonyms]
- outsending
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
emission
1.Genitive singular form of emissio.
[[Interlingua]]
[Noun]
emission (plural emissiones)
1.emission (en)
0
0
2012/05/15 18:37
jack_bob
14673
essens
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
essens c.
1.essence; the inherent nature of a thing or idea
2.an essence; fragrance, a perfume
3.an essence; the concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process
4.definite genitive plural of ess
0
0
2012/05/15 18:37
jack_bob
14674
essence
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɛsəns/[Anagrams]
- senesce
[Etymology]
From French essence, from Latin essentia (“the being or essence of a thing”), from an artificial formation of esse (“to be”), to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousia, “being”), from ὤν (ōn), present participle of εἰμί (eimi, “I am, exist”).
[Noun]
essence (plural essences)
1.The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
2.A significant feature of something.
3.The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.
4.essence of Jojoba
5.Fragrance, a perfume.
6.(philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
[[French]]
ipa :/esɑ̃s/[Anagrams]
- censées
[Etymology]
Old French, from Latin essentia, from an irregular formation of esse ‘be’.
[Noun]
essence f. (plural essences)
1.(philosophy, theology) essence
2.petrol, gasoline
3.essence, essential oil
0
0
2009/02/20 01:03
2012/05/15 18:38
TaN
14678
gleam
[[English]]
ipa :-iːm[Etymology]
- (noun) Originates before the first millennium from Middle English gleme, from Old English glæm; see Proto-Indo-European *ghel-.
- (verb) Derived from the Middle English noun form before the first millennium.
[Noun]
gleam (plural gleams)
1.a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
2.a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive.
3.brightness or shininess; splendor.
[References]
- “gleam” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “gleam” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "gleam" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.
- "gleam" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.
[Synonyms]
- (small shaft or stream of light) beam, ray
- (glimpse or indistinct sign) flicker, glimmer, trace
- (brightness or splendor) dazzle, lambency, shine
- (to shine, glitter, or glisten) glint, sparkle
- (to radiate or emanate) glow, shine
- (to be briefly but strongly apparent) flare, flash, kindle
[Verb]
gleam (third-person singular simple present gleams, present participle gleaming, simple past and past participle gleamed)
1.To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
2.To be briefly but strongly apparent.
3.(obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
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0
2012/05/15 18:39
jack_bob
14679
りようする
[[Japanese]]
[Verb]
りようする (irregular conjugation, romaji riyō suru)
1.利用する: use
0
0
2012/05/17 00:12
14680
diabete
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
diabete m. (plural diabeti)
1.(pathology) diabetes
0
0
2012/05/17 14:54
14681
代替
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
代替 (hiragana だいたい, romaji daitai)代替 (hiragana だいがえ, romaji daigae)
1.substitution
[[Mandarin]]
[Verb]
代替 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin dàitì)
1.replace, substitute
0
0
2012/05/18 12:55
jack_bob
14683
luminary
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Late Latin luminaria, from luminare, from lumen.
[Noun]
luminary (plural luminaries)
1.One that is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in his chosen field; a leading light.
played host to a huge gathering of international luminaries -- Edmund Stevens
2.An artificial light; an illumination.
3.A body that gives light; especially, one of the heavenly bodies.
[Synonyms]
- guiding light
0
0
2012/05/18 17:44
jack_bob
14686
Endo
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- done
- node, NODE
[Proper noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:EndoWikipediaEndo
1.English translation of the Japanese surname 遠藤.
0
0
2012/05/18 17:58
jack_bob
14687
妖怪
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
妖怪 (hiragana ようかい, romaji yōkai)
1.supernatural being
2.demon, monster
[Synonyms]
- 魔物 (まもの, mamono)
0
0
2012/01/21 18:15
2012/05/19 22:01
14688
zodiac
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈzəʊ.dɪ.æk/[Alternative forms]
- zodiack (obsolete)
[Etymology]
Middle English (late 14th century), from Old French zodiaque, from Latin zōdiācus, from Ancient Greek ζωδιακός [κύκλος] (zōdiakos [kuklos], “circle of little animals”), from ζώδι(αι)ον, the diminutive of ζῶον (zōon, “animal”).
[Noun]
zodiac (usually uncountable; plural zodiacs)
1.(astrology) The belt-like region of the celestial sphere approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which thousands of years ago included the apparent path of the sun, moon, and planets.
2.(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the astrological zodiacal region into signs, or houses, of the zodiac, each sign named after a constellation in this region.
3.(astronomy) The belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year, the ecliptic.
4.(countable) A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.
5.Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.
6.1998, Sylvia Sikundar and Barbara DuMoulin, Celebrating Our Cultures, Pembroke Publishers Limited, ISBN 978-1-55138-102-2, page 58:
Discussing both Chinese and Western zodiacs might be a prewriting activity.
[See also]
- ecliptic
0
0
2012/05/20 14:06
jack_bob
14689
たより
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
たより (romaji tayori)
1.便り: news from, correspondence
2.頼り: reliance
0
0
2012/05/21 01:08
14690
きく
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
きく (romaji kiku)
1.菊: chrysanthemum
[Verb]
きく (godan conjugation, romaji kiku)
1.聞く, 聴く: to hear, to listen; to ask
2.効く, 利く: to work, to act, to be effective
3.訊く: to ask
0
0
2012/05/21 01:13
14691
利
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Ideogrammic compound (會意): 禾 (“grain”) + 刀 (“knife”) – to reap grain (禾) with a knife (刀).
[Han character]
利 (radical 18 刀+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 竹木中弓 (HDLN), four-corner 22900, composition ⿰禾刂)
1.gains, advantage, profit, merit
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
利 (Yale lei6)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
利 (grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Noun]
利 (hiragana り, romaji ri)
1.profit; benefit
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
利 (hangeul 리 > 이, revised ri, McCune-Reischauer ri)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
利 (pinyin lì (li4), biè (bie4), Wade-Giles pieh4, li4)
[[Middle Chinese]]
[Han character]
利 (*lì)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
利 (lợi, lời, lì)
0
0
2012/05/21 01:13
14692
効
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
効 (radical 19 力+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 卜大大尸 (YKKS))
1.efficacious, effectiveness
2.to toil, to serve in the army
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
効 (grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Noun]
効 (hiragana こう, romaji kō)
1.efficacy, benefit, effect効 (hiragana かい, romaji kai)
1.Alternative form of 甲斐.
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
効 (hangeul 효, revised hyo, McCune-Reischauer hyo)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
効 (pinyin xiào (xiao4), Wade-Giles hsiao4)
0
0
2009/04/22 13:25
2012/05/21 01:15
TaN
14693
はやる
[[Japanese]]
[Verb]
はやる (godan conjugation, romaji hayaru)
1.流行る: be popular, go around
2.逸る: be impatient
0
0
2012/05/21 01:30
14697
まだ
[[Japanese]]
[Adverb]
まだ (kanji 未だ, romaji mada)
1.yet, still, yet
2.1906, 夏目漱石 Natsume Sōseki, 吾輩は猫である I Am a Cat, [1]
吾輩は猫である。名前はまだ無い。
わがはいはねこである。なまえはまだない。
Wagahai wa neko dearu. Namae wa mada nai.
I am a cat. As of yet, I have no name.
私はまだ生きている。
わたしはまだいきている。
Watashi wa mada ikiteiru.
I am still alive.
3.more, besides
0
0
2011/12/18 17:47
2012/05/22 01:39
14700
さ
[[Japanese]]
ipa :/sa/[Etymology 1]
Cognate with shi (“id”).
[Etymology 2]
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 左 in the cursive sōsho style.
[Etymology 3]
[Etymology 4]
[References]
- 1957 May 14, Sakakura, Atsuyoshi; Yūichi Ōtsu, Hiroshi Tsukishima, Toshiko Abe, Imai Gen'e, Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 9: Taketori Monogatari, Ise Monogatari, Yamato Monogatari (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0006-0009-5:
0
0
2011/08/09 16:24
2012/05/22 01:40
14701
など
[[Japanese]]
[Particle]
など (等、nado)
1.for example, things like, such as, etc., and so on
など (nado) functions as a noun and may be followed by other particles, including の (no).
2.納豆や歌舞伎などは日本だけにある。
なっとうやかぶきなどはにほんだけにある。
Nattō ya kabuki nado wa Nihon dake ni aru.
Things like natto and kabuki are only in Japan.
0
0
2009/11/11 00:06
2012/05/22 01:43
TaN
14706
ロシア人
[[Japanese]]
[Proper noun]
ロシア人 (hiragana ろしあじん, romaji Roshiajin)
1.Russian person
2.Russian people
0
0
2012/05/22 01:57
14709
漢字
[[Cantonese]]
ipa :/hɔːn˧ tsiː˨/[Noun]
漢字 (traditional, jyutping hon3 zi6, Yale hon3 ji6, simplified 汉字)
1.Chinese character, hanzi
[[Japanese]]
ipa :/kaɴ.dʲʑi/[Etymology]
漢 (かん, kan, “Chinese”) + 字 (じ, ji, “character”)
[Noun]
漢字 (hiragana かんじ, romaji kanji)
1.kanji - a character or a set of Chinese character used in Japan and characters in Chinese-character-styled originated or modified in Japan
2.sinograph, Chinese character - a character originated in China
[Synonyms]
- 真名, 真字 (mana, manna)
- 男手 (otokode)
- 男文字 (otokomoji)
[[Korean]]
[Noun]
漢字 (hanja)
1.Hanja form? of 한자, “Chinese character, hanja”.
[[Mandarin]]
ipa :[ xan˥˩tsɨ˥˩ ][Noun]
漢字 (traditional, Pinyin hànzì, simplified 汉字)
1.Chinese character, hanzi
[[Min Nan]]
ipa :[ han˥˧li˧˧ ][Noun]
漢字 (traditional, POJ hàn-jī or hàn-lī, simplified 汉字)
1.Chinese character
[[Vietnamese]]
[Noun]
漢字
1.Hán tự form of Hán tự, “Chinese character”.
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Н
[[Translingual]]
[Letter]
Н upper case (lower case н)
1.a letter in several Cyrillic alphabets.
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
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0
2012/05/22 02:37
14713
alternati
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
alternati m.
1.Plural form of alternato
[Anagrams]
- tetralina
[Verb]
alternati m.
1.Plural of alternatoalternati
1.Second-person singular imperative of alternarsi
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
alternātī
1.nominative masculine plural of alternātus
2.genitive masculine singular of alternātus
3.genitive neuter singular of alternātus
4.vocative masculine plural of alternātus
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2012/05/22 15:04
jack_bob
14720
むかえる
[[Japanese]]
[Verb]
むかえる (transitive, ichidan conjugation, romaji mukaeru)
1.迎える: to meet, to welcome
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2012/05/23 01:12
14721
fluorescent
[[English]]
[Adjective]
fluorescent (comparative more fluorescent, superlative most fluorescent)
1.Of or relating to fluorescence
2.Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence
The fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.
3.Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
The quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.
4.Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
Her shirt was fluorescent orange.
[Etymology]
From fluorescence fluor + -escent
[Noun]
fluorescent (plural fluorescents)
1.A fluorescent light
The fluorescents hummed day and night.
[See also]
- incandescent
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2012/05/23 12:09
jack_bob
14722
Bunker
[[German]]
ipa :/ˈbʊŋkɐ/[Noun]
Bunker m. (genitive Bunkers, plural Bunker)
1.bunker (hardened shelter)
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2012/05/23 12:53
jack_bob
14723
しゃちょう
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
しゃちょう (romaji shachō)
1.社長: president of a company
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0
2012/05/23 22:11
14724
ひかく
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
ひかく (romaji hikaku)
1.皮革: leather, hide
2.比較: comparison
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0
2012/05/23 22:22
14725
きょく
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji reading]
[Noun]
きょく (romaji kyoku)
1.局: channel, station
2.曲: tune
3.極: pole; extreme, climax
4.巨躯: a gigantic body
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0
2012/05/24 01:16
14726
きょ
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji reading]
[Noun]
きょ (romaji kyo)
1.倨
2.歔
[Syllable]
きょ (Hepburn romanization kyo)
1.The hiragana syllable きょ (kyo), whose equivalent in katakana is キョ (kyo).
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2012/01/04 15:33
2012/05/24 01:17
14728
Я
[[Russian]]
[Letter]
Wikipedia has an article on:Ya (Cyrillic)WikipediaЯ (upper case, lower case я)
1.The thirty-third and final letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is Я (ja) and it has the sound of English ya in yard. It is preceded by the letter Ю.
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2012/05/10 22:49
2012/05/24 01:34
14735
ニューヨーク
[[Japanese]]
[Proper noun]
ニューヨーク (romaji nyūyōku)
1.New York State
2.New York City
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0
2012/05/24 22:32
14736
RAM
[[English]]
[Acronym]
RAMWikipedia has an article on:RAMWikipedia
1.(electronics, computing) random access memory
2.(project management) responsibility assignment matrix
3.(risk management) reliability availability maintainability
4.(military) radar absorbant material, a material absorbant to radar
[Anagrams]
- arm, Arm, ARM
- mar, Mar, Mar., MAR
- MRA
- RMA
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0
2012/05/25 10:02
14739
galva
[[Latvian]]
[Etymology]
Common Balto-Slavic, cognate with Proto-Slavic *golva, Lithuanian galva, Old Prussian gallū.
[Noun]
galva f.
1.head (part of the body)
[[Lithuanian]]
[Etymology]
Common Balto-Slavic, cognate with Proto-Slavic *golva, Latvian galva, Old Prussian gallū.
[Noun]
galvà f. (plural galvos) stress pattern 3
1.head (part of the body)
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0
2012/05/25 14:31
14740
galvanise
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɡælvænaɪz/[Alternative forms]
- galvanize (mostly US)
[Etymology]
From Galvani + -ise
[Verb]
galvanise (third-person singular simple present galvanises, present participle galvanising, simple past and past participle galvanised)
1.(transitive, chiefly UK) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity.
2.(transitive, chiefly UK) To coat with rust-resistant zinc.
3.(transitive, chiefly UK, chemistry): To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.
[[French]]
[Verb]
galvanise
1.first-person singular present indicative of galvaniser
2.third-person singular present indicative of galvaniser
3.first-person singular present subjunctive of galvaniser
4.first-person singular present subjunctive of galvaniser
5.second-person singular imperative of galvaniser
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0
2012/05/25 14:31
14743
莢
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
莢 (radical 140 艸+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿大人人 (TKOO), four-corner 44908)
1.pods of leguminous plants
2.pods
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
莢 (simplified 荚, Yale gaap3)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
莢
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
莢 (hangeul 협, revised hyeop, McCune-Reischauer hyŏp, Yale hyep)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
莢 (simplified 荚, pinyin jiá (jia2), Wade-Giles chia2)
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2012/05/06 22:11
2012/05/25 23:41
TaN
14745
コメント
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology]
From English comment
[Noun]
コメント (hiragana こめんと, romaji komento)
1.comment
コメントは差し控えさせていただきます。
こめんとはさしひかえさせていただきます。
komento wa sashi hikae sasete itadaki masu.
I can not comment on that.
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0
2012/05/26 00:14
14746
涼
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
涼 (radical 85 水+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水卜口火 (EYRF), four-corner 30196)
1.cool, cold
2.disheartened
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
涼 (simplified 凉, jyutping loeng4, Yale leung4)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
涼 (common “Jōyō” kanji)
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
涼 (hangeul 량>양, revised ryang>yang, McCune-Reischauer ryang>yang, Yale lyang>yang)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
涼 (simplified 凉, pinyin liáng (liang2), Wade-Giles liang2)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
涼 (lương, ghềnh)
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0
2012/05/27 07:31
14748
embarassed
[[English]]
[Adjective]
embarassed
1.Common misspelling of embarrassed.
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2012/04/20 08:53
2012/05/27 07:31
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