15206
smarmy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsmɑː.mi/[Adjective]
smarmy (comparative smarmier, superlative smarmiest)
1.Falsely earnest, smug, or ingratiating.
a smarmy salesman with a big smile
[Etymology]
From smarm, a variant of smalm/smawm.
[Synonyms]
- (falsely earnest or smug): flattering, gushing, ingratiating, oily, smug
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0
2012/06/23 21:29
15207
タバコ
[[Japanese]]
[Alternative forms]
- たばこ, 煙草, 莨, 多葉粉, 丹波粉, 淡婆姑
[Etymology]
From Portuguese tabaco
[Noun]
タバコ (kanji 煙草, hiragana たばこ, romaji tabako)
1.tobacco, cigar
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0
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2012/06/24 14:21
15208
pulse
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Lepus
- pules
[Etymology]
Latin pulsus (“beat”), from pellere (“to drive”).For spelling, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in pulls, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else, false, convulse.
[Noun]
pulse (plural pulses)
1.Any annual legume yielding from 1 to 12 grains or seeds of variable size, shape and colour within a pod, and used as food for humans or animals.
2.(physiology) A normally regular beat felt when arteries are depressed, caused by the pumping action of the heart.
3.A beat or throb.
4.(music) The beat or tactus of a piece of music.
[References]
- pulse in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- pulse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465.
[Verb]
pulse (third-person singular simple present pulses, present participle pulsing, simple past and past participle pulsed)
1.to beat, to throb, to flash.
In the dead of night, all was still but the pulsing light.
2.to flow, particularly of blood.
Hot blood pulses through my veins.
3.to emit in discrete quantities
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
pulse (infinitive pulsar)
1.Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of pulsar.
2.First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of pulsar.
3.Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of pulsar.
4.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of pulsar.
0
0
2012/06/24 15:51
15213
wrinkly
[[English]]
[Adjective]
wrinkly (comparative wrinklier, superlative wrinkliest)
1.Having wrinkles.
[Etymology]
wrinkle + -y
[Noun]
wrinkly (plural wrinklies)
1.(informal) An old person.
[Synonyms]
- wrinkled
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15215
altercation
[[English]]
ipa :/ɔl.tɚˈke.ʃən/[Etymology]
From French altercation, from Latin altercatio.
[Noun]
altercation (plural altercations)
1.Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
2.(Can we date this quote?), Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear
"What the hell is it to you who are my friends?" roared McMurdo in a voice which brought every head in the carriage round to witness the altercation.
[Synonyms]
- dispute, wrangle
[[French]]
ipa :/al.tɛʁ.ka.sjɔ̃/[Etymology]
From Latin altercatio.
[Noun]
altercation f. (plural altercations)
1.Altercation
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0
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15216
overpaid
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈovəɻpeɪd/[Verb]
overpaid
1.Simple past tense and past participle of overpay.
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15217
kitchenette
[[English]]
ipa :-ɛt[Etymology]
From kitchen + diminutive suffix -ette
[Noun]
kitchenette (plural kitchenettes)
1.small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room instead of a separate room
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15221
look up
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- uplook
[Verb]
look up (third-person singular simple present looks up, present participle looking up, simple past and past participle looked up)
1.(intransitive) To look in an upwards manner
We stayed up late to look up at the stars.
2.(intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects, to improve
Things started looking up after Jim moved back in with his parents.
3.(transitive, idiomatic) To obtain information about something from a text source
I didn't know what a mitochondrion was until I looked it up in a dictionary.
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15223
benighted
[[English]]
[Adjective]
benighted (comparative more benighted, superlative most benighted)
1.plunged into darkness
2.overtaken by night
3.1936, Robert Frost, "Desert Places"
And lonely as it is, that loneliness
Will be more lonely ere it will be less —
A blanker whiteness of benighted snow
With no expression, nothing to express.
4.lacking knowledge or education; unenlightened
[Anagrams]
- get behind
[Verb]
benighted
1.Simple past tense and past participle of benight.
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15224
benight
[[English]]
ipa :-aɪt[Etymology]
From be- + night.
[References]
- OED 2nd edition 1989
[Verb]
benight (third-person singular simple present benights, present participle benighting, simple past and past participle benighted)
1.(transitive) To overtake with night.
2.(transitive, of a traveller etc) To be caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination
3.(transitive) To darken
4.1922 A. E. Housman, Last Poems XXV, lines 13-14
The King with half the East at heel is marched from lands of morning;
Their fighters drink the rivers up, their shafts benight the air.
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15227
relict
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈrɛlɪkt/[Adjective]
relict (not comparable)
1.Surviving, remaining.
2.That is a relict; pertaining to a relict.
3.1992, Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses, page 97:
In the lakes and in the streams were species of fish not known elsewhere on earth and birds and lizards and other forms of life as well all long relict here for the desert stretched away on every side.
[Etymology]
From Latin relictus, past participle of relinquō (“I leave behind, abandon, relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“I leave, quit, forsake, depart from”).
[External links]
- relict in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- relict in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- relict at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
relict (plural relicts)
1.(formal) Something which, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
1.(archaic) The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.
2.1801, in the Reports of cases decided in the High court of Chancery of Maryland, volume 3, page 268:
Upon which the Chancellor, by way of note said, 'it is suggested, that there is a relict of the deceased, married to another man, who has joined her in a power of attorney to authorize the sale of her interest, […] '
3.1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise:
But I am not the penniless nonentity I was when we first met; I can offer an honorable if not a brilliant marriage; and at the very lowest I can provide my wife – my widow, my relict – with a decent competence, an assured future.
4.(biology, ecology) A species, organism, or ecosystem which has survived from a previous age: one which was once widespread but which is now found only in a few areas.
5.2010, M. Zimmerman et al., in Relict Species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology (edited by Jan Christian Habel, Thorsten Assmann), page 324:
The species may be a relict of former stages of historical vegetation and landscape development resulting from past climate changes (glacial and post- glacial periods).
6.(geology) A structure or other feature which has survived from a previous age.
7.2011, Mark Keiter, Chris Ballhaus, Frank Tomaschek, A New Geological Map of the Island of Syros (Aegean Sea, Greece), page 16:
Dark rims around the pillows are caused by glaucophane enrichment, possibly a relict of a primary interaction between basalt and seawater, causing Na- enrichment in the original glass crust of the pillows.
8.(linguistics) A survival of an archaic word, language or other form.
[Related terms]
- delict
- delinquency
- delinquent
- derelict
- relic
- relinquish
- reliquary
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0
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15228
polity
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From French politie, from Latin politia, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeia, “polity, policy, the state”); see policy.
[Noun]
polity (plural polities)
1.An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.
2.A politically organized unit; a state.
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0
2012/06/24 17:00
15229
middling
[[English]]
[Adjective]
middling (not comparable)
1.Of intermediate or average size, position, or quality; mediocre
The football team is never the worst or best in its league; its position is always middling.
2.In fairly good health.
[External links]
- Origin of fair to middling
[Synonyms]
- (intermediate or average in size, position, or quality): average, medium, unexceptional
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15232
nutritious
[[English]]
ipa :/njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/[Adjective]
nutritious (comparative more nutritious, superlative most nutritious)
1.(Of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat.
0
0
2012/05/27 09:52
2012/06/24 17:00
15233
tarry
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtæ.ɹi/[Alternative forms]
- tarrow (Scotland)
[Etymology 1]
From Middle English tarien, terien (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from Old English tirian, tirgan, tergan (“to worry, exasperate, pain, provoke, excite”), from Proto-Germanic *terganan (“to drag”), from Proto-Indo-European *deregʰ- (“to pull, tug, irritate”). Cognate with Dutch tergen (“to provoke”), German zergen (“to vex, irritate, provoke”), Russian дергать (dergat', “to pull, yank, jerk, pluck up”).
[Etymology 2]
tar + -y
[References]
- “tarry” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
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0
2012/06/24 17:00
15234
calibration
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Etymology]
calibrate + -ion
[Noun]
calibration (plural calibrations)
1.The act of calibrating something.
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15238
conscientiously
[[English]]
[Adverb]
conscientiously (comparative more conscientiously, superlative most conscientiously)
1.In a conscientious manner; attentively.
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15239
cinnamon
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsɪn.ə.mən/[Adjective]
cinnamon (not comparable)
1.Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
2.Of a yellowish-brown colour.
[Anagrams]
- nonmanic
[Etymology]
From Latin, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Phoenician, cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn).
[External links]
- cinnamon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- cinnamon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- cinnamon at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
cinnamon (countable and uncountable; plural cinnamons)
1.(countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
2.Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
3.(uncountable) A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above. The product made of Cinnamomum verum is sometimes referred to as true cinnamon.
4.(countable) A yellowish-brown colour, the color of cinnamon.
[See also]
- essonite, hessonite
- five-spice powder
- red-hot
- red hotspicy candy
- Appendix:Colors
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0
2012/06/24 17:00
15241
shimmer
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Old English scymrian or Norse skimi.
[Noun]
shimmer (plural shimmers)
1.A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.
[References]
- shimmer in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- shimmer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Verb]
shimmer (third-person singular simple present shimmers, present participle shimmering, simple past and past participle shimmered)
1.(intransitive) To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.
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TaN
15243
scion
[[English]]
ipa :<s‒[Alternative forms]
Variant spellings[1]
[Anagrams]
- cions
- coins
- icons
- sonic
[Etymology]
From Old French cion, ciun, cyon, sion; cognate with French scion and Picard chion.[1]
[Noun]
scion (plural scions)
1.A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant.
2.A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting.
3.The heir to a throne.
4.guardian
[[French]]
[Noun]
scion m. (plural scions)
1.scion (detached twig)
2.tip of a fishing rod
[Synonyms]
- (detached twig): greffon
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0
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TaN
15244
unswervingly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
unswervingly (comparative more unswervingly, superlative most unswervingly)
1.Without deviation; not swerving
He followed his course unswervingly.
[Antonyms]
- swervingly
[Etymology]
unswerving + -ly
[Synonyms]
- steadfastly
- unwaveringly
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0
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15245
pine
[[English]]
ipa :/pɑɪn/[Anagrams]
- pein
[Etymology 1]
From Latin pīnus.
[Etymology 2]
Old English pinian (“torment”), from *pine “pain”, possibly from Latin poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinē, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Cognate to pain.Entered Germanic with Christianity; cognate to Middle Dutch pinen, Old High German pinon, Old Norse pina.[1]
[[Danish]]
ipa :/piːnə/[Etymology 1]
From Old Saxon pīna (late Old Norse pina), from Medieval Latin pēna (“punishment”), from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinē, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”).
[Etymology 2]
Derived from pine (“torment”). Compare Old Norse pína and Middle Low German pīnen.
[[French]]
[Noun]
pine f. (plural pines)
1.(slang) nob, penis
[Verb]
pine
1.first-person singular present indicative of piner
2.third-person singular present indicative of piner
3.first-person singular present subjunctive of piner
4.first-person singular present subjunctive of piner
5.second-person singular imperative of piner
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- peni
[Noun]
pine f.
1.Plural form of pina.
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
pīne
1.vocative singular of pīnus
[[Maori]]
[Etymology]
Probably English pin
[Noun]
pine
1.pin, tack, brooch
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Verb]
pine (present tense piner; past tense pinte; past participle pint)
1.to torment, to torture
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Verb]
pine (present tense piner; past tense pinte; past participle pint)
1.to torment, to torture
[[West Frisian]]
[Noun]
pine
1.pain, ache
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0
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15247
magnate
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- gateman
- magenta, Magenta
- nametag
[Etymology]
From Latin magnum (“great”)
[Noun]
magnate (plural magnates)
1.Metal object with flux.
2.Powerful industrialist; captain of industry.
3.A person of rank, influence or distinction in any sphere.Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- magenta
[Noun]
magnate m. (plural magnati)
1.magnate, tycoon
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
magnāte
1.vocative singular of magnātus
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/maɰ.ˈna.te/[Noun]
magnate m. (plural magnates, feminine singular magnata, feminine plural magnatas)
1.magnate, tycoon
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0
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15248
asunder
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈsʌndə/[Adverb]
asunder (comparative more asunder, superlative most asunder)
1.Into separate parts or pieces; apart.
Lest anyone find her treasure, she tore the map asunder and cast its pieces into the wind.
2.1985, Kate Bush, Running Up That Hill
You don't want to hurt me, but see how deep the bullet lies. Unaware that I'm tearing you asunder. There is thunder in our hearts, baby
[Alternative forms]
- asundre (obsolete)
[Etymology]
Originally two words; from Old English on (“a (preposition)”) sundran (“separate position”). Cognate with Danish sønder, Swedish sönder, Dutch zonder, Icelandic sundur and Norwegian sunder/sønder, from Old Norse í sundr, akin to Gothic 𐍃̳͉̿̽͂ (sundro).
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0
2012/06/24 17:00
15249
elopement
[[English]]
[Noun]
elopement (plural elopements)
1.The act of eloping
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0
2012/06/24 17:00
15250
hark
[[English]]
ipa :/hɑː(ɹ)k/[Verb]
hark (third-person singular simple present harks, present participle harking, simple past and past participle harked)
1.To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.
2.1739, “Hymn for Christmas-Day”, Hymns and Sacred Poems, Charles Wesley and George Whitefield:
Hark! the herald angels sing
“Glory to the new born King,
3.1906: O. Henry, The Four Million [1]
Loud voices and a renewed uproar were raised in front of the boarding-house..."'Tis Missis Murphy's voice," said Mrs. McCaskey, harking.
4.1959: Tom Lehrer, A Christmas Carol
"Hark! The Herald Tribune sings, / Advertising wondrous things!"
[[Dutch]]
ipa :-ɑrk[Noun]
hark m. (plural harken, diminutive harkje)
1.rake (garden tool)
[Verb]
hark
1.first-person singular present indicative of harken.
2.imperative of harken.
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0
2012/06/24 17:00
15251
disarray
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪsəɹeɪ/[Antonyms]
- array
[Etymology]
From Middle English disareyen (“to disarray”), from Middle French desarroyer, from Old French desareer, from des- 'dis-' + areer 'to array'
[Noun]
disarray (plural disarrays)
1.Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
2.2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, BBC:
Tottenham pushed forward in an attempt to complete the recovery - but only succeeded in leaving themselves wide open to Chelsea's attacks and Redknapp's side ended in total disarray.
3.Confused attire; undress; dishabille.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:disorder
[Verb]
disarray (third-person singular simple present disarrays, present participle disarraying, simple past and past participle disarrayed) (transitive)
1.To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
2.To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
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TaN
15256
sera
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Ares, ares, ARSE, arse, ears, ERAs, eras, rase, sear
[Noun]
sera
1.Plural form of serum.
[[French]]
ipa :/sʁa/[Anagrams]
- ares, Arès
- rase, rasé
[Verb]
sera
1.Third-person singular future indicative of être
[[Italian]]
ipa :[ˈseː.ra][Anagrams]
- arse, ersa, rase, resa
[Etymology]
From Latin serenus ("cloudless", by extension "calm, peaceful"), or from Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).
[Noun]
sera f. (plural sere)
1.evening
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
sēra
1.nominative feminine singular of sērus
2.nominative neuter plural of sērus
3.accusative neuter plural of sērus
4.vocative feminine singular of sērussērā
1.ablative feminine singular of sērus
[[Romansch]]
[Alternative forms]
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) saira
- (Surmiran) seira
[Etymology]
From Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).
[Noun]
sera f. (plural seras)
1.(Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) evening
[[Swahili]]
[Noun]
sera (plural masera)
1.policy (plan or course of action)
[[Venetian]]
[Etymology]
Compare Italian serra
[Noun]
sera f. (plural sere)
1.greenhouse
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0
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15258
tinged
[[English]]
ipa :/tɪndʒd/[Etymology 1]
see tinge.
[Etymology 2]
see ting.
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15259
perpetrator
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɜː(ɹ).pə.ˌtɹaɪt.ə(ɹ)/[Noun]
perpetrator (plural perpetrators)
1.One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.
[Synonyms]
- arrestee, prisoner
- (slang) perp, collar
- See also Wikisaurus:criminal
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
perpetrātor
1.second-person singular future passive imperative of perpetrō
2.third-person singular future passive imperative of perpetrō
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15262
farce
[[English]]
ipa :/fɑːs/[Anagrams]
- facer
[Etymology]
From Middle English farcen, from Old French farsir, farcir, from Latin farcire (“to cram, stuff”).
[External links]
- farce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- farce in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- farce at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
farce (countable and uncountable; plural farces)
1.(uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method; compare sarcasm
2.(countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.
The farce that we saw last night had us laughing and shaking our heads at the same time.
3.(uncountable) A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents
The first month of labor negotiations was a farce.
4.2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, the Guardian:
The first match in the magnificent new national stadium was a Euro 2012 qualifier between Romania and France that soon descended into farce as the pitch cut up and players struggled to maintain their footing. Amorebieta at times seemed to be paying homage to that game, but nobody else seemed to have a problem; it was just that Falcao was far better than him.
5.(uncountable) A ridiculous or empty show
The political arena is a mere farce, with all sorts of fools trying to grab power.
[[French]]
ipa :/faʁs/[Noun]
farce f. (plural farces)
1.stuffing (for meat, etc)
2.farce (play)
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
farce f.
1.Plural form of farcia.
[[Jèrriais]]
[Etymology]
[Noun]
farce f. (plural farces)
1.batter
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15263
fiddled
[[English]]
[Verb]
fiddled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of fiddle.
0
0
2012/06/24 17:00
15266
confide
[[English]]
ipa :/kənˈfaɪd/[Etymology]
From Latin confīdō (“I trust fully, I am assured, confide, rely”), from con- (“together”) + fīdō (“I trust”); see faith, fidelity.
[Verb]
confide (third-person singular simple present confides, present participle confiding, simple past and past participle confided)
1.(intransitive, now rare) To trust, have faith (in).
2.1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 269:
"Be calm, lovely Antonia!" he replied; "no danger in near you: confide in my protection."
3.(transitive, dated) To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
I confide this mission to you alone.
4.(intransitive) To take (someone) into one's confidence, to speak in secret with. ( + in)
I could no longer keep this secret alone; I decided to confide in my brother.
5.(transitive, intransitive) To say (something) in confidence.
After several drinks, I confided my problems to the barman.
She confided that her marriage had been in trouble for some time.
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
cōnfīde
1.second-person singular present active imperative of cōnfīdō
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FL
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
FL
1.Florida, a state of the United States of America.
2.foreign language
[Anagrams]
- LF
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Fl
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
Fl
1.(chemistry, nomenclature) florentium
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delectable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
delectable (comparative more delectable, superlative most delectable)
1.Pleasing to the taste; delicious.
[Etymology]
From Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”).
[Noun]
delectable (plural delectables)
1.Something fitting the above description.
2.2009 February 8, Gretchen Morgenson, “Bailout Needs Some Strings Attached to Limit Pay”, New York Times:
These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:delicious
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odor
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈəʊ.də/[Alternative forms]
- odour
[Anagrams]
- door, ordo, rood
[Etymology]
Middle English odour, from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from Latin odor.
[Noun]
odor (plural odors)
1.Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
2.1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X
Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a strange, and for me, a most fortunate thing. Yet oddly enough I found here a far more unlikely substance, and that was camphor. I found it in a sealed jar, that, by chance, I supposed had been really hermetically sealed. I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odor of camphor was unmistakable. It struck me as singularly odd, that among the universal decay, this volatile substance had chanced to survive, perhaps through many thousand years. Is reminded me of a sepia painting I had once seen done from the ink of a fossil Belemnite that must have perished and become fossilized millions of years ago. I was about to throw this camphor on one side, and then remembering that it was inflammable and burnt with a good bright flame, I put it into my pocket.
3.(figuratively) A strong, pervasive quality.
4.(figuratively) Esteem; repute.
[Synonyms]
- (any smell): perfume, scent
- (esteem): esteem, repute
- See also Wikisaurus:smell
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- doro, d'oro, dorò, ordo, rodo, rodò
[Noun]
odor m. inv.
1.apocopic form of odore
[[Latin]]
[Alternative forms]
- odōs
[Etymology]
Via rhotacism from Old Latin odōs (plural: odōses), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.
[Noun]
odor m. (plural: odores)
1.A smell, perfume, stench.
2.(figuratively) Inkling, suggestion.
[[Venetian]]
[Etymology]
Compare Italian odore
[Noun]
odor m. (plural odori) or odor m. (plural oduri)
1.smell, stink
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sorbet
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈʃərbət/[Alternative forms]
- sherbet
[Anagrams]
- strobe
[Etymology]
French sorbet, from Middle French, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic شربة (“drink”).Cognate to sherbet, related to syrup.
[Noun]
sorbet (plural sorbets)
1.Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, used as dessert or between courses of a meal.
After dinner we had an orange sorbet that was very refreshing.
[Synonyms]
- ice
- Italian ice
[[French]]
[Noun]
sorbet m. (plural sorbets)
1.sorbet, sherbet
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
sorbet
1.third-person singular present active indicative of sorbeō
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discernment
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- rescindment
[Noun]
discernment (plural discernments)
1.The ability to distinguish; judgement.
2.Discrimination.
3.To distinguish between things.
4.To perceive differences that exist.
5.The condition of understanding.
6.Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.
7.Perceptiveness.
8.The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.
9.Discretion in judging objectively.
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attunement
[[English]]
[Etymology]
attune + -ment
[Noun]
attunement (countable and uncountable; plural attunements)
1.(uncountable) The quality of being in tune with something
2.1969, Kenneth Rexroth, Classics Revisited[1], page 197:
We read Izaak Walton for his tone, for his perfect attunement to the quiet streams and flowered meadows and bosky hills of the Thames valley long ago.
3.(countable) The process of attuning or becoming attuned
4.2006, Frater W.I.T., Enochian Initiations[2], ISBN 1598003720, page 92:
My attunement to this power is accomplished.
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innate
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪˈneɪt/[Adjective]
innate (not comparable)
1.Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.
2.Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See a priori, intuitive.
3.Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther.
[Anagrams]
- annite, ante in, nanite
[Etymology]
From Latin innātus (“inborn”), perfect active participle of innāscor (“be born in, grow up in”), from in (“in, at on”) + nāscor (“be born”); see natal, native.
[References]
- innate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- innate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:innate
[Verb]
innate (third-person singular simple present innates, present participle innating, simple past and past participle innated)
1.To cause to exist; to call into being.
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
innate pl.
1.feminine form of innato
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
innāte
1.vocative masculine singular of innātus
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migra
[[French]]
[Verb]
migra
1.third-person singular past historic of migrer
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- magri
[Verb]
migra
1.third-person singular present indicative of migrare
2.second-person singular imperative of migrare
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
migrā
1.first-person singular present active imperative of migrō
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
migra (infinitive migrar)
1.Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of migrar.
2.Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of migrar.
3.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of migrar.
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snore
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Norse, noser, Rosen
[Etymology]
from Middle English snoren, akin to Middle Low German snorren 'to drone'
[Noun]
snore (plural snores)
1.The act of snoring, and the noise produced.
2.(informal) An extremely boring person or event.
[Synonyms]
- saw wood
- snoozefest (2)
- snorefest (2)
[Verb]
snore (third-person singular simple present snores, present participle snoring, simple past and past participle snored)
1.To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
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drool
[[English]]
ipa :-uːl[Anagrams]
- dolor
[Noun]
drool (uncountable)
1.saliva trickling from the mouth
[Synonyms]
- (emit saliva): slaver, slobber, drivel
[Verb]
drool (third-person singular simple present drools, present participle drooling, simple past and past participle drooled)
1.to secrete saliva in anticipation of food
2.to secrete saliva upon seeing something nice
That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him
3.to talk nonsense
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fetchingly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
fetchingly (comparative more fetchingly, superlative most fetchingly)
1.In a fetching manner
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accumulation
[[English]]
ipa :/ə.ˌkjum.jə.ˈle.ʃən/[Antonyms]
- decumulation
[Etymology]
- First attested in the late 15th century.
- accumulate + -tion
[Noun]
accumulation (plural accumulations)
1.The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
2.The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors.
3.A mass of something piled up or collected.
4.(law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
5.(accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
6.(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
[Synonyms]
- (accounting): retained earnings
[[French]]
ipa :/a.ky.my.la.sjɔ̃/[Etymology]
Latin accumulatio.
[Noun]
accumulation f. (plural accumulations)
1.accumulation (action of accumulating)
2.accumulation (result of accumulating)
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predictable
[[English]]
ipa :/pɹɪˈdɪktəbl̩/[Adjective]
predictable (comparative more predictable, superlative most predictable)
1.Able to be predicted.
[Antonyms]
- unpredictable
[Etymology]
predict + -able
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indentured
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪn.dɛn.ʧɚd/[Adjective]
indentured
1.Subject to an indenture.
[Verb]
indentured
1.Simple past tense and past participle of indenture.
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embarkation
[[English]]
[Noun]
embarkation (plural embarkations)
1.The act of embarking.
2.The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
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weep
[[English]]
ipa :/wiːp/[Etymology]
Old English wēpan
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:weep
[Verb]
weep (third-person singular simple present weeps, present participle weeping, simple past and past participle wept)
1.To cry, shed tears.
2.(medicine, of a wound or sore) To produce secretions.
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tub
[[English]]
ipa :/tʌb/[Anagrams]
- BTU
- but
[Noun]
tub (plural tubs)
1.A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in.
2.The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
He added a tub of margarine to the stew.
3.A bathtub.
4.(nautical, informal) A slow-moving craft.
[Verb]
tub (third-person singular simple present tubs, present participle tubbing, simple past and past participle tubbed)
1.To pack or store something in a tub.
2.To bathe.
Don't we all tub in England? — London Spectator.
[[Catalan]]
[Etymology]
From Latin tubus (“tube, pipe”).
[Noun]
tub m. (plural tubs)
1.tube
[[Lojban]]
[Rafsi]
tub
1.Rafsi of tunba.
[[Romanian]]
ipa :[tub][Etymology]
From Latin tubus (“tube, pipe”).
[Noun]
tub n. (plural tuburi)
1.tube
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