15476
gelid
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdʒɛl.ɪd/[Adjective]
gelid (comparative more gelid, superlative most gelid)
1.Very cold; icy or frosty.
2.New Yorker. (Can we date this quote?)
A man of gelid reserve.
3.2005 - Robert Jordan, Knife of Dreams
In the worst of summer the tower remained cool, yet the air seemed feverish and gelid when sisters of different Ajahs came too close.
[Anagrams]
- glide
[Etymology]
First attested in 1630. From Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelu (“frost”).
[[Dutch]]
ipa :-ɪt[Anagrams]
- gilde, ledig
[Noun]
gelid n. (plural gelederen, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
1.an organizational rank, especially a military rankgelid n. (plural geleden, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
1.a joint, a point of articulation
0
0
2012/07/01 19:38
15477
geli
[[Catalan]]
[Verb]
geli
1.First-person singular present subjunctive form of gelar.
2.Third-person singular present subjunctive form of gelar.
3.Third-person singular imperative form of gelar.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- egli, gilè, glie
[Noun]
geli m.
1.Plural form of gelo.
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
gelī
1.genitive singular of gelum
0
0
2012/02/02 11:09
2012/07/01 19:38
15479
tantamount
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtæn.təˌmaʊnt/[Adjective]
tantamount (comparative more tantamount, superlative most tantamount)
1.Equivalent in meaning or effect.
It's tantamount to fraud.
In this view, disagreement and treason are tantamount.
[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman tant amunter.
[Noun]
tantamount (plural tantamounts)
1.(obsolete) Something which has the same value or amount (as something else). (attributive use passing into adjective, below)
2.1977, the Last Essays of Maurice Hewlett, page 42:
For end thereof, not despondency but madness : for when Cossey understood that Hobday had called his wife a tantamount, he waited for him outside, and gave him what he called a pair of clippers over the ear.
[Verb]
tantamount (third-person singular simple present tantamounts, present participle tantamounting, simple past and past participle tantamounted)
1.(obsolete) To amount to as much; to be equivalent.
0
0
2012/07/01 20:12
15481
utilitarian
[[English]]
ipa :/juˌtɪl.ɪˈteɪɹ.i.ən/[Adjective]
utilitarian (comparative more utilitarian, superlative most utilitarian)
1.of or relating to utility
2.practical and functional, not just for show.
[Derived terms]
- utilitarianism
- futilitarianism
[Etymology]
1781 utility + -arian
[Noun]
utilitarian (plural utilitarians)
1.Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
0
0
2012/07/01 20:57
15482
valise
[[English]]
ipa :/vəˈliːz/[Anagrams]
- aviles
[Etymology]
French, akin to Medieval Latin valisia.Though valise sounds similar to the Italian valigia, these words are not likely to be kin to one another. For explanation see http://nq.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/issue_pdf/frontmatter_pdf/s9-X/247.pdf
[Noun]
valise (plural valises)
1.A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag.
[[French]]
ipa :/va.liz/[Anagrams]
- levais, salive, salivé
[Noun]
valise f. (plural valises)
1.case, suitcase.
0
0
2012/07/01 20:59
15484
acquaintance
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈkweɪntəns/[Alternative forms]
- acquaintaunce
[Etymology]
From Old French acointance. Compare French accointance.
[Noun]
acquaintance (plural acquaintances)
1.(uncountable) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy
I know of the man; but have no acquaintance with him.
2.1799, William Jones (translator), Hito'pade'sa, in The Works, Volume 6, page 22,
Contract no friendſhip, or even acquaintance, with a guileful man : he reſembles a coal, which when hot burneth the hand, and when cold blacketh it.
3.(countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
4.1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History Of England From the Accession of James II, Chapter XVI,
Montgomery was an old acquaintance of Ferguson.
[References]
- acquaintance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- acquaintance at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Synonyms]
- familiarity
- fellowship
- intimacy
- knowledge
- See also Wikisaurus:acquaintance
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
2012/07/01 21:25
15486
senescence
[[English]]
ipa :/sɨnˈɛsəns/[Etymology]
From Latin senescere (“to grow old”).
[Noun]
senescence (usually uncountable; plural senescences)
1.(biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.
2.(cell biology) Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage.
3.(gerontology) Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
4.(botany) Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.
0
0
2012/05/29 21:39
2012/07/01 21:29
15487
obstructive
[[English]]
[Adjective]
obstructive (comparative more obstructive, superlative most obstructive)
1.Causing obstructions.
2.I wanted to see his report on me, but my manager was being obstructive.
0
0
2012/07/01 21:30
15492
seducing
[[English]]
[Verb]
seducing
1.Present participle of seduce.
0
0
2012/07/01 21:38
15493
seduce
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- deuces
- educes
[Etymology]
Borrowed from Latin seducere (“to lead apart or astray”), from se- (“aside, away, astray”) + ducere (“to lead”); see duct. Compare adduce, conduce, deduce, etc.
[Verb]
seduce (third-person singular simple present seduces, present participle seducing, simple past and past participle seduced)
1.To beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct. To lead astray.
2.To entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship
3.To win over or attract someone
[[Italian]]
[Verb]
seduce
1.third-person singular present indicative of sedurre
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
sēdūce
1.second-person singular present active imperative of sēdūcō
[[Romanian]]
ipa :[seˈdutʃe][Etymology]
From Latin sēdūcēre, present active infinitive of sēdūcō.
[Verb]
a seduce 3rd conj.
1.(transitive) to seduce
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
seduce (infinitive seducir)
1.Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of seducir.
2.Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of seducir.
3.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of seducir.
0
0
2012/07/01 21:38
15494
penetrates
[[English]]
[Verb]
penetrates
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of penetrate.
0
0
2012/07/03 12:45
15501
disconsolately
[[English]]
[Adverb]
disconsolately (comparative more disconsolately, superlative most disconsolately)
1.In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation.
[Antonyms]
- consolably
[Synonyms]
- (in a cheerless, dreary manner): bleakly, drearily
- (in a manner suggesting one's being beyond consolation): dejectedly, inconsolably, unconsolably
0
0
2012/07/04 05:02
15504
松
[[Translingual]]
[Alternative forms]
- See also 鬆 (different characters in Traditional Chinese and Japanese)
- Other forms: 枩, 柗, 梥, 枀
[Etymology]
木 + the sound 公 (leaking out). Simplified Chinese uses it to replace 鬆.
[Han character]
松 (radical 75 木+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 木金戈 (DCI), four-corner 48932)
1.pine tree
2.fir tree
3.A surname, listed 216th in the Baijiaxing
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
松 (traditional 鬆, Yale chung4)The pronunciation changed if used as 鬆.
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
松 (grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Noun]
松 (hiragana まつ, romaji matsu)
1.a pine branch decorated for the celebration of New Year
2.the highest rank of a 3-tier ranking system
[Proper noun]
松 (hiragana まつ, romaji Matsu)
1.A surname.
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
松 (hangeul 송, revised song, McCune-Reischauer song, Yale song)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
松 (traditional 松, pinyin sōng (song1), Sōng (Song1), Wade-Giles sung1, Sung1) 松 (traditional 鬆, pinyin sōng (song1)), Wade-Giles sung1)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
松 (tùng, thông, tòng)
0
0
2012/07/04 05:02
15508
collapsed
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- scalloped
[Verb]
collapsed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of collapse.
0
0
2012/07/04 05:02
15509
collapse
[[English]]
ipa :-æps[Anagrams]
- escallop
[Etymology]
From Latin collapsus (past participle of collabi)
[Noun]
collapse (plural collapses)
1.The act of collapsing
2.2012 April 21, Jonathan Jurejko, “Newcastle 3-0 Stoke”, BBC Sport:
The top six are assured of continental competition and after making a statement of intent against Stoke, it would take a dramatic collapse for Newcastle to surrender their place.
3.Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset)
[Verb]
collapse (third-person singular simple present collapses, present participle collapsing, simple past and past participle collapsed)
1.(intransitive) To fall down suddenly; to cave in
2.(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown
3.(intransitive) To fold compactly
4.(cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession
5.(transitive) To cause something to collapse.
Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
6.(intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint
The exhausted singer collapsed onstage and had to be taken to the hospital.
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
collāpse
1.vocative masculine singular of collāpsus
0
0
2010/09/03 15:33
2012/07/04 05:02
15513
confiscate
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Latin confiscare ("to declare property of the fisc").
[See also]
- confiscation
[Synonyms]
- (take possession of): appropriate, arrogate, usurp, steal, rob
[Verb]
confiscate (third-person singular simple present confiscates, present participle confiscating, simple past and past participle confiscated)
1.(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- confacesti
- sfioccante
[Verb]
confiscate
1.second-person plural present indicative of confiscare
2.second-person plural imperative of confiscare
3.Feminine plural of confiscato
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
confiscāte
1.second-person plural present active imperative of confiscō
0
0
2012/07/04 05:02
15514
sewer
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsuːə/[Anagrams]
- ewers, re-sew, resew, sweer
[Etymology 1]
Inside an underground sewer (etymology 1)From Anglo-Norman sewere (“water-course”), from Old French sewiere (“overflow channel for a fishpond”), from Vulgar Latin exaquāria (“drain for carrying water off”), from Latin ex (“out of, from”) + aquāria.
[Etymology 2]
From Anglo-Norman asseour, from Old French asseoir (“find a seat for”), from Latin assidēre, present active participle of assideō (“attend to”), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit”).
[Etymology 3]
A sewer (Etymology 3) in Dhakasew + -er
0
0
2012/07/04 05:02
15515
deranged
[[English]]
[Adjective]
deranged (comparative more deranged, superlative most deranged)
1.disturbed or upset, especially mentally
2.insane
[Anagrams]
- dangered
- gandered
- gardened
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:insane
0
0
2012/07/04 05:05
15516
derange
[[English]]
ipa :/diˈreɪndʒ/[Anagrams]
- angered, en garde, enraged, grandee, grenade
[Etymology]
From French déranger, from Old French desrengier (“throw into disorder”), from des- + rengier (“to put into line”), from reng (“line, row”), from a Germanic source. See rank (noun).
[Verb]
derange (third-person singular simple present deranges, present participle deranging, simple past and past participle deranged)
1.to cause someone to go insane (usually used in the passive, see deranged)
2.to cause disorder in something, to distort it from its ideal state
3.1776, Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
Both these kinds of monopolies derange more or less the natural distribution of the stock of the society;
4.(archaic) to disrupt somebody's plans, to inconvenience someone
5.1782, Fanny Burney, Cecilia, Memoirs of an Heiress
"By no means, Sir," answered the Captain: "I shall be quite au désespoir if I derange any body."
0
0
2012/07/04 05:05
15517
inexorably
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪˈnɛk.səɹ.ə.bli/[Adverb]
inexorably (comparative more inexorably, superlative most inexorably)
1.In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
We watched as the storm clouds advanced inexorably closer to us.
2.2003, Matrix Reloaded, The Architect
While it remains a burden assiduously avoided, it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control. Which has led you, inexorably, here.
3.2007, Scott Smith, The Ruins, page 136
Later, they all felt guilty about having laughed, especially when it looked as if she might not be able to walk again. But she did, eventually—implacably, inexorably—with a slight limp, perhaps, although this was barely noticeable, not noticeable at all, really, unless you knew the story, unless you were watching for it.
4.2000, Mark Gatiss, Last of the Gaderene, chapter 27
The strange group of villagers shuffled inexorably forward.
[Etymology]
From inexorable + -ly.
[Synonyms]
- (in an inexorable manner): relentlessly, unrelentingly
0
0
2012/07/04 05:06
15520
succinctly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
succinctly (comparative more succinctly, superlative most succinctly)
1.In a succinct manner, concisely.
[Etymology]
succinct + -ly
0
0
2009/07/14 19:17
2012/07/04 15:29
TaN
15521
anklet
[[English]]
[Noun]
anklet (plural anklets)
1.A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.
0
0
2012/07/04 15:49
15522
preparation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Alternative forms]
- præparation (archaic)
[Anagrams]
- paraprotein
[Noun]
preparation (countable and uncountable; plural preparations)
1.(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
2.That which is prepared.
3.(countable) A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.
[[Interlingua]]
ipa :/pɾe.pa.ɾaˈtsjon/[Noun]
preparation (plural preparationes)
1.preparation
0
0
2010/06/02 00:14
2012/07/04 21:05
15523
かつじ
[[Japanese]]
[Proper noun]
かつじ (romaji Katsuji)
1.克二: A male given name
2.勝司: A male given name
3.勝二: A male given name
4.勝次: A male given name
0
0
2012/07/04 21:38
15525
又
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Pictogram (象形) – a hand, used for sound value.
[Han character]
See images of
Radical 29 又又 (radical 29 又+0, 2 strokes, cangjie input 弓大 (NK), four-corner 17400)
1.and, also, again, in addition
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
又 (jyutping jau6, Yale yau6)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
又 (common “Jōyō” kanji)
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
又 (hangeul 우, revised u, McCune-Reischauer u)
[[Mandarin]]
[Adverb]
又 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yòu)
1.(Beginning Mandarin) again
神就造出大鱼和水中所滋生各样有生命的动物，各从其类。又造出各样飞鸟，各从其类。神看着是好的。
Shén jiù zàochū dàyú hé shuǐzhòng suǒ zīshēng gèyàng yǒu shēngmìng de dòngwù, gècóngqílèi. Yòu zàochū gèyàng fēiniǎo, gècóngqílèi. Shén kànzhe shì hào de.
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
[External links]
- Guoyu Cidian (國語辭典)
[Hanzi]
又 (pinyin yòu (you4), Wade-Giles yu4)
[[Middle Chinese]]
[Han character]
又 (*hiòu)
[[Min Nan]]
[Hanzi]
又 (POJ iū (iu7))
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
又 (hựu, lại)
0
0
2012/07/04 21:38
15528
あつ
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji reading]
あつ (romaji atsu)
0
0
2012/07/04 23:18
15529
暑
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
暑 (radical 72 日+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 日十大日 (AJKA), four-corner 60604)
1.hot
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
暑 (Yale syu2)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
暑 (grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)
1.hot, warm (weather), heat
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
暑 (hangeul 서, revised seo, McCune-Reischauer sŏ, Yale se)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
暑 (pinyin shǔ (shu3), Wade-Giles shu3)
0
0
2012/07/04 23:20
15531
swerve
[[English]]
ipa :/swɜː(ɹ)v/[Etymology]
Old English sweorfan
[Verb]
swerve (third-person singular simple present swerves, present participle swerving, simple past and past participle swerved)
1.To stray; to wander; to rope.
2.To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
3.To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
4.To bend; to incline.
5.To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
6.To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
7.of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
8.2011 January 8, Chris Bevan, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds”, BBC:
Snodgrass also saw a free-kick swerve just wide before Arsenal, with Walcott and Fabregas by now off the bench, turned their vastly superior possession into chances in the closing moments
0
0
2009/04/23 08:53
2012/07/05 04:41
TaN
15533
水曜日
[[Japanese]]
ipa :/suijoːbi/[Etymology]
/suieubi/ > /suiyoːbi/. Compound of suiyō and hi (“day”).
[Noun]
水曜日 (hiragana すいようび, romaji suiyōbi, historical hiragana すいえうび)
1.the fourth day of the week; the day between Tuesday and Thursday; Wednesday
[See also]
- (days of the week) 曜日; 日曜日, 月曜日, 火曜日, 水曜日, 木曜日, 金曜日, 土曜日 (Category: ja:Days of the week) [edit]
[Synonyms]
- 水曜 (suiyō)
- ウエンズデー (uenzudee)
[[Korean]]
[Noun]
水曜日 (suyoil)
1.Hanja form? of 수요일, “Wednesday”.
0
0
2012/07/06 06:06
15535
fishy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɪʃi/[Adjective]
fishy (comparative fishier, superlative fishiest)
1.Of, from, or similar to fish.
What is that fishy odor?
2.Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
I don't trust him; his claims seem fishy to me.
[Noun]
fishy (plural fishies)
1.(childish) Diminutive of fish
0
0
2012/07/06 23:30
15536
灯油
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology]
Literally "light oil".
[Noun]
灯油 (hiragana とうゆ, romaji tōyu)
1.an oil used to light a lamp
2.kerosene 灯油 (hiragana とぼしあぶら, romaji toboshiabura)
1.an oil used to light a lamp 灯油 (hiragana ともしあぶら, romaji tomoshiabura)
1.an oil used to light a lamp
0
0
2012/07/07 13:03
15537
birth
[[English]]
ipa :/bɜː(ɹ)θ/[Adjective]
birth (not comparable)
1.A familial relationship established by childbirth.
Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather.
[Etymology]
(Can we verify this etymology?) From Old Norse burðr[1] (rare variant byrð), which replaced Old English gebyrd (rare variant byrþ)[2] in Middle English. The Old Norse word derived from the Proto-Germanic *burþiz, *burdiz; another descendant of this root is the Old Frisian berde, berd. The Old English word derived from Proto-Germanic *gaburdiz; another descendant of this root is the Old High German giburt (Middle High German geburt, modern German Geburt). All of these words derive from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
[Noun]
English Wikipedia has an article on:BirthWikipedia enbirth (countable and uncountable; plural births)
1.(uncountable) The process of childbearing.
2.(countable) An instance of childbirth.
3.(countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
4.(uncountable) The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him.
[References]
1.^ Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson's 1874 Icelandic-English dictionary.
2.^ Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller's 1898 Anglo-Saxon dictionary.
[Synonyms]
- biological
- blood
- consanguineous
[Verb]
birth (third-person singular simple present births, present participle birthing, simple past and past participle birthed)
1.(dated or regional) To bear or give birth to (a child).
2.1939, Sidney Howard, Ben Hecht, Jo Swerling, John Van Druten, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Gone with the Wind (film)
"I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies!"
3.(figuratively) To produce, give rise to.
4.2006, R. Bruce Hull, Infinite Nature, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226359441, page 156:
Biological evolution created a human mind that enabled cultural evolution, which now outpaces and outclasses the force that birthed it.
0
0
2012/07/07 22:03
TaN
15540
環
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 睘
[Han character]
環 (radical 96 玉+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 一土田中女 (MGWLV), four-corner 16132)
1.jade ring or bracelet
2.ring
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
環 (simplified 环, Yale waan4)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
環 (common “Jōyō” kanji)
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
環 (hangeul 환, revised hwan, McCune-Reischauer hwan, Yale hwan)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
環 (simplified 环, pinyin huán (huan2), Wade-Giles huan2)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
環 (hoàn)
0
0
2012/07/08 21:10
15541
彗星
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
彗星 (hiragana すいせい, romaji suisei)
1.(astronomy) comet
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
彗星 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin huìxīng)
1.(astronomy) comet
0
0
2012/07/08 22:21
15545
自殺
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
自殺 (hiragana じさつ, romaji jisatsu)
1.The act or event of killing oneself, suicide
[Verb]
自殺 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana じさつする, romaji jisatsu suru)自殺する 自殺 suru
1.commit suicide
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
自殺 (traditional, Pinyin zìshā, simplified 自杀)
1.suicide
應該在媒體中報導關於自殺的新聞嗎？
yīnggāi zài méitǐ zhōng bàodào guānyú zìshā de xīnwén ma
Should suicides be reported in news media?
[Verb]
自殺 (traditional, Pinyin zìshā, simplified 自杀)
1.to commit suicide
0
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あきらめる
[[Japanese]]
[Verb]
あきらめる (transitive, ichidan conjugation, romaji akirameru)
1.諦める: abandon
2.明らめる: clarify
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なげる
[[Japanese]]
[Verb]
なげる (transitive, ichidan conjugation, romaji nageru)
1.投げる: throw
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Download
[[German]]
[Etymology]
Borrowing from English download.
[Noun]
Download m. (genitive Downloads, plural Downloads)
1.a download
[Synonyms]
- Herunterladen n.
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belonged
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- englobed
[Verb]
belonged
1.Simple past tense and past participle of belong.
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belong
[[English]]
ipa :/bɪˈlɒŋ/[Etymology 1]
From Middle English belongen, from be- + longen (“to belong”), from Old English langian (“to pertain to, suit”). Compare Dutch belangen (“to concern”), German belangen (“to attain, concern”). More at be-, long.
[Etymology 2]
Compare Kriol blanga, Bislama blong, Tok Pisin bilong, and Torres Strait Creole blong.
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heeded
[[English]]
[Verb]
heeded
1.Simple past tense and past participle of heed.
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bv
[[Esperanto]]
[Abbreviation]
bv
1.(text messaging) Abbreviation of bonvolu (“please”).
[Alternative forms]
- bv.
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BV
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
BV
1.The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Bouvet Island.
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freehold
[[English]]
[Noun]
freehold (plural freeholds)
1.The tenure of property held in fee simple for life.
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pliable
[[English]]
ipa :-aɪəbəl[Adjective]
pliable (comparative more pliable, superlative most pliable)
1.soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded
You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays fairly moist.
[Etymology]
From Middle English, from Old French pliant, from Latin plicare (“fold”).
[External links]
- pliable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- pliable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- pliable at OneLook Dictionary Search
[[French]]
[Adjective]
pliable (masculine and feminine, plural pliables)
1.pliable
[Etymology]
plier + -able
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wheezing
[[English]]
[Noun]
wheezing (plural wheezings)
1.The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze
[Verb]
wheezing
1.Present participle of wheeze.
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wheeze
[[English]]
ipa :/wiːz/[Etymology]
From Middle English whesen, perhaps from Old Norse hvæsa (“to hiss”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kwes- (“to pant”).
[Noun]
wheeze (plural wheezes)
1.A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
2.An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper"; a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
3.(UK, slang) An ulterior scheme or plan
4.2011 "Road rage; High petrol prices hurt, but will not throttle the economy", The Economist 19 November 2011:
The main point of fuel duty, though, is as a fiscal wheeze: it made up 5% of the tax take in 2010.
5.(slang) Something very humorous or laughable.
The new comedy is a wheeze.
You think you're going to win? That's a real wheeze!
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:joke
[Verb]
wheeze (third-person singular simple present wheezes, present participle wheezing, simple past and past participle wheezed)
1.To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
2.2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance (Fourth Estate, paperback edition, 443)
If the air smelled even faintly of dog, Lionel coughed, wheezed and sneezed.
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respirator
[[English]]
[Noun]
respirator (plural respirators)
1.A device designed to allow breathing when it would otherwise be hindered, as by a medical condition or the presence of poisonous vapors.
The house painters were each officially required to wear a respirator, but this was sometimes disregarded in the extreme heat.
[Synonyms]
- (device to allow breathing): ventilator
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
respīrātor
1.second-person singular future passive imperative of respīrō
2.third-person singular future passive imperative of respīrō
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/respǐraːtor/[Noun]
respìrātor m. (Cyrillic spelling респѝра̄тор)
1.respirator
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inhaler
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- hernial
[Noun]
inhaler (plural inhalers)
1.(medicine) A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases.
[[French]]
ipa :/i.na.le/[Verb]
inhaler
1.To inhale. Conjugation of inhaler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
inhāler
1.first-person singular present passive subjunctive of inhālō
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fraternal
[[English]]
[Adjective]
fraternal (comparative more fraternal, superlative most fraternal)
1.Of brothers (fraternal twins)
2.Related through a brother (fraternal nephew)
3.In need of a brother or sister or friend.
4.Like brothers (fraternal cousins)
5.Friendly or brotherly (e.g. fraternal relations between socialist parties in different countries).
6.platonic (as fraternal love - brotherly love)
[Antonyms]
- (relating to a brother, with regard to gender): sororal
- (relating to a brother, with regard to heredity): paternal, maternal
[Etymology]
From Middle French fraternel, from Medieval Latin frāternālis (“fraternal”), from Latin frāternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from frāter (“brother”).
[Synonyms]
- brotherly
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
fraternal m. and f. (plural fraternales)
1.fraternal
[Etymology]
From Latin frāternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from frāter (“brother”).
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fawn
[[English]]
ipa :/fɔːn/[Etymology 1]
From Old French faon.
[Etymology 2]
From Old English fahnian[1]. Akin to Old Norse fagna (“to rejoice”)[2]. See also fain.
[References]
1.^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884-1928, and First Supplement, 1933
2.^ fawn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[See also]
- Appendix:Colors
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