16176
either
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈiːð.ə(ɹ)/[Adverb]
either (not comparable)
1.(conjunctive, after a negative) as well
I don't like him and I don't like her either.
[Anagrams]
- theire
[Conjunction]
either
1.Introduces the first of two options, the second of which is introduced by "or".
Either you eat your dinner or you go to your room.
[Determiner]
either
1.Each of two. [from 9th c.]
2.1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, p. 31:
Her hands, long and beautiful, lay on either side of her face.
3.One or the other of two. [from 14th c.]
4.2006 December 5, Jackie Mason, quoted in “Mason drops lawsuit vs. Jews for Jesus”, USA Today:
You can't be a table and a chair. You're either a Jew or a gentile.
[Etymology]
Old English ǣġhwæþer, from West Germanic, ultimately corresponding to ay + whether
[Pronoun]
either
1.(obsolete) Both, each of two (people or things).
2.1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII:
Than ayther departed to theire tentis and made hem redy to horsebacke as they thought beste.
3.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.i:
And either vowd with all their power and wit, / To let not others honour be defaste [...].
4.One or other of two people or things.
[See also]
- neither
- nor
- or
[Statistics]
- Most common English words before 1923: girl · during · several · #333: either · whether · city · held
[Synonyms]
- (one or the other):
- (each of two): both, each
- neither
- too
[Usage notes]
- When there are more than two alternatives, "any" is used instead.
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16177
dissatisfy
[[English]]
[Etymology]
dis- + satisfy
[Verb]
dissatisfy (third-person singular simple present dissatisfies, present participle dissatisfying, simple past and past participle dissatisfied)
1.To fail to satisfy.
2.To displease.
0
1
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16187
manners
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmæn.ɚz/[Noun]
manners
1.Plural form of manner.
2.Etiquette (always plural in this sense).
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0
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16188
manner
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmænə/[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman manere, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin *manaria, from feminine of Latin manuarius (“belonging to the hand”), from manus (“hand”)
[Noun]
manner (plural manners)
1.Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.
The treacherous manner of his mournful death. - Shakespeare
2.Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self; bearing; habitual style.
His natural manner makes him seem like the boss.
3.Customary method of acting; habit.
These people have strange manners.
4.Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address.
5.The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
6.Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a manner done already.
7.Sort; kind; style
All manner of persons participate.
8.standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.
[Statistics]
- Most common English words before 1923: kept · business · mean · #384: manner · following · fell · different
[[Finnish]]
[Alternative forms]
- mantere
[Noun]
manner
1.continent (in geological sense)
Euraasia on manner, mutta Eurooppa ei ole.
Eurasia is a continent, but Europe is not (in this sense).
2.The main island of Åland archipelago (Ahvenanmaan manner).
3.As a modifier in compound terms, of or pertaining to the continent.
[[Luxembourgish]]
[Adjective]
manner
1.comparative form of mann
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16195
sentiment
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From French sentiment, itself from Latin sentimentum..
[Noun]
sentiment (plural sentiments)
1.A general thought, feeling, or sense.
[[Catalan]]
[Etymology]
Latin sentimentum.
[Noun]
sentiment m. (plural sentiments)
1.emotion; feeling; sentiment
[See also]
- emoció
[[French]]
[Etymology]
From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.
[Noun]
sentiment m. (plural sentiments)
1.A sentiment, general thought, sense or feeling.
2.An opinion.
0
0
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16197
tomb
[[English]]
ipa :/tuːm/[Etymology]
From Latin tumba from Ancient Greek τύμβος (tumbos, “a sepulchral mound, tomb, grave”).
[Noun]
Governor John R. Tanner's tombtomb (plural tombs)
1.A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
[Verb]
tomb (third-person singular simple present tombs, present participle tombing, simple past and past participle tombed)
1.(transitive) To bury.
0
1
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16198
hurtling
[[English]]
[Verb]
hurtling
1.Present participle of hurtle.
0
1
2009/05/28 17:24
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16199
nutrient
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/[Adjective]
nutrient (comparative more nutrient, superlative most nutrient)
1.providing nourishment
[Etymology]
From Latin nutriens, present participle of nutrire (“to suckle, nourish, foster”).
[External links]
- nutrient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- nutrient in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
nutrient (plural nutrients)
1.A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
[Related terms]
- nourish
- nourishment
- nurse
- nursery
- nutriment
- nutrition
- nutritional
- nutritious
- nutritive
[Synonyms]
- nutriment
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
nūtrient
1.third-person plural future active indicative of nūtriō
0
1
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16200
multiply
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/[Adverb]
multiply
1.In many or multiple ways.
[Verb]
to multiply (third-person singular simple present multiplies, present participle multiplying, simple past and past participle multiplied)
1.(transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
2.(transitive, arithmetic) To perform multiplication on (a number).
3.(intransitive) To grow in number.
4.(intransitive) To breed or propagate.
5.(intransitive, arithmetic) To perform multiplication.
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1
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16203
interaction
[[English]]
[Etymology]
inter- + action
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:InteractionWikipediainteraction (plural interactions)
1.the act of some things interacting, or acting upon one another.
Be aware of interactions between different medications.
2.A conversation or exchange between people.
I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.
[[French]]
[Etymology]
Maybe from English or inter- + action
[Noun]
interaction f. (plural interactions)
1.interaction
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16204
poverty
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɒvəti/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/En-us-poverty.ogg
[Etymology]
From Middle English, Old French poverte, from Latin paupertās, from pauper (“‘poor’”) + -tas (“‘noun of state suffix’”). Cognates include pauper, "poor", French pauvreté.
[Noun]
poverty (plural poverties)
1.The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need.
2.Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness; as, poverty of soil; poverty of the blood; poverty of ideas.Part or all of this page 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.
0
1
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16205
valid
[[English]]
[Adjective]
valid (comparative more valid, superlative most valid)
1.Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.
2.Acceptable, proper or correct.
A valid format for the date is MM/DD/YY.
Do not drive without a valid license.
3.Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
4.(logic) A formula or system that evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
5.(logic) An argument whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.
An argument is valid if and only if the set consisting of both (1) all of its premises and (2) the contradictory of its conclusion is inconsistent.
[Antonyms]
- invalid
[Etymology]
From Middle French valide
[Synonyms]
- (in logic: formula which evaluates to true regardless of its input values): tautological
[[Norwegian]]
[Adjective]
valid
1.valid
0
0
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16207
vehicle
[[English]]
ipa :/viːəkl/[Etymology]
From French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).
[External links]
- vehicle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- vehicle in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- vehicle at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
vehicle (plural vehicles)
1.A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.
2.A medium for expression of talent or views.
3.A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (FM 55-501).
4.(Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits
5.An entity to achieve an end.
6.(Buddhism) A yana.
[Synonyms]
- (Hinduism): vahan
[[Catalan]]
[Noun]
vehicle m. (plural vehicles)
1.vehicle
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1
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16209
colleague
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Old French collegue, from Latin collega (“a partner in office”), from com- (“with”) + legare (“to send on an embassy”), from lex (“law”).
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:ColleagueWikipedia colleague (plural colleagues)
1.A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate
[Synonyms]
- coworker
- workmate
- See also Wikisaurus:associate
0
1
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16211
うごかす
[[Japanese]]
[Verb]
うごかす (godan conjugation, romaji ugokasu)
1.動かす: to move something
0
0
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16212
りょこう
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
りょこう (romaji ryokō)
1.旅行: travel
[Verb]
りょこう + する (irregular conjugation, romaji ryokō suru)りょこうする りょこう suru
1.旅行: travel
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0
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16213
すわる
[[Japanese]]
[Verb]
すわる (godan conjugation, romaji suwaru)
1.座る: to sit, to have a seat.
0
0
2012/09/06 22:39
16216
intensely
[[English]]
[Adverb]
intensely (comparative more intensely, superlative most intensely)
1.In an intense manner.
He pursued his studies intensely.
2.To an intense degree, extremely.
An intensely private man, he kept chit-chat to a minimum.
[Etymology]
intense + -ly
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1
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16220
ill-natured
[[English]]
[Adjective]
ill-natured (comparative more ill-natured, superlative most ill-natured)
1.bad-tempered, irritable or malevolent
0
0
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16221
I'll
[[English]]
ipa :/aɪl/[Anagrams]
- Lil, li'l, lil
[Contraction]
I'll
1.I will
2.I shall
[Etymology]
Contraction of I will or I shall
0
0
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16222
natured
[[English]]
[Adjective]
natured
1.Having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament.
[Anagrams]
- daunter
- unarted
- unrated
- untared
- untread
[Etymology]
See nature
0
0
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16224
Nature
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- tea-urn
[Proper noun]
Nature
1.The sum of natural forces reified and considered as a sentient being, will, or principle.
0
0
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16225
Natur
[[German]]
ipa :[naˈtuːɐ̯][Noun]
Natur f. (genitive Natur, plural Naturen)
1.nature, disposition, constitution, essence
2.temperament, temper, frame of mind
3.natural scenery
0
0
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16227
strode
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈstɻɔʊd/[Anagrams]
- Dorset
- doters
- sorted
- stored
[Verb]
strode
1.Simple past of stride.
2.Past participle of stride
3.2011 The Economist "Obituary: Whitney Houston" 18 February 2012:
an impeccably poised young woman who had strode out in an evening gown
0
0
2012/09/08 09:27
16229
heedless
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈhiːdləs/[Adjective]
heedless (comparative more heedless, superlative most heedless)
1.unaware, without noticing
Sing we joyous, all together, heedless of the wind and weather
[Etymology]
heed + -less
0
0
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16230
imperiled
[[English]]
[Adjective]
imperiled
1.(biological conservation) at risk of becoming extinct
The wildlife management plan was focused on helping the reproductive needs of imperiled species.
[Alternative forms]
- imperilled (UK)
[Etymology]
From imperil.
[Verb]
imperiled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of imperil.
0
0
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16236
impoverishment
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman empoverissement, from the Old French verb empoverir. Surface analysis impoverish + -ment.
[Noun]
impoverishment (usually uncountable; plural impoverishments)
1.The action of impoverishing someone.
2.The state of being impoverished.
[Synonyms]
- immiseration
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0
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16237
grabbed
[[English]]
[Verb]
grabbed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of grab.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
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16240
dejectedly
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪˈdʒɛktədli/[Adverb]
dejectedly
1.In a dejected manner, in a dispirited way.
0
0
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16243
spu
[[Lojban]]
[Rafsi]
spu
1.Rafsi of spuda.
0
0
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16244
parcel
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɑrsəl/[Anagrams]
- carpel
- placer
[Etymology]
From Old French parcelle (“a small piece or part, a parcel, a particle”), from Medieval Latin particella, contr. parcella (“a parcel”), dim. of Latin particula (“particle”), diminutive of pars (“part, piece”).
[External links]
- parcel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- parcel in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
parcel (plural parcels)
1.A package wrapped for shipment.
I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep.
2.A division of land bought and sold as a unit.
I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery.
3.(obsolete) A group of birds.
4.A group of people.
5.Herman Melville, Omoo
A parcel of giddy creatures of her own age.
6.A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry.
[Synonyms]
- (package wrapped for shipment): package
- (division of land bought and sold as a unit): plot
[Verb]
parcel (third-person singular simple present parcels, present participle parceling or parcelling, simple past and past participle parceled or parcelled)
1.To wrap something up into the form of a package.
2.To wrap a strip around the end of a rope.
Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way.
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0
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16245
偏差
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
偏差 (hiragana へんさ, romaji hensa)
1.(statistics) deviation
[[Mandarin]]
ipa :[ pʰiɛn˥˥tʂʰa˥˥ ][Noun]
偏差 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin piānchā)
1.(Advanced Mandarin) deviation; error
[References]
- 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
- 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
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0
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16247
remorse
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- remorce
[Etymology]
First attested circa 14th century, from Old French remors, from Middle Latin remorsum, from Latin remordere "to torment, vex," literally "to bite back," from re- + mordere, "to bite."
[Noun]
remorse (uncountable)
1.A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
2.2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, Guardian:
Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: "You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton." She was also banned from keeping animals for 10 years.
3.1897, Oscar Wilde, "De Profundis,"
Failure, disgrace, poverty, sorrow, despair, suffering, tears even, the broken words that come from lips in pain, remorse that makes one walk on thorns, conscience that condemns . . . —all these were things of which I was afraid.
4.(obsolete) Sorrow; pity; compassion.
5.1597, William Shakespeare, King John, act 4, sc. 3,
This is the bloodiest shame,
The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke,
That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage
Presented to the tears of soft remorse.
[Synonyms]
- (regret or sadness for doing wrong): agenbite, compunction, contrition, penitence, repentance, self-reproach
- See also Wikisaurus:remorse
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16248
nap
[[English]]
ipa :/nap/[Anagrams]
- NPA
- pan, Pan, PAN
- PNA
[Etymology 1]
From Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian (“to doze, slumber, sleep”), from Proto-Germanic *hnappōnan (“to nap”). Cognate with Old High German hnaffezan, hnaffezzan (> Middle High German nafzen (“to slumber”) > German dialectal napfezen, nafzen (“to nod, slumber, nap”)).
[Etymology 2]
From Middle English nappe, from Middle Dutch
[Etymology 3]
- From the name of the French emperor Napoleon I of France (Bonaparte)
[Etymology 4]
possibly Scandanavian, cognate with nab, see Swedish nappa (“pinch”)
[Etymology 5]
From French napper, from nappe (“nape”).
[[Catalan]]
ipa :-ap[Etymology]
From Latin napus.
[Noun]
nap m. (plural naps)
1.turnip (Brassica rapa)
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/nɑp/[Anagrams]
- pan
[Etymology]
From Middle Dutch nap, from Old Dutch nap, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz.
[Noun]
nap m. (plural nappen, diminutive napje)
1.drinking cup
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :/ˈnɒp/[Etymology]
Of unknown origin.
[Noun]
nap (plural napok)
1.day
Egy hét 7 napból áll. - A week consists of 7 days.
2.sun (also written Nap in astronomical context)
Süt a nap. - The sun is shining.
3.sunshine (a location where the sun's rays fall)
Délben nem jó kimenni a napra. - It's not good to go to the sunshine at noon.
[[Occitan]]
[Etymology]
Latin napus
[Noun]
nap m. (plural naps)
1.turnip (Brassica rapa)
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
From Latin nāpus.
[Noun]
nap m. (plural napi)
1.turnip or swede (Brassica napus)
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16249
NAP
[[Italian]]
[Initialism]
NAP
1.Nuclei Armati Proletari
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0
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16251
roust
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- routs
- stour
- torus
- tours, Tours
[Noun]
roust (plural rousts)
1.A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Jamieson to this entry?)
[Synonyms]
- roost, rost
[Verb]
roust (third-person singular simple present rousts, present participle rousting, simple past and past participle rousted)
1.(transitive) to rout out of bed; to rouse
2.1884: Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter VII
"Why didn't you roust me out?" / "Well, I tried to, but I couldn't; I couldn't budge you." / "Well, all right. Don't stand there palavering all day, but out with you and see if there's a fish on the lines for breakfast. I'll be along in a minute."
3.(transitive, slang) to arrest
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0
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16252
bracelet
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”).
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:BraceletWikipedia bracelet (plural bracelets)
1.a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament
2.the strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist
3.(historical) A piece of defensive armour for the arm.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)
[See also]
- armband
- bangle
[[French]]
ipa :/bʁa.slɛ/[Alternative forms]
- brasselet (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
- célébrât
[Etymology]
Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”).
[Noun]
bracelet m. (plural bracelets)
1.bracelet
[[Middle French]]
[Noun]
bracelet m. (plural bracelets)
1.bracelet
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abbreviated
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈbriːvieɪtɪd/[Adjective]
abbreviated (comparative more abbreviated, superlative most abbreviated)
1.Shortened; made briefer.
The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.
2.Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
3.Scanty, as in clothing.[1]
[References]
1.^ 1984 [1975], Urdang, Laurence editor, The Random House College Dictionary, New York, NY: Random House, Inc., ISBN 0-394-43600-8, page 1:
[Shorthand]
- Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - r - e - v - ia - td
(Version: Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - r - e - v - disjoined t
[Verb]
abbreviated
1.Simple past tense and past participle of abbreviate.
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abbreviate
[[English]]
ipa :/ə.ˈbriː.vi.eɪt/[Etymology 1]
- Probably before 1425.
- Either from Middle English abbreviaten, from Latin abbreviātus, perfect passive participle of abbreviō (“to shorten”), formed from ad + breviō (“shorten”), from brevis (“short”) or Back-formation from abbreviation.[1].
- See abridge.
[Etymology 2]
- From Late Latin abbreviātus, perfect passive participle of abbreviō (“abbreviate”).
[References]
1.^ 2004 [1998], Elliott K. Dobbie; Dunmore, C. William, et al., Barnhart, Robert K. editor, Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Edinburgh, Scotland: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, ISBN 0550142304, page 2:
[[Interlingua]]
[Adjective]
abbreviate (comparative plus abbreviate, superlative le plus abbreviate)
1.Being abbreviated.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- abbeverati
[Verb]
abbreviate
1.second-person plural present tense of abbreviare
2.second-person plural imperative of abbreviare
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
abbreviāte
1.second-person plural present active imperative of abbreviō
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16255
weeping
[[English]]
ipa :-iːpɪŋ[Noun]
weeping (plural weepings)
1.Action of the verb to weep.
Their constant weepings kept us awake.
[Verb]
weeping
1.Present participle of weep.
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distraught
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪsˈtɹɔːt/[Adjective]
distraught (comparative more distraught, superlative most distraught)
1.Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.
[Etymology]
From Middle English, merger of distract (“distracted”) and straught (“distraught”), past participle of strecchen (“to stretch”). Compare also bestraught, extraught, forstraught, etc. More at distract, stretch.
[Synonyms]
- distressed
- pained
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relinquishing
[[English]]
[Verb]
relinquishing
1.Present participle of relinquish.
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yestereve
[[English]]
[Adverb]
yestereve (not comparable)
1.(during) yesterday evening
[Etymology]
From Middle English, alteration of yestereven (“last night, yesterday evening”), from Old English ġiestranǣfen (“yesterday evening”), equivalent to yester- + even (“evening”).
[Noun]
yestereve (uncountable)
1.(archaic) yesterday evening
2.1927, Edgar Rice Burrows, The Outlaw of Torn[1], edition HTML, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008:
Only yestereve, you wot, one of Lord de Grey's men-at-arms came limping to us with the news of the awful carnage the foul fiend had wrought on his master's household.
[Related terms]
- yesterevening
- yesterday
- yesteryear
[Synonyms]
- yesterevening
- last night
- yesterevening
- last night
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vouchsafed
[[English]]
[Verb]
vouchsafed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of vouchsafe.
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vouchsafe
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf/[Synonyms]
- deign
[Verb]
vouchsafe (third-person singular simple present vouchsafes, present participle vouchsafing, simple past and past participle vouchsafed)
1.To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
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compilation
[[English]]
ipa :/kɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/[Etymology]
Middle English, from Latin stem of compilatio (“a raking together, a plundering, a collection of documents”)
[Noun]
compilation (countable and uncountable; plural compilations)
1.(uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
2.(countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
3.(uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.
[See also]
- Compilation (Programming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Compilation (Programming)
[Synonyms]
- (the act or process of compiling): compilement
- (something compiled):
- (source code translation into object code):
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groceries
[[English]]
[Noun]
groceries pl.
1.The commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery.
She carried a sack of groceries in from the car and set it on the kitchen table.
2.Plural form of grocery. Multiple retailers of groceries.
There were two competing groceries in the neighborhood, but neither looked very profitable.
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grocery
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɡɹəʊsəɹi/[Etymology]
From French grosserie (“wholesale”).[1] Compare gross.
[Noun]
grocery (plural groceries)
1.Usually groceries; retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.
2.1776: Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
Where ten thousand pounds can be employed in the grocery trade, the wages of the grocer's labour make but a very trifling addition...
3.1850, Thomas Carlyle, Latter-Day Pamphlets, The present time
Did not cotton spin itself, beef grow, and groceries and spiceries come in from the East and the West, quite comfortably by the side of shams?
4.A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.
5.1854: Henry David Thoreau, Walden
I observed that the vitals of the village were the grocery, the bar-room, the post-office, and the bank...
[Synonyms]
- (retail foodstuffs and household supplies): commodities, general goods, groceries, packaged goods
- (store that sells groceries): general store, grocery store, market, supermarket
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foraged
[[English]]
[Verb]
foraged
1.Simple past tense and past participle of forage.
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forage
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Middle English, from Old French fourage, forage, a derivative of fuerre (“fodder, straw”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *fōdar (“fodder, sheath”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdran (“fodder, feed, sheath”), from Proto-Indo-European *patrom (“fodder”), *pat- (“to feed”), *pāy- (“to guard, graze, feed”). Cognate with Old High German fuotar (German Futter (“fodder, feed”)), Old English fōdor, fōþor (“food, fodder, covering, case, basket”), Dutch voeder (“forage, food, feed”), Danish foder (“fodder, feed”), Icelandic fóðr (“fodder, sheath”). More at fodder, food.
[Noun]
forage (plural forages)
1.Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.
2.1819, Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:[1]
“The hermit was apparently somewhat moved to compassion by the anxiety as well as address which the stranger displayed in tending his horse; for, muttering something about provender left for the keeper's palfrey, he dragged out of a recess a bundle of forage, which he spread before the knight's charger.
3.An act or instance of foraging. […] ”
4.1860 September, “A Chapter on Rats”, in The Knickerbocker, volume 56, number 3, page 304:
‘My dears,’ he discourses to them — how he licks his gums, long toothless, as he speaks of his forages into the well-stored cellars: […]
[Verb]
forage (third-person singular simple present forages, present participle foraging, simple past and past participle foraged)
1.To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses.
2.1841, James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer, Chapter 8:
The message said that the party intended to hunt and forage through this region, for a month or two, afore it went back into the Canadas.
3.To rampage through, gathering and destroying as one goes.
4.1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act 1, Scene 2:
And your great-uncle's, Edward the Black Prince, / Who on the French ground play'd a tragedy, / Making defeat on the full power of France, / Whiles his most mighty father on a hill / Stood smiling to behold his lion's whelp / Forage in blood of French nobility.
5.To rummage.
6.1898, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Wrecker:
Using the blankets for a basket, we sent up the books, instruments, and clothes to swell our growing midden on the deck; and then Nares, going on hands and knees, began to forage underneath the bed.
[[French]]
ipa :/fɔʁ.aʒ/[Etymology]
From forer + -age
[Noun]
forage m. (plural forages)
1.drilling (act of drilling)
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solace
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsɒ.lɪs/[Anagrams]
- acoels
[Etymology]
From Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”)
[Noun]
solace (plural solaces)
1.Comfort or consolation in a time of distress.
2.A source of comfort or consolation.
You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace. It is priceless, and highly treasured by many.
[Synonyms]
- comfort
- consolation
- relief
- support
[Verb]
solace (third-person singular simple present solaces, present participle solacing, simple past and past participle solaced)
1.To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
2.To allay or assuage.
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