18396
snug
[[English]]
ipa :/snʌɡ/[Adjective]
snug (comparative snugger, superlative snuggest)
1.comfortable; cosy (cozy); satisfactory
2.1853, Melville, Herman, Bartleby, the Scrivener, in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories, New York: Penguin Books, 1968; reprint 1995 as Bartleby, ISBN 0146000129, page 2:
I am one of those unambitious lawyers who never addresses a jury, or in any way draws down public applause; but, in the cool tranquillity of a snug retreat, do a snug business among rich men's bonds, and mortgages, and title-deeds.
3.close-fitting
[Anagrams]
- gnus, guns, nugs, sung
[Etymology]
From dialectical English snug (tight, handsome), maybe from Proto-Norse *snaggwu-. Compare Icelandic snöggur (smooth), Old Danish snög (neat), Swedish snygg.
[Noun]
snug (plural snugs)
1.(UK) small, comfortable back room in a pub
[Synonyms]
- cosy (cozy)
[Verb]
snug (third-person singular simple present snugs, present participle snugging, simple past and past participle snugged)
1.To make secure or snug.
2.1967, William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, Logan's Run, May 1976 Bantam edition, ISBN 0553025171, page 15:
He snugged his Gun into its tunic holster, checked the scope on his Follower and left the room.
3.To snuggle or nestle.
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0
2012/12/11 18:37
18399
approximately
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/[Adverb]
approximately (not comparable)
1.Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks.
Per 100g of chocolate there are approximately 11.6g of saturated fat.
...approximately 60 beats per minute.
[Alternative forms]
- approx. (abbreviation)
[Antonyms]
- accurately, definitely, exactly, precisely
[See also]
- circa
[Synonyms]
- around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, roughly, close to
0
0
2012/12/12 16:52
18401
立てる
[[Japanese]]
[Conjugation]
Conjugation of "立てる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
[Verb]
立てる (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana たてる, romaji tateru)
1.to stand. To place in an upright position.
本を立てる。 (Hon o tateru.)
ほんをたてる。
To stand a book.
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0
2012/12/13 23:01
18402
立て
[[Japanese]]
[Counter]
立て (hiragana たて, romaji -tate)
1.(appended to numeral) successive defeats
[Prefix]
立て (hiragana たて, romaji tate-)
1.main, head, central
[Suffix]
立て (hiragana たて, romaji -tate)
1.(appended to continuative verbs) just (done)立て (hiragana -だて, romaji -date)
1.especially
2.the number of horses on a carriage
3.the number of oars on a boat
4.the number of movies or plays in a program
0
0
2012/12/13 23:01
18403
立
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Pictogram (象形) – a person standing on the ground; compare 亦.Also simplification of same root as 辛 in some characters, such as 妾.
[Han character]
See images of
Radical 117 立立 (radical 117 立+0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 卜廿 (YT), four-corner 00108)
1.stand
2.let stand
3.establish, set
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
立 (Yale laap6)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
立 (grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
立
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 립>입 (revised: rip>ip, McCune-Reischauer: rip>ip, Yale: lip>ip)
- Name (hangeul): 절사()
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
立 (pinyin lì (li4), Wade-Giles li4)
[[Middle Chinese]]
[Han character]
立 (*lip)
[[Min Nan]]
[Hanzi]
立 (POJ li̍p,lia̍p)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
立 (lập, lụp, sập, lớp, sầm, sụp)
0
0
2012/12/13 23:01
18404
建てる
[[Japanese]]
[Verb]
建てる (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana たてる, romaji tateru)
1.to build, construct.
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0
2012/12/13 23:02
18405
建
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 廴 + phonetic 聿
[Han character]
建 (radical 54 廴+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 弓大中手 (NKLQ), four-corner 15400)
1.build, establish, erect, found
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
建 (Yale gin3)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
建 (grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Proper noun]
建 (hiragana けん, romaji Ken)
1.A male given name
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
建 (hangeul 건, revised geon, McCune-Reischauer kŏn)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
建 (pinyin jiàn (jian4), niàn (nian4), Wade-Giles chien4, nien4)
[[Middle Chinese]]
[Han character]
建 (*giæ̀n)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
建 (kiến)
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0
2012/11/18 19:55
2012/12/13 23:02
18406
セント
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
セント (romaji sento)
1.cent (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
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0
2012/12/13 23:11
18407
С
[[Translingual]]
[Letter]
С upper case (lower case с)
1.a letter in several Cyrillic alphabets
[[Russian]]
[Abbreviation]
С
1.север (north) С m.
1.(chess) слон (bishop)
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0
2012/03/31 14:45
2012/12/13 23:11
18408
歳
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
歳 (radical 77 止+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 卜一戈竹火 (YMIHF))
1.year
2.age
3.harvest
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
歳 (common “Jōyō” kanji)
[Noun]
歳 (hiragana とし, romaji toshi)
1.a year (or years) of age
2.歳を取る
3.age
[Synonyms]
- 年
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
歳 (hangeul 세, revised se, McCune-Reischauer se, Yale sey)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
歳 (pinyin suì (sui4), Wade-Giles sui4)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
歳 (tuế)
0
0
2012/12/13 23:44
18409
手紙
[[Japanese]]
ipa :/te.ga.mi/[Etymology]
Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) + 紙 (kami, “paper”). The kami changes to gami due to rendaku (連濁).Many kanji words have the same or similar meanings in Japanese and Chinese. Note, however, the marked difference in meanings for this word.
[Noun]
手紙 (hiragana てがみ, romaji tegami)
1.a letter, an epistle (written message or note)
2.(archaic) utility paper used for various purposes, such as for jotting down notes or for wrapping items
[References]
- The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. ISBN 0-19-860197-2
[Synonyms]
- (utility paper): 半切り紙, 半切紙 (はんきりがみ, hankirigami)
[[Mandarin]]
[External links]
- Google hits: .cn
- Google hits: .tw
[Noun]
手紙 (traditional, Pinyin shǒuzhǐ, simplified 手纸)
1.toilet paper
在宿舍裡翻箱倒柜的找手紙。最後還是不得不跑到隔壁宿舍去了。
I looked all over the dormitory for some toilet paper. In the end, I was forced to go to the dormitory next door.
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0
2012/08/09 18:57
2012/12/13 23:59
18411
起こす
[[Japanese]]
[Alternative forms]
- 起す
[Verb]
起こす (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana おこす, romaji okosu)
1.wake (someone); get (someone) up
2.cause (something to happen)
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0
2012/12/14 00:16
18413
病院
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
病院 (hiragana びょういん, romaji byōin)
1.hospital
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
病院 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin bìngyuàn)
1.hospital
[Synonyms]
- trad. 醫院, simpl. 医院
[[Min Nan]]
ipa :[ pẽ˨˩ĩ˧˧ ][Noun]
病院 (traditional and simplified, POJ pēⁿ-īⁿ)
1.hospital
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0
2012/12/14 00:40
18414
病
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 疒 (“sickness”) + phonetic 丙 – illness. Note that 丙 also means “fire”, hence connotations of “lying feverishly in bed”.
[Han character]
病 (radical 104 疒+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 大一人月 (KMOB), four-corner 00127, composition ⿸疒丙)
1.illness, sickness, disease
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
病 (Yale beng6, bing6)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
病 (grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)
1.have a disease; disease
2.being stiff and not able to move
3.difficult
4.suffer
5.make one suffer
[Noun]
病 (hiragana やまい, romaji yamai)
1.illness; a disease
2.彼は病を患った。
かれはやまいをわずらった。
kare wa yamai wo wazuratta.
He is affected with disease.
3.a bad habit
彼は人の物をとる病がある。
かれはひとのものをとるやまいがある。
kare wa hito no mono wo toru yamai ga aru.
He is light-fingered.
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
病 (hangeul 병, revised byeong, McCune-Reischauer pyŏng, Yale pyeng)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
病 (pinyin bìng (bing4), nà (na4), Wade-Giles ping4, na4)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
病 (bệnh, bạnh, nạch, bịnh)
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0
2012/08/08 18:14
2012/12/14 00:40
18417
Bandung
[[English]]
[Proper noun]
Bandung
1.A capital city of the West Java Province, Indonesia.
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0
2012/12/14 11:36
18418
predetermined
[[English]]
[Adjective]
predetermined (comparative more predetermined, superlative most predetermined)
1.determined in advance
[Verb]
predetermined
1.Simple past tense and past participle of predetermine.
0
0
2012/12/14 15:38
18419
失敗
[[Japanese]]
[Antonyms]
- 成功
[Noun]
失敗 (hiragana しっぱい, romaji shippai)
1.failure
2.miscarriage
[Verb]
失敗 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana しっぱいする, romaji shippai suru)失敗する 失敗 suru
1.fail
[[Korean]]
[Noun]
失敗 (silpae)
1.Hanja form? of 실패, “failure”.
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
失敗 (traditional, Pinyin shībài, simplified 失败)
1.failure
2.miscarriage
[Verb]
失敗 (traditional, Pinyin shībài, simplified 失败)
1.(intransitive) to fail
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0
2012/11/05 17:49
2012/12/15 22:32
18420
失
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
失 (radical 37 大+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 竹手人 (HQO), four-corner 25030)
1.lose
2.make mistake, neglect
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
失 (Yale sat1)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
失 (grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
失 (hangeul 실, revised sil, McCune-Reischauer sil)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
失 (pinyin shī (shi1), Wade-Giles shih1)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
失 (thất, thắt)
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0
2012/11/05 17:49
2012/12/15 22:32
18421
現金
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
現金 (hiragana げんきん, romaji genkin)
1.cash
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
現金 (traditional, Pinyin xiànjīn, simplified 现金)
1.(Advanced Mandarin) cash
[Synonyms]
- 現錢 (xiànqián)
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0
2012/12/15 22:53
18422
現
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
現 (radical 96 玉+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一土月山山 (MGBUU), four-corner 16110, composition ⿰王見)
1.appear, manifest, become visible
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
現 (simplified 现, Yale yin6)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
現 (grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
現 (hangeul 현, revised hyeon, McCune-Reischauer hyŏn, Yale hyen)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
現 (simplified 现, pinyin xiàn (xian4), Wade-Giles hsien4)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
現 (hiện, hẹn, kén)
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0
2012/11/18 21:53
2012/12/15 22:54
18425
申
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
[Han character]
See images of
Radical 102 申申 (radical 102 田+0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 中田中 (LWL), four-corner 50006)
1.to state to a superior, report
2.extend
3.ninth of twelve earth branches (十二支): monkey (猴) of Chinese zodiac
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
申 (Yale san1)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
申 (grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
申 (hangeul 신, revised sin, McCune-Reischauer sin, Yale sin)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
申 (pinyin shēn (shen1), Wade-Giles shen1)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
申 (thân)
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0
2012/10/31 23:46
2012/12/15 23:33
18426
本当
[[Japanese]]
[Adjectival noun]
本当 (な-na declension, hiragana ほんとう, romaji hontō)
1.true
2.proper
3.real
本当に出来るのかい？
ほんとうにできるのかい？
Hontō ni dekiru no kai?
Can you really do it?
[Noun]
本当 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 本當, hiragana ほんとう, romaji hontō)
1.truth
本当のことを教えて。
ほんとうのことをおしえて。
Hontō no koto o oshiete.
Tell me the truth.
2.reality
[Synonyms]
- ほんと (informal)
[[Mandarin]]
[References]
- "本当" (in Mandarin). Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-05-16.
[Verb]
本当 (simplified, Pinyin běndāng, traditional 本當)
1.(archaic) should
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0
2012/12/15 23:37
18429
東
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Phonetic borrowing – originally represented a bag tied at both ends (like a cellophane-wrapped candy with the ends twisted), and was later borrowed phonetically to mean "east".[1] This borrowing may have been influenced by reinterpreting the character as the sun (日) rising behind a tree (木), which is the traditional (though incorrect) etymology.
[Han character]
東 (radical 75 木+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 木田 (DW), four-corner 50906, composition ⿻木日)
1.east, eastern, eastward
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
東 (simplified 东, Yale dung1)
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology 1]
/himukasi/: *pimukasi > ɸimukasi > himukashi. Compound of pi (“sun”), muka (“facing, direction”), and shi (“wind, direction”). Literally "the direction facing the sun".
[Etymology 2]
- pingasi > ɸingasi > hingashi. From earlier /himukasi/: *pimukasi > ɸimkasi > ɸimgasi > ɸigasi > higasi.
[Etymology 3]
From hingashi, from himukashi.
[Etymology 4]
aduma > azuma.
[References]
- 1997 December 4, Hideaki Horiuchi; Ken Akiyama, Taketori Monogatari , Ise Monogatari, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-00-240017-4:
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
東
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 동 (revised: dong, McCune-Reischauer: tong, Yale: tong)
- Name (hangeul): 동녘 (revised: dongnyeok, McCune-Reischauer: tongnyŏk, Yale: tongnyekh)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
東 (simplified 东, pinyin dōng (dong1), Wade-Giles tung1)
[Noun]
東 (traditional, Pinyin dōng, simplified 东)
1.east, eastern, eastward
[[Min Nan]]
[Hanji]
東 (traditional and simplified, POJ tang (vernacular), tong (literary))
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
東 (đông, đang)
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0
2012/04/20 17:57
2012/12/17 23:25
18431
arrhythmia
[[English]]
ipa :/eɪˈɹɪðmɪə/[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek ἄρρυθμος (arruthmos), via New Latin arrythmia.
[Noun]
arrhythmia (plural arrhythmias)
1.An irregular heartbeat.
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0
2012/12/18 09:56
18433
palpitation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Noun]
palpitation (plural palpitations)
1.An abnormal awareness of the beating of the heart.
0
0
2009/12/14 11:18
2012/12/18 09:57
18435
辺
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
辺 (radical 162 辵+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 卜尸竹 (YSH))
1.edge, margin, side, border
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
辺 (grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Noun]
辺 (hiragana へん, romaji hen)
1.(colloquial) place
2.彼はその辺にいるはずだ。
3.kare wa sono henni iru hazuda.
4.He must be there or somewhere.
5.(geometry) the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; edge, [side]
6.(graph theory) any of the connected pairs of the vertices in a graph; edge
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
辺 (hangeul 변, revised byeon, McCune-Reischauer pyŏn, Yale pyen)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
辺 (pinyin biān (bian1), tà (ta4), tì (ti4), Wade-Giles pien1, t'a4, t'i4)
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0
2012/09/29 14:14
2012/12/19 05:20
18436
師
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
師 (radical 50 巾+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹口一中月 (HRMLB), four-corner 21727)
1.teacher, master, specialist
2.multitude, troops
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
師 (Yale si1)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
師 (grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Synonyms]
- 师
- 人, 者
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
師 (hangeul 사, revised sa, McCune-Reischauer sa)
[[Mandarin]]
[Proper noun]
師 (traditional, Pinyin Shī, simplified 师)
1.a Chinese surname
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
師 (sư)
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0
2012/12/19 05:20
18437
襦
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
襦 (radical 145 衣+14, 20 strokes, cangjie input 中一月月 (LMBB), four-corner 31227)
1.short coat, jacket
2.fine silk fab
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
襦 (Yale yu4)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
襦
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
襦 (hangeul 유, revised yu, McCune-Reischauer yu, Yale yu)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
襦 (pinyin rú (ru2), Wade-Giles ju2)
[[Middle Chinese]]
[Han character]
襦 (njio)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
襦 (nhu)
0
0
2012/12/19 05:20
18438
苦
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
苦 (radical 140 艸+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 廿十口 (TJR), four-corner 44604, composition ⿱艹古)
1.bitter
2.hardship, suffering
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
苦 (Yale fu2)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
苦 (grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
苦 (hangeul 고, revised go, McCune-Reischauer ko, Yale ko)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
苦 (pinyin gǔ (gu3), kǔ (ku3), Wade-Giles ku3, k'u3)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
苦 (khổ, khủ, cỏ, cô, khó)
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0
2012/10/14 20:42
2012/12/19 05:20
18441
democratic
[[English]]
ipa :/dɛməˈkɹætɪk/[Adjective]
democratic (comparative more democratic, superlative most democratic)
1.Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.
The United States is a democratic country, as the citizens are allowed to choose leaders to represent their interests.
2.(US) Relating to a political party so called; usually, Democratic.
Mount Vernon is run by a strong democratic party organization.
[Alternative forms]
- democratick
[Etymology]
democrat + -ic; see democracy; also influenced indirectly by Middle French democratique and directly by Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτικός (demokratikos, “of or for democracy", "favoring or suited for democracy”)
[[Romanian]]
ipa :[de.moˈkra.tik][Adjective]
democratic 4 nom/acc forms
1.democratic
[Etymology]
French démocratique
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0
2012/12/19 05:20
18442
liberal
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlɪbəɹəl/[Adjective]
liberal (comparative more liberal, superlative most liberal)
1.(now rare except in phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences whose study was considered "worthy of a free man" (as opposed to servile, mechanical); worthy, befitting a gentleman.
He had a full education studying the liberal arts.
2.Generous, bountiful.
He was liberal with his compliments.
3.Generous in quantity, abundant.
Add a liberal sprinkling of salt.
4.(obsolete) Unrestrained, licentious.
5.1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
Myself, my brother, and this grieved count,
Did see her, hear her, at that hour last night,
Talk with a ruffian at her chamber-window;
Who hath indeed, most like a liberal villain,
Confess'd the vile encounters they have had
A thousand times in secret.
6.Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.; permissive.
Her parents had liberal ideas about child-rearing.
7.(politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.
[Anagrams]
- Braille
[Etymology]
From Old French liberal, from Latin liberalis (“befitting a freeman”), from liber (“free”).
[External links]
- liberal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- liberal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
liberal (plural liberals)
1.One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
2.Someone left-wing; one with a left-wing ideology.
3.A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
4.(US) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, individual gun rights, andd laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
[[Old French]]
[Adjective]
liberal m.
1.appropriate for a free person
2.generous; giving
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
liberal m. and f. (plural liberales)
1.liberal
[[Swedish]]
[Adjective]
liberal
1.liberal
[Noun]
liberal c.
1.a liberal
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0
2012/12/19 05:20
18443
Liberal Democrat
[[English]]
[Noun]
Liberal Democrat (plural Liberal Democrats)
1.(UK) a member of the Liberal Democrats political party
[Synonyms]
- Lib Dem
0
0
2012/12/19 05:20
18444
Liberal
[[English]]
[Adjective]
Liberal (not comparable)
1.Of or relating to the Liberal party, its membership, or its platform, policy, or viewpoint.
1.Generous, in great amount, a large proportion
[Anagrams]
- Braille
[Proper noun]
Liberal (plural Liberals)
1.(politics) A member or supporter of a Liberal Party
2.(Canada) A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors
3.(UK) A Liberal Democrat.
4.(UK, dated) A Whig
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LDP
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- PLD
[Initialism]
LDP
1.Linux Documentation Project
2.Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
3.Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)
4.Label Distribution Protocol
5.Lingwa de Planeta (language)
[Synonyms]
- (Liberal Democratic Party of Japan) Jiyû Minshutô (自由民主党; the name in Japanese)
[[Turkish]]
[Initialism]
LDP
1.(politics) Initialism of Liberal Demokrat Parti (Liberal Democratic Party).
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lower
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈləʊə/[Anagrams]
- owler
- rowel
[Etymology 1]
From low + -er (“comparative”)
[Etymology 2]
Old English lowren, luren; Compare Dutch loeren, Late German luren. German lauern (“to lurk, to be on the watch”), and English leer, lurk.
[Statistics]
- Most common English words before 1923: corner · spite · built · #901: lower · lead · wouldn't · success
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lower house
[[English]]
[Noun]
lower house (plural lower houses)
1.One of the two parts of a parliament in some countries.
[Synonyms]
- lower chamber
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cast up
[[English]]
[Verb]
cast up (third-person singular simple present casts up, present participle casting up, simple past and past participle cast up)
1.(transitive) To wash something onto the shore.
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election
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪˈlekʃ(ə)n/[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin election-, stem of electio (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“I pluck out, I choose”).
[Noun]
election (plural elections)
1.A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
The parliamentary elections will be held in March.
2.2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, New York Times:
That brief moment after the election four years ago, when many Americans thought Mr. Obama’s election would presage a new, less fractious political era, now seems very much a thing of the past.
3.The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote.
The election of John Smith was due to his broad appeal.
4.(archaic) Any conscious choice.
5.1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.20:
Whosoever searcheth all the circumstances and embraceth all the consequences thereof hindereth his election.
6.(theology) In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.
[See also]
- Election on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Predestination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Predestination
[[Middle French]]
[Noun]
election f. (plural elections)
1.election (act or process of being elected to an office)
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polling
[[English]]
[Noun]
polling (uncountable)
1.the action of taking a poll
2.(computing) A technique that continually interrogates a peripheral device to see if it has data to transfer
3.This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
[Verb]
polling
1.Present participle of poll.
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polling station
[[English]]
[Noun]
polling station (plural polling stations)
1.a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station
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afterwar
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɑːftəwɔː/[Adjective]
afterwar (not comparable)
1.Following a war.
2.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Penguin 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 667:
How could anyone dream of an afterwar state?
[Etymology]
From after- + war.
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breast
[[English]]
ipa :/brɛst/[Anagrams]
- barest, baster, bestar, Tarbes
[Antonyms]
- (cut of poultry): thigh, wing, dark meat
[Etymology]
From Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-Germanic
[Noun]
breast (plural breasts)
1.Either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in men.
Tanya's breasts grew alarmingly during pregnancy.
2.The chest, or front of the human thorax.
3.1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, For he heard the loud bassoon.
4.A section of clothing covering the breast area.
5.The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
6.The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
The robin has a red breast.
7.A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast.
Would you like breast or wing?
[Synonyms]
- (female organs): See also Wikisaurus:breasts
- (chest): chest
- (seat of emotions): heart, soul
- (cut of poultry): white meat
[Verb]
breast (third-person singular simple present breasts, present participle breasting, simple past and past participle breasted)
1.(transitive) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, to oppose, to face.
He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
2.Wirt
The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer.
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navel
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈneɪvəl/[Alternative forms]
- navil (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
- Alven, venal
[Etymology]
From Middle English, navel, navele, from Old English nafela, from Proto-Germanic *nabalô (compare West Frisian nâle, Dutch navel, German Nabel), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nobʰilos (compare Irish imleac, Latin umbilicus, Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós)), diminutive of *h₃nobʰ- (compare English nave). More at nave.
[Noun]
navel (plural navels)
1.(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
2.The central part or point of anything; the middle.
Within the navel of this hideous wood, / Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. — Milton.
[Synonyms]
- belly button (colloquial)
- umbilicus
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology]
From Middle Dutch navele, navel, from Old Dutch *navalo, from Proto-Germanic *nabalô.
[Noun]
navel m. (plural navels, diminutive naveltje)
1.navel
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
navel c.
1.navel
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gravely
[[English]]
[Adverb]
gravely (comparative more gravely, superlative most gravely)
1.In a grave or serious manner.
[Etymology]
grave + -ly
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revote
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- vetoer
[Etymology]
re- + vote
[Noun]
revote (plural revotes)
1.An act of voting again
2.2007 October 13, Julie Bosman, “The Web, Despite Its Promise, Fails to Snare Iowa Voters”, New York Times:
[…] the rigors of caucusing, which can require hours of votes and revotes.
[Verb]
revote (third-person singular simple present revotes, present participle revoting, simple past and past participle revoted)
1.To vote again.
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upper house
[[English]]
[Noun]
upper house (plural upper houses)
1.One of the two parts of a parliament in some countries.
[Synonyms]
- upper chamber
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president
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɹɛzɨdənt/[Alternative forms]
- præsident (archaic)
[Etymology]
From French président, from Latin praesidēns (“presiding over; president, leader”) (accusative: praesidentem). The Latin word is the substantivized present active participle of the verb praesideō (“preside over”). The verb is composed from prae (“before”) and sedeō (“sit”). The original meaning of the verb is 'to sit before' in the sense of presiding at a meeting. A secondary meaning of the verb is 'to command, to govern'. So praesidēns means 'the presiding one on a meeting' or 'governor, commander'.
[Noun]
president (plural presidents)
1.The head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes (in cases of constitutional violations) a dictatorship.
2.Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
3.A person presiding over a meeting, chair, presiding officer, presider.
[Synonyms]
- prez (humorous or informal)
[[Catalan]]
[Noun]
president m. (plural presidents)
1.president
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
president m.
1.Alternative spelling of prezident.
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
president m. (plural presidenten, diminutive presidentje)
1.president
[[Middle French]]
[Noun]
president m. (plural presidens)
1.president (leader of an organization)
[[Norwegian]]
[Etymology]
From Latin.
[Noun]
president m.
1.president
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
president c.
1.a chairman, presiding member of an assembly, e.g. a court of law
2.a president, head of state in a republic
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policy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɒləsi/[Etymology 1]
From Middle French policie, from Late Latin politia (“citizenship; government”), classical Latin polītīa (in Cicero), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeia, “citizenship; polis, (city) state; government”), from πολίτης (“citizen”). Compare police.
[Etymology 2]
From Middle French police, from Italian polizza, from Medieval Latin apodissa (“receipt for money”), from Ancient Greek ἀπόδειξις (apodeixis, “proof, declaration”)
[External links]
- Policy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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democrats
[[English]]
[Noun]
democrats
1.Plural form of democrat.
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Democrats
[[English]]
[Noun]
Democrats
1.Plural form of Democrat.
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Democrat
[[English]]
[Adjective]
Democrat (not generally comparable; )
1.(politics) Of or belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States.
[Proper noun]
Democrat (plural Democrats)
1.(politics) A member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States.
2.(politics) A member or supporter of the Australian Democrats, a liberal political party.
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