18962
roving
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɹowvɪŋ/[Adjective]
roving (comparative more roving, superlative most roving)
1.wandering freely.
His roving eyes never focused on anything specific.
2.1989, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Visible Breath, Dark Horse Books
It could complicate things for our little household. Particularly when Larry’s roving eye is factored in.
[Noun]
roving (plural rovings)
1.A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.
[Synonyms]
- wandering
[Verb]
roving
1.Present participle of rove.
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0
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18963
ROV
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- VOR
[Initialism]
ROV (plural ROVs)
1.remotely operated vehicle Initialism of remotely operated vehicle.
2.remotely operated vehicle (remote control robot submarine)
3.recreational off-road vehicle Initialism of recreational off-road vehicle.
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0
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18964
rove
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹəʊv/[Anagrams]
- over
- vore
[Etymology 1]
Of uncertain origin; perhaps a dialectal form of rave.
[Etymology 2]
Inflected forms.
[[Dutch]]
[Anagrams]
- over, Voer, voer
[Verb]
rove
1.singular present subjunctive of roven
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
rove
1.Small container made of birch bark.
[Synonyms]
- tuokkonen
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0
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18968
cursing
[[English]]
[Verb]
cursing
1.Present participle of curse.
0
0
2013/02/17 14:19
18969
curse
[[English]]
ipa :/kɜːs/[Anagrams]
- cruse
- cures
- sucre, Sucre
[Antonyms]
- bless
[Etymology]
From Middle English, from Late Old English curs ("curse"), of unknown origin.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:CurseWikipedia curse (plural curses)
1.A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
2.A vulgar epithet.
3.(UK, slang) A woman's monthly period.
[Synonyms]
- (intransitive, use offensive language): swear
[Verb]
curse (third-person singular simple present curses, present participle cursing, simple past and past participle cursed or curst)
1.(transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
2.(transitive) To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet at someone or something.
3.(intransitive) To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
curse
1.vocative masculine singular of cursus
[[Romanian]]
[Noun]
curse f. pl.
1.Plural form of cursă.
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
curse (infinitive cursar)
1.Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cursar.
2.First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cursar.
3.Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cursar.
4.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of cursar.
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0
2009/04/13 09:53
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18974
adequate
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈæd.ʌ.kwɪt/[Adjective]
adequate (comparative more adequate, superlative most adequate)
1.Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition lawfully and physically sufficient.
2.All day, as I drove upon my round, I turned over the case in my mind and found no explanation which appeared to me to be adequate. —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Adventure of the Empty House
[Alternative forms]
- adæquate (archaic)
[Antonyms]
- inadequate
[Etymology]
Latin adaequatus, past participle of adaequare ("to make equal to"); ad + aequare ("to make equal"), aequus ("equal").
[Verb]
adequate (third-person singular simple present adequates, present participle adequating, simple past and past participle adequated)
1.(obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Fotherby to this entry?)
2.(obsolete) To equal.
It [is] an impossibility for any creature to adequate God in his eternity. — Shelford.
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0
2009/11/05 13:03
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TaN
18975
mustiness
[[English]]
[Etymology]
musty + -ness
[Noun]
mustiness (countable and uncountable; plural mustinesses)
1.The characteristic of being musty.
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0
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18976
growled
[[English]]
[Verb]
growled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of growl.
0
0
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18977
growl
[[English]]
ipa :/ɡraʊl/[Alternative forms]
- groil (dialectal)
- groul (obsolete)
[Etymology]
From Middle English growlen, related to Middle Dutch grollen ("to make a noise, rumble, murmur, grunt, croak, be angry"; > Dutch grollen ("to grumble")), German grollen ("to rumble, be angry, bear ill will"), Old English grillan, griellan ("to provoke, offend; gnash the teeth"). More at grill.
[Noun]
growl (plural growls)
1.The deep, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal; a grumbling sound.
2.The sound made by a hungry stomach.
[Verb]
growl (third-person singular simple present growls, present participle growling, simple past and past participle growled)
1.(intransitive) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
The dog growled at me as I walked past.
2.(transitive) To express (something) by growling.
The old man growled his displeasure at the postman.
3.(software) To send a user a message via the Growl software library.
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0
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18979
patriarchal
[[English]]
[Adjective]
patriarchal (comparative more patriarchal, superlative most patriarchal)
1.Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.
[Alternative forms]
- patriarchial
[Etymology]
patriarch + -al
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0
2013/02/17 14:19
18980
aloofness
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From aloof + -ness.
[Noun]
aloofness (uncountable)
1.The state of being aloof
2.1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 49
She wouldn't lose him without a struggle: his aloofness and indifference set a challenge which she could not resist.
0
0
2013/02/17 14:19
18981
demesne
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌdɪˈmeɪn/[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman demeyne, demene et al., Old French demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine ("power") (whence French domaine ("domain")), a noun use of an adjective, from Latin dominicus ("belonging to a lord or master"), from dominus ("master, proprietor, owner"). See dame, and compare demain, domain.
[Noun]
demesne (plural demesnes)
1.A lord’s chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor’s own use.
2.1816, John Keats, On First Looking into Chapman's Homer, lines 5-6
Oft of one wide expanse had I been told
That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne;
3.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter III:
I could spot no friendly native to tell me where I might find Bobbie. I proceeded, therefore, to roam hither and thither about the grounds and messuages in the hope of locating her, wishing that I had a couple of bloodhounds to aid me in my task, for the Travers demesne is a spacious one and there was a considerable amount of sunshine above, though none, I need scarcely mention, in my heart.
4.1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire, Commentary, note to lines 993-995:
One minute before his death, as we were crossing from his demesne to mine and had begun working up between the junipers and ornamental shrubs, a Red Admirable (see note to line 270) came dizzily whirling around us like a colored flame.
[References]
- demesne in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[[Old French]]
[Adjective]
demesne m. and f.
1.Alternative form of demaine.
[Noun]
demesne m. (oblique plural demesnes, nominative singular demesnes, nominative plural demesne)
1.Alternative form of demaine.
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0
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18982
hostages
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- she-goats
[Noun]
hostages
1.Plural form of hostage.
[[Old French]]
[Noun]
hostages m.
1.Nominative singular of hostage
2.Oblique plural of hostage
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0
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18983
hostage
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- he-goats
- she-goat
[Etymology]
From Old French hostage (French: otage, from hoste or Late Latin obsidanus.)
[External links]
- Hostage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
hostage (plural hostages)
1.A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.
[[Old French]]
[Etymology]
Latin hospitalis. Etymologically related to hôpital.
[Noun]
hostage m. (oblique plural hostages, nominative singular hostages, nominative plural hostage)
1.hostage
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0
2012/05/27 18:02
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18988
intruder
[[English]]
ipa :/ənˈtrudɚ/[Anagrams]
- nutrider
[Etymology]
to intrude + -er.
[Noun]
intruder (plural intruders)
1.Someone who intrudes.
0
0
2012/04/10 21:48
2013/02/17 14:19
18989
basalt
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbæsɒlt/[Anagrams]
- tablas
[Etymology]
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanitēs), from βάσανος (basanos, "touchstone"), from Egyptianbawḥan 'slate'.
[Noun]
basalt (plural basalts)
1.(mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
2.A type of unglazed pottery.
[[Faroese]]
ipa :[paˈsal̥t][Etymology]
From Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanitēs), from βάσανος (basanos, "touchstone"), from Egyptianbauhan 'slate'.
[Noun]
basalt n. (genitive singular basalts, uncountable)
1.(mineralogy) A hard rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
[Synonyms]
- blágrýti
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18993
belatedly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
belatedly (comparative more belatedly, superlative most belatedly)
1.In a belated manner; tardily
0
0
2012/06/22 17:57
2013/02/17 14:19
18994
shackled
[[English]]
[Adjective]
shackled (not comparable)
1.Restrained by shackles, chained.
[Verb]
shackled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of shackle.
0
0
2013/02/17 14:19
18996
omnidirectional
[[English]]
[Adjective]
omnidirectional (not comparable)
1.In every direction, especially of an antenna capable of transmitting or receiving signals in all directions, or of a microphone capable of detecting sound from all directions.
An omnidirectional radio beacon.
[Antonyms]
- unidirectional
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0
2013/02/17 14:19
19000
pharmacopoeia
[[English]]
ipa :/fɑːməkəˈpiːə/[Alternative forms]
- pharmacopœia
- pharmacopeia
[Etymology]
From French pharmacopée and post-classical Latin pharmacopoeia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek φαρμακοποιία (pharmakopoiia, "preparation of drugs").
[Noun]
pharmacopoeia (plural pharmacopoeias)
1.An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.
2.A collection of drugs.
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0
2013/02/17 14:19
19008
pomegranate
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɒm.iˌɡɹæn.ɪt/[Etymology]
From Medieval Latin pomum granatum via Old French pome grenate.
[Noun]
pomegranate (plural pomegranates)
1.Any of several shrubs or small trees, of the genus Punica, bearing the fruit of the same name.
2.The fruit of these plants, about the size of an orange and having a red pulp containing many seeds and enclosed in a thick, hard, reddish skin.
[References]
- “pomegranate” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
[See also]
- pom, pommy
- grenadine
- Wikipedia article on pomegranates
0
0
2013/02/17 14:59
19009
incarceration
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Noun]
incarceration (plural incarcerations)
1.The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
2.Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.
3.A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
0
0
2013/02/17 15:04
19010
occupied
[[English]]
[Adjective]
occupied
1.reserved, engaged
2.busy, unavailable
3.subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence
[Verb]
occupied
1.Simple past tense and past participle of occupy.
0
0
2013/02/17 15:05
19011
occupy
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Middle English, from Old French occuper, from Latin occupare ("to take possession of, seize, occupy, take up, employ"), from ob ("to, on") + capere ("to take").
[External links]
- occupy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- occupy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[References]
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884-1928, and First Supplement, 1933
1.^ Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966.
[See also]
- Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year
[Synonyms]
- (to possess or use the time or capacity of): employ, busy
[Verb]
occupy (third-person singular simple present occupies, present participle occupying, simple past and past participle occupied)
1.(transitive) To fill (time).
The film occupied three hours of my time.
2.(transitive) To fill (space).
The historic mansion occupied two city blocks.
3.(transitive) To live or reside in.
We occupy a small flat.
4.1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]
5.(transitive, military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
6.1940, in The China monthly review, volumes 94-95, page 370 [1]:
The Japanese can occupy but cannot hold, and what they can hold they cannot hold long, was the opinion of General Pai Chung-hsi, Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese Army, […]
7.1975, Esmé Cecil Wingfield-Stratford, King Charles and King Pym, 1637-1643, page 330 [2]:
Rupert, with his usual untamable energy, was scouring the country — but at first in the wrong direction, that of Aylesbury, another keypoint in the outer ring of Oxford defences, which he occupied but could not hold.
8.1983, Arthur Keppel-Jones, Rhodes and Rhodesia: The White Conquest of Zimbabwe, 1884-1902, page 462:
One of the rebel marksmen, who had taken up position on a boulder, was knocked off it by the recoil of his weapon every time he fired. Again the attack achieved nothing. Positions were occupied, but could not be held.
9.1991, Werner Spies, John William Gabriel, Max Ernst collages: the invention of the surrealist universe, page 333:
Germany occupied France for three years while France struggled to make payments that were a condition of surrender.
10.2006, John Michael Francis, Iberia and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History, page 496:
Spain occupied, but could not populate, and its failure to expand Florida led Britain to consider the peninsula a logical extension of its colonial holdings.
11.(transitive) To fill or hold (an official position or role).
I occupy the post of deputy cat catcher.
12.(transitive) To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
The film occupied me for three hours.
I occupy myself on Wiktionary for hours a day.
13.(transitive) To hold the attention of.
I occupied her friend while he made his proposal.
14.(transitive, obsolete) To cohabit, to have sexual intercourse with.[1]
1590s: God's light, these villains will make the word as odious as the word 'occupy;' which was an excellent good word before it was ill sorted — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, II.iv [3].
15.(transitive, surveying) To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).
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0
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19013
ラ
[[Japanese]]
ipa :[ɺa][Etymology]
Simplified in the Heian period from the man'yōgana kanji 良.
[Syllable]
ラ (Hepburn romanization ra)
1.The katakana syllable ラ (ra), whose equivalent in hiragana is ら (ra). It is the thirty-ninth syllable of the gojūon order, and its position in gojūon tables is ラ行ア段 (RA-gyō, A-dan; “row RA, section A”).
ラジオ
rajio
radio
0
0
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19014
winced
[[English]]
[Verb]
winced
1.Simple past tense and past participle of wince.
0
0
2012/01/03 19:53
2013/02/17 15:25
19015
wince
[[English]]
ipa :/wɪns/[Noun]
wince (plural winces)
1.A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
2.A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.
[Verb]
wince (third-person singular simple present winces, present participle wincing, simple past and past participle winced)
1.(intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.
2.1935, Francis Beeding, chapter 7/2, The Norwich Victims[1]:
The two Gordon setters came obediently to heel. Sir Oswald Feiling winced as he turned to go home. He had felt a warning twinge of lumbago.
3.(transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
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0
2012/01/03 19:53
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19018
irrelevant
[[English]]
[Adjective]
irrelevant (comparative more irrelevant, superlative most irrelevant)
1.Not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected.
[Antonyms]
- relevant
[[Danish]]
[Adjective]
irrelevant (comparative mere irrelevant, superlative mest irrelevant)
1.irrelevant
[[German]]
[Adjective]
irrelevant (not comparable)
1.irrelevant
[Antonyms]
- bedeutend, maßgeblich, relevant
[Synonyms]
- unbedeutend, unmaßgeblich
[[Norwegian]]
[Adjective]
irrelevant (comparative mer irrelevant, superlative mest irrelevant)
1.irrelevant
[[Swedish]]
[Adjective]
irrelevant (comparative mer irrelevant, superlative mest irrelevant)
1.irrelevant
[Adverb]
irrelevant (not comparable)
1.irrelevantly
[Antonyms]
- relevant
[Synonyms]
- ovidkommande
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0
2010/09/27 11:38
2013/02/17 15:51
19019
sported
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- deports
- desport
- redtops, red tops
- spot-red
[Verb]
sported
1.Simple past tense and past participle of sport.
0
0
2013/02/17 16:56
19028
faltered
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- reflated
[Verb]
faltered
1.Simple past tense and past participle of falter.
0
0
2013/02/17 18:37
19031
overanxious
[[English]]
[Adjective]
overanxious (comparative more overanxious, superlative most overanxious)
1.Excessively anxious or nervous.
[Etymology]
over- + anxious.
0
0
2013/02/17 18:38
19032
hefting
[[English]]
[Verb]
hefting
1.Present participle of heft.
0
0
2013/02/17 18:39
19038
throbbing
[[English]]
[Adjective]
throbbing (not comparable)
1.beating or pounding strongly
I have a throbbing headache.
[Noun]
throbbing (plural throbbings)
1.That which throbs.
2.2007 February 18, Jeff Hull, “The Noises of Nature”, New York Times:
Krause’s “niche hypothesis” may seem more plausible after you’ve listened to his recordings of dense tropical jungles, polyphonous soundscapes packed with whistles and whinnies, whoops, hoots and howls, deep bass throbbings and shrieking buzzes.
[Verb]
throbbing
1.Present participle of throb.
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0
2013/02/17 20:53
19039
throb
[[English]]
ipa :/θrɒb/[Anagrams]
- broth
[Etymology]
Appears 14th century; possibly of imitative origin.
[Noun]
throb (plural throbs)
1.A beating, vibration or palpitation
2.1749, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure Part 2
My bosom was now bare, and rising in the warmest throbs, presented to his sight and feeling the firm hard swell of a pair of young breasts, such as may be imagin'd of a girl not sixteen, fresh out of the country
[Verb]
throb (third-person singular simple present throbs, present participle throbbing, simple past and past participle throbbed)
1.(intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently
2.(intransitive) To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm
1.(intransitive, of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.
0
0
2013/02/17 20:54
19040
commotion
[[English]]
ipa :/kəˈməʊ.ʃən/[Etymology]
From Latin commōtiōnem, accusative singular of commōtiō, from commōtus, perfect passive participle of commoveō.
[Noun]
commotion (plural commotions)
1.A state of turbulent motion.
2.An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
3.(euphemistic) sexual excitement
4.1749, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure Part 3
and now, glancing my eyes towards that part of his dress which cover'd the essential object of enjoyment, I plainly discover'd the swell and commotion there
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:commotion
[[French]]
[Noun]
commotion f. (plural commotions)
1.concussion (head injury)
2.shock, surprise
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0
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19041
commotio
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
commōtiō (genitive commōtiōnis); f, third declension
1.motion, movement
2.agitation, commotion
0
0
2013/02/17 21:02
19045
lodestone
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- loadstone
[Etymology]
First attested from 1515, from Middle English lode ("guide") + stone. From use as a guide tool by mariners. See also: lodestar.
[Noun]
lodestone (plural lodestones)
1.A naturally occurring magnet.
2.(obsolete) The mineral magnetite.
[See also]
- Lodestone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
0
0
2013/02/17 21:13
19046
villager
[[English]]
[Etymology]
village + -er
[Noun]
villager (plural villagers)
1.a person who lives in, or comes from, a village
2.(strategy games) a worker unit (Synonyms: peasant, peon, serf)
0
0
2013/02/17 21:18
19048
upholstered
[[English]]
[Adjective]
upholstered (not comparable)
1.Covered in or characterized by upholstery.
upholstered furniture
[Verb]
upholstered
1.Simple past tense and past participle of upholster.
0
0
2012/06/23 20:22
2013/02/18 07:39
19049
upholster
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈpɒl.stə(ɹ)/[Etymology]
[Verb]
upholster (third-person singular simple present upholsters, present participle upholstering, simple past and past participle upholstered)
1.To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to furniture.
0
0
2012/06/23 20:22
2013/02/18 07:39
19050
discontinuation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Noun]
discontinuation (plural discontinuations)
1.Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.
0
0
2013/02/18 15:15
19052
investigate
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪt/[Etymology]
Recorded since circa 1510, a back-formation from investigation, from Latin investigatio "a searching into", from investigatus, the past participle of investigare, itself from in- "in(to)" + vestigare "to track, trace" (from vestigium "footprint, track", of unknown origin)
[External links]
- investigate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- investigate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- investigate at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Verb]
investigate (third-person singular simple present investigates, present participle investigating, simple past and past participle investigated)
1.(transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
2.(transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
3.(intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.
4.1903, Jack London, "The Shadow and the Flash,"
"Why don't you investigate?" he demanded. And investigate I did.
[[Italian]]
[Verb]
investigate
1.second-person plural present indicative of investigare
2.second-person plural imperative of investigare
3.Feminine plural of investigato
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
investīgāte
1.second-person plural present active imperative of investīgō
0
0
2013/02/18 15:16
19053
restrict
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪkt[Anagrams]
- critters
- stricter
[Etymology]
From Latin restrictus, perfect passive participle of restringō ("draw back tightly; restrain, restrict"), from re- ("back, again") + stringō ("press, tighten, compress").
[Synonyms]
- (to restrain within bounds): limit, bound, circumscribe, restrain, repress, curb, coerce
[Verb]
restrict (third-person singular simple present restricts, present participle restricting, simple past and past participle restricted)
1.To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet.
2.2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea”, BBC Sport:
It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range.
3.(specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
If we restrict sine to , we can define its inverse.
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cet
[[French]]
ipa :/sɛt/[Anagrams]
- etc.
[Determiner]
cet
1.this
2.1837 Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
Or, il faut savoir que cet hidalgo, dans les moments où il restait oisif, c’est-à-dire à peu près toute l’année, s’adonnait à lire des livres de chevalerie....
Yet, it must be known that this hidalgo, in the moments where he remained idle, that is to say just about the whole year, devoted himself to reading books of chivalry....
[Etymology]
Middle French cest, from Old French cist, from Latin ecce + iste.
[Synonyms]
- ce (used before a masculine noun not starting with a vowel)
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :/ˈtsɛt/[Etymology]
From Latin cētus.
[Noun]
cet (plural cetek)
1.whale
[[Old Irish]]
[Adjective]
cet
1.permissible
[Etymology]
From Latin licet.
[Noun]
cet n.
1.permission
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19055
cetin
[[English]]
[Noun]
cetin (uncountable)
1.the white, waxy constituent of spermaceti
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19058
瓦
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
See images of
Radical 98 瓦瓦 (radical 98 瓦+0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一女弓戈 (MVNI), four-corner 10717)
1.tile
2.earthenware pottery
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
瓦 (jyutping ngaa5, Yale nga5)
[[Hakka]]
[Hanzi]
瓦 (POJ ngá, ngwa2, Guangdong nga3; nga3, ngwa3 [Kwangtung], Hagfa Pinyim nga3)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
瓦
[Noun]
瓦 (hiragana かわら, romaji kawara)
1.roof tiles
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
瓦 (hangeul 와, revised wa, McCune-Reischauer wa, Yale wa)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
瓦 (pinyin wǎ (wa3), wà (wa4), Wade-Giles wa3, wa4)
[[Middle Chinese]]
[Han character]
瓦 (nguǎ)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
瓦 (ngõa, ngói, ngoa)
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2013/02/21 16:39
19059
認証
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
認証 (hiragana にんしょう, romaji ninshō)
1.certification - act or process of certifying
2.certificate - document containing a certified statement
3.(computing) recognition
[Verb]
認証 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana にんしょうする, romaji ninshō suru)認証する 認証 suru
1.certify, certificate
2.(computing) recognise
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2013/02/21 18:41
19062
エンジン
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology]
From English engine.
[Noun]
エンジン (romaji enjin)
1.(engineering) engine, a mechanical device
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19063
方便
[[Mandarin]]
ipa :[ fɑŋ˥˥pi̯ɛn˥˩ ][Adjective]
方便 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin fāngbiàn)
1.convenient
[Verb]
方便 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin fāngbiàn)
1.to use the toilet/bathroom
我想去方便一下。
wǒ xiǎng qù fāngbiàn yīxià
I'd like to go to the bathroom.
[[Min Nan]]
ipa :[ hɔŋ˧˧pɪɛn˧˧ ][Adjective]
方便 (traditional and simplified, POJ hong-piān)
1.convenient
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19064
天国
[[Japanese]]
ipa :[teŋgoku][Antonyms]
- 地獄 (じごく, jigoku): hell
[Noun]
天国 (hiragana てんごく, romaji tengoku)
1.Heaven
天国に行きたいですか？
てんごくにいきたいですか？
Tengoku ni ikitai desu ka?
Do you want to go to heaven?
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
天国 (simplified, Pinyin tiānguó, traditional 天國)
1.Heaven
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2013/02/22 18:02
19065
此方
[[Japanese]]
[Pronoun]
此方 (hiragana こちら, romaji kochira)
1.this direction; this way
2.this person; I, me, we, us
3.this thing
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