19070
horrendous
[[English]]
ipa :/həˈrɛndəs/[Adjective]
horrendous (comparative more horrendous, superlative most horrendous)
1.Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash.
My journey to work this morning was horrendous!
[Etymology]
From Latin horrendus, future participle of horrēre ("to dread").
[Synonyms]
- awful, horrific, terrible
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19072
drap
[[Anglo-Norman]]
[Noun]
drap m. (oblique plural dras, nominative singular dras, nominative plural drap)
1.cloth; covering
[[Dalmatian]]
[Etymology]
Compare Italian drappo, French drap.
[Noun]
drap m.
1.drape, cloth
2.linen
3.underwear
[[French]]
[Etymology]
From Late Latin drappus, drappum ("cloth"), first recorded in Frankish ordinances (The Capitularies of Charles the Great).
[Noun]
drap m. (plural draps)
1.sheet, duvet
[[Norwegian]]
[Noun]
drap n.
1.homicide
[[Old French]]
[Etymology]
Late Latin drappus, of Germanic origin
[Noun]
drap m. (oblique plural dras, nominative singular dras, nominative plural drap)
1.sheet or covering
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19074
clink
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪŋk[Etymology]
(onomatopoeia), as metal against metal.In the sense of “jail”, from the Clink prison in Southwark, London, itself presumably named after sound of doors being bolted or chains rattling.
[Noun]
clink (plural clinks)
1.(onomatopoeia) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
You could hear the clink of the glasses from the next room.
2.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter V
When Frere had come down, an hour before, the prisoners were all snugly between their blankets. They were not so now; though, at the first clink of the bolts, they would be back again in their old positions, to all appearances sound asleep.
3.(slang) Jail or prison, after the Clink prison in Southwark, London. Used in the phrase in the clink.
If he keeps doing things like that, he’s sure to end up in the clink.
4.Stress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:jail
[Verb]
clink (third-person singular simple present clinks, present participle clinking, simple past and past participle clinked)
1.To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another.
The hammers clinked on the stone all night.
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19075
insignia
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈsɪɡ.ni.ə/[Etymology]
From Latin insignia, plural of īnsigne ("emblem, token, symbol").
[Noun]
insignia (plural insignias)
1.A patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization.
2.A symbol or token of personal power, status, or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction.
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
īnsignia
1.nominative plural of īnsigne
2.accusative plural of īnsigne
3.vocative plural of īnsigne
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
insignia f. (plural insignias)
1.badge, insignia
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19078
muddled
[[English]]
[Adjective]
muddled (comparative more muddled, superlative most muddled)
1.Confused, disorganised, in disarray.
2.2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, BBC:
The selection of James Milner ahead of Young was the product of muddled thinking and the absence of Peter Crouch - with 22 goals in 42 England appearances - from even the substitutes' bench was also a surprise.
[Verb]
muddled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of muddle.
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19079
muddle
[[English]]
ipa :-ʌdəl[Derived terms]
- muddle-headed
[Noun]
muddle (plural muddles)
1.A mixture; a confusion; a garble.
The muddle of nervous speech he uttered did not have much meaning.
[Verb]
muddle (third-person singular simple present muddles, present participle muddling, simple past and past participle muddled)
1.To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
The tiny speakers tend to muddle the words.
2.To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.
He muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass.
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19080
animosity
[[English]]
ipa :/æn.əˈmɑs.ɪ.ti/[Antonyms]
- peace
[Etymology]
From French animosité, from Latin animositas ("courage, spirit, vehemence"), from animosus, from animus ("courage, spirit, mind"); see animose, animate, transitive verb
[Noun]
animosity (plural animosities)
1.Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
[References]
- animosity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Synonyms]
- enmity
- hatred
- opposition
- acrimony
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19081
distracted
[[English]]
[Adjective]
distracted (comparative more distracted, superlative most distracted)
1.having one's attention diverted; preoccupied
2.distraught
[Verb]
distracted
1.Simple past tense and past participle of distract.
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19083
virulent
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈvɪɹələnt/[Adjective]
virulent (comparative more virulent, superlative most virulent)
1.(chiefly medicine, of a disease or disease-causing agent) highly infectious, malignant, or deadly.
2.Hostile to the point of being venomous; intensely acrimonious.
The politicians were virulent in their hatred of the president.
[Etymology]
From Latin virus ("poison, slime, venom").
[See also]
- pathogenic
[[Catalan]]
[Adjective]
virulent m. (feminine virulenta, masculine plural virulents, feminine plural virulentes)
1.virulent
[[French]]
[Adjective]
virulent m. (f. virulente, m. plural virulents, f. plural virulentes)
1.(medicine) virulent
2.virulent (hostile)
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19084
tumor
[[English]]
ipa :/tjuː.mə/[Alternative forms]
- tumour (Commonwealth)
[Etymology]
From Old French tumour, from Latin tumor ("swelling"), from tumeō ("I bulge, swell"). English usage attested since the 16th century.
[Noun]
tumor (plural tumors)
1.(oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
[Synonyms]
- (an abnormal growth): neoplasm
[[Catalan]]
[Noun]
tumor m. (plural tumors)
1.tumor
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
tumor m. (plural tumoren, diminutive tumortje)
1.tumour, swelling
[Synonyms]
- gezwel
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ˈtu.mor/[Etymology]
From tumeō ("I bulge, swell").
[Noun]
tumor (genitive tumōris); m, third declension
1.The state of being swollen.
2.A swelling, tumor.
3.The swell of the sea.
4.(of the ground) An elevation, swelling.
5.(figuratively) A commotion, fermentation, excitement; arrogance.
6.(rhetoric) An inflated or pompous style, bombast.
[Synonyms]
- (swelling): tumentia, tumiditās
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/tûːmor/[Noun]
tȗmor m. (Cyrillic spelling ту̑мор)
1.tumor
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
tumor m. (plural tumores)
1.tumor
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19086
bedraggled
[[English]]
ipa :/bɪˈdɹæɡl̩d/[Adjective]
bedraggled (comparative more bedraggled, superlative most bedraggled)
1.wet and limp; unkempt
2.decaying, decrepit or dilapidated
[Verb]
bedraggled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of bedraggle.
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19087
bedraggle
[[English]]
ipa :/bɪˈdɹæɡl̩/[Etymology]
be- + draggle
[Verb]
bedraggle (third-person singular simple present bedraggles, present participle bedraggling, simple past and past participle bedraggled)
1.To make something wet and limp.
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19090
distinguished
[[English]]
[Adjective]
distinguished (comparative more distinguished, superlative most distinguished)
1.celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians.
2.Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one.
3.(mathematics) Specified, noted.
Let X be a topological space with a distinguished point p.
[Verb]
distinguished
1.Simple past tense and past participle of distinguish.
0
0
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19092
impertinence
[[English]]
[Etymology]
French impertinence
[Noun]
impertinence (countable and uncountable; plural impertinences)
1.(uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
2.(countable) An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent.
3.(uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
4.insolence.
[[French]]
ipa :/ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃s/[Noun]
impertinence f. (plural impertinences)
1.impertinence
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19093
condescendingly
[[English]]
ipa :/kɒn.dɪˈsen.dɪŋ.li/[Adverb]
condescendingly (comparative more condescendingly, superlative most condescendingly)
1.In a condescending manner.
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19095
cronyism
[[English]]
[Etymology]
crony + -ism
[Noun]
cronyism (uncountable)
1.favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions.
0
0
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19097
irreverent
[[English]]
[Adjective]
irreverent (comparative more irreverent, superlative most irreverent)
1.Lacking proper respect or seriousness; sarcastic.
2.Disrespectful, cynical, cavilling, querulous, or vulgar, where one's own feelings, or especially deference to the feelings of others, customarily command silence, discretion, and circumspection.
[Etymology]
ir- + reverent
[Synonyms]
- impertinent
- insolent
- flippant
- pert
- See also Wikisaurus:cheeky
0
0
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19099
stodgy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi/[Adjective]
stodgy (comparative stodgier, superlative stodgiest)
1.(of food) having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
2.dull, old-fashioned
I gave up trying to get that stodgy club to try anything new.
3.1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage":
"What's the matter with you?" -- "Nothing. I'm sorry to be so damned emotional, but for six months I've been starved for beauty." -- "You used to be so matter of fact. It's very interesting to hear you say that." -- "Damn it all, I don't want to be interesting," laughed Philip. "Let's go and have a stodgy tea."
[Etymology]
Unknown, but possibly from stodge ("to stuff"), from stog, or a blend of stuffy and podgy.
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19100
stodginess
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From stodgy + -ness
[Noun]
stodginess (uncountable)
1.The state or quality of being stodgy.
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19102
al
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
al
1.(metrology) Symbol for the attoliter (attolitre), an SI unit of fluid measure equal to 10−18 liters (litres).
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- la, La, LA, La., lä
[Etymology 1]
See all.
1.(obsolete) Alternative form of all. Sometimes used where modern usage would have although.
2.14th century Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
And alle acorden as in hire sentence,
Al be ther in hir tellyng difference.[edit] Related terms
- although
- albeit
[Etymology 2]
From Hindi.
[References]
- “al” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “al” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "al" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.
[[Afrikaans]]
[Adverb]
al
1.already
[[Asturian]]
[Contraction]
al m.
1.to the
[Etymology]
From a contraction of the preposition a ("to") + masculine singular article el ("the").
[[Breton]]
[Article]
al
1.the
[[Danish]]
ipa :/al/[Etymology]
From Old Norse allr ("all").
[Pronoun]
al (neuter alt, plural alle)
1.all
2.any
[[Dutch]]
ipa :-ɑl[Adverb]
al
1.already
Het is al negen uur. — It's 9 o'clock already.
2.yet
Heb je al een kip gekocht? — Have you bought a chicken yet?
[Anagrams]
- la
[Conjunction]
al
1.even
Al zou ik het willen... — Even if I wanted to...
[Determiner]
al
1.all, all of
al het bier — all the beer
Van Gogh produceerde al zijn werk gedurende een periode van slechts tien jaar. — Van Gogh produced all of his work during a period of only ten years.
[Etymology]
From Old Dutch *al, from Proto-Germanic *allaz.
[Synonyms]
ook al
[[Esperanto]]
ipa :/al/[Preposition]
al
1.to; toward
Li estas sur sia unua pilgrimo al Mekko.
He is on his first pilgrimage to Mecca
Islamanoj preĝas antaŭantaj al Mekko plurfoje ĉiutage.
Muslims pray facing toward Mecca several times every day.
[[Haitian Creole]]
[Etymology]
Contraction of ale, from French aller.
[Synonyms]
- ale
[Verb]
al
1.To go
[[Ido]]
[Abbreviation]
al
1.a la (≡ to the)
[[Interlingua]]
ipa :/al/[Preposition]
al
1.Contraction of a le (“to the”).
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- la, là
[Contraction]
al
1.at the, to the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
[Etymology]
- prep a + article il
[[Kurdish]]
[Noun]
al m.
1.side al f.
1.flag, banner
[Synonyms]
- (side): alî, la
- (flag): ala
[[Luxembourgish]]
[Adjective]
al
1.old
[Antonyms]
- jonk
[[Mauritian Creole]]
[Verb]
{{head|mfe|verb form]}
1.Medial form of ale
[[Middle Dutch]]
ipa :/al/[Adverb]
al
1.completely
[Conjunction]
al
1.even though, no matter whether
[Descendants]
- Dutch: al
[Determiner]
al
1.all, all of
[Etymology]
From Old Dutch al, from Proto-Germanic *allaz.
[[Middle English]]
[Adverb]
al
1.all (entirely, completely)
[Determiner]
al
1.all
2.1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
And I seide, “Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. And herfore grete men of kunnynge and other also drowen myche to him, and comownede ofte with him. And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir… Maister Ion Aston taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende. Also Filip of Repintoun whilis he was a chanoun of Leycetre, Nycol Herforde, dane Geffrey of Pikeringe, monke of Biland and a maistir dyuynyte, and Ioon Purueye, and manye other whiche weren holden rightwise men and prudent, taughten and wroten bisili this forseide lore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto. And with alle these men I was ofte homli and I comownede with hem long tyme and fele, and so bifore alle othir men I chees wilfulli to be enformed bi hem and of hem, and speciali of Wiclef himsilf, as of the moost vertuous and goodlich wise man that I herde of owhere either knew. And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.”
[[Old English]]
[Noun]
āl n.
1.fire
[[Old French]]
[Alternative forms]
- au
[Contraction]
al
1.contraction of a + le (to the)
[[Old High German]]
ipa :/al/[Etymology 1]
From Proto-Germanic *allaz.
[Etymology 2]
From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz, whence also Old English ǣl, Old Norse áll.
[References]
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer
[[Old Saxon]]
[Etymology 1]
From Proto-Germanic *allaz.
[Etymology 2]
From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz. Cognate with Old English ǣl, Dutch aal, Old High German āl (German Aal), Old Norse áll (Danish and Swedish ål).
[[Romanian]]
[Article]
al (masculine/neuter singular possessive article)
1.of
el este un prieten al meu - he is a friend of mine.
[Etymology]
From Latin illum, from ille.
[[Saterland Frisian]]
[Adverb]
al
1.already
[[Spanish]]
ipa :-al[Conjunction]
al
1.(in front of the infinitive of a verb) as soon as, when, upon.
[Preposition]
al m. sg.
1.(contraction of a el) at the, to the.
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
From Old Norse, compare Icelandic elri.
[Noun]
al c.
1.alder (tree)
[[Turkish]]
[Etymology 1]
From Old Turkic āl (“red”), from Proto-Turkic *āl, *Āl (“red, scarlet”).
[Etymology 2]
From Proto-Turkic *Āl.
[Etymology 3]
See almak.
[[Venetian]]
[Article]
al m. sg.
1.the
[Preposition]
al
1.to the
2.at the
[[Volapük]]
[Adjective]
al
1.each
2.every
[Etymology]
From German and English all.
[[West Frisian]]
[Adverb]
al
1.already
[Determiner]
al
1.all
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19103
AL
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
AL
1.The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Albania.
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
AL
1.Alabama, a state of the United States of America.
2.(US)(Canada)(baseball) The American League
3.Alagoas, a state of Brazil.
4.assembly language.
5.artificial life.
[Anagrams]
- la, La, LA, La., lä
[[Latin]]
[Abbreviation]
Freemason tomb using the Anno Lucis chronologyAL
1.Anno Lucis (Masonic calendar system)
[[Portuguese]]
[Abbreviation]
AL
1.Alagoas (Brazilian state)
[[Spanish]]
[Abbreviation]
AL
1.América Latina
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0
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19104
Al
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
Al
1.(chemistry) Symbol for aluminum.
[[English]]
ipa :-æl[Anagrams]
- la, La, LA, La., lä
[Proper noun]
Al
1.A diminutive of the male given names Alan, Albert, Alex, Alexander, Alfred, and other names beginning with Al-.
0
0
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19107
SE
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
SE
1.The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Sweden.
2.Sergipe, a state of Brazil.
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
SE
1.Abbreviation of southeast.
[Anagrams]
- es , e's, 'e's, E's, ES
[Initialism]
SE
1.Second Edition
2.Special Edition
[[Esperanto]]
[Abbreviation]
SE
1.Abbreviation of sudeosto (“southeast”).
[[French]]
[Abbreviation]
SE
1.Abbreviation of sud-est; SE
[Anagrams]
- es, ès
[[Japanese]]
ipa :/esuiː/[Abbreviation]
SE
1.Abbreviation of サウンドエフェクト. a pre-recorded piece of music played at a concert, often before or after a concert
2.Abbreviation of システムエンジニア. a type of computer engineer with work spanning from requirements definition, design, development, deployment, to project management
[[Portuguese]]
[Abbreviation]
SE
1.Abbreviation of Sergipe. (Brazilian state)
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19108
Se
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
Se
1.(chemistry) Symbol for selenium.
0
0
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19109
mother
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/[Etymology 1]
From Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr (compare West Frisian moer, Saterland Frisian Muur, Dutch moeder, German Mutter, Danish moder), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (compare Irish máthair, Latin mater, Albanian motër ("sister"), Tocharian A mācar, B mācer, Lithuanian mótė, Russian мать (mat'), Greek μητέρα (mitéra), Persian مادر (mâdar), Sanskrit मातृ (mā́tṛ)).
[Etymology 2]
Calque of Arabic أم (’umm, mother).
[Etymology 3]
Shortened from motherfucker
[Etymology 4]
Coined from moth by analogy to mouser.
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19110
Mother
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- Father
[Proper noun]
Mother
1.One's mother
2.A title given to a nun or a priestess
3.(Wicca) One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Crone and Maiden and representing a woman older than a girlish Maiden but younger than an aged Crone.
4.2002, A.J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 90
...different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.
5.2004, Aurora Greenbough, Cathy Jewell, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spells and Spellcraft, page 9
The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.
[Synonyms]
- Mom, Mum, Mummy
- Goddess
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0
2013/02/24 10:37
19111
moth
[[English]]
ipa :/mɒθ/[Anagrams]
- Thom
[Etymology 1]
Germanic: from Old English moþþe, cognate with Dutch mot, German Motte.
[Etymology 2]
This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
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0
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19113
left over
[[English]]
[Adjective]
left over
1.Remaining or in reserve; extra.
I had some food left over after the party.
[See also]
- leftovers
[Usage notes]
- Use left over after a verb, in a predicate phrase, as above. When directly before a noun, use leftover:
I have some leftover clothes sitting around that you can have.
[Verb]
left over
1.Simple past tense and past participle of leave over.
0
0
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19114
leave over
[[English]]
[Verb]
leave over (third-person singular simple present leaves over, present participle leaving over, simple past and past participle left over)
1.To allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed.
The family leaves over enough food from Sunday dinner for Monday lunch and dinner.
0
0
2013/02/24 10:37
19116
cooker
[[English]]
ipa :-ʊkə(r)[Anagrams]
- recook
[Noun]
cooker (plural cookers)
1.(chiefly UK, except in compounds) An appliance or utensil for cooking food.
[Synonyms]
- stove
0
0
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19119
quelling
[[English]]
[Verb]
quelling
1.Present participle of quell.
0
0
2013/02/24 10:37
19121
quel
[[French]]
ipa :/kɛl/[Adjective]
quel m. (f. quelle, m. plural quels, f. plural quelles)
1.which
Quel mec a volé mon pantalon ?
Which guy stole my trousers?
2.what
Quel est son nom ?
What is his name?
[Etymology]
From Latin qualis
[See also]
- duquel
- lequel
- qui
- quoi
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
quel
1.Apocopic form of quello before a consonant
[[Old French]]
[Adjective]
quel m. (feminine quele)
1.which
[Etymology]
From Latin qualis
[[Romansch]]
[Determiner]
quel m. (feminine quella)
1.that
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scapegrace
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈskeɪpɡɹeɪs/[Etymology]
From scape + grace
[Noun]
scapegrace (plural scapegraces)
1.A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
[Synonyms]
- black sheep
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彷
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
彷 (radical 60 彳+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 竹人卜竹尸 (HOYHS), four-corner 20227)
1.like, resembling
2.resemble
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
彷 (Yale fong2, pong4)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
彷
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
彷 (hangeul 방, revised bang, McCune-Reischauer pang, Yale pang)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
彷 (pinyin páng (pang2), Wade-Giles p'ang2)
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天
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
A top line representing the level above a man with outstretched arms (大).
[Han character]
天 (radical 37 大+1, 4 strokes, cangjie input 一大 (MK), four-corner 10430, composition ⿱一大)
1.sky, heaven, celestial
2.god, godly, Deva
3.dayNote: The top line can be either longer or shorter than the arms.
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
天 (Yale tin1)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
天 (grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Noun]
天 (hiragana てん, romaji ten): also see Deva
1.heaven; the sky
2.Buddhist term, literally meaning: "heaven", referring to one of the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhist cosmology. 天 (hiragana あま, romaji ama)
1.(archaic) heaven; the sky 天 (hiragana あめ, romaji ame)
1.(archaic) heaven; the sky
[Synonyms]
- 夭, 夫, 无, 关
[[Korean]]
[Antonyms]
- 地 (지, ji)
- 坤 (곤, gon)
[Hanja]
天
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 천 (revised: cheon, McCune-Reischauer: ch'ŏn)
- Name (hangeul): 하늘()
1.(하늘 천, haneul cheon) sky; heaven; Godhead; tao; etc.
[Synonyms]
- 乾 (건, geon)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
天 (pinyin tiān (tian1), Wade-Giles t'ien1)
[Noun]
天 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin tiān)
1.sky, heaven
2.day (as part of compound words, such as 今天, 明天)
[[Middle Chinese]]
[Han character]
天 (*then)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
天 (thiên, yêu)
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19125
realignment
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪnmənt/[Noun]
realignment (plural realignments)
1.The act of realigning or something realigned
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19129
mirthlessly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
mirthlessly (comparative more mirthlessly, superlative most mirthlessly)
1.In a mirthless manner; sadly.
[Etymology]
mirthless + -ly
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19135
silkiness
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From silky + -ness
[Noun]
silkiness (uncountable)
1.The property of being silky.
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19139
subtext
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- butt sex, buttsex
[Etymology]
sub- + text
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:SubtextWikipedia subtext (plural subtexts)
1.The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.
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churned
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- chunder
[Verb]
churned
1.Simple past tense and past participle of churn.
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19146
insidious
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈsɪdiəs/[Adjective]
insidious (comparative more insidious, superlative most insidious)
1.Producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
2.1847, George Lippard, The Quaker City: or, The monks of Monk-Hall
Strong and vigorous man as he looks, Livingstone has been for years the victim of a secret and insidious disease.
3.1997, Matthew Wood, The book of herbal wisdom: using plants as medicine
At some point in time they may become the source of an insidious cancer.
4.2007, Sharon Weinstein, Ada Lawrence Plumer, Principles and practice of intravenous therapy
The nurse always must be alert to signs of slow leak or insidious infiltration.
5.Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful.
6.1948, D.V. Chitaley (editor or publisher), All India Reporter, volume 3, page 341:
All these facts clearly appear to me now to establish that the sanctioned scheme was a part of a bigger and […] more insidious scheme which was to hoodwink the creditors and to firmly establish and consolidate the position […]
7.1969, Dorothy Brewster, John Angus Burrell, Dead reckonings in fiction
The atmosphere of this insidious city comes out to meet him the moment he touches the European shore; for in London he meets Maria Gostrey just over from France.
8.2005, Anita Desai, Voices in the City, page 189:
This seemed to her the worst defilement into which this insidious city had cheated her and in her agitation, she nearly ran into the latrine, […]
9.2007, Joseph Epstein, Narcissus Leaves the Pool, page 171:
This is the insidious way sports entrap you: you follow a player, which commits you to his team. You begin to acquire scraps of utterly useless information about teammates, managers, owners, trainers, agents, lawyers.
Hansel and Gretel were lured by the witch’s insidious gingerbread house.
10.(nonstandard) Treacherous.
11.1858, Phineas Camp Headley, The life of the Empress Josephine: first wife of Napoleon
But with whom do you contract that alliance? With the natural enemy of France — that insidious house of Austria — which detests our country from feeling, system, and necessity.
12.1912, Ralph Straus, The prison without a wall
‘Believe me,’ he shouted, ‘these insidious folk talk dangerous nonsense. I hear they are spouting out their ridiculous platitudes not five miles from this park in which we are standing…’
The battle was lost due to the actions of insidious defectors.
[Etymology]
From Latin īnsidiōsus ("cunning, artful, deceitful"), from īnsidiae ("a lying in wait, an ambush, artifice, stratagem") + -ōsus, from īnsideō ("to sit in or on"), from in ("in, on") + sedeō ("to sit").
[References]
- insidious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- insidious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- “insidious” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
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swill
[[English]]
ipa :/swɪl/[Anagrams]
- wills, Wills
[Etymology]
[Noun]
swill (plural swills)
1.a mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose
2.any disgusting or distasteful liquid
I cannot believe anyone could drink this swill.
3.anything disgusting or worthless
This new TV show is a worthless load of swill.
4.a large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow
He took a swill of his drink and tried to think of words.
5.(Ultimate Frisbee) A badly-thrown pass
6.Inexpensive beer
[Verb]
swill (third-person singular simple present swills, present participle swilling, simple past and past participle swilled)
1.to eat or drink greedily or to excess
2.to wash something by flooding with water
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sycophant
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsɪkəfænt/[Etymology]
First attested in 1537. From Latin sȳcophanta ("informer, trickster"), from Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophantēs), itself from σῦκον (sukon, "fig") + φαίνω (phainō, "I show, demonstrate"). The gesture of "showing the fig" was a vulgar one, which was made by sticking the thumb between two fingers, a display which vaguely resembles a fig, which is itself symbolic of a (sykon 'vagina' also meant vulva). The story behind this etymology is that politicians in ancient Greece steered clear of displaying that vulgar gesture, but urged their followers sub rosa to taunt their opponents by using it.
[Noun]
sycophant (plural sycophants)
1.One who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another.
2.One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.
[Synonyms]
- (one who uses compliments to gain favor): ass-kisser, brown noser, suck up, yes man
- (one who seeks to gain through the powerful): parasite, flunky, lackey
- See also Wikisaurus:sycophant
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arrested
[[English]]
[Adjective]
arrested (not comparable)
1.Having been stopped or prevented from developing
[Anagrams]
- dearrest
- retreads
- serrated
- treaders
[Verb]
arrested
1.Simple past tense and past participle of arrest.
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arrest
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈɹɛst/[Anagrams]
- Arters, arrêts, rarest, raster, raters, retars, starer, starre, tarres, terras
[Etymology]
From Middle English arest (noun) and aresten (verb), from Old French areste (noun) and arester (“to stay, stop”, verb), from Vulgar Latin *arrestō, from Latin ad- (“to”) + restō (“to stop, remain behind, stay back”), from re- (“back”) + stō (“to stand”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”), equivalent to ad- + rest. Compare French arrêter (“to stop”).
[Noun]
arrest (countable and uncountable, plural arrests)
1.A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
2.The condition of being stopped, standstill.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
3.(law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
4.A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
5.A device to physically arrest motion.
6.(nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
7.(obsolete) Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
8.1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:
The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., […] were sad arrests to his troubled spirit.
9.(farriery) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse[1]
[References]
1. ^ 1817, James White, A Compendious Dictionary of the Veterinary Art.
[Synonyms]
- (to stop the motion of): freeze, halt; See also Thesaurus:immobilize
- (to stay):
- (to stop or slow a process): cease, discontinue; See also Thesaurus:desist
- (to seize someone): apprehend, seize; See also Thesaurus:capture
- (to catch the attention of): attract, dazzle, engage, entice; See also Thesaurus:allure
[Verb]
arrest (third-person singular simple present arrests, present participle arresting, simple past and past participle arrested)
1.(obsolete, transitive) To stop the motion of (a person, animal, or body part). [14th–19th c.]
2.c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene vii:
An vncouth paine torments my grieued ſoule,
And death arreſts the organe of my voyce.
3.1708, John Philips, Cyder, book I, London: J. Tonson, page 11:
Nor could her virtues, nor repeated vows Of thousand lovers, the relentless hand Of Death arrest;
4.1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 86:
Mr. Van Rensberg broke the spell by arresting Martha as she trailed past him on Billy's arm, by pointing his pipestem at her and saying, ‘Hey, Matty, come here a minute.’
5.(obsolete, intransitive) To stay, remain. [14th–16th c.]
6.1538, John Leland, Itineraries:
A white Starre […] whiche to every mans sighte did lighte and arrest apon the Standard of Albry.
7.(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]
8.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus, published 2010, page 707:
To try to arrest the spiral of violence, I contacted Chief Buthelezi to arrange a meeting.
9.1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 69 (Totem Books, Icon Books; →ISBN
Knowledge replaced universal resemblance with finite differences. History was arrested and turned into tables …Western reason had entered the age of judgement.
10.(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]
The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry.
11.1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
I arrest thee of high treason.
12.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. I:
The policeman who arrests the "Red" does not understand the theories the "Red" is preaching; if he did, his own position as bodyguard of the monied class might seem less pleasant to him.
13.(transitive) To catch the attention of. [from 19th c.]
14.1919: P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves:
There is something about this picture—something bold and vigorous, which arrests the attention. I feel sure it would be highly popular.
15.(intransitive, medicine) To undergo cardiac arrest.
16.2004, Euan A. Ashley, Josef Niebauer, Cardiology Explained, page 66:
Realizing the mistake immediately from the outline of the RCA on the fluoroscope screen, he rapidly removed the catheter – just as his patient arrested.
[[Catalan]]
[Noun]
arrest m (plural arrests or arrestos)
1.arrest
[[Danish]]
ipa :[aˈʁasd̥][Etymology]
Via German Arrest from Middle French arrest (“arrest”) (French arrêt), derived from the verb arrester (“to hold back, arrest”) (arrêter), borrowed to Danish arrestere.
[Noun]
arrest c (singular definite arresten, plural indefinite arrester)
1.arrest (the process of holding back a suspect)
2.confinement, detention (a short-time prison)
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ɑˈrɛst/[Anagrams]
- raster, terras
[Etymology]
From Middle Dutch arrest, from Old French arest.
[Noun]
arrest n (plural arresten, diminutive arrestje n)
1.(law) sentence passed by a higher court
2.(law) confiscation ordered by a legal ruling
3.(law, historical) detention, confinement, especially after being arrested
[[Maltese]]
ipa :/arˈrɛst/[Etymology]
Borrowed from Italian arresto.
[Noun]
arrest m (plural arresti)
1.arrest, detention
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Etymology]
From Old French arester.
[Noun]
arrest m (definite singular arresten, indefinite plural arrester, definite plural arrestene)
1.arrest, custody, detention
[References]
- “arrest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Etymology]
From Old French arester.
[Noun]
arrest m (definite singular arresten, indefinite plural arrestar, definite plural arrestane)
1.arrest, custody, detention
[References]
- “arrest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[[Swedish]]
[Anagrams]
- arters, estrar, raster, tsarer
[Noun]
arrest c
1.a location with holding cells or the like for temporarily detaining people (usually at a police station)
Synonym: (slang) kurra
sitta i arresten
be in the holding cell area / (by implication) be in custody
2.arrest, custody, detention
husarrest
house arrest
[References]
- arrest in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- arrest in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- arrest in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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gloomier
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɡlumiɝ/[Adjective]
gloomier
1.comparative form of gloomy: more gloomy
[Anagrams]
- oligomer
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prediction
[[English]]
ipa :/pɹɪˈdɪkʃn/[Alternative forms]
- prædiction (archaic)
[Etymology]
predict + -ion
[Noun]
prediction (plural predictions)
1.A statement of what will happen in the future.
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra or Robert Storm Petersen (in translation from Danish)
[Synonyms]
- (statement about the future): forecast, prognosis, prognostication
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constitutional
[[English]]
[Adjective]
constitutional (comparative more constitutional, superlative most constitutional)
1.Relating to the constitution
...a constitutional right.
2.Conforming to the constitution.
[Antonyms]
- (conforming): unconstitutional
[Noun]
constitutional (plural constitutionals)
1.A walk that is taken regularly for good health and wellbeing.
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convention
[[English]]
ipa :/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/[Etymology]
Recorded since c. 1440, from Latin conventiō ("meeting, assembling; agreement, convention"), from conveniō ("come, gather or meet together, assemble"), from con- ("with, together") + veniō ("come").
[Noun]
convention (plural conventions)
1.A meeting or gathering.
The convention was held in Geneva.
2.2012 May 30, Katherine Stewart, “How Christian fundamentalists plan to teach genocide to schoolchildren”, the Guardian:
The CEF and the legal advocacy groups that have been responsible for its tremendous success over the past ten years are determined to "Knock down all doors, all the barriers, to all 65,000 public elementary schools in America and take the Gospel to this open mission field now! Not later, now!" in the words of a keynote speaker at the CEF's national convention in 2010.
3.A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates
The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution
4.The convening of a formal meeting
5.A formal agreement, contract or pact
6.(international law) A treaty or supplement to such.
The Vienna convention at the Vienna Congress (1814-15) standardized most of diplomatic conduct for generations
7.A generally accepted principle, method or behaviour.
Table seatings are generally determined by tacit convention, not binding formal protocol
The convention of driving on the right is reinforced by law.
[[French]]
ipa :/kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃/[Etymology]
Borrowed from Latin conventio, conventionem.
[Noun]
convention f. (plural conventions)
1.An agreement
2.A formal meeting
La convention sur l’avenir de l’Europe.
3.A conventionally standardised choice
Par convention, le courant va du plus vers le moins.
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constitution
[[English]]
[Noun]
constitution (plural constitutions)
1.The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
2.The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
3.A legal document describing such a formal system.
4.The general health of a person.
5.A person's physique or temperament
[[French]]
ipa :/kɔ̃stitysjɔ̃/[Noun]
constitution f. (plural constitutions)
1.constitution
[[Jèrriais]]
[Etymology]
From Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem.
[Noun]
constitution f. (plural constitutions)
1.constitution
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abridge
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈbrɪd͡ʒ/[Anagrams]
- brigade
[Etymology]
- From Middle English abreggen ("curtail, lessen"), abregge, abrigge,[1] from Old French abregier abreger, from Late Latin abbrevio ("make brief"), from Latin ad + brēvio ("shorten").[2]
- See brief and compare abbreviate
[References]
1.^ 1984 [1975], Urdang, Laurence editor, The Random House College Dictionary, New York, NY: Random House, Inc., ISBN 0-394-43600-8, page 5:
2.^ 1976 [1909], Gove, Philip Babcock editor, Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Co., ISBN 0-87779-101-5, page 6:
3.↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 8:
4.^ 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 4:
[Verb]
abridge (third-person singular simple present abridges, present participle abridging, simple past and past participle abridged)
1.(transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350)][3]
2.(transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350)][3]
3.(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)][3]
4.The bridegroom ... abridged his visit. - Smollett
5.She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. - Fuller
6.(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary. [First attested in 1384.][4]. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)][3]
7.(transitive) Cut short; truncate. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)][3]
8.(transitive) To curtail. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)][3]
He had his rights abridged by the crooked sherrif.
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