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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2013/02/24 11:27
19147
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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2013/02/24 11:37
19148
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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2010/03/19 12:43
2013/02/24 11:37
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19150
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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2013/02/24 14:17
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51055
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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2023/11/14 09:35
19154
gloomier
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɡlumiɝ/[Adjective]
gloomier
1.comparative form of gloomy: more gloomy
[Anagrams]
- oligomer
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2013/02/24 14:36
19155
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
0
0
2013/02/24 14:36
19156
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.
0
0
2013/02/24 14:37
19157
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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0
2010/06/04 08:05
2013/02/24 14:37
19162
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
0
0
2013/02/24 14:38
19165
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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2009/10/01 11:09
2013/02/24 14:40
TaN
19169
insolvency
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- solvency
[Etymology]
insolvent + -cy
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:InsolvencyWikipedia insolvency (plural insolvencies)
1.The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business; as, a merchant's insolvency.
2.Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner; as, the insolvency of an estate.
3.The condition of having more debts than assets.
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0
2013/02/24 14:46
19173
eventually
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈvɛn.tjuː.ə.li/[Adverb]
eventually (not comparable)
1.In the end.
2.2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage,
It had taken nine years from the evening that Truman first showed up with a pie plate at her mother's door, but his dogged perseverance eventually won him the hand of his boyhood Sunday school crush.
3.(mathematics, of a sequence) For some tail.
[Etymology]
eventual + -ly
[Synonyms]
- at last
- finally
- yet
- ultimately
- in the end
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0
2013/02/24 14:46
19176
bite the bullet
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Possibly from the reported practice of soldiers biting a bullet to avoid crying out in pain, usually during a medical procedure or punishment. (While this is given frequently as an etymology, this source suggests that the term derives instead from the practice of biting open paper cartridges.)
[Verb]
to bite the bullet (third-person singular simple present bites the bullet, present participle biting the bullet, simple past and past participle bit the bullet)
1.(idiomatic) To endure a punishment or consequence with dignity or stoicism.
2.(idiomatic) To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to continue moving forward.
0
0
2013/02/24 14:47
19182
cut back
[[English]]
[Verb]
cut back
1.(transitive and intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something).
2.2010 November 19, Elinor Comlay, "Banks cut back on trading with embassies: report", Reuters (wire) [1]:
Some U.S. banks are cutting back their dealings with embassies and other foreign institutions in the United States because of the difficulty of complying with money-laundering rules, the Wall Street Journal reported.
3.(intransitive with on) To reduce spending.
We need to cut back heavily on office supplies. Is there another vendor we can use?
4.(intransitive with on) To reduce consumption.
He needs to cut back on doughnuts. He weighs 289 pounds!
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0
2013/02/24 15:05
19188
buried
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbɛ.ɹid/[Adjective]
buried (comparative more buried, superlative most buried)
1.Placed in a grave at a burial.
2.Concealed, hidden.
[Etymology]
bur(y) + -ied
[Verb]
buried
1.Simple past tense and past participle of bury.
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0
2013/02/24 16:29
19189
fossilized
[[English]]
[Adjective]
fossilized
1.In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock.
0
0
2013/02/24 16:30
19190
fossilize
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɒs.ɪl.aɪz/[Alternative forms]
- fossilise
[Synonyms]
- (To become a fossil):, fossilate (dated), fossilify (dated)
[Verb]
fossilize (third-person singular simple present fossilizes, present participle fossilizing, simple past and past participle fossilized)
1.(intransitive) to become a fossil
2.(by extension, intransitive) to become inflexible or outmoded
0
0
2013/02/24 16:30
19191
stylus
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈstaɪl.əs/[Etymology]
From Latin stylus, alternative spelling of stilus. Unrelated to Ancient Greek στῦλος (stulos, "pillar").
[Noun]
stylus (plural styli or styluses)
1.A sharp stick used in ancient times for writing in clay tablets; a sharp tool for engraving.
2.A phonograph needle.
3.A small plastic stick used as a pen for writing on the touch sensitive screen of an electronic gadget.
4.A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
stylus m.
1.stylus (small plastic stick used as a pen for writing on the touch sensitive screen of an electronic gadget)
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
stylus (genitive stylī); m, second declension
1.Alternative form of stilus.
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0
2013/02/24 16:30
19193
fossil
[[English]]
ipa :-ɒsəl[Noun]
fossil (plural fossils)
1.The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
2.(paleontology) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals.
3.(linguistics) A fossilized term.
4.(figuratively) Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.
[See also]
- coprolite
[[Danish]]
[Etymology 1]
From Latin fossilis, from fossa ("ditch").
[Etymology 2]
From New Latin fossile.
[[German]]
[Adjective]
fossil (not comparable)
1.fossil
[[Swedish]]
[Adjective]
fossil
1.fossil
[Noun]
fossil n.
1.fossil
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0
2013/02/24 18:10
19194
Fossil
[[German]]
[Noun]
Fossil n. (genitive Fossils, plural Fossile or Fossilien)
1.fossil
0
0
2013/02/24 18:10
19195
mulishly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
mulishly (comparative more mulishly, superlative most mulishly)
1.In a mulish manner.
0
0
2013/02/24 18:28
19196
weenie
[[English]]
[Noun]
weenie (plural weenies)
1.(diminutive) A hot dog, wiener, wurst or sausage, often cut into pieces for children.
2.(slang) A penis.
3.(slang) Someone considered weak and unimportant.
0
0
2013/02/24 21:02
19197
constructive
[[English]]
[Adjective]
constructive (comparative more constructive, superlative most constructive)
1.Relating to construction.
2.Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
3.(law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
[Etymology]
construct + -ive
[[French]]
[Adjective]
constructive f.
1.feminine of constructif
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0
2010/05/28 09:53
2013/02/24 21:15
19200
malevolent
[[English]]
ipa :/məˈlɛvələnt/[Adjective]
malevolent (comparative more malevolent, superlative most malevolent)
1.having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others
2.having an evil or harmful influence
[Antonyms]
- benevolent
[Etymology]
Latin, from male ("ill") + velle ("to wish").
[Synonyms]
- evil
- malicious
- See also Wikisaurus:evil
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0
2013/02/24 21:38
19201
capita
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From the Latin capita, plural of caput
[Noun]
capita
1.person
We will calculate the average per-capita.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- captai
- pacati
[Verb]
capita
1.third-person singular present indicative of capitare
2.second-person singular imperative of capitare capita
1.feminine singular past participle of of capire
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
capita
1.nominative plural of caput
2.accusative plural of caput
3.vocative plural of caput
0
0
2013/02/25 07:42
19202
haring
[[English]]
[Verb]
haring
1.Present participle of hare.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ˈɦaːrɪŋ/[Etymology]
From Middle Dutch harinc, herinc, from Old Dutch harinc, from Proto-Germanic *hēringaz, further etymology unknown.
[Noun]
haring m. (plural haringen, diminutive harinkje)
1.herring
2.tent pin
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2012/04/08 12:26
2013/02/25 08:03
19203
availability
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- (quality of being available): unavailability
[Etymology]
From available + -ity; attested since the early 1800s.
[Noun]
availability (plural availabilities)
1.(chiefly uncountable) The quality of being available.
What is your availability this week?
2.(countable) That which is available.
We have several availabilities.
[Synonyms]
- (quality of being available): availableness, accessibility
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2013/02/25 18:12
19204
confirmation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Etymology]
From Latin confirmatio, noun of process from confirmatus ("confirmed"), perfect passive participle of confirmare, from con- ("with") + firmare ("to firm or strengthen")
[Noun]
confirmation (plural confirmations)
1.An official indicator that things will happen as planned
2.Verification that something has happened
3.A sacrament of sealing and strengthening in many Christian Churches, often including a ceremony of anointing
4.1977, Billy Joel, “Only the Good Die Young” (song), in The Stranger (album):
You got a nice white dress / and a party on your confirmation. / You've got a brand new soul, / mm, and a cross of gold.
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0
2012/04/18 08:50
2013/02/25 18:18
19205
regarding
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- regrading
[Preposition]
regarding
1.Concerning, respecting.
[Verb]
regarding
1.Present participle of regard.
0
0
2010/09/05 07:37
2013/02/25 18:18
19207
capa
[[Catalan]]
[Noun]
capa f. (plural capes)
1.layer
Al Photoshop s'usen diferents capes per tractar la imatge.
In Photoshop different layers are used to work with images.
La capa d'ozó està en perill.
The ozone layer is endangered.
2.cape
El duc portava una capa molt maca.
The duke was wearing a very beautiful cape.
[[French]]
[Verb]
capa
1.third-person singular past historic of caper
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- paca
[Noun]
capa f (plural cape)
1.head
[Synonyms]
- capo, testacapa f (plural cape) Masculine: capo
- (often jocular) bosscapa f (plural cape)
- Alternative form of cappa.
[[Neapolitan]]
ipa :/'kapɐ/[Etymology]
From Latin caput
[Noun]
capa f. (plural ccape)
1.head (the part of the body containing the brain)
[[Sicilian]]
ipa :/ˈkapa/[Etymology]
From Latin caput
[Noun]
capa f (plural capi)
1.(anatomy) head
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
capa f. (plural capas)
1.cloak
2.layer
3.cape
[[Tarantino]]
[Noun]
capa
1.head
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2013/02/25 19:07
19208
capability
[[English]]
[Noun]
capability (countable and uncountable; plural capabilities)
1.The power or ability to generate an outcome.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:skill
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0
2013/02/25 19:07
19210
rele
[[Crimean Tatar]]
[Etymology]
French relai - relay.
[Noun]
rele
1.(electronics) relay
[References]
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
[[Finnish]]
ipa :-ele[Noun]
rele
1.(electronics) relay
[[Galician]]
[Verb]
rele
1.third-person singular present indicative of reler
2.second-person singular imperative of reler
[[Haitian Creole]]
[Verb]
rele
1.to be called
2.to call; to give something a name
3.to call, summon, beckon
[[Romanian]]
ipa :[ˈre.le][Adjective]
rele
1.feminine plural nominative form of rău
2.feminine plural accusative form of rău
3.neuter plural nominative form of rău
4.neuter plural accusative form of rău
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0
2013/02/25 19:12
19213
opposite
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɒpəzɪt/[Adjective]
opposite (not comparable)
1.Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
2.Facing in the other direction.
They were moving in opposite directions.
3.Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
He has a lot of success with the opposite sex.
[Adverb]
opposite
1.In an opposite position.
I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
[Alternative forms]
- opposit
[Etymology]
From Latin oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō ("I oppose").
[Noun]
opposite (plural opposites)
1.Something opposite or contrary to another.
2.An opponent.
3.An antonym.
"Up" is the opposite of "down".
4.(mathematics) An additive inverse.
[Preposition]
opposite
1.Facing, or across from.
He lives opposite the pub.
2.In a complementary role to.
He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.
[See also]
- apposite
[Statistics]
- Most common English words before 1923: provided · Rome · twelve · #971: opposite · vast · isn't · board
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
opposite
1.vocative masculine singular of oppositus
[[Middle French]]
[Adjective]
opposite m. and f. (plural opposites)
1.opposite (located directly across from something else, or from each other)
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0
2013/02/25 19:13
19215
synthesis
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- analysis
- hypothesis
[Etymology]
From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (synthesis, "a putting together; composition"), from συντίθημι ("put together, combine"), from σύν (syn, "together") + τίθημι ("set, place").
[Noun]
synthesis (plural syntheses)
1.The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
2.(chemistry) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
3.(logic) A deduction from the general to the particular.
4.(philosophy) The combination of thesis and antithesis.
5.(military) In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation; (JP 1-02).
6.(rhetoric) An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
synthesis (genitive synthesis); f, third declension
1.mixture, compound (medicine)
2.suit (of clothes); costume
3.dinner service
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2010/06/04 08:05
2013/02/25 21:58
19216
detested
[[English]]
[Verb]
detested
1.Simple past tense and past participle of detest.
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0
2013/02/25 22:07
19217
detest
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪˈtɛst/[Anagrams]
- tested
[Etymology]
From Middle French detester, from Latin detestari ("to imprecate evil while calling the gods to witness", "denounce", "hate intensely"), from de- + testari ("to testify, bear witness"), from testis ("a witness"); see test, testify.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:hate
[Verb]
detest (third-person singular simple present detests, present participle detesting, simple past and past participle detested)
1.(transitive) To dislike intensely; to loathe.
I detest snakes.
Who dares think one thing, and another tell, / My heart detests him as the gates of hell. — Pope.
2.(obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
The heresy of Nestorius […] was detested in the Eastern churches. — Fuller.
God hath detested them with his own mouth. — Bale.
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2013/02/25 22:07
19218
intrusion
[[English]]
ipa :-uːʒən[Noun]
intrusion (plural intrusions)
1.The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.
2.He viewed sales calls as an unwelcome intrusion.
3.2012 December 21, Simon Jenkins, “We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 2, page 23:
The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty.
4.(geology) Magma forced into other rock formations; the rock formed when such magma solidifies.
[References]
- intrusion in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- intrusion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[[French]]
[Noun]
intrusion f. (plural intrusions)
1.intrusion
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2012/01/29 21:01
2013/02/25 22:08
19219
intrusión
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
intrusión f. (plural intrusiones)
1.intrusion
2.encroachment
0
0
2012/07/01 21:38
2013/02/25 22:08
19220
vicinity
[[English]]
ipa :/vəˈsɪnəti/[Etymology]
From Latin vicinitas ("neighborhood") > vicinus ("neighbor") > vicus ("village").
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:VicinityWikipedia vicinity (plural vicinities)
1.proximity, or the state of being near
2.neighbourhood, or the nearby region
3.approximate size or amount
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2011/03/12 14:21
2013/02/25 22:08
TaN
19222
dissection
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪˈsɛkʃən/[Anagrams]
- insectoids
[Noun]
dissection (plural dissections)
1.The act of dissecting, or something dissected
2.A minute and detailed examination or analysis
[[French]]
[Noun]
dissection f. (plural dissections)
1.dissection
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2013/02/25 22:10
19223
galvanic
[[English]]
ipa :/ɡælˈvænɪk/[Adjective]
galvanic (comparative more galvanic, superlative most galvanic)
1.Of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
The shocking news prompted a galvanic reaction
[Etymology]
From French galvanique, after physiologist Luigi Alyisio Galvani (1737–1798) + -ique.
[Synonyms]
- galvanical
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2013/02/26 08:49
19224
ソ
[[Ainu]]
[Noun]
ソ (so)
1.waterfall, cascade
[[Japanese]]
ipa :[so][Etymology]
Simplified in the Heian period from the man'yōgana kanji 曽.
[Syllable]
ソ (Hepburn romanization so)
1.The katakana syllable ソ (so), whose equivalent in hiragana is そ (so). It is the fifteenth syllable of the gojūon order, and its position in gojūon tables is サ行オ段 (SA-gyō, O-dan; “row SA, section O”).
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2013/02/26 22:17
19225
messi
[[Finnish]]
ipa :/ˈmesːi/[Etymology]
From Swedish mäss.
[Noun]
messi
1.mess (dining room on a boat)
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- smise
[Noun]
messi m.
1.Plural form of messo. messi f.
1.Plural form of messe.
[Verb]
messi
1.masculine plural past participle of mettere
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
messī
1.dative singular of messis
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2013/02/27 11:23
19230
sterile
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈstɛɹəl/[Adjective]
sterile (comparative more sterile, superlative most sterile)
1.(not comparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
2.Unprofitable.
3.Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
[Anagrams]
- leister, retiles
[Etymology]
From Latin sterilis ("barren, futile"). See also Ancient Greek στεῖρα (steira).
[Synonyms]
- (unable to procreate): barren, infertile
[[German]]
[Adjective]
sterile
1.strong feminine singular nominative form of steril.
2.strong feminine singular accusative form of steril.
3.strong plural nominative form of steril.
4.strong plural accusative form of steril.
5.weak masculine singular nominative form of steril.
6.weak feminine singular nominative form of steril.
7.weak feminine singular accusative form of steril.
8.weak neuter singular nominative form of steril.
9.weak neuter singular accusative form of steril.
10.mixed feminine singular nominative form of steril.
11.mixed feminine singular accusative form of steril.
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
sterile m and f ( m and f plural sterili)
1.sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile
2.sterile, sterilized (medicine)
3.vain, pointless
4.unproductive
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
sterile
1.nominative neuter singular of sterilis
2.accusative neuter singular of sterilis
3.vocative neuter singular of sterilis
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2013/03/01 20:02
19232
peripheral
[[English]]
ipa :/pəˈɹɪf(ə)r(ə)l/[Adjective]
peripheral (comparative more peripheral, superlative most peripheral)
1.on the periphery or boundary
2.beside the point
3.unimportant
4.auxiliary
5.(neuroanatomy) a part of or located in the peripheral nervous system
6.1988 1 March 1988, “Isolation and analysis of the gene encoding peripheral myelin protein zero”, Neuron, DOI:10.1016/0896-6273(88)90211-5, page 73:
We have isolated the gene encoding the Schwann cell glycoprotein P0, the major structural protein of the peripheral myelin sheath.
[Etymology]
From peripher-y + -al
[External links]
- peripheral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- peripheral in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
peripheral (plural peripherals)
1.(computing) a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer
[Synonyms]
- peripheral device
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2009/10/02 12:10
2013/03/01 20:12
19233
unimportant
[[English]]
[Adjective]
unimportant (not comparable)
1.petty; not important or noteworthy
[Etymology]
un- + important
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:insignificant
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2013/03/01 20:12
19235
winnow
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈwɪnoʊ/[Etymology]
From Middle English winewen, windewen, windwen, from Old English windwian ("to winnow, fan, ventilate"), from Proto-Germanic *wendwōnan (“to throw about, winnow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wē- (“to winnow, thresh”). Cognate with Middle High German winden ("to winnow"), Icelandic vinsa ("to pick out, weed").
[Noun]
winnow (plural winnows)
1.That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
[References]
- winnow in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- winnow in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- winnow at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Verb]
winnow (third-person singular simple present winnows, present participle winnowing, simple past and past participle winnowed)
1.(transitive, agriculture) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
2.1998, Sid Perkins, “Thin Skin”, Science News, volume 165, number 1, page 11:
...wind began to winnow the river delta's dried sediments.
3.(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyze, or test in this manner.
They winnowed the field to twelve.
They winnowed the winners from the losers.
They winnowed the losers from the winners.
4.(transitive, literary) To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
5.(intransitive, literary, dated) To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
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2013/03/01 20:32
19236
guard
[[English]]
ipa :/ɡɑːd/[Anagrams]
- Darug
[Etymology]
For verb: From early Middle French or late Old French (circa 14th cent) guarder ("to keep, ward, guard, save, preserve, etc."), from Frankish *wardōn (from Proto-Germanic *wardo-), cognate with Old English weardian (from which English to ward). Compare French garder. See also English regard.For noun: From Middle English garde, from early Middle French or late Old French guarde ("a guardian, warden, keeper") (whence modern French garde), from the verb guarder.
[External links]
- guard in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- guard in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
guard (plural guards)
1.A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
The prison guard unlocked the door of the cell.
After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard.
2.(military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
The president inspected the guard of honour.
3.A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
The motorcycle mechanic removed the damaged chain guard.
4.(Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
5.1996 December 24, Pendles, “Tyres rubbing on guards”, aus.cars, Usenet:
Another possible way is to go for a lower profile tyre (50 series). This effectively lowers the distance of the tyre wall away from the guard (not by much though and generally, the lower the profile, the wider the tyre so the tyre may stick out more as well).
6.1999 November 23, Nathan, “Rolling Guards?”, aus.cars, Usenet:
The reason I'm asking - Whenever I put some weight in the back of the car (say - a passenger or two) the rear tyres can sometimes hit the guards.
7.2001 June 12, Confusement, “Position N or D”, alt.autos, Usenet:
I had just bought myself broken headlights, a f**ked up grill, a front guard bent into my front tyre, a leaky radiator and one *SLIGHTLY* bent chassis rail end. I turned the key on my stalled motor and she kicked over first go - if it weren't for the guard bent into the tyre, I could've driven home later if I wanted to.
8.(basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or center.
9.(cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
10.(American football) Either of two offensive positions between the center and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
11.(sports) A player playing a position named guard.
12.(rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
[Synonyms]
- (part of machine blocking dangerous parts): protection
- (panel of a car enclosing a wheel): fender
[Verb]
guard (third-person singular simple present guards, present participle guarding, simple past and past participle guarded)
1.To protect from some offence (specific or abstract.)
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2012/01/28 19:59
2013/03/01 20:42
19237
guar
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- gaur
- ruga
[Etymology]
From Hindi ग्वार.
[Noun]
guar (plural guars)
1.An annual legume, used as a food for cattle and humans.
[Synonyms]
- cluster bean
- Cyamopsis tetragonolobus (scientific name)
- guar bean
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
guar m. (plural guares)
1.guar
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2013/03/01 20:42
19239
pettifogging
[[English]]
[Verb]
pettifoging
1.Present participle of pettifog.
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2013/03/01 21:37
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