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
0
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!
0
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.
0
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.
0
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
0
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
0
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
0
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
0
0
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
0
0
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.
0
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
0
0
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
0
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
0
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)
0
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
0
0
2010/06/04 08:05
2013/02/25 21:58
19216
detested
[[English]]
[Verb]
detested
1.Simple past tense and past participle of detest.
0
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.
0
0
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
0
0
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
0
0
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
0
0
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
0
0
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”).
0
0
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
0
0
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
0
0
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
0
0
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
0
0
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.
0
0
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.)
0
0
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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19239
pettifogging
[[English]]
[Verb]
pettifoging
1.Present participle of pettifog.
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2013/03/01 21:37
19240
pettifog
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɛt.iˌfɒɡ/[Etymology]
Back-formation from pettifogger.
[Synonyms]
- See Wikisaurus:squabble
[Verb]
pettifog (third-person singular simple present pettifogs, present participle pettifogging, simple past and past participle pettifogged)
1.To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick
Don't pettifog or we will soon grow weary.
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2013/03/01 21:37
19241
legalism
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- millages
[Antonyms]
- antinomianism
[Etymology]
legal + -ism
[Noun]
legalism (plural legalisms)
1.A philosophy of focusing on the text of written law to the exclusion of the intent of law, elevating strict adherence to law over justice, mercy, grace and common sense.
2.A legal axiom; a statement couched as a proverb expressing a rule of law.
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2013/03/01 21:37
19244
alienated
[[English]]
[Adjective]
alienated (comparative more alienated, superlative most alienated)
1.Isolated; excluded; estranged.
[Verb]
alienated
1.Simple past tense and past participle of alienate.
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2013/03/02 08:04
19248
wile
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Middle English wile, wyle, from Old English wīl ("wile, trick") and wiġle ("divination"), from Proto-Germanic *wīlan (“craft, deceit”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wei- (“to turn, bend”)) and Proto-Germanic *wigulan, *wihulan (“prophecy”) (from Proto-Indo-European *weik- (“to consecrate, hallow, make holy”)). Cognate with Icelandic vél, væl ("artifice, craft, device, fraud, trick").
[Noun]
wile (plural wiles)
1.(usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
He was seduced by her wiles.
[References]
- Grammarist.com While away or wile away?
- Common Errors in the English Language Wile Away, While Away
[Synonyms]
- beguilement
- allurement
[Verb]
wile (third-person singular simple present wiles, present participle wiling, simple past and past participle wiled)
1.To entice or lure
2.Alternative spelling of while, "to pass the time".
Here's a pleasant way to wile away the hours.
[[Mapudungun]]
[Noun]
wile (using Raguileo Alphabet)
1.tomorrow
[References]
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
[Synonyms]
- ule
- wvle
[[Middle English]]
[Etymology]
From Old English wīl, wiġle ("wile, trick"), cognate with Old Norse vél ("artifice, craft").
[Noun]
wile
1.wile, trick, artifice
2.a sorcerer
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2013/03/02 08:15
19250
smolderingly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
smolderingly (comparative more smolderingly, superlative most smolderingly)
1.With repressed anger or passion.
2.2007 August 26, Gerald Howard, “Mailer Gets Hammered”, New York Times:
The huge cast and crew included scene makers, hipsters, hangers-on, socialites, amphetamine-thin actress/models, black militants, the publisher Barney Rosset, the boxing champ Jose Torres, the Warhol superstar Ultra Violet, Mailer’s wife at the time — Beverly Bentley — two of his ex-wives, and a sprinkling of professional actors, including Hervé Villechaize and, most crucially, a smolderingly intense Rip Torn.
[Alternative forms]
- smoulderingly
[Etymology]
smoldering + -ly
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2013/03/02 09:16
19256
puissant
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpwɪs(ə)nt/[Adjective]
puissant (comparative more puissant, superlative most puissant)
1.Powerful, mighty, having authority.
2.1599 — Shakespeare, Hen V i 2
Awake remembrance of these valiant dead, / And with your puissant arm renew their feats.
3.1667 — John Milton, Paradise Lost Book I
For who can yet believe, though after loss,
That all these puissant legions, whose exile
Hath emptied Heaven, shall fail to re-ascend,
Self-raised, and repossess their native seat?
4.1726, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, Part I, Chapter V
I cried in a loud voice, "Long live the most puissant king of Lilliput!"
5.1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 24
How comes all this, if there be not something puissant in whaling?
6.1961 - Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
In fact the titles could be anything-or (with some of the most puissant) no title at all...
[Anagrams]
- snapsuit
[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman puissant, pussant, et al., Middle French puissant, poissant, present participle of pooir ("to be able"), ultimately from Latin posse ("be able").
[[French]]
ipa :/pɥisɑ̃/[Adjective]
puissant m. (f. puissante, m. plural puissants, f. plural puissantes)
1.powerful; mighty
[Etymology]
From the verb pouvoir, from Latin potēns, potentis.
[[Old French]]
ipa :/pɥisãnt/[Adjective]
puissant
1.powerful; mighty
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2013/03/02 10:57
19259
hairbreadth
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈhɛrˌbrɛdθ/[Alternative forms]
- hairsbreadth
- hair's breadth
[Etymology]
From hair + breadth.
[Noun]
hairbreadth (plural hairbreadths)
1.the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount
2.1749: Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
In short, these kind of hairbreadth missings of happiness look like the insults of Fortune, who may be considered as thus playing tricks with us, and wantonly diverting herself at our expense.
3.1799: Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Huntly
This surely was a day destined to be signalized by hairbreadth escapes.
4.1856: Wilkie Collins, After Dark
Measure Maddalena, and measure Minerva, and from forehead to chin, you won't find a hairbreadth of difference between them.
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2013/03/02 11:24
19261
reverberating
[[English]]
[Verb]
reverberating
1.Present participle of reverberate.
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2013/03/02 12:10
19265
precipice
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɹɛs.ə.pɪs/[Alternative forms]
- præcipice (archaic)
[Etymology]
First attested in 1598, from Latin *praecipitium ("a steep place"), from praeceps ("steep"), from prae + caput ("head"). First meaning of the noun is recorded from 1632.
[Noun]
precipice (plural precipices)
1.A very steep cliff.
2.1719- Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
I resolved to remove my tent from the place where it stood, which was just under the hanging precipice of the hill; and which, if it should be shaken again, would certainly fall upon my tent...
3.The brink of a dangerous situation.
to stand on a precipice
4.(obsolete) A headlong fall or descent.
[Synonyms]
- cliff
[[Middle French]]
[Noun]
precipice m. (plural precipices)
1.precipice (steep cliff)
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2013/03/02 14:15
19266
dismally
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdɪz.mə.li/[Adverb]
dismally (comparative more dismally, superlative most dismally)
1.In a dismal manner
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2013/03/02 15:05
19267
voluntarily
[[English]]
[Adverb]
voluntarily (comparative more voluntarily, superlative most voluntarily)
1.In a voluntary manner.
[Antonyms]
- involuntarily
[Etymology]
voluntary + -ly
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2013/03/02 22:06
19268
factional
[[English]]
[Adjective]
factional (comparative more factional, superlative most factional)
1.Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.
[Etymology]
faction + -al
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