19275
conflicts
[[English]]
[Noun]
conflicts
1.Plural form of conflict.
[Verb]
conflicts
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflict.
0
0
2013/03/03 08:57
19278
out of hand
[[English]]
[Adjective]
out of hand (comparative more out of hand, superlative most out of hand)
1.Not under control.
Clean things as you go so that the mess does not get out of hand.
[Adverb]
out of hand (comparative more out of hand, superlative most out of hand)
1.(now rare) Immediately.
2.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.xii:
He bad to open wyde his brazen gate, / Which long time had bene shut, and out of hond / Proclaymed ioy and peace through all his state [...].
3.Without thought or consideration.
He dismissed the idea out of hand.
0
0
2013/03/03 10:00
19280
degradation
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌdɛgɹəˈdeɪʃən/[Noun]
degradation (plural degradations)
1.The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.
2.The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
3.Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
4.(geology) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
5.A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
6.The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
7.Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
8.The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.
0
0
2013/03/03 10:06
19281
demigoddess
[[English]]
[Noun]
demigoddess (plural demigoddesses)
1.feminine form of demigod
0
0
2013/03/03 10:10
19282
cruiser
[[English]]
ipa :-uːzə(r)[Anagrams]
- curries
[Etymology]
to cruise + -er.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:CruiserWikipedia cruiser (plural cruisers)
1.(nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
2.(nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship
3.(nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft
4.(nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience; also cruise ship.
5.(nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising
6.(US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
7.One who attends cruises
0
0
2013/03/03 10:45
19283
時雨
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
時雨 (hiragana しぐれ, romaji shigure)
1.drizzle
2.shower in late summer or winter
0
0
2013/03/03 11:00
19284
hypotheses
[[English]]
ipa :/haɪˈpɒθəˌsiːz/[Noun]
hypotheses
1.Plural form of hypothesis.
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
hypothesēs
1.nominative plural of hypothesis
2.accusative plural of hypothesis
3.vocative plural of hypothesis
0
0
2013/03/03 11:07
19285
affability
[[English]]
[Etymology]
affable + -ity
[Noun]
affability (plural affabilities)
1.The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
0
0
2010/02/10 15:25
2013/03/03 11:11
TaN
19286
striving
[[English]]
[Noun]
striving (plural strivings)
1.Effort.
[Verb]
striving
1.Present participle of strive.
0
0
2012/09/08 09:30
2013/03/03 12:03
19289
paragon
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpærəɡən/[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman paragone, peragone, Middle French paragon, from Italian paragone ("comparison"), from paragonare, from Ancient Greek παρακονάω (parakonaō, "I sharpen, whet"), from παρά (para) + ἀκόνη (akonē, "whetstone").
[External links]
- paragon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- paragon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
paragon (plural paragons)
1.A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model of some given (especially positive) quality. [from 16th c.]
In the novel, Constanza is a paragon of virtue who would never compromise her reputation.
2.(obsolete) A companion; a match; an equal. [16th-19th c.]
3.(obsolete) Comparison; competition. [16th-17th c.]
4.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ix:
good by paragone / Of euill, may more notably be rad, / As white seemes fairer, macht with blacke attone [...].
5.(typography) A size of type between great primer and double pica. [from 18th c.]
6.A flawless diamond of at least 100 carats.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:model
[Verb]
paragon (third-person singular simple present paragons, present participle paragoning, simple past and past participle paragoned)
1.To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
2.To compare with; to equal; to rival.
3.To serve as a model for; to surpass.
4.To be equal; to hold comparison.
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
paragon m.
1.A receipt, sales slip.
[Synonyms]
- stvrzenka
- účtenka
[[Polish]]
ipa :/paˈraɡɔn/[Noun]
paragon m.
1.receipt (written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received)
0
0
2013/03/03 18:24
19290
phytosanitary
[[English]]
[Adjective]
phytosanitary (not comparable)
1.concerning the health of plants; especially the freedom from pests requiring quarantine
[Etymology]
phyto- + sanitary
0
0
2013/03/03 18:53
19291
regardless
[[English]]
[Adjective]
regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)
1.Having no regard; heedless; careless.
[Adverb]
regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)
1.Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
Tatiana knew the cauliflower was purple, but she ate it regardless.
[Etymology]
regard + -less
[Preposition]
regardless
1.Paying no attention to; regardless of.
Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless of its colour.
[Synonyms]
- anyway, come what may
[Usage notes]
- Phrases such as 'regardless if' and 'regardless to' are technically incorrect.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
2013/03/03 19:10
19293
implementation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Noun]
implementation (plural implementations)
1.The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process.
Now that the requirements are complete we can move on to implementation.
2.(electronics) A result of implementing something; a finished product, system or device.
His implementation works, but it needs some fine-tuning.
0
0
2009/04/06 18:48
2013/03/03 19:12
19296
intervening
[[English]]
[Adjective]
intervening
1.that intervenes or mediates
[Anagrams]
- reinventing
[Derived terms]
- intervening cause
- intervening variable
[Noun]
intervening (plural intervenings)
1.intervention; mediation
[Verb]
intervening
1.Present participle of intervene.
0
0
2013/03/03 21:13
19298
venerate
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈvɛnəreɪt/[Anagrams]
- enervate
[Etymology]
From Latin venerātus, perfect passive participle of veneror (worship, reverence).
[Verb]
venerate (third-person singular simple present venerates, present participle venerating, simple past and past participle venerated)
1.(transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.
2.(transitive) To revere or hold in awe.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- veterane
[Verb]
venerate
1.second-person plural present indicative of venerare
2.second-person plural imperative of venerare
3.Feminine plural of venerato
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
venerāte
1.vocative masculine singular of venerātus
0
0
2013/03/03 21:14
19299
quiescent
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/[Adjective]
quiescent (comparative more quiescent, superlative most quiescent)
1.Inactive, at rest, quiet.
The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.
[Etymology]
From Latin quiescens, present participle of quiescere, from quies
[See also]
- acquiescent
- quiesce
[Synonyms]
- still
- tranquil
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
quiēscent
1.third-person plural future active indicative of quiēscō
0
0
2012/06/24 19:21
2013/03/03 21:17
19300
glo
[[Afrikaans]]
[Etymology]
Dutch geloven.
[Verb]
glo (past participle geglo)
1.to believe
[[Danish]]
ipa :/ɡloː/[Etymology]
From Old Norse glóa ("to glow").
[Verb]
glo (imperative glo, infinitive at glo, present tense glor, past tense gloede, past participle har gloet)
1.stare
2.glare
3.goggle, gape, gawp, gawk
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
From Old Norse glóa, from Proto-Germanic *glōanan.
[Verb]
glo
1.(slang) to stare
[[Welsh]]
[Mutation]
[Noun]
glo m.
1.coal
0
0
2013/03/04 08:01
19302
symbolic
[[English]]
ipa :-ɒlɪk[Adjective]
symbolic (comparative more symbolic, superlative most symbolic)
1.Pertaining to a symbol.
2.Referring to something with an implicit meaning.
[Etymology]
From French symbolique or directly from Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός (symbolikos, "of or belonging to a symbol")
0
0
2013/03/04 12:06
19306
sculptor
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Latin scūlptor
[Noun]
sculptor (plural sculptors)
1.A person who sculpts. An artist who produces sculpture.
[Synonyms]
- sculptress (female only)
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
sculptor (genitive sculptōris); m, third declension
1.stone-cutter, sculptor
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
Borrowed from Latin scūlptor, French sculpteur.
[Noun]
sculptor m. (plural sculptori; feminine equivalent sculptoare)
1.sculptor
0
0
2013/03/04 20:38
19307
recast
[[English]]
ipa :/riːˈkɑːst/[Anagrams]
- acters, carest, carets, caster, caters, crates, reacts, traces
[Etymology]
From re- + cast.
[Noun]
recast (plural recasts)
1.The act or process of recasting.
[Verb]
recast (third-person singular simple present recasts, present participle recasting, simple past and past participle recast)
1.To cast or throw again.
2.1603, John Florio, trans. Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.47:
the Roman gentlemen armed at all assayes, in the middest of their running-race, would cast and recast themselves from one to another horse.
3.To mould again.
The whole bell had to be recast although it had only one tiny, hardly visible crack.
4.To reproduce in a new form.
5.1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Oxford 2008, p. 33:
Our conception of the world rises in us as our intellect recasts [transl. umgiesst] the impressions it receives from without into the forms of time, space, and causality.
0
0
2013/03/04 20:38
19311
apoplexy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈæp.əˌplɛk.si/[Etymology]
Old English poplexye, Late Latin poplexia, apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxia), from ἀποπλήσσειν (apoplēssein) to cripple by a stroke; ἀπό (apo, "from") + πλήσσειν (plēssein, "to strike"): compare with French apoplexie. See plague.
[Noun]
apoplexy (plural apoplexies)
1.(medicine) Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.
2.(colloquial) Great anger and excitement.
[References]
- apoplexy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
0
0
2013/03/04 21:14
19316
cackling
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- clacking
[Verb]
cackling
1.Present participle of cackle.
0
0
2013/03/04 21:20
19317
cackle
[[English]]
ipa :-ækəl[Noun]
cackle (plural cackles)
1.The cry of a hen, especially when laying an egg
2.A laugh resembling the cry of a hen.
[See also]
- cluck
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:laugh
[Verb]
cackle (third-person singular simple present cackles, present participle cackling, simple past and past participle cackled)
1.(intransitive) To laugh with a sound similar to a hen's cry.
0
0
2013/03/04 21:20
19319
走
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Ideogrammic compound (會意): 夭 ("young, running man") + 止 ("foot") – a running man with foot underneath. Top component (夭) simplified to 土, while bottom component drawn rather as 疋, without the top stroke.As with 圭, there are two separate vertical strokes, not a single one.
[Han character]
See images of
Radical 156 走走 (radical 156 走+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 土卜人 (GYO), four-corner 40801)
1.walk, go on foot
2.run
3.leave
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
走 (jyutping zau2, Yale jau2)
[[Hakka]]
[Hanzi]
走 (POJ tséu, Guangdong tseu3; tsiu3 [Bao'an], tsieu3 [Hong Kong], Hagfa Pinyim zeu3)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
走 (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)
1.run
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
走 (hangeul 주, revised ju, McCune-Reischauer chu, Yale cwu)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
走 (pinyin zǒu (zou3), Wade-Giles tsou3)
[[Min Nan]]
ipa :[ tsau˥˧ ][See also]
- (Mandarin) 跑 (pǎo) to run
- (Mandarin) 跑步 (pǎobù) to jog
[Verb]
走 (traditional and simplified, POJ cháu)
1.to jog
2.to run
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
走 (tẩu, rảo)
0
0
2012/11/05 18:27
2013/03/06 11:54
19320
internalist
[[English]]
[Adjective]
internalist (comparative more internalist, superlative most internalist)
1.(philosophy) Holding that a particular mental phenomenon, such as motivation or justification, has an internal rather than external basis
2.2008 December 6, Sanford C. Goldberg, “Reliabilism in philosophy”, Philosophical Studies, volume 142, number 1, DOI:10.1007/s11098-008-9300-7:
For one thing, many people regard rationality as an epistemically internalist notion, whereas reliability is a paradigmatic example of an epistemically externalist notion.
[Anagrams]
- transilient
[Etymology]
internal + -ist
[Noun]
internalist (plural internalists)
1.(philosophy) A supporter of internalism
2.2007 July 12, Harold Langsam, “Rationality, Justification, and the Internalism/Externalism Debate”, Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 1, DOI:10.1007/s10670-007-9059-9:
Perhaps I will appear presumptuous and misguided in claiming to explain the debate between internalists and externalists, for some would insist that there are a variety of related debates that get discussed under the heading of internalism and externalism.
[See also]
- internist
- Internalism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Internalism
0
0
2013/03/06 19:39
19321
epistemically
[[English]]
[Adverb]
epistemically (comparative more epistemically, superlative most epistemically)
1.In a manner that pertains to knowledge.
2.2002, Sheryl Tuttle Ross, "Understanding Propaganda: The Epistemic Merit Model and Its Application to Art," Journal of Aesthetic Education, vol. 36, no. 1, p. 23,
We can say that a message, M, is epistemically defective if either it is false, inappropriate, or connected to other beliefs in ways that are inapt, misleading, or unwarranted.
[Etymology]
- epistemic + -ally
0
0
2013/03/06 19:41
19323
revenge
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/[Anagrams]
- genever
[Noun]
revenge (usually uncountable; plural revenges)
1.Any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice.
Indifference is the sweetest revenge.
[See also]
- vendetta
- avenge
- vengeance
- get one's own back
- get back at somebody
- retaliate
[Synonyms]
- payback
- See also Wikisaurus:revenge
[Verb]
revenge (third-person singular simple present revenges, present participle revenging, simple past and past participle revenged)
1.(reflexive) To take one's revenge (on or upon) someone.
I will revenge myself upon you!
2.(transitive) To take revenge for (a particular harmful action), to avenge.
Arsenal revenged its loss to Manchester United last time with a 5-0 drubbing this time.
3.(intransitive) To take vengeance.
0
0
2013/03/06 23:58
TaN
19325
null
[[English]]
ipa :/nʌl/[Adjective]
null (comparative more null, superlative most null)
1.Having no validity, "null and void"
2.insignificant
3.1924, Marcel Proust, Within a Budding Grove:
In proportion as we descend the social scale our snobbishness fastens on to mere nothings which are perhaps no more null than the distinctions observed by the aristocracy, but, being more obscure, more peculiar to the individual, take us more by surprise.
4.absent or non-existent
5.(mathematics) of the null set
6.(mathematics) of or comprising a value of precisely zero
7.(genetics, of a mutation) causing a complete loss of gene function, amorphic.
[Etymology]
From Middle French nul, from Latin nullus.
[Noun]
null (plural nulls)
1.A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
2.Zero quantity of expressions; nothing.
3.(computing) the ASCII or Unicode character (␀), represented by a zero value, that indicates no character and is sometimes used as a string terminator.
4.(computing) the attribute of an entity that has no valid value.
Since no date of birth was entered for the patient, his age is null.
5.One of the beads in nulled work.
[Related terms]
- annul
[See also]
- nil
[Verb]
null (third-person singular simple present nulls, present participle nulling, simple past and past participle nulled)
1.(transitive) to nullify
[[Estonian]]
[Numeral]
null
1.(cardinal) zero
[[German]]
ipa :/nʊl/[Adjective]
null (not comparable)
1.(slang) no, zero (absolutely none)
[Numeral]
null
1.(cardinal) zero
[Synonyms]
- kein
- überhaupt kein
[[Norwegian]]
[Noun]
null
1.zero (numeric symbol of zero)
2.zero (derogatory about a person)
[Numeral]
null
1.(cardinal) zero
0
0
2009/08/24 12:35
2013/03/09 19:23
TaN
19326
trundled
[[English]]
[Verb]
trundled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of trundle.
0
0
2013/03/10 10:54
19330
countervailing
[[English]]
[Verb]
countervailing
1.Present participle of countervail.
0
0
2013/03/10 10:54
19331
countervail
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkaʊntəveɪl/[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman countrevaloir ( = Old French contrevaloir), from Latin contrā valēre ("to be worth against").
[Verb]
countervail (third-person singular simple present countervails, present participle countervailing, simple past and past participle countervailed)
1.(obsolete) To have the same value as.
2.To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
3.To compensate for.
4.1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.38:
I am one of those who thinke their fruit can no way countervaile this losse.
0
0
2013/03/10 10:54
19333
jest
[[English]]
ipa :/dʒest/[Anagrams]
- jets, Jets
[Etymology]
From Middle English geste ("idle tale"), from Old French geste ("acts, exploits"), from Latin gesta ("acts, deeds")
[Noun]
jest (plural jests)
1.(archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
I shall not succumb to your jests!
2.(obsolete) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
[Synonyms]
- (joke): prank, gag, laughingstock, banter, crack, wisecrack, witticism
- See also Wikisaurus:joke
- (to joke): banter, kid, mock, tease
[Verb]
jest (third-person singular simple present jests, present participle jesting, simple past and past participle jested)
1.To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Surely you jest!
[[Polish]]
ipa :/jɛst/[Verb]
jest
1.is, 3rd person singular present tense of być (to be)
2.usage with adjectives
Ona jest ładna — She's pretty
3.usage with noun complements: takes the instrumental case
Agnieszka jest studentką — Agnieszka is a student.
4.(mathematics) is, equals (see also wynosi)
dwa plus dwa jest cztery — Two plus two is four
0
0
2013/03/10 10:54
19335
ｊ
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
EE
1.The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Estonia.
[[English]]
[Initialism]
EE
1.(academic philosophy) Eudemian Ethics
[See also]
- EN
0
0
2013/03/10 10:54
19336
j'
[[French]]
ipa :/ʒ/[Pronoun]
j’
1.Clitic form of je.
J’ai sommeil - I am sleepy (literally "I have sleepiness").
0
0
2012/01/18 15:14
2013/03/10 10:54
19339
restitution
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuʃən/[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:RestitutionWikipedia restitution (countable and uncountable; plural restitutions)
1.(law) A process of compensation for losses.
2.The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
3.Spenser
A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown.
4.Sandys
He restitution to the value makes.
5.A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
the restitution of an elastic body
6.2011, Evangelos Tsotsas; Arun S. Mujumdar, Modern Drying Technology, Experimental Techniques - Page 314:
The force–displacement curve of perfectly plastic contact partners does not show elastic restitution.
7.That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
8.(medicine) The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
[Synonyms]
- (act of compensating): recompense, indemnification
0
0
2009/01/15 17:13
2013/03/10 10:54
TaN
19342
bleak
[[English]]
ipa :/bliːk/[Anagrams]
- Blake
- Kaleb
[Etymology 1]
From Middle English bleke (also bleche > English bleach ("pale, bleak")), and bleike (due to Old Norse), and earlier Middle English blak, blac ("pale, wan"), from Old English blǣc, blǣċ, blāc ("bleak, pale, pallid, wan, livid; bright, shining, glittering, flashing") and Old Norse bleikr ("pale, whitish")[1], from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz (“pale, shining”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlē-, *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Dutch bleek ("pale, wan, pallid"), Low German blek ("pale"), German bleich ("pale, wan, sallow"), Danish bleg ("pale"), Swedish blek ("pale, pallid"), Faroese bleikur ("pale"), Icelandic bleikur ("pale, pink").
[Etymology 2]
Probably from Old Norse bleikja.
[References]
1.^ “bleak” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
0
0
2012/06/24 18:42
2013/03/10 10:54
19343
plunder
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈplʌndə(r)/[Etymology]
Recorded since 1632 (during the Thirty Years War, native British use since the Cromwellian Civil War), from Hutterisch plunderen ("to plunder, originally "to take away household furniture"") (Dutch plunderen) from plunder ("household goods, clothes ("lumber, baggage," 14c.)"); akin to Middle Dutch plunder ("household goods"), West Frisian plunje and Dutch plunje ("clothes").
[Noun]
plunder (uncountable)
1.An instance of plundering
2.The loot attained by plundering
The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.
3.(slang, dated) baggage; luggage
[Verb]
plunder (third-person singular simple present plunders, present participle plundering, simple past and past participle plundered)
1.(transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
The mercenaries plundered the small town.
2.(intransitive) To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
"Now to plunder, mateys!" screamed a buccaneer, to cries of "Arrgh!" and "Aye!" all around.
The shopkeep was plundered of his possessions by the burglar.
3.(transitive) To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology 1]
Germanic, from Middle Dutch, cognate with the other etymology, English to plunder, German plündern and Swedish plundra
[Etymology 2]
cognate with the above and English to plunder
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malfeasance
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌmælˈfiːsəns/[Etymology]
From Old French malfaisance, derived from malfaire, maufaire (“do evil”), from Latin malefaciō ("I do evil"), from male ("evilly") + faciō ("do, make").
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:MalfeasanceWikipedia malfeasance (plural malfeasances)
1.wrongdoing
2.(law) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official that causes damage.
[Synonyms]
- (wrongdoing): misconduct, wrongdoing
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obsolete
[[English]]
ipa :/ɒbsəˈliːt/[Adjective]
obsolete (comparative more obsolete, superlative most obsolete)
1.(of words, equipment, etc.) no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).
In several years, it is speculated that the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete.
2.(biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
[Etymology]
From Latin obsoletus ("worn out, gone out of use"), past participle of obsolescere ("to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay"); see obsolesce.
[External links]
- obsolete in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- obsolete in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- obsolete at OneLook Dictionary Search
[References]
1.^ Oxford Dictionary
[Synonyms]
- (no longer in use): ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, disused, neglected, old, old-fashioned, out of date
- (in biology: imperfectly developed): abortive, obscure, rudimental
[Verb]
obsolete (third-person singular simple present obsoletes, present participle obsoleting, simple past and past participle obsoleted)
1.(US)[1] To perform some action that causes, or attempts to cause, something to become obsolete.
This software component has been obsoleted.
We are in the process of obsoleting this product.
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
obsolete f pl (feminine plural form of obsoleto)
1.Feminine plural form of obsoleto
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
obsolēte
1.vocative masculine singular of obsolētus
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nepotism
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/[Anagrams]
- pimentos
[Antonyms]
- meritocracy
- merit system
[Etymology]
From Italian nepotismo, from Latin nepōs ("nephew"), a reference to the practice of popes appointing relatives (most often nephews) as cardinals during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
[Noun]
nepotism (countable and uncountable; plural nepotisms)
1.The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
Nepotism can get you very far in the world if you've got the right connections.
2.2006 September 27, “China airbrushes Chen”, Financial Times:
Mr Chen - a member of the national politburo as well as the Shanghai boss - is accused of nepotism and corruption on a grand scale: protecting political allies, granting preferment to his family and looting Shanghai's pension fund.
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
Latin nepos
[Noun]
nepotism n
1.nepotism
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chamberlain
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman chamberlenc, Old French chamberlayn, chamberlenc ("chamberlain"), from Frankish *kamerling (“chamberlain”), equivalent to *kamer (“chamber”) + *-ling (“-ling”). Cognate with Old High German chamarling ("chamberlain"). More at chamber, -ling.
[Noun]
chamberlain (plural chamberlains)
1.An officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
2.A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
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bestowed
[[English]]
[Verb]
bestowed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of bestow.
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bestow
[[English]]
ipa :bɪˈstoʊ[Etymology]
From Middle English bestowen, bistowen, equivalent to be- (“on, over, about”) + stow.
[Verb]
bestow (third-person singular simple present bestows, present participle bestowing, simple past and past participle bestowed)
1.(transitive) To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.
2.1611, King James Bible, Luke 12:17:
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits.
3.1977, J.R.R. Tolkien, "Of the Rings of Power", HarperCollins, page 358:
Of the Three Rings that the Elves had preserved unsullied no open word was ever spoken among the Wise, and few even of the Eldar knew where they were bestowed.
4.(transitive) To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
5.1838, Ben Jonson, The works of Ben Jonson:
Well, my masters, I'll leave him with you; now I see him bestowed, I'll go look for my goods, and Numps.
6.(transitive) To dispose of.
7.1810, Robert Dodsley, Sir Walter Scott, The Ancient British drama:
Here are blank warrants of all dispositions; give me but the name and nature of your malefactor, and I'll bestow him according to his merits.
8.(transitive) To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone as a gift or honour.
Medals were bestowed on the winning team.
9.2008, Illiad, Userfriendly.org, “The Large Hadron Collider Game”
CERN bestows slush fund on the LHC. Take all pennies from the CERN space.
10.1831, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks, and I even raised my humid eyes with thankfulness towards the blessed sun which bestowed such joy upon me.
11.(transitive) To give in marriage.
12.(transitive) To apply; make use of; use; employ.
13.1887, John Marston, Arthur Henry Bullen, The Works of John Marston:
[...] I determine to bestow Some time in learning languages abroad; [...]
14.(transitive, obsolete) To behave or deport.
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indisputable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
indisputable (comparative more indisputable, superlative most indisputable)
1.Not disputable; not open to question; obviously true
[Etymology]
in- + disputable
[Synonyms]
- unchallengeable
- undisputable
[[French]]
[Adjective]
indisputable (masculine and feminine, plural indisputables)
1.indisputable
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
indisputable m and f (plural indisputables)
1.indisputable
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premiership
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From premier + -ship.
[Noun]
premiership (plural premierships)
1.The office of a premier or prime minister.
[Synonyms]
- prime ministership
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steeliness
[[English]]
[Noun]
steeliness (uncountable)
1.Referring to properties of toughness, hardness or durability resembling (or likened to) that of steel.
He had a steeliness of eye that tended to cow people who acted tough.
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renewed
[[English]]
[Verb]
renewed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of renew.
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renew
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɪˈnjuː/[Anagrams]
- newer
[Etymology]
From re- + new, after Latin renovare.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:repair
[Verb]
renew (third-person singular simple present renews, present participle renewing, simple past and past participle renewed)
1.(transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. [from 14th c.]
2.c.1596-98, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act 5, Scene i,
In such a night / Medea gather’d the enchanted herbs / That did renew old AEson.
3.(transitive) To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of. [from 14th c.]
4.(theology) To make new spiritually; to regenerate. [from 14th c.]
5.1526, William Tyndale, Bible (Tyndale), Romans 12:2,
And fassion not youre selves lyke vnto this worlde: But be ye chaunged in youre shape by the renuynge of youre wittes that ye maye fele what thynge that good yt acceptable and perfaycte will of god is.
6.(now rare, intransitive) To become new, or as new; to revive. [15th-18th c.]
7.1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy[1], II.2.6.ii,
... to such as are in fear they strike a great impression, renew many times, and recal such chimeras and terrible fictions into their minds.
8.1997 July, “Seeking Christian interiority: An interview with Louis Dupre”, Christian Century, volume 114, number 21, page 654:
But Christianity was a new religious force in Augustine's day. Today, as you say, its power to integrate culture has all but disappeared. Does Christianity still have the capacity to renew ?
9.2010 September, Michael Allen, "St. Louis Preservation Fund", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 74,
Renewing neighborhoods dealing with vacant buildings badly need options other than demolition or dangerous vacant spaces.
10.(transitive) To begin again; to recommence. [from 16th c.]
11.1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.8:
Then gan he all this storie to renew, / And tell the course of his captivitie […].
12.1660, John Dryden, translating Virgil, (apparently from Eclogue 4), a snippet of translation used to introduce Dryden's Astræa Redux: A poem on the happy restoration and return of His Sacred Majesty Charles II., 1660,
The last great age, foretold by sacred rhymes, / Renews its finished course ; Saturnian times / Roll round again.
13.(rare) To repeat. [from 17th c.]
14.1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
The birds their notes renew, and bleating herds / Attest their joy, that hill and valley rings.
15.(transitive, intransitive) To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned.
I'd like to renew these three books.
Did you know that you can renew online?
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afresh
[[English]]
ipa :/ʌˈfɹɛʃ/[Adverb]
afresh (comparative more afresh, superlative most afresh)
1.Anew; again; once more; newly.
[Anagrams]
- ferash
- freash
[Etymology]
a- + fresh
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decimation
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌdɛsɪˈmeɪʃən/[Anagrams]
- medication
[Etymology]
From Latin decimātiō, a punishment where every 10th man in a unit would be stoned to death by the men who were spared. Used by the Romans to keep order in their military. Compare septimation and vicesimation.
[Noun]
decimation (plural decimations)
1.The killing or destruction of a large portion of a population.
2.1702: Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana - And the whole army had cause to enquire into their own rebellions, when they saw the Lord of Hosts, with a dreadful decimation, taking off so many of our brethren by the worst of executioners.
3.A tithing.
4.A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment.
5.1607, William Shakespeare, The Life of Timon of Athens, V-v - By decimation and a tithed death, / ... take thou the destin'd tenth.
6.(mathematics) The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of the original sequence.
7.(telecommunications) A digital signal processing technique for reducing the number of samples in a discrete-time signal.
[References]
- The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1914Wikipedia has articles on:DecimationWikipedia
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nibbling
[[English]]
[Verb]
nibbling
1.Present participle of nibble.
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