19470
tendency
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Ultimately from the Latin tendere / tendō.
[Noun]
tendency (plural tendencies)
1.a likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
Denim has a tendency to fade.
[Synonyms]
- inclination
- disposition
- propensity
- penchant
- trend
0
0
2013/03/16 15:05
19471
choir
[[English]]
ipa :/kwaɪ.ə(ɹ)/[Alternative forms]
- quire (archaic)
[Anagrams]
- chiro
- ichor
[Etymology]
From Middle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (choros, "company of dancers or singers"). Modern spelling influenced by chorus and Modern French chœur.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:ChoirWikipedia choir (plural choirs)
1.Singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together
The church choir practices Thursday nights.
2.The part of a church where the choir assembles for song
3.(Christian angelology) one of the nine ranks or orders of angels
Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.
[[French]]
ipa :/ʃwaʁ/[Etymology]
From Old French chair, from Vulgar Latin *cadēre < Latin cadere, present active infinitive of cadō.
[Synonyms]
- tomber
[Verb]
choir (defective) (past participle chu)
1.(literary) to fall
[[Irish]]
ipa :[xɛɾʲ][Noun]
choir
1.Mutated form of coir.
0
0
2012/08/20 18:38
2013/03/16 15:07
19472
preaching
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɹiːtʃɪŋ/[Anagrams]
- engraphic
[Noun]
preaching (plural preachings)
1.The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction
[Verb]
preaching
1.Present participle of preach.
0
0
2010/01/26 10:08
2013/03/16 15:07
TaN
19473
preaching to the choir
[[English]]
[Synonyms]
- preach to the converted (less common)
[Verb]
preach to the choir
1.(idiomatic) Speaking as if to convince a person or group of something which that person or group already believes.
2.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "Now the Tax Cut Is in the Hands of the Voters," Time, 6 Aug.:
Jay Branegan says each side will be preaching to the choir. "Democrats will make the argument that's been successful with their base . . . [that] Republicans are merely helping the rich."
0
0
2013/03/16 15:07
19474
preach to the choir
[[English]]
[Synonyms]
- preach to the converted (less common)
[Verb]
preach to the choir
1.(idiomatic) Speaking as if to convince a person or group of something which that person or group already believes.
2.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "Now the Tax Cut Is in the Hands of the Voters," Time, 6 Aug.:
Jay Branegan says each side will be preaching to the choir. "Democrats will make the argument that's been successful with their base . . . [that] Republicans are merely helping the rich."
0
0
2013/03/16 15:07
19478
incoherent
[[English]]
[Adjective]
incoherent (comparative more incoherent, superlative most incoherent)
1.Lacking coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; not logically connected.
The same rambling, incoherent manner. — Bishop Warburton.
2.Not physically coherent; loose; unconnected.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Woodward to this entry?)
[Alternative forms]
- incohærent (archaic)
[Antonyms]
- coherent
[Etymology]
in- + coherent
[[Catalan]]
ipa :-ent[Adjective]
incoherent m and f (plural incoherents)
1.incoherent
[Etymology]
in- + coherent
0
0
2013/03/16 17:19
19483
inflicted
[[English]]
[Verb]
inflicted
1.Simple past tense and past participle of inflict.
0
0
2013/03/16 19:18
19485
infrastructure
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Perhaps from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:InfrastructureWikipedia infrastructure (plural infrastructures)
1.An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system
2.The basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society
[Synonyms]
- underbuilding
[[French]]
[Noun]
infrastructure f (plural infrastructures)
1.infrastructure; An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
0
0
2009/08/11 18:55
2013/03/16 19:18
19488
proliferation
[[English]]
ipa :/pɹəˌlɪfəˈɹeɪʃən/[Etymology]
From proliferate + -ation.
[Noun]
proliferation (countable and uncountable; plural proliferations)
1.(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
2.(countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
3.(countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
4.(uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.
0
0
2009/04/08 17:14
2013/03/16 20:01
TaN
19489
trundling
[[English]]
[Verb]
trundling
1.Present participle of trundle.
0
0
2013/03/16 20:09
19490
trundle
[[English]]
ipa :-ʌndəl[Anagrams]
- rundlet
[Etymology]
From a variation of trendle, trindle. More at trindle.
[Noun]
trundle (plural trundles)
1.A low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed.
2.A small wheel or roller.
3.(Can we verify(+) this sense?)(Australia, slang) The process of defecating (compare a liquid trundle).
My mate went to the toilet to take a trundle.
[Synonyms]
- (low bed on wheels): trundle bed
[Verb]
trundle (third-person singular simple present trundles, present participle trundling, simple past and past participle trundled)
1.(transitive) To wheel or roll, especially by pushing.
Every morning, the vendors trundle their carts out into the market.
2.(transitive) To (cause to) roll slowly and heavily on wheels.
3.(intransitive) Move heavily (on wheels).
4.(transitive) To move (physically).
5.(intransitive) To move, often heavily or clumsily.
0
0
2013/03/10 10:54
2013/03/16 20:09
19491
coat
[[English]]
ipa :-əʊt[Alternative forms]
- cote (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
- ATOC
- Cato, CATO
- octa
- taco
[Etymology]
From Middle English coate, cotte, from Old French cote, cotte ("outer garmet with sleeves"), from Old Frankish *kotta (“coat”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, *kuttōn (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeud-, *gud- (“woolen clothes”). Cognate with Old High German kozza, kozzo ("woolen coat") (Modern German Kotze), Middle Low German kot ("coat"), Ancient Greek βεῦδος (beũdos, "woman's attire").
[Noun]
coat (countable and uncountable; plural coats)
1.(countable) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
2.(countable) A covering of material, such as paint.
3.(countable) The fur or feathers of animal.
4.(uncountable, nautical) canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather)
[Verb]
coat (third-person singular simple present coats, present participle coating, simple past and past participle coated)
1.To cover with a coat of some material
One can buy coated frying pans, which are much easier to wash up than normal ones.
2.To cover as a coat.
0
0
2012/03/03 20:07
2013/03/16 20:11
19492
coat of arms
[[English]]
[Noun]
coat of arms (plural coats of arms)
1.(heraldry) hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon
[See also]
- heraldry
0
0
2013/03/16 20:11
19493
stipulation
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/[Etymology]
From ancient Latin stipula ("a straw"). As was the custom then, the Romans used to break a straw, as a sign of agreement between the negotiating parties, and the stipulations were put in a written form.
[Noun]
stipulation (plural stipulations)
1.Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
The stipulations of the contract won't allow you to do that.
If I lend you my car, my only stipulation is that you fill up the gas tank before returning it.
2.(botany) The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
0
0
2009/04/15 11:40
2013/03/16 20:40
TaN
19494
restriction
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪkʃən[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman restriction, Middle French restriction, and their source, Late Latin restrictio, from Latin restringere.
[Noun]
restriction (plural restrictions)
1.The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
2.A regulation or limitation that restricts.
0
0
2009/07/28 08:49
2013/03/16 20:40
TaN
19498
irksome
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɚksəm/[Adjective]
irksome (comparative more irksome, superlative most irksome)
1.Disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious.
He has this irksome habit of racing up to red lights, so he has to brake heavily.
[Etymology]
From Middle English irkesome, irksum, equivalent to irk + -some, or from Old English weorcsum ("painful, hurtful").
[See also]
- irk
0
0
2013/03/16 20:44
19499
turnip
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtɜːr.nɪp/[Etymology]
From turnepe, probably from turn (due to round shape, as though turned on a lathe) + Middle English nepe, from Old English næp, from Latin napus.[1] Cognate to neep; see also parsnip.
[Noun]
turnip (plural turnips)
1.The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
2.(Scotland, Ireland, Cornish, Atlantic Canada) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
[References]
1.^ “turnip” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
[See also]
- rutabaga
- swede
- turnip greens
[Synonyms]
- (Brassica rapa): summer turnip, swede (Ireland, Northern England, Scotland), tumshie (Scotland), white turnip (Cornwall, Scotland)
0
0
2013/03/16 21:05
19503
図
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
図 (radical 31 囗+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 田卜大 (WYK), composition ⿴囗丶义)
1.diagram
2.chart, map, picture
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
図 (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Noun]
図 (hiragana ず, romaji zu)
1.diagram, figure, illustration
[Suffix]
図 (hiragana ず, romaji -zu)
1.figure, diagram, map, illustration, graphic, view
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
図 (hangeul 도, revised do, McCune-Reischauer to)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
図 (pinyin juàn (juan4), tú (tu2), Wade-Giles chüan4, t'u2)
0
0
2012/03/10 15:50
2013/03/17 12:28
19504
華
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
華 (radical 140 艸+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 廿一廿十 (TMTJ), four-corner 44504)
1.flowery
2.illustrious
3.Chinese
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
華 (simplified 华, Yale wa4)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
華 (common “Jōyō” kanji)
[Noun]
華 (hiragana はな, romaji hana)
1.flower
[Synonyms]
- 花 (はな, hana, "flower")
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
華 (hangeul 화, revised hwa, McCune-Reischauer hwa, Yale hwa)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
華 (simplified 华, pinyin huá (hua2), Wade-Giles hua2)
[[Min Nan]]
ipa :[ hua˧˥ ][Proper noun]
華 (traditional, POJ Hôa, simplified 华)
1.(literary) China
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
華 (hoa)
0
0
2012/06/30 22:34
2013/03/17 12:45
19506
humiliation
[[English]]
ipa :/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/[Etymology]
From Late Latin humiliatio, from humiliare ("to humiliate"); see humiliate.
[Noun]
humiliation (plural humiliations)
1.The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
2.The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
[Synonyms]
- abasement
- dishonor
- embarrassment
- humbling
- shame, shaming
[[French]]
[Etymology]
From humilier 'to humiliate' (itself from Latin humiliare, from humilis 'humble') + -ation
[Noun]
humiliation f (plural humiliations)
1.A humiliation, active or passive
[References]
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
[Synonyms]
- abaissement m
0
0
2009/12/07 11:42
2013/03/17 20:05
TaN
19509
seemed
[[English]]
ipa :/siːmd/[Statistics]
- Most common English words before 1923: whom · love · far · #181: seemed · house · looked · head
[Verb]
seemed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of seem.
0
0
2013/03/17 20:21
19510
generosity
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- stinginess
[Etymology]
generous + -ity
[Noun]
generosity (countable and uncountable; plural generosities)
1.(uncountable) the trait of being willing to donate money and/or time
2.1963: Erik H. Erikson, Childhood and Society
We have mentioned generosity as an outstanding virtue required in Sioux life.
3.(uncountable) acting generously
4.(uncountable) the trait of being more than adequate
5.(literally) (uncountable) good breeding; nobility of stock
6.(countable) a generous act
7.1873: Reverend M. C. Tyler, Proceedings at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Sage College of the Cornell University
May the generosities of the founders of these halls, be rewarded by the fair and holy characters which shall be here formed....
[Synonyms]
- liberality
- (good breeding, noble stock): nobility
0
0
2012/11/25 18:47
2013/03/17 20:22
19511
discard
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪsˈkɑː(ɹ)d/[Anagrams]
- ID cards
[Etymology]
From dis- + card.
[External links]
- discard in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- discard in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
discard (plural discards)
1.Anything discarded.
2.A discarded playing card in a card game.
[Synonyms]
- dismiss
- throw away
- cast away
- dispose
- get rid of
- eliminate
- See also Wikisaurus:junk
[Verb]
discard (third-person singular simple present discards, present participle discarding, simple past and past participle discarded)
1.(transitive) to throw away, to reject
0
0
2012/11/05 05:01
2013/03/18 07:49
19513
defeating
[[English]]
[Verb]
defeating
1.Present participle of defeat.
0
0
2012/02/06 20:18
2013/03/18 07:52
19515
rallies
[[English]]
[Noun]
rallies
1.Plural form of rally
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- railles
[Verb]
rallies
1.second-person singular present indicative of rallier
2.second-person singular present subjunctive of rallier
0
0
2013/03/18 08:07
19517
livery
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlɪv.ɹɪ/[Anagrams]
- verily
[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman liveree, from Old French livree. Compare modern French livrer.
[Noun]
livery (plural liveries)
1.Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
2.By wearing livery, the brewers publicly expressed guild association and solidarity; - J. M. Bennett
3.The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles.
The airline's new livery received a mixed reaction from the press.
4.(US) A taxicab or limousine.
5.(law) The delivery of property from one owner to the next.
6.(historical) The rental of horses or carriages; the rental of canoes; the care and/or boarding of horses for money.
7.(historical) A stable that keeps horses or carridges for rental.
[Verb]
livery (third-person singular simple present liveries, present participle liverying, simple past and past participle liveried)
1.(archaic) To clothe in.
He liveried his servents in the most modest of clothing
0
0
2013/03/18 08:13
19520
inopportune
[[English]]
[Adjective]
inopportune (comparative more inopportune, superlative most inopportune)
1.unsuitable for some particular purpose
That was a most inopportune spot for a picnic.
2.1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII
"It appears I come at an inopportune time, madam," said he, "when my friend, Mr. Rochester, is from home; but I arrive from a very long journey, and I think I may presume so far on old and intimate acquaintance as to install myself here till he returns."
3.at an inconvenient or inappropriate time
The inopportune arrival of the bus cut short the interesting conversation.
[Antonyms]
- opportune
[Etymology]
in- + opportune.
[[French]]
[Adjective]
inopportune f
1.feminine form of inopportun
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
inopportune f pl
1.feminine plural form of inopportuno
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
inopportūne
1.vocative masculine singular of inopportūnus
0
0
2013/03/18 21:47
19521
revving
[[English]]
[Verb]
revving
1.Present participle of rev.
0
0
2013/03/18 21:47
19522
tirade
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtaɪreɪd/[Anagrams]
- airted
- tradie
[Noun]
tirade (plural tirades)
1.A long, angry or violent speech; a diatribe
2.A section of verse concerning a single theme; a laisse
[Synonyms]
- (speech): diatribe
- (section of verse): laisse
- See also Wikisaurus:diatribe
0
0
2013/03/18 21:48
19526
stricken
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈstɻɪkən/[Adjective]
stricken (comparative more stricken, superlative most stricken)
1.struck by something.
2.disabled or incapacitated by something.
3.removed or rubbed out.
4.(warships) having its name removed from a country's naval register, e.g. the United States Naval Vessel Register.
[Verb]
stricken
1.Past participle of strike
2.1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, Lord Stranleigh Abroad[1]:
Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge.
[[German]]
ipa :/ˈʃtʀɪkŋ̩/[Verb]
stricken
1.to knit
0
0
2012/10/14 14:09
2013/03/18 21:49
19527
affectionately
[[English]]
[Adverb]
affectionately (comparative more affectionately, superlative most affectionately)
1.In an affectionate manner.
[Etymology]
affectionate + -ly
0
0
2013/03/18 21:50
19528
selection
[[English]]
ipa :/səˈlɛkʃən/[Anagrams]
- elections
[Etymology]
From Latin sēlēctiō ("the act of choosing out, selection"), from sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō ("choose out, select"), from sē- ("apart") + legō ("gather, select").
[External links]
- selection in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- selection in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
selection (plural selections)
1.The process or act of selecting.
The large number of good candidates made selection difficult.
2.Something selected.
My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte.
3.A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine.
4.A musical piece.
For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor.
0
0
2013/03/18 21:51
19529
dependency
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪˈpɛndənsi/[Noun]
dependency (plural dependencies)
1.A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.
2.Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch.
3.A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
4.A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
5.(computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
This library has a lot of dependencies. We have to compile all of those other libraries first.
0
0
2013/03/18 22:03
19530
theorist
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- shortite
[Noun]
theorist (plural theorists)
1.someone who constructs theories, especially in the arts or sciences
2.an expert of some theory (v.)
[Synonyms]
- theoretician (less common)
- theorizer / theoriser
0
0
2013/03/18 22:03
19531
infallible
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈfa.lɪ.b(ə)l/[Adjective]
infallible (comparative more infallible, superlative most infallible)
1.Without fault or weakness; incapable of error or fallacy.
He knows about many things, but even he is not infallible.
2.certain, sure.
3.1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, Frankenstein[1]:
I see by your eagerness and the wonder and hope which your eyes express, my friend, that you expect to be informed of the secret with which I am acquainted; that cannot be; listen patiently until the end of my story, and you will easily perceive why I am reserved upon that subject. I will not lead you on, unguarded and ardent as I then was, to your destruction and infallible misery.
[Etymology]
From Medieval Latin infallibilis, from Latin in- + fallibilis. Compare French infaillible.
0
0
2013/03/18 22:06
19532
adroit
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈdɹɔɪt/[Adjective]
adroit (comparative adroiter or more adroit, superlative adroitest or most adroit)
1.dexterous, deft or skillful
[Antonyms]
- maladroit
[Etymology]
Borrowed from French adroit.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:skillful
[[French]]
ipa :/ad.ʁwa/[Adjective]
adroit m (f adroite, m plural adroits, f plural adroites)
1.skilful, apt, skilled (possessing skill, skilled)
[Anagrams]
- dorait, rodait, rôdait
0
0
2013/03/18 22:06
19533
splices
[[English]]
[Noun]
splices
1.Plural form of splice
[Verb]
splices
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of splice.
0
0
2013/03/19 08:40
19534
splice
[[English]]
ipa :/splaɪs/[Etymology]
From Dutch splissen (obsolete); akin to Middle Dutch splitten to split. First known use: circa 1525
[Noun]
splice (plural splices)
1.(nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
2.(electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
3.(cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
4.Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
[Verb]
splice (third-person singular simple present splices, present participle splicing, simple past and past participle spliced)
1.To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
2.To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
3.To unite in marriage.
4.1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 3
But come, it's getting dreadful late, you had better be turning flukes--it's a nice bed; Sal and me slept in that ere bed the night we were spliced.
5.(figuratively) To unite as if splicing.
He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.
0
0
2010/09/21 17:55
2013/03/19 08:40
19535
reordered
[[English]]
[Verb]
reordered
1.simple past tense and past participle of reorder
0
0
2013/03/21 13:51
19536
reorder
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- errored, orderer
[Verb]
reorder (third-person singular simple present reorders, present participle reordering, simple past and past participle reordered)
1.order again, give a new order to
0
0
2009/10/13 13:30
2013/03/21 13:51
TaN
19538
unexpectedly
[[English]]
ipa :/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/[Adverb]
unexpectedly (comparative more unexpectedly, superlative most unexpectedly)
1.In an unexpected manner.
[Antonyms]
- expectedly
[Etymology]
unexpected + -ly.
0
0
2013/03/21 13:52
19540
perpend
[[English]]
ipa :/pəˈpɛnd/[Anagrams]
- prepend
[Etymology]
From Latin perpendere, from per- + pendere ("to weigh").
[Noun]
perpend (plural perpends)
1.A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness
2.A vertical joint between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course
[Verb]
perpend (third-person singular simple present perpends, present participle perpending, simple past and past participle perpended)
1.(archaic) To ponder, consider.
2.1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, II:1, ll. 104-15:
[...] Perpend, / I have a daughter - have while she is mine [...].
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perpendi
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
perpendī
1.present passive infinitive of perpendō
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appears
[[English]]
[Verb]
appears
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appear.
2.1846, George Luxford, Edward Newman, The Phytologist: a popular botanical miscellany: Volume 2, Part 2, page 474
It was aptly said by Newton that "whatever is not deduced from facts must be regarded as hypothesis," but hypothesis appears to us a title too honourable for the crude guessings to which we allude.
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specify
[[English]]
[Verb]
specify (third-person singular simple present specifies, present participle specifying, simple past and past participle specified)
1.(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
2.(transitive) To include in a specification.
3.(transitive) To bring about a specific result.
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smidge
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- midges
[Noun]
smidge (plural smidges)
1.Alternative form of smidgen.
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ballsy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbɔlzi/[Adjective]
ballsy (comparative ballsier, superlative ballsiest)
1.(vulgar, slang) Tough and courageous; having balls.
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inexcusable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
inexcusable (comparative more inexcusable, superlative most inexcusable)
1.not excusable
[Antonyms]
- excusable
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expectation
[[English]]
ipa :/ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/[Etymology]
From Latin expectationem, from expectare.
[Noun]
expectation (plural expectations)
1.The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
2.That which is expected or looked for.
3.The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.
4.1816: Jane Austen, Emma, Volume 1 Chapter 7
Emma was not sorry to be pressed. She read, and was surprized. The style of the letter was much above her expectation. There were not merely no grammatical errors, but as a composition it would not have disgraced a gentleman; the language, though plain, was strong and unaffected, and the sentiments it conveyed very much to the credit of the writer. It was short, but expressed good sense, warm attachment, liberality, propriety, even delicacy of feeling. She paused over it, while Harriet stood anxiously watching for her opinion, with a "Well, well," and was at last forced to add, "Is it a good letter? or is it too short?"
5.The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.
6.(statistics) The first moment; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment.
7.(colloquial statistics) the arithmetic mean
8.(medicine) (rare) The leaving of a disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.
[Synonyms]
- (colloquial statistics, arithmetic mean): arithmetic mean; average
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捌け口
[[Japanese]]
[Alternative forms]
- はけ口
[Etymology]
- Japanese verb 捌ける + noun 口.
[Noun]
捌け口 (hiragana はけぐち, romaji hakeguchi)
1.an outlet
水のはけ口がつまった。
みずのはけぐちがつまった。
Mizu no hakeguchi ga tumat ta.
The outlet for water has been stopped up.
2.a vent; an outlet
酒は私の不満のはけ口である。
さけはわたしのふまんのはけぐちである。
Sake wa watshino fuman no hakeguchi de aru.
Alcohol is a vent for my frustration.
3.a market
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白鷺
[[Korean]]
[Noun]
白鷺 (baegro, baengro, hangeul 백로)
1.a snowy heron, egret
2.a heron family
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
白鷺 (traditional, Pinyin báilù, simplified 白鹭)
1.egret (Egretta garzetta)
[References]
- 白鷺 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia
- Little Egret on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Little Egret
- "白鷺" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-04-19.
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