25358
back to back
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editback to back (comparative more back to back, superlative most back to back)
1.Alternative form of back-to-back
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25370
instance
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɪnstəns/[Alternative forms]
edit
- enstance, enstaunce, instaunce (all obsolete)
[Anagrams]
edit
- ancients, canniest, cantines, catenins, insectan, tenascin
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French instance, from Latin instantia (“a being near, presence, also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from instans (“urgent”); see instant.
[Noun]
editinstance (plural instances)
1.(obsolete) Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence. [14th-19th c.]
2.1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, chapter 8, in The Essayes, […], book II, printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
I know one very well alied, to whom, at the instance of a brother of his […], I spake to that purpose […].
3.(Can we date this quote by Sir Walter Scott?)
[…] undertook at her instance to restore them.
4.(obsolete) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
It sends some precious instance of itself/ After the thing it loves. Hamlet IV. v. ca. 1602
5.(obsolete) That which is urgent; motive.
6.c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene ii]:
The instances that second marriage move
Are base respects of thrift, but none of love.
7.Occasion; order of occurrence.
8.(Can we date this quote by Sir M. Hale?)
These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they were drawn up into the form of a law, in the first instance.
9.A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example. [from 16th c.]
10.(Can we date this quote by Atterbury?)
most remarkable instances of suffering
11.1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970, (please specify |partition=1, 2, or 3)::
sometimes we love those that are absent, saith Philostratus, and gives instance in his friend Athenodorus, that loved a maid at Corinth whom he never saw […]
12.One of a series of recurring occasions, cases, essentially the same.
13.2006, Robert Spaemann, Persons: The Difference Between 'someone' and 'something', page 115:
One's own death is an 'accidental' event, simply another instance of the general rule that human beings die.
14.2010, Kenneth Anderson, How to Change Your Drinking: a Harm Reduction Guide to Alcohol, page 59:
If you choose to drink again the best way to avoid another instance of withdrawal is to avoid drinking two days in a row.
15.2010, The Guardian, 11 Oct 2010:
The organisations claim fraudsters are targeting properties belonging to both individuals and companies, in some instances using forged documents.
16.(obsolete) A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something). [16th-18th c.]
17.c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors:
The reason that I gather he is mad, Besides this present instance of his rage, Is a mad tale he told to day at dinner [...].
18.(computing) In object-oriented programming: a created object, one that has had memory allocated for local data storage; an instantiation of a class. [from 20th c.]
19.(massively multiplayer online games) A dungeon or other area that is duplicated for each player, or each party of players, that enters it, so that each player or party has a private copy of the area, isolated from other players.
20.2006 September 1, "Dan" (username), "Re: DPS Classes: Why should I heal you?", in alt.games.warcraft, Usenet:
As long as the most difficult instance you've tried is Gnomeregan, you're never going to be credible talking about 'difficult encounters'.
21.2010, William Sims Bainbridge, Online Multiplayer Games, Morgan & Claypool, →ISBN, page 26:
For example, when a team of five players enters the Sunken Temple instance in World of Warcraft, they will battle many monsters, but they will not encounter other players even though several teams of players may be experiencing the Sunken Temple at the same time.
22.2012, anonymous gamer quoted in Andrew Ee & Hichang Cho, "What Makes an MMORPG Leader? A Social Cognitive Theory-Based Approach to Understanding the Formation of Leadership Capabilities in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games", Eludamos, volume 6, page 31:
Beating a difficult instance becomes second nature after running through it…a few times, with good leaders knowing exactly what to do and how to co-ordinate member actions.
23.(massively multiplayer online games) An individual copy of such a dungeon or other area.
24.2005 January 11, Patrick B., "Re: Instance dungeons", in alt.games.warcraft, Usenet:
The instance is created for the group that enters it.
25.2005 December 6, "Rene" (username), "Re: Does group leader affect drops?", in alt.games.warcraft, Usenet:
As soon as the first player enters (spawns) a new instance, it appears that the loottable is somehow chosen.
26.2010, Anthony Steed & Manuel Fradinho Oliveira, Networked Graphics: Building Networked Games and Virtual Environments, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 398:
A castle on the eastern edge of the island spawns a new instance whenever a party of players enters.
[References]
edit
- instance in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- instance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Verb]
editinstance (third-person singular simple present instances, present participle instancing, simple past and past participle instanced)
1.(transitive) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite
to instance a fact
2.1946, E. M. Butler, Rainer Maria Rilke, p. 404
The poems which I have instanced are concrete and relatively glaring examples of the intangible difference which the change of language made in Rilke's visions .
3.(intransitive) To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.
[[French]]
ipa :/ɛ̃s.tɑ̃s/[Anagrams]
edit
- cantines
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Latin instantia
[Etymology 2]
editA derivative of etymology 1, but reborrowed from English.
[Further reading]
edit
- “instance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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maternity
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
edit
- paternity (with respect to gender)
[Etymology]
editFrom French maternité, from Latin māternitās.
[Noun]
editmaternity (countable and uncountable, plural maternities)
1.The state of being a mother; motherhood.
2.The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
3.A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (ward): maternity ward
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maternity leave
[[English]]
[Noun]
editmaternity leave (countable and uncountable, plural maternity leaves)
1.A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby.
My wife is on a two year maternity leave while she takes care of her newborn baby.
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25377
evitable
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɛvɪtəb(ə)l/[Adjective]
editevitable (comparative more evitable, superlative most evitable)
1.(uncommon) Possible to avoid; avertible. [from early 16th c.]
Synonyms: avoidable, avertable, escapable, preventable, resistible
Antonyms: ineluctable, inescapable, inevitable, irresistible, unavoidable, unescapable, unpreventable
The tragic consequences were evitable.
2.[1686?], [William Penn], A Perswasive to Moderation to Church Dissenters, in Prudence and Conscience: Humbly Submitted to the King and His Great Councel. By One of the Humblest and Most Dutiful of His Dissenting Subjects, [s.l.: s.n.], OCLC 504391880, page 37:
That Fort is unſafe where a part of the Garriſon conſiſts of diſguiſed Enemies; for when they take their turns at the Watch, the danger is hardly evitable. It would then certainly be for the ſafety of the Fort, that ſuch Friends in Maſquerade were induſtrouſly kept out, inſtead of being whipt in.
3.1798, Thomas Dicey, “The Chapel of Nostre Dame des Pas, Guernsey”, in An Historical Account of Guernsey, from Its First Settlement before the Norman Conquest to the Present Time. Giving a Particular and Entertaining Description of the Island, Its Produce, Trade, Laws, Revenues, Privileges, Religion, and Government in General. To which is Added Some Proper Remarks on Jersey, and the Other Islands Belonging to the Crown of Great Britain on the French Coast. The Whole Interspersed with Many New and Interesting Observations Worthy of Public Notice, new edition, London: Printed for I. Herbert; and E. Harding, No. 98, Pall-Mall, OCLC 854503040, page 66:
A momentary ſhock like this, I ſay, may, for aught we otherwiſe know, ſooner or later, prove our lot, whenever the evitable fate of our impieties will no longer ſuffer the divine juſtice to be patient.
4.1926 February 23, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “[The Clark Lectures] Lecture V: Donne’s Longer Poems”, in Ronald Schuchard, editor, The Varieties of Metaphysical Poetry: The Clark Lectures at Trinity College, Cambridge, 1926, and the Turnbull Lectures at the Johns Hopkins University, 1933, 1st U.S. edition, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt Brace & Company, published 1994, →ISBN, page 159:
The "disintegration" [of the intellect] of which I speak may be evitable or inevitable, good or bad; to draw its optimistic or pessimistic conclusions is an occupation for prophets and makers of almanacks, of whom I am not one.
5.2010, Yijun Feng, “Compensated Anisotropic Metamaterials: Manipulating Sub-wavelength Images”, in Tie Jin Cui, David R. Smith, and Ruopeng Liu, editors, Metamaterials: Theory, Design, and Applications, New York, N.Y.; Dordrecht; Heidelberg; London: Springer, DOI:10.1007/978-1-4419-0573-4, →ISBN, page 157:
[W]e will analyze the imaging performance through the compensated bilayer lens theoretically and explore the effects of loss and retardation in the material parameters on the image quality, which are evitable in realistic metamaterials.
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French evitable (modern French évitable), from Latin ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītō (“to avoid”) + -bilis (“-able”, suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’). Ēvītō is derived from ē- (“prefix meaning ‘out’”) + vītō (“to avoid, evade; to shun”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dwidʰeh₁- (“separate, set apart”), a compound of *dwi- (“two”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put”)).
[References]
edit
- “evitable” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
[[Catalan]]
[Adjective]
editevitable (masculine and feminine plural evitables)
1.avoidable
[Antonyms]
edit
- inevitable
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin ēvītābilis.
[[Galician]]
[Adjective]
editevitable m, f (plural evitables)
1.avoidable
[Alternative forms]
edit
- evitábel
[Antonyms]
edit
- inevitábel, inevitable
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin ēvītābilis.
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
editevitable (plural evitables)
1.avoidable
[Antonyms]
edit
- inevitable
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin ēvītābilis.
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évitable
[[French]]
ipa :/e.vi.tabl/[Adjective]
editévitable (plural évitables)
1.avoidable
2.preventable
[Antonyms]
edit
- inéluctable
- inévitable
[Etymology]
editéviter + -able
[Further reading]
edit
- “évitable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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25379
subordinate
[[English]]
ipa :/səˈbɔːdɪnət/[Adjective]
editsubordinate (comparative more subordinate, superlative most subordinate)
1.Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
2.Woodward
The several kinds and subordinate species of each are easily distinguished.
3.Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by, authority.
4.South
It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.
5.(grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.
6.Descending in a regular series.
[Anagrams]
edit
- turbinadoes
[Antonyms]
edit
- (placed in a lower class, rank, or position): superior, superordinate
- (Submissive to or controlled by authority): insubordinate
- (grammar, dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause): independent, mainedit
- (one who is subordinate): boss, commander, leader, manager, superior, supervisor
[Etymology]
edit
[Noun]
editsubordinate (plural subordinates)
1.
2.(countable) One who is subordinate.
[See also]
edit
- inferior
[Synonyms]
edit
- (placed in a lower class, rank, or position): lesser
- (grammar, dependent on the main clause): dependentedit
- (one who is subordinate): inferior, junior, report, underling, understrapperedit
- (treat as of less value or importance): belittle, denigrate
[Verb]
editsubordinate (third-person singular simple present subordinates, present participle subordinating, simple past and past participle subordinated)
1.(transitive) To make subservient.
2.(transitive) To treat as of less value or importance.
3.(transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
editsubordinate
1.feminine plural of subordinato
[Verb]
editsubordinate
1.second-person plural present indicative of subordinare
2.second-person plural imperative of subordinare
3.feminine plural of subordinato
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
editsubōrdināte
1.second-person plural present active imperative of subōrdinō
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chrono
[[French]]
ipa :/krɔ.nɔ/[Etymology]
editClipping of chronomètre
[Noun]
editchrono m (plural chronos)
1.(informal) timer
2.(informal) time (the length of time recorded on a timer)
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25384
rollable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editrollable (not comparable)
1.Capable of rolling or being rolled.
rollable electronics
[Etymology]
editroll + -able
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25395
emissive
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editemissive (comparative more emissive, superlative most emissive)
1.Of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
editemissive
1.feminine plural of emissivo
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0
2019/01/10 09:48
TaN
25398
CES
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- CSE, ECS, ESC, Esc, SEC, Sec., sce., sec, sec-, sec.
[Further reading]
edit
- International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) website
[Noun]
editCES (uncountable)
1.Initialism of cauda equina syndrome.
[Proper noun]
editEnglish Wikipedia has articles on:CESWikipedia CES
1.Center for Employee Services.
2.Consumer Electronics Show.
3.(Australia, obsolete) Commonwealth Employment Service. [1946-1998.]
4.1976, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Official Year Book of Australia: No. 61, 1975 and 1976, page 722,
The organisation and functions of the CES conform to the provisions of the Employment Service Convention, 1948, of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) which was ratified by Australia in December 1949.
[[French]]
ipa :/se ø ɛs/[Noun]
editCES m (plural CES)
1.(Quebec) Initialism of certificat d’études secondaires: ≈ GED (high-school diploma)
2.(France) Initialism of collège d’enseignement secondaire (“junior high school”)
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0
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25400
UAV
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- AUV, UVA, uva, vau
[Further reading]
edit
- UAV on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
editUAV (plural UAVs)
1.(aviation) Unmanned aerial vehicle; an unpiloted aircraft capable of controlled, sustained, level flight.
[See also]
edit
- drone
0
0
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TaN
25404
food for thought
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editThis etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
[Noun]
editfood for thought (uncountable)
1.(idiomatic) Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.
[References]
edit
- “Food for thought”, in BBC Learning English[1], BBC, 14 September 2014
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0
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25405
xin
[[Mandarin]]
[Romanization]
editxin
1.Nonstandard spelling of xīn.
2.Nonstandard spelling of xín.
3.Nonstandard spelling of xǐn.
4.Nonstandard spelling of xìn.
[[Vietnamese]]
ipa :[sin˧˧][Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Mon-Khmer *cuun ~ *ciin (“to desire”).
[Verb]
editxin (吀)
1.to ask (for); to beg; to request; to apply
2.Used at the beginning of a request to convey a sense of humility and politeness.
3.Used in greetings, thanks, etc. as a polite particle.
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0
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25406
hoax
[[English]]
ipa :/həʊks/[Etymology]
editThis etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”).
[Noun]
edithoax (plural hoaxes)
1.Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (deliberately false story or report): canard
[Verb]
edithoax (third-person singular simple present hoaxes, present participle hoaxing, simple past and past participle hoaxed)
1.(transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.
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25410
お
[[Japanese]]
ipa :[o̞][Etymology 1]
editDerived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 於 in the cursive sōsho style.
[Etymology 2]
edit
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25414
care
[[English]]
ipa :/kɛə/[Anagrams]
edit
- Acre, CERA, Cera, Crea, Race, acer, acre, e-car, race, race-
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English care, from Old English caru, ċearu (“care, concern, anxiety, sorrow, grief, trouble”), from Proto-Germanic *karō (“care, sorrow, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“shout, call”). Cognate with Old Saxon cara, kara (“concern, action”), Middle High German kar (“sorrow, lamentation”), Icelandic kör (“sickbed”), Gothic 𐌺̰̰͂ (kara, “concern, care”). Related also to Dutch karig (“scanty”), German karg (“sparse, meagre, barren”), Latin garriō, Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus). See chary.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English caren, carien, from Old English carian (“to sorrow, grieve, be troubled, be anxious, to care for, heed”), from Proto-Germanic *karōną (“to care”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵār-, *gÀr- (“voice, exclamation”). Cognate with Middle High German karn (“to complain, lament, grieve, mourn”), Alemannic German karen, kären (“to groan, wheeze, give a death rattle”), Swedish kära (“to fall in love”), Icelandic kæra (“to care, like”), Gothic 𐌺̰͉͂̽ (karōn, “to be concerned”).
[[French]]
ipa :/kaʁ/[Anagrams]
edit
- acre, âcre, créa, race
[Verb]
editcare
1.first-person singular present indicative of carer
2.third-person singular present indicative of carer
3.first-person singular present subjunctive of carer
4.third-person singular present subjunctive of carer
5.second-person singular imperative of carer
[[Italian]]
ipa :-are[Adjective]
editcare f pl
1.Feminine plural of adjective caro.
[Anagrams]
edit
- acre, cera, c'era, crea, reca
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
editcāre
1.vocative masculine singular of cārus
[References]
edit
- care in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- care in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- care in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
[Verb]
editcarē
1.second-person singular present active imperative of careō
[[Romanian]]
ipa :/ˈka.re/[Determiner]
editcare
1.which
Care din aceste jocuri este nou? - Which of these games is new?
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin quālis, quālem.
[Pronoun]
editcare
1.which, that, who
El este un om care a văzut foarte multe lucruri. - He is a man who has seen very many things.
[[Venetian]]
[Adjective]
editcare f
1.feminine plural of caro
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25423
long haul
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editlong haul (not comparable)
1.(usually hyphenated) Travelling a long distance.
a long-haul flight
[Alternative forms]
edit
- long-haul
[Antonyms]
edit
- short haul
[Derived terms]
edit
- for the long haul
- longhaul (verb)
- longhauled (adjective)
- longhauling (noun)
[Noun]
editlong haul (countable and uncountable, plural long hauls)
1.(idiomatic) A long time; the long term; an extended period.
I thought it would be a short project, but now it looks like I'm in it for the long haul.
2.a long distance
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25429
concis
[[French]]
ipa :/kɔ̃.si/[Adjective]
editconcis (feminine singular concise, masculine plural concis, feminine plural concises)
1.concise
[Further reading]
edit
- “concis” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
editconcīs
1.second-person singular present active indicative of conciō
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25430
真
[[Translingual]]
[Alternative forms]
editIn simplified and traditional Chinese, the 目 component is connected to the horizontal line below it whereas, in Japanese and Korean, 目 is separate from that line.
[Han character]
edit真 (radical 109, 目+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 十月一金 (JBMC), four-corner 40801, composition ⿱十具)
[Usage notes]
editThe Kangxi dictionary lists 真 as the unorthodox form (俗字) of 眞. However, the traditional Kangxi form 眞, with 匕 on top, is rarely used nowadays. In modern times (except in Korea), 真 is more commonly used in both traditional and simplified Chinese scripts as well as Japanese shinjitai.
[[Chinese]]
ipa :*tjels[Compounds]
editDerived terms from 真
[Definitions]
edit真
1.true; genuine; real; actual
2.那不是真鑽石項鏈，是假的！ [MSC, trad.]
那不是真钻石项链，是假的！ [MSC, simp.]
Nà bù shì zhēn zuànshí xiàngliàn, shì jiǎ de! [Pinyin]
That's not a real diamond necklace, it's just a fake!
3.那些是真鑽石還是贗品？ [MSC, trad.]
那些是真钻石还是赝品？ [MSC, simp.]
Nàxiē shì zhēn zuànshí háishì yànpǐn? [Pinyin]
Are those real diamonds or only shams?
4.clear; distinct; sharp
5.really; truly; very; quite
6.今天真熱。 / 今天真热。 ― Jīntiān zhēn rè. ― It's so hot today.
7.那些演員真了不起。 [MSC, trad.]
那些演员真了不起。 [MSC, simp.]
Nà xiē yǎnyuán zhēn liǎobuqǐ [Pinyin]
Those actors are really great.
8.真的嗎？ / 真的吗？ ― Zhēn de ma? ― Really?
9.portrait; image
10.natural disposition
11.(Chinese calligraphy) Short for 真書／真书 (zhēnshū, “regular script”).
[Glyph origin]
editIdeogrammic compound (會意): 匕 (“spoon, fork”) + 鼎 (“ancient food vessel”) – using a fork to fetch food from a cauldron. Alternatively, an ancient variant of 貞 (OC *teŋ, “divination”).
[[Japanese]]
ipa :[ɕĩɴ][Etymology 1]
edit
[Etymology 2]
edit
[Etymology 3]
edit
[Kanji]
editSee also: Category:Japanese terms spelled with 真 真(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 眞)
1.true
2.reality
3.Buddhist sect
[References]
edit
1.↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2.↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
edit真 • (jin) (hangeul 진, revised jin, McCune–Reischauer chin, Yale cin)
1.This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
edit真 (chân, chan, chang, sân)
1.This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
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baking
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/[Adjective]
editbaking (not comparable)
1.(figuratively) Of a person, an object, or the weather: very hot; boiling, broiling, roasting.
I'm baking – could you open the window?
The car was baking after having been parked in the sun the whole afternoon.
[Derived terms]
edit
- baking hot
- baking tin
- baking tray
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English bakynge; equivalent to bake + -ing.
[Noun]
editbaking (usually uncountable, plural bakings)
1.An action in which something is baked.
I'm going to do some baking this afternoon.
2.1861, Harriet Jacobs (Linda Brent), Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl[1]:
Upon these terms, after working hard all day for her mistress, she began her midnight bakings, assisted by her two oldest children.
3.The way in which something is baked.
4.1871, Ledyard Bill, Minnesota; Its Character and Climate[2]:
How often have we risen in the morning, after spending the night in this manner, with a feeling akin to that which we fancy would come from being knocked in the head with a sack of meal, then gently stewed, and all out of pure fraternal regard to supply any deficiencies in our original bakings.
5.1913, Captain R. F. Scott, Scott's Last Expedition Volume I[3]:
Clissold's work of cooking has fallen on Hooper and Lashly, and it is satisfactory to find that the various dishes and bread bakings maintain their excellence.
6.(countable) The production of a batch of baked product.
[Verb]
editbaking
1.present participle of bake.
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Etymology]
editFrom bake + -ing
[Noun]
editbaking m, f (definite singular bakinga or bakingen)
1.baking
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Etymology]
editFrom bake + -ing
[Noun]
editbaking f (definite singular bakinga)
1.baking
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BAK
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- BKA, kab
[Proper noun]
editBAK
1.Initialism of Basic Aeronautical Knowledge., an initial theory course for trainee pilots.
[[Indonesian]]
[Noun]
editBAK
1.Initialism of biro administrasi keuangan.
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healthy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈhɛl.θi/[Adjective]
edithealthy (comparative healthier, superlative healthiest)
1.Enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well.
Antonym: unhealthy
He was father to three healthy kids.
2.1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court:
By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.
3.Conducive to health.
Synonym: healthful
Antonym: unhealthy
A healthy diet and exercise can help to maintain proper weight.
4.2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34:
Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.
5.Evincing health.
6.(figuratively) Significant, hefty; beneficial.
a healthy respect for authority
Sam unwrapped the sandwich and took a healthy bite out of the middle.
[Etymology]
edithealth + -y
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low-down
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editlow-down (comparative more low-down, superlative most low-down)
1.(idiomatic, slang, US) Of no value.
2.1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate
Seemingly here was an intruder who was violating custom. Moreover, the partners had come to look upon this exceedingly rich district as their exclusive property. And so their indignation was extreme.
"The low-down, ornery cuss!" said Dobbs. "The nerve of him, crowdin' in on us, just as if there wasn't lots of other places for him to go!"
3.2007, Olive Ann Burns, Cold Sassy Tree, page 16:
No-count. Even low-down. I still don't see how Loma could of married into that sharecropper white trash.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- lowdown
[Anagrams]
edit
- down low, down-low, downlow
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sustainable
[[English]]
ipa :/səˈsteɪnəbəl/[Adjective]
editsustainable (comparative more sustainable, superlative most sustainable)
1.Able to be sustained.
2.Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.
3.2008, Kate L. Harrison, The Green Bride Guide, →ISBN, page 174 [1]:
In addition to the resources listed in the organic and local food sections earlier, a good source of sustainable meat is Heritage Foods USA (heritagefoodsusa.com).
4.2008 August–October, Dawn Brighid, "A Taste of Hope", in Organic Gardening, ISSN 1536-108X, volume 55, number 6, page 73 [2]:
Some critics have asserted that sustainable food is "elitist"; that it's too expensive and not widely available.
5.2010, Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw, →ISBN, page 129 [3]:
A city on a hill—or many cities on hills—surrounded by unbroken vistas of beautiful countryside; small, thriving, family-run farms growing organic, seasonal, and sustainable fruits and vegetables specific to the region.
[Anagrams]
edit
- balaustines
[Etymology]
editsustain + -able
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milling
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪlɪŋ[Anagrams]
edit
- gin mill
[Noun]
editmilling (countable and uncountable, plural millings)
1.A grinding process using a mill.
2.The series of notches around the edge of a coin, placed there during minting so that it can be told if some of the metal from the edge is removed. Removing metal from a coin was common practice during earlier times when coins made of precious metals circulated.
3.A circular or random motion of a herd or a crowd.
[Verb]
editmilling
1.present participle of mill
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pulp
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editpulp (comparative more pulp, superlative most pulp)
1.(fiction) Of or pertaining to pulp magazines; in the style of a pulp magazine or the material printed within such a publication.
2.1997 July 22, Eric Gimlin, “Re: Annual theme '98”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.universe, Usenet[1], message-ID <33D504B4.105@swbell.net>:
The Nightwing annual had what felt like a very 'pulp-ish' plot, and the Superman annual was great, with a very pulp plot and a incredible Doc Savage tribute cover.
3.2003 January 3, Mark Wheatley, “Re: PULP 2003 READING”, in alt.pulp, Usenet[2], message-ID <3E159FC7.70409@insightstudiosgroup.com>:
Rather than Asimov I might suggest Stanley Weinbaum (since he died young and early in his career, he is far more "pulp" than Asimov - and remarkably readable - there is a LANCER collection of some of his short stories).
[Etymology]
editFrom earlier pulpe, borrowed from Latin pulpa.
[Noun]
editpulp (usually uncountable, plural pulps)
1.A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
2.A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.
3.2009, David Hajdu, Heroes and Villains: Essays on Music, Movies, Comics, and Culture
The fledgling comics business was a sweatshop trade for creative hopefuls too inexperienced, too socially ill-equipped, or, more often, too minimally talented for the established avenues of hackdom, the pulps and commercial art.
4.The soft center of a fruit
5.The soft center of a tooth
6.The very soft tissue in the spleen
7.A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
8.Mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
9.A suspension of mineral particles (suspension typically being achieved by some form of agitation)
[Synonyms]
edit
- pulpish, pulpy
[Verb]
editpulp (third-person singular simple present pulps, present participle pulping, simple past and past participle pulped)
1.(transitive, intransitive) To make or be made into pulp.
2.(transitive, slang) To beat to a pulp.
3.(transitive) To deprive of pulp; to separate the pulp from.
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grain of salt
[[English]]
[Adverb]
editwith a grain of salt (not comparable)
1.(idiomatic) With a little common sense and skepticism. Generally used with the verb take.
I take anything I read on the Internet with a grain of salt.
[Etymology]
editCalque of Latin cum grānō salis, literally with a grain of salt, figuratively with a bit of common sense.
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foody
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editfoody (comparative foodier or more foody, superlative foodiest or most foody)
1.Eatable; fit for food or consumption.
2.Food-bearing; fertile; fruitful.
3.Of, relating to, composed of, or supplying food.
[Anagrams]
edit
- doofy
[Etymology]
editFrom food + -y.
[See also]
edit
- foodie
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wellness
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- enswells
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English welnes, welenes, equivalent to well + -ness.
[Noun]
editwellness (countable and uncountable, plural wellnesses)
1.The quality or state of being in good health.
2.The process of learning about and engaging in behaviors that are likely to result in optimal health.
[[Italian]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English wellness.
[Noun]
editwellness m, f (invariable)
1.(very rare) wellness (good health)
2.2003, Marco Ingrosso, Senza benessere sociale: nuovi rischi e attese di qualità della vita nell'era planetaria, →ISBN, page 12:
Al contempo la wellness è una condizione da conquistare e mantenere come mezzo e come simbolo di avanzamento sociale
3.2004, Various authors, Panorama: Edizioni 1998-2001, page 165:
Per chi invece vuole provare l'estasi nell'acqua c'è il massaggio nella vasca di mare firmato da maghi terapisti come Davide, Guido e Nicola e, per chi cerca la wellness ayurveda, va forte il trattamento bioenergetico, con relativo […]
4.2007, Santagata, Trimarchi, Turismo culturale e crescita del territorio. Identità tradizioni e piaceri nel Monferrato, →ISBN, page 63:
Coloro cui i medici prescrivono le "acque" come cura sono gradualmente sostituiti da coloro che cercano la wellness in un centro benessere.
5.2008, Antonella Nuzzaci, Infanzie invisibili, infanzie negate. Educare al presente per un futuro di pace, →ISBN, page 108:
[…] definire "zone umane" di comunicazione interpersonale, di convivialità, di ristoro, di riposo, di socialità aperta, intese a favorire la wellness ea ridestare nella comunità il gusto della vitta cittadina;
[Synonyms]
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- benessere
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buff
[[English]]
ipa :/bʌf/[Etymology 1]
editFrom buffe (“leather”), from Middle French buffle (“buffalo”).
[Etymology 2]
editOld French bufer (“to cuff, buffet”). See buffet (“a blow”).
[Etymology 3]
editClipping of buffalo.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing): wax, shine, polish, furbish, burnishAntonyms[edit]
- (video games): debuff
- (video games): nerfTranslations[edit]To polish and make shiny
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pantry
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpæntɹi/[Anagrams]
edit
- trypan
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English panetrie, from Old French paneterie, related to Latin panis (“bread”).
[Noun]
editpantry (plural pantries)
1.A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller. Since the pantry is not typically temperature-controlled (unlike a refrigerator or root cellar), the foods stored in a pantry are usually shelf-stable staples such as grains, flours, and preserved foods.
[See also]
edit
- Food storage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Synonyms]
edit
- (room): walk-in pantry, walk-in, larder, press (Irish & Scots)
- (closet): cupboard (UK), kitchen closet, larder, press (Irish & Scots)
- (cabinet): cupboard, kitchen cabinet
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surprisingly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
editsurprisingly (comparative more surprisingly, superlative most surprisingly)
1.In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
The house was surprisingly small for such a numerous family.
Not surprisingly, the electrician didn't come at the time he had said.
2.2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in the Guardian[1]:
François Hollande has moved a step closer to becoming the first Socialist president of France in a generation by beating the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, in the first round of elections. But the surprisingly high vote for the extreme-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, boosted the overall figures for the right and meant that the final runoff vote on 6 May remains on a knife edge.
[Antonyms]
edit
- as usual
- normally
[Etymology]
editsurprising + -ly
[Synonyms]
edit
- unexpectedly
- unusually
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coffea
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ˈkof.fe.a/[Etymology]
editSee Coffea
[Noun]
editcoffea f (genitive coffeae); first declension
1.(New Latin) coffee
2.2014, Reijo Pitkäranta, Vis coffeae salutaris [1], Nuntii Latini 17.10.2014:
Qui cotidie trina aut quaterna pocilla coffeae bibunt, paulo diutius quam alii vivere videntur.
Those who drink three or four cups of coffee each day are seen to live a bit longer than others.
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Coffea
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
editFrom New Latin, from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).
[Proper noun]
editCoffea f
1.A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – the coffee plants.
[References]
edit
- Coffea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Coffea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Coffea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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extracted
[[English]]
[Verb]
editextracted
1.simple past tense and past participle of extract
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extract
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɛkstɹækt/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extrahō.
[Noun]
editextract (plural extracts)
1.Something that is extracted or drawn out.
2.A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
I used an extract of Hemingway's book to demonstrate culture shock.
3.A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue
extract of beef
extract of dandelion
4.Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained
quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.
5.A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
6.(obsolete) A peculiar principle (fundamental essence) once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts.
7.Ancestry; descent.
8.A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (that which is extracted): extraction; See also Thesaurus:decrement
- (principle): extractive principle
- (ancestry, descent): origin, extractionedit
- (to draw out): outdraw
- (to take by selection): sunder out
[Verb]
editextract (third-person singular simple present extracts, present participle extracting, simple past extracted, past participle extracted or (archaic) extraught)
1.(transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, or a splinter from the finger
2.(Can we date this quote?) John Milton
The bee / Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet.
3.2013 August 3, “Yesterday’s fuel”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices).
4.(transitive) To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
to extract an essential oil from a plant
5.2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 72-3:
Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.
6.(transitive) To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.
7.(Can we date this quote?) Jonathan Swift
I have extracted out of that pamphlet a few notorious falsehoods.
8.(transitive) To select parts of a whole
We need to try to extract the positives from the defeat.
9.(transitive, arithmetic) To determine (a root of a number).
Please extract the cube root of 27.
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hull
[[English]]
ipa :/hʌl/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English hul (“seed covering”), from Old English hulu (“seed covering”), from Proto-Germanic *hul- (compare Dutch hul (“hood”),German Hülle, Hülse (“cover, veil”)), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”); or possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”) (compare Old Irish calad, calath (“hard”), Latin callus, callum (“rough skin”), Old Church Slavonic калити (kaliti, “to cool, harden”)). For the sense development, compare French coque (“nutshell; ship's hull”), Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos, “bean pod; yacht”).
[Etymology 2]
editOrigin uncertain; perhaps the same word as Etymology 1, above.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (frame of a vessel): fuselage (of a winged aircraft)
- (smallest set containing a given set of points): span
[[Estonian]]
[Adjective]
edithull (genitive hullu, partitive hullu)
1.crazy, mad
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Finnic *hullu. Cognate to Finnish hullu and Livonian ull.
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :[ˈhulː][Alternative forms]
edit
- hullik
[Verb]
edithull
1.(intransitive) to fall
Hull a hó. ― It's snowing. (Literally: The snow is falling.)
térdre hull ― to fall on one's knees
2.(of tears) to flow
3.(of hair) to fall out
4.(intransitive) to die
Hullanak, mint a legyek. ― They are dying off like flies.
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old Norse hól
[Etymology 2]
edit
[References]
edit
- “hull” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
[See also]
edit
- hòl (Nynorsk)
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Hull
[[English]]
[Proper noun]
editHull
1.A placename
1.A river in East Yorkshire, United Kingdom, which flows into the Humber.
2.The common name of Kingston upon Hull.
3.Any of various cities in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States (see the Wikipedia article).
1.Hull, Quebec, CanadaA surname.
[[French]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English Hull
[Proper noun]
editHull
1.A placename
1.Various places in Canada, USA, UK
1.Hull, Quebec, Canada
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byproduct
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- by-product
[Etymology]
editFrom by- + product.
[Noun]
editbyproduct (plural byproducts)
1.Alternative form of by-product
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composting
[[English]]
[Verb]
editcomposting
1.present participle of compost
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compost
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɒmpɒst/[Anagrams]
edit
- compots
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Old Northern French compost (“mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" also "condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed, compouspanind”), from componere. Doublet of compote, which was taken from modern French, and composite.
[Noun]
editcompost (countable and uncountable, plural composts)
1.The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
2.Shakespeare
And do not spread the compost on the weeds / To make them ranker.
3.2014 April 21, Mary Keen, “You can still teach an old gardener new tricks: Even the hardiest of us gardeners occasionally learn useful new techniques [print version: Gardening is always ready to teach even the hardiest of us a few new tricks, 19 April 2014]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening)[1], page G7:
[T]he very wet winter will have washed much of the goodness out of the soil. Homemade compost and the load of manure we get from a friendly farmer may not be enough to compensate for what has leached from the ground.
4.(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
5.Hammond
A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
[See also]
edit
- mulch (sometimes used interchangeably with compost)
- humus
[Verb]
editcompost (third-person singular simple present composts, present participle composting, simple past and past participle composted)
1.To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.
If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.
[[Catalan]]
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old Occitan, from Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom the above, possibly influenced by English compost.
[Further reading]
edit
- “compost” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/kɔmˈpɔst/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English compost.
[Noun]
editcompost m, n (uncountable)
1.compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter
[[French]]
[Etymology]
editFrom a substantivation and specialization of old Norman compost, from (Old Northern French), Old French composte (“mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land; condiment”), from Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus (“composed, compound”), from componere. Modern French spelling influenced by English (compare the modern Norman spelling compôt, which is the expected form). Doublet of compote and composite.
[Further reading]
edit
- “compost” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editcompost m (plural composts)
1.compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈkompost/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English compost. Doublet of composto.
[Noun]
editcompost m (invariable)
1.compost
[[Old French]]
[Adjective]
editcompost m (oblique and nominative feminine singular composte)
1.composed (of)
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus, from compōnō (“I arrange, compile, compose, make up”).
[[Spanish]]
[Further reading]
edit
- “compost” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
- compost on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
[Noun]
editcompost m (plural composts)
1.compost
Synonym: composta
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acres
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈeɪ.kəz/[Anagrams]
edit
- CERAs, Cares, Ceras, Cesar, Crase, Creas, Races, SERCA, acers, cares, carse, caser, ceras, crase, e-cars, races, sacre, scare, serac, sérac
[Noun]
editacres
1.plural of acre
[[French]]
[Noun]
editacres f
1.plural of acre
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
editācrēs
1.nominative masculine plural of ācer
2.nominative feminine plural of ācer
3.accusative masculine plural of ācer
4.accusative feminine plural of ācer
5.vocative masculine plural of ācer
6.vocative feminine plural of ācer
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
editacres
1.A form of adjective acre.
[Noun]
editacres m pl
1.plural of acre
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acre
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈeɪ.kə/[Alternative forms]
edit
- aker (archaic)
- acer (-er form, chiefly UK)
[Anagrams]
edit
- -care, CERA, Care, Cera, Crea, Race, acer, care, e-car, race, race-
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English acre, aker, from Old English æcer (“a field, land, that which is sown, sown land, cultivated land; a definite quantity of land, land which a yoke of oxen could plough in a day, an acre, a certain quantity of land, strip of plough-land; crop”), from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Cognate with Scots acre, aker, acker (“acre, field, arable land”), North Frisian ecir (“field, a measure of land”), West Frisian eker (“field”), Dutch akker (“field”), German Acker (“field, acre”), Norwegian åker (“field”) and Swedish åker (“field”), Icelandic akur (“field”), Latin ager (“land, field, acre, countryside”), Ancient Greek ἀγρός (agrós, “field”), Sanskrit अज्र (ájra, “field, plain”). Related to acorn.
[Noun]
editacre (plural acres)
1.An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.
2.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion[1]:
Buried within the Mediterranean littoral are some seventy to ninety million tons of slag from ancient smelting, about a third of it concentrated in Iberia. This ceaseless industrial fueling caused the deforestation of an estimated fifty to seventy million acres of woodlands.
3.Any of various similar units of area in other systems.
4.(informal, usually in the plural) A wide expanse.
I like my new house - there’s acres of space!
5.(informal, usually in the plural) A large quantity.
6.(obsolete) A field.
7.(obsolete) The acre's breadth by the length, English units of length equal to the statute dimensions of the acre: 22 yds (≈20 m) by 220 yds (≈200 m).
8.(obsolete) A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands.
[See also]
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- international acre
- north forty
- US survey acre
- Weights and measures
- Wikipedia article on the acre
[Synonyms]
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- (approximate): day's math, demath
- (Egyptian): feddan
- (Dutch): morgen
- (French): arpent, arpen, pose
- (India): cawney, cawny, bigha
- (Ireland): Irish acre, collop, plantation acre
- (Roman): juger, jugerum
- (Scottish): Scottish acre, Scots acre, Scotch acre, acair
- (Wales): Welsh acre, cover, cyfair, erw, stang
[[French]]
ipa :/akʁ/[Anagrams]
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- care
- créa
- race
[Etymology]
editProbably from Old Norse akr reenforced by Old English æcer (“a field, land, that which is sown, sown land, cultivated land; a definite quantity of land, land which a yoke of oxen could plough in a day, an acre, a certain quantity of land, strip of plough-land; crop”) .
[Further reading]
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- “acre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editacre f (plural acres)
1.(historical) acre
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
editacre (masculine and feminine plural acri)
1.sharp, sour
2.harsh
[Anagrams]
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- care
- cera
- c'era
- crea
- reca
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin ācre, neuter nominative singular of ācer (“sharp”). Doublet of agro.
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
editācre
1.neuter nominative singular of ācer
2.neuter accusative singular of ācer
3.neuter vocative singular of ācer
[References]
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- acre in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- acre in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- acre in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
[[Norman]]
[Etymology]
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[Noun]
editacre f (plural acres)
1.(Jersey) acre
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/ˈa.kɾɨ/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Latin ācre, neuter nominative singular of ācer (“sharp”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós (“sharp”).
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from English acre, from Middle English acre, aker, from Old English æcer, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”).
[[Romanian]]
ipa :/ˈa.kre/[Adjective]
editacre
1.feminine plural nominative of acru
2.feminine plural accusative of acru
3.neuter plural nominative of acru
4.neuter plural accusative of acru
[[Scots]]
ipa :[ˈekər][Alternative forms]
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- aker, acker
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English aker, from Old English æcer (“field; acre”). Cognate with English acre; see there for more.
[Noun]
editacre (plural acres)
1.An acre (unit of measurement)
[References]
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- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
[Verb]
editacre (third-person singular present acres, present participle acrin, past acrit, past participle acrit)
1.To let grain crops be harvested at a stated sum per acre.
2.To be employed in harvesting grain crops at a stated sum per acre.
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/ˈakɾe/[Anagrams]
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- arce, crea, cera, caer
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Latin acer, acre. Cf. also agrio.
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from English acre. Doublet of agro.
[Further reading]
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- “acre” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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Acre
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈeɪ.kə/[Anagrams]
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- -care, CERA, Care, Cera, Crea, Race, acer, care, e-car, race, race-
[Etymology 1]
editBorrowed from French Acre, from Latin Akre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.
[Etymology 3]
editProbably a variant of Acker or Acree/Ackary, though also possibly Americanization of Norwegian Aakre or Lower German Egger.
[[French]]
ipa :/akʁ/[Proper noun]
editAcre m
1.Acre (city in Israel)
[[Portuguese]]
[Etymology 1]
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[Etymology 2]
editUncertain. Different origins are proposed, including:
- Old Tupi a'kir ü (“green river”) or a'kir, related to ker (“to sleep; to calm down”).
- Aquiri, corruption of Apurinã Umákürü or Uakiry or from Yasi'ri (“quickly running water”)
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IC
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editIC (not comparable)
1.(fandom slang) in character
2.icy
3.in charge
[Anagrams]
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- -ci-, C&I, CI, cI, ci
[Antonyms]
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- (in character): OOC
[Noun]
editIC (countable and uncountable, plural ICs)
1.(electronics) integrated circuit
2.(chemistry) ion chromatography
3.(chemistry) intercalation compound
4.irreducible complexity
5.(slang) incel
[Phrase]
editIC
1.I see
[Proper noun]
editIC
1.(astronomy) Initialism of Index Catalogue. (part of the NGC survey of J.L.E. Dreyer's update to the Herschel General Catalogue)
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ICE
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
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- CEI, EIC, IEC
[Noun]
editICE (plural ICEs)
1.(automotive) Acronym of internal combustion engine, internal-combustion engine.
2.(computing) Initialism of internal compiler error.
3.(computing) in-circuit emulator, in-circuit emulation
4.
5. Initialism of In Case of Emergency (used in mobile phones followed by the number to call if the phone’s owner is injured)
6.(automotive) Initialism of in-car entertainment.
7.Initialism of International Cultural Exchange.
8.(medicine) Initialism of ice, compress, elevation (first-aid)
9.Initialism of intercontinental exchange.
[Proper noun]
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1.(sports) Abbreviation of Iceland.
2.Institution of Civil Engineers
3.(government, US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement - a law-enforcement agency of the United States Federal government.
4.(rail transport) Intercity-Express (alternative spelling: "InterCityExpress") (German high speed train)
[Verb]
editICE (third-person singular simple present ICEs, present participle ICEing, simple past and past participle ICEd)
1.(automotive, slang) to occupy a reserved electric car parking space (especially one equipped with a charger) with an internal-combustion-engined car (ICE car)
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blindfold
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editblindfold (not comparable)
1.Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
2.Thoughtless; reckless.
[Adverb]
editblindfold (not comparable)
1.With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”).
[Noun]
editblindfold (plural blindfolds)
1.A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
I put a blindfold over my boyfriend's eyes and told him I had a surprise for him.
2.Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically).
[Verb]
editblindfold (third-person singular simple present blindfolds, present participle blindfolding, simple past and past participle blindfolded)
1.To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
Children need to be blindfolded before they hit the piñata.
2.To obscure understanding or comprehension.
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potato skin
[[English]]
[Noun]
editpotato skin (plural potato skins)
1.One of a dish of potato skins.
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pessimist
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɛsɪmɪst/[Antonyms]
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- optimist
[Etymology]
editFrom French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”).
[Noun]
editpessimist (plural pessimists)
1.Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
[[Danish]]
[Antonyms]
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- optimist
[Noun]
editpessimist c (singular definite pessimisten, plural indefinite pessimister)
1.pessimist
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
editpessimist m (plural pessimisten, diminutive pessimistje n, feminine pessimiste)
1.pessimist
[Synonyms]
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- (pessimist): doemdenker, zwartdenker, zwartkijker
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Antonyms]
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- optimist
[Noun]
editpessimist m (definite singular pessimisten, indefinite plural pessimister, definite plural pessimistene)
1.a pessimist
[References]
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- “pessimist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Antonyms]
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- optimist
[Noun]
editpessimist m (definite singular pessimisten, indefinite plural pessimistar, definite plural pessimistane)
1.a pessimist
[References]
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- “pessimist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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connectivity
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editconnective + -ity
[Noun]
editconnectivity (countable and uncountable, plural connectivities)
1.(uncountable) The state of being connected
2.(telecommunications) The ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
3.(countable, mathematics) In a graph, a measure of concatenated adjacency (the number of ways that points are connected to each other)
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