27109
neh
[[Italian]]
ipa :/nɛ/[Etymology]
editContraction of non è? (“isn't it?”).
[Interjection]
editneh
1.(dialectal, chiefly Piedmont, Lombardy and Switzerland) isn't it?; don't you?; wouldn't she?, ...
È proprio un piatto gustoso, neh?
It's a really tasty dish, isn't it?
Fa' il bravo, neh!
Be good, (eh)!
[[Kurdish]]
ipa :/nɛh/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Persian نه (noh), Avestan 𐬥 (nauua), Pashto نه (nə), Sanskrit नवन् (navan).
[Numeral]
editneh
1.nine
[[Old English]]
ipa :/neːx/[Adjective]
editnēh
1.near
[Etymology]
editA variant of nēah
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27110
Ang
[[Cebuano]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Hokkien 洪 (Âng) or 汪 (Ong).
[Proper noun]
editAng
1.a surname
[[Tagalog]]
ipa :/aŋ/[Etymology]
editFrom Hokkien 洪 (Âng) or 汪 (Ong).
[Proper noun]
editAng
1.A surname of Chinese origin.
[See also]
edit
- Ong
- Hong
[Statistics]
editAccording to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ang is the 31st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 121,093 individuals.
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27111
Glu
[[Translingual]]
[Noun]
editGlu
1.(biochemistry) IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of glutamic acid
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0
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27112
EKP
[[Finnish]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Euroopan keskuspankki (“European Central Bank”)
[Proper noun]
editEKP
1.(initialism) ECB (European Central Bank)
0
0
2020/08/21 21:40
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27113
yst
[[Old English]]
ipa :/yːst/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *unsti.
[Noun]
editȳst f
1.storm, tempest, whirlwind, hurricane
2.storm surge, stormtide, rough seas, rough water
[Synonyms]
edit
- storm
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27114
VFX
[[English]]
[Noun]
editVFX pl (plural only)
1.Abbreviation of visual effects.
2.1991 May 30, Brenneis, Marty, “Backdraft”, in misc.emerg-services, Usenet[1], retrieved 2018-10-05, message-ID <9105301502.AA04808@snootles>:
Where is the main visual effects shot in that movie?? Hint: There are five VFX shots, four of them are modifications of the fire in the scene. One of them is something else, what is it?
3.1993 July 14, Bjorke, Kevin, “Re: Live Action AKIRA (Was: Live Action Macross)”, in rec.arts.anime, Usenet[2], retrieved 2018-10-05, message-ID <1993Jul14.181330.17785@pixar.com>:
Believe me, I *know* how much effects cost or don't. They can even be inexpensive with CGI -- we managed to turn out over 150 VFX shots for SUPER MARIO BROTHERS (script and editing: NOT MY FAULT) for about $4M. But the cost of the SETS still pushed it up into the $30-40M range. And on-set effects and construction costs were also behind the exorbitance of T2 (Visual Effects: ~$18M) and the "other" L.A.Hero (Total ~$130M).
4.1994 October 28, Newman, Allen G., “How will they go (VFX revisions)?”, in rec.arts.sf.starwars, Usenet[3], retrieved 2018-10-05, message-ID <CyEnII.8w6@sunfish.usd.edu>:
Digital re-composite: assuming Lucas saved all the original film shot in the making of the trilogy, it would be theoretically possible to digitize each element (footage of indivdual spacecraft, pyrotechnic shots, backgrounds) and reassemble the VFX seamlessly using the computer instead of the ever-twitchy optical printer that was the state of the art 10-15 years ago.
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27115
TCG
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- CGT, GTC
[Noun]
editTCG (plural TCGs)
1.Initialism of trading card game.
[[Turkish]]
[Proper noun]
editTCG
1.(nautical) Initialism of Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Gemisi.
0
0
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TaN
27116
DLs
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- DSL, LDS, LDs, LSD, SDL, SLD
[Verb]
editDLs
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of DL
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0
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27117
nht
[[Egyptian]]
ipa :/nɛhɛt/[Noun]
edit f
1.sycamore
2.deciduous tree in general
[References]
edit
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 282.6–283.2
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 135
0
0
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27118
ji4
[[Cantonese]]
ipa :/ji˧˩/[Romanization]
editji4
1.Jyutping transcription of 兒
2.Jyutping transcription of 而
3.Jyutping transcription of 蛇
4.Jyutping transcription of 臺, 台
5.Jyutping transcription of 姨
6.Jyutping transcription of 儀
7.Jyutping transcription of 夷
8.Jyutping transcription of 宜
9.Jyutping transcription of 怡
10.Jyutping transcription of 擬
11.Jyutping transcription of 涯
12.Jyutping transcription of 移
13.Jyutping transcription of 誼
14.Jyutping transcription of 胰
15.Jyutping transcription of 彝
16.Jyutping transcription of 沂
17.Jyutping transcription of 頤
18.Jyutping transcription of 貽
19.Jyutping transcription of 疑
[[Mandarin]]
[Romanization]
editji4 (Zhuyin ㄐㄧˋ)
1.Alternative spelling of jì
0
0
2020/08/22 01:07
TaN
27120
TBC
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- BCT, BTC, CBT, TCB
[Phrase]
editTBC
1.Initialism of to be continued.
2.Initialism of to be confirmed.
3.Initialism of to be concluded.
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
editTBC c
1.Initialism of tuberkulos (“tuberculosis”).
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27121
aa2
[[Cantonese]]
ipa :/äː³⁵/[Romanization]
editaa2
1.Jyutping transcription of 厊
2.Jyutping transcription of 啊
3.Jyutping transcription of 啞, 哑
4.Jyutping transcription of 嗄
5.Jyutping transcription of 瘂, 痖
6.Jyutping transcription of 阿
0
0
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27122
QOD
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editLatin quāquē alterā diē
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0
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27123
akh
[[English]]
ipa :/ɑːk/[Anagrams]
edit
- KAH, Kha
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Egyptian ꜣḫ.
[Noun]
editakh (plural akhs)
1.In Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife.
2.1948 Henri Frankfort, Kingship and the Gods: A Study of Ancient Near Eastern Religion as the Integration of Society and Nature, p.64:
Their abode is heaven; and the Akh, by contrast with the Ba, does not retain any relation to the body.… It is a deceased, a transcendent being, without earthly or material ties; and, as such, it is the most spiritualized of the various concepts of the dead.
3.2000 James P. Allen, Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, p.33:
After spending the night asleep in their tombs, the akhs would wake each morning at sunrise and “come forth from the necropolis” to enjoy an ideal life, free from the cares of physical existence.
4.2005 Gary A. Stillwell, Afterlife: Post-Mortem Judgments in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece, p.118:
The akh would later become the state achieved when the ba and ka are rejoined.
5.2009 Janet Balk, ed. Clifton D. Bryant and Dennis L. Peck, “Egyptian Perceptions of Death in Antiquity” in the Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience, p.399:
If a person’s ka and ba were not reunited and akh failed to develop, then everlasting life would not occur.
6.2015 ed. Eric Orlin, “Afterlife” in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions, p.17:
Different postmortem aspects of the individual are mentioned in ritual texts, so that it is unclear how they relate to one another: the ka (what leaves the body when death occurs), the ba (the personality of the individual), and the akh (a glorified bodily form).
0
0
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TaN
27124
iyo
[[Bikol Central]]
ipa :/ʔiˈjo/[Particle]
edit
1.yes
Coordinate terms: dai, bako
[[Nzadi]]
[Further reading]
edit
- Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN
[Noun]
editiyó (plural ayó)
1.market
[[Somali]]
[Conjunction]
editiyo
1.and
[[Tagalog]]
ipa :/iˈjo/[Determiner]
editiyó
1.your
[Pronoun]
editiyó
1.(possessive) yours
[[Umbundu]]
[Noun]
editiyo (i-ova class, plural ovayo)
1.(anatomy) tooth
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0
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TaN
27125
wue
[[Middle English]]
[Pronoun]
editwue
1.Alternative form of we
[References]
edit
- “we (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 May 2018.
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0
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27126
s3w
[[Egyptian]]
[Romanization]
edits3w
1.Alternative transliteration of zꜣw.
0
0
2020/08/22 04:16
TaN
27127
V2V
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editV2V (not comparable)
1.(automotive) Abbreviation of vehicle-to-vehicle. (communication between road vehicles)
[Etymology]
editInitialism of vehicle-to-vehicle.
[Noun]
editV2V (plural V2Vs)
1.(automotive) Abbreviation of vehicle-to-vehicle technology.
0
0
2020/08/22 04:20
TaN
27128
wuv
[[English]]
ipa :/wʌv/[Anagrams]
edit
- WVU
[Etymology]
editFrom a humorous mispronunciation of love, mimicking the speech of a young child.
[Noun]
editwuv (uncountable)
1.(childish or humorous) Alternative form of love
[Synonyms]
edit
- luv
[Verb]
editwuv (third-person singular simple present wuvz or wuvs, present participle wuving, simple past and past participle wuvd or wuved)
1.(childish or humorous) Alternative form of love
0
0
2020/08/22 04:44
TaN
27129
MCG
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- CGM, CMG, GCM, GMC, Gmc, MGC
[Noun]
editMCG (plural MCGs)
1.Initialism of membrane-coating granule.
[Proper noun]
editMCG
1.Initialism of Melbourne Cricket Ground: an iconic stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
0
0
2020/08/22 04:44
TaN
27130
OMZ
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- Moz, Moz.
[Noun]
editOMZ (plural OMZs)
1.(oceanography) Initialism of oxygen minimum zone.
0
0
2020/08/22 04:45
TaN
27131
Kua
[[East Franconian]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- Kuu (Bayreuth, Coburg, Schweinfurt)
- Kou (Nürnberg)
[Noun]
editKua
1.(Rothenburg o.T., Würzburg) cow
[[Plautdietsch]]
[Noun]
editKua m (plural Kuare)
1.choir
[[Tagalog]]
ipa :/kwa/[Etymology]
editFrom Hokkien 柯 (Koa).
[Proper noun]
editKua
1.A surname of Chinese origin.
0
0
2020/08/22 04:46
TaN
27132
re2
[[Mandarin]]
[Romanization]
editre2 (Zhuyin ㄖㄜˊ)
1.Alternative spelling of ré
0
0
2020/08/22 05:41
TaN
27133
dyk
[[Swedish]]
[Verb]
editdyk
1. imperative of dyka.
[[West Frisian]]
ipa :/dik/[Etymology]
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
[Noun]
editdyk c (plural diken, diminutive dykje)
1.dyke (wall against water)
2.road on a dyke
3.road in general
Synonym: wei
0
0
2020/08/22 06:00
TaN
27134
DME
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- DEM, Dem, Dem., EDM, Edm, MEd, Med, Med., dem, dem., med
[Noun]
editDME (uncountable)
1.(medicine) Initialism of durable medical equipment.
2.(aviation) distance measuring equipment
0
0
2020/08/22 06:25
TaN
27135
LAB
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- Alb., BAL, BLA, abl., alb
[Noun]
editLAB (plural LABs)
1.(astronomy) Initialism of Lyman-alpha blob; also LαB or LaB.
2.(microbiology, biochemistry) Initialism of lactic acid bacterium.
[Proper noun]
editLAB
1.(politics) Abbreviation of Labour Party.
0
0
2020/08/22 06:26
TaN
27136
WHR
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editInitialism.
[Noun]
editWHR (plural WHRs)
1.The waist-hip ratio.
2.2019, Sara Pascoe, Sex Power Money:
Women described as the most attractive in studies had a WHR of 0.7, and women with 0.7 WHR were found to conceive more easily.
0
0
2020/08/22 07:13
TaN
27137
DLC
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- CDL, Cld., DCL, LCD, LDC
[Further reading]
edit
- downloadable content on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
editDLC (uncountable)
1.(video games) Initialism of downloadable content: an expansion pack for a video game.
0
0
2020/08/22 07:43
TaN
27138
Yeo
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈjəʊ/[Anagrams]
edit
- yoe
[Proper noun]
editYeo
1.A surname.
2.Any of several rivers in Somerset and Devon, England
0
0
2020/08/22 07:54
TaN
27139
LOH
[[English]]
ipa :-əʊtʃ[Anagrams]
edit
- h'lo, hol-
[Noun]
editLOH (plural LOHs)
1.(US military aviation) Acronym of light observation helicopter.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (light observation helicopter): loach
0
0
2020/08/22 08:11
TaN
27140
CDP
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- CPD, DPC, P&DC, PCD, PDC, cpd.
[Noun]
editCDP (plural CDPs)
1.(US) Initialism of census-designated place.
0
0
2020/08/22 08:21
TaN
27141
tsk
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtɪsk/[Alternative forms]
edit
- tisk (typically as onomatopoeia)
[Anagrams]
edit
- Skt., kts, tks
[Etymology]
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
[Interjection]
edittsk
1.An exclamation of disapproval, disappointment or discontent.
[Synonyms]
edit
- See Thesaurus:tut tut
[Verb]
edittsk (third-person singular simple present tsks, present participle tsking, simple past and past participle tsked)
1.(intransitive) To make a tsk sound of disapproval.
[[Danish]]
[Etymology 1]
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
[Etymology 2]
editFrom teske.
0
0
2020/08/22 08:28
TaN
27142
rnp
[[Egyptian]]
ipa :/rɛnɛp/[Etymology]
editRelated to rnpj.
[Noun]
edit m
1.young man, youth
[References]
edit
- Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order[1]
0
0
2020/08/22 08:30
TaN
27143
WTC
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- CWT, cwt, cwt.
[Noun]
editWTC (countable and uncountable, plural WTCs)
1.Initialism of world trade center. (any of many around the world)
2.(linguistics) Initialism of willingness to communicate.
[Proper noun]
editWTC
1.Initialism of World Trade Center. (located in New York City)
0
0
2020/08/22 08:39
TaN
27145
CSF
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- CFS, CFs, FCS, FSc, SCF, SFC
[Noun]
editCSF (uncountable)
1.(medicine) Initialism of cerebrospinal fluid.
2.(virology) Initialism of classical swine fever, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV)
0
0
2020/08/22 09:25
TaN
27146
GEF
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- GFE
[Proper noun]
editGEF
1.(software, eclipse) Initialism of Graphical Editing Framework.
0
0
2020/08/22 09:33
TaN
27149
prosper
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/[Alternative forms]
edit
- prospre (obsolete, rare)
[Anagrams]
edit
- Propers, propers, prospre
[Etymology]
editFrom Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“I render happy”), from prosperus (“prosperous”), from Proto-Italic *prosparos, from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to succeed”), whence also Latin spēs (“hope, expectation”).
[Synonyms]
edit
- See also Thesaurus:prosper
[Verb]
editprosper (third-person singular simple present prospers, present participle prospering, simple past and past participle prospered)
1.(transitive) To favor; to render successful.
2.(Can we date this quote by Book of Common Prayer and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
Prosper thou our handiwork.
3.1700, [John] Dryden, “Iphis and Ianthe”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 228732415:
All things concur to prosper our design.
4.(intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
5.(intransitive) To grow; to increase.
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
editprosper
1.Alternative form of prosperus (singular masculine nominative)
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0
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TaN
27150
Prosper
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- Propers, propers, prospre
[Proper noun]
editProsper
1.A male given name from French
0
0
2020/08/22 10:35
TaN
27151
function
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French function, from Old French fonction, from Latin functionem, accusative of functiō (“performance, execution”), from functus perfect participle of fungor (“I perform, I execute, I discharge”).
[Noun]
editfunction (plural functions)
1.What something does or is used for.
2.2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.
Synonyms: aim, intention, purpose, role, use
3.A professional or official position.
Synonyms: occupation, office, part, role
4.
5.An official or social occasion.
Synonyms: affair, occasion, social occasion, social function
6.Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
7.2008 June 1, A. Dirk Moses, “Preface”, in Empire, Colony, Genocide: Conquest, Occupation, and Subaltern Resistance in World History, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page x:
Though most of the cases here cover European encounters with non-Europeans, it is not the intention of the book to give the impression that genocide is a function of European colonialism and imperialism alone.
8.A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
9.English Wikipedia has an article on:Function (mathematics)Wikipedia (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
Synonyms: map, mapping, mathematical function, operator, transformation
Hypernym: relation
10.(computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
Synonyms: procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine, func, funct
11.(biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
12.(chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
13.(anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
[Verb]
editfunction (third-person singular simple present functions, present participle functioning, simple past and past participle functioned)
1.(intransitive) To have a function.
Synonyms: officiate, serve
2.(intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.
Synonyms: go, operate, run, work
Antonym: malfunction
[[Middle French]]
[Noun]
editfunction f (plural functions)
1.function (what something's intended use is)
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27152
meth
[[English]]
ipa :/mɛθ/[Anagrams]
edit
- them
[Etymology 1]
editClipping of methamphetamine.
[Etymology 2]
editClipping of methadone.
[Etymology 3]
editFrom meths or methylated spirits, as stereotypically drunk by tramps.
0
0
2020/08/22 21:00
27153
梗概
[[Chinese]]
ipa :/kɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kaɪ̯⁵¹/[Noun]
edit梗概
1.gist; outline; summary
[Synonyms]
editeditSynonyms of 梗概
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
edit梗概(こうがい) • (kōgai)
1.outline, summary
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0
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27160
in sum
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- minus, munis, simun
[Prepositional phrase]
editin sum
1.Briefly; summarily; in a few words.
0
0
2020/09/01 09:01
TaN
27161
communicate
[[English]]
ipa :/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin commūnicātus, perfect passive participle of commūnicō (“share, impart; make common”), from commūnis (“common”). Doublet of commune.
[Verb]
editcommunicate (third-person singular simple present communicates, present participle communicating, simple past and past participle communicated)
1.To impart
1.(transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. [from 16th c.]
It is vital that I communicate this information to you.
2.(transitive) To impart or transmit (an intangible quantity, substance); to give a share of. [from 16th c.]
to communicate motion by means of a crank
3.(Can we date this quote by Jeremy Taylor and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
Where God is worshipped, there he communicates his blessings and holy influences.
4.(transitive) To pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc. [from 17th c.]
The disease was mainly communicated via rats and other vermin.To share
1.(transitive, obsolete) To share (in); to have in common, to partake of. [16th-19th c.]
We shall now consider those functions of intelligence which man communicates with the higher beasts.
2.1603, Ben Jonson, Sejanus His Fall
thousands that communicate our loss
3.(intransitive, Christianity) To receive the bread and wine at a celebration of the Eucharist; to take part in Holy Communion. [from 16th c.]
4.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 148:
The ‘better sort’ might communicate on a separate day; and in some parishes even the quality of the communion wine varied with the social quality of the recipients.
5.(transitive, Christianity) To administer the Holy Communion to (someone). [from 16th c.]
6.(Can we date this quote by Jeremy Taylor and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
She [the church] […] may communicate him.
7.(intransitive) To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information. [from 16th c.]
Many deaf people communicate with sign language.
I feel I hardly know him; I just wish he'd communicate with me a little more.
8.(intransitive) To be connected with (another room, vessel etc.) by means of an opening or channel. [from 16th c.]
The living room communicates with the back garden by these French windows.
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
editcommūnicāte
1.second-person plural present active imperative of commūnicō
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0
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27166
understand
[[English]]
ipa :/(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/[Alternative forms]
edit
- understaund (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
edit
- unstranded
[Antonyms]
edit
- misunderstand
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan (“to understand”), from Proto-Germanic *under (“between”) + *standaną (“to stand”), equivalent to Old English under- (“between, inter-”) + standan (“to stand”). Cognate with Old Frisian understonda (“to understand, experience, learn”), Old High German understantan (“to understand”), Middle Danish understande (“to understand”). Compare also Saterland Frisian understunda, unnerstounde (“to dare, survey, measure”), Dutch onderstaan (“to undertake, presume”), German unterstehen (“to be subordinate”). More at inter-, stand.
[Further reading]
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- understand in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- understand in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
[See also]
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- explain
- why
[Synonyms]
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- (to fully grasp a concept): apprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, perceive, pick up what someone is putting down, realise, grok
- (to believe one grasps a concept): believe
[Verb]
editunderstand (third-person singular simple present understands, present participle understanding, simple past and past participle understood)
1.(transitive) To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
2.1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], OCLC 16832619:
Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
3.1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 20:
‘I came back here, had a wank and finished that book.’
‘The Naked Lunch?’
‘Yeah.’
‘What did you reckon?’
‘Crap.’
‘You're just saying that because you didn't understand it,’ said Adrian.
‘I'm just saying that because I did understand it,’ said Tom. ‘Any road up, we'd better start making some toast.’
I'm sorry. I don't understand.
Please try to understand. It's not you, it's me.
4.To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.
5.1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess[1]:
‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying.
6.2013 June 14, Sam Leith, “Where the Profound Meets the Profane”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 37:
Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths.
I understand that you have a package for me?
In the imperative mood, the word “you” is usually understood.
7.(humorous, rare, obsolete outside circus, acrobatics) To stand underneath, to support.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
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rustling
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
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- lustring
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English *rustlynge, rustland, from Old English hrīstlende, *hrȳstlende, present participle of Old English *hrȳstlan (“to rustle”), equivalent to rustle + -ing.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English rusteling, roustlyge, equivalent to rustle + -ing.
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rustle
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɹʌsəl/[Anagrams]
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- Ulster, lurest, luster, lustre, luters, result, rulest, sutler, truels, ulster
[Derived terms]
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- rustler
- rustle up
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English rustelen, russelen, of uncertain origin, but probably from Old English hrūxlian, hristlan, hrystlan, hristlian (“to make a noise”). Compare also Scots reesle (“to crackle; rattle; rustle”), West Frisian risselje, Dutch ritselen (“to rustle”), German rascheln (“to rustle”).
[Noun]
editrustle (plural rustles)
1.A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.
2.1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus:
He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on.
3.A movement producing such a sound.
[See also]
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- abigeat
[Verb]
editrustle (third-person singular simple present rustles, present participle rustling, simple past and past participle rustled)
1.(ergative) To move (something) with a soft crackling sound.
2.1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty Chapter 22[1]
The next day at three o'clock we were again at the door, and the footmen as before; we heard the silk dress rustle, and the lady came down the steps and in an imperious voice, she said, "York, you must put those horses' heads higher, they are not fit to be seen."
3.(transitive) To make or obtain in a lively, energetic way.
Synonym: rustle up
4.1921, William M. McCoy, The Valley of the Sun (page 48)
When at last the lumber was piled again in its rightful place, and the boxes of food had been returned to the shelter from which they had been stolen, the two friends rustled a meal, and then set off on horseback […]
5.(transitive) To steal (cattle or other livestock).
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clonk
[[English]]
ipa :/klɒŋk/[Etymology]
editImitative. Compare clink, clank, clunk.
[Noun]
editclonk (plural clonks)
1.The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
2.1969, Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, 2005, Chapter 2, p. 54,[1]
He passed under a low branch now. It hit the top of his helmet with a clonk.
3.2002, Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man:
The minute hand moved with a clonk, and shuddered to a halt on the 9.
4.(fishing) A stick-like tool used to strike the surface of the water and produce a sound that causes nearby fish to attack the bait.
[Verb]
editclonk (third-person singular simple present clonks, present participle clonking, simple past and past participle clonked)
1.To make such a sound.
2.1953, Saul Bellow, The Adventures of Augie March, New York: Viking, 1960, Chapter 17, p. 371,[2]
One half-naked kid with a garrison cap clonked on the marimba; the little black rubber balls on his sticks struck fast.
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hubbub
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈhʌbʌb/[Alternative forms]
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- whobub (obsolete)
[Etymology]
editMid 16thc. Perhaps from Irish; compare Irish ababú!, abú! (battle-cry), Gaelic ub! ub! (expressing contempt, etc.), ubh ubh! (expressing disgust).
[Noun]
edithubbub (plural hubbubs)
1.A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
2.1667, John Milton, “Book 2”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:
At length a universal hubbub wild
Of stunning sounds and voices all confused,
Borne through the hollow dark, assaults his ear
With loudest vehemence.
[Synonyms]
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- See also Thesaurus:commotion
[Verb]
edithubbub (third-person singular simple present hubbubs, present participle hubbubing or hubbubbing, simple past and past participle hubbubed or hubbubbed)
1.(intransitive) To cause a tumult or racket.
2.2016, Daniel Gray, Saturday, 3pm: 50 Eternal Delights of Modern Football
It becomes a grotto, hubbubbing with more noise than any class on a school visit could make, the air mobbed by breathless chatter about life and the transfer window.
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dire straits
[[English]]
[Noun]
editdire straits pl (plural only)
1.A difficult position.
After being shipwrecked on the island, we were in dire straits.
[Synonyms]
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- See also Thesaurus:difficult situation
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逐次
[[Chinese]]
ipa :/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/[Adverb]
edit逐次
1.one after another; one after the other; successively
[[Japanese]]
[Adverb]
edit逐次(ちくじ) • (chikuji)
1.one after another, one after the other, successively
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ongoing
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editongoing (not comparable)
1.Continuing, permanent, lasting.
2.2020 August 12, Andrew Mourant, “The tide is turning for a Victorian wonder”, in Rail, page 50:
"Major refurbishments will be made over the next ten years. We have nine wooden viaducts along the line - it's an ongoing programme," he says.
3.Presently or currently happening; being in progress.
4.2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
The iconic "Playboy Interview" feature launched in 1962 with future Roots author Alex Haley interviewing Miles Davis (Hefner was a huge jazz aficionado and later founded the Playboy Jazz Festival) and would eventually feature many luminaries, setting the stage for the ongoing joke, "We really read Playboy for the articles."
[Anagrams]
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- going on
[Etymology]
editFrom on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.
[Noun]
editongoing (plural ongoings)
1.Something that is going on; a happening.
2.1961, Floyd H. Allport, Theories of perception and the concept of structure
We shall not be concerned here with the specific electrical or chemical changes that take place, but only with the fact of continuous ongoings as one of the elements for building a format of dynamic structure.
[Verb]
editongoing
1.(rare) present participle of ongo
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