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Dol
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- 'old, DLO, LDO, LOD, Lo'd, LoD, Lod, lod, old
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Uyghur دول (dol).
[Proper noun]
editDol
1.A township in Lop, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang, China.
2.2015, Roseanne Gerin, Shohret Hoshur, “Six Dead, Four Injured in Two Successive Suicide Attacks in China’s Xinjiang”, in Shohret Hoshur, transl., Radio Free Asia[1]:
Memtimin Abla, deputy chief of police of the Lop county police department, told RFA that the three attackers were all from Dol township in Lop county and between the ages of 18 and 20.
3.2019 December 30, Chris Buckley and Austin Ramzy, “To China, Muslim Workers Are Eager Recruits. Others See Forced Labor.”, in New York Times[2]:
“Head out boldly and bring back the cash,” a village official in Dol Township in southern Xinjiang told dozens of farmers, according a local government report last year. The village officials urged team leaders to take special care of three villagers in their 60s who had signed up to pick cotton, the report said.
[Synonyms]
edit
- Duolu
- (from Wade–Giles) To-lu
[[Luxembourgish]]
[Proper noun]
editDol ?
1.A village in Goesdorf, Luxembourg.
[[Norman]]
[Proper noun]
editDol m
1.(Jersey) A diminutive of the male given name Dâlpheusse
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DOL
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- 'old, DLO, LDO, LOD, Lo'd, LoD, Lod, lod, old
[Proper noun]
editDOL
1.(US) Initialism of Department of Labor.
2.(US) Days of Life
[Synonyms]
edit
- USDOL
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Petersburg
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Peter or Peters (“surname”) + -burg.
[Proper noun]
editPetersburg
1.An independent city in Virginia, United States.
2.Various other towns and cities, including:
1.A census-designated place, the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska.
2.A city, the county seat of Menard County, Illinois.
3.A city, the county seat of Pike County, Indiana.
4.A small city in Monroe County, Michigan.
5.A small city in Nelson County, North Dakota.
6.A town in Lincoln County and Marshall County, Tennessee.
7.A small city in Hale County, Texas.
8.A city, the county seat of Grant County, West Virginia.A campaign in the American Civil War.Alternative form of Saint Petersburg, a federal city of Russia, formerly Leningrad.
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ˈpɛ.tɛr.zburk/[Etymology]
editFrom Russian Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg).
[Further reading]
edit
- Petersburg in Polish dictionaries at PWN
[Proper noun]
editPetersburg m inan
1.Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia)
[Synonyms]
edit
- Sankt Petersburg
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visit
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈvɪzɪt/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, frequentative of vīsō (“behold, survey”), from videō (“see”). Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn (“to visit, afflict”), archaic German weisen (“to visit, afflict”).
[Noun]
editvisit (plural visits)
1.A single act of visiting.
Next time you're in Manchester, give me a visit.
We paid a quick visit to James on the way up to Scotland.
2.1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock:
There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].”
3.(medicine, insurance) A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.
[Related terms]
edit
- unvisited
- visitation
- visitor
[Synonyms]
edit
- (go an meet):: call on
[Verb]
editvisit (third-person singular simple present visits, present participle visiting, simple past and past participle visited)
1.(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]
2.(transitive, intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability. [from 14th c.]
She decided to visit her grandparents for Christmas.
3.(transitive) Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]
4.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Luke 1:68:
[God] hath visited and redeemed his people.
5.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Ruth 1:6:
Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread.
6.(transitive, now rare) To punish, to inflict harm upon (someone or something). [from 14th c.]
7.1788, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume 68:
Her life was spared by the clemency of the emperor, but he visited the pomp and treasures of her palace.
8.(transitive) Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone). [from 14th c.]
9.1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough:
There used to be a sharp contest as to where the effigy was to be made, for the people thought that the house from which it was carried forth would not be visited with death that year.
10.(transitive) To inflict punishment, vengeance for (an offense) on or upon someone. [from 14th c.]
11.2011, John Mullan, The Guardian, 2 Dec 2011:
If this were an Ibsen play, we would be thinking of the sins of one generation being visited upon another, he said.
12.(transitive) To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 14th c.]
13.(transitive) To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc. [from 15th c.]
14.1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 19, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
15.2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns
Each year, millions of people visit the 4,570-meter-high Baishui Glacier in southern China. Conjugation[edit]conjugation of visit
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
editvīsit
1.third-person singular present active indicative of vīsō
2.third-person singular perfect active indicative of vīsō
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teilen
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
editteilen
1.Plural form of teil
[[German]]
ipa :/ˈtaɪ̯lən/[Etymology]
editFrom Old High German teilen, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną (“to divide, part, deal”). Cognate with English deal.
[Further reading]
edit
- “teilen” in Duden online
[Verb]
editteilen (weak, third-person singular present teilt, past tense teilte, past participle geteilt, auxiliary haben)
1.to split, to share
2.to divide
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intangible
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈtandʒɪbl/[Adjective]
editintangible (comparative more intangible, superlative most intangible)
1.Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
[Antonyms]
edit
- tangible
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
[Noun]
editintangible (plural intangibles)
1.Anything intangible
2.(law) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/intanˈxible/[Adjective]
editintangible (plural intangibles)
1.intangible
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
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intangible
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈtandʒɪbl/[Adjective]
editintangible (comparative more intangible, superlative most intangible)
1.Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
[Antonyms]
edit
- tangible
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
[Noun]
editintangible (plural intangibles)
1.Anything intangible
2.(law) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/intanˈxible/[Adjective]
editintangible (plural intangibles)
1.intangible
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
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intangible asset
[[English]]
[Noun]
editintangible asset (plural intangible assets)
1.(business, accounting) Any valuable property of a business that is not a physical by nature, including intellectual property, customer lists, and goodwill. Intangible assets may or may not be shown on the balance sheet.
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agist
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- gaits, taigs
[Etymology]
editFrom Anglo-Norman agister (“to pasture for a fee”).
[See also]
edit
- ageist
[Verb]
editagist (third-person singular simple present agists, present participle agisting, simple past and past participle agisted)
1.(transitive) To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.
2.(transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
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NODE
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- Deno, Deon, Done, Endo, done, endo, endo-, oden, onde, oned
[Proper noun]
editNODE
1.Acronym of New Oxford Dictionary of English.
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expo
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- OPEX
[Etymology]
editClipping of exposition
[Noun]
editexpo (plural expos)
1.An exposition.
2.An expediter; a restaurant worker who prepares food to be taken to tables.
[[Catalan]]
[Noun]
editexpo f (plural expos)
1.(informal) Clipping of exposició.
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
editClipping of expoziție.
[Noun]
editexpo f (uncountable)
1.exposition
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
editexpo f (plural expos)
1.(informal) Clipping of exposición.
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involved
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈvɑlvd/[Adjective]
editinvolved (comparative more involved, superlative most involved)
1.complicated.
He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895.
2.2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian[1]:
E-commerce has turned even the laying of a floor into a fiendishly involved business.
3.1915, W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage, ch. 43
Miss Price told him a long, involved story, which made out that Mrs. Otter, a humdrum and respectable little person, had scabrous intrigues.
4.Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
He was involved in the project for three years.
He got involved in a bar fight.
When the family wrapped up my father's will, no one tried to make me feel involved.
5.Having an affair with someone.
[Verb]
editinvolved
1.simple past tense and past participle of involve
The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars.
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Nevada
[[English]]
ipa :/nɪˈvædə/[Anagrams]
edit
- venada
[Etymology]
editFrom Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).
[Further reading]
edit
- Nevada on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nevada on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
[Proper noun]
editNevada
1.A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
2.Several other locations in the United States:
1.A city, the county seat of Story County, Iowa, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
2.A city, the county seat of Vernon County, Missouri, named for Nevada City, California.
3.A city in Collin County, Texas, named for the Territory.
4.A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
5.An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, named for the state.
6.An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana, supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".University of Nevada, Reno.A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.
[See also]
edit
- Appendix:Place names in Nevada
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/nəˈva.də/[Etymology]
editFrom English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).
[Proper noun]
editNevada f
1.Nevada (a state of the United States)
[[Danish]]
ipa :/nɛˈvaːda/[Etymology]
editFrom English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).
[Proper noun]
editNevada n (genitive Nevadas)
1.Nevada (a state of the United States)
[[Finnish]]
ipa :/ˈneʋɑdɑ/[Etymology]
editFrom English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).
[Proper noun]
editNevada
1.Nevada (a state of the United States)
[[German]]
ipa :/neˈvaːda/[Etymology]
editFrom English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).
[Further reading]
edit
- “Nevada” in Duden online
[Proper noun]
editNevada n (genitive Nevadas)
1.Nevada (a state of the United States)
[[Icelandic]]
ipa :/ˈnɛːvata/[Etymology]
editFrom English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).
[Proper noun]
editNevada n
1.Nevada (a state of the United States)
[[Italian]]
ipa :/neˈva.da/[Etymology]
editFrom English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”, feminine).
[Proper noun]
editil Nevada m
1.Nevada (a state of the United States)
[[Polish]]
ipa :/nɛˈva.da/[Etymology]
editFrom English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).
[Further reading]
edit
- Nevada in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Nevada in Polish dictionaries at PWN
[Proper noun]
editNevada f
1.Nevada (a state of the United States)
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/neˈva.da/[Etymology]
editFrom English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).
[Proper noun]
edito Nevada m
1.Nevada (a state of the United States)
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
[Proper noun]
editNevada f (Cyrillic spelling Невада)
1.A village in Kuršumlija municipality, Serbia
2.A village in Ravno municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/neˈbada/[Etymology]
editFrom adjective nevada (“snow-covered”).
[Proper noun]
editNevada f
1.Nevada (a state of the United States)
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slat
[[English]]
ipa :/slæt/[Anagrams]
edit
- Alts, LTAs, SALT, Salt, TLAs, alts, last, lats, salt
[Etymology]
editOld French esclat.
[Noun]
editslat (plural slats)
1.A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath) or metal.
slats of a window blind
2.2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, page 208:
To keep people out, the Nature Conservancy, which owns the cave, has blocked off the entrance with huge iron slats.
3.(aeronautical) A movable control surface at the leading edge of a wing that when moved, changes the chord line of the airfoil, affecting the angle of attack. Employed in conjunction with flaps to allow for a lower stall speed in the landing attitude, facilitating slow flight.
4.(skiing, slang) A ski.
5.2005, Richard V. Shriver, Gold to Refine (page 31)
I never got down that hill without losing at least one of my skis! Clarence didn't lose his slats. The straps went over his boots and held them in place. If he fell, he risked breaking a foot or leg, but the slats stayed on.
6.A thin piece of stone; a slate.
[Verb]
editslat (third-person singular simple present slats, present participle slatting, simple past and past participle slatted)
1.To construct or provide with slats.
2.To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
3.1603, John Marston, The Malcontent
"How did you kill him?" "Slatted his brains out."
4.(Britain, dialect) To split; to crack.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
5.To set on; to incite.
[[Irish]]
ipa :/sˠl̪ˠat̪ˠ/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle Irish slat, from Proto-Celtic *slattā (“stalk, staff”). Cognate with Welsh llath.
[Mutation]
edit
[Noun]
editslat f (genitive singular slaite, nominative plural slata or slatacha)
1.rod, slender stick
Synonyms: bata, maide
2.cane, switch
Synonym: cána
3.wand
4.slender bar, rod
5.rail
6.sapling, slip, scion
7.(anatomy) penis
Synonym: bod
8.(measurement) yard
Synonym: cleith
9.(in the plural) outskirts
[[Old English]]
[Verb]
editslāt
1.first/third-person singular preterite of slītan
[[Scottish Gaelic]]
[Mutation]
edit
[Noun]
editslat f (genitive singular slait or slaite, plural slatan)
1.stick, rod, twig, switch, wand
2.yard (unit of length)
3.(vulgar, slang, anatomy) penis
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flipped
[[English]]
ipa :/flɪpt/[Verb]
editflipped
1.simple past tense and past participle of flip
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end up
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- up-end, upend
[See also]
edit
- start up
[Synonyms]
edit
- (turn out): conclude, end, turn out
- (arrive at a destination): finish up, wind up
[Verb]
editend up (third-person singular simple present ends up, present participle ending up, simple past and past participle ended up)
1.(idiomatic, transitive or intransitive, copulative) To conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly; to end up with.
That's just how things ended up happening.
2.(idiomatic) To arrive at a destination, sometimes unexpectedly.
I was going for a stroll, and ended up lost.
3.(of a set of events) To eventually do
We spent a long time looking for a cheaper deal, but we ended up buying from the first dealer we met.
4.To lift or tilt, so as to set on end.
to end up a hogshead
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edging
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɛdʒɪŋ/[Anagrams]
edit
- nigged
[Antonyms]
edit
- (climbing) smearing
[Noun]
editedging (countable and uncountable, plural edgings)
(gerund form of edge)
1.Anything that forms, defines, or marks the edge of something.
The decorative edging around the door makes it easier to find in the dark.
2.(rock climbing) Technique involving the placement of the edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold.
3.The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal.
4.The sexual technique of maintaining a high level of sexual arousal for an extended period of time without reaching orgasm.
[Verb]
editedging
1.present participle of edgeEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:orgasm controlWikipedia
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Net
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- -ent, ENT, TEN, ent, ent-, ten
[Proper noun]
editthe Net
1.(computing, informal) The Internet.
The Web is just part of the Net.
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology]
editFrom net.
[Proper noun]
editNet n
1.(astronomy) Reticulum
[[French]]
ipa :/nɛ/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English Net.
[Proper noun]
editNet m
1.(computing) the Net
[Synonyms]
edit
- Internet
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bear down on
[[English]]
[Verb]
editbear down on (third-person singular simple present bears down on, present participle bearing down on, simple past bore down on, past participle borne down on)
1.To approach someone in a very determined way.
I could see the headmaster bearing down on me, and looked hopelessly round for a means of escape.
2.1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter IV
We were moving slowly up the river as the creature bore down upon us with distended jaws. The long neck was far outstretched, and the four flippers with which it swam were working with powerful strokes, carrying it forward at a rapid pace.
3.2011 December 27, Mike Henson, “Norwich 0 - 2 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport[1]:
Their first clear opportunity duly came courtesy of a mistake from Russell Martin, who was hustled off the ball by Bale, but the midfielder scooped his finish well over the top as he bore down on the Norwich goal.
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bear down
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- downbear, raw-boned, rawboned
[Verb]
editbear down (third-person singular simple present bears down, present participle bearing down, simple past bore down, past participle borne down)
1.Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down.
2.(nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward.
3.(transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome. [from 14th c.]
4.(transitive, obsolete) To maintain one's position against (someone) in a debate; to stand one's ground against. [16th-17th c.]
5.1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts XII:
And they sayd unto her: thou arte mad. And she bare them doune that hit was even so.
6.(intransitive) To intensify one's efforts.
It's 9:41, 58 degrees, and I'm flunking out. Time to bear down.
7.2003 October, Cameron Morfit, “A Furious Focus; Call his swing whatever you want--Jim Furyk's approach to life and golf is anything but loopy”, in Golf Magazine, volume 45, number 10, page 106:
When Furyk spots another Arizona alum on Tour, one of them will utter the official U of A exhortation, which dates to the 1920s, when on his deathbed the school's quarter-back urged the football team to "bear down." Few on Tour bear down like Furyk. He has his plan and sticks to it.
8.2005 May 12, Sue Kirchhoff, “Central American Free Trade Agreement faces obstacles”, in USA Today:
Will CAFTA pass? The White House is starting to bear down, making the argument that CAFTA is not only a good deal economically, but vital for the political development and security of the region.
9.2009 January, James Applewhite, “Write a poem in THREE PHASES.”, in Writer, volume 122, number 1, page 22-23:
You can't really run faster or farther over the long haul simply by bearing down harder. You have to raise the level of your effort, then relax, and trust that preparation.
10.(intransitive, with on) To approach in a determined manner.
11.2011 November 3, David Ornstein, “Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke”, in BBC Sport[1]:
Huth headed wide inside two minutes, Andy Wilkinson blasted over from Shotton's cut-back and Jones was squeezed out when bearing down on goal.
12.(intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers.
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NET
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- -ent, ENT, TEN, ent, ent-, ten
[Noun]
editNET (plural NETs)
1.(biology) Acronym of neutrophil extracellular trap.
[Preposition]
editNET
1.Initialism of no earlier than or not earlier than.
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publish
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpʌblɪʃ/[Anagrams]
edit
- bushlip
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English publicen (by analogy with banish, finish), from Old French publier, from Latin publicare (“to make public, show or tell to the people, make known, declare, also (and earlier) confiscate for public use”), from publicus (“pertaining to the people, public”); see public.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (to announce to the public): disclose, make known; See also Thesaurus:announce
- (to disseminate publicly via a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.): post
[Verb]
editpublish (third-person singular simple present publishes, present participle publishing, simple past and past participle published)
1.(transitive) To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.
The Times published the investigative piece about the governor both in print and online.
Most of the sketches Faulkner published in 1925 appeared in the Sunday magazine section of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
The State combined public information strategies and published billboards, pamphlets, and newsletter articles under the campaign theme, Give 'Em the Boot.
2.2013 August 16, David Larousserie, “Super-lasers blaze knowledge frontier”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 10, page 35:
In an article published in 2008 [Gérard] Mourou proposed an alternative means of achieving atomic fusion. He now believes that fibre lasers could be used to transmute elements, as a way of disposing of highly radioactive waste from nuclear power stations.
3.(transitive) To announce to the public.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services published a press release on May 22, 2013.
The Bolshevik government published an announcement of the tsar's death.
No newspaper published the victim's name.
4.(transitive) To issue the work of (an author).
Grove Press published many avant-garde authors.
5.(Internet, transitive) To disseminate (a message) publicly via a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
6.(intransitive) To issue a medium (e.g. publication).
Major city papers still publish daily.
7.(intransitive) To have one's work accepted for a publication.
She needs to publish in order to get tenure.
8.(intransitive, of content) To be made available in a printed publication or other medium.
The article first published online, then in print the next day.
9.(Internet, intransitive) To convert data of a Web page to HTML in a local directory and copy it to the Web site on a remote system.
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Byron
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbaɪɹən/[Anagrams]
edit
- Bryon, Norby, Robyn, brony, yborn
[Etymology]
editHabitational surname from Old English byrum (“at the byre or cattleshed”).
[Proper noun]
editByronEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:ByronWikipedia
1.A surname.
1.Lord Byron, George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788–April 19, 1824), a famous English poet and leading figure in romanticism.A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.A placename
1.A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
2.A city in Peach County, Houston County and Crawford County, Georgia, United States.
3.A city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States.
4.An unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
5.An unincorporated community in Howard Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States.
6.A town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.
7.A village in Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States.
8.A city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States.
9.An unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri, United States.
10.A village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States.
11.A ghost town in Clark County, Nevada, United States.
12.A town in Genesee County, New York, United States.
13.A small unincorporated community in Greene County, Ohio, United States.
14.A town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States.
15.A town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.
16.A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.
17.A town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States.
[[Cebuano]]
[Etymology]
editFrom English Byron, from Old English.
[Proper noun]
editByron
1.a male given name from Old English
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churn rate
[[English]]
[Noun]
editchurn rate (plural churn rates)
1.The annual percentage rate at which customers stop using a service, or employees leave a job (staff turnover).
2.2020 January 2, Paul Stephen, “A great place to work”, in Rail, pages 28-29:
These include higher performance levels, increased customer satisfaction and better business results, plus a range of other metrics such as staff churn rate, gender pay gap, industrial relations and staff satisfaction.
[References]
edit
- “churn rate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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feasibility
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English faisible, from Anglo-Norman fesable + English suffix -ity.
[Noun]
editfeasibility (countable and uncountable, plural feasibilities)
1.The state of being feasible or possible.
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眺望
[[Chinese]]
ipa :/tʰjɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/[Synonyms]
editedit
[Verb]
edit眺望
1.to look off into the distance from a high place
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
edit眺(ちょう)望(ぼう) • (chōbō)
1.view
Synonyms: 眺め, 景色, 風景, 光景
2.prospect
[Verb]
edit眺(ちょう)望(ぼう)する • (chōbō suru) suru (stem 眺(ちょう)望(ぼう)し (chōbō shi), past 眺(ちょう)望(ぼう)した (chōbō shita))
1.to view, to look out
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28245
furnish
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɝnɪʃ/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English furnysshen, from Old French furniss-, stem of certain parts of furnir, fornir (Modern French fournir), from Germanic, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan (“to perform, provide”), Old High German fruma (“utility, gain”), Old English fremu (“profit, advantage”), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform”). More at frame, frim.
[Further reading]
edit
- furnish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- furnish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper, “furnish”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2021.
[Noun]
editfurnish (plural furnishes)
1.Material used to create an engineered product.
2.2003, Martin E. Rogers, Timothy E. Long, Synthetic Methods in Step-growth Polymers, Wiley-IEEE, page 257
The resin-coated furnish is evenly spread inside the form and another metal plate is placed on top.
[Verb]
editfurnish (third-person singular simple present furnishes, present participle furnishing, simple past and past participle furnished)
1.(transitive) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
2.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., OCLC 222716698, page 58:
The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three returned wondering and charmed with Mrs. Cooke; they were sure she had had no hand in the furnishing of that atrocious house.
3.1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter II, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, OCLC 7780546; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., […], [1933], OCLC 2666860, page 17:
Then his sallow face brightened, for the hall had been carefully furnished, and was very clean. ¶ There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.
4.(transitive, figuratively) To supply or give (something).
5.1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter VI, in Pride and Prejudice, volume II, London: […] T[homas] Egerton […], OCLC 38659585, page 67:
[H]e took his seat at the bottom of the table, by her ladyship's desire, and looked as if he felt that life could furnish nothing greater.
6.1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter IV, in The History of England from the Accession of James II, volume I, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323, page 507:
But his writings and his life furnish abundant proofs that he was not a man of strong sense.
7.(transitive, figuratively) To supply (somebody) with something.
8.1669 August 26, “[An Accompt of Some Books.] III. Ottonis Tachenii Hippocrates Chymicus. Venetiis in 12º.”, in Philosophical Transactions: Giving Some Accompt of the Present Undertakings, Studies and Labours of the Ingenious in Many Considerable Parts of the World, volume IV, number 50, London: Printed by T. N. for John Martyn […] , printer to the Royal Society, published 1670, OCLC 630046584, pages 1019–1020:
For, that the ordure, which continually gathers on the skin, would ſoon ſtop the pores of it, if the ſweat were not furniſht with ſome efficacious diſſolvent to open and pierce them.
9.1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “Narrating How Lieutenant Puddock and Captain Devereux Brewed a Bowl of Punch, and How They Sang and Discoursed Together”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume I, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], OCLC 18952474, page 304:
[...] Mrs. Irons rebelled in her bed, and refused peremptorily to get up again, to furnish the musical topers with rum and lemons, [...]
[[Manx]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Old French fornais (compare Irish foirnéis, Scottish Gaelic fòirneis), from Latin fornāx.
[Mutation]
edit
[Noun]
editfurnish m (genitive singular furnish, plural furnishyn)
1.furnace
[References]
edit
- “2 foirnéis”, in Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors, eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 2019
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28257
pay-TV
[[English]]
[Noun]
editpay-TV (uncountable)
1.Alternative spelling of pay TV
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0
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28258
thanks
[[English]]
ipa :/θæŋks/[Alternative forms]
edit
- thx, thanx, 10x
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.
[Interjection]
editthanks
1.Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:thank you
Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks.
2.~1595, Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, scene 1
Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!
[Noun]
editthanks
1.plural of thankthanks (uncountable)
1.
2. An expression of gratitude.
After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
3.Grateful feelings or thoughts.
[Verb]
editthanks
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thank
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English thanks.
[Interjection]
editthanks
1.(informal) thanks
Synonyms: bedankt, dank je, dank u, dank je wel, dank u wel
Thanks dat je de vaat gisterenavond gedaan had, ik had er zelf geen tijd voor.
Thanks for doing the dishes yesterday evening, I didn't have time for it myself.
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28261
Lose
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- EOLs, ESOL, Elos, LEOs, Leos, OELs, Sole, elos, leos, selo, sloe, sole
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from German Lose.
[Further reading]
edit
- “Lose”, in Hanks, Patrick, editor, Dictionary of American Family Names[1], New York City: Oxford University Press, 2003, →ISBN
[Proper noun]
editLose (plural Loses)
1.A surname.
[Statistics]
edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lose is the 33410th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 683 individuals. Lose is most common among White (95.61%) individuals.
[[German]]
ipa :/ˈloː.zə/[Noun]
editLose
1.plural of Los
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28265
LO
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- -ol, OL, Ol., ol, ol'
[Noun]
editLO (plural LOs)
1.(electronics) Initialism of local oscillator.
[Proper noun]
editLO
1.Initialism of London Overground.
[[Swedish]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- o.l.
[Proper noun]
editLO
1.Swedish Trade Union Confederation; Abbreviation of Landsorganisationen.
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move the needle
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editFrom the indicator needle of a measuring instrument such as the speedometer
[Verb]
editmove the needle (third-person singular simple present moves the needle, present participle moving the needle, simple past and past participle moved the needle)
1.(idiomatic) To change a situation to a noticeable degree.
Synonym: budge the needle
2.2002 July 28, Janice M. Horowitz, "Hot Stuff," Time (retrieved 8 Jan 2016):
Think Red Hots are a taste challenge? Or the Atomic Fireball is the ultimate tongue torture? They barely move the needle for confectionery connoisseurs.
3.2012 August 9, Eric Lowitt, "To solve climate change, let's move beyond climate change," Guardian (UK) (retrieved 8 Jan 2016):
How does a participant in a sector, or an entire sector for that matter, move the needle on climate change?
4.2016 May 19, James B. Stewart, "Warren Buffett Stake Suggests Apple Is All Grown Up," New York Times (retrieved 8 Jan 2016):
“[G]iven Apple’s huge success and its sheer magnitude, it needs a monstrous new product or enhancement of an existing product to move the needle on growth.”
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0
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28279
thank
[[English]]
ipa :/θæŋk/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English thank, from Old English þanc (“thought, favour, grace, pleasure, satisfaction, thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“thought, remembrance, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *tong-, *teng- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tonk, West Frisian tank, Dutch dank, Low German Dank, German Dank, Danish tak, Swedish tack, Faroese tøkk, Icelandic þökk. Related to thought.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English thanken, thankien, from Old English þancian, þoncian (“to thank, give thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōną (“to thank”), from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian tonkje (“to thank”), West Frisian tanke (“to thank”), Dutch danken (“to thank”), Low German danken (“to thank”), German danken (“to thank”), Danish takke (“to thank”), Swedish tacka (“to thank”), Icelandic þakka (“to thank”). Related to thought.
[[Scots]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Old English þancian, þoncian (“to thank, give thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōną (“to thank”),
[Verb]
editthank (third-person singular present thanks, present participle thankin, past thankit, past participle thankit)
1.to thank
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28285
unprofitable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editunprofitable (comparative more unprofitable, superlative most unprofitable)
1.not making a profit
Synonym: improfitable
Antonym: profitable
Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable.
[Etymology]
editFrom unprofit + -able.
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0
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28289
phaser
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfeɪzɚ/[Anagrams]
edit
- E sharp, E-sharp, Harpes, Sharpe, Sherpa, Spehar, e sharp, e-sharp, harpes, hepars, pasher, phares, phrase, raphes, seraph, shaper, sharpe, sherpa, shrape, sphear
[Etymology]
edit
- For the fictional weapon coined for Star Trek: originally a "ph(oton ma)ser," later changed canonically to a "phas(ed)-e(nergy) r(ectifier)" (of "nadions", not photons).
[Noun]
editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:phaser (effect)Wikipedia phaser (plural phasers)
1.(music) An electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.
2.(science fiction) Fictional energy weapon, with multiple settings for degree of intensity, from the television series Star Trek (1966–69).[1]
3.1966 September 8, The Man Trap (Star Trek), season 1, episode 1:
Captain James Kirk: "Set your phaser on one quarter. I'll leave mine on stun."
4.1995 July, THIS magazine, page 21:
His oddly reserved nature stands out [...]. Whyte sets his phaser on stun, not kill.
5.1999, Dafydd ab Hugh, chapter 3, in Fallen Heroes [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; 5], New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books:
A Bajoran rushed past with an armful of phaser rifles, another with a box of hand phasers.
6.2004, Hertiage Signature Auction #811, page 185:
Giolitti's Gold Key art is widely admired, [...] and this is a terrific opportunity to pick up a page—set your phasers on bid.
7.2009, Gardiner, Meg, China Lake, →ISBN:
I said, "Set phasers on be-a-bastard."
[References]
edit
1. ^ “phaser”, in Jeff Prucher, editor, Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2007, →ISBN, page 145.
[Verb]
editphaser (third-person singular simple present phasers, present participle phasering, simple past and past participle phasered)
1.(science fiction, transitive) To shoot with a phaser weapon.
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0
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28290
lights
[[English]]
ipa :/laɪts/[Anagrams]
edit
- slight
[Etymology 1]
edit
[Etymology 2]
edit
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0
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28295
post-mortem
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editpost-mortem (not comparable)
1.Alternative spelling of post mortem.
[Noun]
editpost-mortem (plural post-mortems)
1.Alternative spelling of post mortem.
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postmortem
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editpost- + mortem
[Noun]
editpostmortem (plural postmortems)
1.Alternative spelling of post mortem
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
editpostmortem m (plural postmortems)
1.post mortem
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0
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28299
takes
[[English]]
ipa :/teɪks/[Anagrams]
edit
- Keast, Keats, Skate, Stake, kates, ketas, skate, stake, steak, teaks
[Noun]
edittakes
1.plural of take
[Verb]
edittakes
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take
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0
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28303
work
[[English]]
ipa :/wɜːk/[Alternative forms]
edit
- werk, werke, worke (obsolete)
- wuk (nonstandard, AAVE)
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English work, werk, from Old English worc, weorc, ġeweorc, from Proto-Germanic *werką (“work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom; akin to Scots wark, Saterland Frisian Wierk, West Frisian wurk, Dutch werk, German Werk, German Low German Wark, Danish værk, Norwegian Bokmål verk, Norwegian Nynorsk verk, Swedish verk and yrke, Icelandic verk, Gothic 𐌲̰̰̺̹̿͂ͅ (gawaurki), Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”) (from ϝέργον (wérgon)), Avestan 𐬬ଆଭଆର (vərəz, “to work, to perform”), Armenian գործ (gorc, “work”), Albanian argëtoj (“entertain, reward, please”). English cognates include bulwark, boulevard, energy, erg, georgic, liturgy, metallurgy, organ, surgeon, wright. Doublet of ergon.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English werken and worchen, from Old English wyrċan and wircan (Mercian), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work”). Cognate with Old Frisian werka, wirka, Old Saxon wirkian, Low German warken, Dutch werken, Old High German wurken (German wirken, werken and werkeln), Old Norse yrkja and orka, (Swedish yrka and orka), Gothic 𐍅̰̺̰̿͂̾̽ (waurkjan).
[Further reading]
edit
- "work" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 334.
[References]
edit
1. ^ 1881, Rossiter W. Raymond, A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms
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0
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28305
オフ
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
editオフ • (ofu)
1.off
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0
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28308
die
[[English]]
ipa :/daɪ/[Anagrams]
edit
- 'Eid, 'eid, -ide, EDI, EID, Eid, IDE, IED, Ide, eid, ide
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English deyen, from Old English dīeġan and Old Norse deyja, both from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“to die”). Displaced Old English sweltan.
[Etymology 2]
edit A pair of common dice with six sides each. Various dice with different numbers of sides and distributions of values.From Middle English dee, from Old French de (Modern French dé), from Latin datum, from datus (“given”), the past participle of dō (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to lay out, to spread out”). Doublet of datum.
[Etymology 3]
editVariant spelling.
[[Afrikaans]]
ipa :/di/[Alternative forms]
edit
- di (obsolete)
[Article]
editdie (definite)
1.the (definite article)
die man ― the man
die vrou ― the woman
die kind ― the child
[Etymology]
editFrom Dutch die, which is used only as a demonstrative in Dutch. The replacement of the article de with stronger die is also common in Surinamese Dutch and among non-native speakers of Dutch.
[Pronoun]
editdie
1.this one, these; that one, those; he, she, it, they
Ek het dokter toe gegaan en die het gesê ek moet in bed bly.
I went to the doctor and he / she said I had to stay in bed.
[[Danish]]
ipa :/diːə/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Proto-Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognate with Latin fellō, Sanskrit धयति (dhayati, “to suck”). Compare causative dægge, Gothic 𐌳̰̳̳̰̾̽ (daddjan, “suckle”).
[Etymology 2]
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
[References]
edit
- “die,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “die,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/di/[Determiner]
editdie
1.that (masculine, feminine); referring to a thing or a person further away.
die boom
that tree
die vrouw
that woman
2.those (plural); referring to things or people further away.
die vensters
those windows
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle Dutch die, a merger of Old Dutch thie, thē, thia, thiu and similar forms of the demonstrative. As in Old High German ther, der it replaced the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa.
[Pronoun]
editdie m or f or pl
1.(relative) who, whom, which, that
Ik ken geen mensen die dat kunnen.
I don't know any people who can do that.
Oh, maar ik ken iemand die dat wel kan!
Oh, but I know somebody who can!
[[German]]
ipa :/diː/[Anagrams]
edit
- Eid
[Article]
editdie (definite)
1.inflection of der:
1.nominative/accusative singular feminine
2.nominative/accusative plural
die Frau ― the woman
die Männer ― the men
[Pronoun]
editdie (relative or demonstrative)
1.inflection of der:
1.nominative/accusative singular feminine
2.nominative/accusative plural
1.(in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. ― I know a woman who can do that.
2.(as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da ― that one/she/they there
[[Hunsrik]]
ipa :/ti(ː)/[Alternative forms]
edit
- ti (Wiesemann spelling system)
[Article]
editdie (definite)
1.inflection of där:
1.nominative/accusative singular feminine
2.nominative/accusative plural all genders
[Further reading]
edit
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
[[Interlingua]]
[Noun]
editdie (plural dies)
1.A day.
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈdi.e/[Etymology]
editFrom Latin diēs, back-formed from the accusative diem (whose vowel was once long), from Proto-Italic *djēm, the accusative of *djous, from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“heaven, sky; to shine”).
[Noun]
editdie m (invariable)
1.Obsolete form of dì.
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ˈdi.eː/[Noun]
editdiē
1.ablative singular of diēs ("day").
Sine die.
Without a day.
[[Mandarin]]
[Romanization]
editdie
1.Nonstandard spelling of diē.
2.Nonstandard spelling of dié.
[[Middle Dutch]]
ipa :/diə/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old Dutch thie, thia, from Proto-Germanic *sa.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Old Dutch thīo, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą.
[[Mirandese]]
[Antonyms]
edit
- nuite
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin diēs.
[Noun]
editdie m (plural dies)
1.day
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Etymology]
editProbably from Danish die, from Old Danish di, from Germanic *dijana-, *dejana-
[References]
edit
- “die” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “die_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
[Verb]
editdie (imperative di, present tense dier, passive dies, simple past and past participle dia or diet, present participle diende)
1.to suck, suckle (of a baby on the breast)
2.to breastfeed, nurse (of a mother with her baby)
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Etymology]
editProbably from Danish die, from Old Danish di, from Germanic *dijana-, *dejana-
[References]
edit
- “die” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[Verb]
editdie (present tense diar, past tense dia, past participle dia, passive infinitive diast, present participle diande, imperative di)
1.to suck, suckle (of a baby on the breast)
2.to breastfeed, nurse (of a mother with her baby)
[[Pennsylvania German]]
[Article]
editdie f (definite)
1.the
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle High German and Old High German diu, from Proto-Germanic *sa. Compare German die.
[[Saterland Frisian]]
ipa :/diː/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old Frisian thī, from Proto-Germanic *sa.
[Etymology 2]
editSee the etymology of the main entry.
[References]
edit
- “die” in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch
[[Yola]]
[Noun]
editdie
1.Alternative form of dei
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die hard
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- dihedra
[Verb]
editdie hard (third-person singular simple present dies hard, present participle dying hard, simple past and past participle died hard)
1.(of a living being) To die only after a desperate struggle for life.
2.(of a custom, idea etc) To be slow in changing or disappearing.
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recursion
[[English]]
ipa :-ɜː(r)ʒən[Etymology]
From Latin recursiō (“‘the act of running back or again, return’”), from recurrō (“‘run back; return’”), from re- (“‘back, again’”) + currō (“‘run’”).
[Noun]
recursion (plural recursions)
1.The act of recurring.
2.(mathematics) The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself.
n! = n × (n − 1)! (for n > 0) or 1 (for n = 0) defines the factorial function using recursion.
3.(computing) The calling of a function from within that same function.
This function uses recursion to compute factorials.
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voila
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- Ivalo, Viola, oliva, viola, volia
[Interjection]
editvoila
1.Alternative spelling of voilà
[[French]]
ipa :/vwa.la/[Anagrams]
edit
- lovai
- viola
- volai
[Verb]
editvoila
1.third-person singular past historic of voiler
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farcical
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editfarcical (comparative more farcical, superlative most farcical)
1.Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.
2.2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea's Bluff.”, in New York Times[1]:
A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable.
3.2017 January 14, “Thailand's new king rejects the army's proposed constitution”, in The Economist[2]:
In August the generals won approval for the document in a referendum made farcical by a law which forbade campaigners from criticising the text.
[Etymology]
editfarce + -ical, after comical etc.
[Further reading]
edit
- farcical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- farcical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- farcical at OneLook Dictionary Search
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pause
[[English]]
ipa :/pɔːz/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis). Compare the doublet pausa.
[Noun]
editpause (plural pauses)
1.A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
Synonyms: hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
2.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XLV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 4293071, page 374:
If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough.
3.A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
Synonyms: break, holiday, recess; see also Thesaurus:vacation
4.Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
Synonyms: vacillation, wavering
5.c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, OCLC 760858814, [Act III, scene iii]:
And like a man to double buſsines bound, / I ſtand in pauſe where I ſhall firſt beginne, [...]
6.In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
Teach the pupil to mind the pauses.
7.A break or paragraph in writing.
8.a. 1705, [John Locke], “[An Essay for the Understanding of St. Paul’s Epistles, […]]”, in A Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of St. Paul […], London: […] Awnsham and John Churchill, […], published 1707, OCLC 1153704013, page xxiii:
He [Paul] is full of the Matter he treats and writes with Warmth, which uſually neglects Method, and thoſe Partitions and Pauſes which Men educated in the Schools of Rhetoricians uſually obſerve.
9.(music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
10.Alternative spelling of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”)
11.(as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
[Verb]
editpause (third-person singular simple present pauses, present participle pausing, simple past and past participle paused)
1.(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
2.(intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.
3.c. 1596–1598, William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, 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]:
Tarry, pause a day or two.
4.1667, John Milton, “Book 9”, 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:
pausing a while thus to herself she mused
5.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 15, in The China Governess[1]:
She paused and took a defiant breath. ‘If you don't believe me, I can't help it. But I'm not a liar.’ ¶ ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’
6.2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in Rail, page 11:
Will this affect HS2 and other major projects?
[...] Work at the majority of sites has paused, although some staff may be present to ensure the safety and security of these sites and to make safety assessments. [...]
7.(intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
8.c. 1596–1598, William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, 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 IV, scene i]:
Why doth the Jew pause? Take thy forfeiture.
9.(transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
to pause a song, a video, or a computer game
10.(intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect.
11.c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene i]:
Take time to pause.
[[Danish]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”).
[Noun]
editpause c (singular definite pausen, plural indefinite pauser)
1.pause
[[French]]
ipa :/poz/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin pausa.
[Further reading]
edit
- “pause” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editpause f (plural pauses)
1.pause, break
2.(music) rest
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
editpause f
1.plural of pausa
[[Middle French]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin pausa.
[Noun]
editpause f (plural pauses)
1.pause (brief cessation)
[References]
edit
- “pause” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”).
[Noun]
editpause m (definite singular pausen, indefinite plural pauser, definite plural pausene)
1.a pause, a break (short time for relaxing)
[References]
edit
- “pause” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”).
[Noun]
editpause m (definite singular pausen, indefinite plural pausar, definite plural pausane)
1.a pause or break (short time for relaxing)
[References]
edit
- “pause” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[[Portuguese]]
[Verb]
editpause
1.first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of pausar
2.third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of pausar
3.third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of pausar
4.third-person singular (você) negative imperative of pausar
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
editpause
1.First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of pausar.
2.Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of pausar.
3.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of pausar.
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paras
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- Psara, apars, apsar, parsa
[Noun]
editparas
1.plural of para
[[Asturian]]
[Verb]
editparas
1.second-person singular present subjunctive of parar
[[Bikol Central]]
[Noun]
editparas (parás)
1.an elevated path created across water or wet land, such as in a rice paddy
[[Cebuano]]
[Adjective]
editparas
1.uncouth
[Noun]
editparas
1.a vineyard
2.a grapevine; the plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow
[[Dupaningan Agta]]
[Noun]
editparas
1.wind
[[Estonian]]
[Adjective]
editparas (genitive paraja, partitive parajat or parast)
1.suitable, appropriate, proper, fitting
Need saapad on mulle parajad.
These boots are fitting for me.
2.big, nice
Ta on üks paras jõmpsikas.
He's a big brat.
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Finnic *paras. Cognate with Finnish paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorre.
[Interjection]
editparas
1.Expresses schadenfreude
Ta sai peksa. Paras talle!
He got beaten up. Good for him!
[[Finnish]]
ipa :/ˈpɑrɑs/[Adjective]
editparas
1.superlative degree of hyvä
Hän on maailman paras juoksija.
He is the best runner in the world.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- parhain
- parahin
[Anagrams]
edit
- parsa
[Antonyms]
edit
- huonoin
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Finnic *paras, from Proto-Finno-Permic *para. Cognate with Estonian paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorrẹ.
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- râpas
[Verb]
editparas
1.second-person singular past historic of parer
[[Karao]]
[Noun]
editparas
1.test
[[Karelian]]
[Adjective]
editparas
1.best
[[Ladino]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Persian.
[Noun]
editparas f pl (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פאראס)
1.money
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
editparās
1.second-person singular present active indicative of parō
[[Malay]]
[Further reading]
edit
- “paras” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
[Noun]
editparas (Jawi spelling ڤارس, plural paras-paras, informal 1st possessive parasku, impolite 2nd possessive parasmu, 3rd possessive parasnya)
1.level (distance relative to a given reference elevation)
[[Portuguese]]
[Verb]
editparas
1.second-person singular (tu) present indicative of parar
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
editparas
1.Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of parar.
[[Swedish]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- aspar, raspa, spara
[Verb]
editparas
1.infinitive passive of para.
2.present tense passive of para.
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para
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɑːɹə/[Anagrams]
edit
- AARP, ARPA, Paar, Rapa, apar
[Etymology 1]
editBorrowed from Serbo-Croatian pàra/па̀ра, from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
[Etymology 2]
editThe second part of words such as primipara and multipara
[Etymology 3]
editShortened from paragraph
[Etymology 4]
editShortened from paratrooper
[Etymology 5]
editShortened from paralytic
[Etymology 6]
edit
[Etymology 7]
edit
[['Are'are]]
[Noun]
editpara
1.fishhook
[References]
edit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
[Verb]
editpara
1.be white
[[Albanian]]
[Etymology 1]
editBack formation from përpara, from Proto-Albanian *pər-parə-a, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥H-e/o-s (“before, in front”)
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
[[Asturian]]
[Verb]
editpara
1.third-person singular present indicative of parar
2.second-person singular imperative of parar
[[Bikol Central]]
[Etymology 1]
edit
[Etymology 2]
edit
[Verb]
editpara (parà)
1.to eraseeditpara (pára)
1.to flag a vehicle
[[Catalan]]
[Verb]
editpara
1.third-person singular present indicative form of parar
2.second-person singular imperative form of parar
[[Cebuano]]
[Preposition]
editpara
1.for
[Verb]
editpara
1.to flag down; to signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
2.to signal a driver to stop in order for one to alight a vehicle
[[Crimean Tatar]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
[Noun]
editpara
1.cash, money
[Synonyms]
edit
- aqça
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English para (paratrooper).
[Noun]
editpara f or m (plural para's)
1.para (paratrooper)
[Synonyms]
edit
- paratroeper
- paracommando
[[Esperanto]]
ipa :/ˈpara/[Adjective]
editpara (accusative singular paran, plural paraj, accusative plural parajn)
1.even (not odd)
[Etymology]
editFrom paro (“pair”) + -a.
[[Finnish]]
ipa :/ˈpɑrɑ/[Anagrams]
edit
- arpa, rapa
[Noun]
editpara
1.(witchcraft) A being created to bring milk or butter to its creator.
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- râpa
[Verb]
editpara
1.third-person singular past historic of parer
[[Galician]]
ipa :[pɐɾɐ][Etymology 1]
editFrom Old Galician and Old Portuguese pera, para, from Latin per (“through”) + ad (“to”).
[Etymology 2]
editBack-formation from parar (“to prepare”). Cognate with Portuguese apara. Paras de pataca ("potato peelings")
[References]
edit
- “para” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “para” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “para” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “para” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “para” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
[[Gamo]]
[Noun]
editpara
1.horse
[References]
edit
- Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages
[[Guaraní]]
[Noun]
editpara
1.sea
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :[ˈpɒrɒ][Etymology 1]
editOf uncertain origin.
[Etymology 2]
editPerhaps from paranoia.
[Etymology 3]
editFrom paraméter.
[Etymology 4]
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (para, “money”), from Persian پاره (pâre, “piece”).
[[Ido]]
[Adjective]
editpara
1.(mathematics) even
[Antonyms]
edit
- nepara
[[Indonesian]]
[Adverb]
editpara
1.some, the (when talking about people)
[Article]
editpara
1.the
[Etymology]
editFrom Sanskrit पर (para, “other”).
[Noun]
editpara (plural, first-person possessive paraku, second-person possessive paramu, third-person possessive paranya)
1.present (person)
2.joint, shared
[See also]
edit
- itu
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- apra, arpa, rapa
[Noun]
editpara f (plural pare)
1.crepe rubber
2.crepe (for shoes)
[Verb]
editpara
1.third-person singular present indicative of parare
2.second-person singular imperative of parare
[[Javanese]]
[Article]
editpara
1.marker of group or collectivity
[[Kabuverdianu]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Portuguese parar.
[Verb]
editpara
1.to stop
[[Latin]]
[References]
edit
- para in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- para in William Smith, editor, A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray, 1848
[Verb]
editparā
1.second-person singular present active imperative of parō
[[Lithuanian]]
[Noun]
editpara f
1.24 hours (day)
Aš manau kad užtruks apie vieną parą.
I think it will take about 24 hours.
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- parene
[Noun]
editpara n pl
1.definite plural of par
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Noun]
editpara n pl
1.definite plural of par
[[Pali]]
[Adjective]
editpara
1.other, another
2.alien
3.outsider
4.further (on)
5.c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar][1] (in Pali), page 252; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
सब्बेसं तिण्णं पठममज्झिमुत्तमपुरिसानं एकाभिधाने परो पुरिसो गहेतब्बो। सो च पठति, ते च पठन्ति, त्वञ्च पठसि तुम्हे च पठथ, अहञ्च पठामि = मयं पठाम; सो पचति, ते च पचन्ति, त्वञ्च पचन्ति, तुम्हे च पठथ, अहञ्च पचआमि = मयं पचाम एवं सेसासु विभत्तीसु परो पुरिसो योजेतब्बो॥
Sabbesaṃ tiṇṇaṃ paṭhamamajjhimuttamapurisānaṃ ekābhidhāne paro puriso gahetabbo. So ca paṭhati, te ca paṭhanti, tvañca paṭhasi, tumhe ca paṭhatha, ahañca paṭhāmi = mayaṃ paṭhāma; so pacati, te ca pacanti, tvañca pacasi, tumhe ca pacatha, ahañca pacāmi = mayaṃ pacāma. Evaṃ sesāsu vibhattīsu paro puriso yojetabbo.
With all three, third, second, and first persons, in one expression, the last person is to be taken. He reads, they read, thou readest, you read, and I read = we read; he cooks, they cook, thou cookest, you cook , and I cook = we cook. The last person is to be applied thus for other endings.
[Alternative forms]
editAlternative scripts
- 𑀧ိ (Brahmi script)
- पर (Devanagari script)
- পর (Bengali script)
- පර (Sinhalese script)
- ပရ (Burmese script)
- ปร or ปะระ (Thai script)
- ᨷᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ປຣ or ປະຣະ (Lao script)
- បរ (Khmer script)
[References]
edit
- “para”, in Pali Text Society, editor, Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, 1921-1925.
[[Papiamentu]]
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Spanish pájaro and Portuguese pássaro and Kabuverdianu pasaru.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Portuguese parar and Spanish parar and Kabuverdianu para.
[Noun]
editpara
1.bird
[Verb]
editpara
1.to stop
2.to stand
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ˈpa.ra/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle High German pâr (German Paar), from Latin pār.
[Etymology 3]
editSee the etymology of the main entry.
[Further reading]
edit
- para in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- para in Polish dictionaries at PWN
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/ˈpɐ.ɾɐ/[Etymology 1]
editEarlier pera, from Old Portuguese pera, from Latin per (“through”) + ad (“to”).
[Etymology 2]
editInflected form of parar (“to stop”).
[Synonyms]
edit
- (towards): a, até
- (about to): prestes a, por
[[Quechua]]
[Noun]
editpara
1.rain
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
[Noun]
editpara f (plural parale)
1.para
2.money
[[Sanaviron]]
[Noun]
editpara
1.water
[References]
edit
- Julio Salinardi, Córdoba y Traslasierra: integración y disgregación (2006): Con respecto a la lengua sanavirona, hay algunas palabras cuyo significado es seguro, tales comon sacat (pueblo), charaba (cacique), para (agua) y mampa (acequia).
- Čestmír Loukotka, Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 48
[See also]
edit
- mampa
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/pâra/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/ˈpaɾa/[Etymology 1]
editA corruption of the older form pora (a combination of por and a, or from Latin pro ad), influenced by the archaic preposition par.[2]
[Etymology 2]
editForm of parar.
[Etymology 3]
editForm of parir.
[[Swedish]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- apar, rapa
[Etymology]
editFrom par + -a.
[Verb]
editpara (present parar, preterite parade, supine parat, imperative para)
1.to pair, match into pairs
2.to mate (animals)
[[Tagalog]]
ipa :/ˈpaːɾa/[Etymology 1]
editBorrowed from Spanish para (“for”).
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from Spanish para (“stop”) (second person singular imperative), from parar (“stop”)
[[Turkish]]
ipa :/pɑˈɾɑ/[Etymology]
editFrom Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
[Noun]
editpara (definite accusative parayı, plural paralar)
1.money
[[Welsh]]
ipa :/ˈpara/[Further reading]
edit
- “parhau”, in R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 1950–present
[Mutation]
edit
[Noun]
editpara m (uncountable)
1.continuance, perseverance, permanence
[Verb]
editpara (first-person singular present paraf)
1.Alternative form of parhau (“to endure, to last”)
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parachute
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpæɹəʃuːt/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).
[Noun]
editparachute (plural parachutes)
1.(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object.
2.(zoology) A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
3.(BDSM) A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
4.2013, Mistress Peggy Sue, Guide to Female Supremacy (page 75)
Parachutes are usually made of leather and can be purchased through most fetish catalogs or stores catering to the BDSM scene.
5.2016, John Caesar, Wife Scorned!
She came near and grabbed his balls tightly with her left hand, tugging them downward while applying a parachute harness with her right hand. […] His balls stretched downward under the delicious weight.
[References]
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- Douglas Harper, “parachute”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2021.
[See also]
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- parapente
- parasail
- paratrooper
- skydiving
[Verb]
editparachute (third-person singular simple present parachutes, present participle parachuting, simple past and past participle parachuted)
1.(intransitive) To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
2.2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
3.(transitive) To introduce into a place using such a device.
The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines.
4.(transitive) To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ˌpaː.raːˈʃyt/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from French parachute.
[Noun]
editparachute m (plural parachutes, diminutive parachuutje n)
1.parachute
Synonym: valscherm
[[French]]
ipa :/pa.ʁa.ʃyt/[Anagrams]
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- crapahute, crapahuté
[Etymology]
editFrom para- (“protection against”) + chute (“fall”)
[Further reading]
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- “parachute” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editparachute m (plural parachutes)
1.parachute
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[Noun]
editflūctū
1.ablative singular of flūctus
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