30571
to the good
[[English]]
[Prepositional phrase]
editto the good
1.to an advantage or profit
after these government reforms, we are 500 dollars to the good
we have some extra food, but it should all be to the good
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30573
doubling
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- blouding
[Noun]
editdoubling (countable and uncountable, plural doublings)
1.The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two. [from 14th c.]
2.1994, Schneider, David C., Quantitative Ecology: Spatial and Temporal Scaling, page 36:
Similitude applies to proportional changes, such as doublings, halvings, or quarterings; it does not apply to additive changes.
3.The act of turning around, or doubling back. [from 16th c.]
4.A pleat or fold. [from 17th c.]
5.(archaic) A trick; double-dealing.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (a multiplication by two): See also Thesaurus:duplication
[Verb]
editdoubling
1.present participle of double
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30578
poaching
[[English]]
[Noun]
editpoaching (countable and uncountable, plural poachings)
1.Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
[Verb]
editpoaching
1.present participle of poach
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30580
transition
[[English]]
ipa :/tɹænˈzɪʃən/[Anagrams]
edit
- nitrations
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French transition, from Latin transitio.
[Noun]
edittransition (countable and uncountable, plural transitions)
1.The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
2.1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 12, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. […] Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion—or rather as a transition from the subject that started their conversation—such talk had been distressingly out of place.
3.1960 June, “Diesel locomotive operation on the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 374:
In a period of transition from steam to diesel, many of the schemes are inevitably of an interim nature and only on full dieselisation will the final pattern be determined and full benefit derived.
4.2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times[1]:
So, depending on how he chooses to govern over the next four years, Mr. Obama may yet have a chance to reset the stale debate in Washington, or at least to hasten the transition from one moment to the next. His re-election opens the door further for the post-’60s generation, even if it does not quite clear the room.
5.A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another.
6.(music) A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.
7.(music) A change of key.
8.(genetics) A point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class (purine or pyrimidine); compare transversion.
9.(some sports) A change from defense to attack, or attack to defense.
10.(medicine) The onset of the final stage of childbirth.
11.(education) Professional special education assistance for children or adults in the process of leaving one educational environment or support program for another to relatively more independent living.
12.(skating) A change between forward and backward motion without stopping.
13.(LGBT) The process or act of changing from one gender role to another, or of bringing one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity.
14.(aviation) A published procedure for instrument flight, coming between the departure and en-route phases of flight, or between en-route flight and an approach/landing procedure.
[Verb]
edittransition (third-person singular simple present transitions, present participle transitioning, simple past and past participle transitioned)
1.(intransitive) To make a transition.
2.(transitive) To bring through a transition; to change.
The soldier was transitioned from a combat role to a strategic role.
3.(intransitive, LGBT) To change from one gender role to another, or bring one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity.
4.2006, Taylor J. Holder, All Points in Between: Shifting on the Scale of Sex and Gender, →ISBN:
Eric told me that after he transitioned, he wanted to learn to fish and all the things his father never taught him.
5.2009, Julia Serano, Whipping Girl, →ISBN:
And simply being accepted into one of these programs was not a guarantee that one would be allowed to transition. First, the trans person had to undergo extensive, sometimes indefinite, periods of psychotherapy […]
6.2009, Mara Drummond, Transitions - A Guide To Transitioning For Transsexuals And Their Families, page 71:
If the transitioning person leaves the family home, there will be moving costs, and costs associated with the acquisition of another home or the renting of an apartment. If the non-transitioning spouse leaves the family home, […]
7.2012, Kevin Alderson, Counseling LGBTI Clients, →ISBN, page 195:
After he transitioned, he changed jobs so he could go stealth, hoping that no one would discover he was once a woman.
[[French]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin trānsitiō.
[Further reading]
edit
- “transition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
edittransition f (plural transitions)
1.transition
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attribution
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French attribution, from Latin attributio.
[Noun]
editattribution (countable and uncountable, plural attributions)
1.The act of attributing something.
2.An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious.
3.(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
[[French]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin attribūtiō. Synchronically analysable as attribuer + -tion.
[Further reading]
edit
- “attribution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editattribution f (plural attributions)
1.allocation, allotment
2.(in the plural) remit, duty
Je suis désolé, mais cela ne fait pas partie de mes attributions.
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30588
band
[[English]]
ipa :/bænd/[Anagrams]
edit
- B-DNA, bDNA, bdna
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Middle English band reinforced by Old French bande. Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Danish bånd, Swedish band, Icelandic bandur (“band”). Related to bond, bind, bend.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English band, from Old French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), perhaps from Frankish *bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”).
[Etymology 3]
edit
[See also]
edit
- band on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
-
- Band in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
- band at OneLook Dictionary Search
- band in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
[[Chinese]]
ipa :/pɛːn[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English band.
[Noun]
editband
1.(Cantonese) band (group of musicians) (Classifier: 隊／队)
2.期望快快成為世界最勁嘅Band [Cantonese, trad.]
期望快快成为世界最劲嘅Band [Cantonese, simp.]
From: 1987, 許冠傑 (Samuel Hui), 潮流興夾Band
kei4 mong6 faai3 faai3 sing4 wai4 sai3 gaai3 zeoi3 ging6 ge3 ben1 [Jyutping]
Hoping that we'll quickly become the world's best band
3.C：邊隊band先？
A：係囖。冇講到係邊隊band。 [Cantonese, trad.]
C：边队band先？
A：系囖。冇讲到系边队band。 [Cantonese, simp.]
From: 1998, 收音機1 (Radio 1), Hong Kong Cantonese Corpus (HKCanCor)
C: Bin1 deoi6 ben1 sin1?
A: Hai6 lo1. mou5 gong2 dou3 hai6 bin1 deoi6 ben1. [Jyutping]
C: So which band?
A: Indeed, they didn't mention which band.
4.彈結他嗰個通常係一隊band嘅中心，表演嗰陣要好似leader咁帶住隊band，好自然就會吸引到觀眾嘅目光㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
弹结他嗰个通常系一队band嘅中心，表演嗰阵要好似leader咁带住队band，好自然就会吸引到观众嘅目光㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
From: 2010, TVB-J2, K-ON！輕音少女 (K-On!), season 1, episode 2
taan4 git3 taa1 go2 go3 tung1 soeng4 hai6 jat1 deoi6 ben1 ge3 zung1 sam1, biu2 jin2 go2 zan6 jiu3 hou2 ci5 li1 daa4 gam2 daai3 zyu6 deoi6 ben1, hou2 zi6 jin4 zau6 wui5 kap1 jan5 dou3-2 gun1 zung3 ge3 muk6 gwong1 gaa3 laa3. [Jyutping]
The guitarist is usually the center of a band and has to lead the band during performances, and naturally becomes the audience's center of attention.
[References]
edit
- English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese
[Synonyms]
edit
- 樂隊／乐队 (yuèduì)
- 組合／组合 (zǔhé)
[[Danish]]
ipa :/baːnd/[Etymology 1]
editFrom English band.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Old Norse bann (“ban, curse”).
[Etymology 3]
editFrom bande (“swear, curse”), from Old Norse banna (“ban, curse”).
[References]
edit
- “band” in Den Danske Ordbog
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/bɑnt/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle Dutch bant. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from English band.
[[Faroese]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Old Norse band.
[Noun]
editband n (genitive singular bands, plural bond)
1.(a piece of) rope, string
2.(figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations
[[German]]
ipa :/bant/[Verb]
editband
1.past of binden
[[Icelandic]]
ipa :[pant][Etymology]
editFrom Old Norse band.
[Noun]
editband n (genitive singular bands, nominative plural bönd)
1.(a piece of) string
2.yarn
3.(figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations
4.binding (of a book)
5.(music) tie
6.(music, slang) a musical band
[Synonyms]
edit
- (band): hljómsveit f
[[Middle English]]
ipa :/bɔːnd/[Alternative forms]
edit
- bande, bend
- bond, boond, bonde, bound
[Etymology]
editFrom Old English bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz; vocalism is influenced by Old Norse band and Old French bande.
[Noun]
editband (plural bandes)
1.That which obstructs one's free will and free action; a restraint.
1.A chain or other object used to restrain a captive.
2.Captivity; the condition of being jailed.
3.A compact, directive or binding pact (either reciprocal or from one unto another)A strip of a material used to tie or bind; a band:
1.A rope or piece of twine used to tie or bind.
2.A headband (a band that surrounds the head)
3.A metal band that surrounds an object in order to strengthen it.
4.(anatomy, rare) A joint or sinew.
5.(heraldry, rare) A diagonal stripe or band.(rare) A strip of a material not used to tie or bind.Something used to join or connect; a link.
1.(figuratively) A metaphorical connection or linkage.A collection or group of bound items.
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- bånd (see this word for common usage)
[Etymology]
editFrom English band (in this sense)
[Noun]
editband n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda or bandene)
1.(music) a band; group of (rock) musicians
[References]
edit
- “band” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
ipa :/bɑnd/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old Norse band, akin to English bond.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom English band (music)
[Noun]
editband n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)
1.a tape
2.a ribbon
3.a band
4.a bond
5.a leash (for a dog)editband n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)
1.(music) a band
[References]
edit
- “band” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[[Old Norse]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Germanic *bandą.
[Noun]
editband n (genitive bands, plural bǫnd)
1.the act of binding or settling
Antonym: lausn
2.lausn ok band allra vandamál
the decision in all difficult cases
3.band, cord
4.(plural only) bonds, fetters
5.(plural only) bond, confederacy
6.(plural only, poetic) the gods
7.blóta bǫnd
to worship the gods
8.at mun banda
at the will of the gods
[References]
edit
- band in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
[[Swedish]]
ipa :/ˈband/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old Norse band.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom English band
[Noun]
editband n
1.a band, a ribbon, a tape; a strip of material
2.a band, an ensemble, an orchestra; group of musicians
3.a band, a gang; band of robbers
4.(physics) a band; a part of radio spectrum
5.(physics) a band; a group of energy levels
6.an audio tape or a video tape
7.a cassette of audio or video tape
8.a tie, a connection, a relation; from a person to another person or to a placeeditband n
1.(music) a band
[Verb]
editband
1. past tense of binda.
[[Welsh]]
ipa :/band/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English band.
[Further reading]
edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “band”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
[Mutation]
edit
[Noun]
editband m (plural bandiau)
1.band (group of musicians)
2.band (strip of material)
3.(physics) band
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30589
band together
[[English]]
[Synonyms]
edit
- join forces
[Verb]
editband together (third-person singular simple present bands together, present participle banding together, simple past and past participle banded together)
1.(idiomatic, intransitive) to unite, to come together
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0
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30590
banded
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbændɪd/[Adjective]
editbanded (not comparable)
1.Marked with bands of colour
2.Divided into bands
[Anagrams]
edit
- badden
[Verb]
editbanded
1.simple past tense and past participle of band
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0
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30591
Bande
[[German]]
ipa :/ˈbandə/[Etymology 1]
editFrom French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), of Germanic origin.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom French bande, from Frankish *binda (“join, link”).
[Etymology 3]
edit
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30594
Wild
[[English]]
[Proper noun]
editWild
1.A surname, from Middle English originally referring to a wild person, or for someone living in uncultivated land.
[See also]
edit
- Wyld
[[German]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle High German wilt, from Old High German wild. Perhaps a collective form of wild (“wild”, adjective), from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī.
[Further reading]
edit
- “Wild” in Duden online
[Noun]
editWild n (genitive Wilds or Wildes, no plural)
1.(animals, hunting) game
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30595
Wild West
[[English]]
[Proper noun]
editWild West
1.(historical) The western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement, commonly believed to be lawless and unruly.
2.(by extension) A place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails, especially due to a lack of regulatory oversight or an inadequate legal system.
3.2012, Peter M. Haas, John A. Hird, Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches to International Relations (page 229)
In the wild west of the Internet, states have been reluctant to work together for this common purpose. One example of closer state coordination came in 2011 at the London Conference on Cyberspace […]
[See also]
edit
- Old West
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30602
inherent
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/[Adjective]
editinherent (not comparable)
1.Naturally as part or consequence of something.
Synonyms: inbuilt, ingrained, intrinsic; see also Thesaurus:intrinsic
Antonyms: extrinsic; see also Thesaurus:extrinsic
2.2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. […] But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- inhærent (archaic)
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin inhaerentem, accusative singular of inhaerēns, present active participle of inhaereō (“I am closely connected with; adhere to”).
[Further reading]
edit
- inherent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- inherent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
[[Catalan]]
[Adjective]
editinherent (masculine and feminine plural inherents)
1.inherent
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin inhaerēns.
[Further reading]
edit
- “inherent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inherent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “inherent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “inherent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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30605
survive
[[English]]
ipa :/səˈvʌɪv/[Anagrams]
edit
- viveurs
[Antonyms]
edit
- (live longer than): predecease
[Etymology]
editFrom Anglo-Norman survivre, Old French survivre, from Late Latin supervivere (“to outlive”), from Latin super (“over”) + vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”). See vivid. Compare devive, revive.
[Synonyms]
edit
- overlive
- (live longer than): outlive
[Verb]
editsurvive (third-person singular simple present survives, present participle surviving, simple past and past participle survived)
1.(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
2.(intransitive) Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
3.(transitive) To live longer than; to outlive.
His children survived him; he was survived by his children.
4.1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act II, Scene I:
And for that dowrie, Ile aſſure her of / Her widdow-hood, be it that ſhe ſuruiue me / In all my Lands and Leaſes whatſoeuer / Let ſpecialties be therefore drawne betweene vs, / That couenants may be kept on either hand.
5.1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, X:
‘I am afraid, as will happen in other cases, the treaty of alliance has survived the amicable dispositions in which it had its origin.’
6.2020 January 22, Stuart Jeffries, “Terry Jones obituary”, in The Guardian[1]:
Jones is survived by his second wife, Anna (nee Söderström), whom he married in 2012, and their daughter, Siri; and by Bill and Sally, the children of his first marriage, to Alison Telfer, which ended in divorce.
7.(transitive) To live past a life-threatening event.
He did not survive the accident.
8.(transitive) To be a victim of usually non-fatal harm, to honor and empower the strength of an individual to heal, in particular a living victim of sexual abuse or assault.
9.(transitive, sports) Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.
[[French]]
ipa :/syʁ.viv/[Verb]
editsurvive
1.first-person singular present subjunctive of survivre
2.third-person singular present subjunctive of survivre
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qualifying
[[English]]
[Noun]
editqualifying (plural qualifyings)
1.A qualification or added condition.
2.1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady:
No expostulations! No buts, girl! No qualifyings, I will be obeyed, I tell you; and chearfully too!
3.An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.
4.2013, Robert Nisbet, Teachers and Scholars:
Despite possible lore among graduate students to the contrary, most faculty members dread having to fail a student in the qualifyings.
[Verb]
editqualifying
1.present participle of qualify
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need
[[English]]
ipa :/niːd/[Anagrams]
edit
- Dene, Dené, Eden, Ende, deen, dene, eden, ende
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English need, nede, a merger of two terms:
- Old English nīed (West Saxon), nēd (Mercian), nēad (“necessity, compulsion, want”), from Proto-Germanic *naudiz
- Old English nēod (“desire, longing”), from Proto-Germanic *neudaz (“wish, urge, desire, longing”), from Proto-Indo-European *new- (“to incline, tend, move, push, nod, wave”)
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English neden, from Old English nēodian.
[Further reading]
edit
- need at OneLook Dictionary Search
- need in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- need in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
[References]
edit
1. ^ “You Need To Read This: How need to vanquished have to, must, and should.” by Ben Yagoda, Slate, July 17, 2006
[[West Frisian]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Old Frisian nēd, nād, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz.
[Noun]
editneed c (plural neden)
1.need
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30615
tease out
[[English]]
[Verb]
edittease out (third-person singular simple present teases out, present participle teasing out, simple past and past participle teased out)
1.To unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
2.2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)[1]
The researchers are teasing out fine details of the yaki’s private life.
3.2017, Dr. Mike Roussell, Ask the Diet Doctor: Will CLA Help You Lose Weight?:
CLA is actually an umbrella term for several different types of trans fats similar in chemical structure. More research is necessary to tease out which type of CLA is actually the most beneficial (but more on that later).
4.To separate as if by unraveling.
5.To work out, procure, or extract, usually by processes involving subterfuge, diligence, manipulation, or coaxing.
6.2019, Andy Schneider, The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Zero-Waste Chicken Keeping:
Well, early in the days of vitamin and mineral discovery, chickens were the research models for studies that eventually teased out information that we take for granted today.
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30619
raison
[[French]]
ipa :/ʁɛ.zɔ̃/[Etymology]
editFrom Old French reson, raison, inherited from Latin rātiō. Compare the borrowed doublet ration.
[Further reading]
edit
- “raison” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editraison f (plural raisons)
1.reason (cause)
2.reason (mental faculties)
3.(mathematics) common difference (of an arithmetic series)
4.(mathematics) common ratio (of a geometric series)Derived terms[edit]
- à plus forte raison
- à raison
- à raison de
- arraisonner
- avoir raison
- avoir raison de
- déraison
- donner raison
- en raison de
- entendre raison
- plus que de raison
- raison d'État
- raison d'être
- raison garder
- raisonner
- se faire une raison
- voix de la raison
[[Louisiana Creole French]]
[Etymology]
editFrom French raison (“reason”), compare Haitian Creole rezon.
[References]
edit
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
[Verb]
editraison
1.to be right
[[Old French]]
[Noun]
editraison f (oblique plural raisons, nominative singular raison, nominative plural raisons)
1.Alternative form of reson
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30620
raison d'etre
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- noise trader, risedronate
[Noun]
editraison d'etre (plural raisons d'etre)
1.Alternative spelling of raison d'être
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0
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30628
attune
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈtjuːn/[Anagrams]
edit
- UNTAET, nutate, tauten
[Etymology]
editad- + tune
[Verb]
editattune (third-person singular simple present attunes, present participle attuning, simple past and past participle attuned)
1.(music, transitive) To bring into musical accord.
2.(music, transitive) To tune (an instrument).
3.(transitive, figuratively) To bring into harmony or accord.
By meditating, I try to attune myself to the greater cosmos.
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0
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30631
should
[[English]]
ipa :/ʃʊd/[Alternative forms]
edit
- shou’d (obsolete)
- shoulde (archaic)
[Antonyms]
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- (obligation): shouldn't
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English scholde, from Old English scolde, first and third person preterite form of sculan (“should,” “have to,” “to owe”), the ancestor of English shall. Related to shild and shildy.
[Noun]
editshould (plural shoulds)
1.Something that ought to be the case as opposed to already being the case.
2.1996, Fred Shoemaker, Extraordinary Golf: The Art of the Possible (page 88)
When the golf ball is there, the whole self-interference package — the hopes, worries, and fears; the thoughts on how-to and how-not-to; the woulds, the coulds, and the shoulds — is there too.
3.2003, Robert L. Leahy, Overcoming Resistance in Cognitive Therapy[2]:
However, we can address maladaptive shoulds by examining the differences between prior events, causes, proximate causes, and moral responsibility.
4.2008, Working Mother (volume 31, number 8, page 20)
Being a list-o-maniac, I suggested we make a list of the "shoulds" and "shouldn'ts." So in the darkness of hazy sleep, I began to mentally prepare mine. The first item on the "should" side was easy: a sibling for our 3-year-old daughter.
[See also]
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- precatory
- Appendix:English modal verbs
- Appendix:English tag questions
- Auxiliary verb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Modal verb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Shall and will on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Synonyms]
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- (obligation): ought
[Verb]
editshould
1.(auxiliary) Indicates that the speaker has some strong advice but has no authority to enforce it.
What do I think? What should I do?
You should never drink and drive.
You should always wear a seat belt.
2.(auxiliary) Ought to; Indicates the speaker's opinion, or advice, that an action is correct, beneficial, or desirable.
You should brush your teeth every day.
I should exercise more often, but I’m too lazy.
3.2012 August 21, Pilkington, Ed, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian[1]:
Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time. The hearing will be unprecedented in its remit, but at its core will be a simple issue: should Reggie Clemons live or die?
1.(informal) In the second person with verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way.
You should see his new apartment. It's like a palace!
If you think her piano playing is bad, you should hear her sing!(auxiliary) Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate.
They should have finished it by Friday.
When you press this button, the pilot flame should ignite.
You should be warm enough with that coat.(auxiliary, subjunctive) Used as a variant of the present subjunctive.
If I should be late, go without me.
Should you need extra blankets, you will find them in the closet.
- 1906 August, Alfred Noyes, “The Highwayman”, in Poems, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October 1906, OCLC 28569419, part 1, stanza V, page 47:
'One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize to-night, / But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light; / Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day, / Then look for me by moonlight, / Watch for me by moonlight, / I'll come to thee by moonlight, though Hell should bar the way.'
- 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
It was a long weary time, for the Boy was too ill to play, and the little Rabbit found it rather dull with nothing to do all day long. But he snuggled down patiently, and looked forward to the time when the Boy should be well again, and they would go out in the garden amongst the flowers and the butterflies and play splendid games in the raspberry thicket like they used to.
- 1968 December 8, Henry Cosby; Sylvia Moy; Stevie Wonder (lyrics and music), “I’d Be a Fool Right Now”, in For Once in My Life, performed by Stevie Wonder:
And I'd be a fool right now
If I should hurt you girl
And I'd be a fool right now
If I should leave you girl
- 2008, Peter Michael Higgins, Number Story: From Counting to Cryptography, page 141 (Google Books view):
He is noted for coming up with his 'wager', in which he argued that he was prepared to believe in God on the grounds that he had nothing to lose if he was wrong, and everything to gain should he be right.(auxiliary) simple past tense of shall.
I told him that I should be busy tomorrow.
- 1842, Frederick Marryat, Peter Simple Frederick Marryat, page 19 (Google Books view):
I was astonished at this polite offer, which my modesty induced me to ascribe more to my uniform than to my own merits, and, as I felt no inclination to refuse the compliment, I said that I should be most happy.(auxiliary, formal or literary outside certain combinations such as with 'imagine' or 'think') A variant of would when used with first person subjects.
I should imagine that everything is fine right now.
I should think you would apologize.
I should be lucky if I were you.
- 1817, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey:
I should like to dine with him. I dare say he gives famous dinners.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
"If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us," said the Lion, "I should be quite happy."
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
"Your Silver Shoes will carry you over the desert," replied Glinda. "If you had known their power you could have gone back to your Aunt Em the very first day you came to this country." "But then I should not have had my wonderful brains!" cried the Scarecrow. "I might have passed my whole life in the farmer's cornfield."editshould (third-person singular simple present shoulds, present participle shoulding, simple past and past participle shoulded)
1.To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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should of
[[English]]
[Verb]
editshould of
1.Eye dialect spelling of should have or should've. Also a common misspelling.
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shoulder
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈʃəʊldə/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English schuldre, sholder, shulder, schulder, from Old English sculdra, sculdor (“shoulder”), from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru (“shoulder”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), see shield. Cognate with Old Frisian skuldere (“shoulder”) (West Frisian skouder (“shoulder”)), Middle Low German scholder (“shoulder”), Low German Schuller (“shoulder”), Dutch schouder (“shoulder”), German Schulter (“shoulder”), Danish skulder (“shoulder”), Swedish skuldra (“shoulder”).
[Further reading]
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- shoulder at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
editshoulder (plural shoulders)
1.The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and forearm socket.
1.The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.
The parrot was sitting on Steve's shoulder.
2.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], “The First Gun”, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175, page 4:
But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window […].
3.1910, Emerson Hough, “A Lady in Company”, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 639762314, page 1:
With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, Mount Vernon, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks. In turn he smiled and also shrugged a shoulder.
4.(anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
5.A cut of meat comprising the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle.
6.The portion of a garment where the shoulder is clothed.Anything forming a shape resembling a human shoulder.(topography) A shelf between two levels.
1.A verge to the side of a road.
He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire.
2.The portion of a hill or mountain just below the peak.
3.1818 July 25, Jedadiah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter III, in Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume II, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Company, OCLC 819902302, page 57:
[…] the north-western shoulder of the mountain […]
4.A lateral protrusion of a hill or mountain.
5.The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank.
6.An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., such as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber.(printing) The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face.(of an object) The portion between the neck and the body.
1.(music) The rounded portion of a stringed instrument where the neck joins the body.
2.The rounded portion of a bottle where the neck meets the body.
3.(firearms) The angled section between the neck and the main body of a cartridge.(figuratively) That which supports or sustains; support.
- c. 1591–1592, William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, 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 II, scene vi], page 158, column 1:
passage […] in thy ſhoulder do I builde my Seate;
The part of a key between the cuts and the bow. Parts of a Yale lock-type key(surfing) The part of a wave that has not yet broken.
[Verb]
editshoulder (third-person singular simple present shoulders, present participle shouldering, simple past and past participle shouldered)
1.(transitive) To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
2.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, book I, canto XI, stanza 21, page 160:
[…] As they the earth would ſhoulder from her ſeat, […]
3.1714, Nicholas Rowe, The Tragedy of Jane Shore
Around her numberless the rabble flowed, / Shouldering each other, crowding for a view.
4.(transitive) To put (something) on one's shoulders.
5.1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate
Early in the morning they shouldered light packs, took their rifles, crossed the big draw, and entered the timber where was the deadfall.
6.2008 June, Men's Health, The World's Simplest Workout, volume 23, number 5, page 120:
Like a power clean, shouldering a sandbag — lifting it from the floor to your shoulder in one explosive movement — requires a coordinated effort from your core, upper body, and legs.
7.(transitive) To place (something) against one's shoulders.
8.2004, Chris Christian, Larry Sterett, Rick Sapp, The Gun Digest Book of Trap & Skeet Shooting, page 221:
All three sets are nicely sculptured along the bottom to prevent interference when shouldering your gun with proper shooting form.
9.(transitive, figuratively) To bear a burden, as a financial obligation.
10.1950, Colin Arthur Cooke, Corporation, Trust and Company: An Essay in Legal History, page 111:
The shareholders were then shouldering a burden of liability out of proportion to their mere ownership of theoretical fractions of the business.
11.(transitive, figuratively) To accept responsibility for.
shoulder the blame
12.(transitive) To form a shape resembling a shoulder.
13.1977, Roger W. Autor Bolz, Production Processes: The Productivity Handbook, page 12-81:
allowance at the bottom of blind bores for the chamfered tip of the reamer will obviate additional operations with shouldering or bottoming reamers to completely finish the entire length of a hole.
14.(intransitive) To move by or as if by using one's shoulders.
15.1894 May, Rudyard Kipling, “Servants of the Queen”, in The Jungle Book, London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., published June 1894, OCLC 752934375, page 190:
[…] a yoke of the great sulky white bullocks […] came shouldering along together;
16.2003, Harrison E. Salisbury, The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad, page 304:
He had seen them in the beer halls, shouldering up to the head of the queues
17.2008, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, page 483:
Mr. Wagstaff strolled with me along the wooded arm of land shouldering northwards from Bethlehem Bay.
18.(transitive) To round and slightly raise the top edges of slate shingles so that they form a tighter fit at the lower edge and can be swung aside to expose the nail.
19.(intransitive) To slope downwards from the crest and whitewater portion of a wave.
20.(transitive, archaic, slang) Of a servant: to embezzle money from (the employer).
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no-nonsense
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editno-nonsense (comparative more no-nonsense, superlative most no-nonsense)
1.Practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant.
Her no-nonsense way of resolving issues impressed her superiors.
2.2020 November 18, Howard Johnston, “The missing 'Lincs' and the sole survivor”, in Rail, page 58:
We can now better understand the vision of three local authorities to hire no-nonsense former Eastern Region General Manager Gerry Fiennes to take on his old British Rail adversaries - and win.
3.no-frills
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nonsense
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈnɑnsɛns/[Adjective]
editnonsense (comparative more nonsense, superlative most nonsense)
1.Nonsensical.
2.(biochemistry) Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).
[Alternative forms]
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- nonsence (archaic)
- non-sense
[Etymology]
editFrom non- (“no, none, lack of”) + sense, from c. 1610. Compare the semantically similar West Frisian ûnsin (“nonsense”), Dutch onzin (“nonsense”), German Unsinn (“nonsense”), English unsense (“nonsense”).
[Interjection]
editnonsense
1.An emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with.
[Noun]
editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:nonsenseWikipedia nonsense (usually uncountable, plural nonsenses)
1.Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.
2.An untrue statement.
He says that I stole his computer, but that's just nonsense.
3.That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.
4.Something foolish.
5.2008 October 9, “Nick Leeson has some lessons for this collapse”, in Telegraph.co.uk:
and central banks lend vast sums against marshmallow backed securities, or other nonsenses creative bankers dreamed up.
6.(literature) A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by Edward Lear.
7.(biology) A damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing.
[See also]
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- missense
- non-sense
[Synonyms]
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- See Thesaurus:nonsense
- Synonyms: falsehood, lie, untruth, absurdity, rubbish, tosh
- Synonyms: absurdity, silliness, contradiction, stupidity, unreasoning
[Verb]
editnonsense (third-person singular simple present nonsenses, present participle nonsensing, simple past and past participle nonsensed)
1.To make nonsense of;
2.a. 1909, Bernard Shaw, “The Red Robe”, in James Huneker, editor, Dramatic Opinions and Essays by G. Bernard Shaw, volume 2, page 73:
At the Haymarket all this is nonsensed by an endeavor to steer between Mr. Stanley Weyman's rights as author of the story and the prescriptive right of the leading actor to fight popularly and heroically against heavy odds.
3.To attempt to dismiss as nonsense; to ignore or belittle the significance of something; to render unimportant or puny.
Synonyms: belittle, dismiss, pooh-pooh, rubbish
4.1997 June 3, “Rockies respond to whip”, in Denver Post:
"They haven't nonsensed these workouts. They've taken them and used them very well. I didn't know how they'd respond, but they've responded."
5.2000, Leon Garfield, Jason Cockcroft, Jack Holborn, page 131:
Very commanding: very much 'end of this nonsensing'. Mister Fared spread his hands and shook his thin head imperceptibly, as if to say he understood.
6.2006 March 17, “Sierra Leone: Petroleum Unit Calls for Auditing”, in AllAfrica.com:
He further nonsensed press suggestions that the Petroleum Unit was set up to assist in the administration of sporting activities.
7.(intransitive) To joke around, to waste time
8.1963, C. F. Griffin, The Impermanence of Heroes, page 170:
When he meant "go and get one" he said to go and get one, with no nonsensing around about "liking" to get one.
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
editnonsense
1.nonsense (type of poetry)
[[Mauritian Creole]]
ipa :/nɒnsɛns/[Etymology]
editFrom English nonsense.
[Noun]
editnonsense
1.nonsense
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adjudication
[[English]]
ipa :/ə(d)ˌd͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin adiudicatio, adiudicationem.
[Noun]
editadjudication (countable and uncountable, plural adjudications)
1.The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
2.A judgment or sentence.
3.16 June, 1784, Edmund Burke, speech on reform of representation in the House of Commons
An adjudication in favour of natural rights.
4.2007, Houston Chronicle (6/17/2007)
[Mr. C.] says he confessed to avoid a lengthier sentence after his original attorney told him that the prosecutor claimed DNA evidence conclusively identified him as the attacker. [Mr. C.] had an earlier deferred adjudication for indecency with a minor.
5.(law) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Abbott to this entry?)
6.(emergency response) The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
7.(law, Scotland) A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.
[[French]]
ipa :/a.dʒy.di.ka.sjɔ̃/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin adiūdicātiō.
[Further reading]
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- “adjudication” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editadjudication f (plural adjudications)
1.adjudication
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litigant
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlɪtɪɡənt/[Adjective]
editlitigant (comparative more litigant, superlative most litigant)
1.Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.
the parties litigant
(Can we find and add a quotation of Ayliffe to this entry?)
[Etymology]
editFrom French litigant, from Middle French, from Latin litigans, litigantis.
[Noun]
editlitigant (plural litigants)
1.(law) A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
editlītigant
1.third-person plural present active indicative of lītigō
[[Romanian]]
[Adjective]
editlitigant m or n (feminine singular litigantă, masculine plural litiganți, feminine and neuter plural litigante)
1.litigant
[Etymology]
editFrom French litigant.
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cull
[[English]]
ipa :/kʌl/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English cullen, cuilen, coilen, from Old French cuillir (“collect, gather, select”), from Latin colligō (“gather together”). Doublet of coil.
[Etymology 2]
editPerhaps an abbreviation of cully.
[[Albanian]]
[Alternative forms]
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- cullë
[Etymology]
editPossibly from Proto-Indo-European *g(')elt- (“womb”). Compare Sanskrit जर्त (jarta), जर्तु (jártu, “vulva”), Swedish kull (“brood, litter”), Old English child.
[Noun]
editcull m
1.(Gheg) boy, child
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/ˈkuʎ/[Verb]
editcull
1.third-person singular present indicative form of collir
2.second-person singular imperative form of collir
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incomprehensibly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
editincomprehensibly (comparative more incomprehensibly, superlative most incomprehensibly)
1.In an incomprehensible manner.
[Antonyms]
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- comprehensibly
- understandably
[Etymology]
editincomprehensible + -ly
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promo
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɹəʊməʊ/[Anagrams]
edit
- Pomor
[Noun]
editpromo (plural promos)
1.(colloquial) Clipping of promotion.
2.(professional wrestling slang) an interview or monologue intended to promote a character or an upcoming match.
[Verb]
editpromo (third-person singular simple present promos, present participle promoing, simple past and past participle promoed)
1.(slang, transitive) To promote; to publicize.
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ˈproː.moː/[Etymology]
editFrom prō- (“forth, forward”) + emō (“I take, acquire, buy”).
[References]
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- promo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- promo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- promo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- prompt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
[Verb]
editprōmō (present infinitive prōmere, perfect active prōmpsī, supine prōmptum); third conjugation
1.I take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light.
[[Portuguese]]
[Noun]
editpromo m (plural promos)
1.(informal) promo (promotional material)
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
editpromo f (plural promos)
1.promo
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RMA
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
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- -mar-, AMR, ARM, Arm, Arm., MAR, MRA, Mar, Mar., RAM, Ram, arm, mar, mar-, ram
[Noun]
editRMA (countable and uncountable, plural RMAs)
1.Initialism of return merchandise authorization.
Shipments without a valid RMA number will not be accepted.
2.(US, military) Initialism of recruit master-at-arms; also RMAA.
3.2013, David Banagis, Twenty-Three Days at Sea: A Sailor's Story, Bloomington, IN: Abbott Press, →ISBN, page 12:
Several of the recruits had special leadership responsibilities within the Company, the most significant being the Recruit Chief Petty Officer (RCPO) and the Recruit Master at Arms (RMA). […] The person responsible for being RCPO changed during the end of our training, but the RMA, who was responsible for maintaining good order and discipline, did not make it past the mid point.
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follow up
[[English]]
[Synonyms]
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- chase up (British)
- get back to
- revert
[Verb]
editfollow up (third-person singular simple present follows up, present participle following up, simple past and past participle followed up)
1.To take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify.
Send a letter, then follow up promptly with a telephone call.
2.2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC[1]:
With the hosts not able to find their passes - everything that went forward was too heavy or too short - Terry once again had to come to his side's rescue after Davies had brilliantly nodded into the path of Elmander, who followed up swiftly with a deflected shot.
3.2012, Alan Rappeport, Financial Times, Eli Lilly settles bribery charges
The US Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that Eli Lilly subsidiaries funnelled millions of dollars to government employees in other countries to secure business and did little to follow up on red flags.
4.2021 January 30, Kellen Browning, “They’re Flocking to America to Make a Fortune Playing Video Games”, in The New York Times[2]:
At the center of it all was Hu Shuo-Chieh, a decorated Taiwanese superstar who soon followed up his standout moment (his team would fall short in the finals) with an even more surprising move. In November, Mr. Hu, known in gaming as SwordArt, announced that he was leaving his base in China, […]
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forklift
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editfork + lift
[Noun]
editforklift (plural forklifts)
1.A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved
[Synonyms]
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- fork hoist
- fork truck
- forklift truck
- lift truck
- sideloader
- stacker-truck
- tow-motor
- trailer loader
[Verb]
editforklift (third-person singular simple present forklifts, present participle forklifting, simple past and past participle forklifted)
1.To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle.
2.2009, Garry Thomas Morse, Death in Vancouver (page 49)
With bouncerly finesse, Frank forklifted his arms under Gerald's & plucked him off his stool, dragging him towards the back & the source of that incessant voice.
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hesitancy
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
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- hæsitancy (archaic)
- hesitance
[Etymology]
edithesitant + -cy
[Noun]
edithesitancy (countable and uncountable, plural hesitancies)
1.A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
vaccine hesitancy.
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Or
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
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- R&O, RO, r/o
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Cantonese or from Hebrew אור ('ór). This surname is mostly found in Hong Kong.
[Further reading]
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- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003) , “Or”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
[Proper noun]
editOr (plural Ors)
1.A surname.
[[German Low German]]
[Noun]
editOr
1.Alternative spelling of Ohr
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mulling
[[English]]
[Noun]
editmulling (plural mullings)
1.The act of one who mulls or thinks over something.
2.2001, Charles Stickney, World Enough: Travel Memoirs (page 333)
My mullings over where to go with my life, and now also where to go after Phuket island, incorporated what I saw in my everyday walks […]
[Synonyms]
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- Thesaurus:consideration
[Verb]
editmulling
1.present participle of mull
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mull
[[English]]
ipa :/mʌl/[Etymology 1]
editRelated to mill (“to grind”).
[Etymology 2]
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[Etymology 3]
editFrom Middle English molle (“rubbish”), from Middle French mol or its etymon Latin mollis.
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
editmull
1.Alternative form of molle (“rubbish”)
[[Scots]]
[Noun]
editmull (plural mulls)
1.headland
[[Swedish]]
ipa :/mɵl/[Etymology]
editFrom Old Norse mold, from Proto-Germanic *muldō (“dirt, soil”). Cognate with Icelandic mold, German Mull, Dutch moude and Gothic 𐌼̻̳̰̿ (mulda).
[Noun]
editmull c
1.mould, earth, soil
Synonym: mylla
2.dust
[References]
edit
- mull in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- mull in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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mul
[[Bakulung]]
[Noun]
editmul
1.water
[References]
edit
- Roger Blench, Jarawan Bantu: New data and its relation to Bantu (2006), page 13
[[Bouyei]]
ipa :/mu˨˦/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Tai *ʰmuːᴬ (“pig”). Cognate with Thai หมู (mǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lao ໝູ (mū), Lü ᦖᦴ (ṁuu), Tai Dam ꪢꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥧᥴ (mú), Shan မူ (mǔu), Ahom 𑜉ᜥ (muu), Zhuang mou, Nong Zhuang mu, Saek หมู่.
[Noun]
editmul
1.pig
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/ˈmul/[Etymology]
editFrom Latin mulus.
[Further reading]
edit
- “mul” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
[Noun]
editmul m (plural muls, feminine mula)
1.mule
[[Czech]]
ipa :[ˈmul][Etymology 1]
editFrom Latin mulus.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom English mull.
[Further reading]
edit
- mul in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- mul in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
[[Dalmatian]]
[Adjective]
editmul
1.bad
[Alternative forms]
edit
- mal
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin malus.
[Noun]
editmul m
1.evil
[[Danish]]
[Verb]
editmul
1.imperative of mule
[[Lower Sorbian]]
ipa :/mul/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Slavic *mulъ (“mule”), from Latin mūlus. Cognate with Polish muł, Czech mula, Serbo-Croatian mȕla, and Russian мул (mul).
[Noun]
editmul m (feminine equivalent mula)
1.mule (generic or male)
[References]
edit
- mul in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
- mul in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
[[Middle English]]
[Etymology 1]
edit
[Etymology 2]
edit
[Etymology 3]
edit
[[Old English]]
ipa :/muːl/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin mūlus.
[Noun]
editmūl m
1.mule
[[Old French]]
[Noun]
editmul m (oblique plural mus or muls, nominative singular mus or muls, nominative plural mul)
1.mule (animal)
[[Polish]]
ipa :/mul/[Etymology 1]
editFrom French moule.
[Etymology 2]
editSee the etymology of the main entry.
[Further reading]
edit
- mul in Polish dictionaries at PWN
[[Sumerian]]
[Romanization]
editmul
1.Romanization of 𒀯 (mul)
[[Tatar]]
[Adjective]
editmul
1.abundant, full
[[Volapük]]
ipa :[mul][Noun]
editmul (nominative plural muls)
1.month
[[West Frisian]]
[Etymology]
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
[Noun]
editmul c (plural mullen, diminutive multsje)
1.middle
2.waist
[[Yapese]]
[Verb]
editmul
1.to fall
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[[English]]
[Proper noun]
editMull
1.An island, the second largest in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
[[German]]
ipa :/mʊl/[Noun]
editMull m (genitive Mulles or Mulls, plural Mulle)
1.mole; mole rat or other talpid
2.gauze
[Proper noun]
editMull n (genitive Mulls)
1.Mull (an island, the second largest in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland)
[[Luxembourgish]]
ipa :/mul/[Etymology]
editFrom French moûle, from Latin musculus.
[Noun]
editMull f (plural Mullen)
1.mussel
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architect
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɑːkɪtɛkt/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “master builder”), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”).
[Noun]
editarchitect (plural architects)English Wikipedia has an article on:architectWikipedia
1.A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
Plato made the causes of things to be matter, ideas, and an efficient architect.
2.A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
Peisistratus was the first architect of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
3.2012 April 21, Jonathan Jurejko, “Newcastle 3-0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport[1]:
French winger Hatem Ben Arfa has also taken plenty of plaudits recently and he was the architect of the opening goal with some superb trickery on the left touchline.
4.(Philippines) A title given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.
[Synonyms]
edit
- architector (obsolete)
[Verb]
editarchitect (third-person singular simple present architects, present participle architecting, simple past and past participle architected)
1.(transitive) To design, plan, or orchestrate.
He architected the military coup against the government.
2.1857, Mary Andrews Denison, Gracie Amber[2]:
Dacker was his own architect, (or, as he sometimes said, he architected his own fortunes,) and his own carpenter.
3.1894 December 14, The Electrical Review[3], volume 35, page 720:
It is interesting to record that the excavating and the laying of the pipes for the mains have been done by the Corporation employés under the supervision and control of Mr. Harpur, the borough engineer, who, by the way, architected the station.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ˌɑrxiˈtɛkt/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn).
[Noun]
editarchitect m (plural architecten, diminutive architectje n, feminine architecte)
1.architect
[Synonyms]
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- bouwmeester
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five
[[Translingual]]
ipa :[ˈfɑif][Etymology]
editFrom English five
[Numeral]
editfive
1.Code word for the digit 5 in the NATO/ICAO spelling alphabet
[References]
edit
1. ^ That is, as fife, to distinguish from fire. Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications; Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status[1], 6th edition, International Civil Aviation Organization, October 2001, retrieved 23 January 2019, page §5.2.1.3, Figure 5–1
2. ^ International Maritime Organisation (2005). International Code of Signals, p. 22–23. Fourth edition, London.
[Synonyms]
editITU/IMO code word pantafive[2]
[[English]]
ipa :/faɪv/[Alternative forms]
edit
- Arabic numerals: 5 (see for numerical forms in other scripts)
- Roman numerals: V
[Anagrams]
edit
- vife
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English five, vif, fif, from Old English fīf (“five”), from Proto-West Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Germanic *fimf (“five”) (compare West Frisian fiif, Dutch vijf, German fünf, Norwegian and Swedish fem, Icelandic fimm), from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (compare Welsh pump, Latin quinque, Tocharian A päñ, Tocharian B piś, Lithuanian penki, Russian пять (pjatʹ), Albanian pesë, pêsë, Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte), Armenian հինգ (hing), Persian پنج (panj), Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca)). Doublet of cinque, punch, pimp, and Pompeii.The nasal *m in Proto-Germanic *fimf was lost through a sound change known as the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law.
[Noun]
editfive (plural fives)
1.The digit/figure 5.
He wrote a five followed by four zeroes.
2.A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency. See also fiver.
Can anyone here change a five?
3.Anything measuring five units, as length.
All the fives are over there in the corner, next to the fours.
4.A person who is five years old.
The fives and sixes will have a snack first, then the older kids.
5.Five o'clock.
See you at five.
6.A short rest, especially one of five minutes.
Take five, soldier.
7.(basketball) A basketball team, club or lineup.
[Numeral]
edit Five dotsfive
1.A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.
2.Describing a group or set with five elements.
[See also]
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[[Middle English]]
ipa :/fiːf/[Alternative forms]
edit
- fife, fif, vif, fyve
[Etymology]
editFrom Old English fīf, from Proto-West Germanic *fimf, from Proto-Germanic *fimf, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Though Old English fīf was usually indeclinable, inflected forms of it are far from unknown. Forms with final -v- originate from intervocalic voicing in these inflected forms.
[Numeral]
editfive
1.five
[[Scots]]
ipa :/faiːv/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English five, from Old English fīf, from Proto-Germanic *fimf, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.
[Numeral]
editfive
1.five
[[Walloon]]
ipa :/fiːf/[Etymology]
editFrom Old French fievre, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *fexʷris, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰris. Cognates include French fièvre and Norman fièvre.
[Noun]
editfive f (plural fives)
1.fever
2.delirium
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[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
editUS
1.The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for United States of America.
[[English]]
ipa :/juː.ɛs/[Anagrams]
edit
- SU, Su
[Etymology 1]
edit
[Etymology 2]
edit
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Us
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- SU, Su
[Noun]
editUs
1.plural of U
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out of the box
[[English]]
ipa :/æɔt əv ðə bɒks/[Alternative forms]
edit
- out-of-the-box (especially in attributive use)
[Prepositional phrase]
editout of the box
1.Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See out of, the, box.
2.(idiomatic, of a product) Immediate(ly), without intervention from the customer.
This software has to work out of the box, without any fancy installation.
3.2019 November 6, “Industry Insider: Blame the policymakers”, in Rail, page 76:
As well as trade union opposition when the new Class 195s arrived, they could not work 'out of the box' due to gauge clearance issues.
4.(idiomatic) Outside the box; unconventional(ly): outside the limits of conventional thinking.
5.2004, Deborrah Himsel, Leadership Sopranos Style: How to Become a More Effective Boss, Kaplan Publishing, →ISBN, page 135:
He started out with the rather obvious alternative of talking to Junior; Hesh’s scheme was more imaginative; and Tony’s idea of torching the restaurant really is out of the box.
6.2005, John Campbell Self, Faeries’ Dance, Cupid’s Dream, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 16:
Mom and dad didn’t have a ready answer to Mort’s out of the box idea, but Mickey did.
7.2007, Allan Wolf, Zane's Trace, Candlewick Press, →ISBN, page 63:
She: You’re not trying to think out of the box!
[References]
edit
- “out of the box”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (unconventionally): laterally, outside the box, outside of the box, OOTB
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opp
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- opp.
[Anagrams]
edit
- POP, PPO, Pop, pop, pop.
[Noun]
editopp (plural opps)
1.(slang, among criminal gangs) An opponent; an enemy.
2.2016, Bro. Lamont Charles McGee Bey, Free Da King Fate
Seeing the opps slumped in the front seats, I went for the duffel bag that was lying on the backseat.
3.2017, Y Blak Moore, Heartless (page 31)
The opps killed my man Snipes two years ago today.
4.Abbreviation of opportunity.
5.2011, Thomas Mondry, The Attack (page 29)
The two regular job opps are in Geography and Battle Planning.
[Preposition]
editopp
1.Abbreviation of opposite.
[[Livonian]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- (Courland) oppõ
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Finnic *oppidak.
[Verb]
editopp
1.learn
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Adverb]
editopp
1.up (away from earth’s centre)
[Etymology]
editFrom Old Norse upp
[References]
edit
- “opp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
ipa :/ʊpː/[Adverb]
editopp
1.up (away from earth’s centre)
[Etymology]
editFrom Old Norse upp. Akin to English up.
[References]
edit
- “opp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[[Westrobothnian]]
ipa :/ʊpː/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old Norse upp. Akin to English up.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Old Norse uppi.
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OPP
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- O.P.P., O. P. P.
[Anagrams]
edit
- POP, PPO, Pop, pop, pop.
[Noun]
editOPP (plural OPPs)
1.Initialism of other people's problems.
[Proper noun]
editOPP
1.Initialism of Ontario Provincial Police, the police force of the Canadian province of Ontario.
[See also]
edit
- Ontario Provincial Police on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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bathroom
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbɑːθ.ɹuːm/[Alternative forms]
edit
- bath room
[Etymology]
editFrom bath + room. Compare Dutch badkamer (“bathroom”), German Badezimmer (“bathroom”), Swedish badrum (“bathroom”), Faroese baðrúm (“bathroom”).
[Noun]
editbathroom (plural bathrooms)
1.A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom
Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom
Hypernym: room
2.2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
I wash in the bathroom.
3.
4.(chiefly US, South Africa, Canada, euphemistic) A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
Most Americans don't know 'WC' and many Brits mock 'bathroom' but almost everyone understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.
[References]
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1. ^ water closet, bathroom, restroom, WC, lavatory, washroom, (mens room + men ' s room), (ladies room + women ' s room + ladies ' room) at Google Ngram Viewer
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granularity
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editgranular + -ity
[Noun]
editgranularity (countable and uncountable, plural granularities)
1.(uncountable) The condition of being granular
2.(countable) The extent to which something is granular
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unquantifiable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editunquantifiable (not comparable)
1.Incapable of being quantified or precisely defined mathematically.
2.The value of being loved is unquantifiable.
[Etymology]
editun- + quantifiable
[Noun]
editunquantifiable (plural unquantifiables)
1.Something that cannot be quantified.
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onus
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈəʊnəs/[Anagrams]
edit
- Onsu, Osun, Suon, UNOS, Unos, nous, ouns
[Etymology]
editLearned borrowing from Latin onus (“burden”).
[Noun]
editonus (countable and uncountable, plural onuses or onera)
1.A legal obligation.
The onus is on the landlord to make sure the walls are protected from mildew.
2.(uncountable) Burden of proof, onus probandi.
The onus is on those who disagree with my proposal to explain why.
3.Stigma.
4.1993, Dorothy Mermin, Godiva's Ride: Women of Letters in England, 1830-1880, page 19:
Geraldine evades the onus of ambition by subordinating it to the service of her family, and escapes the onus of sexuality by bodily mutilation
5.Blame.
6.1977, Daniel Yergin, Shattered Peace: The Origins of the Cold War and the National Security State, page 6:
... what might be called "onus-shifting" — each side trying to make a record and place blame on the other for the division of Europe and the Cold War itself.
7.Responsibility; burden.
8.2000, Beatles; Brian Roylance, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, The Beatles Anthology, page 174:
The onus isn't on us to produce something great every time. The onus is on the public to decide whether they like it or not.
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology]
editLearned borrowing from Latin onus (“burden”).
[Noun]
editonus m (plural onussen or oni, diminutive onusje n)
1.burden
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ˈo.nus/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₃énh₂os from *h₃enh₂-. Cognate to Sanskrit अनस् (ánas, “heavy cart; mother; birth; offspring”). See Ancient Greek ὄνομαι (ónomai, “impugn, quarrel with”).
[Noun]
editonus n (genitive oneris); third declension
1.burden, load
2.cargo, freight
3.(figuratively) tax, tax burden
[References]
edit
- onus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- onus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- onus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- onus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Clackson, James, Indo-European Word Formation: Proceedings from the International Conference, 2002
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onu
[[Apalaí]]
[Noun]
editonu
1.eye
[[Azerbaijani]]
[Pronoun]
editonu
1.accusative of o
[[Estonian]]
[Etymology]
editVia earlier *õno from Proto-Finnic *enoi (compare Votic ono, Finnish eno, Ingrian enoi), originally a derivative from the same root as enam.
[Noun]
editonu (genitive onu, partitive onu)
1.uncle
[[Ido]]
ipa :/ˈonu/[Alternative forms]
edit
- on
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Esperanto oni, English one, French on, Spanish uno + -u.
[Pronoun]
editonu
1.one, someone, they (indefinite personal pronoun)
Onu povas vidar la steli en la nokto. ― One can see the stars in the night.
[See also]
edit Personal pronouns in Ido
[[Turkish]]
[Pronoun]
editonu
1.him, her, it (definite accusative of o)
[[Wauja]]
ipa :/ˈɨ.nu/[Etymology]
editFrom o- (3rd person possessive) + -nu (“wife”).
[Noun]
editonu (plural onunaun)
1.his wife
Wajamani oputapai paowa onupei, Apaipua onupei, paitsupalu. "Nowan, pinyupei katouhan," Yumekeju wiu, umapai Wajamani. Apaipua iya oukala ja onaatsiu, Yehinaku outsa!! Oukaka onupei, oukaka taunapai Wauja oputankan sekunya.
Wajamani gave as a wife to his nephew — as a wife to [his nephew] Apaipua — his own daughter. "My nephew, take this one as your wife," Wajamani said, referring to Yumekeju. [So] Apaipua went to fetch her from there, from the Mehinaku village! That's how [she] became his wife, and that's how she came to stay in the Wauja village long ago.
Kitsimain iya panupei sukuti yiu. Omalanyaintsa, iya kalahan, kuyekuyeju...
Irixulakume eu whun, a-MU-naun wiu. A-MU-naun whun. Iyawi yiu. Itsa kala onu katouhan.
Mepiaunwaun onu?
Mepiaunwaun onu.
[Storyteller:] First he took as his wife Sukuti (Green Parakeet Woman). After that, he took that one, Kuyekuyeju (Dusky Parrot Woman)…
That was Irixulakuma (Blue Cotinga Bird). [He] was a chief, [he] was. Chief [of his village]. He took them [in marriage]. [So] his wives were this many [holds up fingers].
[Audience member:] Two wives?
[Storyteller:] Two wives.
[References]
edit
- "Wajamani oputapai" (transcript page 21) uttered by Aruta, storyteller and elder, recounting Wauja history in the presence of his son and nephew. Recorded in Piyulaga village by E. Ireland, 4/25/96.
- "Kitsimain iya" (transcript, pp. 4-5) uttered by Aruta, storyteller and elder, as he recounted the traditional tale, "The Caiman Spirit" (Yakaojokuma). Recorded in Piyulaga village in the presence of assembled elders and others, November 1989.
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ONU
[[Catalan]]
[Proper noun]
editONU f
1.Acronym of Organització de les Nacions Unides (“UN”).
[[French]]
[Proper noun]
editONU f
1.(politics, government) Initialism of Organisation des Nations Unies = UNO; often used for UN (United Nations)
[[Italian]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- Onu
[Anagrams]
edit
- uno
[Proper noun]
editItalian Wikipedia has an article on:ONUWikipedia itONU
1.(politics, government) Initialism of Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite. (UNO (United Nations Organization))
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/ˈo.nu/[Proper noun]
editONU f
1.UN; Acronym of Organização das Nações Unidas.
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/ˈonu/[Anagrams]
edit
- uno
[Proper noun]
editONU
1.(politics, government) Initialism of Organización de las Naciones Unidas. (UN (United Nations))
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