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30661 mull [[English]] ipa :/mʌl/[Etymology 1] editRelated to mill (“to grind”). [Etymology 2] edit [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) 0 0 2008/12/15 20:22 2021/07/24 13:56 TaN
30662 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 0 0 2017/06/21 01:41 2021/07/24 13:57
30663 Mull [[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 0 0 2008/12/15 20:22 2021/07/24 13:57 TaN
30665 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] edit - bouwmeester 0 0 2021/07/24 14:44 TaN
30666 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] edit [[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 0 0 2009/01/09 20:25 2021/07/24 14:45 TaN
30670 US [[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 0 0 2009/01/09 20:18 2021/07/24 14:50 TaN
30671 Us [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - SU, Su [Noun] editUs 1.plural of U 0 0 2009/01/09 20:18 2021/07/24 14:50 TaN
30679 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 0 0 2017/08/25 12:39 2021/07/24 15:04 TaN
30688 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. 0 0 2009/03/02 14:40 2021/07/24 15:37
30689 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 0 0 2021/07/24 15:37 TaN
30692 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] edit 1. ^ water closet, bathroom, restroom, WC, lavatory, washroom, (mens room + men ' s room), (ladies room + women ' s room + ladies ' room) at Google Ngram Viewer 0 0 2009/02/03 11:17 2021/07/24 15:38 TaN
30694 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 0 0 2010/12/14 18:50 2021/07/24 15:39
30695 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. 0 0 2021/07/24 16:24 TaN
30696 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 0 0 2009/12/28 12:30 2021/07/24 16:25 TaN
30697 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. 0 0 2021/07/24 16:25 TaN
30698 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)) 0 0 2017/09/11 11:35 2021/07/24 16:25 TaN
30710 capitalism [[English]] ipa :/ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/[Etymology] editBorrowed from French capitalisme (“the condition of one who is rich”); equivalent to capital +‎ -ism. First used in English by novelist William Thackeray in 1854. [Further reading] edit - capitalism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [Noun] editcapitalism (countable and uncountable, plural capitalisms) 1.(politics) A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital. 2.(economics) An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. 3.(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state. 4.(economics, economic liberalism) An economic system based on the abstraction of resources into the form of privately owned capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state. [References] edit - capitalism at OneLook Dictionary Search - capitalism in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. - capitalism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - "capitalism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 50. [See also] edit - authoritarianism - bolshevism - Bolshevism - Bushism - Clintonism - collectivism - communism - Communism - conservatism - fascism - Fascism - Gorbachevism - individualism - Khrushchevism - Leninism - liberalism - Maoism - Marxism - Marxism-Leninism - progressivism - Reaganism - Rooseveltism - socialism - Stalinism - Thatcherism - Titoism - totalitarianism - Trotskyism - Trudeauism - Trumpism  [[Romanian]] [Etymology] editFrom French capitalisme [Noun] editcapitalism n (uncountable) 1.capitalism 0 0 2021/07/24 16:37 TaN
30716 Are [[Norwegian]] [Anagrams] edit - (Norwegian Bokmål): a-er, A-er - (Norwegian Nynorsk): are, e-ar, E-ar, -era [Etymology] editFrom Old Norse Ari, from ari (“eagle”). [Further reading] edit - Are on the Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia.Wikipedia nb - Are on the Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia.Wikipedia nn [Proper noun] editAre 1.A male given name. 0 0 2009/04/03 22:33 2021/07/24 16:39 TaN
30717 ARE [[Translingual]] [Symbol] editARE 1.The ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for the United Arab Emirates. [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - 'ear, Aer, EAR, ERA, REA, Rae, Rea, aer-, aër-, ear, era, rea [Noun] editARE (plural AREs) 1.Initialism of advance reader’s edition. 0 0 2021/04/23 10:03 2021/07/24 16:39 TaN
30719 permissive [[English]] [Adjective] editpermissive (comparative more permissive, superlative most permissive) 1.Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient 2.1962 October, “Talking of Trains: The collisions at Connington”, in Modern Railways, page 232: "Permissive" working allows more than one train to be in a block section at one time but trains must be run at low speed in order to stop on sight behind the train in front. Such working is often authorised to allow freight trains to "bunch" together to await a path through a bottleneck instead of being strung out over several block sections, as would be necessary if absolute working were in force. 3.(of a footpath) open to the public by permission of the landowner 4.(biology) That allows the replication of viruses Antonym: nonpermissive [Anagrams] edit - impressive [Etymology] editFrom French permissif [[French]] ipa :/pɛʁ.mi.siv/[Adjective] editpermissive 1.feminine singular of permissif [[German]] [Adjective] editpermissive 1.inflection of permissiv: 1.strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular 2.strong nominative/accusative plural 3.weak nominative all-gender singular 4.weak accusative feminine/neuter singular [[Italian]] [Adjective] editpermissive 1.feminine plural of permissivo 0 0 2017/09/07 17:10 2021/07/24 16:39 TaN
30722 net neutrality [[English]] [Noun] editnet neutrality (uncountable) 1.Alternative form of network neutrality 0 0 2021/07/24 16:41 TaN
30723 neutrality [[English]] ipa :/njuːˈtɹæləti/[Etymology] editFrom Middle French neutralité, from Medieval Latin neutralitasMorphologically neutral +‎ -ity [Noun] editneutrality (usually uncountable, plural neutralities) 1.The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side. 2.1709, Joseph Addison, The Tatler. Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects. Synonyms: indifferent, on the fence 3.(obsolete) Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad. 4.1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World There is no health; physicians say that we At best enjoy but a neutrality. 5.(chemistry): The quality or state of being neutral. 6.(international law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers. 7.Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states. [See also] edit - net neutrality - network neutrality - internet neutrality - NN 0 0 2021/07/24 16:42 TaN
30724 antitrust [[English]] [Adjective] editantitrust (not comparable) 1.(law) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation. The regulators used antitrust laws to block the merger, believing it would eliminate competition. 2.2014 March 15, “Turn it off”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8878: If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry. [Etymology] editFrom anti- +‎ trust. [See also] edit - antimonopoly [[French]] [Adjective] editantitrust (plural antitrusts) 1.antitrust [Etymology] editFrom anti- +‎ trust. [[Portuguese]] [Adjective] editantitrust (invariable, comparable) 1.Alternative form of antitruste 0 0 2021/06/30 17:22 2021/07/24 16:42 TaN
30726 bullet [[English]] ipa :/ˈbʊl.ɪt/[Etymology 1] editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:bulletWikipedia Three bullets (2)From Middle French boulette. [Etymology 2] editFrom bull +‎ -let. [[Danish]] ipa :/bulət/[Etymology] editBorrowed from English bullet, from Middle French [Term?]. [Noun] editbullet (plural indefinite bullets, no definite forms) 1.(typography) bullet (a printed symbol, e.g. •, used for marking items in a list) [from 1994] [Synonyms] edit - punkttegn [[Latin]] [Verb] editbullet 1.third-person singular present active subjunctive of bullō [[Northern Sami]] ipa :/ˈpuːlleh(t)/[Verb] editbūllet 1.inflection of buollit: 1.third-person plural present indicative 2.second-person singular past indicative 3.second-person plural imperative 0 0 2010/07/16 21:18 2021/07/24 16:44
30727 bullet point [[English]] [Noun] editbullet point (plural bullet points) 1.The symbol, typically a solid circle, that marks each item in a bullet list. 2.An item in a list of similar items. 3.2009, Michael Marshall, Bad Things, →ISBN, page 29: Panic is immune to debate, to analysis, to earnest and cognitively therapeutic bullet points. 4.2011, Julie Gray, Write an Irresistible CV, →ISBN: Go through your employment history and pull out all the bullet points that demonstrate the five skills you have prioritized. [Synonyms] edit - bullet 0 0 2021/07/24 16:44 TaN
30731 administration [[English]] ipa :/ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/[Etymology] editFrom Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administratio, from administrare; see administer; compare French administration. [Noun] editadministration (usually uncountable, plural administrations) 1.(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction. 2.(countable) A body that administers; the executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain. Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies. 3.(uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation. the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament. oral administration of insulin 4.(uncountable, business) Management. 5.(uncountable, law, Britain) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision. The company went into voluntary administration last week. [References] edit - administration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. [Synonyms] edit The terms below need to be checked and allocated to the definitions (senses) of the headword above. Each term should appear in the sense for which it is appropriate. For synonyms and antonyms you may use the templates {{syn|en|...}} or {{ant|en|...}}. - supervision, conduct, management, regulation, organization, governing [[French]] ipa :/ad.mi.nis.tʁa.sjɔ̃/[Etymology] editFrom Old French administration, from Latin administratio. [Further reading] edit - “administration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language). [Noun] editadministration f (plural administrations) 1.management (administration; the process or practice of managing) [[Interlingua]] [Noun] editadministration (plural administrationes) 1.administration (act of administering) [[Swedish]] [Noun] editadministration c 1.administration [Synonyms] edit - förvaltning 0 0 2010/02/02 14:09 2021/07/24 18:35
30732 discriminatorily [[English]] [Adverb] editdiscriminatorily (comparative more discriminatorily, superlative most discriminatorily) 1.In a discriminatory manner. [Etymology] editdiscriminatory +‎ -ly 0 0 2021/07/24 18:37 TaN
30733 collusive [[English]] [Adjective] editcollusive (comparative more collusive, superlative most collusive) 1.secretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose [Anagrams] edit - colluvies [[Italian]] [Adjective] editcollusive 1.feminine plural of collusivo 0 0 2021/07/24 18:37 TaN
30738 Early [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - Arely, Arley, Layer, Leary, Raley, Rayle, layer, leary, re-lay, relay [Proper noun] editEarly (plural Earlys) 1.A surname​. [Statistics] edit - According to the 2010 United States Census, Early is the 2578th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14014 individuals. Early is most common among White (73.23%) and Black/African American (21.45%) individuals. 0 0 2021/07/24 18:40 TaN
30739 excessive [[English]] ipa :/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/[Adjective] editexcessive (comparative more excessive, superlative most excessive) The jewel chest of Louis XIV that as an excessive amount ornaments even for Baroque art, from 1676, in the Louvre 1.Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate. Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive. [Antonyms] edit - insufficient - deficient [Etymology] editFrom Middle French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus [Synonyms] edit - See also Thesaurus:excessive [[French]] ipa :/ɛk.sɛ.siv/[Adjective] editexcessive 1.feminine singular of excessif [[Interlingua]] [Adjective] editexcessive (comparative plus excessive, superlative le plus excessive) 1.excessive [[Latin]] [Adjective] editexcessīve 1.vocative masculine singular of excessīvus 0 0 2021/07/24 18:40 TaN
30740 undone [[English]] ipa :/ʌnˈdʌn/[Anagrams] edit - nouned [Etymology 1] editFrom un- +‎ done. [Etymology 2] editFrom Middle English undon, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-Germanic *andadōnaz, past participle of *andadōną (“to undo”), equivalent to undo +‎ -en (past participle ending). Cognate with Dutch ontdaan (“stripped, undone, upset”). 0 0 2008/12/16 11:27 2021/07/24 18:41 TaN
30741 undo [[English]] ipa :/ʌnˈduː/[Anagrams] edit - udon [Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English undōn, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-Germanic *andadōną (“to undo”), equivalent to un- +‎ do. Cognate with West Frisian ûndwaan, ûntdwaan (“to undo; rid”), Dutch ontdoen (“to undo”). [Etymology 2] edit [Further reading] edit - undo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [References] edit 1. ^ “undo”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. [[Latin]] ipa :/ˈun.doː/[Etymology] editFrom unda (“a wave”) [References] edit - undo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press - undo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers - undo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette - Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[3], London: Macmillan and Co. - a thing finds credence, is credible: aliquid fidem habet (vid. also fides under sect. VII., History) redound in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. [Verb] editundō (present infinitive undāre, perfect active undāvī, supine undātum); first conjugation 1.I rise in waves. 2.I overflow with, abound in. 3.I wave, undulate. [[Lindu]] [Noun] editundo 1.flattery 0 0 2021/07/24 18:41 TaN
30747 muscular [[English]] ipa :/ˈmʌ.skjʊl.ə/[Adjective] editmuscular (comparative more muscular, superlative most muscular) 1.(relational) Of, relating to, or connected with muscles. 2.1912 February–July, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Under the Moons of Mars”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., OCLC 17392886; republished as “The Escape of the Dead”, in A Princess of Mars, Chicago, Ill.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg & Co., 1917, OCLC 419578288, page 18: It was an effort of the mind, of the will, of the nerves; not muscular, for I could not move even so much as my little finger, but none the less mighty for all that. 3.Brawny, thewy, having strength. Synonyms: athletic, beefy, brawny, husky, lusty, muscled, muscly, powerful, strapping, strong 4.1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave Two. The First of the Three Spirits.”, in A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, London: Chapman & Hall, […], OCLC 55746801, page 43: It was a strange figure—like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man, [...] The arms were very long and muscular; the hands the same, as if its hold were of uncommon strength. 5.Having large, well-developed muscles. Synonyms: beefy, brawny, buff, husky, musclebound, muscled, muscly, powerfully built, swole, well-built 6.(figuratively) Robust, strong. Synonym: vigorous 7.2014 July 9, Samanth Subramanian, “India after English?”, in The New York Review of Books‎[1], archived from the original on 10 September 2019: Future prime ministers may struggle to replicate the sort of muscular countrywide support that [Narendra] Modi was able to earn. 8.Full-bodied muscular wine [Etymology] editLate 17th century from musculous +‎ -ar. [References] edit - “muscular”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. - “muscular”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary. [See also] edit - myo- [[Catalan]] ipa :/mus.kuˈla/[Adjective] editmuscular (masculine and feminine plural musculars) 1.muscular (of, relating to, or connected with muscles) [Etymology] editBorrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin mūsculāris [Further reading] edit - “muscular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans. - “muscular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana. - “muscular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. - “muscular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. [[Galician]] [Adjective] editmuscular m or f (plural musculares) 1.muscular (of, relating to, or connected with muscles) [Further reading] edit - “muscular” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy. [[Interlingua]] [Adjective] editmuscular (not comparable) 1.muscular [[Portuguese]] ipa :/muʃ.ku.ˈlaɾ/[Adjective] editmuscular m or f (plural musculares, comparable) 1.muscular (of or relating to muscles) [Etymology] editBorrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin mūsculāris [[Romanian]] [Adjective] editmuscular m or n (feminine singular musculară, masculine plural musculari, feminine and neuter plural musculare) 1.muscular [Etymology] editFrom French musculaire [[Spanish]] ipa :/muskuˈlaɾ/[Adjective] editmuscular (plural musculares) 1.muscular (of, relating to, or connected with muscles) [Etymology] editBorrowed from Medieval Latin or New Latin mūsculāris [Further reading] edit - “muscular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014. 0 0 2021/05/11 08:36 2021/07/24 18:45 TaN
30749 lobbyist [[English]] ipa :/ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/[Etymology] editFrom lobby +‎ -ist [Noun] editlobbyist (plural lobbyists) 1.A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result. [[Dutch]] [Etymology] editFrom lobbyen +‎ -ist [Noun] editlobbyist m (plural lobbyisten, diminutive lobbyistje n) 1.lobbyist [[Romanian]] ipa :/lo.biˈist/[Etymology] editBorrowed from English lobbyist. [Noun] editlobbyist m (plural lobbyiști, feminine equivalent lobbyistă) 1.lobbyist [References] edit - lobbyist in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) 0 0 2021/07/24 18:46 TaN
30752 knee-cap [[English]] [Noun] editknee-cap (plural knee-caps) 1.Alternative spelling of kneecap 0 0 2021/07/13 22:23 2021/07/24 18:48 TaN
30753 kneecapping [[English]] [Noun] editkneecapping (countable and uncountable, plural kneecappings) 1.The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists. The mafiosi punished the informer by giving him a kneecapping. Five kneecappings have been reported this month. 0 0 2021/07/13 22:23 2021/07/24 18:48 TaN
30754 kneecap [[English]] ipa :/ˈniːˌkæp/[Etymology] editknee +‎ cap [Noun] editkneecap (plural kneecaps) 1.(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee. Synonyms: kneepan, patella, rotula, scutum 2.(roofing) A metal cover trim that fits over a panel rib after it has been cut and bent. 3.A cap or strong covering for the knees, used chiefly for horses, to protect their knees in case of a fall. [Verb] editkneecap (third-person singular simple present kneecaps, present participle kneecapping, simple past and past participle kneecapped) 1.(transitive) To destroy the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists. 2.2020, Liam Kennedy, Who Was Responsible for the Troubles?, McGill-Queen's Press (→ISBN), page 109: The Sinn Féin press officer Richard McAuley freely admitted, “Back four or five years ago, people were getting kneecapped who should not have been kneecapped.” 0 0 2021/07/13 22:23 2021/07/24 18:48 TaN
30755 knee [[English]] ipa :/niː/[Anagrams] edit - Enke, Keen, keen, kene, kène, neek [Etymology] editFrom Middle English kne, from Old English cnēow, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą (compare Low German Knee, Dutch knie, German Knie, Danish knæ, Norwegian kne, Swedish knä), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-o-m, a thematic derivative of *ǵónu. Cognate with Hittite 𒄀𒉡 (genu), Latin genū, Tocharian A kanweṃ (dual), Tocharian B kenī, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”), γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), Old Armenian ծունր (cunr), Avestan 𐬲ଥ଎ନ‎ (žnum), Sanskrit जानु (jā́nu).The obsolete plural kneen is from Middle English kneen, knen, kneon, kneuwene. [Noun] editknee (plural knees or (obsolete or dialectal) kneen) 1.In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell. 2.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, book II, canto V, page 249: He made him ſtoup perforce vnto his knee, / And doe vnwilling worſhip to the Saint, / That on his ſhield depainted he did ſee […] 3.In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans. 4.The part of a garment that covers the knee. 5.(shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent. 6.1980, Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 41 Deck beams were supported by hanging knees, triangular pieces of wood typically found underneath the timbers they are designed to support, but in this case found above them. 7.An act of kneeling on one knee, typically to acknowledge an injury, sacrifice or otherwise to show respect. After Kyle went down hard on the ice, both teams took a knee as he was carried off on a stretcher. 8.(archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy. 9.circa 1605, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, Act III, scene iii, line 36 Give them title, knee, and approbation. To make a knee. 10.Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point. the knee of a graph 11.A blow made with the knee; a kneeing. [Verb] editknee (third-person singular simple present knees, present participle kneeing, simple past and past participle kneed) 1.(transitive, archaic) To kneel to. 2.1605: I could as well be brought / To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg / To keep base life afoot. — William Shakespeare, King Lear II.ii 3.(transitive) To poke or strike with the knee. 4.(reflexive) To move on the knees; to use the knees to move. 5.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 489: Hassan kneed himself up, over, in, soundlessly, feet on floor, knife out, eyes like blunter knife trying to cut darkness. [[Middle English]] [Noun] editknee 1.Alternative form of kne [[Norwegian Nynorsk]] ipa :/²kneːə/[Etymology] editFrom the noun kne n (“knee”). [Noun] editknee n 1.(Midlandsnormalen) definite singular of kne [References] edit - “knee” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. [Verb] editknee (present tense knear, past tense knea, past participle knea, passive infinitive kneast, present participle kneande, imperative kne) 1.(intransitive) to kneel, to fall on one's knees Synonym: knele 2.(intransitive) to walk on one's knees 3.(transitive) to poke or strike with the knee 0 0 2021/07/24 18:48 TaN
30756 Knee [[Central Franconian]] ipa :/kneː/[Alternative forms] edit - Knie (southern Moselle Franconian) [Etymology] editFrom Old High German kneo. [Noun] editKnee n (plural Knee or Kneen) 1.(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) knee 0 0 2021/07/24 18:48 TaN
30762 Melville [[English]] [Further reading] edit - Melville at OneLook Dictionary Search [Proper noun] editMelville (countable and uncountable, plural Melvilles) 1.(countable) A Scottish habitational surname, from Old French of Norman origin, from Malleville in Normandy. 2.A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa 0 0 2017/02/13 11:02 2021/07/24 18:56 TaN
30767 untether [[English]] [Etymology] editun- +‎ tether [Verb] edituntether (third-person singular simple present untethers, present participle untethering, simple past and past participle untethered) 1.(transitive) To undo by removing a tether. 0 0 2021/07/24 18:59 TaN
30770 in concert [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - centricon, centrocin [Prepositional phrase] editin concert 1.Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in,‎ concert. 2.Acting together [Synonyms] edit - in common cause 0 0 2012/01/02 18:29 2021/07/26 09:13
30773 understate [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - undertaste [Antonyms] edit - overstate, exaggerate [Etymology] editunder- +‎ state [Synonyms] edit - (state with lack of emphasis): trivialize [Verb] editunderstate (third-person singular simple present understates, present participle understating, simple past and past participle understated) 1.(transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay. 2.(transitive) To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony. 3.To state a quantity that is too low. 0 0 2021/05/12 08:53 2021/07/26 09:14 TaN
30776 disclaim [[English]] ipa :/dɪsˈkleɪm/[Anagrams] edit - limacids, milacids [Etymology] editFrom Anglo-Norman disclaimer, from Old French desclamer (French: déclamer), des- + clamer. [Synonyms] edit - (renounce all claim to): disavow, disown, repudiate, renounce; See also Thesaurus:repudiate - (deny as a claim): refuse - (relinquish or deny having a claim): [Verb] editdisclaim (third-person singular simple present disclaims, present participle disclaiming, simple past and past participle disclaimed) 1.To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject. 2.1697, John Dryden translating Virgil, Aeneid Book VII He calls the gods to witness their offence; / Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence. 3.1755, Hugh Farmer, Essay on the Demoniacs of the New Testament He disclaims the authority of Jesus. 4.1901, W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw "I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation." 5.To deny, as a claim; to refuse. 6.1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity[1]: The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed. 7.(law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office. (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?) 0 0 2021/07/26 09:14 TaN
30780 hold it [[English]] [Synonyms] edit - (stop): hang on, hold up - (to wait to excrete): [Verb] edithold it (third-person singular simple present holds it, present participle holding it, simple past and past participle held it) 1.(imperative) Wait a minute; stop. Hold it. What did you say his name was? 2.To wait to excrete when one needs to. Can't you hold it until the next gas station? 3.Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold,‎ it. 0 0 2021/07/26 09:17 TaN
30781 hold to [[English]] [Further reading] edit - “hold to”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. - “hold to”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary. - “hold to” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. - “hold to” (US) / “hold to” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. [Verb] edithold to (third-person singular simple present holds to, present participle holding to, simple past held to, past participle held to or (archaic) holden to) 1.To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.). I do not hold to their radical opinions. 2.To adhere strongly to (a conviction, story, etc.). to hold to one's original story Despite contrary admonitions, they held to their fundamentalist Christian views. 3.To compel (someone) to remain faithful to (a commitment, moral standard, etc.). Jill holds her grandfather to her own standards and finds them wanting. 0 0 2021/07/26 09:17 TaN
30785 initial public offering [[English]] [Noun] editinitial public offering (plural initial public offerings) 1.(business, finance) The first offering to members of the public of stock in a company, normally followed by a listing of that stock on a stock exchange. [Synonyms] edit - float - go public 0 0 2021/07/26 09:19 TaN
30790 contrast [[English]] ipa :/ˈkɒntɹɑːst/[Etymology] editFrom French contraster, from Italian contrastare (“to resist", "to withstand”), from Vulgar Latin *contrāstāre, from Latin contrā (“against”) + stō, stāre (“to stand”) [Noun] editcontrast (countable and uncountable, plural contrasts) 1.(countable) A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable. 1.(uncountable) The degree of this difference. The red and the orange don't have much contrast between them — I can hardly tell them apart. 2.(countable) A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.(countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts. Israel is a country of many contrasts. - 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter I, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 731476803: The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it. - 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 11: ... there is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast.(countable, uncountable, rhetoric) Antithesis. [See also] edit - compare [Verb] editcontrast (third-person singular simple present contrasts, present participle contrasting, simple past and past participle contrasted) 1.(transitive) To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between. 2.(intransitive) To form a contrast. Foreground and background strongly contrast. 3.1845, Charles Lyell, Lyell's Travels in North America The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. [[Catalan]] ipa :/konˈtɾast/[Etymology] editFrom contrastar, attested from the 14th century.[1] [Further reading] edit - “contrast” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans. - “contrast” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. - “contrast” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. [Noun] editcontrast m (plural contrasts or contrastos) 1.contrast [References] edit 1. ^ “contrast” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana. [[Dutch]] ipa :/kɔnˈtrɑst/[Etymology] editBorrowed from French contraste, from Middle French contraste, from Italian contrasto. [Noun] editcontrast n (plural contrasten, diminutive contrastje n) 1.A contrast. Synonym: tegenstelling [[Romanian]] [Etymology] editFrom French contraste. [Noun] editcontrast n (plural contraste) 1.contrast 0 0 2010/05/15 15:16 2021/07/26 09:22
30793 egregious [[English]] ipa :/ɪˈɡɹiː.dʒəs/[Adjective] editegregious (comparative more egregious, superlative most egregious) 1.conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense. The student has made egregious errors on the examination. 2.16thC, Christopher Marlowe, Ignoto, I cannot cross my arms, or sigh "Ah me," / "Ah me forlorn!" egregious foppery! / I cannot buss thy fill, play with thy hair, / Swearing by Jove, "Thou art most debonnaire!" 3.c1605, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, Act 2, Scene 3, My lord, you give me most egregious indignity. 4.22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1] When the goal is simply to be as faithful as possible to the material—as if a movie were a marriage, and a rights contract the vow—the best result is a skillful abridgment, one that hits all the important marks without losing anything egregious. 5.2014 January 21, Hermione Hoby, “Julia Roberts interview for August: Osage County – 'I might actually go to hell for this ...': Julia Roberts reveals why her violent, Oscar-nominated performance in August: Osage County made her feel 'like a terrible person' [print version: 'I might actually go to hell for this ...' (18 January 2014, p. R4)]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)‎[2]: She's sitting opposite a window that's gently breezing into her face, wafting her hair into cover-girl perfection ... It's a little moment that seems to encapsulate her appeal: ... her gorgeousness being so egregious that even breezes oblige with their tousle-fanning effects ... 6.Outrageously bad; shocking. 7.1601, Ben Jonson, Poetaster or The Arraignment: […], London: […] [R. Bradock] for M[atthew] L[ownes] […], published 1602, OCLC 316392309, Act III, scene iv: Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […] [Etymology] editFrom Latin ēgregius, from e- (“out of”), + grex (“flock”), + English adjective suffix -ous, from Latin suffix -osus (“full of”); reflecting the positive connotations of "standing out from the flock". 0 0 2009/04/03 15:53 2021/07/26 09:32 TaN
30797 four [[Translingual]] ipa :[ˈfo.ə][Etymology] editFrom English four [Numeral] editfour 1.Code word for the digit 4 in the NATO/ICAO spelling alphabet [References] edit 1. ^ To distinguish from for. 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 kartefour[2] [[English]] ipa :/fɔː/[Anagrams] edit - Rufo, furo, rouf, rufo-, uORF [Etymology] editFrom Middle English four, from Old English fēower, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from previous pre-Grimm *petwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of *kʷetwóres. Doublet of cuatro and quatre. [Noun] editfour (countable and uncountable, plural fours) 1.(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof. 2.(countable) Anything measuring four units, as length. Do you have any more fours? I want to make this a little taller. 3.A person who is four years old. I'll take the threes, fours and fives and go to the playground. 4.(cricket, countable) An event in which the batsmen run four times between the wickets or, more often, a batsman hits a ball which bounces on the ground before passing over a boundary, resulting in an award of 4 runs for the batting team. If the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary, a six is awarded instead. 5.(basketball, countable) A power forward. 6.(rowing) Four-man sweep racing shell, with or without a coxswain. 1.The shell itself. The team bought a new four last season. 2.The crew rowing in a four boat. Our four won both races. 3.(colloquial) A regatta event for four boats. We got third place in the varsity four.(obsolete) A four-pennyworth of spirits. - 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, IV: I was a-strollin' down, thinkin' between ourselves how uncommon handy a four of gin hot would be, when suddenly the glint of a light caught my eye in the window of that same house. [Numeral] editfour 1.A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••) There are four seasons: winter, spring, summer and autumn. 2.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage: A Novel, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, OCLC 6868219: Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen. 3.Describing a set or group with four elements. [[French]] ipa :/fuʁ/[Etymology] editFrom Old French forn, from Latin furnus, from Proto-Italic *fornos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰr̥-nós, from *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”). [Further reading] edit - “four” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language). [Noun] editfour m (plural fours) 1.oven 2.stove 3.flop [[Istriot]] [Adverb] editfour 1.out, outside [Etymology] editFrom Latin foris, foras. Compare Italian fuori, Friulian fûr, Dalmatian fure, Venetian fora. [Preposition] editfour 1.out, outside [[Middle English]] ipa :/ˈføːwər/[Alternative forms] edit - fore, feour, fower, fowwre, foure, fowr, vour [Etymology] editFrom Old English feōwer [Numeral] editfour 1.four 2.c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[2], published c. 1410, Apocalips 6:8, page 119r, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010: ⁊ lo a pale hoꝛs .· and þe name was deþ to him þat ſat on hym and helle ſuede him / and power was ȝouen to him on foure partis of þe erþe .· to ſle with ſwerd / ⁊ wiþ hungur / ⁊ wiþ deþ / ⁊ wiþ beeſtis of þe erþe And lo! A pale horse, and the name was Death for who that sat on him, and hell trailed him. And power was given to him over four parts of the earth, to slay with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the earth's creatures. [[Norman]] [Alternative forms] edit - fou (Jersey) [Etymology] editFrom Old French forn, from Latin furnus. [Noun] editfour m (plural fours) 1.(Guernsey) oven [[Walloon]] [Noun] editfour m (plural fours) 1.hay 0 0 2009/01/09 20:22 2021/07/26 09:40 TaN
30806 across the board [[English]] [Alternative forms] edit - across-the-board [Etymology] editOriginated with horse racing, where an "across the board" bet was one which covered first, second and third on the betting board. [Prepositional phrase] editacross the board 1.(idiomatic) Pertaining to all categories or things. 2.1949, United States Congress Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Hearings: […] in favor of a straight across-the-board salary increase […] 3.1983, A. Premchard, Government Budgeting and Expenditure: Theory and Practice: A common technique (variously known as an emergency brake or meat axe budgeting) used by governments is across-the-board cuts; 4.1998, Shahid Javed Burki, Guillermo Perry, Beyond the Washington Consensus: Institutions Matter: Chile provides the region's best example of a country that has successfully reformed its core public administration across the board. 5.(gambling) Having an equal amount staked on a competitor placing first, second, or third. 6.(chess) Of a move or sequence of play, made in response to developments occurring in the game, as opposed to pre-planned or according to theory. 0 0 2021/07/26 09:53 TaN

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