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as a matter of law
[[English]]
[Prepositional phrase]
editas a matter of law
1.(law) Legally; according to the law.
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discretionary
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪˈskɹɛʃən(ə)ɹi/[Adjective]
editdiscretionary (comparative more discretionary, superlative most discretionary)
1.Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
discretionary income
discretionary powers
2.2020 May 6, Prof. Andrew McNaughton, “Time to challenge some sacred philosophies of recent years”, in Rail, page 32:
The new normal: Will demand quickly return to pre-COVID levels?
Unlikely, if only because with the country (and the world) in deep recession, many younger people will be in serious financial difficulty. A lack of disposable income simply won't allow them much discretionary travel.
[Etymology]
editdiscretion + -ary (“pertaining to”). Compare French discrétionnaire.
[Synonyms]
edit
- at one's discretion
- elective
- optional
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send out
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- deutons, outsend, snouted, undoest
[Noun]
editsend out (plural send outs)
1.A send off; a farewell celebration.
2.(computing) A networking broadcast transmission.
3.A shout out; an appreciative public mention of someone.
[Related terms]
edit
- send out for
[Verb]
editsend out (third-person singular simple present sends out, present participle sending out, simple past and past participle sent out)
1.To issue, dispatch or transmit.Translations[edit]dispatch, issue
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chairperson
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editchair + person, after chairman and chairwoman.
[Noun]
editchairperson (plural chairpersons or chairpeople)
1.A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
She was the chairperson of the board and she presided over the meeting.
[Synonyms]
edit
- chair
- presiding officer, presider
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emeritus
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪˈmɛɹɪtəs/[Adjective]
editemeritus (not comparable, feminine singular emerita, masculine plural emeriti, feminine plural emeritae)
1.(postpositive) Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.
professor emeritus
pontiff emeritus
2.1912, Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction, Report, page 250:
The board has thus far met this problem by electing teachers unable to perform regular service as teachers emeriti, although this is only a temporary arrangement and committees of the teachers and the board are now considering the feasibility of the establishment of the retirement fund.
3.1958, Harvard Alumni Association, Bulletin, volume 61, page 376:
But there are also two women professors emeritae, nine clinical professors, 24 lecturers, three visiting lecturers, nine associates, 55 instructors, one tutor, 84 teaching fellows, 121 women members of research staffs, 39 assistants, and variously talented holders of otherwise unclassifiable posts.
4.2004, Shambhala Sun, volume 13, page 226:
JOAN SUTHERLAND is a Zen teacher and a translator of Chinese and Japanese. She is a co-founder of Pacific Zen Institute, where she is now senior teacher emerita.
5.2006, Princeton University Press, Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 107:
Keller, the first woman to be granted tenure at Princeton, is one of a small but growing number of professors emeritae.
6.2008, Lepionka, Mary Ellen, Writing and Developing Your College Textbook, second edition, Atlantic Path Publishing, →ISBN, page 53:
Retired professors emeriti, junior or adjunct faculty, community college instructors, and transplanted or unknown scholars with exotic names, for example, may find themselves disadvantaged in the competition for textbook authorship (though not necessarily for other kinds of books).
7.2013 February 26, Gaia Pianigiani; Elisabetta Povoledo, “Benedict XVI to Be Known as Emeritus in Retirement”, in New York Times[1]:
Pope Benedict XVI will keep the name Benedict XVI and become the Roman pontiff emeritus or pope emeritus, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, putting an end to days of speculation on how the pope will be addressed once he ceases to be the leader of the world’s 1.1 billion Roman Catholics on Thursday.
8.2020, Michael Miller, transl., How the Catholic Church Can Restore Our Culture, 2019, EWTN Publishing, Inc., translation of Vom Nine-Eleven unseres Glaubens by Georg Gänswein, →ISBN:
Applied to the decision to resign, I read the formula this way: It was fitting, because Pope Benedict realized he was losing the strength necessary for his arduous office. He could do it, because long before, he had already thought out theologically, in a groundbreaking way, the possibility of popes emeriti in the future. And so then he did it.
[Anagrams]
edit
- semitrue, user time
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin emeritus (“earned; served”).
[Further reading]
edit
- emeritus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
editemeritus (plural emeriti, feminine emerita)
1.A person retired in this sense.
2.1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita:
Oh, you veteran crime reporter, you grave old usher, you once popular policeman, now in solitary confinement after gracing that school crossing for years, you wretched emeritus read to by a boy!
[[German]]
ipa :[eˈmeːʁitʊs][Adjective]
editemeritus (not comparable)
1.emeritus
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin emeritus.
[Further reading]
edit
- “emeritus” in Duden online
[[Latin]]
[Etymology]
editPerfect passive participle of ēmereō (“earn, merit”).
[Participle]
editēmeritus (feminine ēmerita, neuter ēmeritum); first/second-declension participle
1.earned, merited, having been earned.
2.served, having done one's service.
[References]
edit
- emeritus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- emeritus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- emeritus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- emeritus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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owe
[[English]]
ipa :/əʊ/[Anagrams]
edit
- woe
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English owen, from Old English āgan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe (“to possess, own”), reduplicated stative of *h₂eyḱ- (“to own”). See also own, ought.
[Verb]
editowe (third-person singular simple present owes, present participle owing, simple past owed or (archaic) ought, past participle owed or (archaic) own)
1.(transitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
2.1596-99, Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I, scene i:
[…] To you, Antonio,
I owe the most, in money and in love;
And from your love I have a warranty
To unburden all my plots and purposes
How to get clear of all the debts I owe.
3.1854, Charles Dickens, Hard Times, Chapter 7:
He inherited a fair fortune from his uncle, but owed it all before he came into it, and spent it twice over immediately afterwards.
4.(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
5.(transitive) To have as a cause; used with to.
The record owes its success to the outstanding guitar solos.
[[Avava]]
[Further reading]
edit
- Terry Crowley et al, The Avava Language of Central Malakula (Vanuatu) (2006)
[Noun]
editowe
1.water
[[Middle English]]
[Pronoun]
editowe
1.Alternative form of yow
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ˈɔ.vɛ/[Pronoun]
editowe
1.nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ów
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news ticker
[[English]]
[Noun]
editnews ticker (plural news tickers)
1.A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape.
2.1929, Alliston Cragg, Understanding the stock market: a handbook for the investor:
Supplementing the quotation tickers are the news tickers. These operate on the same principle as the former, but print current news having stock market value on a band of paper about six inches wide.
3.Any device for displaying incoming news stories.
My new cell phone has a news ticker feature.
4.A line of text that moves across the lower part of a television screen or monitor, showing the latest news.
[See also]
edit
- stock ticker
[Synonyms]
edit
- (line of text on screen): news crawl
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staffer
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- affrets, restaff
[Etymology]
editstaff + -er
[Noun]
editstaffer (plural staffers)
1.A member of a staff.
The politician had a staffer send out the prepared statement.
[[French]]
ipa :/sta.fɑ̃/[Etymology]
editstaff + -er.
[Further reading]
edit
- “staffer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Verb]
editstaffer
1.(transitive) to cover with staff (the building material)
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as much as possible
[[English]]
[Adverb]
editas much as possible (not comparable)
1.As much as is possible.
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flexibility
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪlɪti[Etymology]
editFrom French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“I bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity.
[Noun]
editflexibility (countable and uncountable, plural flexibilities)
1.The quality of being flexible; suppleness; pliability.
2.2020 December 2, Philip Haigh, “A winter of discontent caused by threat of union action”, in Rail, page 63:
Whether redundancies come and whether they result in industrial action remains to be seen, but it's clear that the RMT is not prepared to show any flexibility towards rail companies.
3.The quality of having options.
I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast.
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ped
[[English]]
ipa :/pɛd/[Anagrams]
edit
- DEP, DPE, EDP, EPD, PDE, Pde, dep, dep., dép
[Etymology 1]
editClipping of pedestrian.
[Etymology 2]
editMiddle English. See peddler.
[Etymology 3]
editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:pedWikipedia (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
[Etymology 4]
editClipping of moped.
[[Slovene]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Slavic *pędь.
[Further reading]
edit
- “ped”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
[Noun]
editpẹ̑d f
1.span (unit of length)
[[Swedish]]
ipa :/peːd/[Anagrams]
edit
- PDE
[Etymology]
editClipping of velociped. Compare the development to Danish bil, which is derived from automobil.
[Noun]
editped m or n
1.(dialectal, Ostrobothnia) bicycle
2.2018, Rickard Eklund (lyrics and music), “Tuva”, in (ätt)[1]:
Åså to an piede å for ut i räine
And then he took his bike and went out in the rain
Synonym: cykel
[References]
edit
- ped in Ordbok över Finlands svenska folkmål, Institute for the Languages of Finland.
[[Turkish]]
ipa :/ped/[Noun]
editped (definite accusative pedi, plural pedler)
1.sanitary towel, sanitary napkin
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PED
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- DEP, DPE, EDP, EPD, PDE, Pde, dep, dep., dép
[Further reading]
edit
- platform edge doors on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
editPED (countable and uncountable, plural PEDs)
1.(rail transport) Initialism of platform edge door.
2.(veterinary) Initialism of porcine epidemic diarrhoea.
3.Initialism of personal electronic device, usually an electronic smartphone or other media or game-playing device.
4.Initialism of performance-enhancing drug.
5.Initialism of parole eligibility date.
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robotic
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪk/[Adjective]
editrobotic (comparative more robotic, superlative most robotic)
1.Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.
2.1941 May, Asimov, Isaac, “Liar!”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 27, number 3, page 50:
You'd cut your own nose off before you'd let me get the credit for solving robotic telepathy.
3.2000 August 20, James, Caryn, “The Nation; When a Kiss Isn't Just a Kiss”, in The New York Times[1]:
In Vice President Al Gore's campaign to change his robotic image, nothing may have helped more than the big smooch.
[Anagrams]
edit
- coorbit
[Etymology]
edit robot + -ic.Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story Liar!.
[References]
edit
- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “robotic”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 165.
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021), “robotic n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.
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observed
[[English]]
ipa :/əbˈzɝvd/[Verb]
editobserved
1.simple past tense and past participle of observe
Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
N-substituted pyrroles are much less reactive than the other 5-membered 1,3-dienes; no reaction was observed between N-(trimethylsilyl) pyrrole or N-benzylpyrrole with Smith’s diene (4) under thermal or high pressure (4 days at 14 kbar) conditions, even in the presence of Lewis acids.
2.(of a holiday) Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date.
Sunday, July 1: Canada Day; Monday, July 2: Canada Day observed.
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observe
[[English]]
ipa :/əbˈzɜːv/[Anagrams]
edit
- obverse, verbose
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French observer, from Old French [Term?], from Latin observare (“to watch, note, mark, heed, guard, keep, pay attention to, regard, comply with, etc.”), from ob (“before”) + servare (“to keep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serw- (“to guard”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍃̰̰͂ͅ (sarwa, “weapons, armour”), Old English searu (“device, design, contrivance, art, cunning, craft, artifice, wile, deceit, stratagem, ambush, treachery, plot, trick, snare, ambuscade, cleverness, machine, engine, fabric, armor, equipment, arms”).
[Synonyms]
edit
- (follow a custom): celebrate
[Verb]
editobserve (third-person singular simple present observes, present participle observing, simple past and past participle observed)
1.(transitive) To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
From this vantage point we can observe the behavior of the animals in their natural habitat.
She got up before dawn to observe the lunar eclipse.
2.1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
“One horse?” interjected Holmes. ¶ “Yes, only one.” ¶ “Did you observe the colour?”
3.2013 March 1, Frank Fish, George Lauder, “Not Just Going with the Flow”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, page 114:
An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.
4.(transitive) To follow or obey the custom, practice, or rules (especially of a religion).
Please observe all posted speed limits.
5.2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph:
A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.
6.(transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence); to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).
7.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Exodus 12:17:
Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread.
8.2020 (March 7), Jackie Dunham, "Daylight time: How to get enough sleep when the clocks spring forward, CTV News:
On Sunday, most of Canada will observe daylight time and spring forward an hour in order to reflect the increasing sunlight.
9.(intransitive) To comment on something; to make an observation.
The senator observed that the bill would be detrimental to his constituents.
10.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326:
Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
[[French]]
[Verb]
editobserve
1.first-person singular present indicative of observer
2.third-person singular present indicative of observer
3.first-person singular present subjunctive of observer
4.third-person singular present subjunctive of observer
5.second-person singular imperative of observer
[[Portuguese]]
[Verb]
editobserve
1.first-person singular present subjunctive of observar
2.third-person singular present subjunctive of observar
3.first-person singular imperative of observar
4.third-person singular imperative of observar
[[Romanian]]
ipa :[obˈserve][Verb]
editobserve
1.third-person singular present subjunctive of observa
2.third-person plural present subjunctive of observa
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
editobserve
1.Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of observar.
2.First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of observar.
3.Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of observar.
4.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of observar.
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catastrophic
[[English]]
ipa :/kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/[Adjective]
editcatastrophic (comparative more catastrophic, superlative most catastrophic)
1.Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
2.Disastrous; ruinous.
3.2009: Stuart Heritage, Hecklerspray, Friday the 22nd of May in 2009 at 1 o’clock p.m., “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”
The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something.
[Antonyms]
edit
- anastrophic
[Etymology]
editFrom catastrophe + -ic.
[Synonyms]
edit
- catastrophal
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broke
[[English]]
ipa :/bɹəʊk/[Anagrams]
edit
- Borek, Kober, berko, borek
[Etymology 1]
editAblauted form of break.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English broce, from Old English gebroc (“fragment”), from brecan (“to break”). Compare broken, past participle of break.[1] Compare also Scots brock (“a scrap of meat or bread”).[2]
[Etymology 3]
editBack-formation from broker.
[Etymology 4]
editClipping of broke off.
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anchored
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editanchored (not comparable)
1.(heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor.
an anchored cross
[Anagrams]
edit
- Headcorn, rondache
[Verb]
editanchored
1.simple past tense and past participle of anchor
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employee
[[English]]
ipa :/ɛmplɔɪˈiː/[Alternative forms]
edit
- employe (dated)
- employé (dated)
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Middle French employé. Equivalent to employ + -ee.
[Noun]
editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:employeeWikipedia employee (plural employees)
1.An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.
2.1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 2, in The Hocussing of Cigarette[1]:
No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.
One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.
[See also]
edit
- payroll
- taxes
- work
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shoring
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- horsing
[Noun]
editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:shoringWikipedia shoring (countable and uncountable, plural shorings)
1.Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse.
[Verb]
editshoring
1.present participle of shore
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Shor
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- RSOH, Rhos, RoHS, Rohs, SOHR, rhos
[Further reading]
edit
- Ethnologue entry for Shor, cjs
[Noun]
editShor pl (plural only)
1.A Turkic ethnic group living in Mountain Shoria, a southern part of Kemerovo oblast in Russia.
[Proper noun]
editShor
1.The language spoken by this people.English Wikipedia has an article on:Shor languageWikipedia
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postgraduate
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editpostgraduate (not comparable)
1.Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.
[Antonyms]
edit
- pregraduate
- undergraduate
[Derived terms]
edit
- postgrad
[Etymology]
editpost- + graduate
[Noun]
editpostgraduate (plural postgraduates)
1.A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.
[Synonyms]
edit
- graduate student (Canada, US)
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renowned
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɪˈnaʊnd/[Adjective]
editrenowned (comparative more renowned, superlative most renowned)
1.Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.
The movie “Three Stars” is about world-renowned chefs.
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renown
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɪˈnaʊn/[Etymology]
editFrom Old French renon, from re- + non (“name”)
[Noun]
editrenown (usually uncountable, plural renowns)
1.Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
2.c. 1602, William Shakespeare, The Famous Historie of Troylus and Cresseid. […] (First Quarto), London: […] G[eorge] Eld for R[ichard] Bonian and H[enry] Walley, […], published 1609, OCLC 951696502, [Act II, scene ii]:
She is a theame of honour and renowne, / A ſpurre to valiant and magnanimous deeds, / Whoſe preſent courage may beate downe our foes, / And fame in time to come canonize us, [...]
3.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Numbers 16:2:
And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: [...]
4.1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 228732415, book I, page 3:
[...] Nor envy we / Thy great Renown, nor grudge thy Victory; / 'Tis thine, O King, th' Afflicted to redreſs, / And Fame has fill'd the World with thy Succeſs; [...]
5.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 12, The Cyclops
There sleep the mighty dead as in life they slept, warriors and princes of high renown.
6.1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, New York: Viking, Chapter Three, p. 63,[1]
[...] one day local fame would become world renown [...]
7.(obsolete) Reports of nobleness or achievements; praise.
8.c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act V, Scene 1,[2]
[...] She
Is daughter to this famous Duke of Milan,
Of whom so often I have heard renown,
But never saw before;
[Verb]
editrenown (third-person singular simple present renowns, present participle renowning, simple past and past participle renowned)
1.(transitive) To make famous.
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breakout
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editbreakout (not comparable)
1.Of a book, film, or other work: leading its author to mainstream success.
[Anagrams]
edit
- kabouter, outbrake, outbreak
[Etymology]
editFrom the verb phrase break out.
[Noun]
editbreakout (plural breakouts)
1.An escape from prison.
2.An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
3.(aviation) The point at which visibility returns after passing through cloud.
4.An outbreak.
5.1988, Thomas Goodman, Stephanie Young, Smart Face (page 115)
But for those of you who never had teenage acne or who had some teenage acne problems and outgrew them, it is a real shock to start having breakouts in the mid twenties to late thirties.
6.A breakdown of statistics; a detailed view of component parts.
7.A room in a hotel etc. that can be taken by a smaller group at a large conference.
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breakout session
[[English]]
[Noun]
editbreakout session (plural breakout sessions)
1.a session of a conference, normally one of a choice of sessions following a plenary session, in which active participation of those attending is called for; a workshop session
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rebadge
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editre- + badge
[See also]
edit
- rebrand
- reskin
[Verb]
editrebadge (third-person singular simple present rebadges, present participle rebadging, simple past and past participle rebadged)
1.(transitive) To market a version of (an existing product, especially a motor car) with a new badge and new name.
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true up
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- puture
[Verb]
edittrue up (third-person singular simple present trues up, present participle truing up, simple past and past participle trued up)
1.To make something true, equal, or correct.
2.(cycling) To make a wheel level, balanced or even by adjusting the spokes; to true a wheel; ideally, to make it perfectly circular in relation to the hub with no left or right bulges nor 'flat spots'.
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True
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- -uret, Treu, rute
[Proper noun]
editTrue (plural Trues)
1.A surname.
[Statistics]
edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, True is the 4303rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8261 individuals. True is most common among White (91.99%) individuals.
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deficiency
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪˈfɪʃənsi/[Antonyms]
edit
- sufficiency
- excess
[Etymology]
editFrom deficit + -ency. Compare Latin dēficientia.
[Further reading]
edit
- deficiency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
editdeficiency (countable and uncountable, plural deficiencies)
1.(uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.
2.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 17, in The China Governess[1]:
The face which emerged was not reassuring. […]. He was not a mongol but there was a deficiency of a sort there, and it was not made more pretty by a latter-day hair cut which involved eccentrically long elf-locks and oiled black curls.
3.(countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
4.2013 August 31, “Promotion and self-promotion”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8851:
One of academia’s deficiencies is that, though its lecture halls and graduate schools are replete with women, its higher echelons are not. Often, this is seen as a phenomenon specific to the sciences. … In fact, the disparity applies to the whole grove. Another report from 2006, by the American Association of University Professors, found the same ratio in the faculties of arts, humanities and social science, too.
5.(geometry) The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.
6.(geometry) The codimension of a linear system in the corresponding complete linear system.
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subsequent
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/[Adjective]
editsubsequent (not comparable)
1.Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
2.2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian[1]:
In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government insider with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff.
3.Following in order of place; succeeding.
[Antonyms]
edit
- (following in order): preceding; see also Thesaurus:former
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Middle French subséquent [1], from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle ofsubsequor (“I follow, I succeed”).
[References]
edit
1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2021), “subsequent”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (following in order): next; see also Thesaurus:subsequent
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improvement
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/[Alternative forms]
edit
- emprovement (obsolete)
[Antonyms]
edit
- worsening
- deterioration
- disimprovement
[Etymology]
editFrom Anglo-Norman emprouwement; synchronically improve + -ment.
[Noun]
editimprovement (countable and uncountable, plural improvements)
1.The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
2.November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God
I look upon your city as […] the best place of improvement.
3.1783, Hugh Blair, Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties.
4.1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 19, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
5.2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. […] Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
6.The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
7.1705, Samuel Clarke, Evidences of Natural and Revealed Religion
good improvement of his reason.
8.1681, John Tillotson, A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Mr Thomas Gouge
I shall make some improvement of this doctrine.
9.The state of being improved; betterment; advance
10.Something which is improved
the new edition is an improvement on the old.
11.1712 January 23, Joseph Addison; Richard Steele, “SATURDAY, January 12, 1711–1712 [Julian calendar]”, in The Spectator, number 273; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, OCLC 191120697:
The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others, are improvements on the Greek poet.
12.Increase; growth; progress; advance.
13.1698, Robert South, Twelve Sermons upon Several Subjects and Occasions:
Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by prosperity.
14.(in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
15.(Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
[References]
editimprovement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
[Synonyms]
edit
- improval, amelioration
[[Italian]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English improvement.
[Noun]
editimprovement m (invariable)
1.(rare) improvement
Synonyms: miglioramento, perfezionamento
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imprecise
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/[Adjective]
editimprecise (comparative more imprecise, superlative most imprecise)
1.Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
Synonym: inexact
Antonym: precise
[Anagrams]
edit
- impierces
[Etymology]
editFrom im- + precise.
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
editimprecise
1.feminine plural of impreciso
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small
[[English]]
ipa :/smɔːl/[Adjective]
editsmall (comparative smaller, superlative smallest)
1.Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
2.1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 5, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
3.2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.
A small serving of ice cream.
A small group.
He made us all feel small.
4.(figuratively) Young, as a child.
Remember when the children were small?
5.(writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
6.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 584:
"I've got catholic tastes. Catholic with a small "c", of course."
7.Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
8.1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling
A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man.
9.Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
a small space of time
10.(archaic) Slender, gracefully slim.
[Adverb]
editsmall (comparative smaller, superlative smallest)
1.In a small fashion
Don't write very small!
2.In or into small pieces.
3.2009, Ingrid Hoffman, CBS Early Morning for September 28, 2009 (transcription)
That's going to go in there. We've got some chives small chopped as well.
4.(obsolete) To a small extent.
5.1594, William Shakespeare, Lvcrece (First Quarto)small avails my mood., London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], OCLC 236076664, line 1273:
6.(obsolete) In a low tone; softly.
7.c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene ii], line 49:
That's all one: you shall play it in a mask, and / you may speak as small as you will.
[Anagrams]
edit
- malls
[Antonyms]
edit
- See also Thesaurus:large
- (not large or big): capital, big, generous (said of an amount of something given), large
- (young, as a child): adult, grown-up, old
- (of written letters): big, capital, majuscule, uppercase
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English smal, from Old English smæl (“small, narrow, slender”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal-, *(s)mel- (“small, mean, malicious”). Cognate with Scots smal; sma (“small”); West Frisian smel (“narrow”); Dutch smal (“narrow”); German schmal (“narrow, small”); Danish, Norwegian, Swedish smal (“narrow; thin; slender”); Latin malus (“bad”); Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small”).
[Noun]
editsmall (plural smalls)
1.(rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (not large or big): little, microscopic, minuscule, minute, tiny; see also Thesaurus:tiny
- (young, as a child): little, wee (Scottish), young
- (of written letters): lowercase, minuscule
[Verb]
editsmall (third-person singular simple present smalls, present participle smalling, simple past and past participle smalled)
1.(obsolete, transitive) To make little or less.
2.(intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.
3.1917, Thomas Hardy, The Clock of the Years
And smalled till she was nought at all.
[[Icelandic]]
[Verb]
editsmall (strong)
1.first-person singular past indicative of smella
2.third-person singular past indicative of smella
[[Low German]]
[Adjective]
editsmall (comparative smaller, superlative smallst)
1.narrow
2.small, slender
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle Low German smal, from Old Saxon smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Cognate with German schmal, Dutch smal, English small.
[[Middle English]]
[Adjective]
editsmall
1.Alternative form of smal
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Verb]
editsmall
1.(non-standard since 2005) past tense of smelle
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Verb]
editsmall
1.past tense of smella
[[Swedish]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- malls
[Verb]
editsmall
1. past tense of smälla.
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Doug
[[English]]
ipa :/dʌɡ/[Anagrams]
edit
- goud
[Etymology]
editShortening.
[Proper noun]
editDoug
1.A diminutive of the male given name Douglas.
2.1960 Muriel Spark, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, New Directions Publishing, 1999, page 70
*Come and have a drink,' he said, 'and my Christian name is Douglas on this side of the Rye, mind that. Dougal Douglas at Meadows Meade and Douglas Dougal a Willis's, mind. Only a formality for the insurance cards and such.'
'I better call you Doug, and be done with it.'
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bush
[[English]]
ipa :/bʊʃ/[Anagrams]
edit
- Shub, hubs
[Etymology 1]
edit A bush (woody plant)From Middle English bush, from Old English busċ, *bysċ (“copse, grove, scrub”, in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, thicket”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow”).Cognate with West Frisian bosk (“forest”), Dutch bos (“forest”), German Busch (“bush”), Danish and Norwegian busk (“bush, shrub”), Swedish buske (“bush, shrub”), Persian بیشه (biše, “woods”). Latin and Romance forms (Latin boscus, Occitan bòsc, French bois and buisson, Italian bosco and boscaglia, Spanish bosque, Portuguese bosque) derive from the Germanic. The sense 'pubic hair' was first attested in 1745.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom the sign of a bush usually employed to indicate such places.
[Etymology 3]
editFrom older Dutch bosch (modern bos (“wood, forest”)), first appearing in the Dutch colonies to designate an uncleared district of a colony, and thence adopted in British colonies as bush. Could alternatively be interpreted as a semantic loan, as bush (etymology 1) is cognate to the aforementioned archaic Dutch bosch.
[Etymology 4]
editBack-formation from bush league.
[Etymology 5]
editFrom Middle Dutch busse (“box; wheel bushing”), from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā. More at box.
[[Albanian]]
ipa :/buʃ/[Alternative forms]
edit
- bushk
[Etymology 1]
editEither borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin buxus,[1] or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH (“to grow”) (compare Dutch bos (“woods”), English bush).
[Etymology 2]
editPossibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH (“to grow”).
[References]
edit
1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “bush”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 42
[[Aromanian]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- bushu, bushtu
[Etymology]
editCompare Romanian buș.
[Noun]
editbush m (plural bush) or n (plural bushi/bushe)
1.fist
[Synonyms]
edit
- shub, pulmu, huftã, mãnatã
[[Burushaski]]
ipa :[buʃ][Noun]
editbush (plural bushongo)
1.cat
[References]
editSadaf Munshi (2015), “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project[1].
[See also]
edit
- gus bush
- hir bush
- bushe isko
[[Middle English]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- buss, bosh, buish, boish, busk, bosk
[Etymology]
editFrom Old English busc, bysc, from Proto-West Germanic *busk. Cognates include Middle Dutch bosch, busch, Middle High German busch, bosch, and also Old French bois, buisson.
[Noun]
editbush (plural bushes)
1.bush (low-lying plant)
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bush fire
[[English]]
[Noun]
editbush fire (plural bush fires)
1.(Australia, New Zealand) Alternative form of bushfire
Australia has always been prone to bush fires due to its woody landscape.
2.1910 March, Metal Beaters for Extinguishing Bush Fires, Popular Mechanics, page 363,
Bush fires in Australia are usually fought by gangs of men who drive the flames back with hide, fiber, or metal beaters, the latter being a new invention consisting of a flexible metal beard or switch attached to a stout wooden handle.
3.1998, Garrett Nagle, Hazards[1], page 108:
The Australian bush fires of January 1994 were the result of a combination of factors: intense heat during the day (>40°C), for a number of days, causing plants to ignite later; lightning; littering of cigarettes; arson; and the dry weather, which made the vegetation extremely dry.
4.2010, Peter Speth, Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa[2], page 262:
Hunting occurs during the dry season and frequently results in bush fires which burn out of control and cause extensive property damage and mortality each year.
[Synonyms]
edit
- forest fire (US, Canada)
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Bush
[[English]]
ipa :/bʊʃ/[Anagrams]
edit
- Shub, hubs
[Etymology]
editEither the family name for those who live near a bush or a thicket of bushes, or the family name for those living at or near a bush (in the archaic sense of wine merchant or tavern).
[Proper noun]
editBush (plural Bushes)
1.A surname, from Middle English.
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈbuʃ/[Etymology]
editFrom English Bush.
[Proper noun]
editBush ?
1.A surname in English
[References]
edit
1. ^ Bush in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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stranded
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editstranded
1.(of a person) Abandoned or marooned.
2.(nautical, of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef.
3.(of a piece of wire) Made by combining or bundling thinner wires.
4.(of expenses or costs) That has become unrecoverable or difficult to recover.
5.With utility deregulation, undepreciated equipment which is now redundant may have to be allocated as stranded costs.
6.(in combination) Having the specified number or kind of strands.
7.(with disregard to) Being left behind casually as if not even thought about.
"First of all, I think it's irresponsible to say Americans are stranded. They are not," Psaki responded. "We are committed to bringing Americans who want to come home, home. We are in touch with them via phone, via text, via email, via any way that we can possibly reach Americans to get them home if they want to return home."single-stranded, double-stranded
[Anagrams]
edit
- darndest
[Verb]
editstranded
1.simple past tense and past participle of strand
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shot in the arm
[[English]]
[Noun]
editshot in the arm (plural shots in the arm)
1.An injection of a drug into the arm, whether for medical or recreational purposes.
2.(idiomatic) A stimulus; a boost in energy, morale, or well-being.
3.1944 May 1, "Canada at War: Net Profit," Time (retrieved 31 Jan 2017):
By that agreement, President Roosevelt in 1941 gave Canada's war industry a shot in the arm.
4.2011 December 30, Robert Booth, "London's Shard: a 'tower of power and riches' looking down on poverty," Guardian (UK) (retrieved 31 Jan 2017):
Renzo Piano's skyscraper, which will be Europe's tallest building, may provide a shot in the arm for London.
5.2012 December 4, Annie Lowrey, "Republicans Balk at Short-Term Stimulus in Obama Plan," New York Times (retrieved 31 Jan 2017):
The president claims the economy needs a shot in the arm now, but Republicans say the nation should not widen the deficit.
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buzzworthy
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editbuzzworthy (comparative more buzzworthy, superlative most buzzworthy)
1.(chiefly Canada, US) Worthy of enthusiastic popular attention, or buzz
2.2009 February 12, “Club land”, in Herald Sun[1]:
The most buzzworthy has to be Glasgow's Optimo, an underground Glimmers, for what should be a sell-out at the Toff, while the following night obscure UK disco stalwart Felix Dickinson plays the club.
[Etymology]
editbuzz + -worthy
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futile
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfjuː.taɪl/[Adjective]
editfutile (comparative more futile, superlative most futile)
1.Incapable of producing results; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
2.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., OCLC 222716698:
No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or […] . And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of thankfulness.
3.1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, OCLC 5661828:
There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. […] Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.
4.2011 December 15, Marc Higginson, “Shamrock Rovers 0-4 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport:
Goals from Steven Pienaar, Andros Townsend, Jermain Defoe and Harry Kane sealed the win, but Rubin Kazan's 1-1 draw against PAOK Salonika rendered Spurs' efforts futile.
[Antonyms]
edit
- effectual
- effective
- fruitful
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French futile, from Latin fūtilis.
[Synonyms]
edit
- useless, see also Thesaurus:futile
[[French]]
ipa :/fy.til/[Adjective]
editfutile (plural futiles)
1.futile
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin fūtilis.
[Further reading]
edit
- “futile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈfu.ti.le/[Adjective]
editfutile (plural futili)
1.futile, frivolous, worthless
[Anagrams]
edit
- fluite
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin fūtilis (“futile, worthless”, literally “that easily pours out”).
[References]
edit
- futile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
[[Latin]]
[Etymology 1]
edit
[Etymology 2]
edit
[References]
edit
- futile in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- futile in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- futile in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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manic
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmænɪk/[Adjective]
editmanic (comparative more manic, superlative most manic)
1.Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked.
2.2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn’t disappoint”, in The Guardian[1], London, archived from the original on 20 January 2017:
Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC's misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in point. But [Danny] Boyle and his four musketeers give it just the right frantic, jaded energy and manic anxiety.
3.(psychiatry) Suffering from mania, the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
[Anagrams]
edit
- NICAM, macin, minac
[Etymology]
editmania + -ic; Ancient Greek μανικός (manikós).
[Noun]
editmanic (plural manics)
1.A person exhibiting mania.
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weak
[[English]]
ipa :/wiːk/[Adjective]
editweak (comparative weaker, superlative weakest)
1.Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
The child was too weak to move the boulder.
They easily guessed his weak computer password.
2.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene ii]:
a poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man
3.1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 228732415:
weak with hunger, mad with love
4.Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
a weak timber; a weak rope
5.Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
weak resolutions; weak virtue
6.1703, Nicholas Rowe, The Fair Penitent Act I, scene I:
Guard thy heart / On this weak side, where most our nature fails.
7.Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
8.1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 2, in The Mirror and the Lamp[1]:
That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.
We were served stale bread and weak tea.
9.(grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including:
1.(Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.
2.(Germanic languages, of nouns) Showing less distinct grammatical endings.
3.(Germanic languages, of adjectives) Definite in meaning, often used with a definite article or similar word.(chemistry) That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
a weak acid; a weak base(physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.(slang) Bad or uncool.
This place is weak.(mathematics, logic) Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a strong statement which implies it.)Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book 9”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:
If evil thence ensue, / She first his weak indulgence will accuse.Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
The prosecution advanced a weak case.
- 1671, John Milton, “The Third Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], OCLC 228732398:
convinced of his weak arguingLacking in vigour or expression.
a weak sentence; a weak styleNot prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
- c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene ii]:
Thy threats have no more strength than her weak prayers.(stock exchange) Tending towards lower prices.
a weak market; wheat is weak at present(photography) Lacking contrast.
a weak negative
[Anagrams]
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- Wake, wake, weka
[Antonyms]
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- (lacking in force or ability): healthy, powerful, robust, strong, invincible
- (lacking in taste or potency): potent, robust, strong
- (chemistry: that does not ionize completely): strong
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English weyk, wayk, weik, waik, from Old Norse veikr (“weak”), from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz (“weak, yielded, pliant, bendsome”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, wind”). Cognate with Old English wāc (“weak, bendsome”), Saterland Frisian wook (“soft, gentle, tender”), West Frisian weak (“soft”), Dutch week (“soft, weak”), German weich (“weak, soft”), Norwegian veik (“weak”), Swedish vek (“weak, pliant”), Icelandic veikur (“bendsome, weak”). Related to Old English wīcan (“to yield”). Doublet of week and wick. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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- (lacking in force or ability): feeble, frail, powerless, vincible, assailable, vulnerable
- (lacking in taste or potency): dilute, watery
- See also Thesaurus:weak
[[West Frisian]]
ipa :/vɪə̯k/[Adjective]
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1.(Clay) soft
[Etymology]
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[[English]]
ipa :/bæt/[Anagrams]
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- ABT, ATB, B.T.A., BTA, TBA, Tab, abt, abt., tab
[Etymology 1]
editDialectal variant (akin to dialectal Swedish natt-batta) of Middle English bakke, balke, from North Germanic. Compare Old Swedish natbakka, Old Danish nathbakkæ (literally “night-flapper”), Old Norse leðrblaka (literally “leather-flapper”).
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English bat, batte, from Old English batt (“bat, club, cudgel”), probably of Celtic origin, compare Old Breton bath (“club, cudgel”) and modern Breton bazh (“swagger stick”).
[Etymology 3]
editPossibly a variant of bate.
[Etymology 4]
editBorrowed from French bât, from Old French bast, from Vulgar Latin *bastum, form of *bastāre (“to carry”), from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to lift, carry”). Doublet of baton and baston.
[Etymology 5]
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[Etymology 6]
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[Etymology 7]
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[[Aromanian]]
[Alternative forms]
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- batu
[Etymology]
editFrom Late Latin battō, from Latin battuō. Compare Daco-Romanian bate, bat.
[Synonyms]
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- (beat): agudescu
- (defeat): azvingu
[Verb]
editbat (third-person singular present indicative bati/bate, past participle bãtutã)
1.I beat, hit, strike.
2.I defeat.
[[Basque]]
ipa :/bat/[Determiner]
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1.a, an, some
musu bat
a kiss
[Etymology]
editFrom a reduced form of Proto-Basque *bade (“one, some”), present also in bederatzi (“nine”) and bedera (“same; everyone”).[1][2][3] Compared by Eduardo Orduña and Joan Ferrer to Iberian ban (“one”).[4][5]
[Further reading]
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- “bat” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
- Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906), “bat”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary] (in Spanish and French), volume 1, Bilbao, page 137
[Numeral]
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1.one
Sagar bat eta lau laranja.
One apple and four oranges.
[Pronoun]
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1.(indefinite) some
[References]
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1. ^ “bat” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
2. ^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 134
3. ^ “bat” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
4. ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011), “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
5. ^ Joan Ferrer i Jané, El sistema de numerales ibérico: avances en su conocimiento
[[Catalan]]
ipa :-at[Verb]
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1.third-person singular present indicative form of batre
2.second-person singular imperative form of batre
[[Cebuano]]
[Alternative forms]
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- balat
[Noun]
editbat
1.a type of sea cucumber
[[Chinese]]
[[Danish]]
ipa :[ˈb̥ad̥][Etymology 1]
editFrom English bat.
[Etymology 2]
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
[[French]]
ipa :/ba/[Anagrams]
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- t.a.b.
[Verb]
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1.third-person singular present indicative of battre
[[German]]
ipa :/baːt/[Verb]
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1.first-person singular preterite indicative of bitten
2.third-person singular preterite indicative of bitten
[[Jamaican Creole]]
ipa :/ˈbat/[Etymology 1]
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[Etymology 2]
edit batFrom English bat.
[References]
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- Richard Allsopp (main editor), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1996 by Oxford University Press), ISBN 9789766401450 (originally ISBN-10: 976-640-145-4), page 83
- bat – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary
[[Jingpho]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Burmese ပတ် (pat)
[Noun]
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1.week
[References]
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- Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research[2], volume 35, DOI:10.14989/219015, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128
[[Luo]]
[Noun]
editbat (plural bede)
1.arm
[[Middle Dutch]]
ipa :/bat/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old Dutch *bath, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Old Dutch *bat, *bet, from Proto-Germanic *batiz.
[Etymology 3]
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
[Further reading]
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- “bat (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “bat (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bat (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bet (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page bet
[[Middle English]]
ipa :/bat/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old English batt, from Celtic; influenced by Old French batte.
[Etymology 2]
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[[Min Nan]]
[[Old English]]
ipa :/bɑːt/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *bait.
[Noun]
editbāt m or f (nominative plural bātas)
1.boat
[[Old French]]
[Alternative forms]
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- bot, bote
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Old English bāt and Middle English bot.
[Noun]
editbat m (oblique plural batz, nominative singular batz, nominative plural bat)
1.boat
[References]
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- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (bat)
[[Old Irish]]
ipa :/bad/[Mutation]
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[Verb]
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1.inflection of is:
1.third-person plural imperative
2.third-person plural present subjunctive
[[Polish]]
ipa :/bat/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Proto-Slavic *batъ.
[Etymology 2]
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[Etymology 3]
editFrom Thai บาท (bàat).
[Further reading]
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- bat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
[[Romanian]]
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1.first-person singular present indicative of bate
2.first-person singular present subjunctive of bate
3.third-person plural present indicative of bate
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/bât/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Proto-Slavic *batъ.
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish باصدی (bastı), from باصمق (basmak).
[Etymology 3]
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[References]
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- “bat” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “bat” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “bat” in Hrvatski jezični portal
[[Spanish]]
[Etymology]
editFrom English bat.
[Noun]
editbat m (plural bats)
1.(baseball) bat (act of batting)
2.Misspelling of baht.
[[Turkish]]
[Verb]
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1.imperative of batmak (“to sink”)
[[Tzotzil]]
ipa :/ɓätʰ/[References]
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- Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
[Verb]
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1.(intransitive) to go
[[Westrobothnian]]
[Noun]
editbat f
1.excrement
2.dirt, uncleanlinesseditbat m (definite batn, plural baat)
1.Alternative spelling of båt
[[Yola]]
[Noun]
editbat
1.Alternative form of bath
[[Yucatec Maya]]
[Noun]
editbat (plural batoʼob)
1.hail, hailstone
[[Zhuang]]
ipa :/paːt˧˥/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Chinese 缽 (MC puɑt̚).
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Chinese 八 (MC pˠɛt̚, “eight”). Doublet of bet.
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auspices
[[English]]
[Noun]
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1.plural of auspiceeditauspices pl (plural only)
1.Protection or patronage.
The project took place under the auspices of the local church.
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- protection
- patronage
- aegis
[[French]]
[Noun]
editauspices m
1.plural of auspice
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ˈau̯s.pi.keːs/[Noun]
editauspicēs
1.nominative plural of auspex
2.accusative plural of auspex
3.vocative plural of auspex
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auspice
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɔːspɪs/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French auspice, from Latin auspicium, in turn from auspex.
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1.(chiefly in the plural) Patronage or protection.
This building was built under the auspices of the Friends of the Poor.
2.An omen or a sign.
The circle of vultures was not a good auspice.
3.(obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.
[Verb]
editauspice (third-person singular simple present auspices, present participle auspicing, simple past and past participle auspiced)
1.to be patron of; to sponsor
[[French]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin auspicium.
[Noun]
editauspice m (plural auspices)
1.(chiefly in the plural) omen; auspices
[References]
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- “auspice” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[[Italian]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin auspex.
[Further reading]
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- auspice in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
[Noun]
editauspice m (plural auspici)
1.auspex
2.patron, sponsor, promoter
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
editauspice
1.ablative singular of auspex
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foreshadowed
[[English]]
[Verb]
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1.simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
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[[English]]
ipa :/fɔːˈʃadəʊ/[Etymology]
editFrom fore- + shadow.
[Verb]
editforeshadow (third-person singular simple present foreshadows, present participle foreshadowing, simple past and past participle foreshadowed)
1.(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance. [from 16th c.]
2.2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge 2008, p. 84:
It all sounds to us remarkably nineteenth-century; Petrarch's romantic sentiments foreshadow with uncanny precision those of Dante Gabriel Rossetti or Alfred de Musset.
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leg up
[[English]]
[Noun]
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1.(literally) the act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands
2.(figuratively) A boost, a sudden improvement; an advantage, an edge
3.(figuratively) assistance, help given to get started or overcome a problem or obstacle
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ユーフォニアム
[[Japanese]]
ipa :[jɯ̟ᵝːɸo̞ɲ̟ia̠mɯ̟ᵝ][Alternative forms]
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- ユーフォニウム (yūfoniumu)
[Etymology]
editBorrowing from English euphonium.
[Noun]
editユーフォニアム • (yūfoniamu)
1.(music) euphonium
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