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33662 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'. 0 0 2021/08/25 12:01 TaN
33664 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. 0 0 2009/02/20 19:37 2021/08/25 12:01
33673 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. 0 0 2012/11/06 12:28 2021/08/25 13:10
33674 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 0 0 2021/08/25 13:10 TaN
33675 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 0 0 2009/01/10 03:49 2021/08/25 13:10 TaN
33676 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 0 0 2021/08/25 13:10 TaN
33681 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. 0 0 2009/03/01 03:03 2021/08/25 13:16 TaN
33687 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.' 0 0 2021/08/25 13:21 TaN
33688 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) 0 0 2021/08/25 13:21 TaN
33689 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) 0 0 2021/08/25 13:21 TaN
33690 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) 0 0 2009/10/01 11:09 2021/08/25 13:21 TaN
33691 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 0 0 2011/03/12 16:40 2021/08/25 13:21 TaN
33695 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. 0 0 2021/08/25 13:26 TaN
33696 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 0 0 2021/08/25 13:28 TaN
33697 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 0 0 2009/01/15 16:37 2021/08/25 13:49 TaN
33698 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. 0 0 2012/01/06 17:19 2021/08/25 13:51 jack_bob
33701 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] edit - Wake, wake, weka [Antonyms] edit - (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. [Synonyms] edit - (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] editweak 1.(Clay) soft [Etymology] edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) 0 0 2010/12/07 16:34 2021/08/25 13:56
33702 bat [[English]] ipa :/bæt/[Anagrams] edit - 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] edit [Etymology 6] edit [Etymology 7] edit [[Aromanian]] [Alternative forms] edit - batu [Etymology] editFrom Late Latin battō, from Latin battuō. Compare Daco-Romanian bate, bat. [Synonyms] edit - (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] editbat 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] edit - “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] editbat 1.one Sagar bat eta lau laranja. One apple and four oranges. [Pronoun] editbat 1.(indefinite) some [References] edit 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] editbat 1.third-person singular present indicative form of batre 2.second-person singular imperative form of batre [[Cebuano]] [Alternative forms] edit - 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] edit - t.a.b. [Verb] editbat 1.third-person singular present indicative of battre [[German]] ipa :/baːt/[Verb] editbat 1.first-person singular preterite indicative of bitten 2.third-person singular preterite indicative of bitten [[Jamaican Creole]] ipa :/ˈbat/[Etymology 1] edit bat(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) [Etymology 2] edit batFrom English bat. [References] edit - 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] editbat 1.week [References] edit - 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] edit - “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] edit [[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] edit - 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] edit - 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] edit [Verb] editbat 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] edit [Etymology 3] editFrom Thai บาท (bàat). [Further reading] edit - bat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN - bat in Polish dictionaries at PWN [[Romanian]] [Verb] editbat 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] edit [References] edit - “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] editbat 1.imperative of batmak (“to sink”) [[Tzotzil]] ipa :/ɓätʰ/[References] edit - 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] editbat 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. 0 0 2012/01/26 10:11 2021/08/25 13:56
33708 auspices [[English]] [Noun] editauspices 1.plural of auspiceeditauspices pl (plural only) 1.Protection or patronage. The project took place under the auspices of the local church. [Synonyms] edit - 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 0 0 2021/08/25 14:44 TaN
33709 auspice [[English]] ipa :/ˈɔːspɪs/[Etymology] editFrom Middle French auspice, from Latin auspicium, in turn from auspex. [Noun] editauspice (plural auspices) 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] edit - “auspice” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language). [[Italian]] [Etymology] editFrom Latin auspex. [Further reading] edit - 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 0 0 2021/08/25 14:44 TaN
33710 foreshadowed [[English]] [Verb] editforeshadowed 1.simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow 0 0 2013/04/10 03:37 2021/08/25 14:49
33711 foreshadow [[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. 0 0 2013/04/10 03:37 2021/08/25 14:49
33719 leg up [[English]] [Noun] editleg up 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 0 0 2018/07/04 09:41 2021/08/25 15:21 TaN
33721 ユーフォニアム [[Japanese]] ipa :[jɯ̟ᵝːɸo̞ɲ̟ia̠mɯ̟ᵝ][Alternative forms] edit - 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 0 0 2021/08/26 07:28 TaN
33722 euphonium [[English]] ipa :-əʊniəm[Etymology] editFrom Ancient Greek εὔφωνος (eúphōnos). [Noun] editeuphonium (plural euphoniums) 1.(music) A valved brass instrument, a sax horn, the tenor of the tuba family of instruments, having the appearance very similar to that of a tuba. It is similar to and often used instead of a "Baritone" horn. (A true Baritone has a cylindrical tubing, while the Euphonium tubing is conical, though they both cover the same range of tones. This relationship is also between the Trumpet [cylindrical] and Cornet [conical] respectively.) 0 0 2021/08/26 07:28 TaN
33726 fourfold [[English]] [Adjective] editfourfold (not comparable) 1.Four times as great; quadruple. 2.Comprised of four individual members. [Adverb] editfourfold (not comparable) 1.by a factor of four 2.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Bible Samuel/#12 2 Samuel:12–6: He shall restore the lamb fourfold. [Etymology] editFrom Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four +‎ -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆̸̹̳̰̻̿͂͆̓ (fidurfalþs). [Noun] editfourfold (plural fourfolds) 1.(mathematics) An algebraic variety of degree 4. 2.2015, Brent Pym, “Elliptic singularities on log symplectic manifolds and Feigin--Odesskii Poisson brackets”, in arXiv‎[1]: Our main application is to the classification of Poisson brackets on Fano fourfolds. [Synonyms] edit - quadruple, quadruplicateedit - quadruply; see also Thesaurus:four timesedit - quadruple, quadruplicate [Verb] editfourfold (third-person singular simple present fourfolds, present participle fourfolding, simple past and past participle fourfolded) 1.to increase to four times as much; to multiply by four 0 0 2021/08/26 09:09 TaN
33727 brokerage [[English]] [Etymology] editbroker +‎ -age [Noun] editbrokerage (countable and uncountable, plural brokerages) 1.A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a broker (e.g., stockbroker). 2.The commission paid to a broker. 0 0 2021/02/26 18:10 2021/08/26 09:12 TaN
33728 divest [[English]] ipa :/daɪˈvɛst/[Anagrams] edit - divets, stived [Etymology] editAlteration of devest, from Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”). [Verb] editdivest (third-person singular simple present divests, present participle divesting, simple past and past participle divested) 1.(transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice). Synonyms: deprive, dispossess You shall never divest me of my right to free speech. When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day. 2.(transitive, finance) To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary. Synonym: sell off Antonym: invest In 2011 the company divested an 81% majority stake in its foreign subsidiary. As Glasgow becomes the first university in Europe to divest from fossil fuels. 3.2011, Alfred Schipke, Why Do Governments Divest?: The Macroeconomics of Privatization, Springer Science & Business Media (→ISBN), page 6: It is argued that from a fiscal point of view, governments should divest only if this leads to an improvement in the intertemporal budget constraint. However, it is shown that policymakers are instead inclined to divest public assets as a means of […] 4.2018, Ravi Kanbur, Henry Shue, Climate Justice: Integrating Economics and Philosophy, Oxford University Press, USA (→ISBN), page 146: Building from this argument, we can now turn to arguing the moral case why individuals should divest from fossil fuels. We can flesh out what is wrong with continuing investments in the fossil fuel industry in terms of the role that an agent […] 5.(transitive, archaic) To undress. Synonyms: undress, disrobe Antonym: dress 6.1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew: Having divested the child he kissed her gently and gave her a little pat to make her stand off. 0 0 2018/06/29 18:54 2021/08/26 09:13 TaN
33730 direct [[English]] ipa :/d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt/[Adjective] editdirect (comparative more direct, superlative most direct) 1.Proceeding without deviation or interruption. 2.Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end. the most direct route between two buildings 3.Straightforward; sincere. 4.c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, 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 II, scene ii]: Be even and direct with me. 5.Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous. 6.1689 December (indicated as 1690)​, [John Locke], chapter 1, in Two Treatises of Government: […], London: […] Awnsham Churchill, […], OCLC 83985187: He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words. 7.1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England a direct and avowed interference with elections 8.In the line of descent; not collateral. a descendant in the direct line 9.(astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body. 10.(political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates. direct nomination; direct legislation 11.(aviation, travel) having a single flight number. [Adverb] editdirect (comparative more direct, superlative most direct) 1.Directly. 2.2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 346: Presumably Mary is to carry messages that she, Anne, is too delicate to convey direct. [Anagrams] edit - Credit, credit, triced [Antonyms] edit - indirect [Etymology] editBorrowed from Latin dīrectus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + regō (“make straight, rule”). Compare dress. [Synonyms] edit - (proceeding uninterrupted): immediate - (express, plain, unambiguous): explicit, patent, univocal; see also Thesaurus:explicit [Verb] editdirect (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed) 1.To manage, control, steer. to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army 2.To aim (something) at (something else). They directed their fire towards the men on the wall. He directed his question to the room in general. 3.To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way. He directed me to the left-hand road. 4.1882, John Lubbock, Flowers, Fruits and Leaves the next points to which I will direct your attention 5.To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order. She directed them to leave immediately. 6.c. 1597, William Shakespeare, “The Merry VViues of VVindsor”, 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 IV, scene ii]: I'll first direct my men what they shall do. 7.(dated) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent. to direct a letter [[Dutch]] ipa :/diˈrɛkt/[Adjective] editdirect (comparative directer, superlative directst) 1.direct, immediate 2.direct, blunt, frank [Adverb] editdirect 1.immediately [Etymology] editBorrowed from Middle French direct, from Latin dīrēctus. [Synonyms] edit - onmiddellijk - meteen - rechtstreeks [[French]] ipa :/di.ʁɛkt/[Anagrams] edit - crédit - décrit - dicter [Etymology 1] editBorrowed from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of droit, which was inherited. [Etymology 2] editFrom directement. [Further reading] edit - “direct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language). [[Norman]] [Adjective] editdirect m 1.(Jersey) direct [Etymology] editBorrowed from Latin dīrectus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō, dīrigere (“straighten, direct”). Compare the inherited drait, drouait. [[Romanian]] ipa :/diˈrekt/[Adjective] editdirect m or n (feminine singular directă, masculine plural direcți, feminine and neuter plural directe) 1.direct 2.head-on [Adverb] editdirect 1.directly 2.straight [Etymology] editBorrowed from French direct, Latin directus. Compare the inherited doublet drept. 0 0 2009/01/10 03:15 2021/08/26 09:15 TaN
33734 tilting [[English]] [Adjective] edittilting (not comparable)English Wikipedia has an article on:tilting theoryWikipedia 1.(mathematics) Having the property that it is the quotient of a projective module by a projective submodule, having an ext functor with itself of 0, and there being a right module as the kernel of a surjective morphism between finite direct sums of its direct summands. [Anagrams] edit - Tlingit, litting, titling [Noun] edittilting (countable and uncountable, plural tiltings) 1.The motion of something that tilts; a tilt. 2.The process by which blister steel is rendered ductile by being forged with a tilt hammer. 3.A charging with a lance, as in jousting. [Verb] edittilting 1.present participle of tilt 0 0 2021/08/26 11:01 TaN
33736 bi-weekly [[English]] [Adjective] editbi-weekly (not comparable) 1.Alternative form of biweekly 2.1845, Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Law of Promissory Notes and Guaranties of Notes and Checks on Banks and Bankers‎[1], page 388: In all cases of this sort, it will be sufficient, that a letter is put into the post-office early enough after the day of the dishonor of the Note to go by the next post, whether it be a bi-weekly, or tri-weekly, or a mere weekly conveyance, if it be the ordinary mode of communication. 3.1999, Stella Chess, Goodness of Fit: Clinical Applications from Infancy Through Adult Life: Joyce had a major but not leading role in a good bi-weekly TV serial daytime program. 4.2014, W. Malave, To Love One Another, page 189: Although the prison discontinued our family reunion weekend visits, our bi-weekly visits continued for a couple of hours every other Sunday. [Adverb] editbi-weekly (not comparable) 1.Alternative form of biweekly 2.1944 January 1, Marion E. Purbeck, “Pupil Leadership in the High School”, in The Journal of Health and Physical Education, volume 15, number 1, page 11: Meet weekly or bi-weekly to discuss duties and responsibilities and to encourage other girls in the squads to greater participation and better results. 3.1996, M. Joanna Mellor, Special Aging Populations and Systems Linkages, page 15: With a Site Coordinator at each agency responsible for day-to-day operations and service assistance, the support groups meet bi-weekly in addition to individual counseling sessions and other types of group activities. 4.2015, Louisa Graves, Age-Proof: Beauty Alternatives You Need to Know: To maintain whiteness apply the strips bi-weekly or once a month. 0 0 2021/08/26 12:32 TaN
33737 biweekly [[English]] ipa :/baɪˈwiːkli/[Adjective] editbiweekly (not comparable) 1.(chiefly US) Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly. 2.(chiefly Britain) Occurring twice a week (but see the Usage notes). [Adverb] editbiweekly (not comparable) 1.(chiefly US) Every two weeks. 2.(chiefly Britain) Twice a week (but see the Usage notes). [Etymology] editbi- +‎ week +‎ -ly [Noun] editbiweekly (plural biweeklies) 1.Something that is published or released once every two weeks. The local paper is a biweekly. [See also] edit - semiweekly - fortnightly (UK) [Synonyms] edit - (occurring once every two weeks): fortnightly, twi-weekly - (occurring twice a week): twice-weekly, semiweeklyedit - (every two weeks): fortnightly - (twice a week): twice weekly, semi-weekly 0 0 2021/08/26 12:32 TaN
33738 thereafter [[English]] ipa :/ˌðeəɹˈæf.tə(ɹ)/[Adverb] editthereafter (not comparable) 1.After that, from then on; thenceforth. He left; thereafter we never met again. 2.1899, John Buchan, No Man's Land The Lent term had pulled me down, a week of modest enjoyment thereafter in town had finished the work; and I drank in the sharp moorish air like a thirsty man who has been forwandered among deserts. 3.1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: "My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore." [Etymology] editFrom Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þǣræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there +‎ after. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerätter (“thereafter”), West Frisian dêrefter (“behind that; thereafter”), Dutch daarachter (“behind that; thereafter”), German Low German daarachter (“behind that”), Danish derefter (“thereafter”), Swedish därefter (“thereafter”). [See also] editHere-, there-, and where- words - (about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout - (abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts - (after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter - (against): thereagainst, whereagainst - (again): thereagain - (amongst): whereamongst - (among): thereamong, whereamong - (around): therearound - (as): thereas, whereas - (at): hereat, thereat, whereat - (before): herebefore, therebefore - (beside): therebeside - (between): therebetween, wherebetween - (by): hereby, thereby, whereby - (fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore - (from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom - (in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter - (in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore - (in): herein, therein, wherein - (into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto - (of): hereof, thereof, whereof - (on): hereon, thereon, whereon - (tofore): heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore - (to): hereto, thereto, whereto - (under): hereunder, thereunder, whereunder - (unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto - (upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon - (withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal - (with): herewith, therewith, wherewith  0 0 2021/08/26 12:42 TaN
33741 brought on [[English]] [Verb] editbrought on 1.simple past tense and past participle of bring on 0 0 2021/08/26 12:46 TaN
33744 chair [[English]] ipa :/t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/[Alternative forms] edit - chur (Bermuda) [Anagrams] edit - Archi, Chira, archi- [Etymology] editFrom Middle English chayer, chaire, chaiere, chaere, chayre, chayere, from Old French chaiere, chaere, from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Displaced native stool and settle, which now have more specialised senses. Doublet of cathedra and chaise. [Noun] edit A chair (item of furniture). Chairs (rail supports on a railway).English Wikipedia has an article on:chair (furniture)Wikipedia chair (plural chairs) 1.An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench. 2.1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 12, in The Mirror and the Lamp: There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished. 3.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess‎[1]: Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him. All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair. 4.Clipping of chairperson. Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions. 5.1658 March 23, Thomas Burton, John Towell Rutt, editor, Diary, London: Henry Colburn, published 1828, page 243: The Chair behaves himself like a Busby amongst so many school-boys […] and takes a little too much on him. 6.1887 September 5, The Times: It can hardly be conceived that the Chair would fail to gain the support of the House. 7.2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 34: She adds: "I'd also like to think that as chair I was friendly but firm. I wanted to encourage people to give evidence, while there are others who need to be coaxed, held to account and asked tough questions." 8.(music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra. My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops. 9.(rail transport) An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices. 10.(chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair. 11.(slang, with the) Ellipsis of electric chair (the execution device). 12.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 251: 'All for a pig of a man who should have gone to the chair.' He killed a cop: he's going to get the chair. The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's the chair for him. 13.(education) A distinguished professorship at a university. 14.2014 April 12, Michael Inwood, “Martin Heidegger: the philosopher who fell for Hitler [print version: Hitler's philosopher]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)‎[2], London, page R11: In 1928 [Martin] Heidegger succeeded [Edmund] Husserl to take a chair at Freiburg […] 15.A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig. 16.1591, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, 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 II, scene v], page 104, column 2: Enter Mortimer, brought in a Chayre, and Iaylors. 17.1712, Alexander Pope, “The Rape of the Lock”, in The Beauties of Pope, London: G. Kearsley, published 1783, page 32: Think what an equipage thou haſt in air, And view with ſcorn two pages and a chair. 18.The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop. [Verb] editchair (third-person singular simple present chairs, present participle chairing, simple past and past participle chaired) 1.(transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over. Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting. 2.2020 May 20, “Merriman praised over handling of TSC's 'virtual' transition”, in Rail, page 12: Greenwood told RAIL she was disappointed that Parliamentary rules prevented her from chairing the TSC [Transport Select Committee] beyond last December's General Election, [...] She added: "I'm gutted I'm no longer able to chair the committee, I'm not going to lie. But I know it's in good hands and I'm still able to play my part as a member in the work we're doing. 3.(transitive) To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory. 4.1896, A. E. Houseman, "To An Athlete Dying Young," in A Shropshire Lad The time you won your town the race We chaired you through the marketplace. 5.(transitive, Wales, Britain) To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod. The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod. [[French]] ipa :/ʃɛʁ/[Etymology] editFrom Middle French chair, char, from Old French char, charn (earlier carn), from Latin carnem, accusative of carō, from Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *(s)ker-. [Further reading] edit - “chair” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language). [Noun] editchair f (plural chairs) 1.flesh [[Gallo]] [Etymology] editFrom Old French cheoir, from Latin cado, cognate with French choir. [Verb] editchair 1.to fall 2.to crash Une avion san liméro qu'est chaite ste netey à Eastdown dan le Sussex A plane without number that has crashed this night at Eastdown, Sussex [[Manx]] [Adjective] editchair 1.Lenited form of cair. [Mutation] edit [Noun] editchair f 1.Lenited form of cair. [[Middle French]] [Alternative forms] edit - char [Etymology] editFrom Old French char, charn, from Latin carnem, accusative singular of carō. [Noun] editchair f (plural chairs) 1.flesh [[Old French]] [Verb] editchair 1.alternative infinitive of cheoir. 0 0 2012/11/06 10:01 2021/08/26 12:46
33746 initiative [[English]] ipa :/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/[Adjective] editinitiative (not comparable) 1.Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary. 2.In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot. 3.a. 2008, John G. Matsusaka, "Direct Democracy and the Executive Branch", in, 2008, Shaun Bowler and Amihai Glazer, editors, Direct Democracy's Impact on American Political Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 122 [1]: The second row shows that initiative states fill more constitutional offices by election than noninitiative states, and the difference is statistically significant after controlling for region and population. [Antonyms] edit - noninitiative [Etymology] editFrom French initiative, from Medieval Latin *initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, Latin initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”). [Further reading] edit - initiative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - initiative in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - initiative at OneLook Dictionary Search [Noun] editinitiative (countable and uncountable, plural initiatives) 1.A beginning; a first move. 2.A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem. 3.The ability to act first or on one's own. 4.An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public. [Synonyms] edit - (issue to be voted on): direct initiative [[French]] [Etymology] editFrom *Medieval Latin initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, Latin initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”). [Further reading] edit - “initiative” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language). [Noun] editinitiative f (plural initiatives) 1.initiative 2.Prendre l'initiative. 0 0 2010/01/26 10:10 2021/08/26 12:47 TaN
33750 Cartesian [[English]] ipa :/kɑːɹ ˈtiːziən/[Adjective] editCartesian (not comparable) 1.Of, or pertaining to, Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature. 2.(mathematics, cartography) Of, or pertaining to, co-ordinates based on mutually orthogonal axes. [Anagrams] edit - arsacetin, ascertain, craniates, intracase, sectarian [Etymology] editFrom the New Latin Cartesiānus, from Cartesius (“René Descartes”). [Noun] editCartesian (plural Cartesians) 1.One who follows the philosophy of Cartesianism. [Synonyms] edit - Descartesean, Descartesian - Descartean, Descartian 0 0 2021/08/26 12:52 TaN
33755 dynasty [[English]] ipa :/ˈdaɪnəsti/[Etymology] editFrom Middle French dynastie, from Late Latin dynastia, from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “power, dominion”). [Noun] editdynasty (plural dynasties) 1.A series of rulers or dynasts from one family. Hapsburg dynasty; Ottoman dynasty Synonyms: house, lineage 2.(East Asian history) The polity or historical era under the rule of a certain dynasty. During the Ming dynasty, China was ruled by the Zhou family. 3.(sports) A team or organization which has an extended period of success or dominant performance. 0 0 2021/08/26 14:30 TaN
33761 patriarch [[English]] ipa :/ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/[Antonyms] edit - matriarch, materfamilias [Etymology] editBorrowed from Late Latin patriarcha; later reinforced by Old French patriarche, from Byzantine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “the founder of the tribe/family”), from Ancient Greek πατριά (patriá, “generation, ancestry, descent, tribe, family”) + -ᾰ́ρχης (-árkhēs, “-arch”), with some senses likely influenced directly by Latin pāter (“father”) or Ancient Greek πᾰτήρ (patḗr, “father”). Compare matriarch. Surface analysis patri- +‎ -arch. [Noun] editpatriarch (plural patriarchs) 1.(Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank. [from 9th c.] 2.In Biblical contexts, a male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. [from 13th c.] 3.1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts II: Men and brethren, lett me frely speake unto you of the patriarke David: For he is both deed and buryed, and his sepulcre remayneth with us unto this daye. 4.A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise. [from 16th c.] 5.An old leader of a village or community. 6.1819, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, “Rip Van Winkle”: The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning to night, just moving sufficiently to […] keep in the shade of a large tree; […] 7.The male progenitor of a genetic or tribal line, or of a clan or extended family. Synonyms: ancestor, forebear, forefather 8.The male head of a household or nuclear family. Synonyms: highfather, paterfamilias [[Dutch]] [Noun] editpatriarch m (plural patriarchen, diminutive patriarchje n, feminine matriarch) 1.patriarch 0 0 2021/08/26 15:19 TaN
33762 reedy [[English]] ipa :/ˈɹiː.di/[Adjective] editreedy (comparative reedier, superlative reediest) 1.Full of, or edged with, reeds. 2.(of a sound or voice) High and thin in tone. 3.(of a person) Tall and thin. 4.(metallurgy) Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods. reedy iron [Anagrams] edit - re-dye, redye [Etymology] editFrom Middle English reedy, reedi, reeddy, equivalent to reed +‎ -y. 0 0 2021/08/26 15:27 TaN
33763 wry [[English]] ipa :/ɹaɪ/[Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English wrien, from Old English wrīġian (“to go, turn, twist, bend, strive, struggle, press forward, endeavor, venture”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Compare awry, wriggle. [Etymology 2] editFrom Middle English wryen, wrien, wreon, wrihen, from Old English wrēon (“to cover, clothe, envelop, conceal, hide, protect, defend”), from Proto-Germanic *wrīhaną (“to wrap, cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). 0 0 2021/08/26 15:27 TaN
33767 ex parte [[English]] [Adjective] editex parte (not comparable) 1.(law) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a proceeding where one of the involved parties is not present. The judge issued a temporary ex parte injunction. 2.2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 54: She was dismissive of an ex parte application for an order excluding a husband from the matrimonial home. 3.Concerning only one side of a matter; one-sided. 4.1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt: I wish merely to caution you against the whole tone of L'Etoile's suggestion, by calling your attention to its ex parte character at the outset. [Adverb] editex parte (not comparable) 1.(law) In the manner of a proceeding where one of the involved parties is not (or sometimes may not be) present. Grand juries are conducted ex parte; neither the suspect nor his attorney may attend. [Etymology] editFrom Latin ex parte ("from [one] part"). 0 0 2021/08/26 15:41 TaN
33769 Cologne [[English]] ipa :/kəˈloʊn/[Alternative forms] edit - Cologn (obsolete) - Köln (rare in English) [Etymology] editFrom French Cologne, from Latin Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; colōnia (“colony”) comes from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”). [Proper noun] editCologne 1.The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany, on the Rhine River. 2.A city and town in Minnesota, United States. [[French]] ipa :/kɔ.lɔɲ/[Etymology] editFrom Latin colōnia (“colony”) in Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; colōnia (“colony”) comes from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”). [Proper noun] editCologne f 1.Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany) 0 0 2017/02/20 10:15 2021/08/26 18:10 TaN
33770 cologne [[English]] ipa :/kəˈləʊn/[Etymology] editShort for eau de Cologne < French Eau de Cologne, the name given to the original product in 1709. The success of the original Eau de Cologne inspired many imitators and it has become a genericized trademark. See Cologne. [Noun] editcologne (usually uncountable, plural colognes) 1.A type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential oils, 70-90 % alcohol and water. You stink of too much cologne. [See also] edit - eau de toilette - perfume - toilet water [Synonyms] edit - eau de Cologne 0 0 2017/02/20 10:15 2021/08/26 18:10 TaN
33778 intense [[English]] ipa :/ɪnˈtɛns/[Adjective] editintense (comparative intenser or more intense, superlative intensest or most intense) 1.Strained; tightly drawn. 2.Strict, very close or earnest. intense study;  intense thought 3.1828, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter XX, in Pelham; or, The Adventures of a Gentleman. [...] In Three Volumes, volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], OCLC 729841413, page 196: I rose by candle-light, and consumed, in the intensest application, the hours which every other individual of our party wasted in enervating slumbers, from the hesternal dissipation or debauch. 4.Extreme in degree; excessive. 5.Extreme in size or strength. 6.1817 December​, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, OCLC 1000449192, page 207: And the bright air o’er every shape did weave Intenser hues, so that the herbless stone, The leafless bough among the leaves alone, Had being clearer than its own could be […] 7.2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28: Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. 8.Stressful and tiring. 9.Very severe. 10.Very emotional or passionate. The artist was a small, intense man with piercing blue eyes. [Anagrams] edit - enseint, sentine, tennesi, tennies [Etymology] editBorrowed from Middle French intense, from Latin intensus (“stretched tight”), past participle of intendere (“to stretch out”), from in (“in, upon, to”) + tendere (“to stretch”). [Further reading] edit - intense in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - intense in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - intense at OneLook Dictionary Search [[Dutch]] [Adjective] editintense 1.Inflected form of intens [Anagrams] edit - niesten [[French]] ipa :/ɛ̃.tɑ̃s/[Adjective] editintense (plural intenses) 1.intense [Anagrams] edit - seinent, tiennes [Etymology] editFrom Middle French intense. Ultimately from Latin intensus. [Further reading] edit - “intense” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language). [[Interlingua]] [Adjective] editintense (comparative plus intense, superlative le plus intense) 1.intense [[Italian]] [Adjective] editintense f pl 1.feminine plural of intenso [Anagrams] edit - sentine, tensine [[Latin]] [Adjective] editintēnse 1.vocative masculine singular of intēnsus [[Norwegian Bokmål]] [Adjective] editintense 1.inflection of intens: 1.definite singular 2.plural [[Norwegian Nynorsk]] [Adjective] editintense 1.inflection of intens: 1.definite singular 2.plural 0 0 2010/03/30 14:54 2021/08/26 18:39 TaN
33779 low-level [[English]] [Adjective] editlow-level (not comparable) 1.relatively unimportant The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't. 2.not intense The low-level radiation released won't kill you immediately, but avoid long term exposure. 3.(computing) of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction The assembler generates low-level code. 4.detailed [Antonyms] edit - high-level [Etymology] editlow +‎ level [Synonyms] edit(low status worker): - at the coal face - front line - in the trenches(detailed): - brass tacks - details - nitty-gritty - nuts and bolts 0 0 2021/08/26 18:40 TaN
33782 IF [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - FI, Fi, fi [Noun] editIF (countable and uncountable, plural IFs) 1.Initialism of interactive fiction. 2.2007, Jeremy Douglass, Command Lines (page 88) The “Zarfian Cruelty Scale” rates games as Merciful, Polite, Tough, Nasty, or Cruel. The scale describes how works of IF become unwinnable, especially how and when the interactor (here a player, and one trying to win) learns this. 3.Initialism of impact factor. 4.(biochemistry) Initialism of intermediate filament. 5.(electronics) Initialism of intermediate frequency. [[Romanian]] [Proper noun] editIF 1.Abbreviation of Ilfov, a county in Romania. [[Swedish]] [Noun] editIF 1.sports club, athletic club; Abbreviation of idrottsförening. 0 0 2009/01/11 23:42 2021/08/26 18:53 TaN
33785 underreporting [[English]] [Noun] editunderreporting (plural underreportings) 1.The act, or the result of insufficiently reporting. 2.2020 November 4, Paul Stephen, “Mental health for all”, in Rail, page 65: He says that there is still a significant amount of underreporting of mental health problems, among trackside workers in particular. [Verb] editunderreporting 1.present participle of underreport 0 0 2021/08/26 18:59 TaN
33786 underreport [[English]] [Etymology] editunder- +‎ report. [Verb] editunderreport (third-person singular simple present underreports, present participle underreporting, simple past and past participle underreported) 1.To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally 2.March 9, 2007, Lara Jordan, Associated Press, Audit Slams FBI Use Of Patriot Act The FBI underreported its use of the USA Patriot Act to force businesses to turn over customer information in suspected terrorism cases, according to a Justice Department audit. 3.As a group, to report something less frequently than it actually occurs Women tend to underreport rape. 0 0 2021/08/26 18:59 TaN
33797 follow-on [[English]] [Etymology] editFrom the verb phrase follow on. [Noun] editfollow-on (plural follow-ons) 1.Something that follows as a natural or logical consequence, development, or progression. The Internet is the global information system that is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet Protocol (IP) or its subsequent extensions /follow-ons […] The heavily discounted initial engine sales were offset by the follow-on sales of engines and highly profitable spare parts. 2.Baby formula (breast milk substitute) for slightly older infants. 3.(cricket) Alternative spelling of follow on [Synonyms] edit - (something that follow naturally): consequence, effect, knock-on 0 0 2021/08/26 19:12 TaN
33798 ill-gotten [[English]] [Adjective] editill-gotten (not comparable) 1.Obtained improperly or illegally. [Anagrams] edit - telling-to [See also] edit - ill-begotten 0 0 2021/08/26 19:12 TaN

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