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indefiniteness
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editindefinite + -ness
[Noun]
editindefiniteness (uncountable)
1.The characteristic of being indefinite.
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paradigmatic
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpæɹ.ə.dɪɡ.ˈmæ.tɪk/[Adjective]
editparadigmatic (comparative more paradigmatic, superlative most paradigmatic)
1.Of or pertaining to a paradigm.
2.(philosophy) Related as members of a substitution class.
3.(obsolete) Exemplary.
[Etymology]
editparadigm + -atic
[Noun]
editparadigmatic (plural paradigmatics)
1.(historical, religion) A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of Christian excellence.
[[Romanian]]
[Adjective]
editparadigmatic m or n (feminine singular paradigmatică, masculine plural paradigmatici, feminine and neuter plural paradigmatice)
1.paradigmatic
[Etymology]
editFrom French paradigmatique
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inarguable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editinarguable (not comparable)
1.Not arguable; certain, incontestable or incontrovertible.
Synonyms: indisputable, unarguable, unchallengeable
Antonym: arguable
[Etymology]
editin- + arguable
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rapacious
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/[Adjective]
editrapacious (comparative more rapacious, superlative most rapacious)
1.(also figuratively) Voracious; avaricious.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:greedy
2.1787, Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 6: Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States:
To presume a want of motives for such contests [of power between states] as an argument against their existence, would be to forget that men are ambitious, vindictive, and rapacious.
3.2021 March 16, Noam Cohen, “Wikipedia Is Finally Asking Big Tech to Pay Up”, in Wired[1], ISSN 1059-1028:
Big Tech companies, on the other hand, have proven themselves to be rapacious capitalists—they take as much as they can and ask for permission later.
4.Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
5.1910, Niccolò Machiavelli, “Chapter XIX”, in Ninian Hill Thomson, transl., The Prince:
A Prince […] sooner becomes hated by being rapacious and by interfering with the property and with the women of his subjects, than in any other way.
6.(of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.
7.1827, James Fenimore Cooper, “Chapter XIII”, in The Prairie:
Even the rapacious birds appeared to comprehend the nature of the ceremony, for […] they once more began to make their airy circuits above the place […]
[Etymology]
editPerhaps from rapacity + -ous, in any case ultimately from Latin rapāx (“grasping, greedy”).
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jaw-dropping
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈd͡ʒɔː ˌdɹɒpɪŋ/[Adjective]
editjaw-dropping (comparative more jaw-dropping, superlative most jaw-dropping)
1.(informal) Causing great awe or surprise.
2.1998 September 23, Tom De Haven, “Stephen King, Bag of Bones [book review]”, in Entertainment Weekly[1], New York, N.Y.: Entertainment Weekly, Inc., ISSN 1049-0434, OCLC 1054389083, archived from the original on 24 October 2015:
Bag of Bones is, hands down, [Stephen] King's most narratively subversive fiction. Whenever you're positive–just positive!–you know where this ghost story is heading, that's exactly when it gallops off in some jaw-dropping new direction.
3.1999, Tobias Hurwitz, “Pre-punk”, in Punk Guitar Styles: The Guitarist’s Guide to Music of the Masters (National Guitar Workshop Book), Van Nuys, Calif.: Alfred Publishing, →ISBN, page 12:
[Iggy] Pop's was the most jaw-dropping stage show anywhere. He made a point of bloodying himself with broken glass at virtually all of his shows.
4.2006, Adam-Troy Castro, “The Most Jaw-dropping Errors Ever Made by Racers”, in “My Ox is Broken!”: Roadblocks, Detours, Fast Forwards, and Other Great Moments from TV’s The Amazing Race, Dallax, Tex.: BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 402:
But they discover their error in the cab, tell their driver to turn around, talk themselves out of that, tell their driver to stop, talk themselves out of that, and finally—displaying a truly jaw-dropping grasp of logic, even for lawyers—decide the clue means that taking the cab there is okay as long as they then walk to the mat on their own two feet.
5.2018 July 25, A. A. Dowd, “Fallout may be the Most Breathlessly Intense Mission: Impossible Adventure Yet”, in The A.V. Club[2], archived from the original on 31 July 2018:
The plots of Mission: Impossible movies tend to be convoluted but negligible, really only there to provide connective tissue between jaw-dropping set pieces.
[Etymology]
editA reference to a person’s mouth open wide in amazement or shock.
[Further reading]
edit
- “jaw-dropping, adj.” under “jaw, n.1”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1900.
- “jaw-dropping, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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jawdropping
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editjawdropping (comparative more jawdropping, superlative most jawdropping)
1.Alternative form of jaw-dropping
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jaw
[[English]]
ipa :/d͡ʒɔː/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English jawe, jowe, geowe, alteration of *chawe (in early Modern English chawe, chaw), from Proto-Germanic *kawǭ (compare Middle Dutch kauwe (“fish jaw”), kouwe (“mouth cavity”), dialectal German Käu, Keu (“jaw, donkey jowl”)), gradation-variant of *kewǭ (compare Old English ċīan (pl.) ‘gills’, West Frisian kiuw (“gill”), Dutch kieuw (“gill”)), noun from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną (compare English chew). More at chew. Alteration probably influenced by Middle English jolle, chaul (“jowl”), which it replaced (see jowl).
[Etymology 2]
editUncertain, see Jew's harp for more.
[[North Frisian]]
[Pronoun]
editjaw
1.your (second personal pronoun plural possessive)
[See also]
edit
- jam
[[Polish]]
ipa :/jaf/[Noun]
editjaw f
1.genitive plural of jawa
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damned
[[English]]
ipa :/dæmd/[Adjective]
editdamned (comparative damneder or more damned, superlative damnedest or most damned)
1.Godforsaken.
2.Variant of profane damn, used to express contempt, exasperation, etc. towards someone or something.
Their damned lawyers can go to hell.
I can't get this damned thing to work.
3.Used to express vehemently that one is not or does not do something, or refuses to be or do something.
Damned if I know. (Strong assertion that you do not know)
I'll be damned if I let him get away with that. (Strong assertion that you will not let him get away with that)
[Adverb]
editdamned (comparative more damned, superlative most damned)
1.(mildly vulgar) Very.
What's so damned important about a football game?
[Anagrams]
edit
- Dedman, Madden, demand, madden, manded
[Synonyms]
edit
- (god-forsaken): See Thesaurus:doomed
- (profanity): See Thesaurus:damned
[Verb]
editdamned
1.simple past tense and past participle of damn
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canary
[[English]]
ipa :/kəˈnɛəɹi/[Adjective]
editcanary (comparative more canary, superlative most canary)
1.Of a light yellow colour.
[Etymology]
editFrom French canarie, from Spanish canario, from the Latin Canariae insulae (“Canary Islands”) (Spanish Islas Canarias); from the largest island Insula Canaria (“Dog Island" or "Canine Island”), named for its dogs, from canārius (“canine”), from canis (“dog”).
[Noun]
editcanary (countable and uncountable, plural canaries)
1.A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
2.Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
3.A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
canary:
4.(countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
5.c. 1597, William Shakespeare, […] [T]he Merrie Wiues of Windsor. […] (First Quarto), London: […] T[homas] C[reede] for Arthur Ihonson, […], published 1602, OCLC 670741489, [Act III, scene ii]:
Ile to my honeſt knight ſir Iohn Falſtaffe, / And drinke Canary with him.
6.1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “In which a Liberty is Taken with Mr. Nutter’s Name, and Mr. Dangerfield Stands at the Altar”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume II, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], OCLC 18952474, page 234:
Or maybe you'd accept iv a couple o' bottles of claret or canaries?
7.A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
8.1592, Thomas Nash[e], Pierce Penilesse His Supplication to the Deuill. […], London: […] [John Charlewood for] Richard Ihones, […], OCLC 86095368; republished as J[ohn] Payne Collier, editor, Pierce Penniless’s Supplication to the Devil. […], London: […] [Frederic Shoberl, Jun.] for the Shakespeare Society, 1842, OCLC 1080805044, page 21:
In an other corner, Mistris Minx, a marchants wife, that will eate no cherries, forsooth, but when they are at twentie shillings a pound, that lookes as simperingly as if she were besmeard, and iets it as gingerly as if she were dancing the canaries, […]
9.c. 1604–1605, William Shakespeare, “All’s VVell, that Ends VVell”, 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 i], page 235, column 2:
[…] I haue ſeen a medicine / That's able to breath life into a ſtone, / Quicken a rocke, and make you dance Canari / With ſprightly fire and motion, […]
10.Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
11.(computing) A value placed in memory such that it will be the first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to identify and recover from it.
12.(computing) A change that is tested by being rolled out first to a subset of machines or users before rolling out to all.
13.(informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
14.(slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
15.(slang) A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
16.(Australia, informal) A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.
17.1993 September 12, Jacco Zwetsloot, “Warning About Speed Traps”, in alt.folklore.urban, Usenet[1]:
The tendency in these types of situations (as far as I can see) is that because I don't think the act itself is illegal, the police will go through your vehicle systematically loking[sic] for anything wrong with it, to slap a canary on it (that's slang for an unroadworthy sticker) or present you with some other fine.
18.1999 January 16, Garry Lawson, “Noisy Bikes (Update)”, in aus.motorcycles, Usenet[2]:
Yes, if the exhaust is to noisey[sic] they can slap a yellow canary on it, but the[n] who cares you got rid of it.
19.2003 February 14, Noddy, “Spare tyres”, in aus.cars, Usenet[3]:
You don't have to carry a spare wheel for a car to be roadworthy, and if you *do* carry one, it doesn't have to be in a roadworthy condition *unless* you fit it [to] the car and drive on it. / If it's not and you get pinched, expect a canary...
[See also]
edit
- Appendix:Colors
[Synonyms]
edit
- (informant): See Thesaurus:informantedit
- (to inform): See Thesaurus:rat out
[Verb]
editcanary (third-person singular simple present canaries, present participle canarying, simple past and past participle canaried)
1.(intransitive) to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
2.1590, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, III. i. 11:
but to jig off a tune at / the tongue's end, canary to it with your feet,
3.(slang) to inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.
4.(computing) to test a software change by rolling out to a small set of machines or users before making it available to all.
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prerogative
[[English]]
ipa :/pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/[Adjective]
editprerogative (comparative more prerogative, superlative most prerogative)
1.Having a hereditary or official right or privilege.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- prærogative (obsolete)
[Etymology]
editFrom Anglo-Norman prerogative (noun), from Latin praerogātīva (“previous verdict; claim, privilege”), noun use of the feminine singular of praerogātīvus (“having first vote; privileged”).
[Noun]
editprerogative (plural prerogatives)
1.A hereditary or official right or privilege.
2.A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
3.A right, especially when due to one's position or role.
4.2002, Patrick Robinson, The Shark Mutiny, page 48:
"Ah, that's your prerogative as an Intelligence officer, Jimmy. But it's been your prerogative for weeks, months, and nothing has happened, as I told you […] "
5.2004, Joel Osteen, Your best life now: 7 steps to living at your full potential, page 92:
If you want to wear your hair a certain way, that's your prerogative. You don't have to check with all your friends to make sure it's okay.
6.2005, Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau, Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate, page 56:
If you choose another approach — that's your prerogative. But the problem is that parents often don't realize they're making the choice […]
7.2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 55:
"I know what is important to Sadiq [Khan, London Mayor], and I know how to explain things to him in a way that maximises our chances of getting the right thing. If he chooses not to take my advice, that is absolutely his prerogative. But he gave me the job, and I intend to pay him back by delivering what he needs."
8.A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.
[References]
edit
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “prerogative”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- riporgevate
[Noun]
editprerogative f pl
1.plural of prerogativa
[[Middle French]]
[Adjective]
editprerogative f sg
1.feminine singular of prerogatif
[Etymology]
editEither inherited from Old French prerogative or independently borrowed from Latin praerogativa.
[Noun]
editprerogative f (plural prerogatives)
1.prerogative; privilege
[[Old French]]
[Etymology]
editFirst known attestation 1234 by Huon de Meri in Le tornoiement de l'Antéchrist. Borrowed from Latin praerogātīva (“previous verdict; claim, privilege”).
[Noun]
editprerogative f (oblique plural prerogatives, nominative singular prerogative, nominative plural prerogatives)
1.prerogative (right or privilege)
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unabating
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editunabating (not comparable)
1.Not abating; ongoing, continuing.
2.2008 January 9, J. J. Goode, “Nori Steps Away From the Sushi”, in New York Times[1]:
"The unabating sushi boom has driven up nori consumption in the United States," said Ken Imamura, vice president of the importer Yamamotoyama of America.
[Etymology]
editun- + abating
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Canary
[[English]]
[Etymology 1]
editFrom 1907, coined by the football club's then-chairman who was a keen breeder of canaries.
[Etymology 2]
editBased on the geography of the Canary Islands, between Bermudan and European.
[See also]
edit
- Canary Islands
- Canary Wharf
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lanyard
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlæn.jəd/[Etymology]
edit.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}A whistle on a lanyard (sense 2) issued to a soldier of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War II.[n 1]Officer Cadet F. Welch of the Royal Artillery (UK) wearing a ceremonial lanyard (sense 2) on his left shoulder.[n 2] In the 19th century, an artillery soldier would use a lanyard to hold a key for inserting, adjusting, and removing the fuzes of artillery shells.A Wikimania 2016 participant with her conference pass and name tag on a lanyard (sense 2) around her neck.A United States Army soldier pulling the lanyard (sense 3) of an M777 howitzer artillery weapon to fire it.From Late Middle English lainer, lainere, lanyer (“strap or thong used to fasten armour, shields, clothing, etc.”) [and other forms][1] (with the ending modified in the 17th century under the influence of yard),[2] from Old French laniere, lasniere (“thong, lash”) (modern French lanière (“lanyard, strap; (by extension) a strip”)),[3] from lasne (“strap, thong; noose; snare”), a metathetic alteration of nasle, nasliere (“strap, thong”), influenced by lane (“wool”), las (“lace of a boot, shoe, etc.”), or laz (“snare, trap; pitfall”); nasliere is derived from Old Dutch *nastila (“headband; tie”), from Proto-West Germanic *nastilu (“strap; thread; tie”), from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to tie together”). The English word is cognate with Old High German nestila (“band, headband; strap”) (modern German Nestel (“lace; strap; string”)), Old Norse nesta (“brace; fastener, strap”).
[Further reading]
edit
- lanyard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Notes]
edit
1. ^ From the collection of the Auckland War Memorial Museum in Auckland, New Zealand.
2. ^ From the collection of the Imperial War Museum, UK.
[Noun]
editlanyard (plural lanyards)
1.(nautical) A short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc.
2.1896 November – 1897 May, Rudyard Kipling, chapter III, in “Captains Courageous”, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, published 1897, OCLC 5204939, pages 101–102:
"Take ahold here, an' keep ringin' steady," said Dan, passing Harvey the lanyard of a bell that hung just behind the windlass.
3.(by extension) A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle.
4.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Voyage”, in Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, OCLC 702939134, part II (The Sea Cook), pages 79–80:
Aboard ship he carried his crutch by a lanyard round his neck, to have both hands as free as possible. [...] [H]e would hand himself from one place to another, now using the crutch, now trailing it alongside by the lanyard, as quickly as another man could walk.
5.(by extension, military) A cord with a hook which is secured to an artillery piece, and pulled to fire the weapon.
[References]
edit
1. ^ “lainer(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
2. ^ “lanyard, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
3. ^ “lanyard, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1901.
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contingency plan
[[English]]
[Noun]
editcontingency plan (plural contingency plans)
1.An alternative plan to be put into operation if needed, especially in case of emergencies, or if a primary plan fails.
[Synonyms]
edit
- plan B
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decoupling
[[English]]
ipa :[diːˈkʌpəlɪŋ][Noun]
editdecoupling (plural decouplings)
1.The act or process by which something is decoupled.
[Verb]
editdecoupling
1.present participle of decouple
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decouple
[[English]]
ipa :[diːˈkʌpəɫ][Etymology]
editFrom French découpler
[Verb]
editdecouple (third-person singular simple present decouples, present participle decoupling, simple past and past participle decoupled)English Wikipedia has an article on:decoupleWikipedia
1.(transitive, intransitive) To unlink; to take or come apart.
radiation decoupled from matter
to decouple a spent rocket stage
2.(transitive, military) To muffle the seismic waves of (a nuclear explosion) by performing it underground.
3.1961, Hans Albrecht Bethe, Edward Teller, The Future of Nuclear Tests (page 18)
Smaller explosions and decoupled tests would be permitted. Further, the United States proposed that the three powers should start intensive research on the improvement of methods for detection and identification of underground explosions […]
4.1993, Sam Marullo, Ending the Cold War at Home (page 55)
Decoupled tests would be nuclear explosions set off in massive underground caverns, a site that would greatly reduce the seismic waves caused by the explosion.Translations[edit]to unlink
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solemn
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsɒləm/[Adjective]
editsolemn (comparative solemner or more solemn, superlative solemnest or most solemn)
1.(religion, specifically Christianity) Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
2.(by extension)
1.Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.
2.Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:serious
Antonyms: lighthearted, unserious
3.Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive.
Synonym: awe-inspiring
4.(obsolete) Cheerless, gloomy, sombre.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cheerless
Antonyms: cheerful; see also Thesaurus:blissful
[Anagrams]
edit
- Lemnos, Melson, Selmon, Smolen, lemons, losmen, melons, nmoles
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English solempne, solemne (“performed with religious ceremony or reverence; devoted to religious observances, sacred; ceremonious, formal; of a vow: made under a religious sanction, binding; religious celebration, celebration of a feast day; famous, well-known; important; grand, imposing; awe-inspiring, impressive; grave, serious; dignified; enunciated or held formally”) [and other forms],[1] from Old French solempne, solemne (“serious, solemn”) [and other forms], or from its etymon Late Latin sōlempnis, sōlennis, from Latin sōlemnis, from sollemnis (“appointed, established, fixed; common, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditional, usual; ceremonial, religious, solemn; festive; annual, yearly”) [and other forms]. The further etymology is uncertain;[2] sollus (“entire, whole”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole”)) + epulum (“banquet, feast”) (in the sense of a ritual; perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”)) has been suggested.
[Further reading]
edit
- solemnity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- solemn (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[References]
edit
1. ^ “solempne, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
2. ^ “solemn, adj. (adv. and n.)”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1913; “solemn, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
[[Romanian]]
ipa :/soˈlemn/[Adjective]
editsolemn m or n (feminine singular solemnă, masculine plural solemni, feminine and neuter plural solemne)
1.solemn, grave, serious
2.impressive, exalted
3.festive, celebratory
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin sollemnis.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (grave): grav, serios
- (festive): festiv, sărbătoresc
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laudable
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlɔːdəbl/[Adjective]
editlaudable (comparative more laudable, superlative most laudable)
1.Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable
laudable motives
laudable actions
laudable ambition
2.Healthy; salubrious; having a disposition to promote healing
laudable juices of the body
laudable pus
Antonym: noxious
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English laudable, from Old French laudable or directly from Latin laudabilis; equivalent to laud + -able.
[References]
edit
- laudable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- laudable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
[Synonyms]
edit
- praiseworthy, commendable
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
editlaudable (plural laudables)
1.praiseworthy
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin laudabilis.
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social
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsəʊʃəl/[Adjective]
editsocial (comparative more social, superlative most social)
1.Being extroverted or outgoing.
James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.
2.1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1:
Not ignoring what is good, I am quick to perceive a horror, and could still be social with it—would they let me—since it is but well to be on friendly terms with all the inmates of the place one lodges in.
3.Of or relating to society.
4.2012 January 1, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 1, page 70:
Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.
Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.
Unemployment is a social problem.
5.(Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.
social gaming
6.(rare) Relating to a nation's allies.
the Social War
7.(botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups.
a social insect
[Anagrams]
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- scolia
[Antonyms]
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- antisocial
- unsocial
- asocial
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French social, from Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally”), from sequor (“follow”). Cognate with English seg (“man, companion, fellow”). More at seg.
[Noun]
editsocial (countable and uncountable, plural socials)
1.A festive gathering to foster introductions.
They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other.
2.(Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
3.(Britain, colloquial, with definite article) Clipping of social security.
Fred hated going down to the social to sign on.
4.(US, colloquial) Clipping of social security number.
What's your social?
5.(dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.
6.(Canada) Clipping of social studies.
7.(Internet, informal, uncountable) Clipping of social media.
8.(Internet, informal, countable) A social media account.
9.2019 August 29, Randy Rainbow (lyrics), Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), “Cheeto Christ Stupid Czar”[2], performed by Randy Rainbow:
Close your mouth and delete all your socials tonight.
[References]
edit
- social in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- social in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “social” in Collins English Dictionary, 10th edition, London: Collins, 2010, →ISBN; reproduced on Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017.
[[Asturian]]
[Adjective]
editsocial (epicene, plural sociales)
1.social
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin sociālis.
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/so.siˈal/[Adjective]
editsocial (masculine and feminine plural socials)
1.social
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin sociālis, attested from 1803.[1]
[Further reading]
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- “social” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “social” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “social” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
[References]
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1. ^ “social” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
[[Danish]]
ipa :[soˈɕæˀl][Adjective]
editsocial (neuter socialt, plural and definite singular attributive sociale)
1.social
2.sociable
[Etymology]
editFrom French social, from Latin sociālis (“concerning a partner or an ally”), an adjective derived from the noun socius (“partner, ally”).
[Further reading]
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- “social” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “social” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
[[French]]
ipa :/sɔ.sjal/[Adjective]
editsocial (feminine singular sociale, masculine plural sociaux, feminine plural sociales)
1.social, related to society, community
Un devoir social. ― A social obligation.
2.social, living in society
l'homme est un animal social. ― Man is a social animal.
3.mundane, related to social life
4.1922, Marcel Proust, Fugitive:
Était-ce parce que la vie sociale de Gilberte devait présenter les mêmes contrastes que celle de Swann ?
(please add an English translation of this quote)
[Antonyms]
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- antisocial
- asocial
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).
[Further reading]
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- “social” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editsocial m (plural sociaux)
1.action intended to make society work better
faire du social. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
[Synonyms]
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- grégaire
[[Galician]]
[Adjective]
editsocial m or f (plural sociais)
1.social
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin sociālis.
[Further reading]
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- “social” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
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- Alciso, lascio, lasciò, licosa, olisca, salcio, salico, scialo, scialo-, scialò, scolai, solcai
[Etymology]
editEllipsis of social network.
[Noun]
editsocial m
1.social network
2.2019 October 1, “Zuckerberg è pronto alla battaglia contro Warren e TikTok (e Facebook non perde utenti)”, in Corriere della Sera[3]:
TikTok è sia la prima piattaforma cinese a imporsi nel resto del mondo sia l’unico social a ottenere numeri finora inanellati solo da Menlo Park (500 milioni di utenti), eppure non sembra causare particolari grattacapi.
(please add an English translation of this quote)
3.(in the plural) social media
postare sui social ― to post on social media
4.2018 January 25, ““Un inconveniente tecnico”: il tweet di Trenord fa infuriare i social, poi le scuse”, in La Stampa[4]:
«Circolazione interrotta tra Treviglio e Milano a causa di un inconveniente tecnico a un treno»: è il tweet di Trenord delle 8.09 che ha fatto infuriare i social dopo il deragliamento a Seggiano di Pioltello.
(please add an English translation of this quote)
[[Middle French]]
[Adjective]
editsocial m (feminine singular sociale, masculine plural sociaulx, feminine plural sociales)
1.allied (on the same side)
2.social (tending to spend time with others)
[Etymology]
editFirst known attestation 1355[1], borrowed from Latin sociālis.
[References]
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1. ^ “social” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (social, supplement)
[[Occitan]]
ipa :[suˈsjal][Adjective]
editsocial m (feminine singular sociala, masculine plural socials, feminine plural socialas)
1.social (relating to society)
[Alternative forms]
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- sociau (Gascony)
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin sociālis.
[[Piedmontese]]
ipa :/suˈt͡ʃal/[Adjective]
editsocial
1.social
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/so.siˈaw/[Adjective]
editsocial m or f (plural sociais, comparable)
1.social (relating to society)
2.(business) social (relating to business firms)
3.social; outgoing; extroverted
Synonyms: sociável, extrovertido
Antonyms: anti-social, associal
4.(ecology) social (living in large groups)
5.for use by the residents of an apartment block, as opposed to maintenance workers or deliverymen
Elevador social. ― Residents’ lift.
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin sociālis.
[Further reading]
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- “social” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
[Noun]
editsocial m, f (plural sociais)
1.(Brazil, informal) a small party between close people or friends
[[Romanian]]
ipa :/ˌso.t͡ʃiˈal/[Adjective]
editsocial m or n (feminine singular socială, masculine plural sociali, feminine and neuter plural sociale)
1.social (of or relating to society)
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from French social.
[Further reading]
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- social in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/soˈθjal/[Adjective]
editsocial (plural sociales)
1.social
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion, companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, ally”).
[Further reading]
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- “social” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
[[Swedish]]
ipa :/sosiˈɑːl/[Adjective]
editsocial (comparative mer social, superlative mest social)
1.(not comparable) social, pertaining to living conditions and society (of an issue)
2.social, kind, friendly, welcoming, outgoing (of a person)
Synonyms: utåtriktad, sällskaplig, föreningsintresserad
[References]
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- social in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- social in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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George
[[English]]
ipa :/dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ/[Etymology]
editName of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgios), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).(aircraft autopilot): probably named after George DeBeeson, who patented an early autopilot system.
[Noun]
editGeorge (plural Georges)
1.(slang, archaic) A coin bearing King George's profile.
2.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, OCLC 702939134:
Take the Georges, Pew, and don’t stand here squalling.
3.A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter.
4.1908, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, A History of the George Worn on the Scaffold by Charles I (page 93)
[…] the King appears to be wearing a George containing the motto inside the gems, as it is in the jewel at Windsor.
[Proper noun]
editGeorge
1.A male given name from Ancient Greek
2.1590s, William Shakespeare, Richard III: Act V, Scene III. In: The tragedy of King Richard the third. Containing, [...] As it hath beene lately Acted by the Right honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. At London [...]. 1597
Our ancient word of courage faire saint George | Inspire vs with the spleene of fierie Dragons,
3.1830 Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
George and Charles are unlucky in this respect; they have no diminutives, and what a mouthful of monosyllables they are! names royal too, and therefore unshortened. A king must be of a very rare class who could afford to be called by shorthand;
4.1977 Joyce Grenfell, Nursery School:
George... don't do that!
5.An English and Welsh patronymic surname, from given names.
6.A French patronymic surname, from given names.
7.A German patronymic surname, from given names, a variant of Georg.
8.An Irish patronymic surname, from Irish, an anglicization of Seoirse.
9.A diminutive of the female given names Georgina or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
10.1925, [US state of] Georgia's Official Register, page 100:
Roy Davis Stubbs, Eatonton, Judge. Son of Robert D. and Maud (Middleton) Stubbs. [...] Married Miss George Smith Feb. 14, 1918 in Knoxville, Tenn.
11.2004, George Sargent Janes Leubuscher, Douglas W. Patton, A Girl Named George: My First Hundred Years
12.(aviation, slang) The autopilot of an aircraft.
13.1956, Flying Magazine (volume 59, number 6, page 33)
"'George' rides in the back, aft of the baggage compartment,” said Aviation Sales Manager, John Brophy, with a smile as he climbed out. […] I switched on the autopilot and turned the turn knob to the left to get the turn-bank indicator to show a one-needle turn. Instantly, George rolled the Cessna into a smooth 10° bank to the left.
14.1993, Flying (volume 120, page 73)
I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]
15.A town in Western Cape, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
16.A locale in the United States.
1.A city in Iowa; named for the son of a railroad official.
2.A city in Washington; named for George Washington, 1st President of the United States.
3.A ghost town in Missouri; named for postmaster Stephen H. George.
[Synonyms]
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- (given name): Geo. (abbreviation)
- (English surname): Georgeson
[[Cebuano]]
[Etymology]
editEnglish George.
[Proper noun]
editGeorge
1.A male given name from Ancient Greek.
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈd͡ʒɔrd͡ʒ/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English George.
[Proper noun]
editGeorge m or f
1.A male given name and surname in English
[References]
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1. ^ George in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
[[Scots]]
ipa :/ˈdʒɔr(d)ʒ/[Proper noun]
editGeorge
1.A male given name, equivalent to English George.
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
editFrom English George. Variant of the standard Swedish Georg. Both names ultimately derive from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), name of a legendary dragon-slaying saint.
[Proper noun]
editGeorge c (genitive Georges)
1.A male given name.
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arson
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɑɹsən/[Anagrams]
edit
- Rasŏn, SONAR, orans, roans, saron, sonar, sorna
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Anglo-Norman and Old French arson, from the verb ardoir, from Latin ardeō (“to burn”). Compare ardent.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English arsoun, from Old French arçon, from Vulgar Latin *arciō (“saddlebow”), from Latin arcus (“bow”); compare Italian arcione, Portuguese arção, and Spanish arzón.
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
editarson
1.Alternative form of arsoun
[[Middle French]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Old French arçon.
[Noun]
editarson m (plural arsons)
1.saddle
[[Old French]]
[Etymology]
editFrom the verb ardre, ardoir, from Latin ardeō.
[Noun]
editarson m (oblique plural arsons, nominative singular arsons, nominative plural arson)
1.burning; fire
2.arson
3.sunburn
4.burn (on the skin, etc.)
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uphill
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈʌphɪl/[Adjective]
edituphill (comparative further uphill, superlative furthest uphill)
1.Located up a slope or on a hill.
2.Going up a slope or a hill.
3.(by extension) Difficult or laborious.
[Adverb]
edituphill (comparative more uphill, superlative most uphill)
1.Up a slope, towards higher ground.
2.(by extension) With difficulty.
[Antonyms]
edit
- downhilledit
- downhilledit
- downhill
[Etymology]
editup + hill.
[Noun]
edituphill (plural uphills)
1.An uphill route.
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chasm
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkæzəm/[Anagrams]
edit
- CAMHS, HMACs, cha'ms, chams
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin chasma, from Ancient Greek χάσμα (khásma, “abyss, cleft”).
[Noun]
editchasm (plural chasms)
1.(geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
2.2019, Li Huang; James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, DOI:10.1080/01434632.2019.1596115, page 1:
But always and ever there is a yawning chasm below[.]
3.(by extension) A large difference of opinion.
4.2021 February 10, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport[1]:
Chelsea may not have regarded themselves as title rivals to City over the whole season but this was a harrowing illustration of the current chasm between the two sides and made for disturbing viewing for the Italian.
[References]
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- chasm (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- rift on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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representation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Anagrams]
edit
- repenetrations
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old French representacion, from Latin repraesentatio.
[Etymology 2]
editre- + presentation.
[References]
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- representation at OneLook Dictionary Search
- representation in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- representation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- representation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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sausage
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/[Anagrams]
edit
- assuage
[Etymology]
editFrom late Middle English sausige, from Anglo-Norman saussiche (compare Norman saûciche), from Late Latin salsīcia (compare Spanish salchicha, Italian salsiccia), neuter plural of salsīcius (“seasoned with salt”), derivative of Latin salsus (“salted”), from sal (“salt”). More at salt. Doublet of saucisse. See also Sicilian sausizza.
[Further reading]
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- List of sausages at Wikipedia
[Noun]
editsausage (countable and uncountable, plural sausages)
1.A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food.
2.A sausage-shaped thing.
3.(vulgar slang) Penis.
4.(informal) A term of endearment.
my little sausage
5.2019, Paullina Simons, Inexpressible Island (End of Forever):
“Algernon, you silly sausage. Now you want to marry me? Don't you remember we were already engaged to be married, and then I broke it off with you?”
6.(military, archaic) A saucisse.[1]
[References]
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1. ^ 1881, Thomas Wilhelm, A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
- sausage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Verb]
editsausage (third-person singular simple present sausages, present participle sausaging, simple past and past participle sausaged)
1.(engineering) To form a sausage-like shape, with a non-uniform cross section.
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newscast
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editFrom news + -cast, from broadcast.
[Noun]
editnewscast (plural newscasts)
1.A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.
[See also]
edit
- newscaster
- podcast
- webcast
[Verb]
editnewscast (third-person singular simple present newscasts, present participle newscasting, simple past and past participle newscasted)
1.To broadcast the news.
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handy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈhæn.di/[Anagrams]
edit
- Haydn
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English handy, hondi (attested in personal names), alteration of earlier hendi (“handy, skillful”), from Old English hendiġ (“skillful”) (as in listhendiġ (“skilled in art”)), from Proto-Germanic *handugaz (“handy, skillful, nimble”), from *handuz (“hand”), equivalent to hand + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German handich (“skillful, apt”), Middle High German handec, hendec (“manual, hand-held”), Old Norse hǫndugr (“efficient”), Gothic 𐌷̰̳̲̽̿̓ (handugs, “wise, clever”). Akin to Dutch handig (“handy”), Norwegian hendig (“handy”), Swedish händig (“handy”).
[Etymology 2]
edithand + -y (“diminutive suffix”)
[Etymology 3]
editClipping of handgun + -y (“diminutive suffix”)
[Etymology 4]
editDisputed; see German Handy: according to some commentators, this meaning is originally from German (a condensed form of Handfunktelefon), whereas others claim there was an early, but now neglected, antetype of it in English (from etymology 1).
[[Scots]]
[Adjective]
edithandy (comparative handier, superlative handiest)
1.handy
2.dexterous, skilful
3.amenable (of an animal)
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Handy
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- Haydn
[Etymology]
editOriginating as a nickname for a handy person.
[Proper noun]
editHandy
1.A surname, from nicknames.
2.(rare) A male given name from English.
[[German]]
ipa :/ˈhɛndi/[Etymology]
editFrom English handy. According to some commentators, the German meaning is originally German, whereas others claim there was an early, but now neglected, antetype of it in English. More likely, however, is that handy is a condensed form of Handfunktelefon (thus equivalent to Hand + -i), which was how it was marketed by electronic firms such as Bosch and Hagenuk.[1]
[Further reading]
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- “Handy” in Duden online
- Handy on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
[Noun]
editHandy n (genitive Handys, plural Handys or Handies)
1.(mobile telephony), mobile phone, mobile, cell phone, phone (portable, wireless telephone)
Synonyms: Mobiltelefon, (Switzerland) Natel
2.1994 May 11, Ralf Schlüter, "Stimmungen frei Hand", Berliner Zeitung:
Alle paar Minuten hängt er am Handy und macht Termine klar.
Every few minutes he's on his cell phone arranging appointments.
3.2008, Ulrich Breymann and Heiko Mosemann, Java me, Hanser Verlag, →ISBN, p. 283:
Bluetooth ist eine drahtlose Kommunikationstechnologie. Der Ursprung dieser Technologie liegt im Jahre 1994, als die Firma Ericsson eine Alternative zu Kabeln für die Verbindung ihrer Handys zum Zubehör wie Headsets suchte.
Bluetooth is a wireless communication technology. This technology originated in 1994, when Ericsson was looking for an alternative to cables for connecting their cell phones to accessories like headsets.
4.2009, Ernst Stahl, E-Commerce-Leitfaden, ibi research, →ISBN, p.123:
Der Kunde hält sein Handy zum Bezahlen einfach an ein Lesegerät und der Betrag wird von seinem Konto abgebucht.
To pay, the customer just holds his cell phone up to a reader and the amount is deducted from his account.
[References]
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1. ^ Elizabeth M Christopher, International Management: Explorations Across Cultures, Kogan Page Publishers, 2012, p. 272.
[[Luxembourgish]]
ipa :/ˈhændi/[Etymology]
editVia German Handy from English handy.
[Noun]
editHandy m (plural Handyen)
1.mobile phone, mobile
Hien däerf den Handy vu sengem eelere Brudder benotzen.
He may use his elder brother's mobile phone.
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pleasantly
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈplɛzəntli/[Adverb]
editpleasantly (comparative more pleasantly, superlative most pleasantly)
1.In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
He smiled pleasantly at passersby.
They were pleasantly surprised at the result.
2.(degree) Lightly
3.(obsolete) Ludicrously.
4.1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, ch. 1, Midas
In workhouses, pleasantly so named, because work cannot be done in them.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- pleasauntlie, plesantlie, pleasauntly, plesantly, plesauntly (all obsolete)
[Etymology]
editpleasant + -ly
[References]
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- Webster, Noah (1828), “pleasantly”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language
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temporary
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/[Adjective]
edittemporary (comparative more temporary, superlative most temporary)
1.Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
2.Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- tempory (obsolete)
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).
[Noun]
edittemporary (plural temporaries)
1.One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.
[Synonyms]
edit
- See also Thesaurus:ephemeraledit
- temp
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by and large
[[English]]
[Adverb]
editby and large (not comparable)
1.(set phrase, focus) mostly, generally; with few exceptions
It was, by and large, an unexceptional presentation.
[Etymology]
editFrom sailing: a ship may (or may not) sail well both close by the wind, and large, downwind, with sheets extended.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (mostly): for the most part, generally, mostly, on the whole, usually; see also Thesaurus:mostly
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Large
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- Agler, Alger, Elgar, Ragle, ergal, glare, lager, regal
[Proper noun]
editLarge (plural Larges)
1.A surname.
[Statistics]
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- According to the 2010 United States Census, Large is the 5105th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6859 individuals. Large is most common among White (90.25%) individuals.
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guinea
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɡɪni/[Etymology]
editFrom Guinea, the country in West Africa, the coins originally being made of gold from the region and used for African trade, and the guinea fowl being found there.
[Noun]
editguinea (plural guineas)
1.(US, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Italian descent.
2.1982, Stephen King, Survivor Type
If I’m to tell the whole truth—and why not? I sure have the time!—I’ll have to start by saying I was born Richard Pinzetti, in New York’s Little Italy. My father was an Old World guinea.
3.(Britain, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
4.1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, the pictures of all the kings of Europe for the last hundred years, strange Oriental pieces stamped with what looked like wisps of string or bits of spider's web, round pieces and square pieces, and pieces bored through the middle, as if to wear them round your neck—nearly every variety of money in the world must, I think, have found a place in that collection...
5.1962 June, “New Reading on Railways: Locomotives of British Railways, by H. C. Casserley & L. Asher, Spring Books, 21s.”, in Modern Railways, page 432:
However, since there are 488 pages in all for a bargain price of a guinea one must not be too carping.
6.Synonym of guinea fowl
7.1944, Emily Carr, The House of All Sorts, “Brooding and Homing,” [1]
The guineas peeped complainingly, the goslings waddled into all the puddles and came back to chill my skin.
[References]
edit
- “guinea”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (person of Italian descent): dago, Eyetie, goombah, greaseball, guido, wog, wop
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
editguinea
1.guinea (British gold coin)
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/ɡiˈnea/[Etymology 1]
editBorrowed from English guinea.
[Etymology 2]
editSee guineo.
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guinea pig
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɡɪni pɪɡ/[Alternative forms]
edit
- guinea-pig, Guinea-pig
- Guinea pig
[Etymology]
editThe origin of "guinea" in "guinea pig" is hard to explain. One theory is that the animals were brought to Europe by way of Guinea, leading people to think they had originated there.[1] "Guinea" was also frequently used in English to refer generally to any far-off, unknown country, and so the name may simply be a colorful reference to the animal's foreignness.[2] Others believe "guinea" may be an alteration of the word coney (“rabbit”); guinea pigs were referred to as "pig coneys" in Edward Topsell's 1607 treatise on quadrupeds.[1]
[Noun]
editguinea pig (plural guinea pigs)
1.A tailless rodent of the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.
Synonym: (formal name) cavy
2.A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.
3.(figuratively) A living experimental subject.
Synonym: lab rat
He became a human guinea pig and was paid by the company.
4.1970, Larry Niven, Ringworld, page 115:
[H]e spoke of the unwisdom of volunteering one's services as a guinea pig.
5.2008 October, Davy Rothbart, “How I caught up with dad”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, ISSN 1054-4836, page 112:
My dad told me about his days in the Navy: He'd agreed to be a guinea pig in exchange for a shorter enlistment. They kept him awake for a week straight.
6.(dated, slang) A professional company director, without time or real qualifications for the duties.
7.(nautical, obsolete) A midshipman in the East India service; (by extension) a low-skilled or non-proficient seaman.
8.1748, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Roderick Random[2], page 183:
A good seaman he is... none of your guinea-pigs.
[References]
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1.↑ 1.0 1.1 Wagner, Joseph E.; Manning, Patrick J (1976) The Biology of the Guinea Pig, Academic Press, →ISBN
2. ^ “Results for "Guinea pig"”, in (please provide the title of the work)[1], Dictionary.com, accessed 2006-08-29
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guinea-pig
[[English]]
[Noun]
editguinea-pig
1.attributive form of guinea pig, noun.
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Guinea
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɡɪniː/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Portuguese Guiné, which is of uncertain origin.
[Proper noun]
editGuinea
1.(historical geography) The coast of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea.
2.
3. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.
4.(derogatory US slang, ethnic slur) Someone of Italian descent in the United States.
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/ɡiˈnə.ə/[Proper noun]
editGuinea f
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
[[Central Huasteca Nahuatl]]
[Proper noun]
editGuinea
1.Guinea (a country in Africa)
[[Central Nahuatl]]
[Proper noun]
editGuinea
1.Guinea (a country in Africa)
[[Czech]]
ipa :[ˈɡɪnɛa][Further reading]
edit
- Guinea in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Guinea in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
[Proper noun]
editGuinea f
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
[Related terms]
edit
- guinejský
- Guinejec
[[Danish]]
[Proper noun]
editGuinea
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
[[Finnish]]
ipa :/ˈɡineɑ/[Proper noun]
editGuinea
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
[[German]]
[Proper noun]
editGuinea n (plural Guinea or Guinea's)
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
3.1835, Joh. Georg August Galletti's allgemeine Weltkunde oder geographisch-statistisch-historische Uebersicht aller Länder [...] Achte Auflage, verbessert und vermehrt von J. G. F. Cannabich, column 442:
Balbi klassifizirt die sämtlichen afrikanischen Zungen auf nachstehende Art: [...] 3) Sprachen von Nigritien oder dem Negerlande, wohin er auch Senegambien und beide Guinea rechnet, [...].
4.1831, Wörterbuch der Naturgeschichte, dem gegenwärtigen Stande der Botanik, Mineralogie und Zoologie angemessen. Siebenter Band, page 137:
Am besten kennt man in den beiden Guinea's die Fulah's, die Jolof's, die Sousou's, die Mandingo's, die Aschantie's, die Neger von der Küste von Ardra und Benin, die Bewohner der Küste Gabon [...]
5.1843, Joseph Russegger, Reisen in Europa, Asien und Afrika [...]. Zweiter Band. Reisen in Egypten, Nubien und Ost-Sudan. Erster Theil. Erste Reise durch Egypten und Nubien, page 8:
[...] das Vorschreiten der Kolonien in Senegambien, in beiden Guinea's, am Vorgebirge der guten Hoffnung u. s. w.
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :[ˈɡiːnɛɒ][Proper noun]
editGuinea
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ɡwiˈnɛ.a/[Anagrams]
edit
- guaine, iguane
[Proper noun]
editGuinea f
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ˈɡʷi.ne.a/[Proper noun]
editGuinea f sg (genitive Guineae); first declension
1.
2.(New Latin) Guinea (a country in West Africa)
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Proper noun]
editGuinea
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
[See also]
edit
- Ekvatorial-Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ny-Guinea
- Papua Ny-Guinea
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Proper noun]
editGuinea
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
[See also]
edit
- Ekvatorial-Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ny-Guinea
- Papua Ny-Guinea
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/ɡiˈnea/[Proper noun]
editGuinea f
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
Synonym: República de Guinea
[[Swahili]]
[Proper noun]
editGuinea
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
[See also]
edit
- (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]
[[Swedish]]
[Proper noun]
editGuinea n (genitive Guineas)
1.
2.Guinea (a country in West Africa)
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cylinder
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French chilindre, cylindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros), from κυλίνδω (kulíndō) "I roll or wallow" (intransitive). Doublet of calender.
[Noun]
edit A drawing of a cylinder showing the height at the center.cylinder (plural cylinders)
1.(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.
When the two-dimensional curve is a circle, the cylinder is called a circular cylinder. When the axis is perpendicular to the plane of the curve, the cylinder is called a right cylinder. In non-mathematical usage, both right and circular are usually implied.
2.(geometry) A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.
3.Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
4.1898 — H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds Ch.4
A big greyish rounded bulk, the size, perhaps, of a bear, was rising slowly and painfully out of the cylinder.
5.A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
6.
7.(automotive) The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.
8.
9. A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder.
10.An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.
11.The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.
12.(computing) The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity.
[Verb]
editcylinder (third-person singular simple present cylinders, present participle cylindering, simple past and past participle cylindered)
1.(transitive) To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy.
[[Danish]]
ipa :/sylenər/[Etymology]
editFrom Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros).
[Further reading]
edit
- cylinder on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Cylinder (geometri) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Cylinder (fluidmekanik) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Cylinder (motordel) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
[Noun]
editcylinder c (singular definite cylinderen, plural indefinite cylindere or cylindre)
1.cylinder
[[Polish]]
ipa :/t͡sɨˈlʲin.dɛr/[Etymology]
editFrom Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros), from κυλίνδω (kulíndō) "I roll or wallow" (intransitive).
[Further reading]
edit
- cylinder in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cylinder in Polish dictionaries at PWN
[Noun]
editcylinder m inan (diminutive cylinderek)
1.top hat, high hat, cylinder hat, topper
2.cylinder (any object in the form of a circular cylinder)
3.(automotive) cylinder (space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump)
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin cylindrus, not necessarily directly.
[Noun]
editcylinder c
1.(geometry) a cylinder
2.(mechanics) a cylinder (part of an engine)
3.a top hat
[References]
edit
- cylinder in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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circuit
[[English]]
ipa :[ˈsɜː.kɪt][Etymology]
editFrom Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus (“a going round”), from circuire (“go round”), from circum (“around”) + ire. As a Chinese administrative division, a calque of Chinese 道 (dào) or 路 (lù).
[Noun]
editcircuit (plural circuits)
1.The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
2.1904, Popular Science Monthly Volume 64 page 33
After 27 days the moon has made one circuit among the stars, moving from west to east. But in those 27 days the sun has likewise moved eastwardly, about 27 degrees. The moon, then, has to make one circuit and a little more in order to be again in the line joining the earth and sun, in order to be again 'new.'
3.The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
4.1598, A Survay of London:
Circuit of the wall from the east to the West
5.That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
6.1590, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part II, Act III, Scene I, line 351:
And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage Until the golden circuit on my head, Like to the glorious sun's transparent beams, Do calm the fury of this mad-bred flaw.
7.The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
8.1592, William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis, Stanza 39, line 229:
"Fondling," she saith, "since I have hemm'd thee here Within the circuit of this ivory pale, I'll be a park, and thou shalt be my deer: Feed where thou wilt, on mountain, or in dale; Graze on my lips; and if those hills be dry, Stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie."
9.1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
A circuit wide enclosed with goodliest trees.
10.
11. (electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
12.A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
13.November 25 2016, Jane Cornwell in The Age, Bill Bailey: bird loving joker at the peak of his career
Having cut his teeth on London's take-no-prisoners comedy circuit he can handle hecklers too, sometimes with musical accompaniment; recent shows see him armed with a veritable chamber orchestra's worth of instruments, all of which he plays.
14.(law) The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
15.(historical) Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:
1.The counties at the fringes of the empire, usually with a non-Chinese population, from the Han to the Western Jin.
2.The 10 or so major provinces of the empire from the Tang to the early Yuan.
3.Major provincial divisions from the Yuan to early Republican China.(law) Abbreviation of circuit court.(Methodism) The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.By analogy to the proceeding three, a set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.(motor racing) A track on which a race in held; a racetrack
- November 13 2016, Formula 1
Interlagos is the 24th track Hamilton has won at in F1, which is more than any other driver in history. The only circuit on the current calendar that Hamilton hasn’t won at is Baku, which only joined the schedule this year.(obsolete) circumlocution
- 1572, Richard Huloet, Huloets Dictionarie
circuite of words.(Scientology) A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.(graph theory) A closed path, without repeated vertices allowed.A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.
- 1990, Arthur A. Thompson, Alonzo J. Strickland, Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases (page 341)
Mike Patrick commented on a theater chain he was considering buying and converting to 99 ¢ theaters with multiplex screens: I'm looking at a circuit of theaters in a major metropolitan area. Now the owner hasn't told me that it is for sale yet.
- 2002, Allen Eyles, Keith Skone, Cinemas of Hertfordshire (page 61)
It again featured Edgar Simmons (the architect and chairman), John Ray (the builder), L. E. Agar (managing director) and J. G. Wainwright (head of a separate circuit of cinemas).
[Synonyms]
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- (path or distance around a space): periplus (naval)
- (Imperial Chinese administrative divisions): dao; lu, route (Later Jin to Song); tao (obsolete)
[Verb]
editcircuit (third-person singular simple present circuits, present participle circuiting, simple past and past participle circuited)
1.(intransitive, obsolete) To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate.
2.1708, John Philips, Cyder, book II, London: J. Tonson, page 65:
perpetual Motion keep, / Quick circuiting ; nor dare they close their Eyes
3.(transitive, obsolete) To travel around.
Having circuited the air.
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/siɾˈkujt/[Etymology]
editFrom Latin circuitus.
[Further reading]
edit
- “circuit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “circuit” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “circuit” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “circuit” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
[Noun]
editcircuit m (plural circuits)
1.circuit
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/sɪrˈkʋi/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Middle French circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus.
[Noun]
editcircuit n (plural circuits, diminutive circuitje n)
1.(sports) racetrack
Synonym: racebaan
2.(physics) electric circuit
Synonym: stroomkring
3.(figuratively) exclusive group of individuals, clique, circle
Synonyms: kliek, kring
[[French]]
ipa :/siʁ.kɥi/[Etymology]
editFrom Latin circuitus.
[Further reading]
edit
- “circuit” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editcircuit m (plural circuits)
1.circuit
2.tour
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ˈkir.ku.it/[Verb]
editcircuit
1.third-person singular present active indicative of circueō
[[Romanian]]
ipa :/t͡ʃir.kuˈit/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from French circuit and Latin circuitus.
[Noun]
editcircuit n (plural circuite)
1.circuit
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hygiene
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈhaɪˌdʒiːn/[Etymology]
editFrom French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).
[Noun]
edithygiene (countable and uncountable, plural hygienes)
1.The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
2.Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
Hygiene is an important consideration in places where food is prepared.
3.Cleanliness.
They have poor personal hygiene.
4.(computing, slang, of a macro) The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
[References]
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1. ^ “hygiene”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Noun]
edithygiene m (definite singular hygienen) (uncountable)
1.hygiene
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Noun]
edithygiene m (definite singular hygienen) (uncountable)
1.hygiene
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Naomi
[[English]]
ipa :/naɪˈəʊmi/[Anagrams]
edit
- Miano, Omani, amino, amino-, amnio, amnio-
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם \ נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”).
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi).
[Proper noun]
editNaomi
1.An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States.
2.A town in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
3.An unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States.
4.An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States.
5.An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
6.An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota, United States.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ˌnaːˈoː.mi/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Biblical Hebrew נָעֳמִי.
[Proper noun]
editNaomi f
1.Naomi (Biblical figure).
2.A female given name.
[[Faroese]]
[Proper noun]
editNaomi f
1.A female given name
[[Hawaiian]]
ipa :/ˈnao̯.mi/[Proper noun]
editNaomi
1.Naomi (biblical)
2.A female given name originating from the Bible.
[References]
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- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Naomi occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 17 women.
[[Japanese]]
[Romanization]
editNaomi
1.Rōmaji transcription of なおみ
[[Tagalog]]
[Etymology 1]
editBorrowed from English Naomi.
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi).
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active
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈæk.tɪv/[Adjective]
editactive (comparative more active, superlative most active)
1.Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
certain active principles
the active powers of the mind
Synonym: acting
Antonym: passive
2.Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
an active child or animal
Synonyms: agile, nimble
Antonyms: passive, indolent, still
3.In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
active laws
active hostilities
Synonyms: in action, working, in force
Antonyms: quiescent, dormant, extinct
1.(specifically, of certain geological features, such as volcano, geysers, etc) Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
an active man of business
active mind
active zeal
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 639762314:
This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. […] He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
Synonyms: busy, deedful, diligent, energetic
Antonyms: dull, sluggish, indolent, inertRequiring or implying action or exertion
active employment or service
active scenes
Synonym: operative
Antonyms: passive, tranquil, sedentaryGiven to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
an active rather than a speculative statesman
Antonyms: theoretical, speculativeBrisk; lively.
an active demand for cornImplying or producing rapid action.
an active disease
an active remedy
Antonyms: passive, slow(heading, grammar) About verbs.
1.Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
2.Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
3.Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.(computing, of source code) Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
- 2006 December 24, David Williams, “satellite program”, in comp.lang.basic.visual.misc, Usenet[1]:
I think it should be upgraded to Visual BASIC, but I'm no good at that. So maybe someone here would like to take a crack at it. There are only 40 lines of active code, plus a few REMs. About 100 BASIC commands altogether.
- 2012, Chris Grover, “Triggering Actions”, in Adobe Edge Preview 5: The Missing Manual, 3rd edition, Sebastopol: O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 98:
Edge uses green text for comments. This makes it easier for you to quickly differentiate between active code and comments.(electronics) Not passive.(gay sexual slang) (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
Synonym: top
Antonyms: passive, bottom
[Anagrams]
edit
- Cavite
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin activus, from agere (“to do, to act”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti.Morphologically act + -ive.
[Further reading]
edit
- active in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- active in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
[Noun]
editactive (plural actives)
1.A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
2.1989, The Alcalde (volume 78, number 2, page 11)
"Alumni could become more active in giving guidance and leadership to students. They act as sort of a 'maturity governor' on fraternities," notes Ratliff, citing surveys suggesting that fraternity actives presume mistakenly that alumni want hazing […]
3.(electronics) Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
4.2013, David Manners, Hitchhikers' Guide to Electronics in the '90s (page 36)
Components are split into two broad segments: actives and passives. Active components like the vacuum tube and the transistor contain the power to generate and alter electrical signals.
[Synonyms]
edit
- See also Thesaurus:active
[[Asturian]]
[Verb]
editactive
1.first-person singular present subjunctive of activar
2.third-person singular present subjunctive of activar
[[French]]
[Adjective]
editactive
1.feminine singular of actif
[Anagrams]
edit
- cavité
[Verb]
editactive
1.first-person singular present indicative of activer
2.third-person singular present indicative of activer
3.first-person singular present subjunctive of activer
4.third-person singular present subjunctive of activer
5.second-person singular imperative of activer
[[German]]
[Alternative forms]
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- aktive
[Etymology 1]
editBorrowed from Latin āctīvē.
[Etymology 2]
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[[Interlingua]]
[Adjective]
editactive (not comparable)
1.active
[[Latin]]
[Etymology 1]
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[Etymology 2]
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[References]
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- active in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- active in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to put the finishing touch to a work: extrema manus accēdit operi (active extremam manum imponere operi)
- (ambiguous) to be some one's favourite: in amore et deliciis esse alicui (active in deliciis habere aliquem)
[[Middle English]]
[Adjective]
editactive
1.Alternative form of actyf
[Noun]
editactive
1.Alternative form of actyf
[[Portuguese]]
[Verb]
editactive
1.first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of activar
2.third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of activar
3.third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of activar
4.third-person singular (você) negative imperative of activar
[[Romanian]]
ipa :[akˈti.ve][Adjective]
editactive
1.nominative feminine plural of activ
2.accusative feminine plural of activ
3.nominative neuter plural of activ
4.accusative neuter plural of activ
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
editactive
1.First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of activar.
2.Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of activar.
3.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of activar.
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Lido
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈli.do/[Anagrams]
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- Lodi, doli, lodi
[Proper noun]
editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:Lido di VeneziaWikipedia Lido ?
1.(Venice) a long sandy island (a sandbar) in the Venice lagoon; it has many hotels and a long beach
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lido
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlaɪ.dəʊ/[Anagrams]
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- Lodi, OLDI, diol, idol, loid, olid
[Etymology]
editAfter Lido (Lido di Venezia), an island with a long beach in Venice, Italy, site of Europe’s first modern beach resort (1857), from Italian lido (“beach, shore”), from Latin litus (“shore”) (hence also English littoral (“of the shore”)). The name is aspirational, evoking glamorous Venice; compare Venetian Pool, another outdoor pool named for Venice.
[Noun]
editlido (plural lidos) Tinside Pool in Plymouth
1.(Britain) Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
2.(Britain) An outdoor swimming pool.
[[Galician]]
[Verb]
editlido m (feminine singular lida, masculine plural lidos, feminine plural lidas)
1.masculine singular past participle of ler
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈli.do/[Anagrams]
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- Lodi, doli, lodi
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin litus (“shore”).
[Noun]
editlido m (plural lidi)
1.shore
[[Latvian]]
[Verb]
editlido
1.2nd person singular present indicative form of lidot
2.3rd person singular present indicative form of lidot
3.3rd person plural present indicative form of lidot
4.2nd person singular imperative form of lidot
5.(with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of lidot
6.(with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of lidot
[[Portuguese]]
[Etymology 1]
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[Etymology 2]
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scarily
[[English]]
[Adverb]
editscarily (comparative more scarily, superlative most scarily)
1.In a scary manner.
[Etymology]
editscary + -ly
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antigen
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
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- anteing, gentian
[Etymology]
editFrom French antigène, from anti- + gène.
[Noun]
editantigen (plural antigens)
1.(immunology) A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign.
[[Azerbaijani]]
ipa :[ɑntiˈɡʲen][Etymology]
editSurface etymology anti- + gen.
[Further reading]
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- “antigen” in Obastan.com.
[Noun]
editantigen (definite accusative antigeni, plural antigenlər)
1.(immunology) antigen
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/ənˈti.ʒən/[Further reading]
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- “antigen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “antigen” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “antigen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “antigen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
[Noun]
editantigen m (plural antígens)
1.antigen
[[Czech]]
ipa :[ˈantɪɡɛn][Further reading]
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- antigen in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- antigen in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
[Noun]
editantigen m
1.antigen
[Related terms]
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- antigenní
[[Malay]]
[Etymology]
editUltimately from French antigène, from anti- + gène.
[Noun]
editantigen (plural antigen-antigen, informal 1st possessive antigenku, impolite 2nd possessive antigenmu, 3rd possessive antigennya)
1.(immunology) antigenFurther reading[edit]
- “antigen” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
editFrom French antigène
[Noun]
editantigen n (uncountable)
1.antigen
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ride-on
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
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- Indore, ironed, roined
[Etymology]
editFrom the verb phrase ride on.
[Noun]
editride-on (plural ride-ons)
1.A lawn mower designed to be ridden rather than pushed.
2.A toy for a child to ride, usually resembling a real vehicle or a cartoon character.
3.2012, Phyllis Thomas, Indiana Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (page 3)
Visitors of all ages particularly enjoy the bumper cars, coin-operated ride-ons, and arcade games. The nominal admission price includes one free ride on an antique carousel for children 2 years of age and older.
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riding
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɹaɪdɪŋ/[Anagrams]
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- Ingrid, grid-in
[Derived terms]
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- East Riding, East Riding of Yorkshire
- North Riding, North Riding of Yorkshire
- (Canada) riding association
- West Riding, West Riding of YorkshireTranslations[edit]electoral district or constituency in Canada
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English rydyng; equivalent to ride + -ing.
[Etymology 2]
editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:ridingWikipedia From trithing (initial /t/ absorbed into preceding north, south, east, west, inner ‘th’ already sometimes /d/ in Middle English), from Middle English trithing, tridinge, from Old English *þriðing, from Old Norse þriðjungr (“third part”), from Proto-Germanic *þridjô (“third”) (English third). Equivalent to third + -ing; compare with farthing (“fourth part”). Cognate with English trithing.The folk etymology that connects the term to the area a horse-rider could cover in a single day is incorrect, but may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation.
[See also]
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- wapentake
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
editriding
1.Alternative form of rydyng
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rid
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɹɪd/[Anagrams]
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- D.R.I., DRI, Dir., IDR, dir, dir.
[Etymology 1]
editFusion of Middle English redden (“to deliver from, rid, clear”) (from Old English hreddan (“to deliver, rescue, free from, take away”), from Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (“to save, deliver”)) and Middle English ridden (“to clear away, remove obstructions”) (from Old English ġeryddan (“to clear land”), from Proto-Germanic *riudijaną (“to clear”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewdʰ- (“to clear land”).Akin to Old Frisian hredda (“to save”), Dutch redden (“to save, deliver”), German retten (“to save, deliver”), roden (“to clear”) and reuten (“to clear”), Old Norse ryðja (“to clear, empty”), Old Norse hrōðja (“to clear, strip”). More at redd.
[Etymology 2]
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[References]
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- Douglas Harper (2001–2021), “rid”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “rid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
[[Danish]]
ipa :/riːd/[Verb]
editrid
1.imperative of ride
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Verb]
editrid
1.imperative of ride
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Etymology 1]
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[Etymology 2]
editFrom Old Norse hríð.
[[Romanian]]
ipa :/rid/[Etymology]
editFrom French ride.
[Further reading]
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- rid in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
[Noun]
editrid n (plural riduri)
1.wrinkle, furrow, crease, line (on face)
[[Swedish]]
ipa :-iːd[Verb]
editrid
1. imperative of rida.
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RID
[[English]]
[Noun]
editRID (uncountable)
1.Acronym of recognition, intrusion and distraction: three reasons why a lifeguard may fail to notice a person drowning. Specifically: they may fail to recognise the instinctive drowning response; they may have additional duties that intrude on lifeguarding; and they may be distracted.
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scare
[[English]]
ipa :/skɛə/[Anagrams]
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- CERAs, Cares, Ceras, Cesar, Crase, Creas, Races, SERCA, acers, acres, cares, carse, caser, ceras, crase, e-cars, races, sacre, serac, sérac
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English sker, skere (“terror, fright”), from the verb Middle English skerren (“to frighten”) (see below).
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English scaren, skaren, scarren, skeren, skerren, from Old Norse skirra (“to frighten; to shrink away from, shun; to prevent, avert”), from Proto-Germanic *skirzijaną (“to shoo, scare off”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to swing, jump, move”). Related to Old Norse skjarr (“timid, shy, afraid of”). Cognate with Scots skar (“wild, timid, shy”), dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk skjerra, dialectal Swedish skjarra and possibly Old Armenian ցիռ (cʿiṙ, “wild ass”).
[Etymology 3]
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[Synonyms]
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- frightedit
- frighten
- terrify
- See also Thesaurus:frighten
[[French]]
ipa :/skaʁ/[Anagrams]
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- âcres, caser, César, crase, créas, races, sacre, sacré
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin scarus (also genus name Scarus), from Ancient Greek σκάρος (skáros).
[Further reading]
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- “scare” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editscare m (plural scares)
1.parrotfish
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scare up
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
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- apercus, aperçus, earcups, scauper
[Etymology]
editFigurative sense US from 1846.
[Verb]
editscare up (third-person singular simple present scares up, present participle scaring up, simple past and past participle scared up)
1.To frighten (an animal, especially a game animal) into appearing from cover.
2.1881, Henry David Thoreau, Early Spring in Massachusetts:
Soon after, we scare up a flock of black ducks.
3.1913, Jack London, The Cruise of the "Snark", 2008, unnumbered page,
They ranged along abreast of the Snark on either side, pouncing upon the flying-fish her forefoot scared up.
4.2004, William Barksdale Maynard, Walden Pond, page 105,
In September, Henry walked Emerson's frequent route, Hosmer's-Goose Pond-Walden, and viewed the pond from the hill on the north side with the sawed pine stump atop, scaring up black ducks.
5.(figuratively) To find or procure while relying on chance to provide the means, especially something not easily found or procured.
6.1881, William Dean Howells, A Modern Instance, page 185:
“By the way,” said his friend, “let’s go over into Leopoldstadt, and see if we can’t scare up a sleigh for a little turn in the suburbs.”
7.1990, Miller's Crossing, 01:25:07
"Scare me up some gargle, will you?"
8.2003, Stephanie Stein Crease, Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music, page 6,
Gil also scared up other part-time jobs while in high school—delivering gas canisters and playing solo piano at tea time at the elegant Hotel Stockton.
9.2004, Michael Streissguth, Voices of the Country: Interviews With Classic Country Performers, page 80,
Now, whenever he's in Nashville scaring up clients and I'm there scaring up stories, we hit the hillbilly circuit.
10.2005, Stephen J. Cannell, Cold Hit, page 367:
“With the current budget crunch and the Fingertip case inactive, I couldn’t scare up much enthusiasm.”
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