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inflammatory
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈflæmətəɹi/[Adjective]
editinflammatory (comparative more inflammatory, superlative most inflammatory)
1.Tending to inflame or provoke somebody.
Sam posted an inflammatory comment to the newsgroup.
2.Relating to, causing, or caused by inflammation.
3.2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.
[Noun]
editinflammatory (plural inflammatories)
1.Any material that causes inflammation
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unvarnished
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editunvarnished (not comparable)
1.Not having been coated with varnish (or a similar surface treatment).
2.(figuratively, by extension) Natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated.
She told the unvarnished truth.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- unvarnisht (obsolete)
[Etymology]
editun- + varnished
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stand on
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- Tandons, dantons
[Verb]
editstand on (third-person singular simple present stands on, present participle standing on, simple past and past participle stood on)
1.(nautical) To continue following the same course.
2.To observe a ceremony or tradition; to insist on proper behavior or recognition.
Let's not stand on ceremony.
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preceding
[[English]]
ipa :/pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/[Adjective]
editpreceding (not comparable)
1.Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- præceding (archaic)
[Anagrams]
edit
- decerping
[Antonyms]
edit
- succeeding, see also Thesaurus:subsequent
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.
[Synonyms]
edit
- See also Thesaurus:former
[Verb]
editpreceding
1.present participle of precede
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rushed
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹʌʃt/[Adjective]
editrushed (comparative more rushed, superlative most rushed)
1.Very busy.
I was so rushed today, I didn't have time to eat lunch.
2.Done in haste; done quickly.
My rushed attempt at an essay received a predictably poor grade.
3.Abounding or covered with rushes.
[Verb]
editrushed
1.simple past tense and past participle of rush
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midsize
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editmidsize (not comparable)
1.Alternative spelling of mid-size
[Anagrams]
edit
- Izedism
[Noun]
editmidsize (plural midsizes)
1.Alternative spelling of mid-size
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repatriate
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹiːˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt/[Anagrams]
edit
- Tea Partier
[Etymology]
editLatin repatriare, from re- + patria (“homeland”). Cognate to repair (“to return”).
[Noun]
editrepatriate (plural repatriates)
1.a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored.
[Verb]
editrepatriate (third-person singular simple present repatriates, present participle repatriating, simple past and past participle repatriated)
1.(transitive) To restore (a person) to his or her own country.
2.1997, Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, transl., The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.; republished New York: Vintage Books, 1998, →ISBN, page 561:
Early in 1948, a rumor spread through camp that the Japanese prisoners of war were finally going to be allowed to go home, that a ship would be sent to repatriate us in the spring.
3.(transitive) To return (artworks, museum exhibits, etc.) to their country of origin.
4.(transitive) To convert a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country.
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forced
[[English]]
ipa :/fɔɹst/[Adjective]
editforced (comparative more forced, superlative most forced)
1.Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
Her forced smile was harder and harder to keep as her critical father kept on complaining about her.
2.Opened or accessed using force.
[Synonyms]
edit
- forcible
[Verb]
editforced
1.simple past tense and past participle of force
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to the tune of
[[English]]
[Prepositional phrase]
editto the tune of
1.Fitting the melody of.
The lyrics were written to the tune of "Amazing Grace".
2.(idiomatic) Roughly; about; to the approximate sum or extent of.
The damage that he did to his car was to the tune of two grand.
3.1928, Upton Sinclair, Boston
It's a blackmail ring, and the district attorneys get a share of the loot. […] Well, they got him in the same kind of jam, and soaked him to the tune of three hundred and eighty-six thousand.
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Table
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- balte, bêlât
[Proper noun]
editTable
1.Mensa (constellation)
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Cupertino
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- uniceptor
[Proper noun]
editCupertino
1.A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
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failure
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfeɪl.jɚ/[Antonyms]
edit
- (state or condition): success, triumph
[Etymology]
editFrom Anglo-Norman failer, from Old French faillir (“to fail”).
[Noun]
editfailure (countable and uncountable, plural failures)
1.State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
2.2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.
3.2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in the Guardian:
Sarkozy's total will be seen as a personal failure. It is the first time an outgoing president has failed to win a first-round vote in the past 50 years and makes it harder for Sarkozy to regain momentum.
4.An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
5.Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
6.2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
7.2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 42:
But as with individual train failures you have to tackle every one as it arises and assume it will happen again, which it will, if you don't do something about it.
8.Bankruptcy.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (person incapable of success): loser
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abet
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈbɛt/[Anagrams]
edit
- Bate, Beta, Teba, bate, beat, beta
[Antonyms]
edit
- baffle
- confound
- contradict
- counteract
- denounce
- deter
- disapprove
- disconcert
- discourage
- dissuade
- expose
- frustrate
- hinder
- impede
- obstruct
- thwart
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English abetten, abette, from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”), either from Middle Dutch bētan (“incite”) or from Old Norse beita (“to cause to bite, bait, incite”)[1], from Proto-Germanic *baitijaną (“to cause to bite”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Cognate with Icelandic beita (“to set dogs on; to feed”).Alternate etymology traces the Middle English and Old French words through Old English *ābǣtan (“to hound on”), from ā- + bǣtan (“to bait”), from the same Proto-Germanic [Term?] source.See also bait, bet.
[Noun]
editabet (plural abets)
1.(obsolete) Fraud or cunning. [mid-12th century to mid-14th century][3]
2.(obsolete) An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid. [from c. 1350-1470][3]
[References]
edit
1. ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 2
2. ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 6
3.↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abet”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (to instigate or encourage by aid or countenance): incite, instigate, set on, egg on, foment, advocate, countenance, encourage, second, uphold, aid, assist, support, sustain, back, connive at, promote, sanction, advocate, embolden, favor, cooperate with
[Verb]
editabet (third-person singular simple present abets, present participle abetting, simple past and past participle abetted)
1.(obsolete, transitive) To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable. [from end of 14th century to early 17th century][2]
2.(transitive) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [from c. 1350-1470][3]
3.2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
By the early Seventies, Playboy was selling seven million copies a month and Hefner's globe-trotting lifestyle was abetted by his private jet, the Big Bunny, that contained a circular bed, an inside disco and a wet bar.
4.1823, Ringan Gilhaize, The covenanters, by the author of Annals of the parish:
Those who would exalt themselves by abetting the strength of the Godless, and the wrength of the oppressors.
5.(transitive, archaic) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain. [from late 16th century][3]
6.a. 1667, Jeremy Taylor, George Rust, editor, The whole works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, published 1835:
Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted.
7.(obsolete) To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
[[Aragonese]]
[Etymology]
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
[Noun]
editabet m
1.fir-tree
[References]
edit
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “abet”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
[[Chamorro]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Spanish vamos a ver (“we'll see”)
[Phrase]
editabet
1.An expression of doubt
[[Danish]]
[Verb]
editabet
1.past participle of abe
[[Lombard]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin habitus (“habit, appearance”).
[Noun]
editabet m
1.religious habit (clothing)
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valuation
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌvæ.ljuːˈeɪ.ʃən/[Etymology]
editMiddle French valuation, noun of action from valuer, from Old French valoir.
[Noun]
editvaluation (countable and uncountable, plural valuations)
1.An estimation of something's worth.
2.(finance, insurance) The process of estimating the value of a financial asset or liability.
3.1993, Historic American Building Survey, Town of Clayburg: Refractories Company Town, National Park Service, page 4:
The tax assessor put them in fourteen valuation groups ranging from one two-story brick house and two one-and-a-half-story houses to the largest groups of eighteen two-story houses and twenty-four one-story bungalows.
4.(logic, propositional logic, model theory) An assignment of truth values to propositional variables, with a corresponding assignment of truth values to all propositional formulas with those variables (obtained through the recursive application of truth-valued functions corresponding to the logical connectives making up those formulas).
5.(logic, first-order logic, model theory) A structure, and the corresponding assignment of a truth value to each sentence in the language for that structure.
6.(algebra) A measure of size or multiplicity.
7.(measure theory, domain theory) A map from the class of open sets of a topological space to the set of positive real numbers including infinity.
[See also]
edit
- (logic): interpretation
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trickier
[[English]]
[Adjective]
edittrickier
1.comparative form of tricky: more tricky
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administer
[[English]]
ipa :/ədˈmɪnɪstɚ/[Alternative forms]
edit
- administre (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
edit
- administre, mistrained, nitramides
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English admynistren, from Old French aminister, from Latin administrare (“to manage, execute”), from ad (“to”) + ministrare (“to attend, serve”), from minister (“servant”); see minister.
[Verb]
editadminister (third-person singular simple present administers, present participle administering, simple past and past participle administered)
1.(transitive) To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.
We administered the medicine to our dog by mixing it in his food.
2.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 15, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323:
A noxious drug had been administered to him.
3.(transitive) To apportion out, distribute.
4.1708, John Philips, Cyder, book I, London: J. Tonson, page 3:
[Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs.
5.1712 September 17, Joseph Addison, “SATURDAY, September 6, 1712 [Julian calendar]”, in The Spectator, number 477; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume V, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, OCLC 191120697:
A fountain […] administers to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the place.
6.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323:
Justice was administered between man and man with an exactness and purity not before known.
7.(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
8.1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], epistle 3, London: Printed for J[ohn] Wilford, […], OCLC 960856019:
For forms of government let fools contest: / Whate'er is best administered is best.
9.(intransitive) To minister (to).
administering to the sick
10.(law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.
11.To give, as an oath.
12.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, 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 iii]:
Swear […] to keep the oath that we administer.
13.(medicine) To give a drug to a patient, be it orally or by any other means.
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ad.miˈnis.ter/[Noun]
editadminister m (genitive administrī); second declension
1.assistant, helper, supporter
2.attendant
3.priest, minister
[References]
edit
- administer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- administer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- administer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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southpaw
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsaʊθˌpɔː/[Etymology]
editFrom south + paw.This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
[Further reading]
edit
- southpaw at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
editsouthpaw (plural southpaws)
1.(informal, idiomatic) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
1.(sports) A left-handed pitcher.
Since home plate is generally in the southwest corner to avoid glare in the batter's eyes, a southpaw's pitching hand is to the south.A boxer who leads with the right hand and guards with the left
[Synonyms]
edit
- (one who is left-handed): left-hander, lefty
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to scale
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- Castelo, Lacoste, alecost, coletas, lactose, locates, scatole, scotale, talcose
[Prepositional phrase]
editto scale
1.(of a model) such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
The one-metre-long model of the Bismarck was built exactly to scale, with moving turrets.
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feature-length
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editfeature-length (not comparable)
1.(film) Having the length of a feature film, generally in the range of about 1½ to 3 hours.
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scrub
[[English]]
ipa :/skɹʌb/[Anagrams]
edit
- curbs
[Etymology 1]
editVariant of shrub, possibly under Norse influence.This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
[Etymology 2]
editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:ScrubsWikipedia From Middle English scrobben (“groom a horse with a currycomb”); from Middle Dutch schrobben (“clean by scrubbing”).
[Synonyms]
edit
- (clothing worn during surgery): surgical gownTranslations[edit]instance of scrubbingcancellation — see cancellationworn-out brushone who scrubsclothing worn in surgery
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exploratory
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editexploratory (not comparable)
1.Serving to explore or investigate.
2.2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian[1]:
Meanwhile, for those who doubted the sheer breadth of music Glastonbury offers, a short walk took you from Thundercat’s exploratory, spaced-out take on jazz-funk – where the smooth sound of yacht rock crashed into extended passages of improvisation to thrilling effect – to the aforementioned Craig David, clad entirely in white and padding out his set by the simple expedient of playing other people’s records and singing along to them, and thence to Liam Gallagher on the comeback trail.
[Etymology]
editFrom explore + -atory.
[Noun]
editexploratory (plural exploratories)
1.An exploration or investigation.
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odds-on
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editodds-on (comparative more odds-on, superlative most odds-on)
1.Having a chance of winning that is better than even.
2.In which the amount won on a bet is less than the amount staked.
3.2015 May 25, Daniel Taylor, “Norwich reach Premier League after early blitz sees off Middlesbrough”, in The Guardian (London)[1]:
The trophy had barely been lifted before the first press release went out from the bookmakers announcing Norwich as odds-on to go down next season.
4.(colloquial) Very likely.
5.1966, New Commonwealth, volume 44, page 385:
Name a light entertainer and its odds-on that he - or even she (think of Cilla Black) – learned the trade of laughter and song in Liverpool.
[Anagrams]
edit
- Dodson
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counted
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkaʊntɪd/[Verb]
editcounted
1.simple past tense and past participle of count
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outspent
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editoutspent (comparative more outspent, superlative most outspent)
1.Exhausted; tired out.
[Verb]
editoutspent
1.simple past tense and past participle of outspend
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crown jewel
[[English]]
[Noun]
editcrown jewel (plural crown jewels)
1.A prized possession or asset, originally one making up part of the royal regalia.
2.(business) A valuable part of a company, especially one that is sought by another in a hostile takeover.
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Crown
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editFrom crown.
[Proper noun]
editthe Crown
1.(government) The sovereign, in a monarchic country.
2.(government) The government, in a monarchic country.
3.(Canada, law) A Crown attorney.
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in full swing
[[English]]
[Prepositional phrase]
editin full swing
1.Proceeding fully, quickly, or completely; thoroughly begun and in progress.
We arrived an hour late and found the event already in full swing.
[Synonyms]
edit
- in full gear
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roost
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹuːst/[Anagrams]
edit
- Sorto, Toors, ostro, roots, rotos, stoor, toros, torso
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English roste (“chicken's roost; perch”), from Old English hrōst (“wooden framework of a roof; roost”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōstaz (“wooden framework; grill”); see *raustijaną.Cognate with Dutch roest (“roost”), German Low German Rust (“roost”), German Rost (“grate; gridiron; grill”).
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Old Norse róst
[Etymology 3]
edit
[[Manx]]
ipa :/ruːs/[Etymology]
editFrom Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic *ruskos (compare Welsh rhisgl).
[Noun]
editroost m (genitive singular roost, plural roostyn)
1.peel, rind
2.bark
[Verb]
editroost (verbal noun roostey, past participle rooisht)
1.to strip, peel, hull, rind, unbark
2.to rob
3.to bare
4.to debunk
5.to rifle
6.to deprive
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
editroost
1.Alternative form of roste (“roast”)
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cratering
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- arrecting, recrating, retracing, terracing
[Noun]
editcratering (plural craterings)
1.The creation of a crater on a surface.
2.1971, Ireland. Oireachtas. Dáil, Parliamentary debates; official report: - Volume 256, page 602:
Is the Minister in a position to give the results of ithe Garda investigation of the two latest allegations of deliberate crossings and craterings of Irish roads?
3.2010, John Engledew, The Tungus Event, Or, The Great Siberian Meteorite, →ISBN, page 144:
Major craterings are quite apparent on the older and non-reworked faces of the other planets and their satellites.
4.2015, Michael Kurland, The Whenabouts of Burr, →ISBN, page 135:
Many of the building fronts bore the pockmarks of rifle or machine gun fire; a few showed the larger craterings of aircraft cannon, and an occasional pile of nibble showed the effects of artillery or bombs.
5.2017, Randall Dean Bryhn, The Chronicles of MU, →ISBN:
The moon also hangs as an inhospitable, cold companion in the night, a grim ball that shows many signs of craterings on its surface but not the great number we see now.
[Verb]
editcratering
1.present participle of crater
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outdrew
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- drew out
[Verb]
editoutdrew
1.simple past tense of outdraw
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outdraw
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- draw out, outward
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English outdrauen, outdrawen, from Old English ūtdragan, from Proto-Germanic *ūtdraganą, equivalent to out- + draw. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutdreege, West Frisian útdrage (“to carry out”), Dutch uitdragen (“to carry out”), German austragen (“to deal with; deliver”), Icelandic útdraga (“to extract; draw out”).
[Verb]
editoutdraw (third-person singular simple present outdraws, present participle outdrawing, simple past outdrew, past participle outdrawn)
1.To extract or draw out.
2.(Wild West) To remove a gun from its holster, and fire it, faster than another.
3.1984, Leonard Cohen, "Hallelujah" (song)
Well maybe there's a God above, but all I've ever learned from love, was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you.
4.To attract a larger crowd than.
5.To draw better than; to surpass in creating drawn artworks.
6.2003, Bhob Stewart, Bill Pearson, Roger Hill, Against the Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood (page 313)
Certainly he could outdraw just about anybody, and he knew how to tell a story, seamlessly weaving words and pictures together.
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year-to-year
[[English]]
[Adjective]
edityear-to-year (comparative more year-to-year, superlative most year-to-year)
1.Being compared with those of a previous year; interannual. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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dwarfing
[[English]]
[Verb]
editdwarfing
1.present participle of dwarf
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meager
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmiɡɚ/[Adjective]
editmeager (comparative meagerer, superlative meagerest) (American spelling) (Canadian spelling, common)
1.Having little flesh; lean; thin.
2.Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
Synonyms: paltry, scanty, inadequate, measly
A meager piece of cake in one bite.
3.1607, Thomas Walkington, The Optick Glasse of Humors, or, The touchstone of a golden temperature, or ...[1], page 54:
...that begets many ugly and deformed phantasies in the braine, which being also hot and drie in the second extenuates and makes meager the body extraordinarily, ...
4.1637, William Shakespeare, The most excellent Historie of the Merchant of Venice: With the extreame crueltie of Shylocke...[2], page E5:
Nor none of thee thou pale and common drudge tween man and man: but thou, thou meager lead which rather threatnest then dost promise ought...
5.(set theory) Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
6.(mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
[Alternative forms]
edit
- meagre (Commonwealth English)
[Anagrams]
edit
- Graeme, meagre
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English megre, from Anglo-Norman megre, Old French maigre, from Latin macer, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Akin, through the Indo-European root, to Old English mæġer (“meager, lean”), West Frisian meager (“meager”), Dutch mager (“meager”), German mager, Icelandic magr whence the Icelandic magur,Norwegian Bokmål mager and Danish mager. Doublet of maigre.
[Synonyms]
edit
- See also Thesaurus:impoverished
[Verb]
editmeager (third-person singular simple present meagers, present participle meagering, simple past and past participle meagered)
1.(American spelling, transitive) To make lean.
[[West Frisian]]
[Adjective]
editmeager
1.skinny, not well fed
2.lean, lacking in fat
[Etymology]
editFrom Old Frisian *māger, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.
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mainstream
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editmainstream (comparative more mainstream, superlative most mainstream)
1.Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of a population or market.
They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.
2.2011, Taner Edis, Science and Nonbelief, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 153:
As unsubstantiated claims receive significant backing, skeptics and defenders of mainstream science enter the fray.
[Antonyms]
edit
- fringe
[Derived terms]
edit
- mainstream consciousness
- mainstreamer
- mainstreaming
- mainstreamism
- mainstreamist
[Etymology]
editmain + stream
[Noun]
editmainstream (plural mainstreams)
1.The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air
2.(usually with the) That which is common; the norm.
His ideas were well outside the mainstream, but he presented them intelligently, and we were impressed if not convinced.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (used or accepted broadly): common, usual, widespread, conventional
[Verb]
editmainstream (third-person singular simple present mainstreams, present participle mainstreaming, simple past and past participle mainstreamed)
1.(transitive) To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream.
2.2011, Jeff Change, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation (page 420)
Just as the gang peace movement desired to mainstream hardcore bangers into civic society, The Chronic wanted to drive hardcore rap into the popstream.
3.(intransitive) To become mainstream.
4.2013, Catherine L. Albanese, America: Religions and Religion, 5th edition, Boston: Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 262:
In a nonchurch context, we can look more explicitly at formerly New Age practices to see if and how they have mainstreamed.
5.(transitive, education) To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.
Mainstreaming has become more common in recent years, as studies have shown that many mainstreamed students with mild learning disabilities learn better than their non-mainstreamed counterparts.
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
editmainstream m (plural mainstreams)
1.mainstream
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spook
[[English]]
ipa :/spuːk/[Anagrams]
edit
- Koops, SOKOP, Sopko
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Dutch spook (“ghost”), from Middle Dutch spooc (“spook, ghost”).
[Further reading]
edit
- ghost on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
editspook (plural spooks)
1.(informal) A ghost or phantom.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ghost
The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.
2.1926, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Land of Mist[1]:
"I'll say what I think, no more and no less, and I won't be scared by you or your spooks into altering my opinions."
3.A hobgoblin.
4.(informal) A scare or fright.
The big spider gave me a spook.
5.(espionage, slang) A spy.
6.2009 July 24, “Spies like them”, in BBC News Magazine:
From Ian Fleming to John Le Carre - authors have long been fascinated by the world of espionage. But, asks the BBC’s Gordon Corera, what do real life spooks make of fictional spies?
7.2012 October 13, “Huawei and ZTE: Put on hold”, in The Economist[2]:
The congressional study frets that Huawei’s and ZTE’s products could be used as Trojan horses by Chinese spooks.
8.(slang, dated, derogatory, ethnic slur) A black person.
9.1976, Paul Schrader, Taxi Driver, spoken by Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro):
Some won't take spooks—hell, don't make no difference to me.
10.(philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
11.1845, Max Stirner, Steven T. Byington, transl., Der Einzige und sein Eigentum; republished as The Ego and His Own, Dover, 2005:
He who is infatuated with Man leaves persons out of account so far as that infatuation extends, and floats in an ideal, sacred interest. Man, you see, is not a person, but an ideal, a spook.
12.(US, slang, medicine) A psychiatrist.
13.1975, Robert O. Pasnau, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (page 124)
Commonly, the surgeons view nonsurgeons with disdain. The most disdain is directed toward the “shrinks” or the “spooks,” as the psychiatrists are called.
14.(blackjack, slang) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
[Verb]
editspook (third-person singular simple present spooks, present participle spooking, simple past and past participle spooked)
1.(transitive) To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path. The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran.
2.(intransitive) To become frightened (by something startling).
The deer spooked at the sound of the dogs.
3.(transitive) To haunt.
[[Afrikaans]]
ipa :/spʊə̯k/[Etymology]
editFrom Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spoke, spooc, from Proto-Germanic *spōk.
[Noun]
editspook (plural spoke, diminutive spokie)
1.ghost, phantom
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/spoːk/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle Dutch spoke, spooc, from spoke, spoocke, spoicke (“wizardry, witchcraft”), from Proto-Germanic *spōk. Further etymology unclear. Cognate with Middle Low German spôk, Low German spôk, Middle High German Spuch, and German Spuk.
[Etymology 2]
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
editspook
1.Alternative form of spoke
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pre-empt
[[English]]
ipa :/pɹiːˈɛmpt/[Anagrams]
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- perempt
[References]
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- “pre-empt”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
[Verb]
editpre-empt (third-person singular simple present pre-empts, present participle pre-empting, simple past and past participle pre-empted)
1.Alternative spelling of preempt
2.2020 August 26, “Network News: Shapps orders rapid review of flash flood resilience from NR”, in Rail, page 8:
At the same time, NR Chief Executive Andrew Haines said: "I will not pre-empt the outcome of the investigation into this awful event, but it is clear the weather was appalling and there were floods and landslips in the area.
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preempt
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- pre-empt
- preëmpt
[Anagrams]
edit
- perempt
[Etymology]
editBack-formation from preemption.
[Noun]
editpreempt (plural preempts)
1.(bridge) A preemptive bid.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (supersede sth): ninja (internet slang)
[Verb]
editpreempt (third-person singular simple present preempts, present participle preempting, simple past and past participle preempted)
1.(transitive) To appropriate something (before someone else does). (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2.1913, R. L. Hill, Brood Sows and Their Litters: A Practical Book on how to Handle the Brood Sow and Her Litter. What to Feed, when to Feed and how to Feed. Also how to Care for the Litter, page 66:
When they have preempted their ground [=their particular teat] they want to keep it, so you often see a fight, but see that there is only one claim made and then the old sow will not be disturbed. When once ranged they will always seek the same place.
3.1980, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Balance the Federal Budget: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session [...], page 582:
[...] the losers complaining that their party may see another popular issue preempted by what one of them called "born-again Democratic fiscal conservatives."
4.(transitive) To displace something, or take the place of something (by having higher precedence, etc). (Can we add an example for this sense?)
5.1993, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, National Communications Infrastructure, page 173:
Similarly, in order to realize fully the benefits to consumers of increased competition in telecommunications, the the Administration proposes to preempt state entry regulation for provision of telecommunications and information services.
6.2008, Shari Shattuck, Speak of the Devil, Penguin (→ISBN), page 5:
Leah and Jenny's friendship had happened upon them quickly because of a shared harrowing experience that had preempted the usual years of trust building .
7.2011, David Fraser, And We Shall Shock Them: The British Army in the Second World War, A&C Black (→ISBN):
A German move from the west had preempted them. By nightfall the whole Sidi Rezegh Ridge was in German occupation.
8.(transitive) To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall (something which was expected) by acting first.
9.1985, Thomas M. Franck, Nation Against Nation: What Happened to the U.N. Dream and What the U.S. Can Do About It, Oxford University Press (→ISBN), page 35:
By his statement, the Secretary-General had effectively preempted the usual frustrating debates over questions of fact and law.
10.2009, Robert E. Plamondon, Blue thunder, page 372:
But when it came time to hear from Charest on the evening of the razor-thin federalist victory, Jean Chretien deliberately preempted his appearance on national television.
11.2009, Robb Forman Dew, The Time of Her Life:
In fact, before Jane said anything at all, Claudia preempted her and began to speak very rapidly.
12.2011, Matt Hults, Anything Can be Dangerous, Books of the Dead Press:
[…] the knife when he passed it, managing to pull it from the doorframe, but Riverwind preempted his action and slammed the pistol-butt down on his wrist.
13.2016, K. M. Daughters, Fill the Stadium, The Wild Rose Press Inc (→ISBN):
She preempted his denial holding out a flat palm in his direction. “Do not play games with me, Mr. Cooper. Give me the notebook.” She advanced toward his ...
14.2017, Cynthia L Evetts, Suzanne M Peloquin, Mindful Crafts as Therapy: Engaging More Than Hands, F.A. Davis (→ISBN), page 7:
The nurse's attention to his room and skin temperature preempted his discomfort. Professional coldness prevailed. How differently might Beisser have felt ...
15.2018, Cris E. Haltom, Cathie Simpson, Mary Tantillo, Understanding Teen Eating Disorders:
Distressed and embarrassed from the previous night's group messaging, he figured he would appear more trustworthy and self-responsible to the guidance counselor if he preempted his friends' report and confessed the eating disorder.
16.2019, (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 37:
He always preempted his enemies by being the first to greet them and inquiring about their well-being.
17.(transitive) To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption (right to purchase something before it is offered to others, e.g. land because one already occupies it).
18.(bridge, intransitive) To make a preemptive bid at bridge.
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preliminary injunction
[[English]]
[Noun]
editpreliminary injunction (plural preliminary injunctions)
1.(law) A court order prohibiting a party to litigation from carrying on a course of action until a trial has determined whether the course of action is proper.
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intrastate
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editintrastate (not comparable)
1.Within a sovereign state or country.
Intrastate war is now the dominant form of military conflict in international politics.
2.(US) Within a state.
This isn't an interstate highway so it must be only an intrastate road.
[Etymology]
editFrom intra- + state.
[Noun]
editintrastate (plural intrastates)
1.(US) A highway completely within a state (not an interstate).
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pre-emption
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- peremption
[Noun]
editpre-emption (countable and uncountable, plural pre-emptions)
1.Alternative spelling of preemption
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preemption
[[English]]
ipa :/priːˈɛmpʃən/[Alternative forms]
edit
- præemption (archaic)
- præ-emption (archaic)
- pre-emption
- preëmption
[Anagrams]
edit
- peremption
[Etymology]
editFrom Medieval Latin praeēmptiō (“previous purchase”), from praeemō (“buy before”), from Latin prae- (“before”) + emō (“buy”).
[Noun]
editpreemption (countable and uncountable, plural preemptions)
1.The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
2.The purchase of public land by the occupant.
3.(computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
4.(law) The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.
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appellant
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈpɛln̩t/[Adjective]
editappellant (not comparable)
1.(law) of or relating to appeals; appellate
2.1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
appellant jurisdiction.
3.in the process of appealing
4.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, 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 i], page 23, column 1:
Firſt, heauen be the record to my ſpeech,
In the deuotion of a ſubiects loue,
Tendering the precious ſafetie of my Prince,
And free from other misbegotten hate,
Come I appealant to rhis [sic] Princely preſence.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- appellaunt (obsolete)
[Etymology]
editFrom Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelant.
[Noun]
editappellant (plural appellants)
1.(law) a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court
The appellant made her submissions to the court.
Synonym: plaintiff in error
2.One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.
3.(obsolete) One who challenges another to single combat.
4.(historical) One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.
[[French]]
[Verb]
editappellant
1.present participle of appeller
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
editappellant
1.third-person plural present active indicative of appellō
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forbearance
[[English]]
ipa :/fɔɹˈbeɹən(t)s/[Etymology]
editFrom forbear + -ance.
[Further reading]
edit
- forbearance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- forbearance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- forbearance in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- forbearance at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
editforbearance (countable and uncountable, plural forbearances)
1.Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
2.2010 August 3, David Bennun, Tick Bite Fever[1], Random House, page 109:
I WOULD HAVE been nine or ten when my mother chased me up a thorn tree with a ceremonial hippo-hide whip. What my crime was, I forget. My mother was, and remains, a woman of exceptional forbearance. I must have done something so obnoxious as to beggar belief.
3.A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
[Synonyms]
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- patience
- restraint
- thole (obsolete, rare, or regional)
- forgiveness
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rebuttal
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɪˈbʌtəl/[Anagrams]
edit
- burletta
[Etymology]
editrebut + -al.
[Noun]
editrebuttal (plural rebuttals)
1.The act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
2.A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
3.(law) A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.
[Synonyms]
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- refutation
- confutation
- contradiction
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in-circuit
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editin-circuit (not comparable)
1.(electronics) something done in the circuit, like a test
[References]
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- in-circuit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Synonyms]
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- IC
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damning
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdæmɪŋ/[Adjective]
editdamning (comparative more damning, superlative most damning)
1.Condemning.
damning evidence was clear for all to see
[Anagrams]
edit
- Dingman, manding
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English dampnyng; equivalent to damn + -ing.
[Noun]
editdamning (plural damnings)
1.A condemnation.
2.2003, Richard Traubner, Operetta: A Theatrical History (page 338)
This elicited damnings from pulpit and press, and insured a healthy run.
3.An act of swearing with the word "damn".
4.1697, Daniel Defoe, An Essay Upon Projects
No man is believed a jot the more for all the asseverations, damnings, and swearings he makes.
[Verb]
editdamning
1.present participle of damn
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
editdamma + -ning
[Noun]
editdamning c
1.dusting, removal of dust (with a duster or a damp cloth)
Vid de flesta folkskolor i Stockholm användes torrsopning för slutna fönster, en mycket ofullständig damning och skurning blott en gång i månaden.
In most of the public schools in Stockholm, dry sweeping was used with closed windows, a much incomplete dusting and scouring only once each month.
[References]
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- damning in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- damning in Albert Montgomery, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1914)
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damn
[[English]]
ipa :/dæm/[Adjective]
editdamn (not comparable)
1.(mildly vulgar) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
Shut the damn door!
2.2005, Sonic Team; Sega Studios USA, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sega, PS2, GameCube, Xbox:
Where's that damn FOURTH Chaos Emerald!
[Adverb]
editdamn (not comparable)
1.(mildly vulgar) Very; extremely.
That car was going damn fast!
[Anagrams]
edit
- MDNA, NDMA, NMDA, mDNA, mand, nam'd
[Etymology]
editMiddle English dampnen, from Old French damner, from Latin damnare (“to condemn, inflict loss upon”), from damnum (“loss”).
[Interjection]
editdamn
1.(mildly vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or suprise, etc. See also dammit.
[Noun]
editdamn (plural damns)
1.The use of "damn" as a curse.
He said a few damns and left.
2.(mildly vulgar, chiefly in the negative) A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.
The new hires aren't worth a damn.
3.(mildly vulgar, chiefly in the negative) The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
I don't give a damn.
[Synonyms]
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- see also Thesaurus:damnededit
- See Thesaurus:dammit
[Verb]
editdamn (third-person singular simple present damns, present participle damning, simple past and past participle damned)
1.(theology, transitive, intransitive) To condemn to hell.
The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
Only God can damn.
I damn you eternally, fiend!
2.To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
3.1599, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, 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 i]:
He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him.
4.To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.
5.To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
6.November 8, 1708, Alexander Pope, letter to Henry Cromwell
You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them [the works of modern poets] […] without hearing.
7.(profane) To curse; put a curse upon.
That man stole my wallet. Damn him!
8.(archaic) To invoke damnation; to curse.
9.c. 1767-1774, Oliver Goldsmith, letter to Mrs. Bunbury
[…] while I inwardly damn.
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edifice
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/[Alternative forms]
edit
- ædifice (archaic)
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English edifice, from Old French edifice, a classical borrowing of Latin aedificium (“building”), derived from aedificāre (“to build, establish”) (whence also English edify).
[Noun]
editedifice (plural edifices)
1.A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one
2.An abstract structure; a school of thought.
3.1904, Edward S. Holden, “Copernicus”, in Popular science monthly, volume 65, page 117:
The real difficulty was moral, not intellectual. Was the whole edifice of Ptolemy to be destroyed?
[References]
edit
- edifice in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- edifice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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gazillion
[[English]]
ipa :/ɡəˈzɪljən/[Etymology]
editSee + -illion
[Further reading]
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- Indefinite and fictitious numbers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
editgazillion (plural gazillions)
1.(slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of).
2.2004 November 28, (0) -^- (0) [username], “A gazillion vintage transistors for sale on Ebay”, in rec.antiques.radio+phono, Usenet[1]:
Even if you are not a transistor collector, it is still pretty neat seeing that many early transistors. Wowzers...yes indeed...wowzers! Ok...it is not a gazillion but sure is a bunch.
3.2014 February 8, Schumpeter, “Barack Obama, deporter-in-chief”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8873:
First, he is merely following laws written by nativist Republicans. This is a cop-out. As president he sets priorities for the executive branch, which cannot catch and prosecute everyone who breaks any of the gazillions of federal rules.
[Synonyms]
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- See also Thesaurus:zillion.
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disputed
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪsˈpjuːtɪd/[Adjective]
editdisputed (comparative more disputed, superlative most disputed)
1.Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
The theory, though common, was widely disputed.
2.2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide[1], page 13:
The etymology of the term Japlish is disputed and contentiously so.
[Verb]
editdisputed
1.simple past tense and past participle of dispute
They disputed the issue loudly and vehemently.
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