36065
drug-addled
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editdrug-addled (comparative more drug-addled, superlative most drug-addled)
1.(of a person) mentally mixed-up or confused due to the usage of mind-bending drugs.
[Etymology]
editFrom drug + addled.
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rhetoric
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɪˈtɒɹɪk/[Alternative forms]
edit
- rhetorick (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
edit
- torchier
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English rethorik, from Latin rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορῐκός (rhētorikós).
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English rethorik, rhetoric, from Old French rhetorique, from Latin rhētorica, from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), ellipsis of ῥητορικὴ τέχνη (rhētorikḕ tékhnē), from ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”).
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proffer
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɹɒfə(ɹ)/[Anagrams]
edit
- proffre
[Etymology]
editThe noun is derived from Middle English profre (“act of offering or presenting a gift; offer of something; challenge; sacrifice; act of petitioning or requesting; petition, request; proposal, suggestion; idea, thought; attempt, effort; appearance; (law) payment to the Exchequer by a sheriff or other officer of estimated revenue due to the monarch”) [and other forms],[1] and then:
- partly from Late Latin profrum, proferum (“payment to the Exchequer of estimated revenue due to the monarch (also puruoffrus), offer to convict a criminal”), and from its likely etymon Anglo-Norman profre, proffre, porofre (“payment to the Exchequer of estimated revenue due to the monarch; offer, proposal”), and
- partly from the verb.[2]The verb is derived from Late Middle English prouffer, prouffre, Middle English profren, profer, proffere (“to offer, propose; to deliver, hand over, present; to take up; to volunteer; to dedicate; to attempt, try; to risk; to challenge; to provide; to ask, invite; to proceed, start; to grant; to argue”) [and other forms],[3] from Anglo-Norman profrer, proferer, profferer, proffrir, propherer, proufrir, and Old French proferir, proffrir, profrir (“to offer, propose; to present; to volunteer”), variants of Anglo-Norman puroffrir and Middle French poroffrir, paroffrir, Old French poroffrir, paroffrir, porofrir, from por-, pur- (prefix meaning ‘to go through’ or having an intensifying effect) + offrir, ofrir (“to offer”) (modern French offrir (“to offer; to give as a gift; to open oneself up to (someone)”)).[4] Offrir is derived from Vulgar Latin *offerīre, from Latin offerre, present active infinitive of offerō (“to offer, present; to exhibit, show; to expose; to cause, inflict; to consecrate, dedicate; to sacrifice”) (from ob- (prefix meaning ‘against; towards’) + ferō (“to bear, carry; to support; to endure; to bring forth; to put in motion; to move forward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”))).
[Further reading]
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- proffer in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- proffer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- proffer at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Noun]
editproffer (plural proffers)
1.An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender.
Synonym: proposition
2.c. 1580, Philip Sidney, “The Fifth Booke”, in Mary Sidney, editor, The Covntesse of Pembrokes Arcadia […] [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1593, OCLC 1049103286; republished in Albert Feuillerat, editor, The Last Part of The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia […] (Cambridge English Classics: The Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney; II), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University Press, 1922, OCLC 496012517, page 156:
[T]heir own eies wilbe perhaps more curious judges, out of hearesay they may have builded many conceites, which I can not perchaunce wil not performe, then wil undeserved repentance be a greater shame and injurie unto me, then their undeserved proffer, is honour.
3.1828 May 15, [Walter Scott], chapter II, in Chronicles of the Canongate. Second Series. […] (The Fair Maid of Perth), volume I, Edinburgh: […] [Ballantyne and Co.] for Cadell and Co.; London: Simpkin and Marshall, OCLC 17487293, page 50:
Her lips, man, her lips! and that's a proffer I would not make to every one who crosses my threshold. But, by good St Valentine, (whose holiday will dawn to-morrow,) I am so glad to see thee in the bonny city of Perth again, that it would be hard to tell the thing I could refuse thee.
4.1886, George Bernard Shaw, chapter XIII, in Cashel Byron’s Profession. A Novel, London: The Modern Press, […], OCLC 903160, page 144:
[H]ow, if you tell him this, will you make him understand that I say so as an act of justice, and not in the least as a proffer of affection?
5.2015 December 29, Carol Vaughn, “Atlantic Town Center Lawsuit Goes before a Judge”, in Delmarva Now[1], Salisbury, Md., archived from the original on 28 December 2019:
He said a reversionary proffer – saying the property would revert to its prior zoning if certain benchmarks were not met by the developers – was brought up in a conceptual discussion in a pre-application meeting in May 2014 with the developers, but did not progress beyond that.
6.(obsolete) An attempt, an essay.
7.1577, Raphaell Holinshed, “Queene Marie”, in The Laste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume II, London: […] for Iohn Hunne, OCLC 265432180, page 1725, column 2:
[A]fter ſome reſiſtance with ſhotte and arrowes, and profer of onſet made by their horſemen, they were put to flight, [...]
8.1631, Francis [Bacon], “III. Century. [Experiment in Consort Touching the Imitation of Sound.]”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] VVilliam Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], paragraph 236, page 64, OCLC 1044372886:
It is a Thing ſtrange in Nature, when it is attentiuely conſidered, How Children and ſome Birds, learne to imitate Speech. [...] It is true, that it is done with time, and by little and little, and with many Eſſayes and Proffers: But all this diſchargeth not the VVonder.
[References]
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1. ^ “profre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
2. ^ “proffer, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2007; “proffer, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
3. ^ “profren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
4. ^ “proffer, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2007; “proffer, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
[Verb]
editproffer (third-person singular simple present proffers, present participle proffering, simple past and past participle proffered)
1.(transitive, reflexive) To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of.
to proffer friendship, a gift, or services
2.1607, [Barnabe Barnes], The Divils Charter: A Tragædie Conteining the Life and Death of Pope Alexander the Sixt. […], London: Printed by G[eorge] E[ld] for Iohn Wright, […], OCLC 1043018437, Act IV, scene iv:
Cæſar in this hath offered like himſelfe, / He proffereth to preſerue your towne vntouch'd: / Your goods, your wiues, your liues, your liberties.
3.1665, [“Blind Harry”], chapter I, in The Life and Acts of the Most Famous and Valiant Champion, Sir William Wallace, Knight of Ellerslie, Maintainer of the Liberty of Scotland. […], Glasgow: Printed by Robert Sanders, […], OCLC 316473067, 6th book, page 105:
Thou proffers me of thy wages to have: / I thee defy, power, and all the leave, / That helps thee here of thy ſtout nation.
4.1776, “Chap. XVII. Of Theft.”, in Nathaniel Brassey Halhed, transl., A Code of Gentoo Laws, or, Ordinations of the Pundits, […], London: [s.n.], OCLC 906287501, section II (Of the Fines for Open Theft), page 244:
If a Man, proffering to ſell Grain for Seed, ſhould ſell Grain which is not fit for Seed, the Magiſtrate ſhall chaſtiſe him, and take a Fine according to the Offence.
5.1816, Thomas Malory, “How King Arthur, after that He had Achieved the Battle against the Romans, Entered into Almaine, and so into Italy”, in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The History of the Renowned Prince Arthur, King of Britain; with His Life and Death, and All His Glorious Battles. […] In Two Volumes, volume I, London: Printed for Walker and Edwards; […], OCLC 616084, page 171:
Thou proud knight, what profferest thou me so boldly? here gettest thou no prey; thou mayest prove when thou wilt, for thou shalt be my prisoner, or thou depart.
6.1823, [James Fenimore Cooper], chapter II, in The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna; […], volume I, New York, N.Y.: Charles Wiley; […], OCLC 1076549695, page 24:
The ministry proffered various civil offices, which yielded not only honour but profit; but he declined them all, with the chivalrous independence and loyalty that had marked his character through life.
7.1843, William H[ickling] Prescott, chapter III, in History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization. And the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes, volume I, author’s authorised edition, London: George Routledge and Sons, OCLC 929793366, book III (March to Mexico), page 153:
They were to assure the strangers of a free passage through the country, and a friendly reception in the capital. The proffered friendship of the Spaniards was cordially embraced, with many awkward excuses for the past. The envoys were to touch at the Tlascalan camp on their way, and inform Xicotencatl of their proceedings. They were to require him, at the same time, to abstain from all further hostilities, and to furnish the white men with an ample supply of provisions.
8.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Street”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, OCLC 57395299, page 37:
And in August, high in air, the beautiful and bountiful horse-chestnuts, candelabra-wise, proffer the passer-by their tapering upright cones of congregated blossoms.
9.[1900s?], H[onoré] de Balzac, James Waring, transl., Cousin Betty (La Cousine Bette), New York, N.Y.: The Federal Book Company, OCLC 20858306, page 383:
Your daughter Célestine has too strong a sense of her duty to proffer a word of reproach.
10.2011, Philippa Gregory, “Windsor Castle, Winter 1454”, in The Lady of the Rivers (The Cousins’ War), London: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:
The queen rises up and takes Edward from me, and proffers the sleeping child to the king. He shrinks away. 'No, no. I don't want to hold it. Just tell me. Is this a girl or a boy?'
11.(transitive, obsolete) To attempt or essay of one's own accord; to undertake or propose to undertake.
12.1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554, lines 423–426:
[N]one among the choice and prime / Of thoſe Heav'n-warring Champions could be found / So hardie as to proffer or accept / Alone the dreadful voyage; [...]
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Noun]
editproffer m
1.indefinite plural of proff
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inside track
[[English]]
[Noun]
editinside track (plural inside tracks)
1.(sports, chiefly racing) The lane or track nearest to the interior.
2.(figuratively) Any advantage.
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36085
commingled
[[English]]
[Verb]
editcommingled
1.simple past tense and past participle of commingle
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commingle
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪŋɡəl[Alternative forms]
edit
- co-mingle
- comingle
[Etymology]
editco- + mingle, with ‘m’ doubled to clarify pronunciation.
[Verb]
editcommingle (third-person singular simple present commingles, present participle commingling, simple past and past participle commingled)
1.(transitive) To mix, to blend.
2.(intransitive) To become mixed or blended.
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36087
underlying
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editunderlying (not comparable)
1.lying underneath
We dug down to the underlying rock.
2.basic or fundamental
Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
3.2020 December 2, Christian Wolmar, “Wales offers us a glimpse of an integrated transport policy”, in Rail, page 56:
The underlying problem with transport policy is that there no coherent strategy. Ministers have tended to encourage greater use of motor vehicles through both transport and (particularly) planning policies, while simultaneously warning of the terrible consequences of unfettered growth of road use.
4.implicit
Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.
[Anagrams]
edit
- enduringly
[Noun]
editunderlying (plural underlyings)
1.(finance) The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.
[Verb]
editunderlying
1.present participle of underlie
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36089
chronologically
[[English]]
[Adverb]
editchronologically (comparative more chronologically, superlative most chronologically)
1.(manner) In a chronological manner; with reference to time.
He had aged but a year chronologically, but in appearance a decade.
2.2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 255:
Moreover, the term [...] is well recorded in British and Australian sources from the 1840s onwards, while the earliest Anglo-Indian evidence only extends as far back as 1865 and so does not hold precedence. Thus, deriving the term from Hindustani is not chronologically admissible on present evidence.
3.(sequence) In sequence according to time.
His chapters are arranged thematically, not chronologically.
[Etymology]
editchronological + -ly
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militaristic
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editmilitaristic (comparative more militaristic, superlative most militaristic)
1.Using the power of the military.
2.Related to the use of the military.
[Etymology]
editmilitarist + -ic or military + -istic
[[Ladin]]
[Adjective]
editmilitaristic m pl
1.plural of militaristich
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style
[[English]]
ipa :/staɪl/[Anagrams]
edit
- lyest, tyles
[Etymology]
editThe noun is derived from Middle English stile, stel, stele, stiel, stiele, stil, still, stille, styele, style, styill, styll, styyl (“writing tool, stylus; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression, particularly one regarded as high quality; demeanour, manner, way of life; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”),[1] from Old French style, estile, stil, stile (modern French style), or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument, pale, spike, stake; writing tool, stylus; act of setting down in writing, composition; characteristic mode of expression, style; stem of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”).[2][3] Doublet of stylus.The English word is cognate with Catalan estil (“engraving tool, stylus; gnomon; manner of doing something, style; fashionable skill, grace”), German Stiel (“handle; stalk”), Italian stilo (“needle, stylus; fountain pen; beam; gnomon; part of pistil, style”), Occitan estil, Portuguese estilo (“writing tool, stylus; manner of doing something, style”), Spanish estilo (“writing tool, stylus; manner of doing something, style; fashionable skill, grace; part of pistil, style”).[2]The verb is derived from the noun.[4]
[Further reading]
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- style (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
editstyle (countable and uncountable, plural styles)
1.Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
1.(historical) A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen.
2.1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 228732415, book II, page 26:
Thus while his Thoughts the lingring Day beguile, / To gentle Arcite let us turn our Style; [...]
3.A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.
4.1821, James Townley, chapter I, in Illustrations of Biblical Literature, Exhibiting the History and Fate of the Sacred Writings, from the Earliest Period to the Present Century; […], volume I, London: Printed [by B. Crompton] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […], OCLC 498430079, part I (From the Giving of the Law to the Birth of Christ), page 27:
From Job xix. 24. it appears to have been usual in his day, to write or engrave upon Plates of Lead, which might easily be done with a Pen, or Graver, or Style of Iron, or other hard metal.
5.The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
6.1697, Joseph Moxon, “Operat[ioni] II. To Describe a Dyal upon a Horizontal Plane.”, in Mechanick Dyalling: Teaching any Man, though of an Ordinary Capacity and Unlearned in Mathematicks, to Draw a True Sun-dial on any Given Plane, […], 3rd edition, London: Printed for James Moxon, […], OCLC 57050730, page 17:
Laſt of all fit a Triangular Iron, whoſe angular point being laid to the Center of the Dyal Plane, one ſide muſt agree with the Subſtilar Line, and its other ſide with the Stilar Line; ſo is the Stile made. And this Stile you muſt erect perpendicularly over the Subſtilar Line on the Dyal Plane, and there fix it. Then is your Dyal finiſhed.
7.(botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
Synonym: stylet
8.1751, John Hill, A General Natural History: Or, New and Accurate Descriptions of the Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals of the Different Parts of the World; […], London: Printed for Thomas Osborne, […], OCLC 955791592, page 268:
The calyx of Theophraſta is a ſmall, permanent perianthium, divided into five obtuſe ſegments, making obtuſe angles alſo with one another: [...] the ſtyle is ſubulated, and ſhorter than the corolla: the ſtigma is acute.
9.(surgery) A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.
Synonym: stylet
10.(zoology) A small, thin, pointed body part.
Synonym: stylet
1.(entomology) A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region.
the anal styles of insects(by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
- 1678, John Bunyan, “The Author’s Apology for His Book”, in The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], OCLC 228725984; reprinted in The Pilgrim’s Progress (The Noel Douglas Replicas), London: Noel Douglas, […], 1928, OCLC 5190338:
May I not write in such a ſtile as this? / In ſuch a method too, and yet not miſs / Mine end, thy good? why may it not be done?
- 1752 January 21 (indicated as 1751 Old Style), Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, “Letter CCVIII”, in Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq; […] In Four Volumes, volume III, 6th edition, London: Published by Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope, […]; printed for J[ames] Dodsley, […], published 1775, OCLC 1098843824, page 113:
Read Lord Bolingbroke's [book] with great attention, as well as to the ſtyle as to the matter. I wiſh you could form yourſelf ſuch a ſtyle in every language. Style is the dreſs of thoughts, and a well-dreſſed thought, like a well-dreſſed man, appears to great advantage.
- 1790, Conyers Middleton, “To the Right Honorable John Lord Hervey, Lord Keeper of His Majesty’s Privy Seal”, in The History of the Life of M. Tullius Cicero, volume I, new edition, Basel: Printed for J. J. Tourneisen [i.e., Johann Jakob Thurneysen]; and J. L. Legrand, OCLC 938165873, page iii:
The public will naturally expect, that in chuſing a Patron for the Life of Cicero, I should addreſs myſelf to ſome perſon of illuſtrious rank, diſtinguished by his parts and eloquence, and bearing a principal share in the great affairs of the Nation; who, according to the uſual ſtyle of Dedications, might be the proper ſubject of a compariſon with the Hero of my piece.
- 1806 February, Isaac D’Israeli, “Remarks on Style”, in The Literary Magazine, and American Register, volume V, number XXIX, Philadelphia, Pa.: Published by J[ohn] Conrad & Co. [et al.], OCLC 699536048, page 105, column 1:
After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style; facts, scientific discoveries, and every kind of information, may be seized by all; but an author's diction cannot be taken from him.
- 1995, “Perspectives”, in Henning Bergenholtz and Sven Tarp, editor, Manual of Specialised Lexicography: The Preparation of Specialised Dictionaries (Benjamins Translation Library; 12), Amsterdam; Philadelphia, Pa.: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, ISSN 0929-7316, page 236:
Methods for more "intelligent" spellchecking as well as for automatic checking of grammar and style are on the way, but they will require the support of electronic dictionaries.
1.A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.
Monarchs are often addressed with the style of Majesty.
2.1683, Joseph Moxon, “§ 25. The Office of the Warehouse-keeper. [(As an Appendix.) Ancient Customs Used in a Printing-house.]”, in Mechanick Exercises: Or, The Doctrine of Handy-books. Applied to the Art of Printing, volume II, London: Printed for Joseph Moxon […], OCLC 427106359, number XXII, page 356:
Every Printing-houſe is by the Cuſtom of Time out of mind, called a Chappel; and all the Workmen that belong to it are Members of the Chappel: and the Oldeſt Freeman is the Father of the Chappel. I ſuppoſe the ſtile was originally conferred upon it by the courteſie of ſome great Churchman, or men, (doubtleſs when Chappels were in more veneration than of late years they have been here in England) who for the Books of Divinity that proceeded from a Printing-houſe, gave it the Reverend Title of Chappel.
3.1796, Edmund Burke, A Letter from the Right Honourable Edmund Burke to a Noble Lord [William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam], on the Attacks Made upon Him and His Pension, in the House of Lords, by the Duke of Bedford and the Earl of Lauderdale, Early in the Present Sessions of Parliament, London: Printed for J. Owen, […], and F[rancis] and C[harles] Rivington, […], OCLC 1108680674, page 10:
One ſtyle to a gracious benefactor, another to a proud, inſulting foe.
4.1821 May 26, “Annals of the Coinage of Britain and Its Dependencies, from the Earliest Period of Authentic History to the End of the Fiftieth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George III. By the Rev. Rogers Ruding, […] The Second Edition, Corrected, Enlarged, and Continued to the Close of the Year 1818. 5 vols. 8vo. With a 4to. vol. of Plates. London, 1819. [book review]”, in The Literary Chronicle and Weekly Review; […], volume III, number 106, London: Printed by Davidson, […], published by [John] Limbird, […], sold also by Souter [et al.], OCLC 70747075, page 327:
During the whole of the reign of George I., the money was of the same species and value as that of Queen Anne, but to his style upon the reverse, were added his German titles, with Fidei Defensor [Defender of the Faith], which then, for the first time, appeared upon the coins, although it had been constantly used in the style of our monarchs from Henry VIII., on whom it was conferred by Pope Leo X., in the year 1521.A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
- 1825, Joshua Reynolds, “Discourse IV. Delivered at the Royal Academy.”, in Discourses on Painting and the Fine Arts, Delivered at the Royal Academy, London: Printed for Jones and Co., […], OCLC 1063550111, page 23, column 1:
[T]here are two distinct styles in history painting; the grand, and the splendid or ornamental. The great style stands alone, and does not require, perhaps does not so well admit, any addition from inferior beauties. The ornamental style also possesses its own peculiar merit. However, though the union of the two may make a sort of composite style, yet that style is likely to be more imperfect than either of those which goes to its composition.
- 1843, Allan Cunningham, chapter XI, in The Life of Sir David Wilkie; […] In Three Volumes, volume II, London: John Murray, […], OCLC 297154957, page 472:
To our English tastes it is unnecessary to advocate the style of [Diego] Velazquez. [...] Sir Joshua [Reynolds], [George] Romney, and [Henry] Raeburn, whether from imitation or instinct, seem powerfully imbued with his style, and some of our own time, even to our landscape painters, seem to possess the same affinity.
- 1863 April 4, “Italian Architecture and Its Various European Offshoots”, in George Godwin, editor, The Builder. An Illustrated Weekly Magazine for the Architect, Engineer, Archæologist, Constructor, & Art-lover, volume XXI, number 1052, London: Publishing office, York Street, Covent Garden, W.C. [printed by Cox and Wyman], OCLC 317999157, page 239, column 1:
This style was sometimes called Palladian from the fact of [Andrea] Palladio having fully developed and absorbed into his own system the styles of his great predecessors of the [Florentine] school, [...]
- 2004, Ethan Mordden, “Big Deals”, in The Happiest Corpse I’ve Ever Seen: The Last Twenty-Five Years of the Broadway Musical, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 108:
His style is slow-build rave-up soul; the music, not the lyrics, relates the message.
1.A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace.
As a dancer, he has a lot of style.
Backstabbing people is not my style.
2.2015, Zachary Brown, The Darkside War (The Icarus Corps; book 1), London; New York, N.Y.: Saga Press, →ISBN, pages 197–198:
Running would feel better than hiding and waiting. It was not her style to hole up in the shadows.
3.A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.
4.(computing) A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics.
applying styles to text in a wordprocessor Cascading Style Sheets
5.2001, Dee L. Fabry; Sally A. Seier, “Speaking, Technology, Analysis, and Reading through Research”, in Opening Doors to Reading: Building School-to-work Skills, Englewood, Colo.: Teacher Ideas Press, Libraries Unlimited, →ISBN, page 64:
In today's assignment, you need to: [...] Right justify your heading in 12 point Helvetica font and plain text style.
6.2011, Janine Warner, “Cascading Style Sheets”, in Dreamweaver CS3 for Dummies, New York, N.Y.: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
The concept of creating styles has been around since long before the Web. Desktop publishing programs, such as Adobe InDesign, and even word processing programs, such as Microsoft Word, have long used styles to manage the formatting and editing of text on printed pages.
7.(printing, publishing) A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces.
the house style of the journal
8.1993, Evelyn Hunt Ogden, “Spending Money and Using the 20th Century to Your Advantage”, in Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation or Master’s Thesis in Two Semesters or Less, 2nd edition, Lanham, Md.; Toronto, Ont.: ScarecrowEducation, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, published 2003, →ISBN, page 60:
If you have to settle for an expert typist who has not completed recent dissertations for your school, buy two copies of the style manual, one for you and one for the typist.
9.2012, Larry A. Pace, “Preface and Acknowledgments”, in Using Microsoft Word to Write Research Papers in APA Style, Anderson, S.C.: TwoPaces.com, →ISBN, page 5:
There are many excellent style manuals, and every good writer should have one or more of these at hand, along with the appropriate formatting instructions for the particular standard beng followed. This book is a how-to survival manual for students, researchers, and family members who need to learn and use APA [American Psychological Association] style and who would like to use some of the tools provided by Microsoft Word.
[References]
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1. ^ “stīle, n.(2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 July 2019.
2.↑ 2.0 2.1 Compare “style, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1919.
3. ^ “style, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
4. ^ “style, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1919; “style, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
[Verb]
editstyle (third-person singular simple present styles, present participle styling, simple past and past participle styled)
1.(transitive) To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style)
2.(transitive, formal) To call or give a name or title to.
Synonyms: designate, dub, name; see also Thesaurus:denominate
3.1623, Iohn Speed [i.e., John Speed], “Elizabeth Qveene of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. the Sixtie One Monarch of the English Crowne, […]”, in The Historie of Great Britaine vnder the Conqvests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. […], 2nd revised and enlarged edition, London: Printed by Iohn Beale, for George Hvmble, […], OCLC 150671135, book 9, paragraph 37, page 1161, column 2:
[...] Douenald O-Neale, rowſed out of his lurking holes, in his miſſiue letters vnto the Pope, ſtyleth himſelfe King of Vlſter, and in right of inheritance, the vndoubted Heire of all Ireland.
4.1749, Henry Fielding, “Jones Arrives at Gloucester, and Goes to the Bell; the Character of that House, and of a Petty-fogger, which He there Meets with”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume III, London: A[ndrew] Millar […], OCLC 928184292, book VIII, page 200:
This Fellow, I ſay, ſtiled himſelf a Lawyer, but was indeed a moſt vile Petty-fogger, without Senſe or Knowledge of any Kind; one of thoſe who may be termed Train-bearers to the Law; [...]
5.1776, “Of the Martyrs at Smyrna”, in [David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes], editor, Account of the Martyrs at Smyrna and Lyons, in the Second Century. With Explanatory Notes, Edinburgh: Printed by A. Murray and J. Cochran, OCLC 16105172, pages 12–13:
But when the proconſul perſiſted in requiring him to ſwear by the fortune of Cæſar, Polycarp ſaid, "Since thou oſtentatiouſly requireſt me to ſwear by what thou ſtyleſt the fortune of Cæſar, as if thou wert ignorant of what I am, hear me boldly ſpeak. I am a Chriſtian; and if thou wouldſt learn what is the doctrine of Chriſtianity, appoint a day, and hear."
6.1782 December, “Elements of the Theory and Practice of Physic and Surgery. By John Aitken, M.D. 2 vols. 8vo. 14s. in Boards. Cadell. [book review]”, in The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature (Series the Fifth), volume LIV, London: Printed for A. Hamilton, […], OCLC 1015384402, page 438:
Dr. Aitken's language is generally exact, though there is a quaintneſs, and an attempt at novelty, which is ſometimes diſagreeable. [...] He ſtyles 'recover a pleasing evidence of the operation of the medicines.'
7.1811, [Jane Austen], chapter X, in Sense and Sensibility: A Novel. In Three Volumes, volume I, London: Printed for the author, by C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], OCLC 20599507, page 106:
Marianne's preserver, as Margaret, with more elegance than precision, stiled Willoughby, called at the cottage early the next morning to make his personal inquiries.
8.1821 April 14, “Annals of the Coinage of Britain and Its Dependencies, from the Earliest Period of Authentic History to the End of the Fiftieth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George III. By the Rev. Rogers Ruding, […] The Second Edition, Corrected, Enlarged, and Continued to the Close of the Year 1818. 5 vols. 8vo. With a 4to. vol. of Plates. London, 1819. [book review]”, in The Literary Chronicle and Weekly Review; […], volume III, number 100, London: Printed by Davidson, […], published by [John] Limbird, […], sold also by Souter [et al.], OCLC 70747075, page 246, column 3:
Edward the Black Prince had the principality of Aquitain and Gascony conferred on him, with the privilege of coining monies. Under the authority of this grant, he struck various coins of gold and silver. On these coins he invariably styles himself, Primogenitus Regis Angliæ, et Princeps Aquitaniæ [First King of England, and Prince of Aquitaine].
9.(transitive, informal) To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.
10.(intransitive, US, informal) To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.
[[French]]
ipa :/stil/[Alternative forms]
edit
- stile (obsolete)
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French stile, from Old French estile, borrowed from Latin stilus.
[Further reading]
edit
- “style” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editstyle m (plural styles)
1.style (manner of doing something)
2.(botany) style (of a flower)
3.fashion, trend, style
4.(colloquial) style (personal comportment)
5.flair
6.(art) style; method characteristic of an artist; artistic manner or characteristic by which an artistic movement may be defined
7.gnomon, style (needle of a sundial)
8.(dated, historical) stylus, style (implement for writing on tablets)
9.complement of jargon particular to a field; style (manner of writing specific to a field or discipline)
10.sort, type; category of things
[Synonyms]
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- (manner of doing): façon, manière
- (artistic characteristic): genre
- (needle of a sundial): aiguille (d'un cadran), gnomon
- (stylus): stylet
- (category): espèce, genre, sorte, type
[[Middle English]]
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old English stiġel.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Medieval Latin stylus.
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ˈstɨ.lɛ/[Noun]
editstyle
1.plural of styl
2.accusative plural of styl
3.vocative plural of styl
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/is.ˈtaj.li/[Adjective]
editstyle (invariable, comparable)
1.(Brazil, slang) stylish
Com este calçado você fica style!
With this shoe you become stylish!
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English style.
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hash
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈhæʃ/[Anagrams]
edit
- Shah, ahhs, hahs, shah, shāh
[Etymology 1]
editFrom French hacher (“to chop”), from Old French hache (“axe”).
[Etymology 2]
editClipping of hashish.
[References]
edit
- hash at OneLook Dictionary Search
- hash in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
[[Danish]]
ipa :/hasj/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English hash [1966], short for hashish, from Arabic حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hay, dried herb”).
[Noun]
edithash c (singular definite hashen, not used in plural form)
1.hash, hashish Not used anymore to denote dried herbs.
2.hash a drug derived from the cannabis plant.
[[Portuguese]]
[Noun]
edithash m (plural hashes)
1.(computing) hash (key generated by a hash function)
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hash out
[[English]]
[Verb]
edithash out (third-person singular simple present hashes out, present participle hashing out, simple past and past participle hashed out)
1.(idiomatic) To work through the details of something; especially to work through difficulties.
They stayed up late hashing out the details of the contract.
2.2005, John McCain, Winning the War in Iraq
The Iraqi people have shown their impulse toward democracy; they need security in order to hash out the many remaining differences that still divide them.
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tie
[[English]]
ipa :/taɪ/[Anagrams]
edit
- -ite, EIT, ETI, ITE, TEI
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English tei, teie, from Old English tēag, tēah, from Proto-Germanic *taugō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Compare Danish tov, Icelandic taug.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English teien, teiȝen, from Old English tīġan, tīeġan, from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to tug, draw”). Cognate with Icelandic teygja.
[Further reading]
edit
- tie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[References]
edit
- tie in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
[[Danish]]
ipa :/ˈtiːə/[Etymology]
editFrom Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną, cognate with Swedish tiga, Gothic 𐌸̷̰̰̽ (þahan). The Germanic verb is probably cognate with Latin taceō (“to be silent”).
[Verb]
edittie (past tense tav or tiede, past participle tiet)
1.to be silent, fall silent
[[Esperanto]]
ipa :/ˈtie/[Adverb]
edittie (accusative tien)
1.there (demonstrative correlative of location)
Iun nokton li havis strangan sonĝon. Voĉo diris al li: —Iru al Amsterdamo kaj tie sur la Papen-ponto vi trovos trezoron.
One night he had a strange dream. A voice told him: "Go to Amsterdam and there over the Papen-bridge you will find a treasure.
[Etymology]
editFrom ti- (demonstrative correlative prefix) + -e (correlative suffix of location).
[[Finnish]]
ipa :/ˈtie̯/[Anagrams]
edit
- ite
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Finnic *tee, from Proto-Finno-Permic *teje.
[Noun]
edittie
1.way (by which to go/walk/move)
2.road
3.avenue
4.path
[[Karelian]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Finnic *tee, possibly from Proto-Uralic *teje.
[Noun]
edittie (genitive tien, partitive tiedy)
1.way
2.road
[[Latvian]]
[Pronoun]
edittie
1.those; nominative plural masculine form of tas
[[Ludian]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Finnic *tee.
[Noun]
edittie
1.way
[[Mandarin]]
[Romanization]
edittie
1.Nonstandard spelling of tiē.
2.Nonstandard spelling of tié.
3.Nonstandard spelling of tiě.
4.Nonstandard spelling of tiè.
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
ipa :/ˈtiːe/[Etymology]
editFrom Old Norse þegja.
[References]
edit
- “tie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
[See also]
edit
- teie, teia (Nynorsk)
[Verb]
edittie (present tense tier, simple past tidde or tiet, past participle tidd or tiet)
1.to become quiet, stop talking
Han tidde plutselig. ― He suddenly became quiet.
2.to be quiet
Hun tidde mens hun arbeidet. ― She was quiet while she worked.
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PSE
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
editPSE
1.The ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- EPS, EPs, ESP, Eps, PES, PEs, SEP, SPE, Sep, Sep., eps, esp, esp., pes, sep
[Noun]
editPSE (uncountable)
1.(Britain, education) Initialism of personal and social education.
2.(medicine) Initialism of photosensitive epilepsy.
3.(prostitution) Initialism of porn star experience.
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Busan
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- Pusan
[Anagrams]
edit
- abuns, snuba
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Korean 부산 (釜山, Busan).
[Proper noun]
editBusan
1.A city in South Korea. It is the second largest city and the largest port city in Korea. It is also well known for its beaches and port.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (obsolete, from Japanese) Fusan
[[Portuguese]]
[Proper noun]
editBusan f
1.Busan (a city in South Korea)
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nonexempt
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editnonexempt (not comparable)
1.Not exempt.
2.(law) Subject to taxation; not within any category of income to which taxes are not applied.
[Etymology]
editnon- + exempt
[Noun]
editnonexempt (plural nonexempts)
1.One who is not exempt.
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consent decree
[[English]]
[Noun]
editconsent decree (plural consent decrees)
1.(law) A decree of a court giving effect to an agreement between the litigating parties.
[Synonyms]
edit
- consent judgement
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decree
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪˈkɹiː/[Anagrams]
edit
- recede
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum.
[Noun]
editdecree (plural decrees)
1.An edict or law.
2.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Luke 2:1:
There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
3.1594, William Shakespeare, Lvcrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], OCLC 236076664:
Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree?
4.(law) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
5.(law) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
6.(religion) A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.
[Verb]
editdecree (third-person singular simple present decrees, present participle decreeing, simple past and past participle decreed)
1.To command by a decree.
A court decrees a restoration of property.
2.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Job 22:28:
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee.
3.1797, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “Kubla Khan: Or A Vision in a Dream”, in Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision: The Pains of Sleep, London: Printed for John Murray, […], by William Bulmer and Co. […], published 1816, OCLC 1380031, page 55:
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree: / Where Alph, the sacred river, ran / Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea.
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
editdecree
1.Alternative form of decre
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enforcement
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- inforcement
[Etymology]
editFrom Old French enforcement, see enforce + -ment.
[Noun]
editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:enforcementWikipedia enforcement (usually uncountable, plural enforcements)
1.The act of enforcing; compulsion.
2.A giving force to; a putting in execution.
3.That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.
[References]
edit
- enforcement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
[See also]
edit
- enforcement authority
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midterm
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmɪdˌtəɹm/[Adjective]
editmidterm (not comparable)
1.Halfway through a term, or roughly so.
The administration is suffering from the usual midterm drop in approval ratings.
[Anagrams]
edit
- trimmed
[Etymology]
editmid- + term
[Noun]
editmidterm (plural midterms)
1.A midterm school exam (i.e., halfway through the term).
2.I only got a C on the midterm, so I really have to study for the final.
3.A midterm election
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unorthodox
[[English]]
ipa :/ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/[Adjective]
editunorthodox (comparative more unorthodox, superlative most unorthodox)
1.unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic
2.November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
The breakthrough came after 63 minutes as United’s unorthodox defence desperately tried to hold off a spell of sustained pressure.
[Antonyms]
edit
- orthodox
[Etymology]
editun- + orthodox
[Synonyms]
edit
- heretical
- heterodox
- inorthodox
[[German]]
ipa :/ˈʊn.ʔɔʁ.toˌdɔks/[Adjective]
editunorthodox (comparative unorthodoxer, superlative am unorthodoxesten)
1.unorthodox
[Antonyms]
edit
- orthodox
[Etymology]
editun- + orthodox
[Further reading]
edit
- “unorthodox” in Duden online
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barring
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/[Noun]
editbarring (plural barrings)
1.(collective) Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
2.The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
3.The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
4.(mining) Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.
5.(sewing) The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric or leather.
Synonym: tacking
[Preposition]
editbarring
1.Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.
Barring any further red tape, we will finally be able to open the restaurant.
Barring any sudden storms, the plane should arrive on time.
[Synonyms]
edit
- apart from, except for, save for; see also Thesaurus:except
[Verb]
editbarring
1.present participle of bar
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take its toll
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- take a toll, take their toll, take a heavy toll
[References]
edit
- take one's toll at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Synonyms]
edit
- do a number on
[Verb]
edittake its toll (third-person singular simple present takes its toll, present participle taking its toll, simple past took its toll, past participle taken its toll)
1.(idiomatic) To affect, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause destruction.
Time had taken its toll on the old bridge, and it was no longer sound.
Heavy smoking and drinking will take its toll on a person's health.
2.2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian[1]:
A lot of attention has rightly been paid to the toll that fulfilling our orders takes upon workers in warehouses or drivers in delivery vans.
3.2018 July 7, Phil McNulty, “Sweden 0-2 England”, in BBC Sport[2]:
England not only reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since Italia 90, they did the job under the pressure of the occasion and the requirement to back up the victory over Colombia on penalties in the last 16 - with all of the mental toll that will have taken.
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quick
[[English]]
ipa :/kwɪk/[Adjective]
editquick (comparative quicker, superlative quickest)
1.Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
I ran to the station – but I wasn't quick enough.
He's a quick runner.
2.Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
That was a quick meal.
3.Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.
4.Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
My father is old but he still has a quick wit.
5.Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
He is wont to be rather quick of temper when tired.
6.1549, Hugh Latimer, The Sixth Sermon Preached Before King Edward, April 6 1549
The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and signified that he was much offended.
7.(archaic) Alive, living.
8.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Timothy 4:1, column 2:
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Ieſus Chriſt, who ſhall iudge the quicke and the dead at his appearing, and his kingdome:
9.1633, George Herbert, The Temple
Man is no star, but a quick coal / Of mortal fire.
10.1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, X
The inmost oratory of my soul,
Wherein thou ever dwellest quick or dead,
Is black with grief eternal for thy sake.
11.(now rare, archaic) Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.
12.c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, 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 V, scene ii]:
she's quick; the child brags in her belly already: tis yours
13.Section 316, Penal Code (Cap. 224, 2008 Ed.) (Singapore)
Whoever does any act under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide, and does by such act cause the death of a quick unborn child, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
14.2012, Jerry White, London in the Eighteenth Century, Bodley Head 2017, p. 385:
When sentenced she sought to avoid hanging by declaring herself with child – ironically, given her favourite deception – but a ‘jury of Matrons’ found her not quick.
15.Of water: flowing.
16.Burning, flammable, fiery.
17.Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
18.c. 1607–1608, William Shakeſpeare, The Late, And much admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […][1], London: Imprinted at London for Henry Goſſon, […], published 1609, OCLC 78596089, [Act IV, scene i]:
[…] the ayre is quicke there, / And it perces and ſharpens the ſtomacke,
19.(mining, of a vein of ore) productive; not "dead" or barren
[Adverb]
editquick (comparative quicker, superlative quickest)
1.Quickly, in a quick manner.
Get rich quick.
Come here, quick!
2.1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], OCLC 153628242:
If we consider how very quick the actions of the mind are performed.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- kwik (eye dialect)
[Antonyms]
edit
- (moving with speed): slow
- (alive): dead
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English quik, quic, from Old English cwic (“alive”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”), *gʷeyh₃w- (“to live”). Cognate with Dutch kwik, kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”), Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas (“alive”), Latvian dzīvs (“alive”), Russian живо́й (živój), Welsh byw (“alive”), Irish beo (“alive”), biathaigh (“feed”), Northern Kurdish jîn (“to live”), jiyan (“life”), giyan (“soul”), can (“soul”), Sanskrit जीव (jīva, “living”), Albanian nxit (“to urge, stimulate”). Doublet of jiva.
[Noun]
editquick (plural quicks)
1.Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
2.Plants used in making a quickset hedge
3.1641, John Evelyn, diary entry September 1641
The works […] are curiously hedged with quick.
4.The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
5.1550, Hugh Latimer, Sermon Preached at Stamford, 9 October 1550
This test nippeth, […] this toucheth the quick.
6.1655, Thomas Fuller, James Nichols, editor, The Church History of Britain, […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), new edition, London: […] [James Nichols] for Thomas Tegg and Son, […], published 1837, OCLC 913056315:
How feebly and unlike themselves they reason when they come to the quick of the difference!
7.Quitchgrass.
8.1849, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], published 1850, OCLC 3968433, canto LXXXVIII:
Wild bird, whose warble, liquid sweet,
Rings Eden thro' the budded quicks
9.(cricket) A fast bowler.
[References]
edit
- quick in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- quick in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- quick at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Synonyms]
edit
- (moving with speed): fast, speedy, rapid, swift; see also Thesaurus:speedy
- (occurring in a short time): brief, momentary, short-lived; see also Thesaurus:ephemeral
- (fast-thinking): bright, droll, keen; see also Thesaurus:witty or Thesaurus:intelligent
- (easily aroused to anger): hotheaded, rattish, short-tempered, snippish, snippy
- (alive, living): extant, live, vital; see also Thesaurus:alive
- (pregnant): expecting, gravid, with child; see also Thesaurus:pregnant
- (flowing): fluent, fluminous; see also Thesaurus:flowing
[Verb]
editquick (third-person singular simple present quicks, present participle quicking, simple past and past participle quicked)
1.(transitive) To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.
2.(transitive, archaic, poetic) To quicken.
3.1917', Thomas Hardy, At the Word 'Farewell
I rose as if quicked by a spur I was bound to obey.
[[French]]
ipa :/kwik/[Etymology]
editFrom English.
[Noun]
editquick m (plural quicks)
1.quick waltz
[[German]]
ipa :/kvɪk/[Adjective]
editquick (comparative quicker, superlative am quicksten)
1.(rather rare, dated) lively
2.1899, Theodor Fontane, chapter 12, in Der Stechlin:
Die Wirtin des Hauses, Frau Hagelversicherungssekretär Schickedanz, hätte diesen gelegentlichen Aufenthalt der Nichte Hartwigs eigentlich beanstanden müssen, ließ es aber gehen, weil Hedwig ein heiteres, quickes und sehr anstelliges Ding war und manches besaß, was die Schickedanz mit der Ungehörigkeit des ewigen Dienstwechsels wieder aussöhnte.
(please add an English translation of this quote)
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Middle Low German quick, from Old Saxon quik, from Proto-West Germanic *kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz; also a Central Franconian form. Doublet of keck, which see for more.
[Further reading]
edit
- “quick” in Duden online
- “quick” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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vying
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈvaɪ.ɪŋ/[Noun]
editvying (plural vyings)
1.The act of one who vies; rivalry.
[Verb]
editvying
1.present participle of vie
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vie
[[English]]
ipa :/vaɪ/[Anagrams]
edit
- -ive, I've, VEI
[Antonyms]
edit
- concede
- reconcile
[Etymology]
editAphetic form of envy.
[Noun]
editvie (plural vies)
1.(obsolete) A contest.
[Synonyms]
edit
- battle
- compete
- oppose
[Verb]
editvie (third-person singular simple present vies, present participle vying, simple past and past participle vied)
1.(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
Her suitors were all vying for her attention.
2.1711 July 15, Joseph Addison; Richard Steele, “WEDNESDAY, July 4, 1711 [Julian calendar]”, in The Spectator, number 109; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, OCLC 191120697:
It is the tradition of a trading nation […] , that the younger sons […] may be placed in such a way of life as […] to vie with the best of their family.
3.(transitive, archaic) To rival (something), etc.
4.1608, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra [1]
But, if there be, or ever were, one such, / It's past the size of dreaming: nature wants stuff / To vie strange forms with fancy; yet, to imagine / An Antony, were nature's piece 'gainst fancy, / Condemning shadows quite.
5.(transitive) To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
6.c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene i]:
She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss / She vied so fast.
7.1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [EIKONOKLASTES] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], OCLC 1044608640:
Nor was he set over us to vie wisdom with his Parliament, but to be guided by them.
8.1633, George Herbert, The Sacrifice
And vying malice with my gentleness, / Pick quarrels with their only happiness.
9.To stake; to wager.
10.1605 (first performance), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Volpone, or The Foxe. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Ben Jonson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, OCLC 960101342:
Out, thou camelion harlot! now thine eyes Vie tears with the hyæna
11.c. 1606–1607, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, 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 V, scene ii]:
Nature wants stuff
To vie strange forms with fancy
12.To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
[[Bourguignon]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin vita.
[Noun]
editvie f (plural vies)
1.life
[[Finnish]]
ipa :/ˈʋie̯/[Anagrams]
edit
- vei
[Etymology 1]
edit
[Etymology 2]
edit
[[French]]
ipa :/vi/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old French vie, from older Old French viḍe, from Vulgar Latin vītam, from Latin vīta, from Proto-Italic *gʷītā.
[Etymology 2]
editUltimately from Latin via. Compare voie.
[Further reading]
edit
- “vie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈvi.e/[Anagrams]
edit
- -evi, evi
[Noun]
editvie f
1.plural of via
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
editviē
1.second-person singular present active imperative of vieō
[[Manx]]
[Adjective]
editvie
1.Lenited form of mie.
[Mutation]
edit
[References]
edit
- Mark Abley, Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages (2003)
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Old Norse vígja, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.
[References]
edit
- “vie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
[Verb]
editvie (imperative vi, present tense vier, simple past vigde or vidde or via or viet, past participle vigd or vidd or via or viet)
1.dedicate something to someone or towards a cause
2.wed two persons into marriage
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Verb]
editvie (present tense vier, past tense vigde, supine vigd or vigt, past participle vigd, present participle viande, imperative vi)
1.alternative form of via
[[Old French]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin vīta.
[Noun]
editvie f (oblique plural vies, nominative singular vie, nominative plural vies)
1.life
2.c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
Mout avoit changiee sa vie
Much had it changed his life
[[Picard]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin vita.
[Noun]
editvie f (plural vies)
1.life
[[Romanian]]
ipa :/ˈvi.e/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Latin vīnea.
[Etymology 2]
editForms of the adjective viu.
[[Slovak]]
[Verb]
editvie
1.third-person singular present of vedieť
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VIE
[[Translingual]]
[Proper noun]
editVIE
1.(sports) Abbreviation of Vietnam.
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- -ive, I've, VEI
[Noun]
editVIE (plural VIEs)
1.(business) Abbreviation of variable interest entity.
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stay tuned
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editFrom the operation of dial-tuned radio receivers.
[See also]
edit
- watch this space
[Verb]
editstay tuned (third-person singular simple present stays tuned, present participle staying tuned, simple past and past participle stayed tuned)
1.(idiomatic) To remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention.
2.1966 Jan. 28, "Nigeria: The Men of Sandhurst," Time:
Alerting Nigeria to stay tuned for an important announcement, the government radio station canceled its regular programs.
3.2002 January 9, Bill Carter, "A Contract Dispute Keeps NBC Viewers Waiting for Naught," New York Times (retrieved 5 Nov 2012):
NBC had spent weeks promoting Mr. Daly's new show, and had even commissioned a special original edition of Conan O'Brien's Late Night show . . . to give Mr. Daly's show the best possible lead-in. During his show, Mr. O'Brien twice urged viewers to stay tuned for Mr. Daly.
4.(idiomatic, by extension, often as imperative) To wait or remain alert (for new developments or for further information).
5.1991 Oct. 7, "Critics' Voices: Movies," Time:
[W]riter-director Sean Penn has found a stark camera style that ignites behavioral sparks. Stay tuned; this kid has talent.
6.2003 Sep. 27, David M. Herszenhorn, "Behind Makeover of Schools, A Bookish 'Kid From Queens'," New York Times (retrieved 5 Nov 2012):
“Stay tuned on the issues of overcrowding, capital plan, new schools, secondary reform, middle school reform; these are all critical issues,” Mr. Klein said.
7.2008 Dec. 10, Luke Plunkett, "Star Wars Old Republic MMO To Be ‘Microtransaction-Based’," kotaku.com (Australia) (retrieved 5 Nov 2012):
Riccitiello also said that more on the game’s payment structure will be revealed in February, so I guess we’ll all be staying tuned.
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immune
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪˈmjuːn/[Adjective]
editimmune (comparative more immune, superlative most immune)
1.(usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
2.1922, Michael Arlen, “2/9/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days[1]:
He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school. He hadn't the faintest idea what to with a cold in the head, he just took quinine and continued to blow his nose.
3.2019 September 3, David Karpf, “Bret Stephens Compared Me to a Nazi Propagandist in the New York Times. It Proved My Point.”, in Esquire[2]:
Bret Stephens believed that, by virtue of his comfortable position at the New York Times, he ought to be immune from insult or criticism.
As a diplomat, you are immune from prosecution.
4.(medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
I am immune to chicken pox.
5.(by extension) Not vulnerable.
Alas, he was immune to my charms.
6.1959 June, “The opening of the Colchester-Walton-Clacton electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 306:
[...] most of the original electrical signalling equipment has had to be replaced by apparatus immune to 50-cycle currents.
7.(medicine) Of or pertaining to the immune system.
8.2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.
We examined the patient's immune response.
[Antonyms]
edit
- susceptible
- vulnerable
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English, from Middle French immun, from Latin immūnis (“exempt from public service”), from in- (“not”) + mūnus (“service”)
[Noun]
editimmune (plural immunes)
1.(epidemiology) A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease
2.1965, Rene J. Dubos & James G. Hirsch, editors, Bacterial and Mycotic Infections of Man[3], page 742:
Susceptibles effectively exposed to cases become cases in the next time period; cases recovering from the infection accumulate as immunes.
[Verb]
editimmune (third-person singular simple present immunes, present participle immuning, simple past and past participle immuned)
1.(rare, transitive) To make immune.
2.1917, Thomas Hardy, In the Seventies
In the seventies those who met me did not know / Of the vision / That immuned me from the chillings of mis-prision […]
3.1905, American Veterinary Medical Association, Journal (volume 29, page 42)
The utilization of such milk will, however, necessitate an adaptable milk preservation method, through which the immuning agents will not be destroyed or diminished.
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/imˈmu.nə/[Adjective]
editimmune (masculine and feminine plural immunes)
1.immune
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin immūnis (“exempt from public service”).
[Further reading]
edit
- “immune” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
[[German]]
[Adjective]
editimmune
1.inflection of immun:
1.strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
2.strong nominative/accusative plural
3.weak nominative all-gender singular
4.weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
[[Italian]]
ipa :/imˈmu.ne/[Adjective]
editimmune (plural immuni)
1.immune, exempt, free, unscathed
Synonyms: esente, libero
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin immūnis (“exempt from public service”).
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
editimmūne
1.nominative neuter singular of immūnis
2.accusative neuter singular of immūnis
3.vocative neuter singular of immūnis
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Adjective]
editimmune
1.definite singular and plural of immun
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Adjective]
editimmune
1.definite singular and plural of immun
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deftly
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdɛftli/[Adverb]
editdeftly (comparative more deftly, superlative most deftly)
1.In a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action.
[Anagrams]
edit
- flyted
[Antonyms]
edit
- unskillfully
[Etymology]
editdeft + -ly
[Synonyms]
edit
- skillfully
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neglecting
[[English]]
[Verb]
editneglecting
1.present participle of neglect
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neglect
[[English]]
ipa :/nɪˈɡlɛkt/[Antonyms]
edit
- (fail to care for): care, mind, reck; see also Thesaurus:care
- (to omit to notice): consider, notice, regard; see also Thesaurus:pay attentionedit
- consideration
- notice
- regard
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin neglēctus, perfect passive participle of neglegō (“make light of, disregard, not to pick up”), a variant of neclegō, itself from nec (“not”) + legō (“pick up, select”). Recorded since 1529, as noun since 1588.
[Noun]
editneglect (countable and uncountable, plural neglects)
1.The act of neglecting.
2.The state of being neglected.
3.Habitual lack of care.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (fail to care for): let slide
- (to omit to notice): disregard, take no notice of; see also Thesaurus:ignore
- (failure due to carelessness): fail, forgetedit
- carelessness
- negligence
[Verb]
editneglect (third-person singular simple present neglects, present participle neglecting, simple past and past participle neglected)
1.(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.
to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts
2.c. 1593, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene iv]:
I hope
My absence doth neglect no great designs.
3.1667, John Milton, “Book 3”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:
This, my long sufferance and my day of grace,
Those who neglect and scorn, shall never taste.
4.2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. […] But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.
5.(transitive) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
to neglect strangers
6.(transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
7.1972 December 29, Richard Schickel, “Masterpieces underrated and overlooked”, in Life, volume 73, number 25, page 22:
A friend of mine who runs an intellectual magazine was grousing about his movie critic, complaining that though the fellow had liked The Godfather (page 58), he had neglected to label it clearly as a masterpiece.
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come right
[[English]]
[Verb]
editcome right (third-person singular simple present comes right, present participle coming right, simple past came right, past participle come right)
1.(informal, idiomatic) to have a successful or satisfying conclusion; to end well
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whittled
[[English]]
[Verb]
editwhittled
1.simple past tense and past participle of whittle
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Post
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- OTPs, POTS, PTOs, Spot, TPOs, opts, pots, spot, stop, tops
[Proper noun]
editPost (plural Posts)
1.A surname.
2.A village in Iran
3.An unincorporated community in Oregon
4.A city, the county seat of Garza County, Texas.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/pɔst/[Etymology]
editFrom post (“mail; post, position”).
[Proper noun]
editPost
1.A surname.
[[German]]
ipa :/pɔst/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Italian posta, from posto, from Latin positus.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from posto, from Latin positus.
[Etymology 3]
editFrom English post, from Old English post and Old French post, from Latin postis.
[Etymology 4]
edit
[[Luxembourgish]]
ipa :/post/[Noun]
editPost f (uncountable)
1.post
2.post office
[[Plautdietsch]]
[Noun]
editPost f
1.mail, post
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POST
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- OTPs, POTS, PTOs, Spot, TPOs, opts, pots, spot, stop, tops
[Noun]
editPOST
1.(networking) An HTTP request method used to send an arbitrary amount of data to a web server.
2.(computing) Acronym of power-on self-test.
[Verb]
editPOST (third-person singular simple present POSTs, present participle POSTing, simple past and past participle POSTed)
1.(computing) To successfully perform a power-on self-test
The computer had a bunch of strange components, but it still POSTed so I assumed everything worked.
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forfeiture
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture.
[Noun]
editforfeiture (countable and uncountable, plural forfeitures)
1.(law) A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
2.(law) The loss of forfeit property.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
3.(law) The property lost as a forfeit.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
4.Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.
5.2020 November 20, Eric D. Miller writing for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. v. Ngumezi, case 19-10243:
We conclude that the government has forfeited any claim of forfeiture, so we proceed to consider the merits.
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flattery
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈflætəɹi/[Anagrams]
edit
- flat tyre
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“to flatter”). Synchronically analyzable as flatter + -y (forming abstract nouns).
[Noun]
editflattery (countable and uncountable, plural flatteries)
1.(uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
2.1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 2, in The Mirror and the Lamp[1]:
That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.
3.(countable) An instance of excessive praise.
[Synonyms]
edit
- See also Thesaurus:flattery
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clause
[[English]]
ipa :/klɔːz/[Anagrams]
edit
- Caelus, secula
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English clause, claus, borrowed from Old French clause, from Medieval Latin clausa (Latin diminutive clausula (“close, end; a clause, close of a period”)), from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere (“to shut, close”). See close, its doublet.
[Noun]
editclause (plural clauses)
1.(grammar) A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
2.(grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.
3.1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 6, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 300:
However, Coordination facts seem to undermine this hasty conclusion: thus, consider the following:
(43) [Your sister could go to College], but [would she get a degree?]
The second (italicised) conjunct is a Clause containing an inverted Auxiliary, would. Given our earlier assumptions that inverted Auxiliaries are in C, and that C is a constituent of S-bar, it follows that the italicised Clause in (43) must be an S-bar. But our familiar constraint on Coordination tells us that only constituents belonging to the same Category can be conjoined. Since the second Clause in (43) is clearly an S-bar, then it follows that the first Clause must also be an S-bar — one in which the C(omplementiser) position has been left empty.
4.(law) A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.
[Verb]
editclause (third-person singular simple present clauses, present participle clausing, simple past and past participle claused)
1.(transitive, shipping) To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).
2.1970, Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee, Report of the session, number 11:
The question of clausing the bills of lading, so as to avoid "dirtying", which impairs its negotiability, may also be looked into
3.1978, Samir Mankabady, The Hamburg rules on the carriage of goods by sea, page 215:
Any attempt to clause a Bill of Lading will be strenuously resisted by shippers, and they will obtain clean bills in the usual ways
4.1990, Alan Mitchelhill, Bills of lading: law and practice:
It was held that the bills of lading presented were in this case 'clean' as they contained no reservations by way of endorsement, clausing or otherwise to suggest that the goods were defective
5.2004, Martin Dockra; Katherine Reece Thomas, Cases & materials on the carriage of goods by sea, page 104:
There is little authority in English law dealing with the liability of a carrier who unnecessarily clauses a bill of lading.
[[French]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Old French clause, from Medieval Latin clausa.
[Noun]
editclause f (plural clauses)
1.clause
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
editclause
1.vocative masculine singular of clausus
[[Middle English]]
ipa :/ˈklau̯z(ə)/[Alternative forms]
edit
- clawse, claus
[Etymology]
editFrom Old French clause, from Medieval Latin clausa.
[Noun]
editclause (plural clauses)
1.sentence, clause
2.statement, line (of a text)
3.writing, text, document, letter
4.A section or portion of a text; a part of a series of quotes
5.(law) A clause, term, or consideration; a section in a legal document.
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in the event
[[English]]
[Conjunction]
editin the event
1.If, in the event that
In the event we meet the deadline, there will be free pizza for everyone.
2.2018 November 18, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 1 Croatia”, in BBC Sport[1]:
The victory also guarantees England a place in the Euro 2020 play-offs, a fallback in the event they fail to qualify for that tournament through the traditional route.
[Further reading]
edit
- in the event at OneLook Dictionary Search
[Prepositional phrase]
editin the event
1.As things (have) turned out or are turning out; ultimately; in the end; eventually.
2.1836, Andrew Reed, James Matheson, Congregational Union of England and Wales, A narrative of the visit to the American churches by the deputation from the Congregational Union of England and Wales (volume 1, page 197)
I had also concluded that I should arrive […] in time for the afternoon services, but in the event I was in this also disappointed.
3.2010, Anna Champney, Buried Past, Hidden Secrets (page 88)
She had met and fallen in love with the man who collected the milk from the dairy, and she had decided to marry him when he asked her. In the event, he didn't ask her, but there was obviously something going on between them, and she forced his hand.
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complacent
[[English]]
ipa :/kəmˈpleɪsənt/[Adjective]
editcomplacent (comparative more complacent, superlative most complacent)
1.Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
2.2021 June 29, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Germany”, in BBC Sport[1]:
England will feel confident but not complacent against Ukraine, and the shock exit of France to Switzerland shows no-one can be taken lightly.
3.Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant.
[Further reading]
edit
- complacent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- complacent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
[Synonyms]
edit
- smug
- self-satisfied
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
editcomplacent
1.third-person plural present active indicative of complaceō
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Massive
[[German]]
[Noun]
editMassive
1.plural of Massiv
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lead up to
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- outplead
[Verb]
editlead up to (third-person singular simple present leads up to, present participle leading up to, simple past and past participle led up to)
1.(idiomatic) To set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.
2.1978, H. Th. J. F. van Maarseveen, Ger F. M. van der Tang, Written Constitutions: A Computerized Comparative Study, →ISBN, page 242:
If it is a new constitution, the historico-legal method is probably the most appropriate, since the events leading up to the introduction of the constitution are still so recent and relevant that they must be used for guidance when the constitution is interpreted.
3.2000, Donald Gibson, The Kennedy Assassination Cover-up, →ISBN, page 34:
North not only makes Hoover primary in the FBI's complicity in the cover-up, a fairly common mistake, but also attempts to implicate Hoover in events leading up to the assassination.
4.2005, Walter J. Ong, Ramus, Method, and the Decay of Dialogue, →ISBN:
Sometimes one feels that Ramus is about to apply his notion of genesis to the abstractive process itself so as to include the steps which lead up to, or can lead up to, scientific knowledge, instead of restricting it to the abstractionist approach of his invention and disposition.
5.To precede in time.
6.1998, International Monetary Fund, Leading Indicators of Banking Crises: Was Asia Different?, →ISBN:
With these objectives we examine developments in the years leading up to and including 43 episodes of financial sector distress or crisis (including episodes of repeat crisis) in a total sample of 50 countries.
7.2009, Gary Gilchrist, Susan Hill, & Jeff Troesch, Going for the Green: Prepare Your Body, Mind, and Swing for Winning Golf, →ISBN:
Before the event, the players sometimes attempt to integrate certain equipment or shots into their repertoire in events that lead up to the major.
8.2015, Laurie Joslin & Laurie Sudbrink, Leading with GRIT, →ISBN, page 1:
While you imagined the white sand beaches, the sun warming your skin, and the sound of the waves crashing, your workdays leading up to your departure went by faster, you worked harder, and you were happier.
9.To follow or mark a path toward.
10.1828, William Henry Ireland, England's topographer:
The old larder gate now serves as the common way to the church, for those who live on the north side, where eighteen or nineteen stone steps lead up to a paved alley, once a gallery of the dormitories, dorture, or lodging rooms of the monks, now for the most part in ruins, or converted to gardens, which we shall next proceed to describe.
11.2011, Vithal Rajan, Holmes of the Raj, →ISBN:
A keen sportsman, he had draped half the walls of his palace with tiger skins, while several more skins were laid end to end to lead up to the throne.
12.2012, Carolyn O'Brien, Legacy of Chariton House, →ISBN:
More Georgia red clay brick lead up to a screened sun porch, even the brick work was bulging upward at the base.
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lead up
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- duplae, uplead
[Noun]
editlead up (plural lead ups)
1.Alternative form of lead-up
2.2007, Monte Palmer & Princess Palmer, At the Heart of Terror: Islam, Jihadists, and America's War on Terrorism, →ISBN:
As a result, the congressional report examining intelligence flaws in the lead up to the September 11 attacks concluded that "the U.S. Government does not presently bring together in one place all terrorism-related information from all sources."
3.2008, Bob Swope, Learn'n More about Track and Field, →ISBN:
Now lets go through all the lead ups to the bar, to help build up the strengths and skills you will need.
4.2012, A. Beacom, International Diplomacy and the Olympic Movement: The New Mediators, →ISBN:
In the lead up to the Games Barson had the task of recruiting a small group of support staff which included one driver and two assistants.
[See also]
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- lead up to
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on hand
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
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- on-hand, onhand
[Anagrams]
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- hand on
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English *onhande, onhende, from Old English onhende (“on hand, demanding attention”), from Proto-Germanic *anahandijaz. Equivalent to on- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic áhendur (“within reach”). Compare offhand.
[Prepositional phrase]
editon hand
1.(idiomatic) Available; ready; in stock.
If you have cornstarch on hand, use it; otherwise, try a little flour.
2.2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport[1]:
Rustu failed to collect a Whitehead corner, Shawcross saw his effort blocked and Crouch was on hand to bundle over the line from three yards out.
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fruitful
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɹuːtfəl/[Adjective]
editfruitful (comparative more fruitful, superlative most fruitful)
1.Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
Synonym: fertile
Antonyms: barren, infertile, unfruitful
2.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 1:22:
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
3.Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:productive
Antonym: unfruitful
The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all—I got promoted
[Alternative forms]
edit
- fruitfull (archaic)
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English fruitefull, equivalent to fruit + -ful. Compare Dutch vruchtvol, German fruchtvoll, Swedish fruktfull.
[References]
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- fruitful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- fruitful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
[Synonyms]
edit
- fruitious (obsolete)
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craftsmanship
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
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- craftmanship
[Etymology]
editcraftsman + -ship
[Noun]
editcraftsmanship (usually uncountable, plural craftsmanships)
1.The quality of being a craftsman.
2.An example of a craftsman's work.
The craftsmanship on the antique chair was exquisite.
[Synonyms]
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- artisanship
- craftwork
- workmanship
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raise the bar
[[English]]
[Verb]
editraise the bar (third-person singular simple present raises the bar, present participle raising the bar, simple past and past participle raised the bar)
1.(idiomatic) To raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard.
Acme's new technology will raise the bar for the entire industry.
Synonym: lift the bar
Antonym: lower the bar
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acclaimed
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈkleɪmd/[Adjective]
editacclaimed (comparative more acclaimed, superlative most acclaimed)
1.Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.
Many critically acclaimed novels are not commercially successful.
She's an acclaimed writer, her books are bestsellers before they are published.
2.2010, John Ferling, John Adams: A Life, page 446:
Franklin the scientist, inventor, and exponent of thrift and hard work, the very embodiment of the native religion of upward mobility, may have been even more acclaimed than in his own time.
[Verb]
editacclaimed
1.simple past tense and past participle of acclaim
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acclaim
[[English]]
ipa :/ə.ˈkleɪm/[Anagrams]
edit
- malacic
[Etymology 1]
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- First attested in the early 14th century.
- (to applaud): First attested in the 1630s.
- Borrowed from Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).
[Etymology 2]
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- First attested in 1667.
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acquisition
[[English]]
ipa :/æ.kwɪ.ˈzɪ.ʃən/[Antonyms]
edit
- abandonment
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquirere; equivalent to acquire + -ition.
[Further reading]
edit
- acquisition at OneLook Dictionary Search
- acquisition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
[Noun]
editacquisition (countable and uncountable, plural acquisitions)
1.The act or process of acquiring.
The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
2.The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
3.(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (an act of acquiring): accession, procurement
- (a thing acquired): accession, acquirement
[[French]]
ipa :/a.ki.zi.sjɔ̃/[Etymology]
editFrom Old French acquisicion, borrowed from Latin acquisītiō, acquisītiōnem.
[Further reading]
edit
- “acquisition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[Noun]
editacquisition f (plural acquisitions)
1.acquisition (fact of acquiring)
Pour les classes populaires occitanophones, la promotion sociale ne pouvait passer que par l'acquisition du français.
(please add an English translation of this usage example)
2.acquisition (the thing obtained)
3.purchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something)
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