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supplanted
[[English]]
[Verb]
editsupplanted
1.simple past tense and past participle of supplant
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subcontractor
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editFrom sub- + contractor.
[Noun]
editsubcontractor (plural subcontractors)
1.A contractor hired by a general contractor employed by the contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.
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seminal
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsɛmɪnəl/[Adjective]
editseminal (comparative more seminal, superlative most seminal)
1.Of or relating to seed or semen.
2.Creative or having the power to originate.
3.Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
Synonyms: influential, pioneering
4.1827, Julius Hare and Augustus William Hare, Guesses at Truth
The idea of God is, beyond all question or comparison, the one great seminal principle.
"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science.
5.2000, Walter Nicholson, Intermediate microeconomics and its application:
For a seminal contribution to the economics of fertility, ....
[Anagrams]
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- Elamins, Malines, Melians, isleman, menials, salmine
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēminālis.
[Noun]
editseminal (plural seminals)
1.(obsolete) A seed.
2.1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A. Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], OCLC 152706203:
the seminals of spiders and scorpions
[Synonyms]
edit
- (relating to seed): germinal
- (creative): innovative, primary
- (highly influential): influential, innovative, formative
[[Catalan]]
[Adjective]
editseminal (masculine and feminine plural seminals)
1.seminal
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin sēminālis.
[Further reading]
edit
- “seminal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “seminal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “seminal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “seminal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
[[Portuguese]]
[Adjective]
editseminal m or f (plural seminais, comparable)
1.(botany) seminal (relating to seeds)
2.(anatomy) seminal (relating to semen)
3.seminal; creative; inventive
Synonyms: criativo, inventivo, fértil
4.seminal (highly influential)
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin sēminālis.
[Further reading]
edit
- “seminal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
[[Romanian]]
[Adjective]
editseminal m or n (feminine singular seminală, masculine plural seminali, feminine and neuter plural seminale)
1.seminal
[Etymology]
editFrom French séminal, from Latin seminalis.
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/semiˈnal/[Adjective]
editseminal (plural seminales)
1.(botany) seminal (relating to seeds)
2.(anatomy) seminal (relating to semen)
3.seminal; creative; inventive
4.seminal (highly influential)
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin sēminālis.
[Further reading]
edit
- “seminal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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dreaded
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdɹɛdɪd/[Adjective]
editdreaded (comparative more dreaded, superlative most dreaded)
1.Causing fear, dread or terror.
I have got the dreaded flu.
2.Wearing dreadlocks.
[Anagrams]
edit
- dead-red, re-added, readded
[Verb]
editdreaded
1.simple past tense and past participle of dread
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dread
[[English]]
ipa :/dɹɛd/[Adjective]
editdread (comparative dreader, superlative dreadest)
1.Terrible; greatly feared; dreaded.
2.1879, Arthur Sullivan, 'The Pirates of Penzance', Gilbert & Sullivan:
With cat-like tread / Upon our prey we steal / In silence dread / Our cautious way we feel
3.1887, H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure[3]:
I even remember thinking that no human being would go down that dread path again.
4.(archaic) Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.
5.1633, John Hay, editor, The Acts Made in the First Parliament of our Most High and Dread Soveraigne Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.: Holden by Himselfe, Present in Person, with His Three Estates, at Edinburgh, upon the Twentie Eight Day of Iune, Anno Domini 1633, Edinburgh: Printed by Robert Young, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, OCLC 606535094:
The acts made in the first Parliament of our most high and dread soveraigne Charles [I], by the grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. […] [book title]
[Anagrams]
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- adder, dared, radde, re-add, readd
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdan (“to fear, dread”), aphetic form of ondrǣdan (“to fear, dread”), from and- + rǣdan (whence read); corresponding to an aphesis of earlier adread.Akin to Old Saxon antdrādan, andrādan (“to fear, dread”), Old High German intrātan (“to fear”), Middle High German entrāten (“to fear, dread, frighten”).
[Noun]
editdread (countable and uncountable, plural dreads)
1.Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
my visit to the doctor is filling me with dread
2.a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Advantages of Religion to particular Persons
the secret dread of divine displeasure
3.c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene i]:
the dread of something after death
4.2014 April 12, Michael Inwood, “Martin Heidegger: the philosopher who fell for Hitler [print version: Hitler's philosopher]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)[2], London, page R11:
In 1928 [Martin] Heidegger succeeded [Edmund] Husserl to take a chair at Freiburg and in his inaugural lecture made a pronouncement that earned him a reputation as an archetypal metaphysician with his claim that our awareness of people as a whole depends on our experience of dread in the face of nothingness.
5.Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
6.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 9:2:
The fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth.
7.c. 1596–1598, William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, 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]:
His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, / The attribute to awe and majesty, / Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings.
8.Somebody or something dreaded.
9.(obsolete) A person highly revered.
10.1590, Edmund Spenser, Faerie Queene
Una, his dear dread
11.(obsolete) Fury; dreadfulness.
12.1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, book 6, canto 9:
The mightie ones, affrayd of every chaunges dread
13.A Rastafarian.
14.(chiefly in the plural) dreadlock
15.2006, Earl Stevens, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels (lyrics), Lil Jon (music), “Tell Me When To Go”, in My Ghetto Report Card:
Jesus Christ had dreads / So shake 'em / I ain't got none / But I'm planning on growing some.
[See also]
edit
- dreadlocks
- dreadnought
[Verb]
editdread (third-person singular simple present dreads, present participle dreading, simple past and past participle dreaded)
1.(transitive) To fear greatly.
2.To anticipate with fear.
I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.
3.1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty Chapter 22[1]
Day by day, hole by hole our bearing reins were shortened, and instead of looking forward with pleasure to having my harness put on as I used to do, I began to dread it.
4.(intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.
5.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Deuteronomy 1:29:
Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
6.(transitive) To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.
[[Portuguese]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- dreads
[Noun]
editdread m (plural dreads)
1.Clipping of dreadlock.
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muster
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmʌs.tə/[Anagrams]
edit
- Sumter, estrum, mustre, muters, stumer, turmes
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English musteren, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mostrer, Middle French monstrer, moustrer (whence the noun monstre, which gave the English noun), from Latin mōnstrāre (“to show”), from monere (“to admonish”). Cognate with French montrer (“to show”), Italian mostrare (“to show”), Spanish mostrar (“to show”). See also monster.
[Etymology 2]
edit
[References]
edit
- muster in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- muster in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
[[German]]
[Verb]
editmuster
1.singular imperative of mustern
[[Silesian]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from German Muster.
[Noun]
editmuster m
1.design, pattern
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Muster
[[German]]
ipa :/ˈmʊstɐ/[Antonyms]
edit
- Antimuster (architecture, software)
[Etymology]
edit15th century, via Italian mostra (“exhibition”) (Vulgar Latin mōstra), from Latin mōnstrum (“omen”), linked to Latin monstrāre (“to show”) (Vulgar Latin mōstrāre).
[Further reading]
edit
- “Muster” in Duden online
[Noun]
editMuster n (genitive Musters, plural Muster)
1.example
2.pattern
3.(architecture, software, design) pattern
[[Hunsrik]]
ipa :/ˈmuʃtɐ/[Further reading]
edit
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
[Noun]
editMuster n (plural Muster)
1.patten
Ich sihn en Muster dart.
(please add an English translation of this usage example)
[[Saterland Frisian]]
[Etymology]
editLikely from German Low German Musterd, Mustert.
[Noun]
editMuster m
1.mustard
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must
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmʌst/[Alternative forms]
edit
- mus'
[Anagrams]
edit
- MTUs, UMTS, smut, stum, tums
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English moste ("must", literally, "had to", the past tense of Middle English moten (“to have to”)), from Old English mōste (“had to”), 1st & 3rd person singular past tense of mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, must, may”). From Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with Dutch moest (“had to”), German musste (“had to”), Swedish måste (“must, have to, be obliged to”). More at mote.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English must, from Old English must and Old French must, most, both from Latin mustum.
[Etymology 3]
editFrom Persian مست (mast, “drunk, inebriated”), from Middle Persian 𐭬୮୲ (mast).
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/mʏst/[Etymology]
editFrom English must, from Old English mōste, from the past tense of Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, whence native moeten.
[Noun]
editmust m (plural musts)
1.a must (necessity, prerequisite)
Synonym: moetje
Een rijbewijs is een must als je taxichauffeur wil worden.
A driver's license is a must if you want to be a taxi driver.
[[Estonian]]
ipa :/ˈmust/[Adjective]
editmust (genitive musta, partitive musta, comparative mustem, superlative kõige mustem or mustim)
1.black (color)
Lindude sulestik on must, aga tiibadel märkame valget laiku.
The plumage of the birds is black, but you can notice a white spot on the wings.
2.Dark, without light, illumination (and poorly visible).
Mustad sügisööd.
Dark autumn nights.
1.Without snow.
Maa on must ja kelgutada ei saa.
The ground is without snow and you can't go sledding.Having dark skin.
Must poiss muudkui naeris.
The black kid kept laughing.Dirty, unclean, full of garbage and/or grime.
Mu riided said mustaks ja pidin neid pesema.
My clothes became dirty and I had to wash them.
1.Not requiring special skills, making something or someone dirty.
Hauakaevaja must töö.
The dirty job of a gravedigger.
Synonym: räpaneGrim, dreary, hopeless, without any (good) solution.
Meeleolu on must.
The mood around here is dark.
1.Illegal, unofficial, disgraceful.
Kartsin, et mu mustad teod tulevad päevavalgele.
I feared, that my dark acts will come to light.
[Antonyms]
edit
- valge
[Derived terms]
edit
- mustus
- mustuma
- mustendama
- mustenma
- mustama
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Finnic *musta. Cognate with Finnish musta, Veps must and Livonian mustā. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *mus-ta-, compare Norwegian Bokmål must (“steam, fume, mist”).[1]
[Noun]
editmust (genitive musta, partitive musta)
1.The color black.
Halli värvi kombineerimine musta ja valgega suurendad enda usaldatavust.
By combining gray with black and white, you increase your own reliability.
2.Something colored in black.
Otsustasime, kumb mängib valgete, kumb mustadega.
We decided, who plays with whites (white chesspieces), and who plays with blacks (black chesspieces).
3.A person having dark skin.
Meie tulevikulootus ei ole enam lapsed, vaid hoopis mustad.
Our hopes for the future aren't our children anymore, but blacks.
[References]
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1. ^ http://eki.ee/dict/ety/index.cgi?Q=must&F=M&C06=en
[Related terms]
edit
- must auk
- mustvalge
- musträstas
- süsimust
- must sõstar
[See also]
edit
[[Finnish]]
ipa :/ˈmust/[Etymology 1]
editA variant of musta < minusta (“of me”).
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from English must.
[[French]]
ipa :/mœst/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English must.
[Noun]
editmust m (plural musts)
1.(informal) that which is compulsory; an obligation; duty; must
Synonyms: essentiel, impératif
2.2003, Élisabeth Badinter, Fausse route, Odile Jacob, →ISBN:
Comme le fait remarquer Daphne Patai, Loïs Pineau, contrairement à Catherine MacKinnon, postule que les femmes sont tout à fait capables de donner un consentement explicite et verbal sans en rester au geste et au sous-entendu. Non seulement l'explicitation n'est pas un problème, mais c'est un must.
(please add an English translation of this quote)
3.(often humorous) must-have (item that one must own)
4.2014, Annie Ernaux, Regarde les lumières mon amour, Seuil, →ISBN, page 62:
La fête des Mères s’affiche partout dans le centre commercial. À Auchan, un espace lui est réservé, rempli de robots, d’aspirateurs, de machines à café – le must apparemment – parfums, etc.
(please add an English translation of this quote)
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :[ˈmuʃt][Further reading]
edit
- must in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
[Noun]
editmust (plural mustok)
1.must (sweet fresh grape juice that has not fermented yet)
[[Ludian]]
[Adjective]
editmust
1.black
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Finnic *musta.
[[Middle English]]
ipa :/must/[Alternative forms]
edit
- most, moste, moust, muste
[Etymology]
editFrom Old English must and Old French must, most, both from Latin mustum.
[Noun]
editmust (uncountable)
1.must (wine that is not fully fermented)
2.(rare, with qualifier) fruit juice
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin mustum, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mews- (“damp”).
[Noun]
editmust n (plural musturi)
1.unfermented wine; grape or other fruit juice
2.must (of grapes)
[[Swedish]]
ipa :/mɵst/[Anagrams]
edit
- stum, tums
[Etymology]
editFrom Old Norse muster, moster, from Latin mustum.
[Noun]
editmust c (uncountable)
1.A kind of soft drink, more commonly known as julmust
2.
3. Unfermented fruit juice
[[Veps]]
[Adjective]
editmust
1.black
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Finnic *musta.
[Noun]
editmust
1.black
[References]
edit
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “чёрный”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
[[Volapük]]
[Noun]
editmust (nominative plural musts)
1.must (new wine; sweet cider)
[[Võro]]
[Adjective]
editmust (genitive musta, partitive musta)
1.black (colour)
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Finnic *musta.
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jovial
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdʒəʊ.vɪ.əl/[Adjective]
editjovial (comparative more jovial, superlative most jovial)
1.(comparable) Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:happy
Antonyms: saturnine; see also Thesaurus:sad
2.1593, Gabriel Harvey, Pierces Supererogation: Or A New Prayse of the Old Asse, London: […] Iohn Wolfe, OCLC 165778203; republished as John Payne Collier, editor, Pierces Supererogation: Or A New Prayse of the Old Asse. A Preparative to Certaine Larger Discourses, Intituled Nashes S. Fame (Miscellaneous Tracts. Temp. Eliz. & Jac. I; no. 8), [London: [s.n.], 1870], OCLC 23963073, page 161:
A melancholy boddy is not the kindeſt nurſe for a chearely minde, (the joviall complexion is ſoverainly beholding to nature,) […]
3.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Democritvs Ivnior to the Reader”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 54573970, page 57:
The moſt ſecure, happy, Ioviall & merry in the worlds eſteeme, are Princes & great men, free from melancholy, but for their cares, miſeries, ſuſpicions, Iealoſies, diſcontents, folly, & madneſſe, I referre you to Xenophons Tyrannus, where king Hieron diſcourſeth at large with Simonides the Poet, of this ſubject.
4.1711 March 13, Joseph Addison; Richard Steele, “FRIDAY, March 2, 1710–1711 [Julian calendar]”, in The Spectator, number 2; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume I, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, OCLC 191120697, page 88:
But being ill-used by the above-mentioned widow, he was very serious for a year and a half; and though, his temper being naturally jovial, he at last got over it, he grew careless of himself, and never dressed afterwards.
5.1790 August, “Art V. The Devil upon Two Sticks in England: Being a Continuation of Le Diable Boiteux of Le Sage. 12mo. 4 Vols. about 230 Pages in each. 12s. Sewed. Walter, Piccadilly. 1790. [book review]”, in The Monthly Review; or, Literary Journal, Enlarged, volume II, London: Printed for R[alph] Griffiths; and sold by T[homas] Becket, […], OCLC 901376714, page 392:
[I]n polite ſocieties, he is the eaſy, well-bred man of faſhion; and, in the more convivial parties, he is the jovial companion.
6.1797, Richard Graves, “On the Death of an Epicure”, in Select Epigrams. In Two Volumes, volume II, London: Printed by and for Sampson Low, […]; and sold by W. H. Lunn, […], OCLC 1004252375, page 31:
At length, my friends, the feaſt of life is o’er; / I’ve eat ſufficient, I can drink no more: / My nigh is come; I’ve ſpent a jovial day; ’Tis time to part; but, oh!—what is to pay?
7.1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave Five. The End of It.”, in A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, London: Chapman & Hall, […], OCLC 55746801, pages 154–155:
Running to the window, he opened it, and put out his head. No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial, stirring, cold; cold, piping for the blood to dance to; Golden sunlight; Heavenly sky; sweet fresh air; merry bells. Oh, glorious. Glorious!
8.1905 January 12, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “Lord Grenville’s Ball”, in The Scarlet Pimpernel, popular edition, London: Greening & Co., published 20 March 1912, OCLC 235822313, page 115:
A long, jovial, inane laugh broke the sudden silence which had fallen over everyone.
9.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXXIV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 4293071, page 267:
She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.
10.1951 December, Rock Island Lines News Digest, volume X, number 12, Chicago, Ill.: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, OCLC 31916124, page 1:
[A] jovial Santa Claus with an understanding heart and an attentive ear— […]
11.(not comparable, astrology, obsolete) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see sense 1).
12.1682, Joseph Blagrave, “[The Effects of Directions.] The Ascendant to the Body of Jupiter.”, in Obadiah Blagrave, editor, Blagrave’s Introduction to Astrology. In Three Parts. […], London: Printed by E. Tyler, and R. Holt, for Obadiah Blagrave, […], OCLC 228724142, part III, page 226:
This Planet [Jupiter] being a Fortune, and Friend unto nature, inclineth the native, upon this direction, not only unto healthfulneſs, but alſo to be jovial and merry, affable and pleaſant, and to delight in the company of religious men: […] [T]his direction importeth good from jovial perſons, and is an excellent time to have dealings with, or to receive any courteſie from, or benefit by them, […]
13.1852, William Lilly; Zadkiel [pseudonym; Richard James Morrison], “Of the Fourth House, and Judgments Depending thereon”, in An Introduction to Astrology […]: A Grammar of Astrology, and Tables for Calculating Nativities. […], London: H[enry] G[eorge] Bohn, […], OCLC 1077929409, page 145:
As ☉ is near to a ⚹ of ♃, so did a jovial man endeavour to procure the purchase (after I began), but ♃ is cadent and in detriment, which shewed he should not prevail.
[Etymology]
edit The planet Jupiter photographed on 12 February 2019 by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Juno spacecraft. The word jovial can mean “pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter” (sense 2).Borrowed from French jovial (“jolly, jovial”), from Italian gioviale (“jolly, jovial; (obsolete) born under the influence of the planet Jupiter”), from Latin ioviālis (“relating to the Roman god Jupiter”), from Iuppiter, Iovis (“the Roman god Jove or Jupiter, counterpart of the Greek god Zeus”) (from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to be bright; heaven, sky”)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); analysable as Jove + -ial.[1]Sense 1 (“cheerful and good-humoured”) refers to the fact that individuals born under the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter were believed to have that disposition.
[Further reading]
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- Jupiter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Jupiter (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- jovial (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- jovial in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- jovial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- jovial at OneLook Dictionary Search
[References]
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1. ^ “jovial, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1901; “jovial, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
[[French]]
ipa :/ʒɔ.vjal/[Adjective]
editjovial (feminine singular joviale, masculine plural joviaux, feminine plural joviales)
1.jovial, jolly
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Italian gioviale, from Latin ioviālis.
[Further reading]
edit
- “jovial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[[German]]
ipa :/joˈviaːl/[Adjective]
editjovial
1.jovial
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from French jovial, from Italian gioviale, from Latin ioviālis.
[Further reading]
edit
- “jovial” in Duden online
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
ipa :/ju.vi.aːl/[Adjective]
editjovial (neuter singular jovialt, definite singular and plural joviale)
1.jovial
[Etymology]
editFrom German jovial, from Latin jovialis.
[References]
edit“jovial” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
ipa :/ju.vi.aːl/[Adjective]
editjovial (neuter singular jovialt, definite singular and plural joviale)
1.jovial
[Etymology]
editFrom German jovial, from Latin jovialis.
[References]
edit“jovial” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/ʒo.viˈaw/[Adjective]
editjovial m or f (plural joviais, comparable)
1.jovial; merry, cheerful
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin ioviālis.
[[Romanian]]
[Adjective]
editjovial m or n (feminine singular jovială, masculine plural joviali, feminine and neuter plural joviale)
1.jocose
[Etymology]
editFrom French jovial
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/xoˈbjal/[Adjective]
editjovial (plural joviales)
1.Jovian
2.cheerful, jovial
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin ioviālis.
[Further reading]
edit
- “jovial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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plaster
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈplɑːstə/[Alternative forms]
edit
- plaister
- plastre (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
edit
- Alperts, Platers, palster, palters, persalt, plastre, platers, psalter, replats, stapler
[Etymology]
editOld English plaster, from late Latin plastrum, shortened from Classical Latin emplastrum (“a plaster, bandage”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plastre.
[Noun]
editplaster (countable and uncountable, plural plasters)
1.(uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
2.(countable, Britain, New Zealand, Canada) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
3.(uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.
4.(countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.
5.(uncountable) plaster of Paris.
[Verb]
editplaster (third-person singular simple present plasters, present participle plastering, simple past and past participle plastered)
1.(transitive) To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
to plaster a wall
2.(transitive) To apply a plaster to.
to plaster a wound
3.(transitive) To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
Her face was plastered with mud.
4.(transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.
The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.
5.(transitive, figuratively) To smooth over.
[[Danish]]
[Etymology]
editFrom late Old Norse plástr, from Medieval Latin plastrum, from Latin emplastrum.
[Noun]
editplaster n (singular definite plastret or plasteret, plural indefinite plastre)
1.band-aid, plaster or sticking plaster
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ˈplas.tɛr/[Etymology]
editFrom German Pflaster, from Old High German pflastar, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron).
[Further reading]
edit
- plaster in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- plaster in Polish dictionaries at PWN
[Noun]
editplaster m inan (diminutive plasterek)
1.plaster, sticking plaster, band-aid
Synonym: przylepiec
2.slice (thin, broad piece cut off from a whole)
3.comb, honeycomb
[[Swedish]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- platser, spalter
[Noun]
editplaster
1.indefinite plural of plast
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endearing
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈdɪəɹɪŋ/[Adjective]
editendearing (comparative more endearing, superlative most endearing)
1.Inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.
Synonym: cute
Antonym: unendearing
2.1711 November 3, Joseph Addison; Richard Steele, “TUESDAY, October 23, 1711 [Julian calendar]”, in The Spectator, number 203; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, OCLC 191120697, pages 26–27:
[…] I dare not call him father, nor he, without shame, own me as his issue, I being illegitimate, and therefore deprived of that endearing tenderness and unparalleled satisfaction which a good man finds in the love and conversation of a parent.
3.1808, John [Andrew] Stevenson; Thomas Moore, “Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms”, in A Selection of Irish Melodies. […], second number, London: Printed and sold at J. Power's Music & Instrument Warehouse, […], OCLC 78035330, stanza I, page 112:
BELIEVE me, if all those endearing young charms, / Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, / Were to change by to-morrow, and fleet in my arms, / Like fairy-gifts fading away,— / Thou wouldst stil be ador'd as this moment thou art, / Let thy loveliness fade as it will; / And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart / Would entwine itself verdantly still!
4.1907, G[ilbert] K[eith] Chesterton, “A Defence of Baby-worship”, in The Defendant (The Wayfarer’s Library), 3rd edition, London: J[oseph] M[alaby] Dent & Co. […], OCLC 233984870, page 116:
But the humorous look of children is perhaps the most endearing of all the bonds that hold the Cosmos together.
5.1983, Chad Evans, “The Road to British Columbia”, in Frontier Theatre: A History of Nineteenth-century Theatrical Entertainment in the Canadian Far West and Alaska, Victoria, B.C.: Sono Nis Press, →ISBN, page 143:
In legitimate comedy actresses conformed to a Victorian image of coquetry. Most comediennes were termed soubrettes, after their inclination for depicting young women in a variety of situations, in which the soubrettes employed their diverse popular talents to heighten their endearing magnetism.
6.2017 December 1, Tom Breihan, “Mad Max: Fury Road Might Already be the Best Action Movie Ever Made”, in The A.V. Club[1], archived from the original on 22 February 2018:
And yet [Nathan] Jones is perfect in Fury Road, a deeply dangerous human weapon who, because of his infantile need for respect from his father, somehow turns out endearing even though we see him ripping an engine from the hood and throwing it at the good guys.
[Anagrams]
edit
- Grenadine, engrained, grenadine
[Etymology]
editendear + -ing.
[Noun]
editendearing (plural endearings)
1.Synonym of endearment.
2.1919 September, Jack London, “On the Makaloa Mat”, in On the Makaloa Mat, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, OCLC 288484, page 23:
It was arms around, and perpetual endearings, and all that I had missed for a weary twelve-month.
[Verb]
editendearing
1.present participle of endear.
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endear
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈdɪə/[Alternative forms]
edit
- indear
[Anagrams]
edit
- Andree, Dearne, deaner, earned, neared, readen
[Etymology]
editFrom en- + dear.
[Synonyms]
edit
- bedear
[Verb]
editendear (third-person singular simple present endears, present participle endearing, simple past and past participle endeared)
1.(obsolete) To make (something) more precious or valuable. [16th-17th c.]
2.(obsolete) To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of. [17th-19th c.]
3.(obsolete) To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate. [17th c.]
4.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 18, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
Salvianus Massiliensis […] saith, that amongst French-men, to lie and forsweare is no vice but a manner of speach. He that would endeare [transl. encherir] this Testimonie, might say, it is now rather deemed a vertue among them.
5.To make (someone) dear or precious. [from 18th c.]
By giving candy to the children the man tried to endear himself to them.
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purportedly
[[English]]
ipa :/pə(ɹ)ˈpɔː(ɹ).təd.li/[Adverb]
editpurportedly (not comparable)
1.supposedly, putatively, or reputedly
2.2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 120:
In addition, none of the purportedly more common terms of these pairs appear to be especially frequent in modern Indian English.
[Etymology]
editFrom purported + -ly.
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halfway
[[English]]
ipa :/hæfweɪ/[Adverb]
edithalfway (not comparable)
1.Half of the way between two points; midway.
2.Moderately; somewhat.
a halfway decent place to sleep
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).
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nitty-gritty
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌnɪtiˈɡɹɪti/[Etymology]
editOf uncertain origin; said to have been first used by black jazz musicians from the United States, the word is perhaps a reduplication of gritty (“resembling grit”) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *greutą (“grit”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-) with alteration of the first syllable.[1]It has been suggested that the word originally referred to the debris remaining in the holds of slave ships after the slaves had been disembarked, but there is no evidence of such use before the 20th century when slavery was prevalent.[2]
[Further reading]
edit
- nitty-gritty (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
editnitty-gritty (uncountable)
1.(originally US, colloquial, also attributively) The core or essence of something; the gist.
Synonyms: brass tacks, nuts and bolts; see also Thesaurus:gist
He gave a short summary without getting into the nitty-gritty of the problem.
[References]
edit
1. ^ “nitty-gritty, n. and adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2003; “nitty-gritty, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
2. ^ Gary Martin (1997–), “Nitty-gritty”, in The Phrase Finder; Michael Quinion (created 11 November 2000, last updated 25 October 2008), “Nitty-gritty”, in World Wide Words.
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nitty
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈnɪtiː/[Anagrams]
edit
- tinty
[Etymology 1]
editFrom nit + -y. The “foolish, inane” adjective sense is from nit (“fool, nitwit”), possibly under the influence of nutty (“crazy, mad”).[1]The origin of the noun sense (“dope fiend, druggie”) is unknown, but could refer to a person who is under the influence of drugs to the extent that he or she is careless about personal hygiene and unkempt. Compare the verb nit (“to be a nitty”).
[Etymology 2]
editProbably from nitty(-gritty).
[Etymology 3]
editA clipping of nitid (“bright, lustrous, shining”), or directly derived from Latin nitidus (“glittering, shining”), from niteō (“to glitter, shine; to look beautiful or bright”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ney- (“to shine”)) + idus (“suffix meaning ‘tending to’”).
[Further reading]
edit
- nitty (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[References]
edit
1. ^ Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors (2013), “nitty”, in The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 2nd edition, Abingdon, Oxon.; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1584.
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merch
[[English]]
ipa :/mɝtʃ/[Etymology]
editClipping of merchandise.
[Noun]
editmerch (uncountable)
1.(informal) Merchandise (“goods which are or were offered or intended for sale”).
2.2007, February 15, “Babes in Label Land”, in New York Times[1]:
His playful point of view on youthful American sportswear, expressed in boxy mohair jackets with graphic resin bubble buttons and tomboy T-shirt dresses in superfine chiffon as bright as tangerine sorbet, is backed up with what stores would describe as the merch: easy scoop-neck cashmere sweaters in a mix of colors, lightweight T-shirts and sheared mink Army caps.
1.(especially in entertainment, sports, marketing) Merchandise (“goods connected with an entity such as a team, band, work of fiction, etc”).
2.2012, Jesse Cannon, Todd Thomas, Get More Fans: The DIY Guide to the New Music Business
Many musicians make merch you can only get if you join the fanclub.
3.2016 November 15, Sam Reed, “Still Fired Up? Hillary Clinton Merch Marked Down to Move”, in Hollywood Reporter:
With almost two months until Inauguration Day, fans who were "With Her" (or are still "With Her") can grab Clinton merch — now at deeply marked-down prices.
4.2019 October 19, “'OK Boomer' Marks the End of Friendly Generational Relations”, in NY Times:
The merch is proof of how much the sentiment resonates with people.
[See also]
edit
- swag
[Verb]
editmerch (third-person singular simple present merches, present participle merching, simple past and past participle merched)
1.(slang, rare) To merchandise.
2.1995, SPIN, volume 11, number 1, page 10:
Maligned by rockers, misunderstood by critics, and merched by Madison Avenue, rave may be the only vital youth culture remaining.
[[Welsh]]
ipa :/mɛrχ/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Brythonic *merx, from Proto-Celtic *merkā (compare Cornish myrgh, mergh, Breton merc’h), from Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“boy, girl”) (compare Scottish Gaelic smarach (“lad”), Latin marītus (“husband”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “boy, girl”), Old Armenian մարի (mari)). Related to morwyn.
[Further reading]
edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “merch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
[Mutation]
edit
[Noun]
editmerch f (plural merched)
1.girl, maiden
Peidiwch â phoeni'r merched yn y babell nesa. ― Don't pester the girls in the next tent.[1]
Synonyms: hogan, geneth
2.daughter
Synonym: hogan
3.woman
Synonyms: dynes, menyw
[References]
edit
1. ^ They Thought You'd Say This
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teaser
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtizɚ/[Anagrams]
edit
- Easter, Eastre, Teresa, aretes, arsete, arêtes, asteer, earset, easter, eaters, ratees, reseat, saeter, seater, staree, sæter, teares, teresa
[Etymology]
editFrom tease + -er.
[Noun]
editteaser (plural teasers)
1.One who teases or pokes fun.
Synonym: tease
2.(textile treatment) A person or thing that teases.
3.(marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.
Coordinate terms: (film) trailer, preview
4.(television) A brief portion of a television episode shown at the beginning, often before the main title sequence, meant to introduce the story and entice viewers to watch the rest of the episode.
5.(Britain, dialect) A kind of gull, the jaeger.
6.(electrical) A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.
7.The stoker of a glassworks furnace.
8.(theater) A short horizontal curtain used to mask the flies and frame the top of the inner stage opening, adjustable to the desired height.[1]
[References]
edit
1. ^ W. P. Bowman and R. H. Ball, Theatre Language: A Diction of Terms in English of the Drama and Stage from Medieval to Modern Times, New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1961, p. 375,[1]
[[Portuguese]]
[Noun]
editteaser m (plural teasers)
1.teaser (a short film or quote meant to draw an audience to a film or show)
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
editteaser m (plural teasers or teaser)
1.teaser (a short film or quote meant to draw an audience to a film or show)
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aside from
[[English]]
[Preposition]
editaside from
1.excluding; with the exception of
2.in addition to
[Synonyms]
edit
- apart from
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well-heeled
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editwell-heeled (comparative more well-heeled, superlative most well-heeled)
1.rich; affluent; prosperous
[Etymology]
editFrom a literal use in cockfighting: a well-heeled cock was provided with sharp spurs and could inflict maximum damage.[1] From this developed the American frontier slang sense of being well-equipped, and thence the modern sense of being well supplied with money.
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heeled
[[English]]
ipa :/hiːld/[Adjective]
editheeled (comparative more heeled, superlative most heeled)
1.Having a heel (often of a specified type, as in high-heeled etc.).
2.(archaic) Prepared, especially armed with a weapon. [from 19th c.]
3.1903, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," Norton (2005 edition), p. 896:
I was heeled also, and I held up my gun to scare him off and let me get away.
4.(slang) Wealthy; having enough money. [from 19th c.]
5.1949, William S. Burroughs, in Harris (ed.), Letters 1945–59, Penguin 2009, p. 53:
I have a large apt. could accommodate you. Tell Neal to come too if he is heeled.
[Etymology]
editheel + -ed
[Verb]
editheeled
1.simple past tense and past participle of heel
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unequal
[[English]]
ipa :/ʌnˈiːkwəl/[Adjective]
editunequal (comparative more unequal, superlative most unequal)
1.Not the same.
2.Out of balance.
3.(comparable) Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.
unequal to the task
4.Erratic, inconsistent.
5.1834, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Francesca Carrara, volume 2, page 1:
Her manner to Francesca was very unequal. Sometimes it had all the frankness of their early intimacy; at other times it was forbidding, and even petulant.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- unæqual, unequall (obsolete)
- unæquall (obsolete, rare)
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”).
[Noun]
editunequal (plural unequals)
1.One who is not an equal.
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phonemic
[[English]]
ipa :/fəˈniːmɪk/[Adjective]
editphonemic (not comparable)
1.(linguistics) Relating to phonemes.
We've finished our phonemic analysis and we're ready to move on to morphology.
2.(linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.
Tone is phonemic in Chinese.
[Anagrams]
edit
- phenomic
[Etymology]
editphoneme + -ic
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by means of
[[English]]
[Preposition]
editby means of
1.by using (a thing or an approach)
2.1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:
"By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."
[Synonyms]
edit
- (by using): by dint of
- via
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deduce
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪˈdjuːs/[Anagrams]
edit
- deuced, educed
[Etymology]
editFrom Late Middle English deducen (“to demonstrate, prove, show; to argue, infer; to bring, lead; to turn (something) to a use; to deduct”),[1] borrowed from Latin dēdūcere, the present active infinitive of dēdūcō (“to lead or bring out or away; to accompany, conduct, escort; (figuratively) to derive, discover, deduce”); from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, away from’) + dūcere (the present active infinitive of dūcō (“to conduct, guide, lead; to draw, pull; to consider, regard, think”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead; to draw, pull”)).[2]
[Further reading]
edit
- deductive reasoning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[References]
edit
1. ^ “dēdūcen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
2. ^ Compare “deduce, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1894; “deduce, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
[Verb]
editdeduce (third-person singular simple present deduces, present participle deducing, simple past and past participle deduced)
1.(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
Synonyms: conclude, infer
Antonym: induce
2.1593 September 11, [Robert Persons?], “The Second Parte of This Letter Conteyning Certaine Considerations of State vppon the Former Relation”, in [Henry Walpole], transl., Nevves from Spayne and Holland Conteyning an Information of Inglish Affayres in Spayne vvith a Conferrence Made theruppon in Amsterdame of Holland. […], [Amsterdam: A. Conincx], OCLC 287035935, folio [29], recto and verso:
[T]he puritan buyldeth directly vpon the proteſtants firſt groundes in religion, & deduceth therof clearly and by ordinary conſequence al his concluſions, which the proteſtant cannot deny by divinity, but only by pollicy & humane ordination, or by turning to catholique anſwers contrary to ther owne principles: […]
3.1605, Francis Bacon, “The Second Booke”, in The Tvvoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], OCLC 932932554, folio 110, verso:
[T]hoſe principles or firſt poſitions, have no diſcordance with that reaſon, which draweth downe and diduceth the inferiour poſitions.
4.1650, Thomas Browne, “Of the Great Climactericall Year, that is, Sixty Three”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A. Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], OCLC 152706203, 4th book, page 187:
Laſtly, One way more there may be of miſtake, at that not unuſuall among us, grounded upon a double compute of the year; the one beginning from the 25 of March, the other from the day of our birth unto the ſame again, which is the naturall account. Now hereupon many men frequently miſcaſt their daies; for in their age they diduce the account not from the day of their birth, but the year of our Lord, wherein they were born.
5.1651, Thomas Hobbes, “Of Counsell”, in Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill, London: […] [William Wilson] for Andrew Crooke, […], OCLC 895063360, second part (Of Common-wealth), page 132:
Counsell, is where a man ſaith, Doe, or Doe not this, and deduceth his reaſons from the benefit that arriveth by it to him to whom he ſaith it. And from this it is evident, that he that giveth Counſell, pretendeth onely (whatſoever he intendeth) the good of him, to whom he giveth it.
6.1685 April 24, [John] Wallis, “A Discourse Concerning the Air’s Gravity, Observd in the Baroscope, Occasioned by that of Dr. [George] Garden; […]”, in Philosophical Transactions: Giving Some Accompt of the Present Undertakings, Studies and Labours of the Ingenious in Many Considerable Parts of the World, volume XV, number 171, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Sam[uel] Smith […]; and Hen[ry] Clements […], published 20 May 1685 [Julian calendar; 30 May 1685], DOI:10.1098/rstl.1685.0033, OCLC 630046584, page 1007:
From the comparative weight or lightneſs of the Air at different times, he deduceth alſo the riſing and falling of Vapours in it.
7.1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], “No Innate Principles in the Mind”, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], OCLC 153628242, book I, § 9, page 6:
But how then can thoſe Men think the uſe of Reaſon neceſſary to diſcover Principles that are ſupposed innate, when Reaſon (if we may believe them) is nothing elſe, but the Faculty of deducing unknown Truths from Principles or Propoſitions, that are already known?
8.1756, “An Abstract of the Reciprocal Duties of Representatives and Their Constituents, on Constitutional Principles”, in A New System of Patriot Policy. Containing the Genuine Recantation of the British Cicero. […], London: […] Jacob Robinson, […], OCLC 62428299, section IV, page 39:
Now Principles, when deduced by Diſcourſe of ſound Reaſon, may, from the Content of Mankind, take the Name and Force of a Law; but the Faculty which deduceth thoſe Principles, cannot with the leaſt Propriety be deemed a Law. This is confounding Cauſes with Effects, and attributing the Property to the Faculty creating, which only belongs to the Subject created.
9.1831 October 31, [Mary Shelley], “Letter IV. To Mrs. Saville, England.”, in Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus (Standard Novels; IX), 3rd edition, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], OCLC 858441409, page 17:
I do not know that the relation of my disasters will be useful to you; yet, when I reflect that you are pursuing the same course, exposing yourself to the same dangers which have rendered me what I am, I imagine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale; one that may direct you if you succeed in your undertaking, and console you in case of failure.
10.(transitive) To examine, explain, or record (something) in an orderly manner.
11.1625 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Staple of Nevves. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot […], published 1631, OCLC 81096167, Act II, scene ii, page 23:
Pye[d-mantle]. […] Sir, I haue drawne / A Pedigree for her Grace, though yet a Nouice / In that ſo noble ſtudy. […] I haue deduc'd her.— […]
12.1635 June 15, James Howell, “XXIX. To the Right Honourable Sir Peter Wichts, Lord Ambassador at Constantinople.”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], volume I, 3rd edition, London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], published 1655, OCLC 84295516, pages 249–250:
It ſeems there is ſome angry Star that hath hung over this Buſineſs of the Palatinate from the beginning of theſe German Wars to this very Day, which will too evidently appear, if one ſhould mark and deduce Matters from their firſt Riſe.
13.1728, James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, OCLC 642619686, lines 573–578, page 23:
Lend me your ſong, ye nightingales! oh pour / The mazy-running ſoul of melody / Into my varied verſe! while I deduce, / From the firſt note the hollow cuckoo ſings, / The ſymphony of Spring, and touch a theme / Unknown to fame, the Paſſion of the groves.
14.1776, Edward Gibbon, “Reign of Claudius.—Defeat of the Goths.—Victories, Triumph, and Death of Aurelian.”, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], OCLC 995235880, page 296:
The general deſign of this work will not permit us minutely to relate the actions of every emperor after he aſcended the throne, much leſs deduce the various fortunes of his private life.
15.1822, [Walter Scott], chapter I, in Peveril of the Peak. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., OCLC 2392685, page 26:
If you leave this Isle, and got to the court of England, see what regard there will be paid to the old pedigree that deduces your descent from kings and conquerors.
16.(transitive, archaic) To obtain (something) from some source; to derive.
17.c. 1699 – 1703, Alexander Pope, “The First Book of Statius His Thebais”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], published 1717, OCLC 43265629, pages 303–304:
O Goddeſs, ſay, ſhall I deduce my rhimes / From the dire nation in its early times, / Europa’s rape, Agenor’s ſtern decree, / And Cadmus ſearching round the ſpacious ſea?
18.1821 July, A. Heraud [John Abraham Heraud?], “Apostrophe to the New River”, in Sylvanus Urban [pseudonym], editor, The Gentleman’s Magazine: And Historical Chronicle, volume XCI, part 2 (New Series, volume XIV), London: […] John Nichols and Son, […]; and sold by John Harris and Son (successors to Mrs. [Elizabeth] Newbery), […]; and by Perthes and Besser, […], OCLC 192374019, page 66, column 2:
The Spring whence thou [Hugh Myddelton] deduced'st the ample stream, / The Poet's and Historian's theme, / Trenching thy mighty aqueduct a way, / 'Till as the humble plains, the aspiring hills obey.
19.1888, Virgil, “Book VI”, in Oliver Crane, transl., Virgil’s Æneid, […], New York, N.Y.: The Baker & Taylor Co., […], OCLC 776605665, lines 832–834, page 123:
Do not, my children, O do not accustom yourselves to such warfares, / Nor on your country's vitals thus turn your invincible valor: / Sooner refrain thou, thou who deducest thy race from Olympus!
20.(intransitive, archaic) To be derived or obtained from some source.
21.1766, William Blackstone, “Of Title by Purchase, and First by Escheat”, in Commentaries on the Laws of England, book II (Of the Rights of Things), Oxford: […] Clarendon Press, OCLC 65350522, page 256:
[B]y the ſtatute 7 Ann. c. 21 […] it is enacted, that, after the death of the pretender, and his ſons, no attainder for treaſon ſhall extend to the diſinheriting any heir, nor the prejudice of any perſon, other than the offender himſelf: which proviſions have indeed carried the remedy farther, than was required by the hardſhip above complained of; which is only the future obſtruction of deſcents, where the pedigree happens to be deduced through the blood of an attainted anceſtor.
22.(transitive, obsolete) To take away (something); to deduct, to subtract (something).
to deduce a part from the whole
23.1632 (first performance), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “The Magnetick Lady: Or, Hvmors Reconcil’d. A Comedy […]”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second Folio), London: […] Richard Meighen, published 1640, OCLC 51546498, Act II, scene vi, page 26:
Pra[ctise]. […] Well, Sir, the Contract / Is with this Gentleman, ten thouſand pound. […] Int[erest]. And what I have furniſh'd him with all o' the by, / To appeare, or ſo: A matter of foure hundred, / To be deduc'd upo' the payment—.
24.(transitive, obsolete, based on the word’s Latin etymon) To lead (something) forth.
25.1612, [John Selden], “The Third Song. Illustrations.”, in Michael Drayton; [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes; I. Browne; I. Helme; I. Busbie, published 1613, OCLC 1049089293, page 51:
Richard of the Vies will that Penda, K[ing] of Mereland, firſt deduced a colony of Cambridge men hither and cals it Crekelade, as other Kirklade with variety of names: [...]
[[Italian]]
[Verb]
editdeduce
1.third-person singular present indicative of dedurre
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
editdēdūce
1.second-person singular present active imperative of dēdūcō
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin deducere, French déduire, with conjugation based on duce.
[Verb]
edita deduce (third-person singular present deduce, past participle dedus) 3rd conj.
1.(transitive) to infer, deduce (to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence)
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
editdeduce
1.Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of deducir.
2.Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of deducir.
3.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of deducir.
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democratization
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Alternative forms]
edit
- democratisation
[Etymology]
editdemocratize + -ation
[Noun]
editdemocratization (usually uncountable, plural democratizations)
1.The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
2.The spread of democracy as a concept.
3.The making more democratic of a political system.
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blade
[[English]]
ipa :/bleɪd/[Anagrams]
edit
- Balde, abled, albed, baled, blead
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English blade, blad, from Old English blæd (“leaf”), from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-o-to-m, from *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, bloom”)See also West Frisian bled, Dutch blad, German Blatt, Danish blad, Irish bláth (“flower”), Welsh blodyn (“flower”), Tocharian A pält, Tocharian B pilta (“leaf”), Albanian fletë (“leaf”). Similar usage in German Sägeblatt (“saw blade”, literally “saw leaf”). Doublet of blat. More at blow.
[Noun]
editblade (plural blades)
1.
2. The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade/sword.
3.The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc.
4.2013 July-August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist:
Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.
5.The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.
6.(botany) The thin, flat part of a plant leaf, attached to a stem (petiole). The lamina.
7.A flat bone, especially the shoulder blade.
8.A cut of beef from near the shoulder blade (part of the chuck).
9.(chiefly phonetics, phonology) The part of the tongue just behind the tip, used to make laminal consonants.
10.(poetic) A sword or knife.
11.(archaeology) A piece of prepared, sharp-edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide; a long flake of ground-edge stone or knapped vitreous stone.
12.(ultimate frisbee) A throw characterized by a tight parabolic trajectory due to a steep lateral attitude.
13.(sailing) The rudder, daggerboard, or centerboard of a vessel.
14.A bulldozer or surface-grading machine with mechanically adjustable blade that is nominally perpendicular to the forward motion of the vehicle.
15.(dated) A dashing young man.
16.1834 [1799], Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Robert Southey, “The Devil's Thoughts”, in The Poetical Works of S. T. Coleridge, volume II, London: W. Pickering, page 85:
He saw a Turnkey in a trice / Unfetter a troublesome blade;
17.1832, The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth (page 189)
But very often blust'ring blades / Are Jerry Sneaks at home.
18.1948, Jack Lait; Lee Mortimer, New York: Confidential!, Crown, published 1951, page 94:
Vice does not thrive here, because the young blades seek it elsewhere.
19.2009, Amanda Vickery, Behind Closed Doors, Yale University Press, p. 77:
Young blades were expected to kick over the traces and skirt disaster, before they graduated to matrimonial housekeeping.
20.(slang, chiefly US) A homosexual, usually male.
21.Thin plate, foil.
22.(photography) One of a series of small plates that make up the aperture or the shutter of a camera.
23.(architecture, in the plural) The principal rafters of a roof.[1]
24.(biology) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.[2]
25.(computing) A blade server.
26.(climbing) Synonym of knifeblade
27.(mathematics) An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.)
Holonym: multivector
28.The part of a key that is inserted into the lock.
Coordinate term: bow
[References]
edit
[Verb]
editblade (third-person singular simple present blades, present participle blading, simple past and past participle bladed)
1.(informal) To skate on rollerblades.
Want to go blading with me later in the park?
2.(transitive) To furnish with a blade.
3.(intransitive, poetic) To put forth or have a blade.
4.1633, Phineas Fletcher, "Elisa", in Piscatorie Eclogues and other Poetical Miscellanies
As sweet a plant, as fair a flower, is faded / As ever in the Muses' garden bladed.
5.(transitive) To stab with a blade
The gang member got bladed in a fight.
6.(transitive, professional wrestling, slang) To cut (a person) so as to provoke bleeding.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/bleːd/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English blade, from Middle English blade. Doublet of blad.
[Noun]
editblade m (plural blades)
1.(sports, chiefly plural) A running blade (prosthetic limb used for running).
[[Middle English]]
ipa :/blaːd/[Alternative forms]
edit
- blad, blaad, bladd, blayde, blayd
[Etymology]
editFrom Old English blæd, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃otom.
[Noun]
editblade (plural blades or bladdys)
1.A leaf or blade; a piece foliage in general.
2.A blade (sharp edge of a weapon).
3.Any sharp-bladed slashing or stabbing weapon.
4.(rare) A wooden tile or chip for roofing.
5.(rare) Anything close in appearance or form to a blade.
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ˈbla.dɛ/[Adjective]
editblade
1.inflection of blady:
1.neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
2.nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural
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blade of grass
[[English]]
[Noun]
editblade of grass (plural blades of grass)
1.A single instance of a plant described by the mass noun grass.
2.(rare) A very small amount of something. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
[See also]
edit
- drop of water
- grain of sand
- speck of dust
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Blade
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- Balde, abled, albed, baled, blead
[Noun]
editBlade (plural Blades)
1.(soccer) someone connected with Sheffield United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
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glistening
[[English]]
[Noun]
editglistening (plural glistenings)
1.The appearance of something that glistens.
2.2008, Dan Simmons, Song of Kali:
My eyes had adjusted to the faint starlight and I could make out pale glistenings and white glow of bones which had worked their way free of clinging flesh.
3.(optics) A fluid-filled microvacuole within a lens.
[Verb]
editglistening
1.present participle of glisten
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glisten
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɡlɪsən/[Anagrams]
edit
- Etlings, Tingles, lingets, niglets, singlet, sniglet, tingles
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian.
[Noun]
editglisten (plural glistens)
1.A glistening shine from a wet surface.
[Verb]
editglisten (third-person singular simple present glistens, present participle glistening, simple past and past participle glistened)
1.(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
2.1899 Feb, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, page 202:
The sun was fierce, the land seemed to glisten and drip with steam.
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decidedly
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/[Adverb]
editdecidedly (comparative more decidedly, superlative most decidedly)
1.In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly.
In a decidedly petulant manner she sat with crossed arms and a frown.
2.1913, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Poison Belt[1]:
"We progress," said he. "Decidedly we progress."
3.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 7, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 121:
'I understand it was the big American man with a decidedly unpleasant face.'
4.2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2]:
In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr. And Mrs. Smith (both in “Treehouse Of Horror XVIII”) but in 1992 the field was wide-open and the show could cherry-pick the most iconic and beloved fright fare of all time.
5.In a decided or final manner; resolutely.
6.1914, Saki, ‘The Lull’, Beasts and Superbeasts:
‘We can't,’ said Vera decidedly, ‘we haven't any boats and we're cut off by a raging torrent from any human habitation.’
[Etymology]
editFrom decided + -ly.
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press
[[English]]
ipa :/pɹɛs/[Anagrams]
edit
- ERSPs, RESPs, SERPs, Spers
[Etymology 1]
editMiddle English presse (“throng, crowd, clothespress”), partially from Old English press (“clothespress”) (from Medieval Latin pressa) and partially from Old French presse (Modern French presse) from Old French presser (“to press”), from Latin pressāre, from pressus, past participle of premere (“to press”). Displaced native Middle English thring (“press, crowd, throng”) (from Old English þring (“a press, crowd, anything that presses or confines”)).
[Etymology 2]
editMiddle English pressen (“to crowd, thring, press”), from Old French presser (“to press”) (Modern French presser) from Latin pressāre, from pressus, past participle of premere "to press". Displaced native Middle English thringen (“to press, crowd, throng”) (from Old English þringan (“to press, crowd”)), Middle English thrasten (“to press, force, urge”) (from Old English þrǣstan (“to press, force”)), Old English þryscan (“to press”), Old English þȳwan (“to press, impress”).
[References]
edit
- Entry for the imperfect and past participle in Webster's dictionary
- press in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “press”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
[See also]
edit
- hot press (baking, laundry)
- hot off the press (printing)
- press down
[[German]]
[Verb]
editpress
1.singular imperative of pressen
2.(colloquial) first-person singular present of pressen
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Etymology 1]
editFrom the verb presse
[Etymology 2]
edit
[References]
edit
- “press” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “press_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Etymology]
editFrom the verb presse
[Noun]
editpress n (definite singular presset, indefinite plural press, definite plural pressa)
1.pressure
2.(weightlifting) a press
[References]
edit
- “press” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
editpress m (plural press)
1.press (exercise)
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
editpress c
1.a press; a tool that applies pressure (to make things flat, to make juice)
2.a (printing) press
stoppa pressarna
stop the presses
3.the press (newspapers, journalism as a branch of society)
4.(mental) pressure
5.a muscle exercise that applies pressure
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Press
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- ERSPs, RESPs, SERPs, Spers
[Proper noun]
editPress
1.A surname.
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pres
[[English]]
ipa :/pɹɛz/[Anagrams]
edit
- EPRs, ERPs, ERSP, Pers., RESP, Reps, Reps., SERP, Sper, pers, pers., reps, resp, resp.
[Etymology 1]
edit
[Etymology 2]
edit
[[Albanian]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- prej, prëj (Gheg)
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Proto-Albanian *p(e)retja, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to strike, beat”) (compare Ancient Greek πρίω (príō, “to saw”), Lithuanian per̃ti (“to flog, beat with besom”), Avestan 𐬞ଆଭଆଝ (pərət̰, “strife”)).[1]
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Proto-Albanian *pratja, from Proto-Indo-European *prat- (compare Dutch vroed (“wise, clever”), Lithuanian pràsti (“to understand”)).[2]
[References]
edit
1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “pres”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 343
2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “pres”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, pages 343-344
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/ˈpɾəs/[Etymology]
editFrom Old Occitan, from Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.
[Further reading]
edit
- “pres” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
[Noun]
editpres m (plural presos, feminine presa)
1.prisoner
[Verb]
editpres m (feminine presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural preses)
1.past participle of prendre
[[Czech]]
ipa :[ˈprɛs][Etymology]
editFrom Latin premō.
[Further reading]
edit
- pres in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- pres in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
[Noun]
editpres m
1.(informal) press (device used to apply pressure)
[Related terms]
edit
- akupresura
- antidepresivum
- dekomprese
- dekomprimovat
- deprese
- depresivní
- deprimovat
- expres
- exprese
- expresivita
- expresivní
- imprese
- impresionismus
- impresionista
- imunosupresivum
- komprese
- kompresní
- kompresor
- komprimovat
- represe
- represivní
[Synonyms]
edit
- See also lis
[[Old French]]
[Preposition]
editpres
1.manuscript form of prés
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/prês/[Etymology]
editFrom English press.
[Noun]
editprȅs m (Cyrillic spelling пре̏с)
1.(uninflected) press (collective term for journalists)
[[Spanish]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- press
[Noun]
editpres m (plural preses)
1.press (exercise)
Synonym: prensa
[[Welsh]]
ipa :/preːs/[Etymology 1]
editBorrowed from Old English bræs.
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from Latin pressus.
[Mutation]
edit
[References]
edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pres”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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toe to toe
[[English]]
[Adverb]
edittoe to toe (not comparable)
1.In the same level (of skill, etc.) as someone else.
standing toe to toe
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toe-to-toe
[[English]]
[Adjective]
edittoe-to-toe (not comparable)
1.Positioned facing another, with the toes touching.
2.(idiomatic) Against, in direct opposition.
3.2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]:
It would be difficult, for example, to imagine a bigger, more obvious subject for comedy than the laughable self-delusion of washed-up celebrities, especially if the washed-up celebrity in question is Adam West, a camp icon who can go toe to toe with William Shatner as the king of winking self-parody.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- toe to toe
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culprit
[[English]]
ipa :[ˈkʰʌɫpɹɪt][Etymology]
editFrom Anglo-Norman cul. prit, contraction of culpable: prest (d'averrer nostre bille) 'guilty: ready (to prove our case)', words used by prosecutor in opening a trial, mistaken in English for an address to the defendant. See culpable.
[Noun]
editculprit (plural culprits)
1.The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.
I have tightened the loose bolt that was the culprit; it should work now.
2.2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport[1]:
But the Dutch dominated only to waste numerous efforts, with Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie the main culprits.
3.(Britain, law) A prisoner accused but not yet tried.
[Synonyms]
edit
- See also Thesaurus:criminal
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lawsuit
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/[Etymology]
editlaw + suit
[Noun]
editlawsuit (plural lawsuits)
1.(law) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
2.2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve.
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catalyst
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkæt.əl.ɪst/[Antonyms]
edit
- (encouraging change): inhibitor
- (enhancing or accelerating): dampener
[Etymology]
editFrom catalysis + -ist.
[Noun]
editcatalyst (plural catalysts)
1.(chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
2.1988, Lubert Stryer Biochemistry, 3rd edition, page 177
Enzymes, the catalysts of biological systems, are remarkable molecular devices that determine the pattern of chemical transformations.
3.Encouraging progress or change.
Economic development and integration are working as a catalyst for peace.
4.1978, Ernest George Schwiebert, Trout, volume 2:
It was a morning baptized by my first cup of coffee, freshly brewed over a gravel-bar fire, while they celebrated with the stronger catalyst of sour-mash whiskey in their fishing-vest cups.
5.2004, Michael B. Oren, Six Days of War: June 1967 and the making of the modern Middle East, page 76:
Israel's fear for the reactor—rather than Egypt's of it—was the greater catalyst for war.
6.2006, The Freedom Writers, with Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them, Diary 74
Rosa Parks was a true catalyst for change and she was only one person. Hearing about Rosa Parks and her protest showed me that there is hope for me and all the students in Ms. G's classes to truly be catalysts for change.
7.2014 August 8, Rupert Christiansen, “The truth about falsettos [print version: 12 August 2014, p. R8]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)[1]:
He [countertenor Anthony Roth Constanzo] also enjoys being the catalyst whereby opera fertilises other art forms: recently, he's collaborated with Japanese kabuki actors, and a project with dancers from New York City Ballet is in the offing.
8.(literature) An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion.
9.(automotive) A catalytic converter.
[See also]
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- enzyme
[Synonyms]
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- (encouraging progress or change): stimulus, straw that stirs the drink
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box office
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbɒksˌɒfɪs/[Alternative forms]
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- box-office
- boxoffice (less common)
[Etymology]
edit1786,[1] presumably from sales of boxes, box seats (“separated private seating”).[2][3] Sense of “total sales” from 1904.[1]Folk etymology is that this derives from Elizabethan theatre, where theater admission was collected in a box attached to a long stick, passed around the audience.[2][3] However, first attestation is over a century later (theaters were closed in 1642), making this highly unlikely.
[Noun]
editbox office (countable and uncountable, plural box offices)
1.(countable, film, theater) A place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema.
2.(uncountable, by extension, film) the total amount of money paid by people worldwide to watch a movie at cinemas/movie theaters.
[References]
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1.↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2021), “box-office”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
2.↑ 2.0 2.1 William and Mary Morris, Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, HarperCollins, New York, 1977, 1988
3.↑ 3.0 3.1 Robert Hendrickson, Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Facts on File, New York, 1997
- “Re: Box office, box seat”, The Phrase Finder, ESC, March 22, 2002
[See also]
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- cume
- will call
[Synonyms]
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- (place where tickets are sold): ticket office, ticket window
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Box
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
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- (surname): Boxx
[Anagrams]
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- BXO, OBX
[Etymology]
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
[Proper noun]
editBox
1.A surname.
2.A village in Minchinhampton parish, south of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8600).
3.A village near Corsham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8268).
[[German]]
ipa :/bɔks/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English box. Doublet of Büchse (“can”) and Buchse (“bushing, connector”).
[Further reading]
edit
- “Box” in Duden online
[Noun]
editBox f (genitive Box, plural Boxen)
1.box (rectangular container); but not as widely used as in English, perhaps commonest for plastic boxes
2.(electronics) loudspeaker (box-like encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices)
3.(equestrianism) a stall for a horse (compartment in a stable); not used for a horsebox, which is Pferdeanhänger
4.(motor racing) pit (area for refueling and repairing)
[Synonyms]
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- (box): Behälter; Dose; Karton; Kasten; Kiste; Schachtel
[[Luxembourgish]]
ipa :/boks/[Noun]
editBox f (plural Boxen)
1.trousers
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disappointment
[[English]]
ipa :/dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/[Etymology]
editdisappoint + -ment
[Noun]
editdisappointment (countable and uncountable, plural disappointments)
1.(uncountable) A feeling of sadness or frustration when a strongly held expectation is not met.
2.1992, Today, News Group Newspapers Ltd
Choking back his disappointment after his own team's splendid wins against Liverpool and Aston Villa, he said: "I've got to be humble and say we were beaten by a very good side."
3.(countable) A circumstance in which a strongly held expectation is not met.
4.2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport[1]:
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.
5.1990, Peter Hennessy, Cabinet, Basil Blackwell Ltd
As the disappointments crowded in — the economy, Rhodesia, strife within the trade-union movement — Wilson tried the expedient of a semi-formal inner Cabinet, or Parliamentary Committee, as he misleadingly liked to call it.
6.(uncountable) A feeling of sadness or frustration when a negative unexpected event occurs.
7.(countable) That which causes feelings of disappointment.
Our trip to California was a disappointment.
What a disappointment.
[Synonyms]
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- let-down
- setback
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vulnerable
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/[Adjective]
editvulnerable (comparative more vulnerable, superlative most vulnerable)
1.More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
2.1925, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, chapter I, in The Great Gatsby, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, OCLC 884653065; republished New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1953, →ISBN:
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’
3.2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, in The Guardian[1], archived from the original on 15 November 2016:
The elimination of [Roger] Federer after [Rafael] Nadal's loss to Lukas Rosol would have created mild panic among the fans of these gloriously gifted but now clearly vulnerable geniuses.
4.2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:
One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools […] as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
You are vulnerable to be bullied by someone at school.
1.Open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.
It's okay to get vulnerable every now and again.(computing) More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.
a vulnerable PC with no antivirus software
[Antonyms]
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- (exposed to attack): durable, indomitable, invincible, invulnerable, powerful, strong
[Etymology]
editFrom Late Latin vulnerābilis (“injurious, wounding”), from Latin vulnerō (“I wound”).
[Synonyms]
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- (exposed to attack): defenceless, helpless, powerless, unguarded, unprotected, weak
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/vul.nəˈɾa.blə/[Adjective]
editvulnerable (masculine and feminine plural vulnerables)
1.vulnerable
[Etymology]
editFrom Late Latin vulnerābilis.
[[Galician]]
[Adjective]
editvulnerable m or f (plural vulnerables)
1.vulnerable
[Alternative forms]
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- vulnerábel
[Etymology]
editFrom Late Latin vulnerābilis, from Latin vulnerō (“I wound”).
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/bulneˈɾable/[Adjective]
editvulnerable (plural vulnerables)
1.vulnerable
[Etymology]
editFrom Late Latin vulnerābilis, from Latin vulnerō (“to wound”).
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opportunistic
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌɑpəɹˌtuːˈnɪstɪk/[Adjective]
editopportunistic (comparative more opportunistic, superlative most opportunistic)
1.Taking advantage of situations that arise.
The danger now isn't so much from the AIDS virus itself as from opportunistic infections.
2.Taking advantage of situations to advance one's own interests without regard for moral principles.
You can't trust somebody that opportunistic: he'll stab you in the back the first chance he gets.
[Etymology]
editopportunist + -ic
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well-publicized
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editwell-publicized (not comparable)
1.Alternative form of well-publicised
[References]
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- “well-publicized”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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publicize
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz/[Alternative forms]
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- publicise (Commonwealth)
[Etymology]
editpublic + -ize
[Verb]
editpublicize (third-person singular simple present publicizes, present participle publicizing, simple past and past participle publicized)
1.(American spelling) Alternative spelling of publicise
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maintaining
[[English]]
ipa :/meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ/[Anagrams]
edit
- inanimating
[Noun]
editmaintaining (uncountable)
1.The act of doing maintenance.
[Verb]
editmaintaining
1.present participle of maintain
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adverse effect
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
edit
- desired effect
[Noun]
editadverse effect (plural adverse effects)
1.Side-effect, especially a negative one in pharmacology.
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in lieu of
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editPartial calque of French au lieu de.
[Preposition]
editin lieu of
1.Instead of; in place of.
They gave him a cash award, in lieu of the promised prize package.
2.(proscribed) In light of.
In lieu of recent events, more caution is needed.
[References]
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1. ^ Grammar gripes: 'In lieu of' vs. 'in light of', 2012-11-21
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in lieu
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪn.luː/[Adverb]
editin lieu (not comparable)
1.instead; in place
The paintings were left to the nation by the Duke of Norfolk in lieu of inheritance taxes.
[Etymology]
editFrom French au lieu, from Latin locus.
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