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37118 spar [[English]] ipa :/spɑː/[Anagrams] edit - APRs, Arps, PSRA, RAPs, arps, pars, raps, rasp, sapr- [Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English sparre (“spar, rafter, beam”) (noun), sparren (“to close, bar”) (verb), from Middle Dutch sparre or Middle Low German Sparre, all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sparrô (“stake, beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)par- (“beam, log”). Compare Dutch spar (“balk”), German Sparren (“rafter, spar”), Danish sparre (“spar”), Albanian shparr, shpardh (“kind of oak”). Perhaps also compare spear. [Etymology 2] editFrom Middle English sparren (“to dart out; to strike out”), from Old English sperran, spirran, spyrran (“to strike, strike out at, spar”), related to Low German sparre (“a struggling, striving”), German sich sperren (“to struggle, resist, oppose”), Icelandic sperrask (“to kick out at, thrust, struggle”). [Etymology 3] editFrom Middle Low German spar, sper (“spar”); or from a backformation of sparstone (“spar”), from Middle English sparston (“gypsum, chalk”), from Old English spærstān (“gypsum”). Related to German Sparkalk (“plaster”), Old English spæren (“of plaster, of mortar”). [[Danish]] [Etymology 1] editFrom Spanish espada (“sword”), from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”). [Etymology 2] editSee spare (“to save,spare”). [See also] edit - spar on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da - Spar (kulør) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da [[Dutch]] ipa :/spɑr/[Etymology] editFrom Middle Dutch sparre (“pole, beam”), from Old Dutch *sparro, from Frankish *sparro, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô. Cognate to West Frisian spjir. [Noun] editspar m (plural sparren, diminutive sparretje n) 1.spruce; certain tree of the family Pinaceae, especially of the genus Picea, but also used for trees of the genera Abies, Tsuga and Pseudotsuga. [[German]] ipa :[ʃpaːɐ̯][Verb] editspar 1.singular imperative of sparen 2.(colloquial) first-person singular present of sparen [[Icelandic]] [Adjective] editspar (comparative sparari, superlative sparastur) 1.economical 2.thrifty [Etymology] editRelated to the verb spara (“to save”) [[Middle English]] [Verb] editspar 1.Alternative form of sparren (“to close”) [[Norwegian Bokmål]] [Etymology 1] editFrom German [Term?], from Spanish espadas (“sword”) [Etymology 2] edit [Noun] editspar 1.spades (suit in playing cards) [References] edit - “spar” in The Bokmål Dictionary. [Verb] editspar 1.imperative of spare [[Norwegian Nynorsk]] [Etymology 1] editFrom German [Term?], from Spanish espadas (“sword”) [Etymology 2] edit [References] edit - “spar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. [[Swedish]] [Anagrams] edit - pars, raps [Verb] editspar 1. present tense of spara. 2. imperative of spara. 0 0 2021/09/10 18:58 2021/10/26 09:14 TaN
37120 payor [[English]] [Alternative forms] edit - payer [Noun] editpayor (plural payors) 1.(law, healthcare, medical insurance) One who makes a payment. 0 0 2021/08/31 10:25 2021/10/26 09:45 TaN
37121 payer [[English]] ipa :/ˈpeɪ.ɚ/[Alternative forms] edit - payor [Anagrams] edit - Peary, apery, peary, praye, rapey, repay [Antonyms] edit - payee [Etymology] editpay +‎ -er (“subject of action”) [Noun] editpayer (plural payers) 1.One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid. 2.(finance) A swaption which gives its holder the option to enter into a swap in which they pay the fixed leg and receive the floating leg. [[French]] ipa :/pɛ.je/[Etymology] editFrom Middle French payer, from Old French paiier, paier, from Latin pacāre, present active infinitive of pacō (“pacify”). [Further reading] edit - “payer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language). [Verb] editpayer 1.(transitive) to pay (for) payer une amende - pay a fine payer un service - pay for a service 2.(transitive) to pay (someone) payer la caissière - pay the cashier Il m'a payé 3 euros. He paid me 3 euros. 3.(transitive) to buy (something) Nous payons les courses. We're buying the groceries. 4.pay for (suffer the consequences of something) Tu vas payer pour ce que tu as fait à ma sœur. You're going to pay for what you did to my sister. 5.to pay off (to be fruitful) Mes efforts ont payé. My efforts paid off. [[Middle French]] [Etymology] editFrom Old French paiier. [Verb] editpayer 1.to pay [[Norman]] [Alternative forms] edit - payi (Jersey) [Etymology] editFrom Old French paiier, from Latin pācō, pācāre (“make peaceful, pacify, quiet, soothe; subdue”), from pāx (“peace”). [Verb] editpayer 1.(Guernsey) to pay 0 0 2021/08/31 10:25 2021/10/26 09:45 TaN
37127 noncore [[English]] [Adjective] editnoncore (not comparable) 1.Not core The company will have to sell its noncore assets. [Etymology] editnon- +‎ core 0 0 2021/10/26 09:54 TaN
37131 divisive [[English]] ipa :/dɪˈvaɪsɪv/[Adjective] editdivisive (comparative more divisive, superlative most divisive) 1.Having a quality that divides or separates. Rather than fostering unity, he becomes divisive. [Antonyms] edit - combinative 0 0 2021/10/26 23:01 TaN
37132 wilfully [[English]] ipa :/ˈwɪlfəli/[Adverb] editwilfully (comparative more wilfully, superlative most wilfully) 1.(obsolete) Willingly, of one's own free will. 2.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vi: Why then dost thou, O man, that of them all / Art Lord, and eke of nature Soueraine, / Wilfully make thy selfe a wretched thrall [...]? 3.Deliberately, on purpose; maliciously. [Alternative forms] edit - willfully (American) [Etymology] editFrom Old English wilfullīċe, corresponding to wilful +‎ -ly. 0 0 2021/10/26 23:03 TaN
37136 J [[Translingual]] [Etymology] editFrom a modification of the Latin letter I (“i”), from the Etruscan letter 𐌉 (i, “i”), from the Ancient Greek letter Ι (I, “iota”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤉‎ (y, “yod”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂝. [Gallery] edit - Letter styles - Capital and lowercase versions of J, in normal and italic type - Uppercase and lowercase J in Fraktur [Letter] editJ (lower case j) 1.The tenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet. [Numeral] editJ (upper case Roman numeral, lower case j) 1.Archaic form of I (“1”) used at the end of a number. VIIJ ― 8 [See also] editOther representations of J: [Symbol] editJ 1.(metrology) The symbol for joule, the unit of work or energy in the International System of Units 2.jack (playing card) 3.(linguistics) A wildcard for a palatal consonant synonyms: Ɉ 4.(Voice Quality Symbols) position of the jaw (modified for protruded, offset, etc.) [[English]] ipa :/d͡ʒeɪ/[Alternative forms] edit - J. [Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j, plural Js or J's) 1.The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script. [Noun] editJ (plural Js or J's or JJ) 1.(slang) (plural Js or J's) A marijuana cigarette. (Abbreviation of joint.) 2.1980 July, Paul Simon (lyrics and music), “Late in the Evening”, in One-Trick Pony: I stepped outside to smoke myself a J. 3.1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski, spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges): Mind if I do a J? 4.In the name of a serial publication: abbreviation of Journal. 5.1969, The Law Commission, Family Law: Report on Financial Provision in Matrimonial Proceedings (Law Com. No. 25)‎[1], London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, OCLC 634701138, paragraph 29, note 57: "Custody or upbringing" is regarded as including access; yet in B. v. B. & F. above no regard was paid to the welfare of the infants which was irrelevant to the particular issue with which the court was concerned—namely whether children were "children of the family". But the effect was to deprive the husband of access and it seems clear that whether or not he was the father, access could have been awarded to him in an application other than under s. 34 of the 1965 Act if the welfare of the children so demanded: [1969] Cam. L.J. [Cambridge Law Journal] 37 […] 6.(law, postnominal) (plural JJ) Abbreviation of judge or justice. 7.1992 June 3, Chief Justice Anthony Mason; Justice Michael McHugh, “Mabo v Queensland (No 2)”, in Australasian Legal Information Institute‎[2], High Court of Australia: In the result, six members of the Court (Dawson J. dissenting) are in agreement that the common law of this country recognizes a form of native title which, in the cases where it has not been extinguished, reflects the entitlement of the indigenous inhabitants, in accordance with their laws or customs, to their traditional lands and that, subject to the effect of some particular Crown leases, the land entitlement of the Murray Islanders in accordance with their laws or customs is preserved, as native title, under the law of Queensland. The main difference between those members of the Court who constitute the majority is that, subject to the operation of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), neither of us nor Brennan J. agrees with the conclusion to be drawn from the judgments of Deane, Toohey and Gaudron JJ. that, at least in the absence of clear and unambiguous statutory provision to the contrary, extinguishment of native title by the Crown by inconsistent grant is wrongful and gives rise to a claim for compensatory damages. 8.(Britain, road transport) Abbreviation of junction. The Highways Agency plan to close J10 of the M5 to refurbish the motorway bridge. 9.(card games) Abbreviation of jack. 10.(basketball) Abbreviation of jump shot. 11.2017 February 18, Mike Gantner, “Durant a big admirer of DeRozan and his work ethic”, in Toronto Sun‎[3]: And Durant had a front seat for just how much work DeRozan was putting in during their time together in Rio. "I watched him man," Durant said. "His footwork in the post is flawless. His jump shot in the mid-range is incredible. That is the type of stuff I look at as a basketball guy, his footwork, his mechanics on his J, his handle. At first he was a dunker and he barely dunks now. He’s a finesse player but he can play power forward. I’m a big fan."Translations[edit]playing card [[Azerbaijani]] [Letter] editJ upper case (lower case j) 1.The fifteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script. [[Basque]] ipa :/xota/[Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The tenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called jota and written in the Latin script. [[Dutch]] ipa :/jeː/[Letter] editJ (capital, lowercase j) 1.The tenth letter of the Dutch alphabet. [See also] edit - Previous letter: I - Next letter: K [[Esperanto]] ipa :/jo/[Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The thirteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called jo or je and written in the Latin script. [[Estonian]] [Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The tenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called jott and written in the Latin script. [[Finnish]] [Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The tenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called jii and written in the Latin script. [[German]] ipa :/jɔt/[Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The tenth letter of the German alphabet. [Symbol] editJ 1.(chemistry) The chemical symbol of iodine. 2.(card games) A jack, also called Junge. [[Hungarian]] ipa :[ˈj][Further reading] edit - j 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 [Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The seventeenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called jé and written in the Latin script. [See also] edit - (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ. [[Ido]] ipa :/ʒ/[Letter] editJ (lower case j) 1.The tenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script. [[Indonesian]] ipa :/d͡ʒe/[Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The tenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script. [[Italian]] ipa :/ˈi ˈlun.ɡa/[Letter] editJ m or f (invariable, lower case j) 1.the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, called i lunga in Italian [See also] edit - (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z - Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [[Latin]] ipa :/i̯/[Letter] editJ 1.A letter of the Latin alphabet. [References] edit - J in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press [[Latvian]] ipa :[j][Etymology] editProposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic. [Letter] edit JJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The fifteenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called jē and written in the Latin script. [[Malay]] ipa :[d͡ʒe][Letter] editJ 1.The tenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script. [[Polish]] ipa :/jɔt/[Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The thirteenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called jot and written in the Latin script. [[Portuguese]] ipa :/ʒɔ.ta/[Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The tenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script. [[Romani]] ipa :/j/[Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.(International Standard) The thirteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script. 2.(Pan-Vlax) The fourteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script. [References] edit - Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “J, j”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 14 [[Romanian]] ipa :/ʒ/[Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The thirteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called je or jî and written in the Latin script. [[Saanich]] ipa :/t͡ʃʼ/[Letter] editJ 1.The thirteenth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script. [[Skolt Sami]] ipa :/ʝ/[Letter] editJ (lower case j) 1.The seventeenth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script. [See also] edit - (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ [[Slovene]] [Letter] editJ (capital, lowercase j) 1.The 11th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by I and followed by K. [[Somali]] ipa :/tʃ/[Letter] editJ upper case (lower case j) 1.The fourth letter of the Somali alphabet, called ja and written in the Latin script. [[Spanish]] [Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.the tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet [[Turkish]] ipa :/ʒ/[Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The thirteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called je and written in the Latin script. [[Uzbek]] ipa :/d͡ʒ/[Letter] editJ (lower case j) 1.The ninth letter of the Uzbek alphabet, called je and written in the Latin script. [See also] edit - (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, X x, Y y, Z z, Oʻ oʻ, Gʻ gʻ, Sh sh, Ch ch, Ng ng [[Welsh]] ipa :/dʒeː/[Further reading] edit - R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), chapter J, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies [Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The fourteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called je and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by I and followed by L. [Mutation] edit - J cannot be mutated in Welsh. [[Yoruba]] ipa :/d͡ʒ/[Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The eleventh letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called jí and written in the Latin script. [[Zulu]] [Letter] editJ (upper case, lower case j) 1.The tenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script. 0 0 2009/01/10 04:01 2021/10/27 11:30 TaN
37137 J.D. [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - DJ [Noun] editJ.D. 1.(education) Initialism of Juris Doctor. 0 0 2021/09/01 12:37 2021/10/27 11:30 TaN
37138 JD [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - DJ [Noun] editJD (plural JDs) 1.(law) Initialism of Juris Doctor. 2.(law) Initialism of juvenile delinquent. 3.(astronomy) Initialism of Julian date 4.(astronomy) Initialism of Julian day 5.Initialism of Jack Daniel's, an American brand of whiskey Could you get me a JD and Coke? 6.Initialism of job description. [[Japanese]] [Noun] editJ(ジェー)D(ディー) • (jēdī)  1.Initialism of 女子大生 (joshi daisei, “female college student”). 0 0 2021/09/01 12:37 2021/10/27 11:30 TaN
37139 jd [[Egyptian]] ipa :/id/[Noun] edit  m 1.boy [[Indonesian]] [Preposition] editjd 1.(text messaging) Abbreviation of jadi. 0 0 2021/09/01 12:37 2021/10/27 11:30 TaN
37140 chairwoman [[English]] [Antonyms] edit - chairman [Etymology] editFrom chair +‎ -woman. [Noun] editchairwoman (plural chairwomen) 1.A female chairperson 2.1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland At a Reform dinner which took place in 1832, the united ages of three women, including the chairwoman, amounted to 264. 3.(obsolete) A charwoman 4.1812 The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D . . . according to her skill and qualifications, whether in the nature of a dairy-maid, a cook, or chairwoman. 0 0 2021/10/27 11:30 TaN
37141 shake [[English]] ipa :/ˈʃeɪk/[Anagrams] edit - Hakes, hakes [Etymology] editFrom Middle English schaken, from Old English sċeacan, sċacan (“to shake”), from Proto-West Germanic *skakan, from Proto-Germanic *skakaną (“to shake, swing, escape”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keg-, *(s)kek- (“to jump, move”). Cognate with Scots schake, schack (“to shake”), West Frisian schaekje (“to shake”), Dutch schaken (“to elope, make clean, shake”), Low German schaken (“to move, shift, push, shake”) and schacken (“to shake, shock”), Norwegian Nynorsk skaka (“to shake”), Swedish skaka (“to shake”), Dutch schokken (“to shake, shock”), Russian скака́ть (skakátʹ, “to jump”). More at shock. [Noun] editshake (plural shakes) 1.The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion. The cat gave the mouse a shake. She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head. 2.A milkshake. 3.A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float. 4.Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana. 5.(US, slang, uncountable) An adulterant added to cocaine powder.[1] 6.1989, Terry Williams, The Cocaine Kids, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, Chapter 2, p. 35,[2] […] most suppliers will allow up to 120 grams of shake to a kilo, or 12 percent; kilo-level buyers are usually unhappy if they find more. 7.(building material) A thin shingle. 8.A crack or split between the growth rings in wood. 9.A fissure in rock or earth. 10.A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc. 11.(informal) Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.) 12.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XXI, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, OCLC 1227855: “And do you realize that in a few shakes I've got to show up at dinner and have Mrs Cream being very, very kind to me? It hurts the pride of the Woosters, Jeeves.” 13.(nautical) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart. (Can we find and add a quotation of Totten to this entry?) 14.(music) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill. 15.(music) In singing, notes (usually high ones) sung vibrato. 16.1831, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Romance and Reality, volume 3, page 263: A Signora Rossinuola, with the face of a goddess, and the voice of an angel, made her first curtsy that evening to the Neapolitans. She was received with the most rapturous applause. Nothing was heard of next day but her shake and her smile. 17.A shook of staves and headings. (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?) 18.(Britain, dialect) The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground. 19.A shock or disturbance. 20.1864, Elizabeth Gaskell, Cousin Phillis As long as I had seen Mr Holdsworth in the rooms at the little inn at Hensleydale, where I had been accustomed to look upon him as an invalid, I had not been aware of the visible shake his fever had given to his health. [References] edit 1. ^ Tom Dalzell (ed.), The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English, New York: Routledge, 2009, p. 858. [Verb] editshake (third-person singular simple present shakes, present participle shaking, simple past shook or (rare) shaked or (slang) shooketh, past participle shaken or (dialectal) shook) 1.(transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. The earthquake shook the building. He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere. 2.1963, Margery Allingham, “Meeting Point”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, OCLC 483591931, page 232: Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and now seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him. 3.(transitive) To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval. Shaking his head, he kept repeating “No, no, no”. 4.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Psalms 109:25, column 1: I became alſo a reproch vnto them: when they looked vpon me, they ſhaked their heads. 5.(transitive) To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion. to shake fruit down from a tree 6.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 III, scene ii]: […] Shake off the golden ſlumber of repoſe; […] 7.1680, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], 5th edition, Edinburgh: […] Iohn Cairns, […], OCLC 15598886, page 70: But indeed this Shame was a bold Villain; I could ſcarce ſhake him out of my company; [...] 8.(transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock. Synonym: traumatize Her father’s death shook her terribly. He was shaken by what had happened. 9.2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845: Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete. 10.(transitive) To lose, evade, or get rid of (something). I can’t shake the feeling that I forgot something. 11.(intransitive) To move from side to side. Synonyms: shiver, tremble She shook with grief. 12.1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 23, in The Mirror and the Lamp: The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking. 13.(intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands. OK, let’s shake on it. 14.(intransitive) To dance. She was shaking it on the dance floor. 15.To give a tremulous tone to; to trill. to shake a note in music 16.(transitive, figuratively) To threaten to overthrow. The experience shook my religious belief. 17.(intransitive, figuratively) To be agitated; to lose firmness. [[Japanese]] [Romanization] editshake 1.Rōmaji transcription of しゃけ 2.Rōmaji transcription of シャケ [[Spanish]] [Noun] editshake m (plural shakes) 1.shake (drink) 0 0 2010/01/05 12:35 2021/10/27 11:30 TaN
37142 topping [[English]] ipa :/ˈtɑpɪŋ/[Adjective] edittopping (comparative more topping, superlative most topping) 1.(Britain, informal, dated) wonderful 2.1953, Roald Dahl, Galloping Foxley: 'Well,' he said, settling back in the seat directly opposite. 'It's a topping day.' 3.(archaic) Assuming superiority; proud. 4.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), 6th edition, London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, OCLC 21766567: A second Ground, upon which Men are apt to persuade themselves, that they shall escape the Stroke of Divine Justice for their Sins, is their Observation of the great and flourishing Condition of some of the topping Sinners of the World. [Etymology] editFrom Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top +‎ -ing. [Noun] edittopping (plural toppings) 1.Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza. 2.The act of cutting off the top of something. 3.(nautical) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other. 4.(nautical) Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom. 5.(fishing) The tail of an artificial fly. [Verb] edittopping 1.present participle of top [[Spanish]] [Etymology] editBorrowed from English topping. [Noun] edittopping m (plural toppings) 1.topping (of food) 0 0 2021/10/27 11:30 TaN
37143 Topping [[English]] [Proper noun] editTopping (plural Toppings) 1.A surname​. [Statistics] edit - According to the 2010 United States Census, Topping is the 9496th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3423 individuals. Topping is most common among White (83.38%) individuals. 0 0 2021/10/27 11:30 TaN
37146 swells [[English]] [Etymology 1] edit [Etymology 2] edit [[Portuguese]] [Noun] editswells 1.plural of swell 0 0 2012/03/07 14:01 2021/10/29 07:48
37148 MP [[Translingual]] [Symbol] editMP 1.The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Northern Mariana Islands. [[English]] [Adjective] editMP (not comparable) 1.(video games) Initialism of multiplayer. [Anagrams] edit - P. M., P.M., PM, p.m., pm [Noun] editMP (countable and uncountable, plural MPs) 1.(politics) Member of Parliament 2.2014 April 11, Charlotte Meredith, "The Palace of Sexminster" in Huffington Post: United Kingdom: One unidentified man spoke of how he was approached to "go to the Gents" with an MP at an event for young political activists while another man described how an MP invited his entire office staff to a gay bar. 3.(military) Military Police; military policeman 4.(fantasy role-playing games board games video games) mana points or magic points 5.Megapixel The new Canon has a 12MP ccd sensor. 6.Machine Pistol [Proper noun] editMP 1.(geography) Initialism of Mandatory Palestine. 2.Initialism of Madhya Pradesh. [[German]] [Noun] editMP f (genitive MP, plural MPs or MP) 1.Initialism of Maschinenpistole (“machine pistol, submachine gun”).editMP m (genitive MP, plural MPs or MP) 1.Initialism of Ministerpräsident (“head of government of one of Germany's 16 federal states”). [[Portuguese]] [Noun] editMP f (plural MPs) 1.Initialism of medida provisória. [[Swedish]] [Proper noun] editMP ? (genitive MP:s) 1.Initialism of Miljöpartiet de Gröna; a Swedish political (environmental) party 0 0 2021/10/29 14:46 TaN
37150 secretary [[English]] ipa :/ˈsɛk.ɹəˌtə.ɹi/[Alternative forms] edit - secretarie (obsolete) [Etymology] editFrom Medieval Latin secrētārius (“one entrusted with secrets”), from Latin secrētus (“private, secret”), past participle of secernere (“to separate, set apart”), from se- (“apart”) + cernere (“to separate”). [Further reading] edit - secretary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - secretary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - secretary at OneLook Dictionary Search [Noun] editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:secretaryWikipedia secretary (plural secretaries) 1.(obsolete) Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant. 2. 3.A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work. I have a personal secretary to help me organize my clients. The secretary at the school is in charge of communication between parents, students, and staff. 4. 5.(often capitalized) The head of a department of government. 6. 7.A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations. Ban Ki-Moon was a secretary general of the United Nations. 8. 9.(US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire. 10. 11.A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius. [Verb] editsecretary (third-person singular simple present secretaries, present participle secretarying, simple past and past participle secretaried) 1.(transitive) To serve as a secretary of. 0 0 2021/10/29 21:05 TaN
37152 tops [[English]] ipa :/tɒps/[Adjective] edittops (not comparable) 1.(slang, dated) Great; excellent. 2.1938, Motion Picture Herald (volume 132, issues 7-13, page 61) This is tops for a musical. Popular with the audience. 3.1958, Billboard (5 May 1958, page 139) Joe Issenberg, Al Kahn, A. Amato and B. B. Saunders all agreed that it was tops for a meeting place. [Adverb] edittops (not comparable) 1.(informal) At the very most; as a maximum. Your essay should be two pages, tops. [Anagrams] edit - OTPs, POST, POTS, PTOs, Post, Spot, TPOs, opts, post, post-, post., pots, spot, stop [Noun] edittops 1.plural of topedittops 1.(darts) The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field Scoring 38 more points leaves him with tops for the win. [Verb] edittops 1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of top [[Spanish]] [Adjective] edittops m pl or f pl 1.plural of top [Noun] edittops 1.plural of top 0 0 2018/06/15 09:31 2021/10/31 15:49 TaN
37157 Greenfield [[English]] ipa :/ˈɡɹinfild/[Etymology] editgreen +‎ field [Proper noun] editGreenfield (countable and uncountable, plural Greenfields) 1.(countable) A surname​. 2.A placename 1.One of four communities in Nova Scotia, Canada. 2.A village in Bedfordshire, England. 3.A village in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. 4.A village in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1977). 5.A number of places in the United States: 1.A census-designated place in Kern County, California. 2.A city in Monterey County, California. 3.A city in Illinois. 4.A city, the county seat of Hancock County, Indiana. 5.A small city, the county seat of Adair County, Iowa. 6.A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Massachusetts. 7.A city in Minnesota. 8.A city, the county seat of Dade County, Missouri. 9.A town in New Hampshire. 10.A town in New York. 11.A village in Ohio. 12.A city in Tennessee. 13.A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. 14.A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. 15.A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin. 16.A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin. 0 0 2021/09/17 09:23 2021/11/02 09:19 TaN
37160 bandwagon [[English]] ipa :/ˈbændˌwæɡ.ən/[Etymology] editband +‎ wagon, 1855.[1] [Noun] editbandwagon (plural bandwagons) 1.A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade. 2.(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support. [References] edit 1. ^ “bandwagon, jump on the”, Wordorigins.org, Dave Wilton, Saturday, April 08, 2006. 0 0 2021/11/02 09:43 TaN
37166 timid [[English]] ipa :/ˈtɪmɪd/[Adjective] edittimid (comparative timider, superlative timidest) 1.Lacking in courage or confidence. Synonyms: fearful, timorous, shy; see also Thesaurus:cautious, Thesaurus:shy Antonyms: daredevil, dauntless, bellicose, reckless, aggressive 2.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess‎[1]: When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. […]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain. John's a very timid person. I'll doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother. [Anagrams] edit - dimit [Etymology] editFrom Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“I fear”). [Further reading] edit - timid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - timid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. [[Ibaloi]] [Noun] edittimid 1.(anatomy) chin [[Ilocano]] [Etymology] editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timid, compare Tetum timir. [Noun] edittimid 1.(anatomy) chin [[Romanian]] ipa :/tiˈmid/[Adjective] edittimid m or n (feminine singular timidă, masculine plural timizi, feminine and neuter plural timide) 1.timid, shy [Etymology] editBorrowed from French timide and Latin timidus. 0 0 2021/11/02 09:49 TaN
37168 definable [[English]] ipa :[dɪˈfaɪnəbəɫ][Adjective] editdefinable (comparative more definable, superlative most definable) 1.Able to be defined. 2.2008 February 24, David Hajdu, “Jazz Man”, in New York Times‎[1]: He speaks to an audience definable not by its size nor even by its color but by its intellectual jazzhead zeal, and if he sometimes appears to be speaking only to himself, so be it; few people I know have the fervor for anything to match Mackey’s for jazz. Many words are definable by using other words. [Anagrams] edit - beanfield [Antonyms] edit - undefinable - indefinable [Etymology] editdefine +‎ -able 0 0 2021/11/02 10:45 TaN
37171 calling on [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - NoCall, clonal, on call, on-call [Verb] editcall on (third-person singular simple present calls on, present participle calling on, simple past and past participle called on) 1.(idiomatic, transitive) To visit (a person); to pay a call to. Synonyms: pay a visit, visit, wait on I really should call on my aunt more often. 2.(idiomatic, transitive) To select (a student in a classroom, etc.) to provide an answer. He sat there, baffled, hoping nobody would call on him. 3.2007, Barbara Seranella, Deadman's Switch, Thomas Dunne Books, →ISBN, pages 33–4: “Mr. Rayney, Mr. Rayney,” the reporters clamored, and hands shot up. ¶ Charlotte called on the reporter from the L.A. Times, promising herself that she would lead with the OC Register reporter next time. 4.(idiomatic, transitive) (also call upon) To request or ask something of (a person); to select for a task. The king called on his subjects to take up arms and defend the kingdom. 5.1909 October 14, Edward Kimball Hall, speech, in The Inauguration of Ernest Fox Nichols, D.Sc., LL.D., as president of Dartmouth College, The Rumford Press, page 88: The alma mater had again called on her sons in her hour of need and again they had responded. 6.1974, Bruce Thordarson, Lester Pearson: Diplomat and Politician,[1] Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 120: President Kennedy imposed a naval blockade on Cuba to prevent delivery of the missiles and called on his allies for support. 7.2002, Bruno Coppieters, “Legitimate Authority”, chapter 2 of Bruno Coppieters and Nick Fotion (editors), Moral Constraints on War: Principles and Cases, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 46: De Gaulle called on the military to break with their hierarchical superiors and on the other French citizens to distance themselves from their government. 8.(idiomatic, transitive) (also call upon) To have recourse to. Synonym: summon up Exhausted, he called on his last ounce of strength. 9.(idiomatic) To correct; to point out an error or untruth. Synonym: correct The salesman persisted in quoting a rate higher than was listed, until we called him on it. 0 0 2021/11/02 10:52 TaN
37180 rescission [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - recissions [Etymology] edit1651, Late Latin rescissio,[1] from Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“I cut”). [Noun] editrescission (countable and uncountable, plural rescissions) 1.An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back. 2.(law) The undoing of a contract; repeal. [Synonyms] edit - rescindment - rescinsion 0 0 2021/11/02 10:54 TaN
37182 rebut [[English]] ipa :/ɹɪ.ˈbʌt/[Anagrams] edit - Ubert, brute, buret, tuber [Etymology] editEntered English around 1302–1307, from Old French reboter, rebuter, rebouter, etc., from re- + boter, buter, bouter (“to butt”). [References] edit - "rebut, v." listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) [Verb] editrebut (third-person singular simple present rebuts, present participle rebutting, simple past and past participle rebutted) 1.To drive back or beat back; to repulse. 2.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, book I, canto XI, stanza 53: Who him r'encountring fierce, as hauke in flight, / Perforce rebutted backe. 3. 4. To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it. [[Catalan]] ipa :/rəˈbut/[Noun] editrebut m (plural rebuts) 1.receipt (acknowledgement that something has been received) Synonym: rebuda [Verb] editrebut m (feminine rebuda, masculine plural rebuts, feminine plural rebudes) 1.past participle of rebre [[French]] ipa :/ʁə.by/[Anagrams] edit - brute, buter, tuber [Further reading] edit - “rebut” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language). [Noun] editrebut m (plural rebuts) 1.(archaic) casting-off, throwing-away 2.cast-off; scrap, rubbish 3.scum, dreg 4.dead letter [Verb] editrebut 1.third-person singular past historic of reboire 0 0 2010/03/30 10:21 2021/11/02 10:55 TaN
37183 slick [[English]] ipa :/slɪk/[Anagrams] edit - Licks, licks [Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English slicke, slike, slyke, from Old English slīc (“sleek, smooth; crafty, cunning, slick”), from Proto-Germanic *slīkaz (“sleek, smooth”),from Proto-Indo-European *sleyg-, *sleyǵ- (“to glide, smooth, spread”). Akin to Dutch sluik, dialectal Dutch sleek (“even, smooth”), Old Norse slíkr (“sleek, smooth”), Old English slician (“to make sleek, smooth, or glossy”). [Etymology 2] edit 0 0 2009/05/11 11:47 2021/11/02 10:55 TaN
37184 Slick [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - Licks, licks [Proper noun] editSlick 1.A term of address, generally applied to males, possibly including strangers, implying that the person addressed is slick in the sense of "sophisticated", but often used sarcastically. That was a great move locking your keys in the car, Slick. Don't you look good tonight, Slick! 0 0 2009/05/11 11:47 2021/11/02 10:55 TaN
37185 bicycle [[English]] ipa :/ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/[Etymology] editBorrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“bi-; two”) +‎ cycle (“cycle”). First attested in English in 1868, and in French in 1847.(promiscuous woman): From double meaning of ride ("to transport oneself upon" vs. "to mount someone to have sex with them"). A communal bicycle would have many riders. [Noun] editbicycle (plural bicycles) 1.A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals. Synonyms: (clipping) bike, pushbike, (historical) velocipede; see also Thesaurus:bicycle Hypernym: cycle 2.1882, “Principle in Small Things”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 22, page 274: In most English villages, as we are informed, bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalks; and the hand-books issued by English manufacturers of bicycles caution their customers that it is a forbidden practice, while in many places bells have to be attached to the bicycles even when ridden in the streets. 3.A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs. 4.The best possible hand in lowball. 5.(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A motorbike. 6.(vulgar slang, usually in compounds specifying a context) a slut; a promiscuous woman 7.2002, Minette Walters, Fox Evil, Macmillan, page 162-3: ‘What sort of bullying does this sergeant go in for?’ ‘Character assassination,’ she said in a matter-of-fact tone that belied the very real difficulties it was causing her. ‘There’s a lot of whispering about slags and tarts behind my back and sniggers whenever I appear. Half of the men seem to think I’m a dyke who needs curing, the other half think I’m the platoon bicycle. [...]’ [Verb] editbicycle (third-person singular simple present bicycles, present participle bicycling, simple past and past participle bicycled) 1.(intransitive) To travel or exercise using a bicycle. [[French]] ipa :/bi.sikl/[Alternative forms] edit - bécik [Further reading] edit - “bicycle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language). [Noun] editbicycle m (plural bicycles) 1.bicycle Synonym: bicyclette 0 0 2009/01/09 14:46 2021/11/02 10:56 TaN
37188 provisioning [[English]] [Noun] editprovisioning (plural provisionings) 1.An act of supplying with provisions. [Verb] editprovisioning 1.present participle of provision 0 0 2017/02/03 17:03 2021/11/02 11:00 TaN
37189 varifocal [[English]] [Adjective] editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:varifocal lensWikipedia varifocal (not comparable) 1.Having a variable focal length, with focus that changes in synchronization [Etymology] editvari- +‎ focal 0 0 2018/10/19 09:47 2021/11/02 11:15 TaN
37190 trilith [[English]] [Etymology] edittri- +‎ -lith [Noun] edittrilith (plural triliths) 1.A trilithon. 0 0 2021/11/02 11:18 TaN
37191 trilithon [[English]] ipa :/ˈtɹaɪ.lɪ.θɔn/[Noun] edittrilithon (plural trilithons or trilitha) 1.A structure consisting of two stone pillars supporting a horizontal stone. 2.1846, Edward Duke, The Druidical Temples of the County of Wilts, page 158, […] thus the two opposite trilithons which are nearest to the north-west or grand entrance, were 19 feet in height, the two next opposite trilithons correspond in the height of 20 feet 3 inches, and the trilithon at the back of the stone of astronomic observation, or as erringly called the Altar-stone, raised its ascent to the astonishing height of 25 feet. 3.1983, Hans van der Laan, Architectonic Space: Fifteen Lessons on the Disposition of the Human Habitat, page 193, The two trilithons forming the wall on each side of the cella therefore pass on the mutual neighbourhood to each other, despite the fact that they are set a slight distance apart. But owing to the oblique placing of the pair of trilithons nearest the head-end the spread is greatly reduced on that side; the head-trilithon stands at the exact spot where it ceases. 4.2007, Brad Olsen, Sacred Places Europe: 108 Destinations, Consortium of Collective Consciousness, page 45, Within the sarsen circle are the five impressive trilithons, forming a horseshoe-shaped ring of huge stones. 5.2009, John Beer, Romanticism, Revolution and Language: The Fate of the Word from Samuel Johnson to George Eliot, Cambridge University Press, page 84, […] whereas the four-square gallows would have been more likely to suggest to his contemporary Blake, who normally used symbolism for its own sake, a resemblance to one of the four-square trilitha at Stonehenge. [See also] edit - cromlech - menhir [Synonyms] edit - (two stone pillars supporting a third stone): trilith 0 0 2021/11/02 11:18 TaN
37192 gravel [[English]] ipa :/ˈɡɹævəl/[Anagrams] edit - glaver [Etymology] editFrom Middle English gravel, grauel, from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave (“gravel, seashore”), from Medieval Latin grava, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *grāwā (“gravel, pebbles”) (compare Breton groa, Cornish grow, Welsh gro), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰroh₁weh₂, from *gʰreh₁w- (“to grind”). Compare also Old English græfa (“coal”). [Noun] editgravel (usually uncountable, plural gravels) 1.(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast. 2.A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics. 3.(uncountable, geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale. Coordinate terms: (>256 mm) boulder, (64–256 mm) cobble, (62.5 μm – 2 mm) sand, (3.9–62.5 μm) silt, (0.98–3.9 μm) clay, (0.95–977 nm) colloid 4.(uncountable, archaic) Kidney stones; a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom. [Synonyms] edit - (small stones or pebbles): chisel/chessil - (calculus deposit): stones, gallstones [Verb] editgravel (third-person singular simple present gravels, present participle gravelling or graveling, simple past and past participle gravelled or graveled) 1.(transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc. 2.1905, John F. Hume, The Abolitionists‎[1]: We kept quietly on our way until we reached a place in the road that had been freshly graveled, and where the surface was covered with stones just suited to our use. 3.To puzzle or annoy. 4.1922, Herbert Quick, Vandemark's Folly‎[2]: It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass. 5.To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. 6.1605, William Camden, “Grave Speeches and wittie Apothegms of worthy Personages of this Realm in former times,” in Remaines Concerning Britain, London: Simon Miller, sixth impression, 1657, p. 243, [3] William Conqerour when he invaded this Iland, chanced at his arrival to be gravelled, and one of his feet stuck so fast in the sand, that he fell to the ground. 7.To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. 8.1579, Sir Thomas North, tr., Plutarch's Lives, The Life of Marcus Antonius: The physician was so gravelled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say. 9.1598, Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act IV: When you were gravelled for lack of matter. 10.1830, Joseph Plumb Martin, A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier, Ch. VIII: […] I arrived at a spot where I was completely gravelled, and could go no farther one way or the other; […] 11.To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing. (See the entry for gravel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.) [[Dutch]] [Etymology] editBorrowed from English gravel. [Noun] editgravel m or n (uncountable) 1.clay court (surface for playing tennis) 0 0 2021/11/02 11:18 TaN
37197 to this end [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - shitted on [Prepositional phrase] editto this end 1.To achieve the previously specified goal. 2.To this end, I have started the "Save the Penguins Fund." 0 0 2018/11/22 08:22 2021/11/02 16:42 TaN
37204 well-regarded [[English]] [Adjective] editwell-regarded (comparative more well-regarded, superlative most well-regarded) 1.Admired, highly thought of, approved of. 2.1964 June 5, "Decisions: No Guilt-by-Beard," Time (retrieved 10 April 2014): James Forstner was a well-regarded juvenile probation officer in San Francisco. He was, that is, until last fall when he began sporting a beard. 3.1999 Oct. 27, Joseph Kahn, "Former Treasury Secretary Joins Leadership Triangle at Citigroup," New York Times (retrieved 10 April 2014): "He has to be one of the most well-regarded individuals among senior Government officials and corporations worldwide. He can get a meeting with anyone he wants." 4.2014 March 20, Robin Scott-Elliot, "Lance Armstrong's nemesis set to name names," The Independent (UK) (retrieved 10 April 2014): The CIRC, made up of a three-strong panel chaired by the well-regarded Swiss politician Dick Marty, will conduct its hearings in private. [References] edit - well-regarded at OneLook Dictionary Search [Synonyms] edit - eminent, esteemed, respected 0 0 2021/07/31 13:59 2021/11/02 18:08 TaN
37216 pick-up [[English]] [Noun] editpick-up (plural pick-ups) 1.Alternative form of pickup [[Dutch]] [Etymology] editBorrowed from English pickup. [Noun] editpick-up m (plural pick-ups, diminutive pick-upje n) 1.pickup (truck) 2.pickup (electronic device to turn vibrations into an electric signal) 3.record player [Synonyms] edit - draaitafel (1) - grammofoon (1) - platenspeler (1) [[Polish]] ipa :/ˈpʲi.kap/[Further reading] edit - pick-up in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN - pick-up in Polish dictionaries at PWN [Noun] editpick-up m inan 1.Alternative spelling of pikap. 0 0 2021/11/02 18:26 TaN
37217 picking [[English]] ipa :/ˈpɪkɪŋ/[Noun] editpicking (plural pickings) 1.A gathering to pick fruit. We went to a strawberry picking last June. 2.(usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food. 3.1899, F. Marion Crawford, Via Crucis, ch. 9: Gilbert wandered through . . .the haunts of ravenous dogs and homeless cats that kept themselves alive on the choice pickings of the city's garbage. 4.(usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner. 5.1919, Anthony Hope, The Secret of the Tower, ch. 11: He liked the pickings which the job brought him much better than the job itself. 6.Something picked or pulled out. The schoolboy flicked his nose pickings across the classroom. 7.The act of making a choice; selection. 8.The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc. 9.The removal of defects from electrotype plates. 10.Dabbing in stoneworking. [Synonyms] edit - (items remaining after others have selected the best): leftovers - (unscrupulously acquired gains): See Thesaurus:booty [Verb] editpicking 1.present participle of pick 0 0 2021/11/02 18:27 TaN
37218 Pick [[English]] [Etymology] edit - As an English, Dutch, and German surname, related to pickaxe. - As a German surname, from Low German pick (“pitch”), itself ultimately from Latin pix. - As an English surname, from pike (“kind of fish”). [Further reading] edit - Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN [Proper noun] editPick (plural Picks) 1.A surname​. [Statistics] edit - According to the 2010 United States Census, Pick is the 9451st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3442 individuals. Pick is most common among White (89.4%) individuals. [[German]] [Etymology 1] edit [Etymology 2] editDenominal of picken in the sense “to adhere”. [Etymology 3] editFrom English pick. 0 0 2021/11/02 18:27 TaN
37220 unobtrusive [[English]] [Adjective] editunobtrusive (comparative more unobtrusive, superlative most unobtrusive) 1.Not noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous. [Etymology] editun- +‎ obtrusive 0 0 2012/11/06 19:48 2021/11/02 18:49
37225 gangbuster [[English]] [Etymology] editFrom gang +‎ buster. [Noun] editgangbuster (plural gangbusters) 1.A law enforcement officer who specializes in disrupting organized crime. [Synonyms] edit - crimebuster 0 0 2021/11/04 22:16 TaN
37231 depot [[English]] ipa :/ˈdɛpəʊ/[Alternative forms] edit - dépôt (rare) [Anagrams] edit - PEDOT, opted, poted, toped [Etymology] editFrom French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin dēpositum, from Latin, participle of dēpōnō, dēpōnere. Doublet of deposit. [Noun] editdepot (plural depots) 1.A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse. 2.2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads. 3.(US) A bus station or railway station. 4.(military) A place where recruits are assembled before being sent to active units. 5.(military) A place for the storage, servicing or upgrade of military hardware. 6.(military) The portion of a regiment that remains at home when the rest go on foreign service. 7.(card games) The tableau; the area where cards can be arranged in solitaire or patience games. [[Danish]] [Etymology] editFrom French dépôt. [Further reading] edit - “depot” in Den Danske Ordbog [Noun] editdepot n (singular definite depotet, plural indefinite depoter) 1.This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. [[Dutch]] ipa :/deːˈpoː/[Alternative forms] edit - (obsolete) depôt [Etymology] editEither from Middle Dutch depoost, from Middle French deposte, from Latin dēpositus, with adaptation of the spelling and pronunciation to Modern French dépôt, or borrowed anew from French dépôt, from the same Middle French word. [Noun] editdepot n or m (plural depots, diminutive depotje n) 1.a depot, a storage facility [[Indonesian]] ipa :[ˈd̪epɔt̪̚][Etymology] editFrom Dutch depot, either from French dépôt or Middle French deposte, from Latin dēpositus. [Further reading] edit - “depot” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016. [Noun] editdepot (plural depot-depot, first-person possessive depotku, second-person possessive depotmu, third-person possessive depotnya) 1.depot: a storage facility, in particular, a warehouse. 2.small house for trading. 3.alternative spelling of depo (“motive power depot, traction maintenance depot, railway depot”). 0 0 2009/03/09 11:36 2021/11/05 09:17 TaN
37233 hunted [[English]] ipa :/ˈhʌntɪd/[Adjective] edithunted (comparative more hunted, superlative most hunted) 1.Being the subject of a hunt. 2.(figuratively) Nervous and agitated, as if pursued. He looked up with a hunted expression. [Verb] edithunted 1.simple past tense and past participle of hunt 0 0 2021/11/05 09:19 TaN
37234 importantly [[English]] [Adverb] editimportantly (comparative more importantly, superlative most importantly) 1.(sentence adverb) Used to mark a statement as having importance. 2.2009 August 23, Michael Apstein, “Here's to good health - maybe”, in San Francisco Chronicle, page K1: These potentially ground-breaking discoveries need to be tempered by the knowledge that very high doses - the equivalent of 100-plus bottles of red wine daily - were given to mice. Importantly, after resveratrol is absorbed into the blood, it is broken down quickly and may have limited effect in humans. 3.In an important manner. 4.2001 January/February, Frazier, Ian, “Dearly Disconnected.”, in Mother Jones, volume 25, number 1, page 60: Even sitting in a restaurant, the person on a cell phone seems importantly busy and on the move. [Etymology] editimportant +‎ -ly 0 0 2021/09/12 18:21 2021/11/05 09:21 TaN
37238 take stock [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - stock-take, stocktake [Synonyms] edit - take inventory [Verb] edittake stock (third-person singular simple present takes stock, present participle taking stock, simple past took stock, past participle taken stock) 1.(idiomatic) To scrutinize or size up something; to assess a situation. 2.2014 August 11, Dave Itzkoff, "Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide," New York Times In 2009, he underwent heart surgery for an aortic valve replacement at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, an event that Mr. Williams said caused him to take stock of his life. 3.1882, Leslie Stephen, The Science of Ethics At the outset of any inquiry it is proper to take stock of the results obtained by previous explorers of the same field. 0 0 2021/11/05 09:30 TaN
37245 sealing [[English]] ipa :/ˈsiːlɪŋ/[Anagrams] edit - Eaglins, Neglias, Sinegal, gas line, leasing, lignase, linages [Etymology 1] editseal (“device”) +‎ -ing [Etymology 2] editseal (“mammal”) +‎ -ing 0 0 2021/11/05 09:38 TaN
37251 MEC [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - CME, ECM, EMC, E=mc², cem [Noun] editMEC (plural MECs) 1.Initialism of multifluidic evolutionary component. [[Italian]] [Proper noun] editMEC m 1.Initialism of Mercato Comune Europeo (“European Common Market”). [[Portuguese]] ipa :/ˈmɛk(i)/[Etymology] editThe final C is retained form the ministry's earlier name Ministério da Educação e Cultura ("Ministry of Education and Culture"). [Noun] editMEC m 1.(Brazil) Initialism of Ministério da Educação (“Ministry of Education”). 0 0 2021/11/05 10:14 TaN
37252 AWS [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - ASW, SAW, Saw, Was, saw, was [Noun] editAWS (plural AWSes) 1.(military, robotics, artificial intelligence) Abbreviation of autonomous weapons system. [Proper noun] editAWS 1.(rail transport, safety) Initialism of Automatic Warning System. 2.2019 November 6, Paul Stephen, “Cowden: a crash radio could have prevented”, in Rail, page 72: Furthermore, the train was equipped with AWS (Automatic Warning System), which would have provided an audible warning that a signal was being approached. 3.(world wide web, Internet) Initialism of Amazon Web Services. [References] edit - Amazon Web Services on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Automatic Warning System on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 0 0 2021/11/05 10:15 TaN
37260 Wake [[English]] ipa :/ˈweɪk/[Anagrams] edit - weak, weka [Etymology] editEnglish and Scottish surname from Old Norse vakr (“vigilant, wakeful”). The island is named after sea captain Samuel Wake, its supposed discoverer. [Proper noun] editWake 1.A surname​. 2.1838, The Law Journal Reports (volume 7, page 93) The testator, in this cause, devised and bequeathed an equal fifth part of his real estate, and of his residuary personal estate, to the plaintiff Mrs. Wake, the wife of the plaintiff Mr. Wake […] 3.An island, properly Wake Island, in Micronesia, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior and used solely by the United States Air Force. [References] edit - Facing Fearful Odds: The Siege of Wake Island." Gregory J.W. Urwin, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2002 0 0 2021/11/05 10:30 TaN
37261 in-app [[English]] [Adjective] editin-app (not comparable) 1.(computing) Done or featured in an application. in-app purchases [Anagrams] edit - NPAPI, Nappi, Papin [Etymology] editin + app 0 0 2021/11/05 10:34 TaN
37265 scenery [[English]] ipa :/ˈsiːnəɹi/[Noun] editscenery (countable and uncountable, plural sceneries) 1.View, natural features, landscape. 2.Stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene. 3.1695, John Dryden, “Preface of the Translator, with a Parallel, of Poetry and Painting”, in C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], OCLC 261121781, page xliv: To make a Sketch, or a more perfect Model of a Picture, is in the Language of Poets, to draw up the Scenary of a Play, and the reaſon is the ſame for both; to guide the Undertaking, and to preſerve the Remembrance of ſuch things, whoſe Natures are difficult to retain. 0 0 2021/11/07 16:28 TaN
37268 baseless [[English]] ipa :/ˈbeɪsləs/[Adjective] editbaseless (not comparable) 1.Of reasoning: based on something that is not true, or not based on solid reasons or facts. baseless accusations; baseless rumors 2.2016 January 31, "Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton’s Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem?," Vanity Fair (retrieved 21 January 2016): But Rodríguez says, “Neither the law nor the facts support Senator Grassley’s baseless allegations and extrapolated conclusions. 3.2020 November 18, “Network News: DfT dismisses Berkeley's HS2 claims”, in Rail, page 24: Speaking to RAIL, a DfT spokesman said: "We do not recognise these baseless, false figures. Just last month we provided an update to Parliament on the costs of the project and confirmed that it would be delivered within the funding envelope. [...]." 4.Without a physical base. 5.2009, Penelope Curtis, On the meanings of sculpture in painting, volume 1, page 18: More significant still — and most obviously in debt to the painterly imagination — this floating statue is the first baseless statue ever made. It is as though Bernini had taken Michelangelo's 'Pieta' and made it fly. [Etymology] editbase +‎ -less [Synonyms] edit - groundless - unfounded - unsupported 0 0 2012/09/04 04:58 2021/11/07 16:51

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