4012
Style
[[English]]
ipa :/staɪl/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/En-us-style.ogg
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: elsty
[Etymology]
From Old French estile (French: style), from Latin stilus.
[Noun]
style (plural styles)
1.A manner of doing things, especially in a fashionable one.
2.(botany) the stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
3.A traditional or legal term preceding a reference to a person who holds a title or post.
4.A traditional or legal term used to address a person who holds a title or post.
[Verb]
to style (third-person singular simple present styles, present participle styling, simple past and past participle styled)
1.To create or give a style, fashion or image.
2.To call or give a name or title.
3.1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 10
Marianne’s preserver, as Margaret, with more elegance than precision, stiled [sic] Willoughby, called at the cottage early the next morning to make his personal inquiries.
[[French]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Fr-style.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin stilus.
[Noun]
style m. (plural styles)
1.style
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4018
parsing
[[English]]
[Verb]
parsing
1.Present participle of parse.
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0
2009/05/26 14:19
TaN
4019
totally
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtoʊt.l.i/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/En-us-totally.ogg
[Adverb]
totally (comparative more totally, superlative most totally)
1.In a total manner; completely.
The car was totally destroyed in the crash.
2.(slang) (a generic intensifier)
That was totally wicked!
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0
2009/05/26 14:22
TaN
4021
scrappy
[[English]]
ipa :-æpi[Adjective]
scrappy (comparative scrappier, superlative scrappiest)
1.Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
That was a scrappy lecture.
2.(informal) Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.
He's a scrappy dog and will charge at you if you taunt him.
[Synonyms]
- (fragmentary): disconnected
- (aggressive): feisty; pugnacious
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0
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TaN
4031
impersonator
[[English]]
[Noun]
impersonator (plural impersonators)
1.Entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.
[See also]
- impostor
- impressionist
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TaN
4035
sharing
[[English]]
[Verb]
sharing
1.Present participle of share.
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0
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TaN
4044
Raw
[[English]]
ipa :-ɔː
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/En-us-raw.ogg
[Adjective]
raw (comparative rawer, superlative rawest)
1.Not cooked.
2.Not treated or processed.
raw cane sugar
raw sewage
3.New or inexperienced.
a raw beginner
4.chafed, tender, or irritated.
a raw wound
5.rough or uneven.
a raw voice
6.(slang) without a condom
We did it raw.
[Anagrams]
- war
[Etymology]
Old English hrēaw, cognate with Old High German rāo, Old Norse hrár.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:raw
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0
2009/05/27 09:19
TaN
4051
planned
[[English]]
ipa :-ænd
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/En-us-planned.ogg
[Adjective]
planned (comparative more planned, superlative most planned)
1.existing or designed according to a plan
[Antonyms]
- unplanned
[Verb]
planned
1.Simple past tense and past participle of plan.
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0
2009/05/27 14:07
TaN
4052
plan
[[English]]
ipa :-æn
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/En-us-plan.ogg
[Etymology]
< French plan (“‘a ground-plot of a building’”) < plan (“‘flat’”), a later form of the vernacular plain < Latin planus (“‘flat, plane’”); see plain, plane.
[External links]
- plan in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- plan in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
plan (plural plans)
1.A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available.
2.A set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control.
3.A 2-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.
Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.
[Synonyms]
- (drawing of a building from above): floor plan
[Verb]
to plan (third-person singular simple present plans, present participle planning, simple past and past participle planned)
1.(transitive) To design a building, machine, etc.
The architect planned the builidng for the client.
2.(transitive) To create a plan for.
They jointly 'planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.
3.(transitive) To intend.
He 'planned to go, but work intervened.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/plɑn/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Nl-plan.ogg
[Noun]
plan n. (plural plannen, diminutive plannetje)
1.A set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
2.A technical drawing.
3.A detailed map.
[Verb]
plan
1.First person singular present tense and imperative of plannen.
[[French]]
ipa :/plɑ̃/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Fr-plan.ogg
[Adjective]
plan
1.planar
[Noun]
plan m.
1.plan
[[German]]
[Adjective]
plan
1.planar
[[Spanish]]
[Etymology]
From Latin planus
[Noun]
plan m. (plural planes)
1.plan
2.intention
3.(colloquial) mood
4.Vamos en plan rómantico.
5.We’re going in a romantic mood.
[[Swedish]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Sv-plan.ogg
[Adjective]
plan
1.Flat; horizontal (of a surface).
[Noun]
plan n.
1.(mathematics) Plane; flat surface.
2.Plane; level of existence.
3.astralplan
4.astral plane
5.Aeroplane. plan c.
1.A drawing showing how to construct a building, machine, etc.
2.A set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
[Synonyms]
- (aeroplane) flygplan
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TaN
4053
rehearse
[[English]]
ipa :-??(r)s[Verb]
to rehearse (third-person singular simple present rehearses, present participle rehearsing, simple past and past participle rehearsed)
1.To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
There's no need to rehearse the same old argument; we've heard it before, and we all agree.
2.To narrate; to relate; to tell.
The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.
3.To practice by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy.
The lawyer advised her client to rehearse her testimony before the trial date.
4.To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.
The director rehearsed the cast incessantly in the days leading up to opening night, and as a result they were tired and cranky when it arrived.
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TaN
4054
rehear
[[English]]
[Verb]
to rehear (third-person singular simple present rehears, present participle rehearing, simple past and past participle reheard)
1.To hear again
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0
2009/05/27 14:08
TaN
4064
dx
[[Translingual]]
[Number]
dx
1.A Roman numeral representing five hundred and ten (510).
[Symbol]
dx
1.(arithmetic) differentiation with respect to x
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
dx
1.Dx
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0
2009/05/28 16:36
TaN
4067
labored
[[English]]
[Adjective]
labored (comparative more labored, superlative most labored)
1.Of an action that is difficult to perform.
At the end of the marathon, her labored breathing told us she was exhausted.
[Alternative spellings]
(mostly British): laboured.
[Verb]
labored
1.Simple past tense and past participle of labor.
0
0
2009/05/28 16:58
TaN
4069
chewed
[[English]]
[Adjective]
chewed (comparative more chewed, superlative most chewed)
1.that has been chewed; masticated
[Verb]
chewed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of chew.
0
0
2009/05/28 17:02
TaN
4072
nurse
[[English]]
ipa :/nɜːs/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/En-us-nurse.ogg
[Anagrams]
- runes
[Derived terms]
- wet nurse, wet-nurse
[Etymology]
Variant form of the archaic nourice, from Old French norrice, from Latin nutricius (“‘that nourishes’”), from nutrix (“‘wet nurse’”), from nutrire (“‘to suckle’”).
[Noun]
nurse (plural nurses)
1.(archaic) A wet-nurse.
2.A woman who takes care of other people’s young.
They hired a nurse to care for their young boy
3.A person trained to provide care for the sick.
The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward
[See also]
- matron
- sister
[Verb]
to nurse (third-person singular simple present nurses, present participle nursing, simple past and past participle nursed)
1.to breast feed
She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy.
2.to care for the sick
She nursed him back to health.
3.to treat kindly and with extra care
She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed.
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0
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2009/05/28 17:05
TaN
4076
sold
[[English]]
ipa :/'sɔld/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/En-us-sold.ogg
[Verb]
sold
1.Simple past tense and past participle of sell.
0
0
2009/05/28 17:06
TaN
4078
sol
[[English]]
ipa :/sɒl/[Etymology 1]
From Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist all note names were take from.
[Etymology 2]
From Latin sol (sun).
[Etymology 3]
From Spanish sol 'sun', itself from Latin sol 'sun'.
[Etymology 4]
An abbreviation of solution.
[Etymology 5]
From Old French sol (now sou), from the Latin solidus.
[See also]
- yestersol
[[Asturian]]
[Contraction]
sol m.
1.under the
[Etymology]
From a contraction of the preposition so (“‘under’”) + masculine singular article el (“‘the’”).
[[Bosnian]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *solь, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ls.
[Noun]
sol
1.sol (chemistry)
2.salt
[[Catalan]]
[Etymology 1]
From Latin sōlis (“‘sun’”).
[Etymology 2]
[Etymology 3]
From English sol.
[Etymology 4]
From Latin sōlus (“‘solitary’”).
[[Crimean Tatar]]
[Adjective]
sol
1.left.
[Noun]
sol
1.left.
[References]
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
[[Croatian]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *solь, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ls.
[Noun]
sȏl f.
1.salt
[[Czech]]
[Verb]
sol
1.second-person singular imperative form of solit (salt!)
[[Danish]]
ipa :/soːl/[Etymology 1]
From Old Norse sól (“‘sun’”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.
[Etymology 2]
From Latin solūtiō (“‘solution’”).
[Etymology 3]
From Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/sɔl/[Etymology 1]
From Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist all note names were take from.
[Etymology 2]
Conjugated form of sollen.
[[French]]
ipa :/sɔl/[Etymology 1]
From Latin solum 'soil, ground, floor'
[Etymology 2]
From Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist all note names were take from.
[Etymology 3]
From Spanish sol 'sun', itself from Latin.
[Etymology 4]
From Latin solidus, a Roman coin
[[German]]
[Etymology]
From Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist all note names were take from.
[See also]
- Sol
[[Indonesian]]
[Noun]
sol
1.sole (of the foot)
[[Interlingua]]
[Adjective]
sol
1.only
2.alone
[Noun]
sol
1.sun
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:Sol (nota)Wikipedia itsol m. inv.
1.sol (musical note)
2.G (musical note and key)
3.Apocopic form of sole.
[[Kurdish]]
[Noun]
sol f.
1.shoe
[[Latin]]
ipa :/soːl/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/La-cls-sol.ogg
[Etymology]
From Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. Cognate with Old English sōl, Old Norse sól, Gothic 𐍃̰̹̻̿ (sáuil), Old Church Slavonic слъньцє (slŭnĭce), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hēlios), Sanskrit सूर (sūra).
[Noun]
sōl (genitive sōlis); m, third declension
1.sun
[[Old English]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Germanic *sōwilō, *saewelō from Proto-Indo-European *sewol-. Akin to Proto-Germanic *sunnon "sun" from Proto-Indo-European *suwen- "sun". Akin to Old Norse sōl, Gothic sauil "sun", Old English sunne, Old Norse, Old Saxon & O.H.G. sunna "sun"
[Noun]
sōl n.
1.sun
2.the Sun
[Synonyms]
- sigel
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/sɔl/[Noun]
sol m. (plural sóis)
1.sun
2.sol (musical note)
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
From Slavonic solŭ, compare Slovene sel.
[Noun]
sol m. (plural soli)
1.messenger
2.envoy
[[Serbian]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *solь, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ls.
[Noun]
sol
1.sol (chemistry)
[[Slovene]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Slavic *solь, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ls.
[Noun]
sol f.
1.salt (common substance)
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
sol m. (plural soles)
1.sun
[[Swedish]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Sv-sol.ogg
[Noun]
sol c.
1.sun
2.(by similarity) a star, especially when one considers things in its surroundings.
[[Turkish]]
[Antonyms]
- sağ
[Noun]
sol
1.left
[[Volapük]]
[Noun]
sol
1.sun
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TaN
4079
SOL
[[English]]
[Initialism]
SOL
1.Statute of limitations
2.Speed of light
3.Standards of Learning
4.(vulgar) shit out of luck, shit outta luck
5.Sleep Onset Latency
6.Stoppages of leave
[See also]
- SOL on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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0
2009/05/28 17:07
TaN
4080
Sol
[[English]]
ipa :/sɒl/[Noun]
Sol (plural Sols)
1.The local day (cycle of light and darkness) on another planet; that on Mars, the synodical rotation period of which is 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds.
[Proper noun]
Sol
1.The Sun
2.(in Roman and Norse mythology) The sun god; equivalent of the Greek Helios.
3.A diminutive of the male given name Solomon.
[[Galician]]
[Proper noun]
Sol m.
1.the Sun, Sol
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0
2009/05/28 17:07
TaN
4083
tangentially
[[English]]
[Adverb]
tangentially (comparative more tangentially, superlative most tangentially)
1.In a tangential manner or direction
0
0
2009/05/28 17:13
TaN
4085
bear claw
[[English]]
[Noun]
bear claw (plural bear claws)
1.(regional, food) A large, sweet croissant.
0
0
2009/05/28 17:14
TaN
4087
poke
[[English]]
ipa :/pəʊk/[Etymology 1]
This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
[Etymology 2]
This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
[Etymology 3]
From pokeweed, by shortening
[[Maori]]
[Adjective]
poke
1.grimy
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0
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TaN
4089
high-five
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- high-five
[Noun]
high five (plural high fives)
1.A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap their right hands together at shoulder height or higher.
[Verb]
high five (third-person singular simple present high fives, present participle high fiving, simple past and past participle high fived)
1.To slap high fives.
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0
2009/05/28 17:15
TaN
4090
high five
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- high-five
[Noun]
high five (plural high fives)
1.A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap their right hands together at shoulder height or higher.
[Verb]
high five (third-person singular simple present high fives, present participle high fiving, simple past and past participle high fived)
1.To slap high fives.
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0
2009/05/28 17:15
TaN
4100
FIV
[[English]]
[Acronym]
FIV
1.(virology) feline immunodeficiency virus
[See also]
- HIV
- SIV
0
0
2009/05/28 17:19
TaN
4101
baffled
[[English]]
[Adjective]
baffled (comparative more baffled, superlative most baffled)
1.thoroughly confused, puzzled
2.having baffles
0
0
2009/05/28 17:19
TaN
4102
overt
[[English]]
[Adjective]
overt (not comparable)
1.Open and not secret or concealed.
[Antonyms]
- covert
[Etymology]
From Old French overt (French: ouvert).
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0
2009/05/28 17:19
TaN
4107
grass
[[English]]
ipa :/ɡɹɑːs/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/En-gb-grass.ogg
[Etymology]
From Old English græs, from Proto-Germanic, from the same Proto-Indo-European root as grow and green.
[Noun]
Grass.grass (countable and uncountable; plural grasses)
1.(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem, wrap around it for a distance, and leave, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
2.A lawn.
3.(slang, uncountable) Marijuana.
4.(slang) An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.
[Verb]
to grass (third-person singular simple present grasses, present participle grassing, simple past and past participle grassed)
1.(transitive) To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).
2.1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’, Norton 2005, p.709:
He flew at me with his knife, and I had to grass him twice, and got a cut over the knuckles, before I had the upper hand of him.
3.(transitive or intransitive, slang) To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.
[[Romansch]]
[Etymology]
From Latin crassus. Compare French graisse.
[Noun]
grass m.
1.fat
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0
2009/05/28 17:24
TaN
4115
minivan
[[English]]
[Noun]
minivan (plural minivans)Wikipedia has an article on:MinivanWikipedia
1.A small van.
0
0
2009/05/28 17:26
TaN
4117
fall out
[[English]]
[See also]
- fall out in
- fall out of flesh
- fall out of lease
- fall out upon
[Verb]
fall out
1.(simple, non-idiomatic sense) To come out of something by falling.
I opened the cupboard and a can fell out on to my foot.
2.(intransitive, idiomatic) To cease to be on good terms (with someone)
Dave and I fell out after a long argument.
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0
2009/05/28 17:26
TaN
4118
fall-out
[[English]]
[Noun]
fall-out (plural fall-outs)
1.Alternative spelling of fallout.
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0
2009/05/28 17:26
TaN
4122
subsist
[[English]]
[Etymology]
< French subsister < Latin subsistere (“‘to take a stand or position, stand still, stop, stay, remain, continue’”) < sub (“‘under’”) + sistere (“‘to cause to stand, place’”). Cf. consist, desist, exist, insist, persist.
[Verb]
to subsist (third-person singular simple present subsists, present participle subsisting, simple past and past participle subsisted)
1.To survive on a minimum of resources.
With her current income, Janet cannot thrive, she can only subsist.
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0
2009/05/28 17:27
TaN
4126
mileage
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- milage
[Noun]
mileage (uncountable)
1.the total distance, in miles, travelled
2.the number of miles travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel
3.an allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per mile
4.the amount of service that something has yielded or may yield in future
This old PC has still got plenty of mileage in it.
0
0
2009/05/28 20:15
TaN
4127
rarefied
[[English]]
[Adjective]
rarefied (comparative more rarefied, superlative most rarefied)
1.Esoteric.
2.(of a gas etc.) Less dense than usual.
The air at the top of a high mountain is rarefied.
[Alternative spellings]
- rarified
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0
2009/05/28 20:16
TaN
4128
rarefy
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- condense
[Synonyms]
- stretch
[Verb]
to rarefy (third-person singular simple present rarefies, present participle rarefying, simple past and past participle rarefied)
1.To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
2.To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to.
0
0
2009/05/28 20:16
TaN
4132
defender
[[English]]
ipa :-ɛndə(r)[Etymology]
to defend + -er
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:Defender (football)Wikipediadefender (plural defenders)
1.Someone who defends people or property.
2.A lawyer who represents defendants.
3.A fighter who repels an attack.
4.(sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
[[Spanish]]
[Etymology]
From Latin defendere
[Synonyms]
- proteger
[Verb]
defender (first-person singular present defendo, first-person singular preterite defendí, past participle defendido)
1.to defend (contra, de - against, from)
0
0
2009/05/28 20:18
TaN
4134
whip
[[English]]
ipa :/wɪp/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/En-us-whip.ogg
[Etymology]
From Middle English hwippen or whippen. Middle low German and Middle Dutch wippen (“‘to move quickly’”), Possibly from a Proto-Germanic *wip, although such word has not yet been found written. Perhaps also from Latin vibare (“‘to shake’”), akin to the Sanskrit root (vep). (See Swedish vippa and Danish vippe (“‘to shake’”)).
[Noun]
whip (plural whips)
1.A rod or rope used to hit a person or animal for punishment, torture or encouragement.
2.A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
3.(nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
4.(slang) A car.
5.(coffee) Whipped cream.
[Synonyms]
- (whip used on horses): crop, dressage whip, driving whip, jumping bat .
- knout
- quirt
- sjambok (South African)
[Verb]
to whip (third-person singular simple present whips, present participle whipping, simple past and past participle whipped)
1.(transitive) To hit with a whip.
2.(transitive) By extension, to hit with any flexible object.
3.(transitive) To defeat.
4.(transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
5.(transitive) To urge into action. (He whipped the department into shape.)
6.(transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying.
7.(transitive) To throw an object at a high velocity (Typically used in New England. He whipped the ball at me.)
8.(transitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
9.(intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip. (The pennants whipped in the wind.)
10.(intransitive) To move very fast. (The wind whipped through the valley.)
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0
2009/05/28 20:19
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4135
whip up
[[English]]
[Synonyms]
- whomp up
[Verb]
whip up
1.To produce something quickly, especially of a meal
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0
2009/05/28 20:19
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4136
whipped
[[English]]
ipa :/ʍɪpt/[Adjective]
whipped (comparative more whipped, superlative most whipped)
1.(slang) Controlled by a spouse or significant other to an unreasonable degree.
[Verb]
whipped
1.Simple past tense and past participle of whip.
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0
2009/05/28 20:19
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4139
bull's-eye
[[English]]
[Noun]
bull's-eye (plural bull's-eyes)
1.Alternative spelling of bull's eye.
0
0
2009/05/28 20:25
TaN
4140
academic
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/En-us-academic.ogg
[Adjective]
academic (comparative more academic, superlative most academic)
1.Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning.
2.academic courses - William Warburton
3.academical study - George Berkeley
4.Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the academic sect or philosophy.
5.Being scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific.
6.Conforming to set rules and traditions.
7.Having an aptitude for study.
8.(pejorative) Having no practical importance.
[Etymology]
Latin academicus: compare French académique. See academy.
[External links]
- academic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- academic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
academic (plural academics)
1.A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.
2.A person who attends an academy.
3.One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.
[See also]
- scientific
[[Interlingua]]
[Adjective]
academic
1.academic
[[Romanian]]
[Adjective]
academic (academică f., academici m. pl., academice f. pl.)
1.Academic m.
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0
2009/05/29 01:14
4144
headstrong
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/En-us-headstrong.ogg
[Adjective]
headstrong (comparative more headstrong, superlative most headstrong)
1.Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
He was in that headstrong teenage phase when he felt like he knew everything.
[Etymology]
From head + strong.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:obstinacy
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0
2009/05/30 14:30
TaN
4146
guttural
[[English]]
[Adjective]
guttural (comparative more guttural, superlative most guttural)
1.Sounding harsh and throaty.
German is considered a very guttural language, with many harsh consonants.
[Etymology]
Latin guttur "throat"
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0
2009/05/30 14:36
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4147
sparks
[[English]]
ipa :-ɑː(r)ks
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/En-us-sparks.ogg
[Derived terms]
- sparks fly
[Noun]
sparks
1.Plural form of spark.
[Verb]
sparks
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spark.
[[Danish]]
[Noun]
sparks n.
1.Genitive singular indefinite of spark.
2.Genitive plural indefinite of spark.
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0
2009/05/30 14:36
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4149
unquenched
[[English]]
[Adjective]
unquenched (not comparable)
1.Not quenched
2.2009 January 6, Jonathan Abrams, “For Oklahoma City Thunder, Wins Don't Come, but Fans Do”[1], New York Times:
Oklahoma City's 1.2 million people had no professional sports team and the unquenched willingness to support one.
[Etymology]
un- + quenched
[Synonyms]
- unabated
0
0
2009/05/31 16:24
TaN
4152
phi
[[English]]
ipa :/faɪ/[Noun]
phi (plural phis)
1.The twenty-first letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient.
2.A visual illusion caused by lights turning on and off in a sequential pattern that implies motion.
3.(mathematics) The symbol for the golden ratio.
- Letter of the Greek alphabet: Φ φ
- Previous: Υ
- Next: Χ
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0
2009/06/01 12:46
TaN
4153
phishing
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/[Etymology]
Respelling of fishing (“‘trying to find’”), perhaps to evoke phone, and perhaps by analogy with such respellings as phreak and phat.
[Noun]
phishing (uncountable)Wikipedia has an article on:PhishingWikipedia
1.(computing) The act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization. This is usually combined with a threat or request for information: for example, that an account will close, a balance is due, or information is missing from an account. The email will ask the recipient to supply confidential information, such as bank account details, PINs or passwords; these details are then used by the owners of the website to conduct fraud.
2.Can also mean to circumvent security with an alias.
[Synonyms]
- spoofing
[Verb]
phishing
1.Present participle of phish.
0
0
2009/06/01 12:46
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4154
fishing
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/En-us-fishing.ogg
[Adjective]
fishing (not comparable)
1.Of, or pertaining to fishing.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:FishingWikipediafishing (countable and uncountable; plural fishings)Fishing (sense 1)
1.(uncountable) The activity or sport of catching fish from a body of water.
a good day's fishing
2.(uncountable) The business of catching fish in large quantities for sale.
the fishing industry
3.(countable) A place for catching fish.
[Synonyms]
- (sport of catching fish): sportfishing
[Verb]
fishing
1.Present participle of fish.
0
0
2009/06/01 12:46
TaN
4156
phish
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Back-formation from phishing.
[Noun]
phish (plural phishes)
1.An instance of a phishing attack.
[Verb]
to phish (third-person singular simple present phishes, present participle phishing, simple past and past participle phished)
1.To engage in phishing.
0
0
2009/06/01 12:47
2009/06/01 12:47
TaN
4158
phreak
[[English]]
[Etymology]
A combination of phone and freak.
[Noun]
phreak (plural phreaks)
1.(technology) A person who engages in phone phreaking.
[Verb]
to phreak (third-person singular simple present phreaks, present participle phreaking, simple past and past participle phreaked)
1.(transitive, intransitive) To engage in phone phreaking.
0
0
2009/06/01 12:48
TaN
4159
respellings
[[English]]
[Noun]
respellings
1.Plural form of respelling.
0
0
2009/06/01 12:49
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