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41231 slimmer [[English]] [Adjective] editslimmer 1.comparative form of slim: more slim [Anagrams] edit - Limmers, limmers [Noun] editslimmer (plural slimmers) 1.A person who is trying to become slim by dieting. 2.That which slims. 3.1973, Diwana (issues 16-23, page 4) Absence of greasy food will prove an automatic slimmer. [[Westrobothnian]] ipa :-ɪ́mːe̞ɾ[Etymology] editCompare Norwegian slemba, Swedish slimsa. [Noun] editsli´mmĕr f (definite singular sli´mră, definite plural slīmrĕn) 1.fritter, cloth, torn tabs on clothing or other [Pronunciation 1] edit - Rhymes: -ɪ́mːe̞ɾ [Pronunciation 2] edit - Rhymes: -ɪ̀mːe̞ɾ [References] edit - Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten, “slimmer f sli´mmĕr” and “slimra v slīmmĕr”, in Ordbok över Umemålet [Dictionary of the Umeå speech], →ISBN, page 117 - Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Slimmär”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 623 [Verb] editslīmmĕr 1.(transitive) caress åh stå int denna å slimmer oh, do not stand there caressing 2.(transitive) rive Slimmär ópp kläa tear, wear your clothes 0 0 2022/03/02 08:59 TaN
41235 impartiality [[English]] [Etymology] editFrom Middle French impartialité. [Noun] editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:impartialityWikipedia impartiality (countable and uncountable, plural impartialities) 1.The quality of being impartial; fairness. [Synonyms] edit - impartialness 0 0 2022/03/02 09:12 TaN
41237 ruble [[English]] ipa :/ɹuːbəl/[Alternative forms] edit - rouble (via French) [Anagrams] edit - Brule, Brulé, Luber, bluer, burel [Etymology] editBorrowed from Russian рубль (rublʹ) [Noun] edit Russian ruble sign (new)ruble (plural rubles) 1.The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка (kopéjka), Belarusian: капе́йка (kapjéjka)). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽. [[Catalan]] ipa :/ˈru.blə/[Further reading] edit - “ruble” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans. - “ruble” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana. - “ruble” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. - “ruble” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. [Noun] editruble m (plural rubles) 1.ruble (currency of Russia) [[Polish]] ipa :/ˈrub.lɛ/[Noun] editruble m 1.nominative plural of rubel 2.accusative plural of rubel 3.vocative plural of rubel [[Turkish]] [Etymology] editBorrowed from Russian рубль (rublʹ). [Noun] editruble (definite accusative rubleyi, plural rubleler) 1.ruble [References] edit - Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ruble”, in Nişanyan Sözlük - ruble in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu 0 0 2022/03/02 09:49 TaN
41238 strident [[English]] ipa :/ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/[Adjective] editstrident (comparative more strident, superlative most strident) 1.Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra. 2.Grating or obnoxious The artist chose a strident mixture of colors. 3.2005 May 23, Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, The World Hitler Never Made: Alternate History and the Memory of Nazism‎[1], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 182: If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999. 4.(nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides 5.2003, November 6, “Stuart Cosgrove”, in Taylor slagging Saddam shame.‎[2], Glasgow: Under David Taylor's stewardship, the SFA has made strident progress. [Anagrams] edit - tridents [Etymology] editFrom French strident, from Latin strīdēns, present active participle of strīdō. [Noun] editstrident (plural stridents) 1.(linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth. Hypernym: fricative [References] edit - “strident” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “strident”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. [[French]] ipa :/stʁi.dɑ̃/[Adjective] editstrident (feminine singular stridente, masculine plural stridents, feminine plural stridentes) 1.strident; producing a high-pitched or piercing sound [Anagrams] edit - tridents [Further reading] edit - “strident”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [[Latin]] [Verb] editstrīdent 1.third-person plural future active indicative of strīdō [[Romanian]] [Adjective] editstrident m or n (feminine singular stridentă, masculine plural stridenți, feminine and neuter plural stridente) 1.strident [Etymology] editFrom French strident, from Latin stridens. 0 0 2009/07/14 17:39 2022/03/02 09:49 TaN
41240 confab [[English]] ipa :/ˈkɒnfæb/[Etymology 1] editClipping of confabulation,[1] from Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”),[2] from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results);[3] see further at etymology 2. [Etymology 2] editClipping of confabulate,[4] from Latin cōnfābulārī + English -ate (suffix forming verbs with the sense of acting in the specified manner). Cōnfābulārī is the present active infinitive of cōnfābulor (“to converse; to discuss”), from con- (prefix indicating a bringing together) + fābulor (“to chat, converse, talk; to make up a story”) (from fābula (“discourse, narrative; fable, story”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say, speak”)) + for (“to say, speak, talk”)).[5] [References] edit 1. ^ “confab, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1891; “confab, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. 2. ^ “confabūlāciōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. 3. ^ “confabulation, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1891; “confabulation, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. 4. ^ “confab, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1891; “confab, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. 5. ^ Compare “confabulate, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1891; “confabulate, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. 0 0 2021/07/02 14:58 2022/03/02 09:50 TaN
41241 confabulate [[English]] ipa :/kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/[Etymology] editLatin cōnfābulārī +‎ -ate. [Verb] editconfabulate (third-person singular simple present confabulates, present participle confabulating, simple past and past participle confabulated) 1.(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat. Synonym: confab 2.(intransitive) To confer. 3.(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory. 4.1991, George P. Prigatano Chairman, Daniel L. Schacter, Awareness of Deficit after Brain Injury: Clinical and Theoretical Issues ... "It has been well established that the speech areas in the absence of input often confabulate a response." [[Italian]] [Etymology 1] edit [Etymology 2] edit [[Latin]] [Participle] editcōnfābulāte 1.vocative masculine singular of cōnfābulātus [[Spanish]] [Verb] editconfabulate 1.(Latin America) Informal second-person singular (voseo) affirmative imperative form of confabularse. 0 0 2021/07/02 14:58 2022/03/02 09:50 TaN
41242 confabulation [[English]] ipa :/kənˌfæbjʊˈleɪʃən/[Etymology] editFrom Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”),[1] from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem.[2] [Noun] editconfabulation (countable and uncountable, plural confabulations) 1.A casual conversation; a chat. Synonym: confab 2.(psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true. [References] edit 1. ^ “confabūlāciōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. 2. ^ “confabulation, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1891; “confabulation, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. 0 0 2021/07/02 14:58 2022/03/02 09:50 TaN
41245 treason [[English]] ipa :/ˈtɹiː.zən/[Anagrams] edit - Santore, Senator, anteros, asteron, atoners, nor'-east, nose art, noseart, one-star, orantes, ornates, roneats, rotanes, santero, seatron, senator, tenoras [Etymology] editFrom Middle English tresoun, treison, from Anglo-Norman treson, from Old French traïson (“treason”), from trair, or from Latin trāditiōnem, accusative of trāditiō (“a giving up, handing over, surrender, delivery, tradition”), from trādō (“give up, hand over, deliver over, betray”, verb), from trāns- (“over, across”) +‎ dō (“give”). Doublet of tradition. [Noun] edittreason (countable and uncountable, plural treasons) 1.The crime of betraying one’s own country. 2.1613, John Harington, “Book iv, Epigram 5”, in Alcilia: Treason doth never prosper. What's the reason? Why, if it doth, then none dare call it treason. 3.An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence. [References] edit - treason at OneLook Dictionary Search - “treason” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - treason in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. [See also] edit - sedition [Synonyms] edit - betrayal - perfidiousness - perfidy - treacherousness - treachery [[Middle English]] [Noun] edittreason 1.Alternative form of tresoun 0 0 2022/03/02 09:51 TaN
41246 for all [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - all for, floral [Prepositional phrase] editfor all 1.In spite of, despite. For all his protests, he was forced to have a bath. 2.1909, H. G. Wells, Ann Veronica For all that she was of exceptional intellectual enterprise, she had never yet considered these things with unaverted eyes. 3.2019 September 10, Phil McNulty, “'England horribly fallible in defence' against Kosovo in Euro 2020 qualifying”, in BBC Sport‎[1]: Maguire made an horrendous meal of the most basic piece of work to make it a treble helping of dreadful defending by England and for all the flair and fantasy of their attacking play there is no hiding away from the fact this is a serious weakness. 4.1988, Michael Hopkinson, Green Against Green: The Irish Civil War: Collins' death can be put down to his devil-may-care attitude—his decision to journey through hostile territory in a large convoy, the inadequate choice of the members of the convoy, and the tactics he adopted in the ambush. For all the debate about ballistics and entry and exit wounds, and the use of powerful historical imaginations, it matters more that Collins was killed than how he was killed. Concentration on the events at Béal na mBláth has, moreover, often meant a failure to place them in the overall context of the war. 5.(mathematics, literally) Applying to every element of a set. For all x in A, x 2 {\displaystyle x^{2}} is even. 0 0 2021/07/14 11:04 2022/03/02 09:51 TaN
41248 wake [[English]] ipa :/weɪk/[Anagrams] edit - weak, weka [Etymology 1] editA merger of two verbs of similar form and meaning: - Middle English waken, Old English wacan, from Proto-Germanic *wakaną. - Middle English wakien, Old English wacian, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną. [Etymology 2] editFrom Old English wacu, from Proto-Germanic *wakō. [Etymology 3] editProbably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch wake, from or akin to Old Norse vǫk (“a hole in the ice”) ( > Danish våge, Icelandic vök), from Proto-Germanic *wakwō (“wetness”), from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“moist, wet”). [[Dutch]] ipa :/ˈʋaː.kə/[Etymology] editFrom Old Dutch *waka, from Proto-Germanic *wakō. [Noun] editwake f (plural waken) 1.A wake (a gathering to remember a dead person). [Verb] editwake 1.(archaic) singular present subjunctive of waken [[Japanese]] [Romanization] editwake 1.Rōmaji transcription of わけ [[Middle English]] [Adjective] editwake 1.Alternative form of woke [[Swahili]] [Adjective] editwake 1.M class inflected form of -ake. 2.U class inflected form of -ake. 3.Wa class inflected form of -ake. [Noun] editwake 1.plural of mke [[Torres Strait Creole]] [Etymology] editFrom Meriam wakey. [Noun] editwake 1.(eastern dialect) thigh, upper leg [Synonyms] edit - dokap (western dialect) 0 0 2010/02/05 10:06 2022/03/02 09:52 TaN
41249 urging [[English]] ipa :/ˈɝd͡ʒɪŋ/[Anagrams] edit - gruing [Verb] editurging 1.present participle of urge 0 0 2022/03/02 09:52 TaN
41250 aggressor [[English]] [Alternative forms] edit - aggressour (obsolete) [Etymology] editFrom Latin aggressor (“attacker, assailant, aggressor”) [Noun] editaggressor (plural aggressors) 1.The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant. [[Danish]] [Further reading] edit - “aggressor” in Den Danske Ordbog [Noun] editaggressor c (singular definite aggressoren, plural indefinite aggressorer) 1.aggressor [[Latin]] ipa :/aɡˈɡres.sor/[Etymology] editFrom aggredior (“attack, assault”) +‎ -tor (agentive suffix). [Noun] editaggressor m (genitive aggressōris); third declension 1.attacker, assailant, aggressor [References] edit - aggressor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press - aggressor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette 0 0 2022/03/02 09:53 TaN
41251 Cannes [[English]] ipa :/ˈkæn/[Anagrams] edit - Nances, nances [Etymology] editBorrowed from French Cannes, from earlier Canois, Canua.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What language are the older forms? Occitan/Provençal? What’s the further etymology?”) [Proper noun] editCannes 1.A city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France [[French]] ipa :/kan/[Anagrams] edit - scanne, scanné [Etymology] editFrom Old French Canua, possibly related to cane (“reed”). Or, possibly from a pre-Indo-European substrate toponym *kan ("tall, height"). [Proper noun] editCannes ? 1.Cannes (a city in France) [References] edit - Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006. [[Portuguese]] [Proper noun] editCannes f 1.Cannes (a city in Alpes-Maritimes department, France) 0 0 2021/08/30 22:01 2022/03/02 09:55 TaN
41252 cann [[Old English]] ipa :/kɑnn/[Etymology 1] editFrom Proto-Germanic *kannō (“knowledge”), from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know how”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵen-, *ǵnō- (“to know”), *ǵn̥néh₃-. Akin to Old Frisian kanna, kena (“recognition, investigation”). [Etymology 2] editFrom Proto-West Germanic *kann (“I, he, she can”), first and third person singular present tense of Proto-West Germanic *kunnan. 0 0 2016/05/24 11:54 2022/03/02 09:55
41253 on the brink of [[English]] [Preposition] editon the brink of 1.Very nearly; imminent; close. The old building seemed to be on the brink of collapse. 2.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide So in a week's time she was beginning to hearken to her mother when she spoke of incantations and charms for restoring love. She kenned it was sin, but though not seven days syne she had sat at the Lord's table, so strong is love in a young heart that she was on the very brink of it. 0 0 2022/03/02 09:56 TaN
41254 brink [[English]] ipa :/bɹɪŋk/[Etymology] editMiddle English brinke, from Old Norse *brenka, brinka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”). Cognate with Dutch brink (“grassland”), regional German Brink, Icelandic brekka (“slope”); also Tocharian B prenke (“island”), Irish braine (“prow”). [Noun] editbrink (plural brinks) 1.The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge. the brink of a river 2.(figuratively) The edge or border. the brink of success [[Dutch]] ipa :/brɪŋk/[Etymology] editFrom Middle Dutch brinc, from Old Dutch brink, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz.Cognate with English brink. [Noun] editbrink m (plural brinken, diminutive brinkje n) 1.village green, functioning as a central square 2.edge or margin of a field 3.edge or margin of a hill 4.grassy edge or margin of a strip of land 5.grassland [[Middle English]] [Noun] editbrink 1.Alternative form of brinke 0 0 2009/04/13 09:55 2022/03/02 09:56 TaN
41255 Brink [[English]] [Proper noun] editBrink (plural Brinks) 1.A surname​. [Statistics] edit - According to the 2010 United States Census, Brink is the 2989th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11982 individuals. Brink is most common among White (93.65%) individuals. [[German]] ipa :/bʁɪŋk/[Etymology] editBorrowed from Low German Brink, from Middle Low German brink, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz. Cognate with Dutch brink, English brink. [Noun] editBrink m (strong, genitive Brinkes or Brinks, plural Brinke) 1.(regional, Northern Germany, now chiefly in placenames) small meadow or plot of grass, often slightly hilly or elevated; village green Synonym: Anger 0 0 2009/04/13 09:55 2022/03/02 09:56 TaN
41256 teetering [[English]] [Noun] editteetering (plural teeterings) 1.A precarious motion or situation, risking a fall or collapse. the teeterings of the financial market [Verb] editteetering 1.present participle of teeter 0 0 2013/02/17 19:27 2022/03/02 09:57
41257 teeter [[English]] ipa :/ˈtiːtə/[Anagrams] edit - terete [Etymology] editAlteration of titter. [Noun] editteeter (plural teeters) 1.(Canada, US) A teeter-totter or seesaw. [Verb] editteeter (third-person singular simple present teeters, present participle teetering, simple past and past participle teetered) 1.(intransitive) To tilt back and forth on an edge. He teetered on the brink of the precipice. 2.2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian‎[1]: The concrete floors of B2B sheds were already being built to an exacting degree of flatness, calibrated using lasers, so that forklifts would not teeter while lifting pallets to the highest shelves. 3.(figuratively) To be indecisive. We teetered on the fence about buying getaway tickets and missed the opportunity. 4.(figuratively) To be close to becoming a typically negative situation. Despite appearances, the firm was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. 0 0 2013/02/17 19:27 2022/03/02 09:57
41259 toxic [[English]] ipa :/ˈtɒk.sɪk/[Adjective] edittoxic (comparative more toxic, superlative most toxic) 1.(toxicology, pharmacology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities. Synonyms: poisonous, venomous Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances. 2.2019 December 8, Hannah Beech; Ryn Jirenuwat, “The Price of Recycling Old Laptops: Toxic Fumes in Thailand’s Lungs”, in New York Times‎[1]: If some types of electronic waste aren’t incinerated at a high enough temperature, dioxins, which can cause cancer and developmental problems, infiltrate the food supply. Without proper safeguarding, toxic heavy metals seep into the soil and groundwater. 3.(medicine) Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems. The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital. 4.(figuratively) Severely negative or harmful. a toxic environment that promoted bullying 5.(figuratively, of a person) Hateful or strongly antipathetic. It is not good to be around toxic people. 6.2020 April 23, Cal Newport, “'Expert Twitter' Only Goes So Far. Bring Back Blogs”, in Wired‎[2]: Though Twitter is still overrun with toxic anger and fear-based nonsense (now more than ever), it is also, in one crucial way, beginning to play an important role in our response to the pandemic. [Etymology] editBorrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”). [Further reading] edit - “toxic” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “toxic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. [[Interlingua]] [Adjective] edittoxic (comparative plus toxic, superlative le plus toxic) 1.toxic (chemically noxious to health) [[Romanian]] ipa :/ˈtok.sik/[Adjective] edittoxic m or n (feminine singular toxică, masculine plural toxici, feminine and neuter plural toxice) 1.toxic [Etymology] editBorrowed from French toxique, Latin toxicus, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón). See also toapsec. [Synonyms] edit - otrăvicios - otrăvitor 0 0 2009/04/07 01:26 2022/03/02 09:59 TaN
41260 terrifying [[English]] ipa :/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/[Adjective] editterrifying (comparative more terrifying, superlative most terrifying) 1.Frightening or intimidating. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frightening 2.Of a formidable nature; terrific [Verb] editterrifying 1.present participle of terrify 0 0 2022/03/02 09:59 TaN
41263 pavilion [[English]] ipa :/pəˈvɪljən/[Etymology] editFrom Middle English pavilloun, from Anglo-Norman pavilloun, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form of pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”) (due to resemblance of tent to a butterfly’s wings), of unknown origin.[1] Doublet of papillon.Cognate to French pavillon (“pavilion”) and papillon (“butterfly”), and similar terms in other Romance languages. [Noun] editpavilion (plural pavilions) 1.An ornate tent. 2.A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place. 3.A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc. 4.(cricket) The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals. 5.A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex. 6.The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone, lying between the girdle and collet. 7.(anatomy) The cartiliginous part of the outer ear; auricle. 8.(anatomy) The fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube. 9.(military) A flag, ensign, or banner. 1.A flag or ensign carried at the gaff of the mizzenmast.(heraldry) A tent used as a bearing.A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky. - 1819 or 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Cloud”, in Prometheus Unbound […], London: C[harles] and J[ames] Ollier […], published 1820, OCLC 36924440, stanza 6, page 200: For after the rain when with never a stain, / The pavilion of heaven is bare, […] [References] edit 1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “pavilion”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. [Synonyms] edit - (part of ear): auricle, pinna [Verb] editpavilion (third-person singular simple present pavilions, present participle pavilioning, simple past and past participle pavilioned) 1.(transitive) To furnish with a pavilion. 2.(transitive) To put inside a pavilion. 3.(transitive, figuratively) To enclose or surround (after Robert Grant's hymn line "pavilioned in splendour"). [[Romanian]] [Etymology] editFrom French pavillon or German Pavillon. [Noun] editpavilion n (plural pavilioane) 1.pavilion, gazebo 0 0 2022/03/02 10:01 TaN
41264 oft [[English]] ipa :/ɔft/[Adverb] editoft (comparative ofter, superlative oftest) 1.(chiefly poetic, dialectal, and in combination) often; frequently; not rarely An oft-told tale 2.1623, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, Act II, Scene 1, 1765, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (editors), The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 4, 1778, page 45, What I can do, can do no hurt to try: / Since you ſet up your reſt 'gainſt remedy: / He that of greateſt works is finiſher, / Oft does them by the weakeſt miniſter; / So holy writ in babes hath judgment ſhown, / When judges have been babes. 3.1819, George Gordon Byron, John Galt (biography), The Pophecy of Dante, Canto the Fourth, 1857, The Complete Works of Lord Byron, Volume 1, page 403, And how is it that they, the sons of fame, / Whose inspiration seems to them to shine / From high, they whom the nations oftest name, / Must pass their days in penury or pain, / Or step to grandeur through the paths of shame, / And wear a deeper brand and gaudier chain? 4.1902, James H. Mulligan, In Kentucky, quoted in 2005, Wade Hall (editor), The Kentucky Anthology, page 203, The moonlight falls the softest / In Kentucky; / The summer days come oftest / In Kentucky; [Anagrams] edit - FOT, TOF [Etymology] editFrom Middle English oft (also ofte, often > Modern English often), from Old English oft (“often”), from Proto-Germanic *uftō (“often”). Cognate with German oft (“oft, often”) and Dutch oft. More at often. [[Dutch]] [Adverb] editoft (comparative ofter, superlative oftst) 1.(obsolete) often [Etymology] editFrom Proto-Germanic *ufta. Cognate with English oft and German oft. [Further reading] editoft - instituut voor de Nederlandse taal [[German]] ipa :/ɔft/[Adverb] editoft (comparative öfter, superlative am öftesten) 1.often Synonyms: dauernd, des Öfteren, fortgesetzt, gehäuft, häufig, immer wieder, laufend, mehrfach, mehrmalig, mehrmals, öfter, öfters, oftmalig, oftmals, regelmäßig, ständig, vielfach, vielmals, wiederholt, x-mal, zigmal [Etymology] editFrom Middle High German ofte, oft, uft, from Old High German ofta, ofto, oftu, from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”). Cognate with Dutch oft, English oft and often. [Further reading] edit - “oft” in Duden online [Synonyms] edit - (colloquial, figuratively): dutzendfach, dutzendmal, hundertmal, tausendmal, millionenmal [[Hunsrik]] ipa :/oft/[Adverb] editoft 1.often [Further reading] edit - Online Hunsrik Dictionary [[Icelandic]] ipa :-ɔft[Adverb] editoft (comparative oftar, superlative oftast) 1.often Ég fer oft í ræktina. I often go to the gym. Ég er oftast í tölvunni. I spend most of my time on the computer. Ég hef sigrað oftar en þú! I've won more often than you! [Etymology] editFrom Old Norse oft (“often”) and opt (“oft, often”) [[Old English]] ipa :/oft/[Adverb] editoft 1.often [Etymology] editFrom Proto-Germanic *ufta [[Old Norse]] [Adverb] editoft 1.often [Alternative forms] edit - opt [Etymology] editFrom Proto-Germanic *ufta. [[Old Saxon]] [Adverb] editoft 1.often [Etymology] editFrom Proto-Germanic *ufta [[Pennsylvania German]] [Adverb] editoft 1.often, frequently [Etymology] editCompare German oft, English often, Swedish ofta. [Synonyms] edit - efders - oftmols [[Romanian]] [Etymology] editFrom aht. [Noun] editoft n (plural ofturi) 1.sigh 0 0 2010/01/28 14:45 2022/03/02 10:01 TaN
41266 woo [[English]] ipa :/wuː/[Anagrams] edit - OWO [Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English wowen, woȝen, from Old English wōgian (“to woo, court, marry”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots wow (“to woo”). Perhaps related to Old English wōg, wōh (“bending, crookedness”), in the specific sense of "bend or incline (some)one toward oneself". If so, then derived from Proto-Germanic *wanhō (“a bend, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wonk- (“crooked, bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *wā- (“to bend, twist, turn”); related to Old Norse vá (“corner, angle”). [Etymology 2] edit [Etymology 3] edit [[Afar]] ipa :/ˈwoː/[Determiner] editwóo 1.that, those (masculine) [References] edit - E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “woo”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN - Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis) [[Fula]] [Etymology 1] edit [Etymology 2] editFrom a Mande language. [References] edit - Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014. [[Middle English]] ipa :/wɔː/[Etymology 1] editFrom Old English wā, wǣ, from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. [Etymology 2] edit [[Moma]] [Etymology] editCognate with Wolio baa. [Noun] editwoo 1.head 0 0 2009/07/14 17:50 2022/03/02 10:01 TaN
41267 Woo [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - OWO [Etymology 1] editFrom an irregular romanization of various Mandarin Chinese surnames including 吳 (Wú, “Wu, a former Chinese kingdom near Suzhou”), 伍 (Wǔ, “five”), 武 (Wǔ, “war, warrior, war-like”), and 巫 (wū, “wu, a Chinese shaman”) [Etymology 2] editKorean 우 (u). - (surname): from Korean 禹, 於 [[Central Franconian]] ipa :/ʋɔː/[Alternative forms] edit - Woh (variant spelling) - Wooch (Ripuarian, north-western Moselle Franconian) [Etymology] editFrom Old High German wāga. [Noun] editWoo f (plural Wohe, diminutive Wähelche) 1.(southern and eastern Moselle Franconian) scales (instrument for measuring) 0 0 2009/07/14 17:50 2022/03/02 10:01 TaN
41268 fete [[English]] ipa :/feɪt/[Alternative forms] edit - fête [Anagrams] edit - ETFE, feet, teef [Etymology] editBorrowed from French fête. Doublet of feast and fiesta. [Noun] editfete (plural fetes) 1.A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. 2.1991, Treasure Hunting, Treasure Hunting Publications: The final fete of the year was held at the Plymouth Hoe on 20 July, where fine weather and crowds of people ensured much support for local charities and boosted club finds. 3.A feast, celebration or carnival. [Verb] editfete (third-person singular simple present fetes, present participle feting, simple past and past participle feted) 1.(transitive, usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person). Synonym: celebrate 2.1992, Today, News Group Newspapers Ltd: Danielle Salamon was also four when she was feted as a musical genius in 1953. 3.2007 April 6, Mike Barnes, “Is this the hardest-working man in music?”, in The Guardian‎[1]: Saxophonist Pete Wareham, his friend and collaborator in Polar Bear and the critically feted groups Acoustic Ladyland and Fulborn Teversham, soon punctures that idea. 4.2018 April 27, William Cook, “Are Macron and Merkel playing good cop, bad cop with Trump?”, in The Spectator: For three days Emmanuel Macron was wooed and fêted by Donald Trump, treated to marching bands and banquets. [[Latin]] [Adjective] editfēte 1.vocative masculine singular of fētus [[Neapolitan]] ipa :/fɛtə/[Etymology] editFrom Latin fēteō [Verb] editfete 1.to smell bad, to stink [[Norwegian Bokmål]] [Adjective] editfete 1.definite singular of fet 2.plural of fet [[Romanian]] ipa :[ˈfe.te][Noun] editfete f pl 1.plural of fată [[Swedish]] [Adjective] editfete 1.absolute definite natural masculine singular of fet. [[West Makian]] ipa :/ˈɸe.t̪e/[Etymology] editCognate with Ternate hate (“tree”). [Noun] editfete 1.tree [References] edit - Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[2], Pacific linguistics 0 0 2022/03/02 10:02 TaN
41269 fet [[English]] ipa :/fɛt/[Anagrams] edit - EFT, ETF, FTE, TFE, eft, tef [Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English fetten, feten, from Old English fetian, fatian (“to bring, fetch”), probably a conflation of Proto-Germanic *fetaną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to walk, stumble, fall”); and Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to hold, seize”), also from Proto-Indo-European *ped-. Cognate with Dutch vatten (“to catch, grab”), German fassen (“to lay hold of, seize, take, hold”). Compare also Icelandic feta (“to find one's way”). More at fetch. [Etymology 2] editCompare feat, French fait, and Italian fetta (“slice”), German Fetzen (“rag”). [Etymology 3] edit [[Aromanian]] [Etymology 1] editFrom Latin fētō. Compare Daco-Romanian făta. [Etymology 2] editFrom Latin fētus. Compare Daco-Romanian făt. [[Catalan]] ipa :/ˈfet/[Etymology] editFrom Latin factum. Compare Old French fet, Modern French fait. Compare also Spanish hecho. [Noun] editfet m (plural fets) 1.fact [Verb] editfet m (feminine feta, masculine plural fets, feminine plural fetes) 1.past participle of fer [[Chuukese]] [Contraction] editfet 1.what is someone doing? Ka fet? ― What are you doing? [Etymology] editContraction of föri + met [[Icelandic]] ipa :/fɛːt/[Etymology] editFrom Proto-Germanic *fetą, from Proto-Indo-European *pedóm, from *ped-. [Noun] editfet n (genitive singular fets, nominative plural fet) 1.step 2.(historical) a unit of measure equivalent to half an alin, or 3 lófar 3.foot (unit of measure equivalent to 12 inches) [[Norwegian Bokmål]] [Adjective] editfet (neuter singular fett, definite singular and plural fete, comparative fetere, indefinite superlative fetest, definite superlative feteste) 1.fat 2.fatty (especially food) [Alternative forms] edit - feit [Etymology] editFrom Old Norse feitr [References] edit - “fet” in The Bokmål Dictionary. [[Norwegian Nynorsk]] [Alternative forms] edit - (non-standard since 2012) fit [Etymology] editFrom Old Norse fit f. [Noun] editfet f (definite singular feta, indefinite plural feter, definite plural fetene) 1.a grassy meadow, especially near a body of water [References] edit - “fet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. [[Old English]] ipa :/feːt/[Noun] editfēt 1.plural of fōt [[Old French]] [Etymology 1] editFrom Latin factus. [Etymology 2] editFrom Latin factum. [References] edit - - fet on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub [[Old Irish]] ipa :/fʲed/[Etymology] editFrom Proto-Celtic *wintos (“wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts. [Further reading] edit - Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language [Mutation] edit [Noun] editfet f (genitive fite or feite, nominative plural feta) 1.whistling, hissing, the sound of a sword cleaving the air 2.c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 3a7 is cosmart do rétaib ind ḟet the whistling is a signal by things 3.(musical intrument) pipe [[Swedish]] ipa :/feːt/[Adjective] editfet (comparative fetare, superlative fetast) 1.fat, obese (about people or animals) Fetare gubbe har jag nog aldrig sett tidigare. ― I don't think I've seen such a fat guy before. 2.containing much fat (about food) 3.being especially fertile, profitable or lucrative; (slang) good, extraordinary, phat (a general intensifier, usually positive) Du missade en riktigt fet chans. ― You missed quite a good opportunity. Shit, vilken fet bil du har köpt! ― Damn, what a nice/cool/phat car you've bought! [Etymology] editFrom Old Swedish fēter, from Old Norse feitr, from Proto-Germanic *faitaz. [[Westrobothnian]] [Etymology] editFrom Old Norse fet, from Proto-Germanic *fetą. [Noun] editfet n 1.footstep, step 0 0 2022/03/02 10:02 TaN
41270 Fet [[North Frisian]] ipa :/fɛt/[Etymology] editCognate with English feet. [Noun] editFet 1.(Sylt) plural of Fut [[Norwegian Bokmål]] [Proper noun] editFet 1.A municipality of Akershus, Norway [[Norwegian Nynorsk]] [Proper noun] editFet 1.A municipality of Akershus, Norway 0 0 2022/03/02 10:02 TaN
41272 unclench [[English]] ipa :/ʌnˈklɛntʃ/[Etymology] editFrom Middle English unclenchen, equivalent to un- +‎ clench. [Verb] editunclench (third-person singular simple present unclenches, present participle unclenching, simple past and past participle unclenched) 1.(transitive) To open (something that was clenched). 2.2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 330: I watched her clench and unclench her fists nervously. The baby stopped crying and unclenched her fists. 3.(intransitive) To relax, especially one's muscles. Bill, take some deep breaths and unclench. 0 0 2022/03/02 10:02 TaN
41273 triumph [[English]] ipa :/ˈtɹaɪ.ʌmf/[Etymology 1] editFrom Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus (“triumphal procession”), ultimately from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos, “thriambus”). Doublet of thriambus. [Etymology 2] editFrom Latin triumphō. [Related terms] edit - triumphal - triumphant 0 0 2021/08/06 11:00 2022/03/02 10:03 TaN
41274 dizzying [[English]] [Adjective] editdizzying (comparative more dizzying, superlative most dizzying) 1.Tending to make one (actually or metaphorically) dizzy or confused, as of great speed or height. The salesman presented me with a dizzying array of choices, and I was hard pressed to choose between them. 2.2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in the Guardian‎[1]: The organisation fills many gaps left by the state, operating a dizzying array of services, including homes for victims of domestic violence, food banks and a shelter for stray animals. [Synonyms] edit - (tending to make one dizzy or confused): bewildering, excessive, heady, intoxicating [Verb] editdizzying 1.present participle of dizzy 0 0 2017/02/27 11:50 2022/03/02 10:03 TaN
41275 dizzy [[English]] ipa :/ˈdɪzi/[Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English disy, dysy, desi, dusy, from Old English dysiġ, dyseġ (“dizzy; foolish; unwise; stupid”), from Proto-Germanic *dusigaz (“stunned; dazed”). Akin to West Frisian dize (“fog”), Dutch deusig, duizig (“dizzy”), duizelig (“dizzy”), German dösig (“sleepy; stupid”). [Etymology 2] edit 0 0 2010/07/15 10:18 2022/03/02 10:03
41276 Dizzy [[English]] [Proper noun] editDizzy 1.(UK, slang, humorous) Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, and twice prime minister of the United Kingdom. 0 0 2022/03/02 10:03 TaN
41277 trumped-up [[English]] [Adjective] edittrumped-up (comparative more trumped-up, superlative most trumped-up) 1.Faked, fabricated or falsely manufactured. These trumped-up charges are unfair to the defendant. [Etymology] editFrom the past participle form of the phrasal verb trump up. 0 0 2022/03/02 10:03 TaN
41278 trump [[English]] ipa :/tɹʌmp/[Etymology 1] editPossibly from French triomphe (“triumph”) or Old French triumphe. [Etymology 2] editFrom Middle English trumpe, trompe (“trumpet”) from Old French trompe (“horn, trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), from a common Germanic word of imitative origin.Akin to Old High German trumpa, trumba (“horn, trumpet”), Middle Dutch tromme (“drum”), Middle Low German trumme (“drum”). More at trumpet, drum. [Etymology 3] editShortening of Jew's-trump, which may be from French jeu-trump, jeu tromp, jeu trompe (a trump, or toy, to play with). [Further reading] edit - - Trump in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) 0 0 2022/03/02 10:03 TaN
41279 Trump [[English]] ipa :/tɹʌmp/[Etymology] editThe surname has two sources.[1] - English (Devon): an occupational name for a trumpeter, from Middle English trumpe (“trumpet”). - German (Bavaria): from German Trump, possibly an occupational name for a drummer, from Middle High German trumbe (“drum”), although the alternative forms Trumpf, Drumpf cannot be derived from this (except by postulating them to be hypercorrections) [Proper noun] editTrump (plural Trumps) 1.A surname, from German​. 2.1861, Anthony Trollope, chapter XXXII, in Orley Farm‎[1]: The house at which he was to lodge had been selected with considerable judgment. It was kept by a tidy old widow known as Mrs. Trump; but those who knew any thing of Hamworth affairs were well aware that Mrs. Trump had been left without a shilling, and could not have taken that snug little house in Paradise Row and furnished it completely out of her own means. 1.(politics) Used specifically of Donald Trump (b. 1946), a businessman, television personality and former president of the United States of America (2017-2021). 2.2017 December 3, Kayleigh Roberts, “Yara Shahidi Just Asked Hillary Clinton About That Very Uncomfortable Trump Debate”, in Harper's BAZAAR‎[2]: During their interview, Shahidi asked Clinton about the uncomfortable second presidential debate, during which Trump stalked her around the stage. [References] edit 1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trump”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 505: “1. English (Devon): metonymic occupational name for a trumpeter, from Middle English trumpe ‘trumpet’. 2. German (Bavaria): metonymic occupational name for a drummer, from Middle High German trumpe ‘drum’.” [See also] edit - Category:en:Donald Trump [Statistics] edit - According to the 2010 United States Census, Trump is the 8,484th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3,886 individuals. Trump is most common among White (95.6%) individuals. [[German]] [Alternative forms] edit - Trumpf, Drumpf [Etymology] editPossibly from Middle High German trumbe (“drum”); see trommeln (“to drum”) and Trommel (“drum”). [Proper noun] editTrump m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Trumps or (with an article) Trump, feminine genitive Trump, plural Trumps) 1.A surname​. 0 0 2022/03/02 10:03 TaN
41282 arthouse [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - arouseth, house rat, outhears, share out, shareout [Noun] editarthouse (plural arthouses) 1.Alternative spelling of art house 0 0 2021/08/24 17:11 2022/03/02 10:04 TaN
41283 art-house [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - arouseth, house rat, outhears, share out, shareout [Noun] editart-house (plural art-houses) 1.Alternative form of art house 2.1967, "Czech New Wave," Time, 23 Jun., Czech movies may soon be as much a staple on the art-house circuit as the effervescent outpourings of France's New Wave. 0 0 2021/08/24 17:11 2022/03/02 10:04 TaN
41284 slavery [[English]] ipa :/ˈsleɪvəɹi/[Anagrams] edit - Laverys, Varleys [Etymology 1] editFrom slave +‎ -ery. [Etymology 2] editslaver +‎ -y [References] edit - Webster, Noah (1828), “slavery”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language - “slavery” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - “slavery” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. - Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996. 0 0 2022/03/02 10:05 TaN
41288 disrepute [[English]] ipa :/dɪsɹɪˈpjuːt/[Anagrams] edit - redispute, superdiet, supertide [Etymology] editdis- +‎ repute [Noun] editdisrepute (uncountable) 1.Loss or want of reputation; ill character. Synonyms: disesteem, discredit 2.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii: Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today. 3.1815, Sir Walter Scott, Guy Mannering The belief in astrology was almost universal in the middle of the seventeenth century; it began to waver and become doubtful towards the close of that period, and in the beginning of the eighteenth the art fell into general disrepute, and even under general ridicule. [Verb] editdisrepute (third-person singular simple present disreputes, present participle disreputing, simple past and past participle disreputed) 1.To bring into disrepute; to hold in dishonor. 0 0 2022/03/02 10:09 TaN
41289 meaning [[English]] ipa :/ˈmiːnɪŋ/[Anagrams] edit - amening [Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English mening, menyng, equivalent to mean +‎ -ing. Cognate with Scots mening (“intent, purpose, sense, meaning”), West Frisian miening (“opinion, mind”), Dutch mening (“view, opinion, judgement”), German Meinung (“opinion, view, mind, idea”), Danish and Swedish mening (“meaning, sense, sentence, opinion”), Icelandic meining (“meaning”). [Etymology 2] editFrom mean +‎ -ing. [References] edit - meaning at OneLook Dictionary Search 0 0 2012/01/29 13:57 2022/03/02 10:11
41290 straight [[English]] ipa :/stɹeɪt/[Adjective] editstraight (comparative straighter, superlative straightest) 1.Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. [from 14thc.] 2.1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility: I do not like crooked, twisted, blasted trees. I admire them much more if they are tall, straight and flourishing. 3.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326: “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better. […]” 4.2011 March 22, Adharanand Finn, The Guardian: The other people, I presume, are supposed to be standing to attention, but they're all smiling at me. The lines are not even straight. 5.(of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating. [from 15thc.] 6.1913, John Fox, Jr., The Kentuckians, page 185: Now, as the world knows, the straightest way to the heart of the honest voter is through the women of the land, and the straightest way to the heart of the women is through the children of the land; and one method of winning both, with rural politicians, is to kiss the babies wide and far. 7.2000, Allan Wood, Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox, page 293: He had no time to set himself, but his throw was straight and true. Pick slid in, spikes high, and Schang tagged him in the ribs a foot or two from the plate. 8.2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist‎[1], volume 407, number 8842, page 55: Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee. 9.Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique. [from 17thc.] 10.1925, United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee No. 1, Charges Against William E. Baker, U.S. District Judge: Mr. Coniff: He did not have his hat on straight; that is the one thing, is it? 11.2004, Chris Weston, 500 Digital Photography Hints, Tips, and Techniques: There's nothing more annoying than taking a great picture, only to find that the horizon isn't straight. 12.(cricket) Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets. [from 19thc.] 13.2011 March 15, Alan Gardner & Barney Ronay, The Guardian: Steyn continues and it's all a bit more orderly down his end as O'Brien defends the first three balls with a straight bat and a respectful dip of the head. 14.Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward. [from 19thc.] 15.2003, Rosie Cowan, The Guardian, 24 April: Tony Blair issued a direct challenge to the IRA yesterday when he demanded they give straight answers to three simple questions […]. 16.2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 50: What's more, he actually tries to answer a straight question with a straight answer. 17.Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding. [from 16th c.] 18.1879, Anthony Trollope, John Caldigate: ‘It wasn't the proper thing, squoire. It wasn't straight.’ 19.2010 August 4, The Guardian, Out of prison and trying to go straight [2]: How easy is it to go straight after a life spent in and out of prison? 20.Serious rather than comedic. 21.1988, Ed Gould, Entertaining Canadians: Canada's international stars, 1900-1988, Cappis Pr Pub Ltd (→ISBN): Allan Blye, a CBC-TV mainstay in the early Sixties, worked as a singer, writer and straight and comedic actor. 22.2004, Tammy Ravas, Peter Schickele: A Bio-bibliography, Greenwood Publishing Group (→ISBN): All of Peter Schickele's music, both straight and comedic are integrated side by side in this chapter. 23.2005, Bob McCabe, The Rough Guide to Comedy Movies, Rough Guides Limited: More success followed, both straight and comedic, with hits such as Dead Poets' Society (1989), in which Williams scored another Oscar nomination for skilfully handling a classic "rogue teacher" role that hovers just this side of sentimentality, […] 24.In proper order; as it should be. [from 19thc.] 25.2007, Grant Allen, What's Bred in the Bone, page 140: Oh, music, how he loved it; it seemed to set everything straight all at once in his head. 26.2010, Paul Gallagher, The Observer, 15 August: "If you wonder why folks can't take the news seriously, here's Exhibit A," said one blogger. "Lord Jesus, how can the reporter file this story with a straight face?" 27.In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive. [from 19thc.] After four straight wins, Mudchester United are top of the league. 28.2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3-0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport: It moves them from 17th to 12th on seven points, while Bolton are now bottom of the table with five straight defeats. 29.2008, "Bad vibrations", The Economist, 30 October: As of October 29th, three-month dollar Libor (the rate at which banks borrow from each other) had fallen for 13 straight days and was nearly one-and-a-half percentage points below its October 10th level. 30.(tennis) Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set. [from 19thc.] 31.2011 February 10, Press Association: Murray started well against Marcos Baghdatis before slumping to defeat in straight sets and the British No1 admitted he may not have been mentally prepared for the rigours of the ATP Tour after a gruelling start to 2011. 32.(US, politics) Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party. a straight Republican a straight Democrat 33.(US, politics) Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others. a straight ballot 34.(colloquial) Conventional, mainstream, socially acceptable. [from 20thc.] 35.1971 March 18, Timothy Crouse, “Don Eyles: Extra! Weird-Looking Freak Saves Apollo 14!”, in Rolling Stone‎[3]: Although Eyles, the minor celebrity, is respected by his co-workers, he looks out of place among the dozens of short-haired, short-sleeved technocrats who man the Lab. “No doubt about it,” he says, “there are an awful lot of people around here you’d have to call straight.” 36.1994, Jarvis Cocker (lyrics), “Do You Remember the First Time?”, in His ‘n’ Hers, performed by Pulp: You say you've got to go home / Well at least there's someone there that you can talk to / And you never have to face up to the night on your own / Jesus, it must be great to be straight 37.1998, Eileen Fitzpatrick & Dominic Pride, Billboard, 17 October 1998: ‘Her last album was a bit too straight,’ he says, ‘but this one puts her in a more contemporary framework and softens her music.’ 38.2007, Tracy Quan, Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, →ISBN: "When you say he's a straight guy, you mean […]?" I held up my left hand as if it were a shield and spun my ring around. I told her: "He works on Wall Street. […] He wouldn't understand my business. He's always had a straight job. His entire life he's been so – so normal that he doesn't even know how normal he is. […] He doesn't know I'm a hooker. I'm pretending to be a straight chick. And it's working! And that makes him a straight guy. It's ... I feel like Dr. Frankenhooker." 39.(colloquial) Heterosexual. 40.1997, Laura Harris; Elizabeth Crocker, Femme: Feminists, Lesbians, and Bad Girls, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 196: We only appear straight for the first five seconds. Just walking down the street, in the diner, or at the boardwalk, we hear, "Is she a man? Is she a woman? If she is a straight woman, what is she doing with this gay man?" We check in with each other. "What do you think, is it okay? I think we should go. I think we should cross over to the other side. Danger." 41.2003, Helen Boyd, My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser, New York, N.Y.: Thunder's Mouth Press, →ISBN, page 187: ["] […] He's a straight guy who does drag." At that, the man laughed. "Oh, you're putting me on!" He decided I must have been pulling his leg the whole time. He glanced back at my husband again. "So what's his number?" "The same as mine." 42.2007, Layla Kumari, The Guardian, 17 September: Some of my friends – gay and straight – seem unable to understand the close but platonic nature of my and Gian's relationship, but have been supportive. 43.2011, Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home, page 273: Angela smiles. ‘I'm straight, Zoe, and I'm happily married.’ 44.2012, Wheeler Winston Dixon, Straight: Constructions of Heterosexuality in the Cinema, Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 1: Every other mode of social discourse is "other," whether it be termed gay (or the newly acceptable queer), bisexual, or asexual, or embodied in the concept of the spinster, the confirmed bachelor, the old maid, or the same-sex couple who will never fit into the "straight" world, and doesn't or don't want to. The state of nonstraightness is essentially suspect; it is not seen as "right [or] correct." 45.2013, Katie Price, He's the One, London: Century, →ISBN, page 233: Why did he have to be straight? It's my tragedy. When we went camping with the school, we shared a tent. I was hoping for a Brokeback Mountain moment. I mean, I know he's straight, but there's always hope. 46.(colloquial, of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex (sometimes, but only sometimes, specifically between heterosexual ones). straight marriage, sex, relationships 47.2013, Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, Seal Press (→ISBN), page 100: However, a "man/woman relationship" with a bisexual person in it, is not a "straight" relationship […] 48.2015, Cara Bergstrom-Lynch, Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals Becoming Parents or Remaining Childfree: Confronting Social Inequalities, Lexington Books (→ISBN), page 6: What was possible family-wise was fairly limited, though many gays, lesbians, and bisexuals had children in straight relationships and then came out. 49.For more quotations using this term, see Citations:straight. 50.(colloquial) Not using alcohol, drugs, etc. [from 20thc.] Synonym: straightedge 51.1989, Gus Van Sant, Drugstore Cowboy: For all the boredom the straight life brings, it's not too bad. 52.2001, Ruella Frank, Body of Evidence, page 28: ‘Alex's dad used a lot of drugs. He's been straight for years now, but it took a long time for him to be able to deal with his feelings.’ 53.(fashion) Not plus size; thin. the shirts only come in straight sizes, not in plus sizes shopping at a straight-sized store 54.(rare, now chiefly religion) Strait; narrow. 55.c. 1360, Sir John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville: Egypt is a long country, but it is straight, that is to say, narrow. 56.1814, John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Thomas Hood, The Beauties of England and Wales: that the old streets are unfit for the present frequency of Coaches; and that the passage of Ludgate is a throat too straight for the body. 57.1893, The Pulpit: A Magazine of Sermons - Volume 8, page 322: "Enter ye into the straight gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth unto destruction, and many go in thereat; because straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." 58.1894, American Anthropologist, page 153: Family or Gentile expansion: “Behold now the place where we dwell with thee is too straight for us.” 59.2013, Dr. Apostle Emmanuel Adebiyi, Purposes of the Cross: One is a wide gate and broad way seeker, while the other is the straight gate and narrow way seeker. 60.(obsolete) Stretched out; fully extended. [15th-16thc.] 61.(slang) Thorough; utter; unqualified. 62.2012, Pimpin' Ken, PIMPOLOGY: The 48 Laws of the Game, page 11: A real pimp is a gentleman, but these are pimps in gorilla suits. They hang around pimps, they have hoes on the track working for them, they may even look like pimps, but they are straight simps. 63.Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat. [from 19thc.] 64.2003, Ron Jordan, Considerations: Real cowboys know how to rope, ride a horse and drink whisky straight. 65.2003, Lowell Edmunds, Martini, Straight Up, page 94: The Martini is still in belief, if not in fact, the centerpiece of a rite, and people who would not drink straight gin on the rocks will drink straight gin on the rocks if it is called a Martini. 66.(sciences, mathematics) Concerning the property allowing the parallel-transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain tangent vectors throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic). [Adverb] editstraight (comparative more straight, superlative most straight) 1.Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line. The door will be straight ahead of you. Go straight back. 2.Directly; without pause, delay or detour. On arriving at work, he went straight to his office. 3.c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], part 1, 2nd edition, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, OCLC 932920499; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii: Tartarian theeues, That lie in ambuſh, waiting for a pray: What ſhould we doe but bid them battel ſtraight, And rid the world of thoſe deteſted troopes? 4.1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, OCLC 79426475, Act I, scene i, page 1: I know thy generous temper well; / Fling but the appearance of dishonour on it, / It straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze. 5.Continuously; without interruption or pause. He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight. 6.Of speech or information, without prevarication or holding back; directly; straightforwardly; plainly. 7.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, Sydney: Ure Smith, published 1962: "By ginger, Mudgy, you do go off the handle over nothing. I tell you straight, I was damned annoyed with you this afternoon, going pop like that at a man over nothing." [Alternative forms] edit - streight (obsolete) [Antonyms] edit - bent - crooked - curved [Etymology] editFrom Middle English streight, streght, streiȝt, the past participle of strecchen (“to stretch”), from Old English streċċan (past participle ġestreaht, ġestreht), from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan (“to stretch”). Doublet of straught. [Noun] editstraight (plural straights) 1.Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track. 2.2009, Robert Newton, Runner, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 191: After four grueling laps, the race had come down to a sprint. Into the straight, although my legs were burning, I called on them for more, and they responded. On my inside the maroon singlet came with me, until it was just the two of us heading for the line. 3.2011, Gene W. Zepp, 24 Heures Du Mans, [S.l.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 19: Seppi started the engine, then shifted first gear and sped away into second, then third and fourth gear. Frank heard the roar of the Porsche's engine further down the straight and the back short straight. He held a stopwatch in his hand, waiting for him to come up into the straight from the hairpin curve. 4.(poker) Five cards in sequence. 5.(colloquial) A heterosexual. Synonyms: hetero, breeder My friends call straights "heteros". 6.(slang) A normal person; someone in mainstream society. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mainstreamer 7.1971, John Lennon (lyrics and music), “How Do You Sleep?”, in Imagine: You live with straights who tell you you was king / Jump when your momma tell you anything 8.1989, Ghostbusters II, spoken by Peter Venkman (Bill Murray): Boys! Boys! You're scaring the straights, okay? Is there any way that we could do this tomorrow? 9.2014, Tribbe, Matthew D., “Turning a Miracle into a Bummer”, in No Requiem for the Space Age, →ISBN, page 150: More importantly, Blows Against the Empire […] more than any other work revealed the split vision towards space exploration among many in the counter-culture: a romantic vision of the freedom offered by space that had been fostered by a lifetime of science fiction consumption, immersion in a technological society, the countercultural yearning for speed and “the road,” and, thanks to LSD and other hallucinogens, a unique preappreciation of space traveling not available to straights, versus the bland, oppressive vision of exploration offered by NASA, itself just one part of a larger destructive system that was devastating Earth and that could only offer further oppression in space, not liberation. 10.(slang) A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. [from 20th c.] Synonym: straighter 11.[1923, J[oseph] Manchon, Le slang : lexique de l'anglais familier et vulgaire : précédé d'une étude sur la pronunciation et la grammaire populaires, p. 296: A straight = a straighter = a straight cut, une cigarette en tabac de Virginie.] [See also] edit [Verb] editstraight (third-person singular simple present straights, present participle straighting, simple past and past participle straighted) 1.(transitive) To straighten. 2.1776, Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations One man draws out the wire , another straights it , a third cuts it , a fourth points it , a fifth grinds it at the top for receiving the head [[Portuguese]] [Etymology] editFrom English straight. [Noun] editstraight m (plural straights) 1.(poker) straight (five cards in sequence) 0 0 2018/02/15 22:26 2022/03/02 10:11 TaN
41291 gaping [[English]] ipa :/ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/[Anagrams] edit - paging [Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English gaping, gapynge, variants of Middle English gapand, gapande, equivalent to gape +‎ -ing. [Etymology 2] editFrom Middle English gapynge, equivalent to gape +‎ -ing. 0 0 2021/09/27 10:24 2022/03/02 10:12 TaN
41293 Police [[German]] ipa :/poˈliːsə/[Etymology] editBorrowed from French police, from Italian polizza. Doublet of Polizze. [Further reading] edit - “Police” in Duden online [Noun] editPolice f (genitive Police, plural Policen) 1.insurance policy Synonyms: Versicherungsschein, Polizze [[Luxembourgish]] ipa :/poˈlis/[Noun] editPolice f (uncountable) 1.police [[Polish]] ipa :/pɔˈli.t͡sɛ/[Further reading] edit - Police in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN - Police in Polish dictionaries at PWN [Proper noun] editPolice pl 1.A town in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. 0 0 2021/09/15 13:00 2022/03/02 10:14 TaN
41295 fame [[English]] ipa :/feɪm/[Anagrams] edit - FEMA, FMEA, mafe [Etymology] editFrom Middle English fame, from Old French fame (“celebrity, renown”), itself borrowed from Latin fāma (“talk, rumor, report, reputation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bheh₂meh₂-, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say, tell”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”). Related also to Latin for (“speak, say”, verb), Old English bōian (“to boast”), Old English bēn (“prayer, request”), Old English bannan (“to summon, command, proclaim”). More at ban.Displaced native Old English hlīsa. [Noun] editfame (usually uncountable, plural fames) 1.(now rare) What is said or reported; gossip, rumour. 2.1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 651-4: There went a fame in Heav'n that he ere long / Intended to create, and therein plant / A generation, whom his choice regard / Should favour […]. 3.2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, page 23: If the accused could produce a specified number of honest neighbours to swear publicly that the suspicion was unfounded, and if no one else came forward to contradict them convincingly, the charge was dropped: otherwise the common fame was held to be true. 4.One's reputation. 5.The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of. 6.c. 1597, William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, 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 II, scene iii]: I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. 7.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., OCLC 222716698: I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West. Antonyms: obscurity, unknownness [Related terms] edit - famed - famous [Verb] editfame (third-person singular simple present fames, present participle faming, simple past and past participle famed) 1.(transitive) to make (someone or something) famous [[Asturian]] [Etymology] editFrom Vulgar Latin *faminem or *famen, from Latin famēs (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (“to disappear”). [Noun] editfame f (plural fames) 1.hunger Teníemos fame. We're hungry. (literally, “We have hunger.”) [[Esperanto]] [Adverb] editfame 1.famously [[Galician]] ipa :[ˈfamɪ][Alternative forms] edit - fome [Etymology] editFrom Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *fam(i)ne(m) or more likely *famen, from Latin famēs (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (“to disappear”). Cognate with Portuguese fome, French faim, Italian fame and Romanian foame. [Noun] editfame f (plural fames) 1.hunger 2.1390, Pensado Tomé, José Luís (ed). Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I. Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 136: onde eu moytas chagas et deostos et pelejas et escarnos et caenturas et cãsaço et fame et frio et moytos outros traballos padeçin here, where I have suffered many sores and insults and fights and derision and fever and tiredness and hunger and cold and so many other pains Synonyms: apetito, larica 3.famine 4.1419, Pérez Rodríguez, F. (ed.), "San Jorge de Codeseda: un monasterio femenino bajomedieval", in Studia Monastica (33), page 84: eno tempo da abadesa Donna Moor Peres, que foy ante do anno da grande fame in times of the abbess Lady Mor Pérez, which was the year before the great famine [References] edit - “fame” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2012. - “fame” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013. - “fame” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG. - “fame” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega. [[Interlingua]] [Noun] editfame 1.hunger [[Italian]] ipa :/ˈfa.me/[Etymology] editFrom Latin famēs (“hunger”)/Latin famem (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (“to disappear”). Compare Galician fame, French faim, Portuguese fome and Romanian foame. [Noun] editfame f (plural fami) 1.hunger 2.2006, Società Biblica di Ginevra, Nuova Riveduta 2006, Psalm 33:19: per liberarli dalla morte e conservarli in vita in tempo di fame. to deliver them from death and to keep them alive in times of hunger. Ho fame. I'm hungry (literally: I have hunger).editfame f pl 1.plural of fama [[Latin]] [Noun] editfamē 1.ablative singular of famēs [References] edit - fame in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) - fame in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1] [[Louisiana Creole French]] [Etymology] editFrom French femme (“woman”). [Noun] editfame 1.woman [References] edit - Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales [[Old French]] ipa :/ˈfamə/[Alternative forms] edit - fam, feme [Etymology] editFrom Latin femina. [Noun] editfame f (oblique plural fames, nominative singular fame, nominative plural fames) 1.wife, female partner 2.woman [[Old Portuguese]] ipa :/ˈfa.me/[Alternative forms] edit - fome [Etymology] editFrom Vulgar Latin *fam(i)ne(m), or more likely *famen, from Latin famēs (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (“to disappear”). Cognate with Old Spanish fambre. [Noun] editfame f 1.hunger 2.13th century C.E., Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, , E codex, cantiga 50 (facsimile): nen fame nen ſede. nen frio nor hunger nor thirst nor cold [[Spanish]] ipa :/ˈfame/[Etymology] editFrom Latin famēs (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (“to disappear”). Cognate with Portuguese fome, French faim, Italian fame and Romanian foame. [Further reading] edit - “fame” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014. [Noun] editfame f (plural fames) 1.hunger Synonym: hambre 2.famine 0 0 2021/08/12 12:40 2022/03/02 10:21 TaN
41299 viral [[English]] ipa :/ˈvaɪɹəl/[Adjective] editviral (not comparable) 1.(virology) Of or relating to a biological virus. viral DNA 2.(virology) Caused by a virus. viral infection 3.(computing) Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers. 4.(advertising and marketing) Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest. 5.2018 November 14, Jesse Hassenger, “Disney Goes Viral with an Ambitious, Overstuffed Wreck-It Ralph Sequel”, in The A.V. Club‎[1], archived from the original on 21 November 2019: Still, the movie [Ralph Breaks the Internet] manages to locate some gentle satire in our culture's love-hate relationship with the internet. At one point, Ralph must attain a certain level of viral popularity, assisted by the BuzzFeed-esque content guru Yesss (Taraji P. Henson), and the movie is savvy about how accidental spikes in fame can turn into cynical algorithm manipulation. 6.(social media) Circulated rapidly and widely from one user to another. 7.2021 March 24, Charlie Warzel, quoting Anil Dash, “What Are You Paying for When You Buy a GIF for $25,000?”, in The New York Times‎[2], ISSN 0362-4331: The end game of that is the GoFundMe link posted beneath a viral tweet so they can pay for their health care. Being an influencer sounds fun until it’s ‘keep producing viral content to literally stay alive.’ [Anagrams] edit - Avril, arvil, rival [Etymology] editvirus +‎ -al From the stem of virus and the suffix -al. [Noun] editviral (plural virals) 1.(marketing) A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes. 2.2002, Nik Lever, Flash Mx Games: ActionScript for Artists, Focal Press, page 411, Using the Flash ActiveX control in this way allows you as a developer to create desktop characters, email virals and screensavers. 3.2003, Dave Chaffey, Total E-Mail Marketing, Elsevier, page 2, [M]ost virals are not seen as profiling and data collection exercises, since that would kill the impulse of forwarding to a friend. 4.2005, Russell Evans, Practical DV Filmmaking, Focal Press, page 289, Music company virals are becoming commonplace as costs of promos force labels to reconsider how to target more directly to consumers. [Synonyms] edit - virous (dated) [[Catalan]] ipa :/viˈɾal/[Adjective] editviral (masculine and feminine plural virals) 1.viral (of or relating to a biologic virus) Synonym: víric 2.viral (caused by a virus) Synonym: víric 3.viral (spread by word of mouth) [Further reading] edit - “viral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans. - “viral” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana. - “viral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. [[French]] ipa :/vi.ʁal/[Adjective] editviral (feminine singular virale, masculine plural viraux, feminine plural virales) 1.viral (clarification of this definition is needed) [Anagrams] edit - avril, livra, rival [Etymology] editFrom virus +‎ -al. [Further reading] edit - “viral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [[German]] ipa :/viˈʁaːl/[Adjective] editviral (not comparable) 1.viral [[Indonesian]] ipa :[ˈviral][Adjective] editviral 1.viral: 1.(computing, virology) of or relating to virus; caused by a virus. 2.(advertising, marketing, social media) circulated rapidly and widely from one user to another. [Etymology] editFrom English viral. [Further reading] edit - “viral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016. [[Portuguese]] ipa :/viˈɾaw/[Adjective] editviral m or f (plural virais, comparable) 1.(microbiology) viral (relating to viruses) 2.(medicine, of a disease) viral (caused by a virus) 3.(Internet) viral (quickly attaining high popularity through word of mouth) [Etymology] editFrom vírus +‎ -al. [[Romanian]] ipa :/viˈral/[Adjective] editviral m or n (feminine singular virală, masculine plural virali, feminine and neuter plural virale) 1.(biology) viral (relating to viruses) 2.(medicine, of a disease) viral (caused by a virus) 3.(Internet) viral (quickly attaining high popularity) [Etymology] editBorrowed from French viral. [Synonyms] edit - (relating to viruses, caused by a virus): virotic [[Spanish]] ipa :/biˈɾal/[Adjective] editviral (plural virales) 1.viral (of or relating to a biologic virus) Synonym: vírico 2.viral (caused by a virus) Synonym: vírico 3.viral (spread by word of mouth) [Etymology] editvirus +‎ -al [Further reading] edit - “viral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014. [[Turkish]] ipa :/vi.ɾal/[Adjective] editviral 1.viral [Etymology] editFrom French viral. 0 0 2009/04/27 18:21 2022/03/02 10:22 TaN
41300 enticing [[English]] [Adjective] editenticing (comparative more enticing, superlative most enticing) 1.That entices; alluring; attractive; charming Synonyms: enticing, (formal, obsolete) illecebrous; see also Thesaurus:attractive Antonyms: repulsive, unalluring, unattractive, unenticing [Noun] editenticing (plural enticings) 1.enticement; temptation [Verb] editenticing 1.present participle of entice 0 0 2021/08/04 09:35 2022/03/02 10:23 TaN
41303 run afoul of [[English]] [Verb] editrun afoul of (third-person singular simple present runs afoul of, present participle running afoul of, simple past ran afoul of, past participle run afoul of) 1.(nautical) To become entangled in; to run aground on. 2.(idiomatic) To contravene When quoting others, take care not to run afoul of copyright rules. 0 0 2022/02/15 14:47 2022/03/02 10:27 TaN
41304 running [[English]] ipa :/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/[Adjective] editrunning (not comparable) 1.Moving or advancing at a run. 1.Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.Present, current. running monthFlowing; easy; cursive. running handwritingContinuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step. a running commentary, a running explanation - 1778, John Hamilton Moore, A New and Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels: Thus a constant running fire was kept up, and no interval allowed for the enemy to stand to their guns in safety […] - 1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […] , London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , OCLC 946735472: a running conquest - 1826, Julius Hare, Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers What are art and science if not a running commentary on Nature?Having a continuous design or pattern. running bond; running ornamentConsecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below). He won the title for three running years.(botany) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem. a running vine(medicine) Discharging pus. a running sore(medicine, of a nose) Discharging snot or mucus. Synonym: runny a running nose [Adverb] editrunning (not comparable) 1.(informal) Consecutively; in a row. Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running. [Noun] editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:runningWikipedia running (countable and uncountable, plural runnings) 1.The action of the verb to run. His running of the business leaves something to be desired. 2.2022 January 12, “Network News: Trading of Go-Ahead Group shares halted”, in RAIL, number 948, page 7: The train operating company owning group warned in early December that it was unable to publish its results for the year to July 3 2021, following an investigation into the running of Southeastern, which was stripped of its franchise in October [...]. 3.The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason. Running is good exercise. 4.That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation. the first running of a still 5.The discharge from an ulcer or other sore. 6.(colloquial) The act of running errands. I'm gonna go out and do my running. [Preposition] editrunning 1.(colloquial) Approaching; about; roughly. (Can we add an example for this sense?) [References] edit - “running”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. [Verb] editrunning 1.Present participle of run. [[Spanish]] [Noun] editrunning m (uncountable) 1.running, jogging 0 0 2018/12/20 16:55 2022/03/02 10:27 TaN
41305 bankroll [[English]] ipa :/ˈbæŋk.ɹoʊl/[Etymology] editbank +‎ roll [Noun] editbankroll (plural bankrolls) 1.A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet. Phil kept his bankroll in his front pocket, as it made too much of a lump to sit on. 2.The monetary assets of a person or organization. Microsoft is a corporation with an extremely large bankroll. [Verb] editbankroll (third-person singular simple present bankrolls, present participle bankrolling, simple past and past participle bankrolled) 1.(transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something. Synonyms: finance, support, underwrite Professor Stebbins didn't need to apply for government grants because his lab was bankrolled by a large pharmaceutical corporation. 0 0 2021/11/09 13:03 2022/03/02 10:28 TaN
41307 unvalid [[English]] [Adjective] editunvalid (comparative more unvalid, superlative most unvalid) 1.(archaic) Not valid; invalid. [Etymology] editun- +‎ valid 0 0 2022/03/02 11:05 TaN

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