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41717 subsequently [[English]] ipa :/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/[Adverb] editsubsequently (not comparable) 1.Following, afterwards in either time or place. 2.1832 — John Richardson, Wacousta, volume II, chapter 7 It will be recollected that the ill-fated Halloway...distinctly stated the voice of the individual who had approached his post...to have been that of a female, and that the language in which they subsequently conversed was that of the Ottawa Indians. 3.1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, in The Tremarn Case‎[1]: “There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]” 4.Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction), consequently. [Etymology] editsubsequent +‎ -ly [Synonyms] edit - (afterwards in time): afterwards, yet; see also Thesaurus:subsequently - (afterwards in sequence): ensuingly, followingly; see also Thesaurus:then - (accordingly): as a result, whence; see also Thesaurus:therefore 0 0 2018/04/24 11:39 2022/03/05 18:55
41719 preeminent [[English]] ipa :/pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/[Adjective] editpreeminent (not comparable) 1.Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.] [Alternative forms] edit - præeminent (18 th century) - pre-eminent - preëminent [Anagrams] edit - repinement [Etymology] editFrom Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēminēre (“to stand out, excel”), from prae- (“pre-”) + ēminēre. [[Catalan]] [Adjective] editpreeminent (masculine and feminine plural preeminents) 1.preeminent [Etymology] editFrom Latin praeēminēns. [Further reading] edit - “preeminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans. - “preeminent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana. - “preeminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. - “preeminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. [[Romanian]] [Adjective] editpreeminent m or n (feminine singular preeminentă, masculine plural preeminenți, feminine and neuter plural preeminente) 1.preeminent [Etymology] editFrom French prééminent 0 0 2021/07/26 14:57 2022/03/05 18:56 TaN
41720 pre-eminent [[English]] [Adjective] editpre-eminent (not comparable) 1.Alternative spelling of preeminent [Anagrams] edit - repinement 0 0 2021/07/26 14:57 2022/03/05 18:56 TaN
41721 take the helm [[English]] [Verb] edittake the helm (third-person singular simple present takes the helm, present participle taking the helm, simple past took the helm, past participle taken the helm) 1.(nautical) To assume responsibility for steering a ship 2.(by extension) To take over responsibility (of something) from someone else 0 0 2022/03/05 18:57 TaN
41723 sought-after [[English]] [Adjective] editsought-after (comparative more sought-after, superlative most sought-after) 1.popular, desired, in demand The vineyard of Château Margaux stands as the producer of one of the much sought-after red wines. [Alternative forms] edit - sought after 0 0 2022/03/05 18:59 TaN
41724 sought [[English]] ipa :/sɔːt/[Anagrams] edit - Stough, oughts, toughs [Verb] editsought 1.simple past tense and past participle of seek 0 0 2010/03/25 16:31 2022/03/05 19:00 TaN
41725 seek [[English]] ipa :/siːk/[Anagrams] edit - eeks, ekes, kees, seke, skee [Etymology] editFrom Middle English seken (also sechen, whence dialectal English seech), from Old English sēċan (compare beseech); from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (“to seek”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”). Cognate with West Frisian sykje, Dutch zoeken, Low German söken, German suchen, Danish søge, Icelandic sækja, Norwegian Bokmål søke, Norwegian Nynorsk søkja, Swedish söka. The Middle English and later Modern English hard /k/ derives from Old English sēcð, the third person singular; the forms with /k/ were then reinforced by cognate Old Norse sǿkja. [Noun] editseek (plural seeks) 1.(computing) The operation of navigating through a stream. 2.2012, Aidong Zhang, Avi Silberschatz, Sharad Mehrotra, Continuous Media Databases (page 120) The number of seeks to retrieve a shot […] depends on the location of those frames on physical blocks. [Synonyms] edit - look for - search [Verb] editseek (third-person singular simple present seeks, present participle seeking, simple past and past participle sought) 1.(transitive, intransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for. I seek wisdom. 2.2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist: Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. […] A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale. 3.(transitive) To ask for; to solicit; to beseech. I seek forgiveness through prayer. 4.1611, Bible (King James Version), Luke xi. 16 Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign. 5.1960, Lobsang Rampa, The Rampa Story: “My, my! It is indeed a long way yet, look you!” said the pleasant woman of whom I sought directions. 6.(transitive) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at. I sought my fortune on the goldfields. 7.1880, George Q. Cannon, How the Gospel is Preached By the Elders, etc.: But persecution sought the lives of men of this character. 8.1886, Constantine Popoff, translation of Leo Tolstoy's What I Believe: I can no longer seek fame or glory, nor can I help trying to get rid of my riches, which separate me from my fellow-creatures. 9.1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 639762314: Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. […] She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat. 10.(intransitive, obsolete) To go, move, travel (in a given direction). 11.a. 1472, Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book V, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, OCLC 71490786; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, OCLC 890162034: Ryght so he sought […] towarde Sandewyche where he founde before hym many galyard knyghtes 12.(transitive) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to. When the alarm went off I sought the exit in a panic. 13.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Amos 5:5: Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 14.1726 (tr.), Alexander Pope, Homer's Odyssey, Book II, line 33 Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains 15.(intransitive) To attempt, endeavour, try Our company does not seek to limit its employees from using the internet or engaging in social networking. 16.(intransitive, computing) To navigate through a stream. Synonym: scrub 17.2009, Jit Ghosh, Rob Cameron, Silverlight 2 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (page 541) Most of the changes made to this control are to accommodate the various constraints that playback of streaming media may impose in broadcast streams, such as the inability to seek through the media. [[Estonian]] ipa :/ˈseːk/[Etymology] editBorrowed from Middle Low German sêkhûs (“hospital”) (equivalent to sêk +‎ hûs). From Proto-West Germanic *seuk, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *seukaz (“sick”). Compare German Siechenhaus (“infirmary”), English sickhouse. [Noun] editseek (genitive seegi, partitive seeki) 1.almshouse 1.A residence and shelter for sick people in the Middle Ages. 2.(colloquial) A nursing home, retirement home; poorhouse [References] edit - seek in Sõnaveeb 0 0 2010/03/25 16:31 2022/03/05 19:00 TaN
41727 After [[German]] ipa :/ˈaftɐ/[Etymology] editFrom Middle High German after, from Old High German aftero ("rear; behind; below"; compare Old High German aftar (“after”, preposition, adverb)), from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”). Compare English after, Dutch achter, Danish efter. [Further reading] edit - “After” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache - “After” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon - “After” in Duden online - Friedrich Kluge (1883), “After”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891 [Noun] editAfter m (strong, genitive Afters, plural After) 1.(anatomy, formal, literary) anus 2.(obsolete) buttocks, backside [Synonyms] edit(anus): - Arschloch - Anus - Darmausgang - Poloch 0 0 2009/10/01 11:08 2022/03/05 19:00 TaN
41728 aft [[English]] ipa :/æft/[Anagrams] edit - ATF, FAT, FTA, TAF, TFA, Taf, fat, taf [Etymology 1] editFrom Old English æftan (“behind”); originally superlative of of (“off”). See after. [Etymology 2] editClipping of afternoon. [[Albanian]] [Alternative forms] edit - aftë - aht (Arbëreshë) - ohtë, avtë, taftë (North Gheg) [Etymology] editFrom Proto-Albanian *aweita, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-. Compare Ancient Greek ἀῦτμη (aûtmē, “breath”), Welsh awel (“breeze”).[1][2] [Noun] editaft m (indefinite plural afte, definite singular afti, definite plural aftet) 1.draft (wind, bellows) 2.waft, whiff 3.warmth from a fire [References] edit 1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 71 2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “aft”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 2 [Synonyms] edit - shkulm [[Dutch]] ipa :/ɑft/[Alternative forms] edit - afte [Etymology] editUltimately from Ancient Greek ἄφθα (áphtha). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. [Noun] editaft f (plural aften, diminutive aftje n) 1.aphtha (a sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth). [[Scots]] ipa :/ɑft/[Adjective] editaft (comparative mair aft, superlative maist aft) 1.(rare) frequent [Adverb] editaft (comparative after, superlative aftest) 1.often 2.1786, Robert Burns, To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough: The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley. [Alternative forms] edit - oft (Older) [Derived terms] edit - afttimes - aftwhiles [Etymology] editFrom Middle English ofte, from Old English oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta. [References] edit - “aft, adv. and (rarely) adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries. - Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online. [[Turkish]] [Etymology] editFrom French aphte [Noun] editaft (definite accusative afdı, plural aftlar) 1.aphtha [References] edit - aft in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu 0 0 2022/03/05 19:00 TaN
41729 AFT [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - ATF, FAT, FTA, TAF, TFA, Taf, fat, taf [Proper noun] editAFTEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:AFTWikipedia 1.Initialism of American Federation of Teachers. 0 0 2022/03/05 19:00 TaN
41732 demote [[English]] ipa :/dɪˈməʊt/[Anagrams] edit - emoted [Antonyms] edit - (lower the rank of): promote [Etymology] editde- (“down”) +‎ promote (“advance in rank/status (ending abstracted)”) [1] [References] edit 1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “demote”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. [Verb] editdemote (third-person singular simple present demotes, present participle demoting, simple past and past participle demoted) 1.(transitive) To lower the rank or status of. James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline. 2.(transitive) To relegate. [[Latin]] [Participle] editdēmōte 1.vocative masculine singular of dēmōtus 0 0 2021/07/24 14:52 2022/03/05 19:02 TaN
41736 idly [[English]] ipa :/ˈaɪd(ə)lɪ/[Adverb] editidly (comparative more idly, superlative most idly) 1.Without specific purpose, intent or effort. [from 9th c.] I idly played with the paper, not even realizing I was folding it into a paper airplane. 2.In an idle manner. [from 14th c.] [Alternative forms] edit - idlely (obsolete) - idlily (rare) [Anagrams] edit - idyl, ylid [Etymology] editFrom Middle English idely, ydelly, idelliche, from Old English īdellīċe, equivalent to idle +‎ -ly. [References] edit - James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Idly”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 24, column 2. 0 0 2022/03/06 15:54 TaN
41737 first-hand [[English]] [Adjective] editfirst-hand (not comparable) 1.Alternative spelling of firsthand 2.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 103: In order to gain first-hand experience of the operation of the new services I made a footplate journey on the only down two-hour train in the current timetable, the 8.30 a.m. Paddington [to Birmingham], a new express put on to offset the withdrawal of the 8.40 a.m. from Euston. [References] edit - “first-hand”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. 0 0 2021/11/04 22:14 2022/03/06 16:05 TaN
41739 relive [[English]] ipa :/ɹiːˈlɪv/[Anagrams] edit - eviler, levier, liever, revile, veiler [Etymology] editFrom re- +‎ live. [Verb] editrelive (third-person singular simple present relives, present participle reliving, simple past and past participle relived) 1.(transitive) To experience (something) again; to live over again. [from 18th c.] I relive that horrible accident every night and wake screaming. Replays in video games allow you to relive your greatest moments. 2.(obsolete, transitive) To bring back to life; to revive, resuscitate. [16th-17th c.] 3.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4: Had she not beene devoide of mortall slime, / Shee should not then have bene relyv'd againe [...]. 4.(intransitive) To come back to life. 0 0 2020/07/27 09:45 2022/03/06 16:06 TaN
41740 infamous [[English]] ipa :/ˈɪnfəməs/[Adjective] editinfamous (comparative more infamous, superlative most infamous) 1.Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful. He was an infamous traitor. She is infamous for perjury. 2.1995, Leonard Nimoy, I Am Spock‎[1], New York: Hyperion, →ISBN, LCCN 95-24504, OCLC 1007567385, page 188: Soon we arrived at the Beijing Hotel—within shouting distance of the now infamous Tienanmen Square. 3.2014, “Little Green Men”: A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014‎[2], Fort Bragg, North Carolina: The United States Army Special Operations Command, page 43: These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.40 4.2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 48: Despite the line proving to be a useful strategic route for men and supplies to the British naval fleets stationed at Scapa Flow in both world wars, the Duke's legacy looked to have passed into history when it was listed for closure in the infamous Beeching report. 5.Causing infamy; disgraceful. This infamous deed tarnishes all involved. 6.(UK, historical) Subject to a judicial punishment that deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law. [Etymology] editFrom Medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin infamis. Displaced native Old English unhlīsful. [References] edit - Oxford English Dictionary 0 0 2022/03/06 16:07 TaN
41741 freeway [[English]] ipa :/ˈfɹiː.wei/[Etymology] editfree +‎ way [Further reading] edit - Freeway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [Noun] editfreeway (plural freeways) 1.(Australia, Canada, US) A road designed for safe, high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections, usually divided and having at least two lanes in each direction; a dual carriageway with no at-grade crossings, a motorway. 2.1983, David Brodsly, L. A. Freeway: An Appreciative Essay‎[1], page 1: Contrary to what one might expect of an essay on freeways, this one is neither a diatribe nor a paean. 3.2008, Derek Hayes, Canada: An Illustrated History‎[2], page 257: In the late 1950s and 1960s most large cities started planning freeway systems, acknowledging the incredible growth in car ownership. 4.2010, Robert Freestone, Urban Nation: Australia′s Planning Heritage‎[3], page 161: The Australian freeway story of the late twentieth century, like many planning stories, can be told as one of high technical expectations dashed by political controversy. 5.A toll-free highway. [Synonyms] edit - fwy (abbreviation) 0 0 2022/03/06 16:07 TaN
41744 push in [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - punish, unship [Antonyms] edit - pull back [Noun] editpush in (plural push ins) 1.(cinematography) A zoom in which the camera physically moves towards the subject [Synonyms] edit - cut in [Verb] editpush in (third-person singular simple present pushes in, present participle pushing in, simple past and past participle pushed in) 1.(idiomatic, intransitive) To jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner. 0 0 2021/09/08 18:57 2022/03/06 16:12 TaN
41745 push-in [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - punish, unship [Noun] editpush-in (plural push-ins) 1.(cinematography) Alternative form of push in 2.15 October 2018, Jesse Hassenger, AV Club Jonah Hill makes his auspicious if uneven filmmaking debut with a Mid90s nostalgia trip[1] The smaller frame means that Hill uses a lot of tight one-shots, mixed in with more expressive images like an endless sea of skaters fleeing from cops or a slow push-in on Stevie and Ian having an uncomfortable conversation while playing video games on their couch. 0 0 2022/03/06 16:12 TaN
41746 push it [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - hits up, hitups, shit up [See also] edit - push one's luck [Verb] editpush it (third-person singular simple present pushes it, present participle pushing it, simple past and past participle pushed it) 1.(idiomatic) To make an extraordinary or risky effort; to behave in a way which tests the limits; to expect too much. 2.1900, Anthony Hope, Tristram of Blent, ch. 20: "No hurry, give me time"—"don't push it"—"wait"—"do nothing"—"the status quo"—all these various phrases expressed Lord Southend's earnest and re-iterated advice." 3.1989 Dec. 30, Frank Litsky, "Giants' Johnson Practicing Again," New York Times (retrieved 29 August 2013): This season, Johnson's back spasms returned after five games and he underwent surgery again. . . . "If it comes around well, I might be able to play. I'm not going to push it." 4.2008 July 24, Bill Powell, "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch: Yao Ming," Time (retrieved 29 August 2013): [V]arious physicians in the U.S. have been quoted as saying that coming back this quickly from his particular injury is pushing it. 5.2010, Andre Dubus, Adultery & Other Choices, →ISBN, (Google preview): "Sometimes she lets me touch her, just the breasts you see, and that's fine, I don't push it." 0 0 2022/03/06 16:12 TaN
41747 examine [[English]] ipa :/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/[Alternative forms] edit - examin (obsolete) [Etymology] editFrom Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre. [Synonyms] edit - pore over, undersee [Verb] editexamine (third-person singular simple present examines, present participle examining, simple past and past participle examined) 1.to observe or inspect carefully or critically He examined the crime scene for clues. She examined the hair sample under a microscope. 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: With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […] 3.2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America‎[1], archived from the original on 7 February 2019: The new study examines development activities for different AI technologies worldwide. 4. 5.to check the health or condition of something or someone The doctor examined the patient. 6.to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination 7.to interrogate The witness was examined under oath. [[French]] [Verb] editexamine 1.first-person singular present indicative of examiner 2.third-person singular present indicative of examiner 3.first-person singular present subjunctive of examiner 4.third-person singular present subjunctive of examiner 5.second-person singular imperative of examiner [[Latin]] [Noun] editexāmine 1.ablative singular of exāmen [[Portuguese]] [Verb] editexamine 1.first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of examinar 2.third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of examinar 3.third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of examinar 4.third-person singular (você) negative imperative of examinar [[Spanish]] ipa :/eɡsaˈmine/[Verb] editexamine 1.Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of examinar. 2.First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of examinar. 3.Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of examinar. 4.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of examinar. 0 0 2022/03/06 16:14 TaN
41749 looks [[English]] ipa :/lʊks/[Anagrams] edit - Sokol, kolos [Noun] editlooks 1.plural of lookeditlooks pl (plural only) 1.One's appearance or attractiveness. His charm and good looks accounted for much of his popularity in the polls. Looks can be deceiving. [Verb] editlooks 1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of look [[French]] [Noun] editlooks m 1.plural of look [[Spanish]] [Noun] editlooks m pl 1.plural of look 0 0 2021/03/24 12:44 2022/03/06 16:16 TaN
41750 imposition [[English]] ipa :/ɪm.pəˈzɪʃən/[Etymology] editFrom Middle English imposicioun, from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositio [Noun] editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:impositionWikipedia imposition (countable and uncountable, plural impositions) 1.The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like. 2.That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined. 3.An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others. 4.(printing) Arrangement of a printed product’s pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product. 5.(religion) A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination. 6.(UK) A task imposed on a student as punishment. [References] edit - imposition in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - “imposition” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. [Synonyms] edit - (act of imposing and the like): imposure, infliction, obtrusion - (that which is imposed, levied, or enjoined): burden, charge, enjoinder, injunction, tax - (excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction): cheating, deception, delusion, fraud, imposture, trick [[French]] [Further reading] edit - “imposition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [Noun] editimposition f (plural impositions) 1.imposition (all senses) [[Middle English]] [Noun] editimposition 1.Alternative form of imposicioun 0 0 2022/03/06 16:21 TaN
41751 recuse [[English]] ipa :/ɹɪˈkjuːz/[Anagrams] edit - Creuse, Rescue, cereus, ceruse, cursee, rescue, secuer, secure [Etymology] editFrom Middle English recusen, from Old French recuser, from Latin recūsō, recūsāre (“I refuse, decline; I object to; I protest”). Doublet of rouse and possibly ruse. More at cause, accuse, excuse. [Verb] editrecuse (third-person singular simple present recuses, present participle recusing, simple past and past participle recused) 1.(transitive) To refuse or reject (a judge); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified from acting. The judge recused herself from that case, citing a possible conflict of interest. 2.(intransitive, of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified from acting. The judge recused from the case, citing a possible conflict of interest. [[Portuguese]] [Verb] editrecuse 1.first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of recusar 2.third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of recusar 3.third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of recusar 4.third-person singular (você) negative imperative of recusar [[Spanish]] [Verb] editrecuse 1.Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of recusar. 2.First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of recusar. 3.Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of recusar. 4.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of recusar. 0 0 2021/08/14 09:44 2022/03/06 16:26 TaN
41753 inductee [[English]] [Etymology] editinduct +‎ -ee [Noun] editinductee (plural inductees) 1.A person who is inducted into an organization. 2.A person who is drafted or a volunteer that is activated into military service. 0 0 2017/11/14 09:34 2022/03/06 16:27 TaN
41754 induct [[English]] ipa :/ɪnˈdʌkt/[Anagrams] edit - ductin [Etymology] editOriginated 1350–1400 from Middle English induct, borrowed from Latin inductus, perfect passive participle of indūcō, equivalent to induce + -tus (past participle suffix). [References] edit - “induct”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. - “induct” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. - "induct" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. [Verb] editinduct (third-person singular simple present inducts, present participle inducting, simple past and past participle inducted) 1.To bring in as a member; to make a part of. Franklin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the first female inductee […] 2.To formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, etc. It is my pleasure to induct the new Officers for this coming term. 3.To introduce into (particularly if certain knowledge or experience is required, such as ritual adulthood or cults). She was inducted into the ways of the legal profession. 4.To draft into military service. At the time of war the President is authorized by law to induct persons into the armed forces involuntarily. 5.(obsolete) To introduce; to bring in. The ceremonies in the gathering were first inducted by the Venetians. 0 0 2018/06/20 11:22 2022/03/07 09:27 TaN
41755 esteemed [[English]] ipa :/ɪsˈtiːmd/[Adjective] editesteemed (comparative more esteemed, superlative most esteemed) 1.respected, having respect or admiration from others. [Verb] editesteemed 1.simple past tense and past participle of esteem 0 0 2022/03/07 09:28 TaN
41756 esteem [[English]] ipa :/ɪˈstiːm/[Alternative forms] edit - æsteem (archaic) - esteeme (obsolete) [Anagrams] edit - Mestee, mestee [Antonyms] edit - (to regard with respect): contemn, despise - (to regard as valuable): scorn, slight [Etymology] editFirst at end of 16th century; borrowed from Middle French estimer, from Latin aestimō (“to value, rate, weigh, estimate”); see estimate and aim, an older word, partly a doublet of esteem. [Further reading] edit - “esteem” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - esteem in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. [Noun] editesteem (usually uncountable, plural esteems) 1.Favourable regard. We hold her in high esteem. [Synonyms] edit - (to regard with respect): respect, revere - (to regard as valuable): cherish [Verb] editesteem (third-person singular simple present esteems, present participle esteeming, simple past and past participle esteemed) 1.To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. 2.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Job 36:19: Will he esteem thy riches? 3.1847, Alfred Tennyson, The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], OCLC 2024748, (please specify the page number, or |part=prologue, I to VII, or conclusion): You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. 4.To regard something as valuable; to prize. 5.To look upon something in a particular way. Mary is an esteemed member of the community. 6.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Deuteronomy 32:15: Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 7.1535, Edmund Bonner, De vera obedientia by Stephen Gardiner (Preface) Thou shouldest (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence. 8.1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter 9, in The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, OCLC 223202227: Famous men, whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural. 9.1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 3, ch. V, The English And greatly do I respect the solid character, — a blockhead, thou wilt say; yes, but a well-conditioned blockhead, and the best-conditioned, — who esteems all ‘Customs once solemnly acknowledged’ to be ultimate, divine, and the rule for a man to walk by, nothing doubting, not inquiring farther. 10.(obsolete) To judge; to estimate; to appraise The Earth, which I esteem unable to reflect the rays of the Sun. 0 0 2012/05/15 18:38 2022/03/07 09:29 jack_bob
41758 come on down [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - come down on [Interjection] editcome on down 1.An invitation to someone in the upper part of a building to come downstairs. Come on down! Breakfast is ready! 2.An invitation to someone living to the north to come for a visit. 3.A catchphrase used on the television game show "The Price is Right", inviting a member of the audience to come to Contestant's Row to play the game. Veronica Johnson, come on down! 0 0 2022/03/07 09:29 TaN
41759 come on [[English]] ipa :/ˈkʌm ˌɔːn/[Anagrams] edit - oncome [Interjection] editcome on 1.Come along with me; join me in going. I'll show you where the auditorium is. Come on! 2.An expression of encouragement. Synonyms: carn, c'mon Come on, George! You can win! 3.An expression of disbelief. Synonyms: come off it, shut up, c'mon, get out of here, no way; see also Thesaurus:bullshit Come on! You can't possibly expect me to believe that. 4.An expression of frustration, exasperation, or impatience; hurry up. Aw, come on! Get on with it! Come on, we don't want to miss the train! 5.An expression of defiance or as a challenge; approach; come at me. Come on! I'm not afraid of you. 6.1847, John Maddison Morton, Box and Cox BOX: […] Hark ye, sir—can you fight? COX: No, sir. BOX: No? Then come on— [Noun] editcome on (plural come ons) 1.Alternative spelling of come-on [Verb] editcome on (third-person singular simple present comes on, present participle coming on, simple past came on, past participle come on) 1.Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come,‎ on. My birthday will come on a Friday this year. 2.(transitive) To encounter, discover; to come upon. Synonym: come across Turning the corner, I came on Julia sitting by the riverbank. 3.(intransitive) To appear on a stage or in a performance. I think he's coming on too late after my line. 4.(transitive, intransitive) To be broadcast (through a device), or (of a broadcast) to begin playing. I was going to turn off the TV, but my favorite show came on. A salsa song came on the radio. 5.(intransitive) To progress, to develop. The new garden is coming on nicely. 6.1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 10 But she looked a lady, Paul declared, as much as Mrs. Major Moreton, and far, far nicer. The family was coming on. Only Morel remained unchanged, or rather, lapsed slowly. 7.(intransitive, of an electric or electronic device, especially a light) To activate; to turn on. The light came on as soon as I flicked the switch. She pressed the power button and waited for the screen to come on. 8.(intransitive, idiomatic, with to) To show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions. Synonym: hit on She started coming on to me as soon as my wife left the room. 9.1988, Julie Brown, Charlie Coffey, Terrence E. McNally, Earth Girls Are Easy, spoken by Valerie (Geena Davis): Wait a minute. Are you like coming on to me? Is this a pass? Because, I mean, if it is, sex is like totally out of the question. 10.(intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial, UK) To get one's period, start menstruating. 11.2009, Jenny Diski, "Short cuts", London Review of Books, XXXI.20: Overall, menstrual modernity in the form of a more efficient throwaway technology was seized on and celebrated, as was the opportunity to send your man off to the shop to get it if you came on suddenly. 12.(sports, of a substitute) To enter the playing field. 13.2011 February 12, Nabil Hassan, “Blackburn 0-0 Newcastle”, in BBC‎[1]: Blackburn made their third and final substitution with 25 minutes remaining, with Brett Emerton coming on for Dunn as they looked for ways to stem the Newcastle tide. 14.(intransitive, informal, with adverbial words such as in, by, round, over, up, down) Elaboration of come (in the sense of move towards the speaker or other focus), emphasising motion or progress, or conveying a nuance of familiarity or encouragement. Don't just stand there on the doorstep. Come on in! Don't leave without coming on round to see the baby. You told me to come on over whenever I get the chance, and here I am! Come on up to my place on the third floor. Please come on home. 0 0 2010/01/26 09:52 2022/03/07 09:29 TaN
41760 well-deserved [[English]] [Adjective] editwell-deserved (comparative better-deserved or more well-deserved, superlative best-deserved or most well-deserved) 1.emphatic form of deserved (when used as an adjective); richly deserved, well and truly earnt. a well-deserved holiday / reward / (prison) sentence [Alternative forms] edit - well deserved [Etymology] editFrom well +‎ deserved [References] edit - “well-deserved”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. 0 0 2022/03/07 09:29 TaN
41761 deserved [[English]] ipa :/dɪˈzɜːvd/[Verb] editdeserved 1.simple past tense and past participle of deserve 0 0 2020/01/18 15:09 2022/03/07 09:29 TaN
41762 deserve [[English]] ipa :/dɪˈzɜːv/[Anagrams] edit - Veeders, severed [Etymology] editFrom Middle English deserven, from Old French deservir, from Latin dēserviō, from dē- + serviō. [Synonyms] edit - merit - See also Thesaurus:deserve [Verb] editdeserve (third-person singular simple present deserves, present participle deserving, simple past and past participle deserved) 1.(transitive) To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. After playing so well, the team really deserved their win. After what he did, he deserved to go to prison. This argument deserves a closer examination. 2.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Job 11:6: God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. 3.1853, William Makepeace Thackeray, The English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century John Gay deserved to be a favourite. 4.1967, The Pacific Reporter, page 510: the grantees named in the questioned deed executed by their father richly deserved receiving the family home. 5.2008, Michael Walzer, Spheres Of Justice: A Defense Of Pluralism And Equality, page 24: Perhaps they do, but they don't deserve that the rest of us contribute money or appropriate public funds for the purchase of pictures and the construction of buildings. 6.(obsolete) To earn, win. 7.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, book III, canto vii: That gentle Lady, whom I loue and serue, / After long suit and weary seruicis, / Did aske me, how I could her loue deserue, / And how she might be sure, that I would neuer swerue. 8.(obsolete) To reward, to give in return for service. 9.1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter XXX, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII: Gramercy saide the kynge / & I lyue sir Lambegus I shal deserue hit / And thenne sir Lambegus armed hym / and rode after as fast as he myghte (please add an English translation of this quote) 10.c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals): Pray you, lead on. At every house I'll call; / I may command at most. Get weapons, ho! / And raise some special officers of night. / On, good Roderigo: I'll deserve your pains. 11.(obsolete) To serve; to treat; to benefit. 12.c. 1619–22, Philip Massinger and John Fletcher, A Very Woman A man that hath / So well deserved me. 0 0 2009/11/06 17:15 2022/03/07 09:29 TaN
41767 commemorative [[English]] [Adjective] editcommemorative (not comparable) 1.Serving to commemorate something. a commemorative plaque 2.1962 October, “New Reading on Railways: The Flying Scotsman 1862-1962. By C. Hamilton Ellis. Allen & Unwin. 6s.”, in Modern Railways, page unnumbered: The centenary of Britain's most famous train has called for a commemorative and descriptive work and in this 40-page illustrated booklet the author has tried—with some success, to pour a quart into a pint pot. [Etymology] editFrom commemorate +‎ -ive. [Noun] editcommemorative (plural commemoratives) 1.An object made to commemorate a person, mark an event, etc. 2.(philately) A postage stamp issued to commemorate, usually a person or event; also commonly applied to thematic (topical) stamp issues. [[Italian]] [Adjective] editcommemorative 1.feminine plural of commemorativo 0 0 2021/05/11 08:09 2022/03/07 09:32 TaN
41768 contestant [[English]] ipa :/kənˈtɛstənt/[Etymology] editFrom French contestant, present participle of contester. [Noun] editcontestant (plural contestants) 1.A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show. Synonym: competitor 2.One who brings a legal challenge. Coordinate term: contestee [See also] edit - contender [[Catalan]] [Verb] editcontestant 1.present participle of contestar [[French]] ipa :/kɔ̃.tɛs.tɑ̃/[Anagrams] edit - constatent [Further reading] edit - “contestant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [Verb] editcontestant 1.present participle of contester 0 0 2021/08/12 16:24 2022/03/07 09:33 TaN
41771 induced [[English]] ipa :/ɪnˈduːst/[Verb] editinduced 1.simple past tense and past participle of induce 0 0 2022/03/07 09:40 TaN
41774 noteworthy [[English]] ipa :/ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/[Adjective] editnoteworthy (comparative noteworthier, superlative noteworthiest) 1.Deserving attention; notable; worthy of notice. Zukertort represent the other most noteworthy tournaments. 2.2014, Daniel Taylor, England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard (in The Guardian, 18 November 2014)[1] Yet Hodgson’s men played with wonderful control. Their young full-backs, Luke Shaw and Nathaniel Clyne, epitomised their composure and Fraser Forster had to make only one noteworthy save before Andy Robertson’s goal, seven minutes from the end of time, temporarily threatened a winning position. [Etymology] editFrom note +‎ -worthy. [Noun] editnoteworthy (plural noteworthies) 1.A noteworthy person. 2.2009 August 19, Phoebe Eaton, “Charles Finch: The Cannes-Do Guy”, in New York Times‎[2]: One of the French Riviera’s most reliable characters is Charles Finch, a month-of-May migrant worker who jets in for the Cannes Film Festival, bunking up at the stately Hôtel du Cap with the show folk and other noteworthies who come primed to toast their outrageous fortune here with $40 Bellinis. [Synonyms] edit - eminent, nameworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable 0 0 2009/12/08 15:05 2022/03/07 09:58
41775 unceasing [[English]] [Adjective] editunceasing (comparative more unceasing, superlative most unceasing) 1.continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping 2.1841, William Johnstoun N. Neale, The naval surgeon, page 136: The unceasing fatigue of my daily walks to and from Clapham, with my various trudgings from one Doctor Humbug to another Doctor Whimsical, combined with the before-mentioned causes to affect my health. 3.1962 December, “Beyond the Channel: Switzerland: Federal Railways' progress”, in Modern Railways, page 416: To handle the unceasing traffic increase, immense sums of money are being expended in dealing with bottlenecks. [Etymology] editun- +‎ ceasing 0 0 2022/03/07 10:00 TaN
41776 New [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - Wen, wen [Proper noun] editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:New (surname)Wikipedia New 1.A surname, from nicknames​. 2.1980, John Douglas Sinks, Karen Mirinda Cain, Sinks: A Family History, p. 9: The surname, "New," appears on both Hampshire Co., Virginia and Pendleton Co., Kentucky records. 3.(Oxford University, informal, rare) Ellipsis of New College, Oxford. 0 0 2009/01/10 03:47 2022/03/07 10:02 TaN
41777 New Rochelle [[English]] ipa :/ˌnu ɹəˈʃɛl/[Etymology] editFrom new +‎ Rochelle.From La Rochelle, from French La Rochelle, from Old French rochelle. [Proper noun] editNew Rochelle 1.A city in Westchester County, New York, United States [[French]] ipa :/nju ʁɔ.ʃɛl/[Alternative forms] edit - New-Rochelle [Etymology] editEnglish New Rochelle, in turn of French and Old French origin. Doublet of Nouvelle-Rochelle. [Proper noun] editNew Rochelle f 1.(Europe) New Rochelle (a city in Westchester County, New York, United States) Synonym: (Canadian French) Nouvelle-Rochelle 0 0 2022/03/07 10:02 TaN
41778 Rochelle [[English]] ipa :/ɹoʊˈʃɛl/[Etymology] editHabitational or topographic name from places in France, La Rochelle (“French La Rochelle”), from Old French rochelle diminutive form of roche (“rock”). [Proper noun] editRochelle 1.A surname, from Old French​. 2.Any of a number of places in the USA. 3.A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century usage. 4.1971 E. L. Doctorow, The Book of Daniel, Random House (2007), →ISBN, page 42: She was a modern woman. "Rochelle!" I hear my grandma's taunt. "Imagine Rochelle!" And then in Yiddish: "Rachel is not good enough for her." 0 0 2022/03/07 10:02 TaN
41779 contrary [[English]] ipa :/ˈkɒntɹəɹi/[Adjective] editcontrary (comparative more contrary, superlative most contrary) 1.Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse. contrary winds 2.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Leviticus 26:21: And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me […] 3.c. 1604–1605, William Shakespeare, “All’s VVell, that Ends VVell”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene v]: We have lost our labour; they are gone a contrary way. 4.Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent. 5.1847, William Whewell, “Sequel to Copernicus—The Reception and Development of the Copernican Theory”, in History of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest to the Present Times. […], volume I, new edition, London: John W[illiam] Parker, […], OCLC 1071775747, book V (History of Formal Astronomy after the Stationary Period), section 4 (The Copernican System Opposed on Theological Grounds), page 419: Galileo [Galilei]'s zeal for his opinions soon led him again to bring the question under the notice of the Pope, and the result was a declaration of the Inquisition that the doctrine of the earth's motion appeared to be contrary to the sacred scripture. 6.Given to opposition; perverse; wayward. a contrary disposition; a contrary child [Adverb] editcontrary (comparative more contrary, superlative most contrary) 1.Contrarily [Etymology] editFrom Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”). [Noun] editcontrary (plural contraries) 1.The opposite. 2.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, 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 ii]: No contraries hold more antipathy / Than I and such a knave. 3.(logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false. 4.1725, Isaac Watts, Logick, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard: If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false. [References] edit - “contrary” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - contrary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - contrary at OneLook Dictionary Search - John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “contrary”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. [Synonyms] edit - witherward [Verb] editcontrary (third-person singular simple present contraries, present participle contrarying, simple past and past participle contraried) 1.(obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate. 2.April 19 1549, Hugh Latimer, seventh sermon preached before King Edward VI [I was advised] not to contrary the king. 3.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 47, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821: The Athenians having left the enemie in their owne land, for to pass into Sicilie, had very ill successe, and were much contraried by fortune […]. 4.(obsolete) To impugn. 5.(obsolete) To contradict (someone or something). 6.1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter LXXVII, in Le Morte Darthur, book X: thus wilfully sir Palomydes dyd bataille with yow / & as for hym sir I was not gretely aferd but I dred fore laūcelot that knew yow not / Madame said Palomydes ye maye saye what so ye wyll / I maye not contrary yow but by my knyghthode I knewe not sir Tristram (please add an English translation of this quote) 7.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821: I finde them everie one in his turne to have reason, although they contrary one another. 8.(obsolete) To do the opposite of (someone or something). 9.(obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to. 10.(obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion. 11.(obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed. 0 0 2019/11/25 23:41 2022/03/07 10:05 TaN
41780 at times [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - Matteis, etatism, matiest [Prepositional phrase] editat times 1.(idiomatic) On occasion, sometimes. I feel lonely at times, but then somebody phones, or calls round, and I cheer up again. 2.2015, Louise Taylor, Papiss Cissé and Jonny Evans spitting row mars Manchester United’s win over Newcastle (in The Guardian, 4 March 2015)[1] If at times Van Gaal’s players let themselves down with careless concessions of possession, Carver knew his side had been reprieved when, back to goal, Wayne Rooney controlled the ball on his chest, swivelled and dinked a shot wide. 3.1992, 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 viii: This means, at times, long and perhaps overly discursive discussions of other taxa. [Synonyms] edit - at turns, occasionally 0 0 2021/06/25 11:18 2022/03/07 10:09 TaN
41782 OF [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - F/O, FO, fo, fo', fo. [Noun] editOF (plural OFs) 1.(baseball) Initialism of outfield. 2.(baseball) Initialism of outfielder. [Proper noun] editOF 1.Initialism of Old French. 2.Initialism of Old Frisian. 0 0 2010/01/29 01:40 2022/03/07 10:16 TaN
41783 violent [[English]] ipa :/ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/[Adjective] editviolent (comparative violenter or more violent, superlative violentest or most violent) 1.Involving extreme force or motion. A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree. 2.Involving physical conflict. We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary. 3.Likely to use physical force. The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent. 4.Intensely vivid. The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors. 5.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar […], OCLC 928184292: We have already observed, that he was a very good-natured fellow, and he hath himself declared the violent attachment he had to the person and character of Jones […] 6.Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural. 7.c. 1591–1595, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene vi]: These violent delights have violent ends. 8.1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth and no violent state by his own Maxim, can be perpetual, 9.1667, John Milton, “Book 4”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554: Ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void. [Anagrams] edit - LOVEINT [Antonyms] edit - peaceful [Etymology] editFrom Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“strength”). For the verb, compare French violenter. [Noun] editviolent (plural violents) 1.(obsolete) An assailant. 2.1667, Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety: Did the Covetous extortioner observe that he is involv'd in the same sentence, [and] remember that such Violents shall take not heaven, but hell, by force. [Verb] editviolent (third-person singular simple present violents, present participle violenting, simple past and past participle violented) 1.(transitive, archaic) To urge with violence. 2.1655, Thomas Fuller, James Nichols, editor, The Church History of Britain, […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), new edition, London: […] [James Nichols] for Thomas Tegg and Son, […], published 1837, OCLC 913056315: a great adversary , stepping in , so violented his Majesty to a trial [[Catalan]] ipa :/vi.oˈlent/[Adjective] editviolent (feminine violenta, masculine plural violents, feminine plural violentes) 1.violent [Etymology] editBorrowed from Latin violentus. [Further reading] edit - “violent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans. - “violent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana. - “violent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. - “violent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. [[French]] ipa :/vjɔ.lɑ̃/[Anagrams] edit - ventilo, voilent [Etymology 1] editBorrowed into Old French from Latin violentus. [Etymology 2] editInflected forms. [Further reading] edit - “violent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [[Latin]] [Verb] editviolent 1.third-person plural present active subjunctive of violō [[Middle English]] ipa :/ˌviːɔlˈɛnt/[Adjective] editviolent (plural and weak singular violente) 1.Violent, forcible, injury-causing. 2.Potent, mighty, damaging, forceful 3.Severe, extreme; excessive in magnitude. 4.Tending to cause injuries; likely to cause violence. 5.Abrupt; happening without warning or notice. 6.(rare) Despotic, authoritarian; ruling unfairly. [Alternative forms] edit - vyolent, wyolent, vilent [Etymology] editFrom Old French violent, from Latin violentus. [[Occitan]] [Adjective] editviolent m (feminine singular violenta, masculine plural violents, feminine plural violentas) 1.violent [Etymology] editFrom Latin violentus. [[Old French]] [Adjective] editviolent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular violent or violente) 1.violent (using violence) [Etymology] editBorrowed from Latin violentus. [[Piedmontese]] ipa :/vjuˈlɛŋt/[Adjective] editviolent 1.violent [[Romanian]] ipa :/vi.oˈlent/[Adjective] editviolent m or n (feminine singular violentă, masculine plural violenți, feminine and neuter plural violente) 1.violent [Etymology] editBorrowed from French violent, Latin violentus. 0 0 2022/03/07 10:16 TaN
41787 very [[English]] ipa :/ˈvɛɹi/[Adjective] editvery (not generally comparable, comparative verier, superlative veriest) 1.(literary) True, real, actual. The fierce hatred of a very woman. The very blood and bone of our grammar. He tried his very best. 2.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 ii]: […] I am the veriest varlet that ever chewed with a tooth. 3.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 27:21: And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. 4.1641 May, John Milton, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England: And the Cavvses that hitherto have Hindred it; republished as Will Taliaferro Hale, editor, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England (Yale Studies in English; LIV), New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1916, OCLC 260112239: The very essence of truth is plainnesse, and brightnes; the darknes and crookednesse is our own. 5.1659, Henry Hammond, A Paraphrase and Annotations upon All the Books of the New Testament, London: Richard Davis, 2nd edition, The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, Chapter 3, verse 19, p. 517,[1] […] they that think to be wiser then other men, are by so much verier fools then others, and so are discerned to be. 6.1796, Edmund Burke, A Letter from the Right Honourable Edmund Burke to a Noble Lord, on the Attacks Made upon Him and His Pension, London: J. Owen and F. & C. Rivington, p. 30,[2] I looked on the consideration of publick service, or publick ornament, to be real and very justice: and I ever held, a scanty and penurious justice to partake of the nature of a wrong. 7.1855, Chambers's Journal, page 257: […]  : he has become a very democrat. He disdains not to be seen in the back-parlour of the petty tradesman, or the cleanly cottage of the intelligent mechanic. He raises his voice in the cause of progress; […] 8.1887, H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure‎[3]: `Thou seest after all I am a very woman.' 9.1914, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter III, in Nobody, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, published 1915, OCLC 40817384: Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear. 10.2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times‎[4]: The country’s first black president, and its first president to reach adulthood after the Vietnam War and Watergate, Mr. Obama seemed like a digital-age leader who could at last dislodge the stalemate between those who clung to the government of the Great Society, on the one hand, and those who disdained the very idea of government, on the other. 11.The same; identical. He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met. That's the very tool that I need. 12.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175: Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we could never quite make out why they scolded her so for an idle hussy indoors. It seemed so unjust. Looking back, I recollect she had very beautiful brown eyes. 13.With limiting effect: mere. 14.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 40, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821: We have many examples in our daies, yea in very children, of such as for feare of some slight incommoditie have yeelded unto death. 15.2004, Paul Campos, The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health, Penguin (→ISBN): Given the degree of fear and loathing inspired by the very thought of a fat body in America today, it is important to emphasize that all of the medical information in the counterfactual world I have just sketched is itself quite factual. [Adverb] editvery (not comparable) 1.To a great extent or degree. Synonyms: greatly, drastically, extremely That dress is very you. Not very many (of them) had been damaged. She's very like her mother. Is she busy?’ -‘Not very.’ 2.1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter II, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, OCLC 7780546; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., […], [1933], OCLC 2666860, page 0091: Then his sallow face brightened, for the hall had been carefully furnished, and was very clean. ¶ There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls. 3.1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 13, in The Mirror and the Lamp: “[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. 4.Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true. Synonyms: truly, actually, authentically 5.(with superlatives) Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect. He was the very best runner there. [Anagrams] edit - ev'ry [Etymology] editFrom Middle English verray, verrai (“true”), from Old French verai (“true”) (Modern French vrai), from assumed Vulgar Latin vērācus, alteration of Latin vērāx (“truthful”), from vērus (“true”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁- (“true, benevolent”). Cognate with Old English wǣr (“true, correct”), Dutch waar (“true”), German wahr (“true”), Icelandic alvöru (“earnest”). Displaced native Middle English sore, sār (“very”) (from Old English sār (“grievous, extreme”) (Compare German sehr, Dutch zeer), Middle English wel (“very”) (from Old English wel (“well, very”)) (Compare German wohl, Dutch wel, Swedish väl), and Middle English swith (“quickly; very”) (from Old English swīþe (“very”). More at warlock. [Synonyms] edit - (same, identical): ilk (Scotland, Northern England), selfsame, wicked (Rhode Island)edit - (to a great extent): ever so, main (dialectal), mighty, sore (archaic), swith (dialectal), way too, eminently, wicked (Rhode Island) [[Malagasy]] [Adjective] editvery 1.lost 2.(archaic) enslaved [[Middle English]] [Etymology 1] editBorrowed from Old French verai. [Etymology 2] edit 0 0 2009/04/06 16:33 2022/03/07 10:16
41789 binary [[English]] ipa :/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/[Adjective] editbinary (comparative more binary, superlative most binary) 1.Being in one of two mutually exclusive states; such as on or off, true or false, molten or frozen, or presence or absence. 2.2013 May 11, “The climate of Tibet: Pole-land”, in The Economist‎[1], volume 407, number 8835, page 80: Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything. Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science. 3.(logic) Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns binary states. 4.(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system. 5.Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts. Two ingredients are combined in a binary poison. A binary statistical distribution has only two categories. 6.(mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2. Division of reals is a binary operation. 7.(computing) Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code). He downloaded the binary distribution for Linux, then burned it to DVD. 8.(comparable) Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions. He has a very binary understanding of gender. [Anagrams] edit - brainy [Antonyms] edit - non-binary - (arbitrary data): ASCII, textedit - (computing): non-binary [Etymology] editFrom Late Latin bīnārius (“consisting of two”), from Latin bīnī (“two-by-two, pair”). [Noun] editbinary (countable and uncountable, plural binaries)English Wikipedia has an article on:binaryWikipedia 1.A thing which can have only (one or the other of) two values. 2.2012, Li-Hsiang Lisa Rosenlee, Confucianism and Women: A Philosophical Interpretation (→ISBN), page 51: The correlation between warmth and cold is an internal one where the existence of one depends on and is defined by the other. Hence, the yin-yang binary as a correlative binary of light-shade or warmth-cold [...] 3.2012, Scott L. Baugh, Latino American Cinema (→ISBN): The “in” versus “out” of this sociological model certainly carries to the admittedly simplistic binary of “good” versus “bad” of stereotypes in fictional works and the scholarly approaches to them. 4.(mathematics, computing, uncountable) The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1. 5.(computing) A file consisting of data other than human-readable text. 6.(astronomy) A satellite system consisting of two stars or other bodies orbiting each other. [See also] edit - -ary - decimal - hexadecimal - octal [Synonyms] edit - (arity, adicity, rank): dyadic - (logic of binary states): Boolean - (related to something with two parts): double, twin; see also Thesaurus:dual - (of calculations with binary numbers): base-2edit - (base 2 numeral system): base 2 - (system of two stars): binary star, double star 0 0 2021/09/12 17:29 2022/03/07 10:19 TaN
41790 surging [[English]] ipa :-ɜː(ɹ)dʒɪŋ[Anagrams] edit - urgings [Noun] editsurging (plural surgings) 1.The action or an instance of a surge. [Verb] editsurging 1.present participle of surge 0 0 2021/08/19 08:16 2022/03/07 10:20 TaN
41791 surge [[English]] ipa :/sɝdʒ/[Anagrams] edit - Ruges, grues, urges [Etymology] editFrom Middle English surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, contraction of surrigō, subrigō (“lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc.”, transitive verb), from sub (“from below; up”) + regō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-; see regent. [Noun] editsurge (plural surges) 1.A sudden transient rush, flood or increase. 2.2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times‎[1]: As President Obama turns his attention once again to filling out a cabinet and writing an Inaugural Address, this much is clear: he should not expect to bask in a surge of national unity, or to witness a crowd of millions overrun the Mall just to say they were there. He felt a surge of excitement. 3.The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation. 4.(electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current. A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district. 5.1959 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 132: When the diesel was being worked full out, the ammeter normally showed about 1,500-1,600 amps, with occasional surges of current at starting or up the steepest gradients to 1,700 or even 1,800 amps. 6.(aviation) A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust. 7.(nautical) The swell or heave of the sea (FM 55-501). 8.1901, Bible (American Standard Version), James i. 6 He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. 9.1697, “Georgics”, in Virgil; John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 403869432: He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, / Pursues the foaming surges to the shore. 10.(US, naval, often attributive) A deployment in large numbers at short notice. surge capacity; surge fleet; surge deployment capabilities 11.(obsolete) A spring; a fountain. 12.1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles all great rivers are gorged and assembled of various surges and springs of water 13.The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips. [References] edit - “surge” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - surge in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - FM 55-501 [Synonyms] edit - inrush [Verb] editsurge (third-person singular simple present surges, present participle surging, simple past and past participle surged) 1.(intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly. Toaster sales surged last year. 2.1910, Emerson Hough, chapter II, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 639762314: Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. 3.2013 March 1, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, page 134: Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent. 4.To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly. A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up. 5.2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC: Wales began the second half as they ended the first, closing down Montenegro quickly and the pressure told as Bale surged into the box and pulled the ball back for skipper Ramsey, arriving on cue, to double their lead. 6.(intransitive, aviation, of a jet engine) To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow. Use of maximum reverse thrust at low speeds can cause the engine to surge from ingesting its own exhaust. 7.(transitive, nautical) To slack off a line. [[Italian]] ipa :/ˈsur.d͡ʒe/[Anagrams] edit - Serug [Verb] editsurge 1.third-person singular present indicative of surgere [[Latin]] ipa :/ˈsur.ɡe/[Verb] editsurge 1.second-person singular present active imperative of surgō 2.Surge et ambula ― Arise, and walk (Matt. IX. v.5) [[Portuguese]] [Verb] editsurge 1.third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of surgir 2.second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of surgir [[Spanish]] ipa :/ˈsuɾxe/[Verb] editsurge 1.Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of surgir. 2.Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of surgir. 3.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of surgir. 0 0 2012/03/08 09:51 2022/03/07 10:20
41792 largest [[English]] ipa :/ˈlɑɹd͡ʒɪst/[Adjective] editlargest 1.superlative form of large: most large [Anagrams] edit - Galster, glarest, largets 0 0 2022/03/07 10:24 TaN
41793 groundswell [[English]] [Alternative forms] edit - ground swell [Etymology] editground +‎ swell [Noun] editgroundswell (plural groundswells) 1.(nautical) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance 2.(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion 3.2020 July 29, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Railways that reach out over the waves”, in Rail, page 51: The 1987 book British Piers was written at a time when Britain's seaside resorts were perhaps at their lowest ebb, with a groundswell of support for rejuvenation and conservation just beginning. 0 0 2022/03/08 08:53 TaN
41795 ground swell [[English]] [Alternative forms] edit - groundswell [Noun] editground swell (plural ground swells) 1.(surfing) waves generated by winds a long way away, possibly arriving at shore without local winds. 2.2005, Matt Warshaw, The Encyclopedia of Surfing, page 239: Beachbreaks excepted, ground swells generally produce high-quality surf. 0 0 2022/03/08 08:53 TaN

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