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42085 head honcho [[English]] [Noun] edithead honcho (plural head honchos) 1.(informal) The person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization. Synonyms: big man, big enchilada, grand poobah; see also Thesaurus:important person The head honcho is hard to reach because they are too busy. 2.2007, Simon Reynolds, Bring the Noise, Soft Skull Press, published 2011, →ISBN, page 182: As if being head honcho of the Grand Royal empire wasn't demanding enough, Mike D has his own personal business interests, namely the X-Large clothing company he started with two friends, and X-Large's boutiques (in New York, San Francisco and LA, where the Beasties are now based). 3.2008, Graham Linehan, “The Speech”, in The IT Crowd, season 3, episode 4, spoken by Douglas (Matt Berry): Well, I'm the boss… Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne… Identity. Er… Taxi Driver. Jaws. I forgot the question quite a while back. Who are you, again? 0 0 2022/03/10 09:42 TaN
42086 honcho [[English]] ipa :/ˈhɑn.tʃoʊ/[Etymology] editAmerican English, from Japanese 班長 (hanchō, “squad leader”), from 19th c. Mandarin 班長 (bānzhǎng, “team leader”). Probably entered English during World War II: many apocryphal stories describe American soldiers hearing Japanese prisoners-of-war refer to their lieutenants as hanchō. [Further reading] edit - “honcho”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. - Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “honcho”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. [Noun] edithoncho (plural honchos) 1.(informal) boss, leader 2.1986, Oliver Stone, Platoon, spoken by Private Gator Lerner (Johnny Depp): Says they had no choice. Says the NVA killed the old honcho when he said no. Now he says all the rice is theirs. 3.1992 October 26, Calvin Sims, “Hard Times, Even on Rodeo Drive”, in The New York Times‎[1], ISSN 0362-4331: For years, snobbery has been a hallmark of this city of wealth and glamour, movie stars and entertainment honchos, where it is possible to spend $20,000 for a watch, $6,000 for a suit with 14-karat gold pinstriping or $15,000 for a handbag of rare leather. 4.1999, Dave Barry, Big Trouble, Penguin, published 2010, →ISBN, page 13: Mostly he wrote what the higher honchos in the newsroom referred to, often condescendingly, as “offbeat” stories. 5.2001, Michael Moore, Stupid White Men, page 22: Gulfstream makes jets for both Hollywood honchos and foreign governments like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. [Verb] edithoncho (third-person singular simple present honchos, present participle honchoing, simple past and past participle honchoed) 1.(transitive, informal, Canada, US) To lead or manage. 2.2010, Buddy Valastro, Cake Boss, Simon and Schuster, published 2020, →ISBN, page 142: I had never honchoed that many people so even something as simple as ordering them to knead dough or fondant became an important decision. 3.2012, David Lewis Yewdall, Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN: The task of choosing the clips that comprised the allotted 10 minutes in the bake-off was left to the supervising sound editor, as it was he or she who honchoed the preparation of the soundtrack for the rerecording mixing stage in the first place. [[Japanese]] [Romanization] edithoncho 1.Rōmaji transcription of ほんちょ 0 0 2022/03/10 09:42 TaN
42088 adieu [[English]] ipa :/əˈdu/[Anagrams] edit - Audie [Etymology] editFrom Middle English adieu also adew, adewe, adue, from Old French adieu (“to God”), a shortening of a Dieu vous comant (“I commend you to God”), from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”). Doublet of adios. [Interjection] editadieu 1.Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye. 2.1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 1 BEATRICE. What fire is in mine ears? Can this be true? Stand I condemn'd for pride and scorn so much? Contempt, farewell! and maiden pride, adieu! No glory lives behind the back of such. [Noun] editadieu (plural adieux or adieus) 1.A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell. We bid our final adieus to our family, then boarded the ship, bound for America. 2.1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 6: As Noyes bade me adieu and rode off northward in his car I began to walk slowly toward the house. [Synonyms] edit - addio, adios, aloha, arrivederci, auf Wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, cheers, ciao, farewell, good-by, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, shalom, so long [[Catalan]] [Verb] editadieu 1.second-person plural present indicative form of adir [[Dutch]] ipa :/aːˈdjøː/[Etymology] editFrom Middle Dutch adiu, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French [Term?]. Later reinfluenced by French adieu (“to God”). [Interjection] editadieu 1.farewell, adieu [See also] edit - aju [[French]] ipa :/a.djø/[Etymology] editShortened form of Old French a Dieu vos comant, from Medieval Latin ad Deum, equivalent to à dieu vous commant (“I commend (entrust) you to God”). Compare Aragonese adiós, Asturian adiós, Catalan adéu, Dutch adjuus, English adieu, Extremaduran adiós, German tschüss, Greek αντίο (antío), Galician adeus, Italian addio, Maltese addiju, Mirandese adius, Occitan adieu, Portuguese adeus, Romanian adio, Serbo-Croatian ади̏о/adȉo, Slovene adȋjo, Spanish adiós. [Further reading] edit - “adieu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [Interjection] editadieu 1.farewell, adieu Adieu, monsieur le professeur. On ne vous oubliera jamais. Farewell, Mr. Teacher. We will never forget you. 2.(Canada, Louisiana) goodbye, see you soon 3.(Southern France) hello 4.(Switzerland) hello, goodbye [Noun] editadieu m (plural adieux) 1.farewell [See also] edit - à-Dieu-va, à-Dieu-vat [[Occitan]] [Interjection] editadieu 1.hello 2.goodbye 0 0 2022/03/10 09:43 TaN
42089 penne [[English]] ipa :/ˈpɛneɪ/[Etymology] editBorrowed from Italian penne. [Noun] editpenne (uncountable) 1.A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. [[Danish]] ipa :/pɛnə/[Noun] editpenne c 1.indefinite plural of pen [[French]] ipa :/pɛn/[Etymology] editFrom Old French, from Latin pinna, penna, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”). Doublet of panne. See also pinacle–panache. [Further reading] edit - “penne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [Noun] editpenne f (plural pennes) 1.large feather 2.penne (pasta) [[German]] [Verb] editpenne 1.inflection of pennen: 1.first-person singular present 2.first/third-person singular subjunctive I 3.singular imperative [[Italian]] [Noun] editpenne f pl 1.plural of penna [[Middle English]] ipa :/ˈpɛn(ə)/[Etymology 1] editFrom Anglo-Norman penne, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥. Compare feþer. [Etymology 2] editFrom Old English penn, from Proto-Germanic *pennō. 0 0 2021/06/23 08:08 2022/03/10 09:43 TaN
42090 pen [[English]] ipa :/pɛn/[Anagrams] edit - NEP, Nep, PNe, nep [Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English pen, penne (“enclosure for animals”), from Old English penn (“enclosure, fold, pen”), from Proto-Germanic *pennō, *pannijō (“pin, bolt, nail, tack”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (“pointed peg, nail, edge”). Related to pin.Sense “prison” originally figurative extension to “enclosure for persons” (1845), later influenced by penitentiary (“prison”), being analyzed as an abbreviation (1884).[1] [Etymology 2] editFrom Middle English pennen, from Old English *pennian (“to close, lock, bolt”, attested in onpennian (“to open”)), derived from penn (see above). Akin to Low German pennen (“to secure a door with a bolt”). [Etymology 3] edit A ballpoint pen, showing assembly.From Middle English penne, from Anglo-Norman penne, from Old French penne, from Latin penna (“feather”), from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to rush, fly”) (from which petition). Proto-Indo-European base also root of *petra-, from which Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) (whence pterodactyl), Sanskrit पत्रम् (patram, “wing, feather”), Old Church Slavonic перо (pero, “pen”), Old Norse fjǫðr, Old English feðer (Modern English feather);[1] note the /p/ → /f/ Germanic sound change.See feather and πέτομαι (pétomai) for more. [Etymology 4] editOrigin uncertain. Compare hen. [Etymology 5] editClipping of penalty. [References] edit 1.↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “pen”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. [[Angloromani]] ipa :[ˈpʰen][Alternative forms] edit - pan, pey [Etymology] editInherited from Romani phen. [Noun] editpen 1.sister Synonyms: minnipen, rakla Sa see pal te pen? ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) [References] edit - “pen”, in Angloromani Dictionary, The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, page 132 [[Cumbric]] [Etymology] editFrom Proto-Brythonic *penn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom, of uncertain derivation. [Noun] editpen 1.head 2.top, summit [References] edit - Attested in Cumbric toponymic compounds and phrasal names (Pen-y-Ghent) [[Danish]] ipa :/pɛnˀ/[Etymology 1] editFrom late Old Norse penni, from Latin penna (“feather”). [Etymology 2] edit [[Dutch]] ipa :/pɛn/[Anagrams] edit - nep [Etymology] editFrom Middle Dutch penne, ultimately from Latin penna. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. [Noun] editpen f (plural pennen, diminutive pennetje n) 1.a long feather of a bird 2.pen (writing utensil) 3.pin Synonym: pin [[Haitian Creole]] ipa :/pɛ̃/[Etymology] editFrom French pain (“bread”). [Noun] editpen 1.bread [[Indonesian]] ipa :[ˈpɛn][Etymology 1] editFrom Dutch pen, from Latin penna (“feather, pen”). Doublet of pena. [Etymology 2] edit [Further reading] edit - “pen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016. [[Japanese]] [Romanization] editpen 1.Rōmaji transcription of ペン [[Mandarin]] [Romanization] editpen 1.Nonstandard spelling of pēn. 2.Nonstandard spelling of pén. 3.Nonstandard spelling of pěn. 4.Nonstandard spelling of pèn. [[Mapudungun]] [Verb] editpen (Raguileo spelling) 1.to see Synonym: petun [[Middle English]] ipa :/pɛn/[Etymology 1] editFrom Anglo-Norman penne. [Etymology 2] editFrom Old English penn, from Proto-Germanic *pennō, perhaps from the root of pinn (“peg, pin”). [[Mindiri]] [Further reading] edit - Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988) [Noun] editpen 1.woman [[Norwegian Bokmål]] [Adjective] editpen (neuter singular pent, definite singular and plural pene, comparative penere, indefinite superlative penest, definite superlative peneste) 1.nice pent vær ― nice weather 2.neat 3.beautiful, pretty 4.handsome, good-looking [Etymology] editPossibly from French. [References] edit - “pen” in The Bokmål Dictionary. [[Norwegian Nynorsk]] [Adjective] editpen (neuter singular pent, definite singular and plural pene, comparative penare, indefinite superlative penast, definite superlative penaste) 1.nice pent vêr ― nice weather 2.neat 3.beautiful, pretty 4.handsome, good-looking [Etymology] editPossibly from French. [References] edit - “pen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. [[Rade]] [Etymology] editBorrowed from French pince. [Noun] editpen 1.pincers [[Romani]] [Pronoun] editpen 1.themselves (third-person plural reflexive pronoun) [[Tok Pisin]] [Etymology 1] editFrom English paint. [Etymology 2] editFrom English pen. [Etymology 3] editFrom English pain. [[Volapük]] [Noun] editpen (nominative plural pens) 1.pen [[Welsh]] ipa :/pɛn/[Adjective] editpen (feminine singular pen, plural pen, equative penned, comparative pennach, superlative pennaf) 1.head 2.chief 3.supreme, principal [Etymology] editFrom Middle Welsh and Old Welsh penn, from Proto-Brythonic *penn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom. [Mutation] edit [Noun] editpen m (plural pennau) 1.(anatomy) head 2.chief 3.top, apex 4.end, extremity [References] edit - R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies 0 0 2018/08/29 12:16 2022/03/10 09:43
42091 chilly [[English]] ipa :/ˈtʃɪli/[Etymology 1] editchill +‎ -y. [Etymology 2] editSee chili. [References] edit - chilly in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - “chilly” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. 0 0 2010/06/02 17:17 2022/03/10 09:43
42092 inching [[English]] ipa :/ˈɪntʃɪŋ/[Anagrams] edit - Chi-ning, chining, niching [Noun] editinching (plural inchings) 1.Very gradual movement. 2.2019, Francis Lynde, Empire Builders From behind the trucks of the box-car a slender pole, headed with what appeared to be an empty oyster tin, and trailing a black line of fuse, was projecting itself along the ground by slow inchings, creeping across the lighted space […] [Verb] editinching 1.present participle of inch 0 0 2021/09/24 21:33 2022/03/10 09:43 TaN
42093 defamatory [[English]] ipa :/dɪˈfæmətɹi/[Adjective] editdefamatory (comparative more defamatory, superlative most defamatory) 1.damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue [Etymology] editFrom Middle French diffamatoire (altered after the prefix de-), from Medieval Latin diffāmātōrius [Synonyms] edit - See also Thesaurus:defamatory 0 0 2022/03/10 09:43 TaN
42095 departure [[English]] ipa :/dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/[Anagrams] edit - apertured [Antonyms] edit - arrival [Etymology] editFrom Old French deporteure (“departure; figuratively, death”). [Further reading] edit - departure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [Noun] editdeparture (countable and uncountable, plural departures) 1.The act of departing or something that has departed. The departure was scheduled for noon. 2.1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest‎[1]: The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running: “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.” 3.1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 590: But the outstanding feature of the new timetable arrangement, additional to the standardised departure times, is the number of intermediate points, in addition to such principal cities as Bristol, Plymouth, Cardiff and Birmingham, that now have departures for Paddington at the same minutes past the hour throughout the day. 4.2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport: Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure. 5.A deviation from a plan or procedure. 6.1855–1858, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, OCLC 645131689: any departure from a national standard There are several significant departures, however, from current practice. 7.(euphemistic) A death. 8.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Timothy 4:6: The time of my departure is at hand. 9.a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the page number)”, in Fulke Greville, Matthew Gwinne, and John Florio, editors, The Covntesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, OCLC 801077108; republished in Albert Feuillerat, editor, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia (Cambridge English Classics: The Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney; I), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University Press, 1912, OCLC 318419127: His timely departure […] barred him from the knowledge of his son's miseries. 10.(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian. 11.(surveying) The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve. The area is computed by latitudes and departures. 12.(law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another[1] 13.(obsolete) Division; separation; putting away. 14.1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Vnlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], OCLC 879551664: no other remedy […] but absolute departure [References] edit 1. ^ 1839. John Bouvier, Law Dictionary - “departure” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. [Synonyms] edit - leaving 0 0 2022/03/10 09:46 TaN
42096 stunned [[English]] ipa :/stʌnd/[Adjective] editstunned (comparative more stunned, superlative most stunned) 1.Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked. [Etymology] editstun +‎ -ed [Verb] editstunned 1.simple past tense and past participle of stun 0 0 2011/03/12 16:42 2022/03/10 09:46 TaN
42097 stun [[English]] ipa :/stʌn/[Anagrams] edit - NUTS, Unst, nuts, tsun, tuns [Etymology] editFrom Middle English stunien, stonien, stounien, from Old English stunian (“to crash, make a loud sound, resound, roar, strike with a loud sound, dash, impinge, knock, confound, astonish, stupefy”), from Proto-Germanic *stunōną, *stunjaną (“to sound, crash, bang, groan”), from Proto-Germanic *stenaną (“to moan, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tona-, *(s)tena- (“to thunder, roar, groan”) (compare thunder). Cognate with Middle Low German stonen (“to groan”), Middle High German stunen, stunden (“to drive, push, knock, strike”), Swedish stöna (“to moan, groan”), Icelandic stynja (“to moan”). Related also to Dutch steunen (“to groan; support”), German stöhnen (“to groan, moan”), German staunen (“to be astonished, be amazed, marvel at”), Russian стонать (stonatʹ), стена́ть (stenátʹ, “to moan, groan”). See also Occitan estonar, Old French estoner, English astonish. [Noun] editstun (countable and uncountable, plural stuns) 1.The condition of being stunned. 2.That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow. 3.(Newfoundland) A person who lacks intelligence. 4.(billiards, snooker, pool) The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin. Williams will need a lot of stun to avoid going in the middle pocket [Verb] editstun (third-person singular simple present stuns, present participle stunning, simple past and past participle stunned) 1.(transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness. Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head. In many European countries cattle have to be stunned before slaughtering. 2.(transitive) To shock or surprise. The celebrity was stunned to find herself confronted with unfounded allegiations on the front page of a newspaper. He stood there stunned, looking at the beautiful, breath-taking sunrise. 3.(snooker, billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball 0 0 2010/05/27 10:55 2022/03/10 09:46
42102 fall victim [[English]] [Verb] editfall victim (third-person singular simple present falls victim, present participle falling victim, simple past fell victim, past participle fallen victim) 1.(idiomatic, intransitive) to suffer as a result of external circumstances or someone else's actions (Can we add an example for this sense?) 0 0 2022/03/10 09:46 TaN
42103 victim [[English]] ipa :/ˈvɪktɪm/[Antonyms] edit - offender [Etymology] editFrom Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”). [Noun] editvictim (plural victims) 1.One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular: the youngest victims of the brutal war victim of a bad decision by a rushed and overworked judge 2.2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55: According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle. 3.2014, Holger H. Herwig, The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918, A&C Black (→ISBN), page 116: Flexibility, one of the hallmarks of German military doctrine, was a victim of the war. 1.One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam. victims of assault; the murderer's victims became another victim of the latest scam 2.1838, The Lady's Book, volume 16-17, page 125: The villian, perceiving his danger, groped about in search of his victim, gave him another blow and disappeared. 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. […]” 4.1980, Heather M. Arden, Fools' Plays: A Study of Satire in the Sottie, page 53: The role of victim, whether represented by a character on stage or conveyed verbally, is the necessary counterpart of the evil-doer. 5.One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness. a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash 6.1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 6, in The Younger Set: “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, […] the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, […] !” 7.One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own. a victim of his own pride; a victim of her own incompetence the newcomer never managed to make friends, a victim of the town's deep distrust of outsiders a victim of sexism; victims of a racist system 8.One who is harmed or killed as a result of a natural or man-made disaster or impersonal condition. relief efforts to help victims of the hurricane victim of an optical illusion; victim of a string of bad luck local businesses were the main victims of the economic downturn 9.1970 March 12, United States House Committee on Education and Labor, Summary of Legislative Action of the House Education and Labor Committee for the 91st Congress (1st Session) / Educational Technology Act of 1969: Hearing, Ninety-first Congress, Second Session on H.R. 8838 ... March 12, 1970: To some extent the schools and colleges are victims of conditions beyond their control: rapid population growth and mobility, country; to-city migration, unpredictable economic and social changes wrought by technology, […] 10.2012, Alisa Lebow, The Cinema of Me: As Ella Shohat (1988) incisively argued some years ago now, the historical role of 'victim' to Zionism's racialising and nationalising frame is one that has been shared – albeit not in identical ways – by Palestinians and Mizrahim, those Sephardic or Arab Jews whose presence was solicited for the structural and demographic efficacy of the fledgling Jewish state. 11.2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28: Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. […] Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite. 1.(by extension, Christianity) The transfigured body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist. [References] edit 1. ^ Inclusive language: words to use and avoid when writing about disability 2. ^ NHS Digital Service Manual: Inclusive language 3. ^ Remploy: Disability etiquette - victim at OneLook Dictionary Search - victim in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. - victim in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. [Synonyms] edit - injured party 0 0 2022/03/10 09:46 TaN
42104 cutthroat [[English]] ipa :/ˈkʌtθɹoʊt/[Adjective] editcutthroat (comparative more cutthroat, superlative most cutthroat) 1.Involving the cutting of throats. 2.Of or relating to a card game where everyone plays for him or herself rather than playing with a partner. He found that playing cutthroat Spades was much more difficult than playing with a partner. 3.Ruthlessly competitive, dog-eat-dog. Law is a cutthroat business, you always have to look out to see who is trying to outdo you. [Alternative forms] edit - cut-throat - cut throat [Etymology] editcut +‎ throat [Noun] editcutthroat (countable and uncountable, plural cutthroats) 1.A murderer who slits the throats of victims. 2.An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person. 3.(uncountable) A three-player pocket billiards game where the object is to be the last player with at least one ball still on the table. 0 0 2022/03/10 09:47 TaN
42106 Mere [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - Emer., REME, erme, meer, reem [Proper noun] editMere 1.A village and civil parish in northern Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7381). 2.A small town and civil parish with a town council in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8132). 3.A sub-municipality in East Flanders, Belgium. [[Hawaiian]] [Etymology] editBorrowed from English Mary. [Proper noun] editMere 1.A female given name from English used in the 19th century. [References] edit - Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186 - Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mere occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 29 women. [[Maori]] [Proper noun] editMere 1.A female given name, equivalent to English Mary. [[Tahitian]] [Noun] editMere 1.Mary 0 0 2022/01/24 17:52 2022/03/10 09:47 TaN
42107 infraction [[English]] ipa :/ɪnˈfɹakʃən/[Anagrams] edit - infarction [Etymology] editFrom Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, from infractum, past participle of infringere, from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”). [Further reading] edit - “infraction” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - infraction in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - infraction at OneLook Dictionary Search [Noun] editinfraction (plural infractions) 1.(law) A minor offence, petty crime Even stealing a pack of gum is an infraction in the eyes of the law. 2.a violation; breach 3.(ice hockey) A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee. [[French]] [Etymology] editFrom Latin infractio [Further reading] edit - “infraction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [Noun] editinfraction f (plural infractions) 1.offense (US), departure 2.infringement, infraction 0 0 2021/08/15 12:41 2022/03/10 09:47 TaN
42110 aftermath [[English]] ipa :/ˈæf.tɚ.ˌmæθ/[Anagrams] edit - hamfatter [Etymology] editFrom after- +‎ math (“a mowing”). [Noun] editaftermath (plural aftermaths) 1.(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season. 2.1879, Robert Louis Stevenson: Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes: They were cutting aftermath on all sides, which gave the neighbourhood, this gusty autumn morning, an untimely smell of hay. 3.That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe. In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting. 0 0 2012/08/22 11:57 2022/03/10 09:49
42111 schism [[English]] ipa :/ˈskɪzəm/[Anagrams] edit - Chisms [Antonyms] edit - (split, division, separation): unity [Etymology] editFrom Middle English scisme, from Old French cisme or scisme, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”). Doublet of schisma. [Noun] editEnglish Wikipedia has articles on:schismWikipedia schism (plural schisms) 1.A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord. 2.2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions‎[1], volume 5, number 1, MDPI, DOI:10.3390/rel5010219, pages 219-257: Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film. 3.(religion) A formal division or split within a religious body. The schism between Sunnis and Shias happened quite early in Islamic history. 4.(Catholicism) a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy. [Synonyms] edit - (split or separation): division, separation, split 0 0 2009/10/02 09:36 2022/03/10 09:49 TaN
42112 contemplating [[English]] [Verb] editcontemplating 1.present participle of contemplate 0 0 2012/03/03 20:07 2022/03/10 09:49
42113 contemplate [[English]] ipa :/ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/[Etymology] editAttested since the 1590s; borrowed from Latin contemplātus, from contemplari (“observe, survey”). [Synonyms] edit - See also Thesaurus:ponder - (look at): examine [Verb] editcontemplate (third-person singular simple present contemplates, present participle contemplating, simple past and past participle contemplated) 1.To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider. 2.1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], OCLC 228732398, page 1: To love, at least contemplate and admire, / What I see excellent. 3.1818, Lord Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. Canto the Fourth, London: John Murray, […], OCLC 1015248873, canto IV, stanza CLVIII: We thus dilate / Our spirits to the size of that they contemplate. 4.To consider as a possibility. 5.1793 February 18, Alexander Hamilton, Loans, speech given to the United States House of Representatives: There remain some particulars to complete the information contemplated by those resolutions. 6.1826, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law If a treaty contains any stipulations which contemplate a state of future war. 7.2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845: Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete. I contemplated doing the project myself, but it would have taken too long. [[Italian]] [Anagrams] edit - completante [Etymology 1] edit [Etymology 2] edit [[Latin]] [Participle] editcontemplāte 1.vocative masculine singular of contemplātus 0 0 2012/03/03 20:07 2022/03/10 09:49
42114 imperturbable [[English]] ipa :/ˌɪmpəˈtɜːbəbəl/[Adjective] editimperturbable (comparative more imperturbable, superlative most imperturbable) 1.Not easily perturbed, upset or excited. 2.1837, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Ethel Churchill, volume 3, page 280: "We may keep it by us," replied the pawnbroker, "for months; there is no demand for such articles." "But," exclaimed she, eagerly, "I shall soon redeem it!" "So you all say," returned the man, with imperturbable coolness. 3.1962 August, G. Freeman Allen, “Traffic control on the Great Northern Line”, in Modern Railways, page 132: This sort of thing is meat and drink to the born Controller—and Controllers are born with the right imperturbable temperament for the job; hence the fact that they are recruited from many different grades of operating staff, and some recruits don't stay the course. 4.Calm and collected, even under pressure. [Etymology] editFrom Middle French imperturbable, from Late Latin imperturbābilis, from im- + perturbō + -bilis. Surface analysis im- + perturbable. [[French]] [Adjective] editimperturbable (plural imperturbables) 1.imperturbable [Etymology] editFrom Late Latin imperturbābilis. [Further reading] edit - “imperturbable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [[Galician]] [Adjective] editimperturbable m or f (plural imperturbables) 1.imperturbable [Alternative forms] edit - imperturbábel [Etymology] editFrom Late Latin imperturbābilis. [Further reading] edit - “imperturbable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy. [[Occitan]] [Adjective] editimperturbable m (feminine singular imperturbabla, masculine plural imperturbables, feminine plural imperturbablas) 1.imperturbable [Etymology] editFrom Late Latin imperturbābilis. [[Spanish]] [Adjective] editimperturbable (plural imperturbables) 1.imperturbable, unflappable, undisturbed, unruffled, unperturbed [Etymology] editFrom Late Latin imperturbābilis. [Further reading] edit - “imperturbable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014. 0 0 2022/03/10 09:49 TaN
42115 represent [[English]] ipa :/ɹɛp.ɹɪ.ˈzɛnt/[Anagrams] edit - presenter, repenters [Etymology 1] editFrom Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō. [Etymology 2] editre- +‎ present. [Further reading] edit - “represent” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - represent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - represent at OneLook Dictionary Search 0 0 2012/10/14 14:09 2022/03/10 09:50
42119 sco [[Middle English]] [Etymology 1] edit [Etymology 2] edit 0 0 2022/03/10 09:50 TaN
42120 word [[English]] ipa :/wɜːd/[Alternative forms] edit - vurd (Bermuda) - worde (obsolete) [Anagrams] edit - drow [Etymology 1] editPlay media The word about signed in American Sign Language.From Middle English word, from Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰh₁om. Doublet of verb and verve; further related to vrata. [Etymology 2] editVariant of worth (“to become, turn into, grow, get”), from Middle English worthen, from Old English weorþan (“to turn into, become, grow”), from Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (“to turn, turn into, become”). More at worth § Verb. [Further reading] edit - word on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [[Afrikaans]] ipa :/vɔrt/[Etymology] editFrom Dutch worden, from Middle Dutch werden, from Old Dutch werthan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną. [Verb] editword (present word, present participle wordende, past participle geword) 1.to become; to get (to change one’s state) Ek het ryk geword. I became rich. Ek word ryk. I am becoming rich. Sy word beter. She is getting better. 2.Forms the present passive voice when followed by a past participle Die kat word gevoer. The cat is being fed. [[Chinese Pidgin English]] [Alternative forms] edit - 𭉉 (Chinese characters) [Etymology] editFrom English word. [Noun] editword 1.word 2.1862, T‘ong Ting-Kü, Ying Ü Tsap T’sün, or The Chinese and English Instructor, volume 6, Canton: 挨仙㕭𭉉 Aai1 sin1 jiu1 wut3. I will send you word. (literally, “I send you word.”) [[Dutch]] ipa :/ʋɔrt/[Verb] editword 1.first-person singular present indicative of worden 2. imperative of worden [[Middle English]] ipa :/wurd/[Alternative forms] edit - wurd, weord, vord, woord, wourd, worde [Etymology] editFrom Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om. Doublet of verbe. [Noun] editword (plural wordes or (Early ME) word) 1.A word (separable, discrete linguistic unit) 2.a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “Book II”, in Troilus and Criseyde, line 22-28: Ȝe knowe ek that in fourme of ſpeche is chaunge / With-inne a thousand ȝeer, and wordes tho / That hadden pris now wonder nyce and ſtraunge / Us thenketh hem, and ȝet thei ſpake hem so / And ſpedde as wel in loue as men now do You also know that the form of language is in flux; / within a thousand years, words / that had currency; really weird and bizarre / they seem to us now, but they still spoke them / and accomplished as much in love as men do now. 3.A statement; a linguistic unit said or written by someone: 1.A speech; a formal statement. 2.A byword or maxim; a short expression of truth. 3.A promise; an oath or guarantee. 4.A motto; a expression associated with a person or people. 5.A piece of news (often warning or recommending) 6.An order or directive; something necessary. 7.A religious precept, stricture, or belief.Discourse; the exchange of statements.The act of speaking (especially as opposed to action)The basic, non-figurative reading of something.The way one speaks (especially with modifying adjective)(theology) The Logos (Jesus Christ) - c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[1], published c. 1410, Joon 1:1, page 44r, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010: IN þe bigynnyng was þe woꝛd .· ⁊ þe woꝛd was at god / ⁊ god was þe woꝛd In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word.(rare) The linguistic faculty as a whole. [[Old English]] ipa :/word/[Alternative forms] edit - ƿord [Etymology 1] editFrom Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą. [Etymology 2] editUnknown. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰos (“sweetbriar”). Compare Latin rubus (“bramble”), Persian گل‎ (gol, “flower”). [[Old Saxon]] ipa :/wɔrd/[Etymology] editFrom Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą. [Noun] editword n 1.word 0 0 2009/12/05 16:22 2022/03/10 09:50 TaN
42121 Word [[English]] ipa :/wɝd/[Anagrams] edit - drow [Etymology 1] editSemantic loan from Koine Greek λόγος (lógos). [Etymology 2] editShortening of Microsoft Word.English Wikipedia has an article on:Microsoft WordWikipedia [[German]] ipa :/vœrt/[Etymology] editBorrowed from English Word. [Proper noun] editWord n (proper noun, strong, genitive Words) 1.Word (Microsoft program) 0 0 2018/11/12 10:07 2022/03/10 09:50 TaN
42122 princeling [[English]] [Etymology] editprince +‎ -ling [Noun] editprinceling (plural princelings) 1.A minor or unimportant prince. 2.(derogatory) A descendant of some prominent and influential senior communist official in the People's Republic of China. 0 0 2022/03/10 09:50 TaN
42123 Guild [[English]] [Proper noun] editGuild (plural Guilds) 1.A surname​. [Statistics] edit - According to the 2010 United States Census, Guild is the 11250th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2810 individuals. Guild is most common among White (88.83%) individuals. 0 0 2020/05/07 10:11 2022/03/10 09:52 TaN
42124 guild [[English]] ipa :/ɡɪld/[Alternative forms] edit - gild [Etymology] editFrom Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi (“payment, guild”). Related to geld, yield, yauld. [Noun] editguild (plural guilds) 1.A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages. 2.A corporation. 3.(ecology) A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits. 4.(video games) An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game. [Synonyms] edit - (medieval professional associations): Hanse (merchants) - (modern professional associations): trade union, union, professional association 0 0 2020/05/07 10:11 2022/03/10 09:52 TaN
42125 momentous [[English]] ipa :/məʊˈmɛn.təs/[Adjective] editmomentous (comparative more momentous, superlative most momentous) 1.Outstanding in importance, of great consequence. 2.1725, Daniel Defoe, Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business: The reason why I did not publish this book till the end of the last sessions of parliament was, because I did not care to interfere with more momentous affairs. 3.1831, James Fenimore Cooper, Homeward Bound, ch. 31: "It has been a momentous month, and I hope we shall all retain healthful recollections of it as long as we live." 4.1902, Joseph Conrad, The End of the Tether, ch. 3: What to the other parties was merely the sale of a ship was to him a momentous event involving a radically new view of existence. 5.2007 July 1, Richard Dawkins, "Inferior Design," New York Times (retrieved 19 Nov 2013): Natural selection is arguably the most momentous idea ever to occur to a human mind, because it — alone as far as we know — explains the elegant illusion of design that pervades the living kingdoms and explains, in passing, us. [Anagrams] edit - mesonotum [Etymology] editFrom moment +‎ -ous. 0 0 2009/04/16 10:31 2022/03/10 09:53 TaN
42126 disheartening [[English]] [Adjective] editdisheartening (comparative more disheartening, superlative most disheartening) 1.Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy. Synonyms: discouraging; see also Thesaurus:disheartening Antonym: heartening [Verb] editdisheartening 1.present participle of dishearten 0 0 2022/03/10 09:53 TaN
42127 scurrilous [[English]] ipa :/ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/[Adjective] editscurrilous (comparative more scurrilous, superlative most scurrilous) 1.(of a person) Given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed. 2.(of language) Coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous. 3.2022 February 3, Heather Stewart, quoting Munira Mirza, “Boris Johnson’s policy chief quits over PM’s ‘scurrilous’ Savile remark”, in The Guardian‎[1]: She said Johnson was “a better man than many of your detractors will ever understand”, adding that it was “so desperately sad that you let yourself down by making a scurrilous accusation against the leader of the opposition”. 4.Gross, vulgar and evil. We have had our address used by scurrilous crooks in the past to gain assets by fraud. 5.2013, Alex Himelfarb, Jordan Himelfarb, Tax Is Not a Four-Letter Word: A Different Take on Taxes in Canada "Some days, I try to imagine how scurrilous it would be for a left-leaning government in Canada to embark on such a costly political agenda for, say, a 10-year period, and still find itself unable to convince Canadians that the majority have benefited from this." [Etymology] editFrom Latin scurrīlis (“buffoon-like”), from scurra (“a buffoon”). Doublet of scurrile. [Further reading] edit - “scurrilous” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - scurrilous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - scurrilous at OneLook Dictionary Search 0 0 2022/03/10 09:54 TaN
42128 homophobic [[English]] [Adjective] edithomophobic (comparative more homophobic, superlative most homophobic) 1.Relating to or characteristic of homophobia or homophobes. homophobic abuse [Etymology] editFrom homo (“homosexual”) +‎ -phobic. [Noun] edithomophobic (plural homophobics) 1.A homophobe. 2.2007, William D. Gairdner, The War Against the Family If you say something negative about homosexuals, you will be labelled an intolerant "homophobic." 3.2016, Ralph Erber, Maureen Erber, Intimate Relationships: Issues, Theories, and Research, Second Edition When placed in a situation that threatens to excite their repressed or latent sexual preferences, homophobics tend to react with panic, anger, and hostility as a means to avert or deny the threat (West, 1977). 0 0 2021/10/20 09:54 2022/03/10 09:54 TaN
42129 unilaterally [[English]] [Adverb] editunilaterally (comparative more unilaterally, superlative most unilaterally) 1.In a unilateral way. [Etymology] editunilateral +‎ -ly 0 0 2022/03/10 09:55 TaN
42130 disingenuous [[English]] ipa :/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈdʒɛn.ju.əs/[Adjective] editdisingenuous (comparative more disingenuous, superlative most disingenuous) 1.Not honourable; unworthy of honour 2.Not ingenuous; not frank or open Synonym: uncandid 3.1726, William Broome, The Poems of Alexander Pope: The Odyssey of Homer. Books XIII-XXIV, edited by Maynard Mack, Methuen, 1969, volume 10, page 378: I am not so vain as to think these Remarks free from faults, nor so disingenuous as not to confess them: 4.Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception. 5.2012 March 1, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist‎[1], volume 100, number 2, page 87: But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea. [Etymology] editdis- +‎ ingenuous [Further reading] edit - “disingenuous” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. - disingenuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - disingenuous at OneLook Dictionary Search 0 0 2022/03/10 09:56 TaN
42132 on the fly [[English]] [Adverb] editon the fly (not comparable) 1.(baseball, of the ball) Without a bounce. Jones caught the ball on the fly 2.(idiomatic) Spontaneously or extemporaneously; done as one goes, or during another activity. The software program has a table of values for some results, but calculates others on the fly. [Alternative forms] edit - on-the-fly [Synonyms] edit - (spontaneously): on the spot, on the hoof (Britain) 0 0 2022/03/10 10:29 TaN
42133 on-the-fly [[English]] [Adverb] editon-the-fly (not comparable) 1.Alternative spelling of on the fly 0 0 2022/03/10 10:29 TaN
42134 lint [[English]] ipa :/lɪnt/[Anagrams] edit - Int'l, int'l, intl. [Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English lynet, linet, from Old French linette (“grain of flax”), diminutive of lin (“flax”); or, from Medieval Latin linteum, from Latin līnum (“flax”). [Etymology 2] editFrom the lint Unix utility, written in 1979, which analyses programs written in the C language,[1] itself named after the undesirable bits of fiber and fluff found in sheep's wool (see etymology 1). [References] edit 1. ^ “Question “What is linting””, in Stack Overflow‎[1], 2016, retrieved February 4, 2016 [See also] edit - Clothes dryer#Lint build-up (tumble dryers) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [[Afrikaans]] ipa :/lənt/[Etymology] editFrom Dutch lint. [Noun] editlint (plural linte, diminutive lintjie) 1.A ribbon, band, tape. [[Cimbrian]] [Noun] editlint f 1.lind, linden [References] edit - Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien [[Dutch]] ipa :/lɪnt/[Etymology] editOf uncertain origin. Probably a shortening of Middle Dutch lijnde (“rope”), from line (modern lijn). Alternatively from Latin linteum (“cloth”). [Noun] editlint n (plural linten, diminutive lintje n) 1.A ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile (non-adhesive) tape. 2.(metonymically, chiefly diminutive) A decoration, a medal, especially in chivalric, civil and military contexts. [[Friulian]] [Etymology] editFrom Latin lēns, lentem. Compare Italian and Venetian lente, lent, Romanian linte. [Noun] editlint f 1.A lentil. [[Middle English]] [Noun] editlint 1.Alternative form of lynet 0 0 2012/01/24 16:56 2022/03/10 10:29
42136 notching [[English]] [Noun] editnotching (plural notchings) 1.A notched mark or pattern. 2.2003, John Hough, The Last Summer (page 136) She looked up into his face and he into hers, and he saw her light-struck green eyes and the delicate notchings of her crow's feet. 3.A method of joining framing-timbers, by halving, scarfing, or caulking. [Verb] editnotching 1.present participle of notch 0 0 2021/07/02 16:28 2022/03/10 12:33 TaN
42139 intraday [[English]] [Adjective] editintraday (not comparable) 1.(finance) occurring during a single day. [Etymology] editFrom intra- +‎ day. 0 0 2021/02/14 12:59 2022/03/10 12:38 TaN
42140 sizzling [[English]] [Adjective] editsizzling (comparative more sizzling, superlative most sizzling) 1.Hot enough to make a hissing sound. 2.(in the names of dishes in Asian cuisine etc.) Brought to the table in the metal dish it has been cooked in, making such a sound. 3.(informal) Exciting and intensely emotional or sexual. 4.(informal) Very skilful or impressive. The two teams played a sizzling match. [Noun] editsizzling (plural sizzlings) 1.Such a hissing sound. [Verb] editsizzling 1.present participle of sizzle 0 0 2021/07/02 12:54 2022/03/10 12:41 TaN
42141 sizzle [[English]] ipa :/ˈsɪzəl/[Anagrams] edit - zizels [Etymology] editProbably a derivative of Middle English sissen (“to hiss; buzz; hum”), equivalent to siss +‎ -le (frequentative suffix). [Noun] editsizzle (countable and uncountable, plural sizzles) 1.(countable) the sound of water hitting a hot surface We heard the sizzle of the onions hitting the pan. 2.(uncountable) Zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement. Her performance had a lot of sizzle. [Verb] editsizzle (third-person singular simple present sizzles, present participle sizzling, simple past and past participle sizzled) 1.(intransitive) To make the sound of water hitting a hot surface. the sausages were sizzling on the barbecue. 2.(intransitive) To be exciting or dazzling. The song sizzled with energy. 0 0 2012/03/26 05:26 2022/03/10 12:41
42145 growing [[English]] ipa :/ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/[Adjective] editgrowing (not comparable) 1.(Should we delete(+) this sense?) That grows. 2.2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52: From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. […]   But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip. Milk is good for growing children. [Noun] editgrowing (plural growings) 1.growth; increase 2.1852, Henry Howe, Historical Collections of the Great West: Some of these unhappy emigrants felt a general sinking of all their mental and bodily energies, without, however, experiencing the growings of hunger. 3.(attributive) Connected with growing The growing season here begins in March. [References] edit - “growing”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. - “growing” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - “growing” in the Collins English Dictionary - “growing”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary. [Verb] editgrowing 1.present participle of grow 0 0 2022/02/02 09:31 2022/03/10 12:46 TaN
42147 suitable [[English]] ipa :/ˈsuːtəbl/[Adjective] editsuitable (comparative more suitable, superlative most suitable) 1.Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion. 2.2015 February 23, Rachel Janik, “Texas Teacher Will Donate a Kidney to 6-Year-Old Student”, in Time‎[1]: Doctors told Matthew Parker’s family there was only a 1% chance of finding a suitable donor for Matthew because his body had rejected a previous transplant. [Anagrams] edit - sabulite [Antonyms] edit - unsuitable [Etymology] editsuit +‎ -able [Synonyms] edit - fit for purpose (British) - up to standard (British) 0 0 2010/12/07 00:24 2022/03/10 12:47
42148 catch-all [[English]] [Alternative forms] edit - catchall [Etymology] editcatch +‎ -all [Noun] editcatch-all (plural catch-alls) 1.Any place or repository where things are placed indiscriminately or without careful thought. If you're not careful, the entrance table will quickly become a catch-all for things that come in the door. The category was a catch-all for items that were not filed elsewhere. Cancer is a catch-all term that encompasses a wide variety of diseases. 0 0 2022/03/10 12:49 TaN
42149 catchall [[English]] [Noun] editcatchall (plural catchalls) 1.Alternative form of catch-all 0 0 2022/03/10 12:49 TaN
42150 granular [[English]] ipa :/ˈɡɹæn.jə.lə(ɹ)/[Adjective] editgranular (comparative more granular, superlative most granular) 1.Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains a granular substance 2.grainy It has a granular structure 3.1790, Abraham Mills, Some Strata in Ireland and Scotland, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 80 This Whyn Dyke is bare at the cliffs ſeveral yards in height, and is near nine feet in width. It conſiſts of an inner part of a granular and ſomewhat porous texture... [Etymology] editFrom granule +‎ -ar. Compare French granulaire. [Synonyms] edit - granulous; see also Thesaurus:granular [[Interlingua]] [Adjective] editgranular (not comparable) 1.granular (in the shape of grains) [[Romanian]] [Adjective] editgranular m or n (feminine singular granulară, masculine plural granulari, feminine and neuter plural granulare) 1.granular [Etymology] editFrom French granulaire [[Spanish]] [Adjective] editgranular (plural granulares) 1.granular [Further reading] edit - “granular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014. [Verb] editgranular (first-person singular present granulo, first-person singular preterite granulé, past participle granulado) 1.to granulate 0 0 2021/09/01 13:14 2022/03/10 12:51 TaN
42152 rife [[English]] ipa :/ɹaɪf/[Adjective] editrife (comparative rifer, superlative rifest) 1.Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things). Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted. 2.1712, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Effects of Air on Human Bodies Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal. 3.1634 October 9 (first performance)​, [John Milton], H[enry] Lawes, editor, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: Printed [by Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, OCLC 228715864; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, OCLC 1113942837: The tumult of loud mirth was rife. 4.1828, James Hogg, Mary Burnet She was afterwards Lady Keith; and the mention of this name in the tale, as it were by mere accident, fixes the era of it in the reign of James the Fourth, at the very time that fairies, brownies, and witches, were at the rifest in Scotland. 5.1900, Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Avon Books, (translated by James Strachey) pg. 170: The 'denominational considerations' mentioned below relate, of course, to anti-Semitic feeling, which was already rife in Vienna during the last years of the nineteenth century. 6.1964 May, R. K. Evans, “The Ventura—Paxman's high-speed engine”, in Modern Railways, page 329: BRB engineers, it is known, have a warm regard for the Ventura range and speculation is rife that it may feature more widely in future BR dieselisation programmes. 7.Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful. These woodlands are rife with red deer. Watermelons are rife with seeds. 8.Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things). Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption. 9.2013, Daniel Taylor, Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica (in The Guardian, 15 May 2013)[1] They will have to reflect on a seventh successive defeat in a European final while Chelsea try to make sense of an eccentric season rife with controversy and bad feeling but once again one finishing on an exhilarating high. 10.(obsolete) Having power; active; nimble. 11.1661, John Webster and William Rowley, A Cure for a Cuckold What! I am rife a little yet. [Adverb] editrife (comparative more rife, superlative most rife) 1.Plentifully, abundantly. The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke. [Anagrams] edit - -fier, FIRE, Fier, Frie, fier, fire, refi, reif, rief [Etymology] editFrom Middle English rife, from Old English rīfe, rȳfe (“rife, abundant, frequent”), from Proto-Germanic *rībaz (“generous”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyp- (“to tear (off), rip”). Cognate with West Frisian rju (“rife, much”), Low German rive (“abundant, munificent”), Dutch rijf (“abundant, copious”), Icelandic rífr (“rife, munificent”), Icelandic reifa (“to bestow”). [Synonyms] edit - (widespread): pandemic, ubiquitous; see also Thesaurus:widespread - (abounding, plentiful): filled; see also Thesaurus:plentiful [[Spanish]] [Verb] editrife 1.Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of rifar. 2.First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of rifar. 3.Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of rifar. 4.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of rifar. 0 0 2009/10/16 12:29 2022/03/10 12:52 TaN
42154 cessation [[English]] ipa :/sɛˈseɪʃən/[Anagrams] edit - canoeists, sonicates [Etymology] editBorrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. [Noun] editcessation (countable and uncountable, plural cessations) 1.(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final. 2.1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], OCLC 1138660207: it might be advisable to permit the temporary cessation of the papal inquisition 3.1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI The day […] was […] yearly observ'd for a festival Day by cessation from Labour. [Synonyms] edit - (temporary): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause - (final): close, endpoint, terminus; see also Thesaurus:finish [[French]] ipa :/sɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/[Etymology] editBorrowed from Latin cessātiō. Morphologically, from cesser +‎ -ation. [Further reading] edit - “cessation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [Noun] editcessation f (plural cessations) 1.cessation 0 0 2010/09/19 03:05 2022/03/10 12:53
42159 up until [[English]] [Preposition] editup until 1.(informal) Until. 2.2002, Gene Simmons, Kiss and Make-Up, page 87: It's easy to see why he was confused — up until that point, you didn't have popular bands coming out with makeup on. 0 0 2022/03/10 12:55 TaN
42161 proximity [[English]] ipa :/pɹɑkˈsɪ.mɪ.ti/[Etymology] editproxim(ate) +‎ -ity, from Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitās, proximitāt-, from proximus. [Noun] editproximity (countable and uncountable, plural proximities) 1.Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship. The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor. You and I live in close proximity. [Synonyms] edit - closeness, nearness 0 0 2016/05/10 15:49 2022/03/10 12:56
42163 runway [[English]] ipa :/ˈɹʌnweɪ/[Anagrams] edit - unwary, unwray [Etymology] edit.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}Models on a runwayAn airplane taking off from a runwayrun +‎ way. [Further reading] edit - runway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - runway (fashion) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - runway (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [Noun] editrunway (plural runways) 1.A defined, narrow section of land or an artificial structure used for access. 2.1894 December 10, Frank H[enry] Symons, Apparatus for Reloading Coal‎[1], US Patent 546,790, page 1: The invention comprehends an inclined runway or cable connected at its upper end in any desirable way to a point adjacent the bin, pocket, or chute to which the coal is to be delivered and connected at its lower end to a post or other point of attachment located at the side of the pile of coal. […] The coal tub or carrier by means of which the coal is conveyed is suspended from and adapted to run along the runway or cable, […] 3.1919 June 2, “The Defense. [Testimony of John J. Sullivan.]”, in Court of Appeals of the State of New York: ANGELO PALERMO, as Administrator of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Michele Palermo, Deceased, Plaintiff-Respondent, against THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Impleaded with CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant: Case on Appeal, New York, N.Y.: Appeal Printing Company, […], paragraph 311, page 104: Q. Was the fence all blocked by the freight? […] A. No, there was a runway left, so they could drive trucks through there inside the space. 4.1921 May, P. P. Avery, “Nessmuck’s”, in Forest and Stream, volume XCI, number 5, New York, N.Y.: Forest and Stream Publishing Co., OCLC 7405556, page 210: A TAKE-DOWN CANOE RUNWAY. A very handy adjunct to the camp of a canoeist is a runway that can be taken apart and transported easily. 5.The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source. 6.1846 October, Alfred B[illings] Street, “A Day’s Hunting about the Mongaup”, in George R[ex] Graham, editor, Graham’s American Monthly Magazine of Literature and Art, volume XXIX, number 4, Philadelphia, Pa.: George R. Graham & Co., […], OCLC 1017756595, page 190: There is a water-break formed by a small terrace of rock in mid-stream, and purling with a hollow, delicious monotone—an island of pebbles is above, with here and there smaller ones near the "forks." This pebbly island is directly on the runway, or customary trail which the hunted deer pursues through the forests. […] I fix my eyes steadily upon the runway—straining them almost from their sockets—still no deer. 7.1874, “Fifth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Fisheries of the State of New Jersey for the Year 1874”, in Documents of the Ninety-ninth Session of the Legislature of New Jersey, Thirty-first under the New Constitution (Document; no. 8), Camden, N.J.: John H. Jones, book and job printer, published 1875, OCLC 313426097, page 15: These streams have always been, and, of right ought to be, the runways for shad and salmon, when these fishes are seeking a spawning bed; […]. The public at large, […] are entitled to have the full benefit of these runways free from any such permanent obstructions as will prevent the ready passage of fish up stream, or will destroy them uselessly on their return to the river and sea. 8.1893 July–October, William Hubbell Fisher, “Investigations of the Burrows of the American Marmot. (Arctomys momax.)”, in The Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, volume XIV, number 2 & 3, Cincinnati, Oh.: Cincinnati Society of Natural History, […], OCLC 1554732, page 108: The runways rapidly narrow in both diameters, and as they reach that portion of the way which is substantially horizontal, they are of a size to allow an adult marmot to readily pass through. 9.1922 November 25, A[rthur] M[urray] Chisholm, “A Thousand a Plate”, in Western Story Magazine, volume XXX, number 4, New York, N.Y.: Street & Smith Corporation, OCLC 11910542, chapter I, page 86, column 2: In the mornings hoar-frost lay thick upon the ground, and thin ice formed in currentless shallows and overlay the muskrat runways. 10.A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows. 11.2009, Linda Hudson-Smith, chapter 1, in Romancing the Runway (Kimani Romance), Washington, D.C.: Kimani Press, →ISBN: He halfheartedly paid attention to the flurry of activity on the runway, until a thunderous round of applause suddenly broke out. He then sat up straight, giving his full attention to the striking, attention-grabbing model who'd just strolled onto the runway. 12.(athletics) In javelin, long jump, and similar events: a short track along which athletes can accelerate themselves for their jumps or throws. 13.1969, Virginia Parker; Robert [Emmett] Kennedy, Track and Field for Girls and Women (Saunders Physical Activities Series), Philadelphia, Pa.: W. B. Saunders, OCLC 906035558, page 84: Proper footwear is a must for javelin throwing. To some degree the surface of the runway will dictate the type of shoe. 14.1984, Robert Fong Sing, The Dynamics of the Javelin Throw, Cherry Hill, N.J.: Reynolds Publishers, →ISBN, page 44: The main goal of the approach run is to attain the maximum controllable running speed on the runway immediately prior to the throw. 15.(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from. 16.1945, Robert Lee Scott Jr., Runway to the Sun, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, OCLC 1372996, page 135: Down at the end of the field when ready for the take-off, I'd taxi the ship off the runway and tell him why I did that—"so as not to block incoming ships," and I'd tell him at the same time why the incoming ship was supposed to land in the first third of the field and why in the take-off we were going all the way to the end of the runway and not try to take off up the middle of the runway. 17.1985, Mark Stephen Monmonier, “Glossary”, in Technological Transition in Cartography, Madison, Wis.; London: University of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 267: Space Shuttle. A human-operated space vehicle launched by a rocket to orbit the Earth and then return to Earth and land undamaged on a runway like a conventional airplane. 18.2016 March, Joseph Kanon, Leaving Berlin: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Washington Square Press, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 313: They hurried across the waiting hall to the departure gates. Through the windows he could see the floodlights on the field, shining on the runways. Planes pulled up in rows at the gates, assembly-line style, workers swarming over them like ants even before they stopped. 19.(finance, informal) Hence, the number of months that a startup company can operate by using up its cash reserves. 20.2014, Paul Paetz, “End Game”, in Disruption by Design: How to Create Products that Disrupt and Dominate Markets, Berkeley, Calif.: Apress, →ISBN, part III (The Last Mile), page 235: So, if you have $1.8M in the bank and monthly burn rate of $150,000, you have a runway of 12 months. 21.A stream bed. [Synonyms] edit - (walkway extending from a stage): catwalk [[Czech]] [Etymology] editFrom English runway. [Further reading] edit - runway in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu - runway in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Noun] editrunway f 1.runway (section for landing or take-off) [Synonyms] edit - ranvej 0 0 2021/08/23 10:16 2022/03/10 12:57 TaN

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