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43184 virtuoso [[English]] ipa :/ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/[Adjective] editvirtuoso (comparative more virtuoso, superlative most virtuoso) 1.Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso. [Etymology] editBorrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”). Doublet of virtuous. [Noun] editvirtuoso (plural virtuosos or virtuosi) 1.(now historical) An expert in virtù or art objects and antiquities; a connoisseur. [from 17th c.] 2.1749, Henry Fielding, chapter 10, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume III, London: A[ndrew] Millar […], OCLC 928184292, book VIII, page 224: For, besides the extraordinary Neatness of the Room, it was adorned with a great Number of Nicknacks, and Curiosities, which might have engaged the Attention of a Virtuoso. 3.Someone with special skill or knowledge; an expert. [from 17th c.] 4.Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style. [from 18th c.] [Related terms] edit - virtue - virtuosa - virtuosic - virtuosically - virtuosity  [[Italian]] ipa :/vir.tuˈo.zo/[Adjective] editvirtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosi, feminine plural virtuose, superlative virtuosissimo) 1.virtuous 2.skilful 3.upright [Anagrams] edit - ostruivo [Etymology] editProbably borrowed from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtūs (“excellence”). Synchronically analysable as virtù +‎ -oso. [Noun] editvirtuoso m (plural virtuosi, feminine virtuosa) 1.virtuoso, master (of an instrument) [References] edit 1. ^ virtuoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) [[Latin]] [Adjective] editvirtuōsō 1.dative masculine singular of virtuōsus 2.dative neuter singular of virtuōsus 3.ablative masculine singular of virtuōsus 4.ablative neuter singular of virtuōsus [[Portuguese]] ipa :/viɾ.tu.ˈo.zu/[Etymology 1] editBorrowed from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtūs + -ōsus. [Etymology 2] editBorrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”). [[Spanish]] ipa :/biɾˈtwoso/[Etymology 1] editBorrowed from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtūs + -ōsus. [Etymology 2] editBorrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”). [Further reading] edit - “virtuoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014 0 0 2022/05/04 15:41 TaN
43185 photogrammetry [[English]] [Noun] editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:photogrammetryWikipedia photogrammetry (usually uncountable, plural photogrammetries) 1.The making of precise measurements from photographs. 2.The making of maps from photographs, especially from aerial surveying. 0 0 2022/05/05 08:33 TaN
43190 conventional [[English]] ipa :/kənˈvɛnʃənəl/[Adjective] editconventional (comparative more conventional, superlative most conventional) 1.Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour. 2.2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly): A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays. 3.Ordinary, commonplace. They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours. 4.1881, Henry James, chapter XXIX, in The Portrait of a Lady‎[1], volume 2, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company: “You’re not conventional?” Isabel gravely asked. “I like the way you utter that word! No, I’m not conventional: I’m convention itself. You don’t understand that?” 5.1922, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest‎[2]: Mother […] considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres. 6.1980, Carl Sagan, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage: The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources. 7.Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd. 8.(weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction. 9.(agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. 10.(bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid. [Antonyms] edit - (pertaining to a convention): atypical, out of the ordinary, unconventional - (ordinary): imaginative - (weapons): nuclear - (agriculture): organic - (bridge): natural [Etymology] editconvention +‎ -al [Further reading] edit - "conventional" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 80. [Noun] editconventional (plural conventionals) 1.(finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal. [Synonyms] edit - (pertaining to a convention): typical, canonical - (banal): stereotypical 0 0 2012/09/26 18:07 2022/05/08 08:52
43191 conventional wisdom [[English]] [Noun] editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:conventional wisdomWikipedia conventional wisdom (usually uncountable, plural conventional wisdoms) 1.A belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close examination. 2.1958, John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society: It will be convenient to have a name for the ideas which are esteemed at any time for their acceptability, and it should be a term that emphasizes this predictability. I shall refer to these ideas henceforth as the conventional wisdom. 3.1971, “Week’s Watch,” Time, 17 May, So many Americans accept “zero population growth” as a new canon of conventional wisdom that it comes as a surprise to hear the notion disputed. 4.2021 July 28, Christian Wolmar, “Forgotten by the railways, but ripe for the exploring”, in RAIL, number 936, page 35: Well, during our short staycation at Humberston Fitties, just south of Cleethorpes, we cycled through the very unspoilt Lincolnshire Wolds, which are by no means flat and boring as conventional wisdom about the county suggests. [Synonyms] edit - received wisdom 0 0 2022/05/08 08:52 TaN
43195 in reality [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - linearity [Antonyms] edit - hypothetically - theoretically [Prepositional phrase] editin reality 1.When actually done or put into practice. [Synonyms] edit - in practice - really 0 0 2022/05/08 08:55 TaN
43196 prevalence [[English]] [Etymology] editFrom Middle French prévalence [Noun] editprevalence (countable and uncountable, plural prevalences) 1.The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread. 2.(epidemiology) The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population. [[Czech]] ipa :[ˈprɛvalɛnt͡sɛ][Further reading] edit - prevalence in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957 - prevalence in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989 [Noun] editprevalence f 1.(epidemiology) prevalence Synonym: výskyt 0 0 2010/06/29 19:04 2022/05/08 08:58
43198 lend [[English]] ipa :/lɛnd/[Etymology 1] editFrom earlier len (with excrescent -d, as in sound, round, etc.), from Middle English lenen, lænen, from Old English lǣnan (“to lend; give, grant, lease”), from Proto-West Germanic *laihnijan, from Proto-Germanic *laihnijaną (“to loan”), from Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan”), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave, leave over”). Cognate with Scots len, lend (“to lend”), West Frisian liene (“to lend, borrow, loan”), Dutch lenen (“to lend, borrow, loan”), Swedish låna (“to lend, loan”), Icelandic lána (“to lend, loan”), Icelandic léna (“to grant”), Latin linquō (“quit, leave, forlet”), Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “leave, release”). See also loan. [Etymology 2] editFrom Middle English lende (usually in plural as lendes, leendes, lyndes), from Old English lendenu, lendinu pl (“loins”), from Proto-Germanic *landijō, *landį̄ (“loin”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“loin, kidney”). Cognate with Scots lend, leynd (“the loins, flank, buttocks”), Dutch lendenen (“loins, reins”), German Lenden (“loins”), Swedish länder (“loins”), Icelandic lendar (“loins”), Latin lumbus (“loin”), Russian ля́двея (ljádveja, “thigh, haunch”). [References] edit - “lend” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911. - “lend” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. [[Albanian]] [Etymology] editFrom Proto-Albanian *lenta, from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *lent- (“lentil”), of neolithic substrate origin. Compare Latin lens, lentis, Old High German linsi. [Noun] editlend f 1.acorn [[Estonian]] [Noun] editlend (genitive lennu, partitive lendu) 1.flight [[Middle English]] [Verb] editlend 1.Alternative form of lenden (“to come, to dwell”) 0 0 2022/03/06 15:19 2022/05/08 08:59 TaN
43199 immediate [[English]] ipa :/ɪˈmi.di.ət/[Adjective] editimmediate (comparative more immediate, superlative most immediate) 1.Happening right away, instantly, with no delay. 2.c. 1606–1607, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene iv]: Assemble we immediate council. 3.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess‎[1]: When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him. Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link. 4.Very close; direct or adjacent. immediate family;  immediate vicinity 5.c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, 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 I, scene ii]: You are the most immediate to our throne, 6.Manifestly true; requiring no argument. 7.(computer science, of an instruction operand) embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location) 8.(procedure word, military) Used to denote that a transmission is urgent. Bravo Three, this Bravo Six. Immediate! We are coming under fire from the north from an unknown enemy, over! 9.(procedure word, military) An artillery fire mission modifier for to types of fire mission to denote an immediate need for fire: Immediate smoke, all guns involved must reload smoke and fire. Immediate suppression, all guns involved fire the rounds currently loaded and then switch to high explosive with impact fused (unless fuses are specified). Hotel Two-Niner, this is Bravo Six. Immediate suppression at grid November-Kilo four-five-three two-one-five. Danger Close. I authenticate Golf Echo, over. [Anagrams] edit - metiamide [Etymology] editFrom Old French immediat, from Late Latin immediātus (“without anything between”), from Latin in + mediātus, past participle of mediō (“to halve, to be in the middle”), from medius (“middle”) [Synonyms] edit - (happening right away): instant, present; see also Thesaurus:instantaneous - (very close): close, nearby; see also Thesaurus:near - (manifestly true): self-evident, indubitable [[Italian]] [Adjective] editimmediate f pl 1.feminine plural of immediato [[Latin]] [Adjective] editimmediāte 1.vocative masculine singular of immediātus 0 0 2021/12/10 09:56 2022/05/08 09:10 TaN
43200 debunk [[English]] ipa :/diːˈbʌŋk/[Anagrams] edit - bunked [Etymology] editde- +‎ bunk (from bunkum, from Buncombe County) 1923 [Verb] editdebunk (third-person singular simple present debunks, present participle debunking, simple past and past participle debunked) 1.(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something. The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999. debunk a theory 0 0 2009/07/27 17:00 2022/05/08 09:14 TaN
43203 copycat [[English]] [Adjective] editcopycat (comparative more copycat, superlative most copycat) 1.Imitative; unoriginal. 2.1997, “The Atlantic monthly”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name): "Because of my size, I was a natural leader in junior high school. Gangs are the most copycat of subcultures. It used to be zoot suits; now it's tattoos. When I was thirteen, I got a tattoo" 3.1997, Daniel Miller, Capitalism: an ethnographic approach: As one executive put it: Now in the beverage market we are to a great extent very copycat. 4.2009, Alan Cole, Fathering your father: the Zen of fabrication in Tang Buddhism: It was that very copycat kind of "grandfather stealing" that makes Jinjue's text look like the son of Du Fei's Record, even as it works to push Du Fei's "father-text" out of the way. [Alternative forms] edit - copy cat, copy-cat [Etymology] editFrom copy +‎ cat (“former derogatory term for a person”). [Noun] editcopycat (plural copycats) 1.(informal, derogatory) One who imitates or plagiarizes others' work. 2.A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has just been or recently committed by someone else. a copycat strangler [Verb] editcopycat (third-person singular simple present copycats, present participle copycatting, simple past and past participle copycatted) 1.To act as a copycat; to copy in a shameless or derivative way 2.2007 September 3, Janet Maslin, “His Girl Friday Meets a Sadistically Chic Serial Killer”, in New York Times‎[1]: In a genre that is rife with copycatting, Ms. Cain deserves some credit for having gotten a potentially interesting new series off the ground. [[French]] ipa :/kɔ.pi.ka/[Etymology] editUnadapted borrowing from English copycat. [Noun] editcopycat m (plural copycats) 1.copycat criminal Synonym: imitateur 0 0 2022/05/11 16:09 TaN
43204 dielectric [[English]] ipa :/ˌdaɪ.ɪˈlɛk.tɹɪk/[Adjective] editdielectric (comparative more dielectric, superlative most dielectric) 1.(electrically) insulating [Etymology] editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:dielectricWikipedia From dia- (“through”) +‎ electric.Learned 19th-century formation, coined by William Whewell (died 1866). [Noun] editdielectric (plural dielectrics) 1.(physics) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field. [Synonyms] edit - insulator [[Romanian]] [Adjective] editdielectric m or n (feminine singular dielectrică, masculine plural dielectrici, feminine and neuter plural dielectrice) 1.dielectric [Etymology] editFrom French diélectrique 0 0 2009/11/30 16:30 2022/05/12 08:32
43205 candidate [[English]] ipa :/ˈkæn.dɪdət/[Etymology] editFrom Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), from candidus (“dazzling white, shining, clear”) + -ātus (an adjectival suffix), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum. [Noun] editcandidate (plural candidates) 1.A person who is running in an election. Smith announced he was the party's candidate for the next election. 2.A person who is applying for a job. All candidates who miss the deadline or make a spelling mistake in their applications are automatically rejected. 3.A participant in an examination. Candidates must remain silent for the entirety of the exam. 4.Something or somebody that may be suitable. After being presented with various suitors, she decided none of the candidates were the kind of man she was looking for. 5.2013 May-June, Kevin Heng, “Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily?”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 184: In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter. 6.(genetics) A gene which may play a role in a given disease. [References] edit 1. ^ The Dialect Survey [Verb] editcandidate (third-person singular simple present candidates, present participle candidating, simple past and past participle candidated) 1.(uncommon) To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one. 2.1906, Year Book of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, page 196: The matter of candidating for a pulpit is not a matter of difference between congregations and Rabbis, but between Rabbis themselves. 3.1917, William Harvey Allen, Universal Training for Citizenship and Public Service, page 154: Furthermore, the fact that a school principal has only been in a large school six weeks does not prevent his candidating for principal of a larger school with larger salary. 4.2014, Susan H. Jones, Listening for God's Call, SCM Press (→ISBN), page 74: The report Shaping the Future also gives a set of learning outcomes for those people candidating for ordained ministry. These were also agreed by the Methodist Conference. 5.For more quotations using this term, see Citations:candidated. 6.(nonstandard, chiefly in jargon and non-native speakers' English) To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc). 7.1982, Brian O'Leary, Space industrialization, CRC: Performance comparison of solar energy conversion candidated for SPS. (From NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston 1977.) 8.1989, Institution of Electrical Engineers. Electronics Division, European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design, 5-8 September 1989, Peter Peregrinus Limited (→ISBN): In this program if a processor becomes idle, then all feasible activities requiring that kind of processor will be candidated for scheduling. If the number of candidates is more than the number of available processors, activities with higher priority ... 9.2005, Khaled M. Khan, Yan Zhang, Managing Corporate Information Systems Evolution and Maintenance, IGI Global (→ISBN), page 308: Evaluate the maintenance costs of the software system in order to candidate it for evolution AA14. Evaluate the hardware platform used and the possibility of migrating the software system toward more economical platforms ... [[French]] [Further reading] edit - “candidate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [Noun] editcandidate f (plural candidates) 1.female equivalent of candidat [[Italian]] [Etymology 1] edit [Etymology 2] edit [Etymology 3] edit [[Latin]] [Noun] editcandidāte 1.vocative singular of candidātus [[Norman]] [Noun] editcandidate f (plural candidates) 1.female equivalent of candidat [[Spanish]] ipa :/kandiˈdate/[Verb] editcandidate 1.First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of candidatar. 2.Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of candidatar. 3.Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of candidatar. 4.Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of candidatar. 0 0 2012/02/15 22:19 2022/05/12 08:34
43206 plumage [[English]] ipa :/ˈpluːmɪdʒ/[Etymology] editFrom Old French plumage (14c.), itself from plume (“feather”) (from Latin plūma (“feather, down”), from a Proto-Indo-European base *plews- (“to pluck, a feather, fleece”) + -age. [Noun] editplumage (countable and uncountable, plural plumages) 1.(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering. 2.1969, Monty Python, "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" (Dead Parrot sketch) [Owner]: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage! [Mr. Praline]: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead. Synonym: (obsolete) pennage 3.Finery or elaborate dress. [[French]] ipa :/ply.maʒ/[Further reading] edit - “plumage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. [Noun] editplumage m (plural plumages) 1.(ornithology, collective noun) plumage (a bird's feathers, collectively speaking) Synonyms: (falconry) pennage, plumée 0 0 2022/05/12 13:07 TaN
43211 fledgling [[English]] ipa :/ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/[Adjective] editfledgling (not comparable) 1.Untried or inexperienced. 2.2011, Jay A. Gertzman, Bookleggers and Smuthounds: The Trade in Erotica, 1920-1940: His trenchant criticisms of the Church's repression […] include a discussion of the considerable 1938 success of the fledgling NODL in getting magazines removed from various points of sale. 3.Emergent or rising. 4.1997 August 5, “Film failed to do justice to drama surrounding death of Harry Boland”, in The Irish Times‎[1]: Harry Boland was born in Dublin in 1884 and educated with his younger brother Gerry in Clontarf. His father James, who greatly influenced him was politically active in the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the fledgling GAA. Harry Boland fought at the GPO in April 1916 and was interned in Dartmoor and Lewes jail. 5.2021 January 22, Joe Brennan, “Has Eddie O’Connor underestimated the value of his €1bn baby?”, in The Irish Times‎[2]: Less than 24 hours later, Aker’s fledgling green energy and technology unit, Aker Horizons, revealed it had landed a bigger catch, with its planned purchase of Roscommon native Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power for up to €1 billion. [Alternative forms] edit - fledgeling [Etymology] editFrom fledge (“prepare for flying”) +‎ -ling. [Noun] editfledgling (plural fledglings) 1.A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings). 2.An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago. 3.(figuratively) An immature, naïve or inexperienced person. [References] edit - “fledgeling” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. [Synonyms] edit - (untried): unfledged, virginal - (emergent): nascent, emerging 0 0 2012/09/01 15:43 2022/05/12 13:20
43212 chick [[English]] ipa :/t͡ʃɪk/[Etymology 1] editFrom Middle English chicke, chike, variation of chiken (“chicken", also "chick”), from Old English ċicen, ċycen (“chicken”). Sense of "young woman" dates to at least 1860 (compare chit (“young, pert woman”)). More at chicken. [Etymology 2] editBorrowed from Urdu چق‎ f (ciq), ultimately from Persian چق‎ f (ciq). [[Yola]] [Etymology] editFrom Middle English chike, from Old English ċicen. Cognate with English chick, and Scots schik. [Noun] editchick 1.chicken [References] edit - Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 30 0 0 2022/05/12 13:21 TaN
43216 spe [[Latin]] ipa :/speː/[Noun] editspē 1.ablative singular of spēs [[Tocharian B]] [Adverb] editspe 1.nearby 0 0 2017/06/21 19:26 2022/05/12 13:40
43217 sp [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - %ps, P&S, P's, P.S., PS, PS., Ps, Ps., p's, p**s, p.s., ps, ps., μPs [Noun] editsp 1.Abbreviation of spelling. (often used when correcting or questioning one's own spelling) 2.1993, "Keith Lau", More help needed! Spacecuts, etc ... (on newsgroup comp.graphics) Does this mean that I would have to use Z-buffering, or tessellate (sp?) the resultant (possibly nonconvex) polygon into triangles and draw them in Z-order? 3.2003, "Maggie", I am back again... (on newsgroup alt.penpals.rejects) It's all that Britney Spears' fault and that other trashy looking singer, Christina Aguilera sp??? geezzzzzz.. they look like hookers !!!!!! 4.Abbreviation of spur. (in highway designations and signage) 5.Abbreviation of special. (Can we add an example for this sense?) [Verb] editsp 1.(proofreading) Abbreviation of spell out. [[Norwegian Nynorsk]] [Proper noun] editsp n 1.Abbreviation of Senterpartiet. 0 0 2022/05/12 13:40 TaN
43218 SPE [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - EPS, EPs, ESP, Eps, PES, PEs, PSE, SEP, Sep, Sep., eps, esp, esp., pes, sep [Noun] editSPE (plural SPEs) 1.(chemistry) Initialism of solid-phase extraction. 2.Initialism of sales process engineering. 3.Initialism of seriously painful experience. 4.(space science) Initialism of solar particle event. [Proper noun] editSPE 1.Society of Petroleum Engineers 2.(linguistics) The Sound Pattern of English 3.Struga Poetry Evenings 0 0 2022/05/12 13:40 TaN
43219 SP [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - %ps, P&S, P's, P.S., PS, PS., Ps, Ps., p's, p**s, p.s., ps, ps., μPs [Noun] editSP (countable and uncountable, plural SPs) 1.(horse racing, chiefly Australia) Starting price. 2.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 157: He was an atheist, a rationalist, a medical student of no great distinction, an SP punter, a singer of bawdy songs, an acknowledged expert in matters erotic. 3.1998, David Malouf, A First Place, Vintage 2015, p. 196: It was the last time, too, when […] the races dominated the radio on Saturday afternoons and everyone had the number of an SP bookie. 4.Selling price 5.(US, military, navy) Shore patrol 6.(law enforcement) state police 7.Slow play 8.(computing) service pack 9.(law enforcement) Abbreviation of superintendent. 10.(Scientology) Initialism of suppressive person. 11.(biochemistry) substance P 12.(firearms) Abbreviation of soft point. 13.State Park 14.(highways) Spur 15.(ice skating) Short Program [Proper noun] editSP 1.Initialism of São Paulo, A state of Brazil. [See also] edit - EP - LP - SLP - single - record - album - 33 - 45 - 78 [Synonyms] edit - (law enforcement): supt. [[Dutch]] [Etymology] editFrom Socialistische Partij. [Proper noun] editSP f 1.Initialism of Socialistische Partij.; the Socialist Party, a left-wing democratic socialist party in the Netherlands. [[French]] [Noun] editSP m (plural SP) 1.Initialism of syntagme prépositionnel (“prepositional phrase; PP”). [[German]] [Proper noun] editSP f (proper noun, genitive SP) 1.(Swiss politics) Initialism of Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (“Social Democratic Party of Switzerland”). [[Indonesian]] [Noun] editSP 1.abbreviation of surat peringatan. [[Portuguese]] [Proper noun] editSP 1.Initialism of São Paulo, a Brazilian state. [[Turkish]] [Proper noun] editSP 1.(politics) Initialism of Saadet Partisi (Felicity Party). 0 0 2022/05/12 13:40 TaN
43220 hepatitis [[English]] ipa :/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/[Etymology] editFrom Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). [Noun] edithepatitis (countable and uncountable, plural hepatitises or hepatitides) 1.Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection. 2.2013, Teri Shors, Understanding Viruses, 2nd edition Hepatitises B and C are the most important chronic viral infections of humans. [[Catalan]] ipa :/ə.pəˈti.tis/[Etymology] editFrom Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). [Noun] edithepatitis f (plural hepatitis) 1.hepatitis [[Spanish]] ipa :/epaˈtitis/[Etymology] edithepato- +‎ -itis [Further reading] edit - “hepatitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014 [Noun] edithepatitis f (plural hepatitis) 1.(pathology) hepatitis 0 0 2022/05/12 13:43 TaN
43233 proficiency [[English]] ipa :/pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/[Etymology] editFrom Latin proficientem, from proficere. [Noun] editproficiency (countable and uncountable, plural proficiencies) 1.Ability, skill, competence. a test of proficiency in English to attain (or to reach) proficiency 2.2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits”, in The Onion AV Club‎[1]: But Pirates! comes with all the usual Aardman strengths intact, particularly the sense that its characters and creators alike are too good-hearted and sweet to nitpick. The ambition is all in the craft rather than in the storytelling, but it’s hard to say no to the proficiency of that craft, or the mild good cheer behind it. [Synonyms] edit The terms below need to be checked and allocated to the definitions (senses) of the headword above. Each term should appear in the sense for which it is appropriate. For synonyms and antonyms you may use the templates {{syn|en|...}} or {{ant|en|...}}. - ability - command - competence - skill - See also Thesaurus:skill 0 0 2018/12/18 16:31 2022/05/13 09:38 TaN
43234 mind-boggling [[English]] ipa :/ˈmaɪndˌbɒɡ(ə)lɪŋ/[Adjective] editmind-boggling (comparative more mind-boggling, superlative most mind-boggling) 1.That causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out. Synonyms: astounding, bewildering, bogglesome, (obsolete) inexcogitable, mind-blowing, mystifying, overwhelming, stupefying, unimaginable Faced with a mind-boggling selection of special-purpose shampoos, he gave up and simply purchased something inexpensive with a pleasant fragrance. 2.1980, J. Gordon Ogden, III, “Late Quaternary Palaeoenvironments of Eastern Canada”, in C. R. Harington, editor, Syllogeus (Series; no. 26), Ottawa, Ont.: National Museum of Natural Sciences, ISSN 0704-576X, OCLC 1012339070, page 226: Concurrent with the development of these techniques is the proliferation of large computers able to manipulate massive data sets with mind-boggling ease. 3.2001 November 30, [Bill] Nelson, “[SENATE—Friday, November 30, 2001] The Economic Stimulus Package”, in Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th Congress, First Session, volume 147, part 17, Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, OCLC 22840665, page 23620, column 3: [S]ince the end of September, the average daily unemployment claims for Florida have risen by 55 percent, translatin into approximately 50,000 more Floridians applying for unemployment benefits. That is mind-boggling. That is staggering. 4.2012, J. M. MacDonald, “Mindboggling Revelations”, in The Coins of Cyrus: A Novel, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 659: Davie opened his eyes but had no idea where he was or if in fact he was still alive. After the realization of lying in his truck bunk had taken hold, he quickly turned to see if he'd dreamt up the whole mindboggling affair and by the grace of God was still parked in Wales. 5.2016, Michael J. Rosen, “Greetings from Ms. Mary Math!”, in Mind-boggling Numbers, Minneapolis, Minn.: Millbrook Press, Lerner Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 3: Ever since I was young, whenever something involving arithmetic came along, friends and even grown-ups would say, "Oh just give the math to Mary." Before long, my nickname had become Ms. Mary Math. And today, I'm the go-to wiz for mind-boggling math questions. 6.2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in The Guardian‎[1], London, archived from the original on 12 March 2018: Chief among the dire presentiments was the suggestion that the ascension of Labour to power would result in Radiohead ceasing touring and instead taking up a residency at a Las Vegas resort. The image of Thom Yorke serenading Sin City’s high rollers with a rousing chorus of Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors was mind-boggling, but you could see why some press went on the offensive. [Etymology] editmind +‎ boggling. 0 0 2022/02/17 10:53 2022/05/13 09:48 TaN
43235 boggling [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - blogging [Verb] editboggling 1.present participle of boggle 0 0 2022/05/13 09:48 TaN
43236 boggle [[English]] ipa :/ˈbɒɡ.əl/[Etymology 1] editVariation or derivation of bogle, possibly cognate with bug. [Etymology 2] edit 0 0 2022/05/13 09:48 TaN
43239 dodge [[English]] ipa :/dɒdʒ/[Adjective] editdodge (comparative more dodge, superlative most dodge) 1.(Australia) dodgy [Etymology] editUncertain, but possibly from Old English dydrian, by way of dialectal dodd or dodder. [Noun] editdodge (plural dodges) 1.An act of dodging. 2.A trick, evasion or wile. (Now mainly in the expression tax dodge.) 3.1848-50, William Makepeace Thackeray, Pendennis, ch 12: The dodges of women beat all comprehension; and I am sure she wouldn’t let the lad off so easily, if she had not some other scheme on hand. 4.1869, Punch (volume 57, page 257) “Ain't this a rum go? This is a queer sort of dodge for lighting the streets.” 5.1895, Marie Corelli, The Sorrows of Satan, OCLC 1085228267, page 14: He knows everybody, and is up to all the dodges of editorial management and newspaper cliques. 6.(slang) A line of work. 7.1992, Time (volume 140, issues 1-9, page 74) In the marketing dodge, that is known as rub-off. 8.2009, Chris Knopf, Head Wounds (page 233) Through a series of unconventional circumstances, some my fault, Jackie had found herself working both civil and criminal sides of the real estate dodge, which put her among a rare breed of attorney […] [Synonyms] edit - (to avoid): duck, evade, fudge, skirt, shun [Verb] editdodge (third-person singular simple present dodges, present participle dodging, simple past and past participle dodged) 1.(transitive, intransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way. He dodged traffic crossing the street. 2.(transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep. The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply. 3.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion‎[1]: The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood. 4.(archaic) To go hither and thither. 5.(photography, videography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of an image in order to make them darker (compare burn). 6.(transitive) To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place. 7.1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, II.iii.7: “I had a notion he was dodging me all the way I came, for I saw him just behind me, turn which way I would.” 8.1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist! / And still it neared and neared: / As if it dodged a water-sprite, / It plunged and tacked and veered. 9.1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House: Miss Griffin screamed after me, the faithless Vizier ran after me, and the boy at the turnpike dodged me into a corner, like a sheep, and cut me off. 10.(transitive, intransitive, dated) To trick somebody. 0 0 2009/04/30 18:47 2022/05/13 10:32 TaN
43240 Dodge [[English]] [Etymology] editFrom a Middle English diminutive form of Roger. [Proper noun] editDodge (countable and uncountable, plural Dodges) 1.(countable, chiefly US) A surname, from given names. 2.A placename 1.A village in Nebraska. 2.A city and village in North Dakota. 3.A census-designated place in Oklahoma. 4.A town in Wisconsin.A brand of motor vehicle. 0 0 2009/04/30 18:47 2022/05/13 10:32 TaN
43241 to go [[English]] [Adjective] editto go 1.(idiomatic) Served in a package or takeout container so as to be taken away from a restaurant rather than eaten on the premises. I'd like two burgers, two small orders of fries and two shakes, to go. 2.(idiomatic) Remaining. To finish. (In a group of events or items) belonging to the subgroup that have not passed or have not been finished or have not been addressed yet. In my country, we go to public school for 12 years, and I have three more years to go. Right now, out of four bicycles, that's two down and two to go. There are only two days to go. 3.Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to,‎ go. A contract with one year to go. [Anagrams] edit - GOTO, Goto, go to, go-to, goot, goto [Antonyms] edit - eat in (British) - for here (North America) - have here (New Zealand) - to stay [References] edit - to go at OneLook Dictionary Search [Synonyms] edit - carryout (Scotland, US) - takeaway (British, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand) - takeout (North America) [[Dutch]] ipa :/tu ˈɡoː/[Etymology] editBorrowed from English to go. [Phrase] editto go 1.(Netherlands, nonstandard) to go; appended to noun phrases to indicate takeaway meals or takeaway establishments Synonyms: afhaal, meeneem 0 0 2012/12/19 22:03 2022/05/13 10:32
43243 bear fruit [[English]] [Verb] editbear fruit (third-person singular simple present bears fruit, present participle bearing fruit, simple past bore fruit, past participle borne fruit) 1.Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear,‎ fruit. 2.(idiomatic) To succeed in some task; to achieve benefit from a task or project. After several barren years it was good to see the trees bearing fruit. Many people had looked but it was unusual to see these searches bearing fruit. 3.2018 July 7, Phil McNulty, “Sweden 0-2 England”, in BBC Sport‎[1]: Maguire, outstanding once more, broke the deadlock on the half-hour when another England set-piece bore fruit - Leicester City's powerful defender flashing a header past Sweden keeper Robin Olsen from Ashley Young's corner. 0 0 2022/05/13 10:34 TaN
43244 bear with [[English]] [Anagrams] edit - withbear [Etymology] edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) [See also] edit - bear in with [Verb] editbear with (third-person singular simple present bears with, present participle bearing with, simple past bore with, past participle borne with) 1.(idiomatic) To be patient with. Please bear with me a moment while I connect you to his office. 0 0 2018/11/01 22:18 2022/05/13 10:34 TaN
43248 fraternity [[English]] [Antonyms] edit - disfavor [Etymology] editFrom Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”). [Noun] editfraternity (countable and uncountable, plural fraternities) 1.The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood. 2.A group of people associated for a common purpose. 3.(US) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters. [Synonyms] edit - brotherhood - community 0 0 2012/05/04 17:46 2022/05/13 10:47
43249 unprovoked [[English]] ipa :/ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/[Adjective] editunprovoked (comparative more unprovoked, superlative most unprovoked) 1.Happening without provocation or motivation. An unprovoked attack. 2.2020 September 9, “Network News: Man jailed for Hillingdon murder”, in Rail, page 25: A 22-year-old man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years for fatally stabbing 22-year-old Tashan Daniel in an unprovoked attack at Hillingdon Underground station on September 24 2019. [Adverb] editunprovoked (comparative more unprovoked, superlative most unprovoked) 1.Without provocation or motivation. 2.2011, Mil Millington ·, Love and Other Near Death Experiences: 'He said, "I won't bugger you"? Really?' 'Yes, really.' 'God. That is a bit suspicious; coming out unprovoked.' 3.2012, Lord Loveday Ememe, The Supernatural: The supernatural are so destructive that they have to create conditions to enable the continuous infliction of mental and physical injuries on others unprovoked. 4.2015, Mark E. Cooper, Way of the Wolf: Shifter Legacies 1: So when one of our own flouts our laws to attack my house unprovoked—” He attacked me, suddenly, unprovoked. [Etymology] editun- +‎ provoked [References] edit - “unprovoked”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. [Verb] editunprovoked 1.simple past tense and past participle of unprovoke 0 0 2022/03/02 12:54 2022/05/13 10:47 TaN
43250 đến [[Vietnamese]] ipa :[ʔɗen˧˦][Etymology] editCognate with Muong tểnh, tiểnh, Tho [Cuối Chăm] teːŋ³ and Kri têêngq ("to arrive"). Compare Proto-Tai *C̬.tɤŋᴬ (whence Thai ถึง (tʉ̌ng)) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dateŋ (whence Malay datang, Tagalog dating).Most prepositions in Vietnamese were originally verbs: cho (“to give; for”), ở (“to stay; at, in”), tới (“to arrive; to”), lên (“to go up; onto”), vào (“to enter; in, into”), theo (“to follow; according to”), về (“to return; about”). [Preposition] editđến • (𦤾, 𦥃, 𨀏) 1.to Synonym: tới đi đến ― to go to [Verb] editđến • (𦤾, 𦥃, 𨀏) 1.to arrive, to come Synonym: tới 0 0 2022/05/13 13:05
43251 nhìn [[Vietnamese]] ipa :[ɲin˨˩][Etymology] editCompare Pong [Toum] diːn¹. [Verb] editnhìn • (𥆾) 1.to look at 0 0 2022/05/13 13:07
43252 က [[Translingual]] [Letter] editက 1.Ka, the first letter of the Burmese alphabet. [[Burmese]] ipa :/ka̰/, /ɡa̰/[Etymology 1] edit [Etymology 2] edit [Etymology 3] edit [Etymology 4] edit [Etymology 5] editCognate with Chinese 歌 (“to sing”) and Tibetan གར (gar, “to dance”). [Etymology 6] editFrom Mon က. [References] edit - “က” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott. - “က” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net. [[Eastern Pwo]] ipa :/kʰaduʔ/[Etymology] editFrom Proto-Karen *kʰaduʔ (“aeroplane”). [Noun] editက (transliteration needed) 1.aeroplane [[Mon]] ipa :/kaʔ/[Etymology] editFrom Proto-Mon-Khmer *kaʔ (“fish”). [Noun] editက (ka) 1.fish [[Pali]] [Alternative forms] editAlternative forms - ka (Latin script) - 𑀓 (Brahmi script) - क (Devanagari script) - ক (Bengali script) - ක (Sinhalese script) - ၵ (Burmese script) - ก or กะ (Thai script) - ᨠ (Tai Tham script) - ກ or ກະ (Lao script) - ក (Khmer script) [Pronoun] editက m 1.Burmese script form of ka (“who (m.)”)editက n 1.Burmese script form of ka (“what”) 0 0 2022/05/13 13:10
43253 ကျွန်ုပ် [[Burmese]] ipa :/t͡ɕənoʊʔ/[Etymology] editContraction of ကျွန် နုပ် (kywan nup, literally “small/trivial slave”) [Further reading] edit - “ကျွန်ုပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net. [Pronoun] editကျွန်ုပ် • (kywanup) 1.(informal) I, me 0 0 2022/05/13 13:10
43254 ကျ [[Burmese]] ipa :/t͡ɕa̰/[Etymology] editFrom Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(k/g)la-k/y/t (“to fall”). Cognate with Mizo tla ~ tlâk (“to fall”) and Chinese 下 (“lower; under; to go down”). Doublet of ချ (hkya.). [Verb] editကျ • (kya.) 1.to fall (move to a lower position under the effect of gravity) 0 0 2022/05/14 22:36
43255 tek [[Albanian]] [Adverb] edittek 1.(over) there, where [Alternative forms] edit - te [Etymology] editFrom Proto-Albanian *tai ̊, from *te ku (< toi- kwu-) ‘there where’, from Proto-Indo-European *to- (“it”). Also occurs as a preposition with the meaning ‘ad, apud, prope, versus’. See also te. [[Basque]] [Noun] edittek 1.ergative indefinite of te [[Breton]] [Numeral] edittek 1.Hard mutation of dek. [[Choctaw]] [Adjective] edittek 1.female, "she-" [Noun] edittek 1.female, "she" [[Icelandic]] [Verb] edittek 1.first-person singular active present indicative of taka [[Italian]] [Noun] edittek m (invariable) 1.teak [[Jamaican Creole]] ipa :/ˈtɛk/[Etymology] editFrom English take. [References] edit - Richard Allsopp, editor, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, 1996 (2003 printing), →ISBN, page 550 - tek – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary [Verb] edittek 1.take Tek time pon di road. ― Take it easy when you're driving. [[Min Nan]] [[Norwegian Nynorsk]] [Verb] edittek 1.present tense of ta, taka and take [[Old Norse]] [Verb] edittek 1.first-person singular present active indicative of taka [[Semai]] [Etymology] editFrom Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iiʔ (“hand, arm”). Cognate with Khmer ដៃ (day, “hand”), Western Lawa teʔ (“hand”), Bolyu ti⁵⁵ (“hand”), Central Nicobarese -tai (“hand”). [Noun] edittek[1] 1.hand [References] edit 1. ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia [[Serbo-Croatian]] ipa :/têk/[Etymology 1] editFrom Proto-Slavic *tekъ. [Etymology 2] editFrom Proto-Slavic *tękъ. [[Slovene]] ipa :/téːk/[Noun] edittẹ̑k m inan 1.run, flow 2.appetite [Synonyms] edit - apetít [[Turkish]] ipa :/tec/[Adjective] edittek 1.single, sole 2.unique 3.single-barrelled Antonym: çifte [Etymology] editFrom Ottoman Turkish تك‎ (tek, “unique; alone”), from Proto-Turkic *tēk. [See also] edit - tek tek 0 0 2022/05/14 22:38
43256 giải [[Vietnamese]] ipa :[zaːj˧˩][Etymology 1] editFrom Middle Vietnamese dĕải. The etymological spelling would be *dải, which is not used in Modern Vietnamese.  Giải Nobel on Vietnamese Wikipedia  Giải Oscar on Vietnamese Wikipedia  Giải bóng đá Ngoại hạng Anh on Vietnamese Wikipedia [Etymology 2] editSino-Vietnamese word from 解. [Etymology 3] editNon-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 解 (SV: giái). [Etymology 4] editSino-Vietnamese word from 蟹 (“crab”). Compare cua đinh (“softshell turtle, 𧍏汀”, literally “crab of the river bank”). Such turtles have shells that resemble smooth crabs rather than hardshell turtles.  Giải New Guinea on Vietnamese Wikipedia [Etymology 5] editSee trải. 0 0 2022/05/14 22:39
43257 giải [[Vietnamese]] ipa :[zaːj˧˩][Etymology 1] editFrom Middle Vietnamese dĕải. The etymological spelling would be *dải, which is not used in Modern Vietnamese.  Giải Nobel on Vietnamese Wikipedia  Giải Oscar on Vietnamese Wikipedia  Giải bóng đá Ngoại hạng Anh on Vietnamese Wikipedia [Etymology 2] editSino-Vietnamese word from 解. [Etymology 3] editNon-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 解 (SV: giái). [Etymology 4] editSino-Vietnamese word from 蟹 (“crab”). Compare cua đinh (“softshell turtle, 𧍏汀”, literally “crab of the river bank”). Such turtles have shells that resemble smooth crabs rather than hardshell turtles.  Giải New Guinea on Vietnamese Wikipedia [Etymology 5] editSee trải. 0 0 2022/05/14 22:39
43258 khát [[Vietnamese]] ipa :[xaːt̚˧˦][Adjective] editkhát 1.thirsty for khát nước thirsty for a drink khát máu blood-thirsty [Etymology] editSino-Vietnamese word from 渴. 0 0 2022/05/14 22:41
43259 kh [[Romani]] ipa :/kʰ/[Letter] editkh (lower case, upper case Kh) 1.(International Standard) The fifteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script. 2.(Pan-Vlax) The sixteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script. [References] edit - Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “Kh, kh”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 14 [[Somali]] ipa :/χ/[Letter] editkh (upper case Kh) 1.The sixth letter of the Somali alphabet, called kha and written in the Latin script. 0 0 2022/05/14 22:43
43260 khá [[Vietnamese]] ipa :[xaː˧˦][Adjective] editkhá 1.fairly/decently competent; fine; OK 2.(education, of a student or their achievements) "decent", below xuất sắc (“excellent”) and giỏi (“good”), above trung bình (“average”), yếu (“poor”) and kém (“terrible”) tốt nghiệp loại khá ― to graduate cum laude [Adverb] editkhá 1.fairly competently 2.quite; rather; fairly [Etymology] editNon-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 可 (“can; able; suitable; good”, SV: khả). 0 0 2022/05/14 22:43
43261 yếu [[Vietnamese]] ipa :[ʔiəw˧˦][Adjective] edityếu • (𪽳 - 夭, 要) 1.weak, feeble [Etymology] editNon-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 夭 (“young; tender; to die young”, SV: yêu, yểu). 0 0 2022/05/14 22:45
43262 kém [[Hungarian]] ipa :[ˈkeːm][Etymology] editOf unknown origin.[1] [Further reading] edit - kém&#x20;in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN [Noun] editkém (plural kémek) 1.spy Synonym: spion [References] edit 1. ^ kém in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.) [[Vietnamese]] ipa :[kɛm˧˦][Adjective] editkém 1.less; lesser 2.bad (at doing something) kém may mắn ― unlucky [Etymology] editProbably non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 減 (SV: giảm). [Preposition] editkém 1.(time) preceding ba giờ kém mười ― ten to three o'clock-2:50 0 0 2022/05/14 22:46
43263 yêu [[Vietnamese]] ipa :[ʔiəw˧˧][Adjective] edityêu 1.beloved, darling, etc. vợ yêu ― darling wife con gái yêu của mẹ ― my darling daughter 2.(Can we date this quote?), Ngọc Sơn (lyrics and music), “Lời tỏ tình dễ thương [An Adorable Confession]”: Này em yêu ơi, tình anh ngàn lời muốn nói Hey my love, I have a thousand words to say to you [Adverb] edityêu 1.(of an action that's otherwise antagonistic) not violently or abusively, but affectionately or jocularly mắng/đánh yêu to jocularly scold/beat Mẹ nó thường mắng yêu: "Cục cứt của mẹ ơi !" Her mother used to call her "my little turd". Mỗi lần bồ nó ghẹo là nó vỗ yêu một cái vào mông. She gives her boyfriend a spank every time he teases her. [Alternative forms] edit - (slang) iu [Derived terms] editDerived terms - bùa yêu - đáng yêu - kính yêu - mến yêu - người yêu - thầm yêu trộm nhớ - thân yêu - thương yêu - tình yêu - tin yêu - yêu chiều - yêu chuộng - yêu dấu - yêu đời - yêu đương - yêu kiều - yêu kính - yêu mến - yêu quí - yêu thích - yêu thương  [See also] edit - ái - thương [Verb] edityêu • (𢞅, 㤇) 1.to love 1.to feel strong affection for 2.traditional, “Muốn sang thì bắc cầu kiều”: Muốn con hay chữ thì yêu lấy thầy. If you want your children to be literate, love their teacher. 3.1983, Ngô Đức Thọ, Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư [The Complete History of Đại Việt], translation of 大越史記全書 by Ngô Sĩ Liên, published 1697: Người bề tôi được vua yêu là Nguyễn Dư nói mình có phép cấm được sấm. Nguyễn Dư, a servant the king loved, claimed to have the power to stop thunder. 4.(Can we date this quote?), Xuân Giao (lyrics), “Cháu yêu bà”: Bà ơi bà cháu yêu bà lắm. Grandma, I love you so much. 5.to be in love (romantically) Em thương anh lắm, nhưng không yêu thôi. I care for you a lot, but I am not in love. 6.to love (something) bạn yêu nhạc pop pop music lovers người yêu nước patriots Anh mày không chết được đâu mà lo ! Anh mày hãy còn yêu đời lắm ! I'm not gonna croak that easily! I still very much love being alive! Muốn trụ lâu trong nghề này thì phải yêu nghề. If you want to last long in this business, you need to love it. 0 0 2022/05/14 22:49
43264 predicament [[English]] ipa :/pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/[Alternative forms] edit - prædicament (chiefly obsolete) [Etymology] editFrom Old French, from Late Latin praedicamentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category, Medieval Latin also a preaching, discourse”), from Latin praedicare (“to declare, proclaim, predicate”); see predicate. [Noun] editpredicament (plural predicaments) 1.A definite class, state or condition. 2.An unfortunate or trying position or condition. Synonyms: tight spot; see also Thesaurus:difficult situation 3.1978, Daniel Bell, The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism, page xv (20th edition): Culture, for me, is the effort to provide a coherent set of answers to the existential predicaments that confront all human beings in the passage of their life. 4.2011 December 10, Marc Higginson, “Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC Sport‎[1]: The Midlanders will hope the victory will kickstart a campaign that looked to have hit the buffers, but the sense of trepidation enveloping the Reebok Stadium heading into the new year underlines the seriousness of the predicament facing Owen Coyle's men. 5.(logic) That which is predicated; a category [[Romanian]] [Etymology] editFrom French prédicament. [Noun] editpredicament n (plural predicamente) 1.predicament 0 0 2012/11/26 21:36 2022/05/16 10:24
43265 hand-to-mouth [[English]] [Adjective] edithand-to-mouth 1.Involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty 2.1879: Henry James, Eugene Pickering She has been a widow these six or eight years, and has lived, I imagine, in rather a hand-to-mouth fashion. 3.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Quarians: Economy Codex entry: The Migrant Fleet has little economic base, operating in a state of perpetual "hand-to-mouth". While quarian ships include light manufacturing and assembly plants, they lack heavy industries such as refining and shipbuilding. The fleet has tankers for water purification and oxygen cracking, but the space-intensive nature of agriculture limits food production. A single disaster could destroy the fragile balance. [Etymology] edithand +‎ to +‎ mouth [See also] edit - live paycheck to paycheck - subsist - scrape by - eke out 0 0 2022/05/16 10:24 TaN
43269 board up [[English]] [Verb] editboard up (third-person singular simple present boards up, present participle boarding up, simple past and past participle boarded up) 1.to block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc. 2.1941 May, J. Ronald Hayton, “The Chattenden & Upnor Narrow-Gauge Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 208: The metals from Upnor to the boarded-up Tankfield signal box (by a gateless level crossing) were very rarely used. 0 0 2022/05/16 10:24 TaN
43270 boarding [[English]] ipa :-ɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ[Anagrams] edit - abording [Noun] editboarding (countable and uncountable, plural boardings) 1.the act of people getting aboard a ship aircraft, train, bus etc.; embarkation 2.2000, Peter Gregory Furth, Data Analysis for Bus Planning and Monitoring, page 24: Load profiles are a standard analysis tool showing passenger activity (boardings, alightings) and passenger load at each stop along a route in a single direction. 3.the act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it 4.a structure made of boards 5.riding a skateboard 6.(ice hockey) a penalty called for pushing into the boards [References] edit - “boarding”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present. [Verb] editboarding 1.present participle of board 0 0 2010/03/25 18:54 2022/05/16 10:24
43271 namesake [[English]] ipa :/ˈneɪmseɪk/[Etymology] editMid-17th century. Equivalent to name +‎ sake. From the phrase "for (one's) name's sake", first found in Bible translations as a rendering of a Hebrew idiom meaning "to protect one's reputation" or possibly "vouched for by one's reputation." A familiar example is in Psalm 23:3, "he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake" (King James Bible, 1604). [Noun] editnamesake (plural namesakes) 1.(originally) One who is named after another or for whom another is named. Synonym: eponym 2.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/ecy010, page 493: It is the only citation from 1902, and was clearly added to the manuscript at a late stage, being only one of two examples of the dictionary’s namesake actually discovered by Crooke. 3.(by extension) A ship or a building that is named after someone or something. 4.A person with the same name as another. [Verb] editnamesake (third-person singular simple present namesakes, present participle namesaking, simple past and past participle namesaked) 1.(transitive) To name (somebody) after somebody else. 0 0 2009/11/05 15:24 2022/05/16 10:25 TaN
43277 close down [[English]] ipa :/kləʊzˈdaʊn/[Synonyms] edit - close up - shut down - shut up [Verb] editclose down (third-person singular simple present closes down, present participle closing down, simple past and past participle closed down) 1.(transitive, intransitive) To stop trading as a business. The local factory will close down soon, unless sales pick up. They had to close the mine down as it was in a dangerous condition. 2.(transitive) To surround someone, as to impede their movement. If anyone passes to Smith, close him down. 0 0 2022/05/16 10:32 TaN

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