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accomplice
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈkɒm.plɪs/[Etymology]
editFirst attested in the 1580s. From Middle English accomplice, from a complice, from Old French complice (“confederate”), from Latin complicare (“fold together”). The article a became part of the word, through the influence of the word accomplish.
[Noun]
editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:accomplice (crime)Wikipedia accomplice (plural accomplices)
1.(law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
2.1749, Samuel Johnson, Irene
And thou, the curst accomplice of her treason, Declare thy message, and expect thy doom
3.1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis; John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Third Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson […], OCLC 80026745:
suspected for accomplice to the fire
4.(rare) A cooperator.
5.1591, William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene ii]:
Success unto our valiant general, And happiness to his accomplices!
[References]
edit
1. ^ The Chambers Dictionary, 9th Ed., 2003
2. ^ “accomplice”, in Collins English Dictionary.
3. ^ “accomplice”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
[Synonyms]
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- abettor, accessory, assistant, associate, confederate, coadjutor, ally, promoter; see abettor.
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acc
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
editacc
1.(international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 639-3 language code for Cubulco Achi.
[[Chinese]]
ipa :/äː²² kʰäːn[Noun]
editacc
1.(Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of account
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dangling
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ(ɡ)/[Adjective]
editdangling (not comparable)
1.Suspended from above.
[Noun]
editdangling (plural danglings)
1.The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.
2.The act of following or trailing around.
3.(colloquial, Canada, US) All out, open throttle, with all you have. [from 20th c.]
4.1866, Mark Lemon, Falkner Lyle, Or, The Story of Two Wives:
[…] Falkner's quick-sighted honour would not have tolerated your brother's danglings at the skirts of beauty.
[Verb]
editdangling
1.present participle of dangle
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fairly
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɛə(ɹ).li/[Adverb]
editfairly (comparative more fairly, superlative most fairly)
1.(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
A jury is expected to ensure that the accused is fairly judged.
Synonyms: justly, frankly
2.Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
a town fairly situated for foreign trade
3.Honestly; properly.
Consumer laws aim to have consumers fairly treated.
4.1859, Alexander Easton, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-Power Railways, p.108, "Rules adopted by the Sixth Avenue Railway, N. Y.":
10. You will be civil and attentive to passengers, giving proper assistance to ladies and children getting in or out, and never start the car before passengers are fairly received or landed.
5.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175:
They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too. […].
6.Softly; quietly; gently.
7.(degree) Partly, not fully; somewhat.
The weather this weekend will be fairly dry.
Synonyms: somewhat, pretty, quite, somewhat
8.1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 3, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.
9.2013 August 3, “Yesterday’s fuel”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices). It was used to make kerosene, the main fuel for artificial lighting after overfishing led to a shortage of whale blubber.
10.(dated) Almost; practically.
11.1834, Arthur Courtenay, Autobiography and Letters of Arthur Courtenay (page 36)
We quadrilled, waltzed, and conversed, in all of which my clever partner excelled; and her charms, combined with the excellent champagne I imbibed, fairly dazzled my imagination.
12.1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
Betty grew so nervous and frightened, that she fairly bawled to her colleague, Moggy, and told her she would not stay in the room unless she sat up all night with her.
13.Without blemish.
14.1653, John Gauden, Hieraspistes (page 248)
That Pen, which now writes blottingly, might be well made at first, and will write fairly again […]
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English fayrly, fayrely, vayrliche, equivalent to fair + -ly.
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payoff
[[English]]
[Noun]
editpayoff (plural payoffs)
1.Alternative spelling of pay-off
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stay put
[[English]]
[Synonyms]
edit
- See also Thesaurus:stay behind
[Verb]
editstay put (third-person singular simple present stays put, present participle staying put, simple past and past participle stayed put)
1.(idiomatic) To remain in one fixed place
I'm not moving there; I'd rather stay put.
I keep adjusting the focus, but it won't stay put.
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recruiter
[[English]]
[Etymology]
editrecruit + -er
[Noun]
editrecruiter (plural recruiters)
1.Agent noun of recruit; one who recruits, particularly one employed to recruit others.
The army recruiter promised that I'd see the world and learn useful skills if I enlisted.
2.2021 June 2, “Network News: Local provider to train new recruits”, in RAIL, number 932, page 19:
BBV expects to be one of the biggest recruiters in the region over the next two years.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (one employed to recruit others): agent, headhunter, scout
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remain
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɪˈmeɪn/[Anagrams]
edit
- Amrine, Armine, Mainer, Marien, Marine, Marnie, Merina, Minear, Reiman, Rieman, airmen, mainer, marine
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”).Displaced native Middle English beliven, bliven (“to remain”) (from Old English belīfan (“to remain, stay”)) due to confluence with related Middle English beleven (“to leave behind”), with which it merged. More at beleave and belive.
[Noun]
editremain (plural remains)
1.(chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
2.(in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
3.Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
4.(obsolete) State of remaining; stay.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (to stay behind while others withdraw): linger, stay, tarry; See also Thesaurus:stay behind
- (to be left over after a portion is removed): rest, stay; See also Thesaurus:remain
- (to continue unchanged): endure, last, stay; See also Thesaurus:persist
- (to await; to be left to): await, bide, wait; See also Thesaurus:wait for
- (to continue in a state of being): stay
- belave
[Verb]
editremain (third-person singular simple present remains, present participle remaining, simple past and past participle remained)
1.To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.
After three rounds of interviews, only 5 candidates remained.
I like to make more than enough food if I have people round for dinner, so I can eat my way through what remains in the following days.
2.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, John 6:12:
Gather up the fragments that remain.
3.(mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
If you divide 20 apples between three people, each gets six and two remain.
4.To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
5.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 38:11:
Remain a widow at thy father's house.
6.1689 December (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], Two Treatises of Government: […], London: […] Awnsham Churchill, […], OCLC 83985187:
, Book I
That […] remains to be proved.
7.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., OCLC 222716698:
We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day.
8.2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.
9.To await; to be left to.
10.(copulative) To continue in a state of being.
There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.
The light remained red for two full minutes.
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commanding
[[English]]
ipa :/kəˈmændɪŋ/[Adjective]
editcommanding (comparative more commanding, superlative most commanding)
1.Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
2.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 4293071:
Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
3.Impressively dominant.
a commanding structure
4.(of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view
5.2018, Rail, issue 857, July 18-July 31, article on Severn Bridge Junction signal box at Shrewsbury
On the top floor is the lever frame where signalmen are afforded an uninterrupted and commanding view of the junction below, and of Shrewsbury station's five working platforms.
[Noun]
editcommanding (plural commandings)
1.The act of giving a command.
2.2006, William E. Mann, Augustine's Confessions, page 172:
God could then have dispelled their ignorance by revealing to them that He had issued those commands; the fact of the occurrence of the earlier commandings would be the content of the revelation.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (tending to give commands) bossy, imposing
- See also Thesaurus:bossy
[Verb]
editcommanding
1.present participle of command
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demonstrate
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdɛmənstɹeɪt/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from Latin dēmonstrō, dēmonstrātus (“I show”).
[Verb]
editdemonstrate (third-person singular simple present demonstrates, present participle demonstrating, simple past and past participle demonstrated)
1.(transitive) to show how to use (something).
Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?
2.1987, February 8, Richard Zachs, "Candy is dandy (though maybe not liquor) - so for this Valentine's Day, video may be a whole lot more fun", The New York Daily News
In this tape, a velvet-voiced narrator provides a stroke-by-stroke guide to massaging your partner. As she speaks, comely nude couples demonstrate.
3.to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
4.(intransitive) to participate in or organize a demonstration.
Those people outside are demonstrating against the election results.
5.(transitive) to show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
6.2016, David A. Graham, “Donald Trump's Disastrous Debate”, in The Atlantic, page http://www.theatlantic.com/liveblogs/2016/10/second-presidential-debate-clinton-trump/503495/:
The debate was not long on policy, as questions about the Affordable Care Act and the war in Syria demonstrated.
[[Esperanto]]
ipa :/demonsˈtrate/[Noun]
editdemonstrate
1.present adverbial passive participle of demonstri
[[Ido]]
ipa :/deˈmonstrate/[Verb]
editdemonstrate
1.adverbial present passive participle of demonstrar
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
editdēmōnstrāte
1.vocative masculine singular of dēmōnstrātus
[Verb]
editdēmōnstrāte
1.second-person plural present active imperative of dēmōnstrō
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in on
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- noni
[Preposition]
editin on
1.Part of or privy to involved in, (something private, especially a plan or plot).
She was in on the surprise from the beginning.
We had to let him in on it after he overheard some of us talking.
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ringed
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɪŋd/[Adjective]
editringed (not comparable)
1.Marked with rings, circles, or loops.
2.(literary, archaic) Wearing a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded.
3.1875, Alfred Tennyson, Queen Mary: A Drama, London: Henry S. King & Co., OCLC 926377946, Act I, scene i, page 4:
I was born of a true man and a ring'd wife, and I can't argue upon it; but I and my old woman 'ud burn upon it, that would we.
[Anagrams]
edit
- Ginder, Reding, dering, dinger, engird, girned, grinde, reding
[Verb]
editringed
1.simple past tense and past participle of ring (circled, enclosed)
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girdle
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɡɝdl̩/[Anagrams]
edit
- Dilger, Gilder, gilder, girled, glider, gridle, regild, ridgel
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English girdel, gerdel, gurdel, from Old English gyrdel, from Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, from Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz (“girdle, belt”), equivalent to gird + -le.cognatesCognate with Saterland Frisian Gäddel (“belt”), West Frisian gurdle, gurle, gurl (“belt”), Dutch gordel (“belt”), German Gürtel (“belt”), Yiddish גאַרטל (gartl, “belt”) (whence gartel, a doublet of girdle), Swedish gördel (“girdle”), Icelandic gyrðill (“girdle”).
[Etymology 2]
edit
[References]
edit
1. ^ Aeschylus (1926), “Persians”, in Herbert Weir Smyth, transl., Aeschylus, with an English translation […] , volume 1, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 155
2. ^ 1874, Edward H. Knight, American Mechanical Dictionary
3. ^ 1881, Rossiter W. Raymond, A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms
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spectacular
[[English]]
ipa :/spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/[Adjective]
editspectacular (comparative more spectacular, superlative most spectacular)
1.Amazing or worthy of special notice.
The parachutists were spectacular.
2.(dated) Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment.
the merely spectacular
3.1681, George Hickes, A Sermon Preached before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London:
The like clamour, and outcry, the Rabble of the unbelieving Jews and Gentiles made againſt Polycarp Biſhop of Smyrna, at the time of his Martyrdom. crying out againſt him to the Governour, that he ſhould caſt him to the Lyons, and when he anſwered them he could not, becauſe the Spectacular ſports were concluded, then they cry’d out, Burn him, burn him, juſt as the Jews cryed out againſt Chriſt to Pilate, Crucify him, crucify him.
4.1910, August 21, “Andre Tridon”, in Europe Flirts with Argentina to Win Her Rich Trade[1]:
Those apparently insignificant events which really make history are seldom featured in the press; the merely spectacular too frequently crowds the essential out of the public sheets.
5.Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin spectaculum (“a sight, show”) + -ar.
[Noun]
editspectacular (plural spectaculars)
1.A spectacular display.
2.16 October 2010, “Under the volcano”, in The Economist:
Though business has more or less held up so far, a series of drug-related spectaculars sparked an exodus of the city's upper class this summer.
3.(advertising) A pop-up (folded paper element) in material sent by postal mail.
4.1966, Hanley Norins, The Compleat Copywriter:
Here are a few examples of "spectaculars," or three-dimensional pieces, including those which have won awards […]
[[Romanian]]
[Adjective]
editspectacular m or n (feminine singular spectaculară, masculine plural spectaculari, feminine and neuter plural spectaculare)
1.spectacular
[Etymology]
editFrom French spectaculaire.
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stymied
[[English]]
[Verb]
editstymied
1.simple past tense and past participle of stymie
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stymy
[[English]]
[Noun]
editstymy (plural stymies)
1.Alternative spelling of stymie
[Verb]
editstymy (third-person singular simple present stymies, present participle stymying, simple past and past participle stymied)
1.Alternative spelling of stymie
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ripped
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɪpt/[Adjective]
editripped (comparative more ripped, superlative most ripped)
1.Torn, either partly or into separate pieces.
2.Pulled away from forcefully.
3.In data storage, transferred to a hard disk from another portable media form.
4.Copied or stolen usually from an identified source.
5.2016 December 20, “Ripping is back: 2017’s biggest music piracy threat”, in www.muso.com[1]:
Stream ripping had a major impact on the global recorded music industry in 2016. This fast growing piracy delivery method witnessed a 60% year-on-year growth globally.
6.(bodybuilding) Having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced. Said especially of well-defined abdominal muscles.
7.1988, Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", Ironman 47 (6): 28-34.
With the average male competitor weighing around 220, the total poundage of raw, ripped mass in the preliminary lineup is over 3,700 pounds.
8.2010, Bill Geiger, "6-pack Abs in 9 Weeks", Reps! 17:106
That's the premise of the overload principle, and it must be applied, even to ab training, if you're going to develop a cut, ripped midsection.
9.(slang) Drunk, inebriated.
[Anagrams]
edit
- Dipper, dipper
[Synonyms]
edit
- (torn): torn
- (having low bodyfat): chiseled, cut, shredded
- (drunk): See Thesaurus:drunk
[Verb]
editripped
1.simple past tense and past participle of rip
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rip
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɪp/[Anagrams]
edit
- IPR, IRP, PIR, PRI, RPI, irp
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English rippen, from earlier ryppen (“to pluck”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rupjaną, *ruppōną (compare West Frisian rippe, ripje, roppe, ropje (“to rip”), Dutch dialectal rippen, Low German ruppen, German Low German röpen, German rupfen), intensive of *raupijaną (compare Old English rīpan, rīepan ‘to plunder’, West Frisian rippe ‘to rip, tear’, German raufen 'to rip'),[1] [2] causative of Proto-Indo-European *roub- ~ *reub- (compare Albanian rrabe ‘maquis’,[3] possibly Latin rubus (“bramble”)), variant of *Hrewp- (“to break”).[4] More at reave, rob.
[Etymology 2]
editCompare Icelandic hrip, a box or basket; perhaps akin to English corb. Compare ripier.
[Etymology 3]
editOrigin uncertain; perhaps a variant of rep (“reprobate”).
[Etymology 4]
edit
[References]
edit
1. ^ Marlies Philippa et al., eds., Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands, A-Z, s.v. “ruif” (Amsterdam UP, 3 Dec. 2009) [1], citing G.G. Kloeke, “Die niederländischen Wörter ruif ‘Raufe’ und luif(el) ‘Schutzdach’”, in Rheinische Vierteljahrsblätter 17 (1952), 46-50.
2. ^ Jan de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, Nederlands Etymologisch Woordenboek, 4th edn., s.v. “rob 3” (Leiden: Brill, 1997), 581.
3. ^ Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary, s.v. “rrabe” (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 376.
4. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, ed., Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen, s.v. “raufen” (Munich: Deutscher Taschenbucher Vertrag, 2005), 1090.
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Verb]
editrip
1.imperative of ripe
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
ipa :/riːp/[Anagrams]
edit
- pir, RIP, R.I.P.
[Etymology 1]
editUnknown. Possibly from Dutch or Frisian. Compare Old Norse ríp.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom the verb ripa.
[References]
edit
- “rip” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[[Tok Pisin]]
[Etymology]
editFrom English reef.
[Noun]
editrip
1.reef
[[Westrobothnian]]
[Etymology]
editCompare Norwegian ripa (“make scratches”), Gutnish räjpä (“write badly”), Old High German ripan (“rub”).
[Verb]
editrip (preterite ripä)
1.(transitive) scratch, make scratches in something
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rubble
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɹʌb.əl/[Anagrams]
edit
- beblur, burble, lubber, rebulb
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English rouble, rubel, robel, robeil, from Anglo-Norman *robel (“bits of broken stone”). Presumably related to rubbish, originally of same meaning (waste material, bits of stone, rubble).[1] Ultimately presumably from Old Norse rubba (“to huddle, crowd together, heap up", possibly also "to rub, scrape”), from Proto-Germanic *rubbōną (“to rub, scrape”), related to Proto-Germanic *reufaną (“to tear”), *raubōną (“to rob, steal, plunder”), perhaps via Old French robe (English rob (“steal”)) in sense of “plunder, destroy”;[2] see also Middle English, Middle French -el.
[Noun]
editrubble (countable and uncountable, plural rubbles)
1.The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
2.1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 72]:
The old boulevard now was a sagging ruin, waiting for the wreckers. … You'd have to loathe yourself vividly to be indifferent to such destruction or, worse, rejoice at the crushing of the locus of these middle-class settlements, glad that history had made rubble of them.
3.2013 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.
4.(geology) A mass or stratum of fragments of rock lying under the alluvium and derived from the neighbouring rock.
5.1855, Sir Charles Lyell, A Manual of Elementary Geology
The overlying beds are composed of such calcareous rubble and flints, rudely stratified
6.(UK, dialect, in the plural) The whole of the bran of wheat before it is sorted into pollard, bran, etc.[3].
[References]
edit
1. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition
2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “rubble”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
3. ^ 1858, Peter Lund Simmonds, The Dictionary of Trade Products
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hypothetical
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/[Adjective]
edithypothetical (comparative more hypothetical, superlative most hypothetical)
1.Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
2.1882, Roby, Henry John, chapter XVIII, in A Latin grammar for schools[1], London: MacMillan and Co., Book IV : Syntax or use of Inflexional Forms, page 258:
Such a subjunctive as appears in the principal clause (i.e. the apodosis) of a conditional sentence may be called a hypothetical subjunctive. An hypothetical subjunctive expresses an action1 which, while its non-occurrence is implied, is yet supposed to occur, if some other action occur.
3.2006, ACLU v. NSA (District Court opinion):
To establish standing under Article III, a plaintiff must satisfy the following three requirements: (1) "the plaintiff must have suffered an injury in fact - an invasion of a legally protected interest which is (a) concrete and particularized, and (b) actual or imminent, not conjectural or hypothetical"; ...
4.(philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent
[Antonyms]
edit
- (actual): actual
- (in philosophy): categorical
[Etymology]
editFrom Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós).
[Noun]
edithypothetical (plural hypotheticals)
1.A possible or hypothetical situation or proposition
These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.
[Related terms]
edit
- hypothesis
- hypothesize
[Synonyms]
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- conjectural
- (contingent upon some hypothesis): conditional
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chrysalis
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɹɪsəlɪs/[Alternative forms]
edit
- chrysaloid (archaic)
[Etymology]
editFrom Latin chrysalis, from Ancient Greek χρυσαλλίς (khrusallís), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”), because of the color of some of them.
[Further reading]
edit
- Pupa § Chrysalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
editchrysalis (plural chrysalises or chrysalides)
1.The pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.
2.1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, chapter VII, in A House is Built, viii:
Fanny was afraid. She was like an insect new-hatched from its chrysalis, naked and unprotected in a dawn she could not face.
3.The cocoon itself.
4.(figuratively) A strong constraint; shackles.
5.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., OCLC 222716698:
However, with the dainty volume my quondam friend sprang into fame. At the same time he cast off the chrysalis of a commonplace existence.
6.2020 September 1, Douglas Rushkoff, “The Privileged Have Entered Their Escape Pods”, in OneZero[1]:
No, no matter how far Ray Kurzweil gets with his artificial intelligence project at Google, we cannot simply rise from the chrysalis of matter as pure consciousness.
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in places
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
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- asclepin, asplenic, capelins, panicles, pelicans, pinacles, spelican
[Prepositional phrase]
editin places
1.In some places and not everywhere; of a patchy nature.
It could turn a little misty in places towards dawn.
The edges of the pond had already turned to ice in places in October.
The jumper was worn in places.
[See also]
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- in place
- in place of
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faint
[[English]]
ipa :/feɪnt/[Anagrams]
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- Fanti, fitna
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English faynt, feynt (“weak; feeble”), from Old French faint, feint (“feigned; negligent; sluggish”), past participle of feindre, faindre (“to feign; sham; work negligently”), from Latin fingere (“to touch, handle, form, shape, frame, form in thought, imagine, conceive, contrive, devise, feign”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold”). Cognate with feign and fiction and more distantly dough.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English fainten, feynten, from the adjective (see above).
[Further reading]
edit
- faint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- faint in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- faint at OneLook Dictionary Search
[[Cimbrian]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle High German vīnt, vīent, vīant, from Old High German fīant, fīand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz (“enemy, fiend”). Cognate with German Feind, English fiend.
[Noun]
editfaint m (plural fainte)
1.(Sette Comuni) enemy, fiend
Biibel péssor möchte zeinan de bèlt as da börn khòone fainte?
How much better would the world be if there were no enemies?
[References]
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- “faint” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
[[Welsh]]
ipa :/vai̯nt/[Alternative forms]
edit
- pa faint (literary)
[Etymology]
editShortened from pa faint (“what amount”).
[Pronoun]
editfaint
1.how much, how many
am faint o amser ― for how long
am faint o'r gloch ― at what time
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puzzling
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editpuzzling (comparative more puzzling, superlative most puzzling)
1.Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
2.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., OCLC 222716698:
Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. […] A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes. […] But withal there was a perceptible acumen about the man which was puzzling in the extreme.
[Noun]
editpuzzling (plural puzzlings)
1.Time spent pondering something confusing.
[Verb]
editpuzzling
1.present participle of puzzle
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puzzle
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpʌzəl/[Anagrams]
edit
- puzzel
[Etymology]
editOrigin uncertain; originally pusle. Possibly from pose (“to perplex, puzzle, interrogate”) + -le (frequentative suffix). The verb (1590s) “to perplex” seems to predate the noun “state of being perplexed” (circa 1600), “perplexing question” (1650s), “toy” (1814).[1]
[Noun]
editpuzzle (plural puzzles)
1.Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.
Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle.
2.A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.
3.A crossword puzzle.
4.A jigsaw puzzle.
5.A riddle.
6.(archaic) Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction.
7.The state of being puzzled; perplexity.
to be in a puzzle
[References]
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1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “puzzle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
[Related terms]
edit
- puzzlement
[Synonyms]
edit
- (anything difficult to understand or make sense of): anybody's guess, anyone's guess, conundrum, enigma, mystery
- (game for one person): brain-teaser, poser
- (crossword puzzle): crossword, crossword puzzle
- (jigsaw puzzle):: jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle
- (riddle): guessing game, riddleedit
- See also Thesaurus:confuse
[Verb]
editpuzzle (third-person singular simple present puzzles, present participle puzzling, simple past and past participle puzzled)
1.(transitive) To perplex, confuse, or mystify; to cause (someone) to be faced with a mystery, without answers or an explanation.
2.1634 September 1 (Gregorian calendar), Robert Sanderson, “[Ad Clerum.] The Fourth Sermon. At a Metropolitical Visitation at Grantham, Lincoln, 22 August 1634.”, in XXXIV Sermons. […], 5th edition, London: […] [A. Clark] for A. Seil, and are to be sold by G. Sawbridge, […], published 1671, OCLC 1227554849, paragraph 15, page 65:
Mens daily occaſions for themſelves or friends, and the neceſities of common life, require the doing of a thouſand things vvithin the compaſs of a fevv dayes, for vvhich it vvould puzzle the beſt Textman that liveth; readily to bethink himself of a ſentence in the Bible, clear enough to ſatisfie a ſcrupulous conſcience of the lavvfulneſs and expediency of vvhat he is about to do; […]
3.1668, Franciscus Euistor the Palæopolite [pseudonym; Henry More], “(please specify the page)”, in Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes of God and His Providence in the World. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Joseph Downing […], published 1713, OCLC 1227551523:
A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others, if they be not thoroughpaced speculators in those great theories.
4.1712 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison; Richard Steele, “SATURDAY, February 2, 1711–1712”, in The Spectator, number 291; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, OCLC 191120697:
He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders.
5.1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:
The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
6.2004, Carlin, George, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, OCLC 757869006, OL 24604921M, page 261:
When it comes to God's existence, I'm not an atheist and I'm not an agnostic. I'm an acrostic. The whole thing puzzles me.
7.(intransitive) To think long and carefully, in bewilderment.
We puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted.
8.(transitive) To make intricate; to entangle.
9.1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, OCLC 79426475, Act I, scene i, page 1:
The ways of Heav'n are dark and intricate, / Puzzled in mazes, and perplex'd with error.
10.1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], OCLC 228757725:
They disentangle from the puzzled skein.
[[Czech]]
ipa :[ˈpazl̩][Etymology]
editBorrowed from English puzzle.[1]
[Noun]
editpuzzle m
1.jigsaw puzzle
[References]
edit
1. ^ "puzzle" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
2. ^ puzzle in Internetová jazyková příručka, Institute of the Czech Language of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
3. ^ Z dopisů jazykové poradně, Naše řeč, volume 82 (1999), issue 5
[[French]]
ipa :/pœ.zœl/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English puzzle.
[Further reading]
edit
- “puzzle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[Noun]
editpuzzle m (plural puzzles)
1.jigsaw puzzle
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :[ˈpaːzl̩][Etymology]
editBorrowed from English puzzle.
[Noun]
editpuzzle (plural puzzle-ök or puzzle-ok or puzzle-k)[1][2]
1.jigsaw puzzle
Synonyms: (képes) kirakó/kirakójáték, kirakós (játék), képkirakó/képkirakós (játék), (rare) pázli
[References]
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1.↑ 1.0 1.1 Miképpen kell kiejteni és toldalékolni a puzzle szót? (“How is the word puzzle to be pronounced and inflected?”) answered by E-nyelv.hu, based on Laczkó, Krisztina and Attila Mártonfi. Helyesírás (’Orthography’). Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, 2006. →ISBN
2.↑ 2.0 2.1 puzzle toldalékolása (“inflection of puzzle”) answered by E-nyelv.hu
[See also]
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- kirak (“to do [a jigsaw puzzle]”)
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈpa.zel/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English puzzle.
[Noun]
editpuzzle m (invariable)
1.jigsaw puzzle
2.(by extension) a difficult problem
[References]
edit
1. ^ puzzle in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ˈpuz.lɛ/[Etymology]
editBorrowed from English puzzle.
[Further reading]
edit
- puzzle in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- puzzle in Polish dictionaries at PWN
[Noun]
editpuzzle nvir
1.jigsaw puzzle
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/ˈpɐ.zal/[Etymology]
editUnadapted borrowing from English puzzle.
[Noun]
editpuzzle m (plural puzzles)
1.jigsaw puzzle
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
editUnadapted borrowing from English puzzle.
[Noun]
editpuzzle n (plural puzzle-uri)
1.puzzle
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/ˈpuθle/[Alternative forms]
edit
- puzle
[Etymology]
editUnadapted borrowing from English puzzle.
[Noun]
editpuzzle m (plural puzzles)
1.jigsaw puzzle
[[Turkish]]
ipa :/ˈpa.zɯɫ/[Alternative forms]
edit
- pazıl
[Etymology]
editUnadapted borrowing from English puzzle.
[Further reading]
edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “puzzle”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
[Noun]
editpuzzle (definite accusative puzzle'ı, plural puzzle'lar)
1.jigsaw puzzle
Synonyms: pazıl, yapboz
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spell out
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- outspell, pollutes
[See also]
edit
- spell it out
- spell things out
[Verb]
editspell out (third-person singular simple present spells out, present participle spelling out, simple past and past participle spelled out or (mostly UK) spelt out)
1.(transitive) To form (a word) from letters; say the letters in a word.
He used Scrabble tiles to spell out “I LOVE YOU”.
2.(transitive, when writing or editing) To replace an acronym with its expansion.
To avoid crypticness for nonexpert readers, she spelled out the phrase, so that "tips about PrEP in the context of OHS for HCPs" became "tips about preexposure prophylaxis in the context of occupational health and safety for health care professionals".
3.(transitive) To explain in clear and simple terms.
Here is a brochure that spells out the benefits.
4.2019 May 5, Danette Chavez, “Campaigns are Waged On and Off the Game Of Thrones Battlefield (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club[1], archived from the original on 28 January 2021:
Dany has never had a full vision for what happens once she obtains the Iron Throne, but that’s what her advisors, including Tyrion and Varys, are for. And the show has never exactly spelled out Jon’s platform beyond “stay alive,” so he’d also require a small council.
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behalf
[[English]]
ipa :/bɪˈhæf/[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English bihalve (“nearby”), from Old English bī healfe (“by [his/her] side”), from bī (“by”) + healfe (“side, half”), equivalent to be- + half.
[Noun]
editbehalf (plural behalves or behalfs)
1.The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
2.2006, Peter Rivière, The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk, 1835-1844, →ISBN:
The one exception to this was William Hilhouse, who was widely regarded as the colonist with the greatest experience of the interior and its native inhabitants, on whose behalf he endlessly campaigned.
3.2013, Catherine M. Paden, Civil Rights Advocacy on Behalf of the Poor, →ISBN, page 108:
The NUL, on the other hand, never felt that its position among civil rights organizations was threatened, and considered itself unique because of its historic commitment to advocacy on behalf of low-income African Americans.
4.(when adopted by someone else) One's role or rightful place; stead or authority.
5.1994, J. Sidlow Baxter, Awake, My Heart: Daily Devotional Studies for the Year, →ISBN, page 104:
He was not only my Representative who died on my behalf; He was my Substitute who died in my very stead.
6.2002, Judith Evans Grubbs, Women and the Law in the Roman Empire, →ISBN:
Which indeed is so true, that she herself may seek back for her own gain the dowry offered by another on her behalf, unless by chance he who offered it immediately (that is, at the time of offering or of promising) stipulated or made an agreement that the afore-mentioned dowry would be returned to him.
7.2004, Joan M. Burda, Estate Planning for Same-sex Couples, →ISBN, page 133:
The Agent shall have all of the powers, rights, discretions, elections, and authority conferred by statute, the common law, or rule of court or governmental agency that are reasonably necessary for the Agent to act on my behalf for any purpose.
[References]
edit
- “behalf”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- behalf at OneLook Dictionary Search
[[German]]
[Verb]
editbehalf
1.first/third-person singular preterite of behelfen
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on behalf of
[[English]]
[Prepositional phrase]
editon behalf of
1.Speaking or acting for.
On behalf of all those present, may I thank you for a well-executed presentation.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (speaking or acting for): in behalf of (dated)
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inadvertently
[[English]]
[Adverb]
editinadvertently (not comparable)
1.Unintentionally; because of an oversight.
2.1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Disintegration Machine[1]:
'Dear me! I may have inadvertently touched the handle,' said he.
3.2013, Chris Bevan, "Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal", BBC Sport, 6 November 2013:
Neven Subotic hooked a volley wide after Ramsey inadvertently headed a Reus free-kick back into the danger zone, and Blaszczykowski was also off target when he met Kevin Grosskreutz's cross.
[Antonyms]
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- advertently
- advert
[Etymology]
editinadvertent + -ly
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moderate
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmɒdəɹət/[Adjective]
editmoderate (comparative more moderate, superlative most moderate)
1.Not excessive; acting in moderation
moderate language
a moderate Calvinist
travelling at a moderate speed
2.1731, Jonathan Swift, The Presbyterians Plea of Merit
A number of moderate members managed […] to obtain a majority in a thin house.
3.Mediocre
4.Average priced; standard-deal
5.Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
a moderate winter
6.1859, Arthur Hugh Clough, Life of Sertorius:
These are called the Islands of the Blest; rains fall there seldom, and in moderate showers, but for the most part they have gentle breezes, bringing along with them soft dews
7.(US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English moderat, from Latin moderātus, perfect active participle of moderor (“regulate, restrain, moderate”), from moder-, modes-, a stem appearing also in modestus (“moderate, discreet, modest”), from modus (“measure”); see mode and modest. Doublet of moderato. Displaced native Old English ġemetlīċ (“moderate”) and metegian (“to moderate”).
[Noun]
editEnglish Wikipedia has an article on:moderateWikipedia moderate (plural moderates)
1.One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
While the moderates usually propose political compromise, it's often only achieved when the extremists allow them so
The moderates are the natural advocates of ecumenism against the fanatics of their churches.
2.2022 June 29, Christian Wolmar, “Strike settlement held back by ministers”, in RAIL, number 960, page 43:
On the other side, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch (a moderate) has to contend with the hardliners on his executive, whose intentions go way beyond trying to sort out their members' terms and conditions.
3.(Christianity, historical) One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
[References]
edit
- moderate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- moderate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Synonyms]
edit
- See also Thesaurus:moderate
- See also Thesaurus:intermediateedit
- (reduce excesses): temperate
- (preside): arbitrate, chair
[Verb]
editmoderate (third-person singular simple present moderates, present participle moderating, simple past and past participle moderated)
1.(transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.
2.1730, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments
3.2000, Paul G. Coleman, Positron Beams and Their Applications, page 309:
This leaves two strategies to increase the current in a positron beam. First is to provide a stronger positron source and second is to develop a more efficient method to moderate the source positrons into a monoenergetic beam.
4.(intransitive) To become less excessive
5.(transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator
to moderate a synod
6.(intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
7.(transitive, physics) To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).
a graphite-moderated reactor
[[German]]
[Adjective]
editmoderate
1.inflection of moderat:
1.strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
2.strong nominative/accusative plural
3.weak nominative all-gender singular
4.weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
edit
- dateremo
[Etymology 1]
edit
[Etymology 2]
edit
[[Latin]]
[References]
edit
- “moderate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “moderate”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
[Verb]
editmoderāte
1.second-person plural present active imperative of moderō
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Adjective]
editmoderate
1.definite singular of moderat
2.plural of moderat
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Adjective]
editmoderate
1.definite singular of moderat
2.plural of moderat
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lying-in
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editlying-in (not comparable)
1.of, or relating to childbirth or postpartum confinement
[Anagrams]
edit
- Linying, inlying
[Noun]
editlying-in (plural lying-ins or lyings-in)
1.The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement.
2.1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 404:
from our first knowing each other, which was soon after my lying-in, we were almost inseparable companions […]
3.A period of postpartum confinement, typically a month or longer, formerly common in Europe and still practiced in some parts of the world.
4.1995, Meredith Borthwick (translator), Many Lives, Kukrit Pramoj, p. 177-8:
As she lay by the birth-fire, she gazed on the face of the child asleep in the bamboo cradle […] Once free from the lying-in, Linchong set herself to bringing up the baby.
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coffin
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɒfɪn/[Alternative forms]
edit
- cophin (archaic)
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English coffyn, from Old Northern French cofin (“sarcophagus", earlier "basket, coffer”), from Latin cophinus (“basket”), a loanword from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “a basket”). Doublet of coffer.
[Further reading]
edit
- coffin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
editcoffin (plural coffins)
1.A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
Synonym: (US) casket
2.20 May 2018, Hadley Freeman in The Guardian, Is Meghan Markle the American the royals have needed all along?
I’d always found the royals a cold proposition, Diana excepted, but the sight of that little boy, his head bent, not daring to look up at his mother’s coffin in front of him was, and remains, genuinely heartbreaking.
3.(cartomancy) The eighth Lenormand card.
4.(archaic) A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie.
5.c. 1588–1593, William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, 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 V, scene ii]:
Of the paste a coffin I will rear.
6.1596, The Good Huswife's Jewell
Take your mallard and put him into the iuyce of the sayde Onyons, and season him with pepper, and salte, cloues and mace, then put your Mallard into the coffin with the saide iuyce of the onyons.
7.(obsolete) A conical paper bag, used by grocers.
8.1577, John Frampton, Joyful News out of the New Found World:
The smoke of this Hearbe, which they receaue at the mouth through certaine coffins, suche as the Grocers do vse to put in their Spices.
9.The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone.
10.A storage container for nuclear waste.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (box for a dead body): wooden coat, wooden kimono, wooden overcoat, wooden surtoutedit
- encoffin
[Verb]
editcoffin (third-person singular simple present coffins, present participle coffining, simple past and past participle coffined)
1.(transitive) To place in a coffin.
2.1941, Emily Carr, chapter 19, in Klee Wyck[1]:
Indians do not hinder the progress of their dead by embalming or tight coffining.
3.2007, Barbara Everett, "Making and Breaking in Shakespeare's Romances," London Review of Books, 29:6, page 21:
The chest in which she is coffined washes ashore and is brought to the Lord Cerimon.
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
editcoffin (plural)
1.Alternative form of coffyn
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Coffin
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
edit
- Coffing
[Further reading]
edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Coffin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 351.
- Forebears
[Proper noun]
editCoffin (plural Coffins)
1.A surname.
[Statistics]
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- According to the 2010 United States Census, Coffin is the 4274th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8312 individuals. Coffin is most common among White (91.34%) individuals.
[[French]]
ipa :/kɔ.fɛ̃/[Further reading]
edit
- Forebears
- geopatronyme.com
[Proper noun]
editCoffin m or f
1.a surname
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bill
[[English]]
ipa :/bɪl/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English bill, bille, bil, from Old English bil, bill (“a hooked point; curved weapon; two-edged sword”), from Proto-Germanic *bilją (“axe; sword; blade”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (“to strike; beat”). Cognate with West Frisian bile (“axe”), Dutch bijl (“axe”), German Bille (“axe”).
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English bill, bil, bille, bile, from Old English bile (“beak (of a bird); trunk (of an elephant)”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from a special use of Old English bil, bill (“hook; sword”) (see above).
[Etymology 3]
editFrom Middle English bille, from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal", "sealed document”). Compare bull.
[Etymology 4]
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
[[East Central German]]
[Adverb]
editbill
1.(Erzgebirgisch) (often with e or a) (a) little
Namm liebr e bill meh!
Better take a little more!
[Etymology]
editCompare German bisschen.
[Further reading]
edit
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[5], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, OCLC 932028867, page 23:
[[Cimbrian]]
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle High German wille, from Old High German willo, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“will, wish, desire”). Cognate with German Wille, English will.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle High German wilde, from Old High German wildi, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”). Cognate with German wild, English wild.
[References]
edit
- “bill” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
[[French]]
ipa :/bil/[Etymology]
editFrom English bill; doublet of bulle (“bubble”).
[Further reading]
edit
- “bill”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[Noun]
editbill m (plural bills)
1.(law) bill (draft UK law)
2.(Canada) bill (invoice in a restaurant etc)
[[Swedish]]
ipa :/bɪl/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Old Swedish bilder, from Old Norse bíldr, from Proto-Germanic *bīþlaz (“axe”). An instrumental derivation of *bītaną (“to bite”). Closely related to bila (“broadaxe”).
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from English bill, from Middle English bille, from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal, sealed document”). Doublet of bulla.
[References]
edit
- bill in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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[[English]]
ipa :/bɪl/[Etymology]
editHypocorism of William. It is unclear how the initial W became a B; this could have been part of the medieval trend of swapping letters, similar to Dick for Rick.
[Further reading]
edit
- Bill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bill (given name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bill (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Proper noun]
editBill
1.A diminutive of the male given name William.
2.1974 John le Carré, Tinker. Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Simon&Schuster, 2002, →ISBN, page 7
"My other name's Bill," he said. "I was christened Bill but Mr Thursgood calls me William." / "Bill, eh. The unpaid Bill. Anyone ever call you that?" / "No, sir." / "Good name, anyway." / "Yes, sir." / "Known a lot of Bills. They've all been good 'uns."
3.1998 Nick Hornby, About A Boy, Victor Gollancz, 1998, →ISBN, page 208
One of his neighbours opposite, a nice old guy with a stoop and a horrible little Yorkshire terrier, called him Bill - always had done and presumably always would, right up till the day he died. It actually irritated Will, who was not, he felt, by any stretch of the imagination, a Bill. Bill wouldn't smoke spliffs and listen to Nirvana. So why had he allowed this misapprehension to continue? Why hadn't he just said, four years ago, "Actually my name is Will"?
4.A surname.
5.(Britain, slang) A nickname for the British constabulary. Often called "The Bill" or "Old Bill"
[References]
edit
- Peter Burke (1997). Varieties of Cultural History. Cornell University Press. p. 51.
- Israel, David (2015): The Origins of Nicknames
[[Azerbaijani]]
[Proper noun]
editBill
1.A transliteration of the English male given name Bill.
[[Portuguese]]
[Proper noun]
editBill m
1.a male given name from English, equivalent to English Bill
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
editFrom English Bill. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1895.
[Proper noun]
editBill c (genitive Bills)
1.a male given name
2.1994 Maria Gripe, Egna världar, →ISBN, page 272:
—Vem är Bill, mamma?
Jag väntade mig inget svar, men mamma skrattade:
—Vet du inte det? Jo, det kommer från farmor. När pappa var liten brukade hon på skoj kalla honom för Bill...Lille Bill...Vilde Bill...Det tog han efter sen och kallade sig ofta Bill. Fast för min del sa jag alltid Birger.
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Bil
[[Polish]]
ipa :/bil/[Etymology]
editFrom a Ukrainian or Czech descendant of Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”). Alternatively, from dialectal Polish bil (“salo”).
[Proper noun]
editBil m pers or f
1.a masculine surname
2.a feminine surname
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Permian
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpəːmɪən/[Adjective]
editPermian (comparative more Permian, superlative most Permian)
1.Pertaining to the Perm region of Russia, or its inhabitants. [from 18th c.]
2.Pertaining to their language; Permic. [from 18th c.]
3.(geology) Pertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago. [from 19th c.]
4.2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 103:
‘In many ways modern art was a culture of the beach. They say it's the light, the special quality of quartz in the Permian rock.’
[Anagrams]
edit
- -pramine
[Etymology]
editFrom Perm + -ian.
[Noun]
editPermian (plural Permians)
1.An inhabitant of the Russian region of Perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples, including Komis and Udmurts, who speak Permic languages. [from 16th c.]
2.The language of such people; Permic. [from 18th c.]
[Proper noun]
editPermian
1.(geology) The Permian period. [from 19th c.]
[See also]
edit
- Appendix:Geologic timescale
- Perm (city in Russia)
[Synonyms]
edit
- Bjarmian
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basin
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbeɪsɪn/[Alternative forms]
edit
- bason (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
edit
- Bains, Bians, IBANs, Ibans, Nabis, Sabin, bains, nabis, naibs, nisab, nisba, sabin
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum (“wide bowl”).
[Noun]
editbasin (plural basins)
1.A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
2.c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene i]:
First, as you know, my house within the city
Is richly furnished with plate and gold,
Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands;
3.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, John 13:5:
After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
4.1766, T[obias] Smollett, “Letter V”, in Travels through France and Italy. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] R[oberts] Baldwin, […], OCLC 733048407:
What then, you will say, must a man sit with his chops and fingers up to the ears and knuckles in grease? No; let those who cannot eat without defiling themselves, step into another room, provided with basons and towels: but I think it would be better to institute schools, where youth may learn to eat their victuals, without daubing themselves, or giving offence to the eyes of one another.
5.1923, Willa Cather, One of Ours, Book One, Chapter 1,[1]
Everybody had washed before going to bed, apparently, and the bowls were ringed with a dark sediment which the hard, alkaline water had not dissolved. Shutting the door on this disorder, he turned back to the kitchen, took Mahailey’s tin basin, doused his face and head in cold water, and began to plaster down his wet hair.
Synonym: sink
6.(obsolete) A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food.
7.1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], Emma: […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II or III), London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, OCLC 1708336:
[…] Mr. John Knightley, ashamed of his ill-humour, was now all kindness and attention; and so particularly solicitous for the comfort of her father, as to seem—if not quite ready to join him in a basin of gruel—perfectly sensible of its being exceedingly wholesome […]
8.1826, George Wood, The Subaltern Officer: A Narrative, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Chapter 7, p. 109,[2]
They have a good basin of coffee or cocoa for breakfast […]
9.1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress. […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], OCLC 558204586:
He rose from the table; and advancing to the master, basin and spoon in hand, said: somewhat alarmed at his own temerity: ¶ ‘Please, sir, I want some more.’
10.1893, Gilbert Parker, “The March of the White Guard,” in Tavistock Tales, New York: Tait Sons & Co., p. 27,[3]
Gaspé Toujours is drinking a basin of tea, and Jeff Hyde is fitfully dozing by the fire.
11.1915, Sarah Broom Macnaughtan, A Woman’s Diary of the War, New York: Dutton, 1916, Chapter 7, p. 99,[4]
A steaming basin of coffee or soup revived them greatly, and even having to decide which of these refreshments they would have, and helping themselves to bread, pulled them together a little.
12.A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
13.1876, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter 31, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, OCLC 1000326417:
This shortly brought them to a bewitching spring, whose basin was incrusted with a frostwork of glittering crystals […]
14.1891, Frederic Farrar, Darkness at Dawn, Chapter 6,[5]
The fountains were plashing musically into marble and alabaster basins.
15.1926, D. H. Lawrence, The Plumed Serpent, Chapter 2,[6]
There was a stone basin of clear but motionless water, and the heavy reddish-and-yellow arches went round the courtyard with warrior-like fatality, their bases in dark shadow.
16.(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
17.2012 January 1, Douglas Larson, “Runaway Devils Lake”, in American Scientist[7], volume 100, number 1, page 46:
Devils Lake is where I began my career as a limnologist in 1964, studying the lake’s neotenic salamanders and chironomids, or midge flies. […] The Devils Lake Basin is an endorheic, or closed, basin covering about 9,800 square kilometers in northeastern North Dakota.
18.(geography) A rock formation scooped out by water erosion.
[See also]
edit
- basin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
-
- Basin in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
[Verb]
editbasin (third-person singular simple present basins, present participle (US) basining or basinning, simple past and past participle (US) basined or basinned)
1.To create a concavity or depression in.
2.1925 June, Reginald A. Daly, “The Geology of Ascension Island”, in Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, volume 60, number 1:
Then axial subsidence basined the surface of the dome.
3.2003, The Numismatist - Volume 116, Issues 7-12, page 21:
Basining is the process that gives the faces of the dies their radius, or concavity. Depending on the production method, the planchet metal flows either toward or away from the center of the dies. The minting facilities "basined" the dies after they were delivered from the Philadelphia Mint's Engraving Department.
4.2005, David W. Lange, The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents, page 8:
Of course, this is exactly what did happen—the antiquated practice of basining the dies was cast aside for the Lincoln Cent.
5.2013, Johannes Herman Frederik Umbgrove, Symphony of the Earth, page 47:
Scandinavia was basined under the load of the last or so-called Würm ice-cap.
6.To serve as or become a basin.
7.1976, Günther Kunkel, Monographiae Biologicae - Volume 30, page 77:
To what degree this stress field formed in response to eastward movement of the African plate, to northward movement of the African plate relative to Europe, to basinning of the shelf between the eastern Canaries and Africa, or to other causes is as yet unknown.
8.1992, John H. Bush, W. Patrick Seward, Geologic field guide to the Columbia River, page 9:
The eastward pinching and thinning were caused by the rapid basining of the plateau over the Pasco-Richland area in south-central Washington.
9.2009, Richard K. Talbot, Lane D. Richens, Shifting Sands: The Archaeology of Sand Hollow, page 90:
Walls basined at a ca. 45° angle on the southwest side, but on the west and north there was little basining, with the floor sloping gently up to the original ground surface.
10.2012, E. Hansen, Strain Facies, page 133:
Deformation of the rocks involved in anticline formation increased as deformation of the rocks involved in basining decreased, and the less intense structures of the norfold facies developed in both regions.
11.To shelter or enclose in a basin.
12.1888, Henry Stuart Russell, The Genesis of Queensland:
A moan as of distant wind or thunder portended something at hand, the approach of which, basinned as we were among high broken ridges, patchy-scrubbed heights, and penned in by a maze of steep-sided gullies or gorges — we had no chance of observing, until it cam down in hurricane strength.
13.1920, Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 16:
A row of trees was basined in the latter part of April, and by the latter part of July, a little over three months, there was a remarkable improvement in the appearance of the basined row compared with the check trees.
14.1957, Quest - Volumes 13-19, page 28:
Caesar's subjects bathed in Caesar's blood basinned in the purple pool of Calpurnia's dream; my sister slept in an ogre's thought and woke up on the hook of a cannibal finger.
15.2007, The Legal Studies Forum - Volume 31, page 1103:
They took a narrow path through the snow, up the hill which basined the village, and on to a plateau, a stretch of sparsely treed land.
16.2012, Charles King, An Apache Princess: A Tale of the Indian Frontier, page 173:
Well back under this natural shelter, basined in the hollowed rock, a blessed pool of fair water lay unwrinkled by even a flutter of breeze.
[[Catalan]]
ipa :/ˈba.zin/[Verb]
editbasin
1.third-person plural present subjunctive form of basar
2.third-person plural imperative form of basar
[[Cebuano]]
ipa :/ˈbasin/[Adverb]
editbasin
1.maybe
Synonym: tingali
[[French]]
ipa :/ba.zɛ̃/[Anagrams]
edit
- bains
[Etymology]
editFrom Old French bombasin, ultimately from Medieval Latin bombyx, bambax, from Ancient Greek πάμβαξ (pámbax, “cotton”).
[Further reading]
edit
- “basin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[Noun]
editbasin m (plural basins)
1.(textiles, historical) bombasine
[[Hiligaynon]]
[Noun]
editbasín
1.toilet
[[Keley-I Kallahan]]
[Noun]
editbasin
1.(anatomy) kidney
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
editbasin
1.Alternative form of basyn
[[Volapük]]
[Noun]
editbasin (nominative plural basins)
1.basin
2.water basin
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[[Bikol Central]]
ipa :/ˈbasi/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Philippine *basi.
[Noun]
editbasi
1.juice from sugar cane
[[Baba Malay]]
ipa :/basi/[Adjective]
editbasi
1.stale
[Etymology]
editFrom Malay basi (“stale”).[1]
[References]
edit
1. ^ Nala H. Lee (2022) A Grammar of Modern Baba Malay[1], De Gruyter, DOI:10.1515/9783110745061, →ISBN
[[Brunei Malay]]
ipa :/basi/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
[Noun]
editbasi
1.iron (element)
2.metal (atomic element or material made of such atoms)
[[Catalan]]
[Verb]
editbasi
1.third-person singular imperative form of basar
2.third-person singular present subjunctive form of basar
3.first-person singular present subjunctive form of basar
[[Cebuano]]
ipa :/ˈbasi/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Philippine *basi (“sugarcane wine”) (cf. Bikol Central basi, Ilocano basi).
[Noun]
editbasi
1.rice wine
Synonym: pangasi
[[Chichewa]]
ipa :/ˈɓa.si/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Swahili basi.
[Etymology 2]
editBorrowed from English bus.
[Etymology 3]
edit
[[Dongxiang]]
ipa :/ˈpasi/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Mongolic *bars, a loanword from Proto-Turkic *bars (“leopard, large feline”) of unclear etymology.Compare Mongolian бар (bar), Kazakh барыс (barys).
[Noun]
editbasi
1.tiger
ene basi usude yanji fuguwo
This tiger by drowning in water
[[Hiligaynon]]
[Adverb]
editbásì
1.perhaps
[Noun]
editbási
1.a type of rice beer
[[Icelandic]]
ipa :/ˈpaːsɪ/[Etymology]
editFrom Danish base.
[Noun]
editbasi m (genitive singular basa, nominative plural basar)
1.(chemistry) base, alkali
[Synonyms]
edit
- (base, alkali): lútur
[[Ilocano]]
ipa :/ˈbasi/[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Philippine *basi.
[Noun]
editbási
1.sugarcane wine creating by boiling sugarcane juice on bark of the Java plum (lumboy) and fermenting it inside clay jars containing yeast.
[[Indonesian]]
ipa :[ˈbasi][Etymology 1]
editFrom Malay basi, probably from Tamil வாசி (vāci, “to smell”). Cognate of Tagalog basi (“rice wine”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
[Etymology 2]
editProbably from Tamil வாசி (vāci, “rate, discount”).
[Etymology 3]
editProbably from Chinese 盤子／盘子 (pánzi).
[Further reading]
edit
- “basi” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
editbasi f
1.plural of base
[Verb]
editbasi
1.inflection of basare:
1.second-person singular present indicative
2.first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
3.third-person singular imperative
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
editbasī
1.dative/ablative singular of basis
[[Limos Kalinga]]
[Noun]
editbasi
1.sugar cane wine
[[Lingala]]
[Noun]
editbasi 2
1.Alternative form of bǎsí
[[Malay]]
ipa :/basi/[Adjective]
editbasi (Jawi spelling باسي)
1.(of food) stale, rancid (no longer fresh)
2.banal (common)
3.dated (no longer fashionable)
[Further reading]
edit
- “basi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
[Synonyms]
edit
- banal
[[Minangkabau]]
[Etymology]
editFrom Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
[Noun]
editbasi
1.iron
[[Mongo]]
[Noun]
editbasi
1.water
[References]
edit
- Edward Algernon Ruskin, Lily Ruskin, A Grammar of the Lomongo Language (1934)
[[Swahili]]
[Etymology 1]
editFrom English bus.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Omani Arabic بس (bass, “enough!”), from Persian بس (bas, “enough”).
[[Tagalog]]
ipa :/ˈbasiʔ/[Noun]
editbasì
1.basi (Philippine sugarcane liquor)
[[Venetian]]
[Adjective]
editbasi
1.masculine plural of baso
[[Yogad]]
[Noun]
editbasi
1.sugarcane wine
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pandemic
[[English]]
ipa :/pænˈdɛmɪk/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Ancient Greek πάνδημος (pándēmos, “of or belonging to all the people, public”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives from nouns with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’). πάνδημος is derived from παν- (pan-, prefix meaning ‘all, every’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect, shepherd”)) + δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people; free citizens, sovereign people”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to divide, share”)). Compare Late Latin pandēmus (“affecting all the people, general, public”).[1]
[Etymology 2]
edit A statue of the Capitoline Venus in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy, which is regarded as a depiction of the pandemic (etymology 2) or earthly and sensual aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus.See Pandemic.
[Further reading]
edit
- pandemic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- pandemic (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[References]
edit
1. ^ “pandemic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2005; “pandemic, adj. and n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
[[Romanian]]
[Adjective]
editpandemic m or n (feminine singular pandemică, masculine plural pandemici, feminine and neuter plural pandemice)
1.pandemic
[Etymology]
editFrom French pandémique.
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leftover
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editleftover (not comparable)
1.Remaining; left behind; extra; in reserve.
Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?
I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- left over, left-over
[Etymology]
editFrom left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).
[Noun]
editleftover (plural leftovers)
1.Something left behind; an excess or remainder.
It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.
2.(chiefly in the plural, usually of food) Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.
Not leftovers again!
The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party.
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crimp
[[English]]
ipa :/kɹɪmp/[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English crimpen (“to be contracted, be drawn together”), from Middle Dutch crimpen, crempen (“to crimp”), from Proto-Germanic *krimpaną (“to shrink, draw back”) (compare related Old English ġecrympan (“to curl”)).[1] Cognate with Dutch krimpen, German Low German krimpen[2], Faroese kreppa (“crisis”), and Icelandic kreppa (“to bend tightly, clench”). Compare also derivative Middle English crymplen (“to wrinkle”) and causative crempen (“to turn something back, restrain”, literally “to cause to shrink or draw back”), both ultimately derived from the same root. See also cramp.
[Etymology 2]
editUncertain. Likely from etymology 1, above, but the historical development is not clear. Attested since the seventeenth century.[3]
[Further reading]
edit
- “crimp”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “crimp”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary
- “crimp”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “crimp” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
[References]
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1. ^ Sergei Nikolayev (2003), “Germanic etymology”, in StarLing database server[1]
2. ^ Eric Partridge (1966), Origins: An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, p. 130.
3. ^ “crimp, n.2.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, November 2010.
- crimp in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “crimp”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- crimp at OneLook Dictionary Search
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level out
[[English]]
[Verb]
editlevel out (third-person singular simple present levels out, present participle levelling out or leveling out, simple past and past participle levelled out or leveling out)
1.(intransitive) To become even.
2.2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off”, in The Guardian[1], London:
Will the seemingly insatiable demand for the product ever level out?
3.(transitive) To cause (something) to be even.
4.1937, Karen Blixen, Out of Africa, London: Putnam, Part 5, Chapter 3,[2]
Mohr took some of them with him to make a road for the lorry, from the highroad to the grave, they levelled out the ground, cut off branches from the bush and heaped them on the path, for the ground was slippery.
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acreage
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈeɪk(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/[Etymology]
editFrom acre + -age.
[Noun]
editacreage (countable and uncountable, plural acreages)
1.Size, as measured in acres.
2.An area of land measured in acres.
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publicly
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpʌblɪkli/[Adverb]
editpublicly (comparative more publicly, superlative most publicly)
1.In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
criticize someone publicly
publicly announce something
2.By, for, or on behalf of the public.
publicly available
[Alternative forms]
edit
- publically (fairly rare)
- publickly (obsolete)
- publictly (rare, Scotland, from code switching with Scots)
- publiquely (obsolete)
[Antonyms]
edit
- (openly): privately, secretly
[Etymology]
editFrom public + -ly.
[[Scots]]
[Adverb]
editpublicly (not comparable)
1.officially, in the presence of public representatives or on behalf the public
2.1858, Alexander Crawford Lindsay, quoting Lord Edzell, Lives of the Lindsays[1], page 388:
Albeit I have stayit here in Edinburgh ane year and three months bygane, craving ever to be tryit of the unhappy slaughter of my umquhile Lord of Spynie, whereof I protest before God and your Majesty I am maist innocent, my Lord of Crawford will neither call me (prosecute me) therefor, nor stay, baith privately and publicly, yea in face of your Majesty's honourable Privy Council, to calumniate me.
3.openly, in the presence of other people
[Alternative forms]
edit
- publictly
[Etymology]
editFrom Early Modern English publiquely.
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neofascist
[[English]]
[Adjective]
editneofascist (comparative more neofascist, superlative most neofascist)
1.Of or pertaining to neofascism.
2.1949 April 6, Drew Middleton, “Neo-Fascism rises in North Germany”, in The New York Times[1], ISSN 0362-4331:
Throughout this area, which includes the Ruhr, Germany's industrial arsenal, there has been a steady growth in Nationalist and neo-Fascist sentiments in the last six months.
3.2016 November 17, Cornel West, “Goodbye, American neoliberalism. A new era is here”, in The Guardian[2]:
The neoliberal era in the United States ended with a neofascist bang.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- neo-fascist, neo-Fascist
[Etymology]
editFrom neo- + fascist.
[Noun]
editneofascist (plural neofascists)
1.A follower of neofascism.
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
editFrom French néo-fasciste.
[Noun]
editneofascist m (plural neofasciști)
1.neofascist
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
editneo- + fascist
[Noun]
editneofascist c
1.neofascist
[References]
edit
- neofascist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
[Synonyms]
edit
- nyfascist
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comfortable
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/[Adjective]
editcomfortable (comparative comfortabler or more comfortable, superlative comfortablest or most comfortable)
1.Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. [from 18th c.]
This is the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in.
2.1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 8, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.
3.In a state of comfort and content. [from 18th c.]
What a great guestroom! I'll be quite comfortable here.
4.1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, OCLC 7780546; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., […], [1933], OCLC 2666860, page 0016:
A great bargain also had been […] the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.
5.confident, relaxed, not worried about someone or something or to accept or like someone or something (used as to feel comfortable or to be comfortable with or about someone or something)
6.Amply sufficient, satisfactory. [from 17th c.]
A comfortable income should suffice to consider oneself rich.
The home team is ahead by a comfortable margin.
7.2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport:
When Hape sauntered over for a try after only three minutes it looked as if England were destined for a comfortable victory, but Georgia are made of sterner stuff, as they showed when running Scotland close in Invercargill last week.
8.(obsolete) Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory. [14th–19th c.]
9.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 54573970, partition II, section 2, member 6, subsection ii:
he was going to make away himself; but meeting by chance his master Plotinus, who, perceiving by his distracted looks all was not well, urged him to confess his grief; which when he had heard, he used such comfortable speeches, that he redeemed him e faucibus Erebi […].
10.1699, John Dryden, Tales from Chaucer
a comfortable provision made for their subsistence
11.(obsolete) Strong; vigorous; valiant.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)
12.c. 1598–1600, William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene vi]:
Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the arm's end.
13.(obsolete) Serviceable; helpful.
14.c. 1604–1605, William Shakespeare, “All’s VVell, that Ends VVell”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene i]:
Be comfortable to my mother, your mistress, and make much of her.
[Alternative forms]
edit
- comfterble / comftorble (eye dialect)
[Antonyms]
edit
- comfortless, uncomfortable
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English comfortable, from Old French confortable, from conforter. See also comfort.
[Noun]
editcomfortable (plural comfortables)
1.(US) A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.
[Synonyms]
edit
- (providing/enjoying comfort): comforting, comfy, cozy, eathful, restful, snug, cushy
- (safely reliable): safe
[[Middle English]]
[Adjective]
editcomfortable
1.comfortable
2.1470–1483 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “[Launcelot and Guinevere]”, in Le Morte Darthur (British Library Additional Manuscript 59678), [England: s.n.], folio 449, recto:
IN Maẏ whan eúý harte floryſhyth́ ⁊ burgruyth́ for as the ſeaſon ys luſty to be holde and comfortable ſo man and woman reioyſyth and gladith of ſom[er] cõmynge wt his freyſhe floures
IN May, when every heart flourisheth and burgeneth; for as the season is lusty to behold, and comfortable, so man and woman rejoice and be glad of summer coming with his fresh flowers.
[Etymology]
editFrom Old French confortable, from conforter; equivalent to comfort + -able.
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far-right
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɑːˌɹʌɪt/[Adjective]
editfar-right (comparative more far-right, superlative most far-right)
1.(politics) Extremely right-wing.
[Etymology]
editAdjectival form of far right.
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aggression
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈɡɹɛʃən/[Antonyms]
edit
- nonaggression
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle French aggression, from Latin aggressio, from aggressus, past participle of aggredior (“to approach, address, attack”).
[Noun]
editaggression (countable and uncountable, plural aggressions)
1.The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
2.2019 April 28, Hagai El-Ad, “What kind of democracy deports human rights workers?”, in Yoni Molad, transl., +972 Magazine[1]:
Control, dispossession, violence, and tyranny are not “defensive”: they are part of an organized, ongoing aggression.
3.The practice or habit of launching attacks.
4.Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
5.2018, Michael Cottakis – LSE, “Colliding worlds: Donald Trump and the European Union”, in LSE's blog[2]:
The decision to impose a steel and aluminum tariff is an act of aggression which makes trade war between the two pillars of the West a grim possibility.
[[Danish]]
[Further reading]
edit
- “aggression” in Den Danske Ordbog
[Noun]
editaggression c (singular definite aggressionen, plural indefinite aggressioner)
1.aggression
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
editaggression
1.genitive singular of aggressio
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aggressio
[[Finnish]]
ipa :/ˈɑɡresːio/[Etymology]
editInternationalism (see English aggression), ultimately from Latin aggressiō.
[Noun]
editaggressio
1.aggression
[[Latin]]
ipa :/aɡˈɡres.si.oː/[Etymology]
editFrom aggredior (“advance, approach”).
[Noun]
editaggressiō f (genitive aggressiōnis); third declension
1.advancing, approaching
2.approaching, addressing
3.aggression, attack
Synonyms: impetus, invāsiō, assultus, incursiō, oppugnātiō, incursus, appetītus, petītiō, ictus, occursio, concursus, vīs, procella
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ready
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
editFrom English ready, from the English-language sequence on your marks, ready, set, go, of which only "ready" is used translingually.
[Interjection]
editready
1.(sports) The command to make ready, regardless of language of competitors, used in multiple sports to get contestants to their marks in preparation to start.
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɹɛd.i/[Adjective]
editready (comparative readier, superlative readiest)
1.Prepared for immediate action or use.
The troops are ready for battle.
The porridge is ready to serve.
2.1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, 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 87:
If need be, I am ready to forego / And quit:
3.1711, Jonathan Swift, journal to Stella
she was told dinner was ready
4.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, OCLC 865290061, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2:
Miranda: I'll admit it, Shepard. I'm impressed. You got us here. Are you ready?
Shepard: We're going in blind, and we don't even know if we'll survive the trip. No way in hell we're ready... but we don't have a choice.
5.Inclined; apt to happen.
6.Liable at any moment.
The seed is ready to sprout.
7.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene i]:
My heart is ready to crack.
8.Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.
Synonyms: dexterous, prompt, easy, expert
a ready apprehension
ready wit
a ready writer or workman
9.1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], OCLC 230694662:
whose temper was ready, though surly
10.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 13, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323:
ready in devising expedients
11.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], “The First Gun”, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175, page 16:
Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we could never quite make out why they scolded her so for an idle hussy indoors. It seemed so unjust. Looking back, I recollect she had very beautiful brown eyes.
12.1895, Rudyard Kipling, “The King’s Ankus”, in The Second Jungle Book, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., OCLC 637556, page 188:
"Apple of Death" is what the Jungle call thorn-apple or dhatura, the readiest poison in all India.
13.2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.
14.Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.
15.1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554, line 1097:
Through the wilde Deſert, not the readieſt way,
16.1700, John Dryden, Theodore and Honoria
A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground, / The readiest weapon that his fury found.
[Anagrams]
edit
- Yarde, dayer, deary, deray, rayed, yeard
[Antonyms]
edit
- unready
[Etymology]
editFrom Middle English redy, redi, rædiȝ, iredi, ȝerǣdi, alteration ( + -y) of earlier irēd, irede, ȝerād (“ready, prepared”), from Old English rǣde, ġerǣde (also ġerȳde) ("prepared, prompt, ready, ready for riding (horse), mounted (on a horse), skilled, simple, easy"), from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaz, *raidijaz, from base *raidaz (“ready”), from Proto-Indo-European *rēydʰ-, *rēy- (“to count, put in order, arrange, make comfortable”) and also probably conflated with Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ- (“to ride”) in the sense of "set to ride, able or fit to go, ready". Cognate with Scots readie, reddy (“ready, prepared”), West Frisian ree (“ready”), Dutch gereed (“ready”), German bereit (“ready”), Danish rede (“ready”), Swedish redo (“ready, fit, prepared”), Norwegian reiug (“ready, prepared”), Icelandic greiður (“easy, light”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs, “arranged, ordered”).
[Noun]
editready (countable and uncountable, plural readies)
1.(slang) ready money; cash
2.1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull:
Lord Strut was not flush in ready, either to go to law, or to clear old debts.
3.2008, Agnes Owens, The Group
[…] he was generous when he had the cash. Many a time he kept me going in drink through the week when I was stuck for the ready […]
[Synonyms]
edit
- good to goedit
- yark
[Verb]
editready (third-person singular simple present readies, present participle readying, simple past and past participle readied)
1.(transitive) To prepare; to make ready for action.
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