4920
Cyrillic
[[English]]
ipa :/səˈrɪ.lɪk/[Adjective]
Cyrillic
1.Of or pertaining to Cyrillic script or the Cyrillic alphabet.
[Etymology]
Named after Saint Cyril, who devised a predecessor to Cyrillic script, the Glagolitic alphabet.
[Proper noun]
Cyrillic
1.An alphabet devised for writing the Old Church Slavonic liturgical language, and its adaptations used for several Slavic and other languages of Eastern Europe and Asia.
[See also]
- Appendix:Cyrillic script
- Appendix:Old Cyrillic alphabet
[Synonyms]
- Cyrillic alphabet
- Cyrillic script
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0
2009/07/14 18:30
TaN
4921
extender
[[English]]
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:ExtenderWikipediaextender (plural extenders)
1.Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material
2.Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device
[[Spanish]]
[See also]
- desplegar
- estirar
[Verb]
extender (first-person singular present extiendo, first-person singular preterite extendí, past participle extendido)
1.to extend
0
0
2009/07/14 18:31
TaN
4922
frosting
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfrɒst.ɪŋ/[Noun]
frosting (plural frostings)
1.A sugary coating for cakes and other baked goods.
2.1914: Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna Grows Up [1]
...anyhow, even the cake didn't keep very well. I tried it, and it dried up, 'specially the frosting. I reckon the time to take frosting and good times is while they are going; so I want to see all I can now while I'm here.
3.A layer of frost.
4.A way to steal a car.
[Synonyms]
- icing
[Verb]
frosting
1.Present participle of to frost.
0
0
2009/07/14 18:31
TaN
4923
GCC
[[English]]
[Etymology]
GCC was originally an Acronym for "GNU C Compiler", now a backronym for "GNU Compiler Collection".
[Initialism]
GCC
1.originally stood for "GNU C Compiler", but now stands for "GNU Compiler Collection".
A collection of compilers for C, C++, Fortran, etc. The compilers aim to be first and foremost standards-compliant and correct. This differs from other compilers many of which are developed by commercial companies and specialised to show off their hardware or software. Java support (GCJ) is new and not yet robust.
2.Gulf Cooperation Council
[See also]
- Wikipedia:GNU Compiler Collection
- GCC Official site: [1]
0
0
2009/07/14 18:32
TaN
4925
reinvest
[[English]]
[Verb]
to reinvest (third-person singular simple present reinvests, present participle reinvesting, simple past and past participle reinvested)
1.invest again, give another investment.
0
0
2009/07/14 18:32
TaN
4948
spruce
[[English]]
ipa :-uːs[Adjective]
spruce (comparative sprucer, superlative sprucest)
1.(no comparative or superlative) Made of the wood from a spruce.
2.(comparable) Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).
[Etymology]
From an alteration of Pruce ("Prussia"); Spruce, spruse (1412), and Sprws (1378) were generic terms for commodities brought to England by Hanseatic merchants (beer, wood, leather). The tree with this name was also believed to have been native to Prussia. The adjective and verb senses ("trim, neat" and "to make trim, neat") are attested from 1594, and originate with spruce leather (1466), which was used to make a popular style of jerkins in the 1400s that was considered smart-looking.
[Noun]
spruce (plural spruces)
1.Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
2.The wood of a spruce.
[References]
- “spruce” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
[Verb]
to spruce (third-person singular simple present spruces, present participle sprucing, simple past and past participle spruced)
1.(usually with up) to arrange neatly; tidy up
2.(usually with up) to make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance)
3.to tease
0
0
2009/07/15 09:32
TaN
4949
Spruce
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Alteration of Pruce.
[Noun]
Spruce (uncountable)
1.(obsolete) Prussia.
0
0
2009/07/15 09:32
TaN
4956
commencing
[[English]]
[Verb]
commencing
1.Present participle of commence.
0
0
2009/07/16 21:42
TaN
4960
myself
[[English]]
ipa :/maɪˈsɛɫf/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/En-us-myself.ogg
[Etymology]
From my and -self.
[Noun]
myself (plural ourselves)
1.that being which is oneself
I am not myself today.
[Pronoun]
myself (reflexive case of I)
1.(reflexive) me; the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject
I taught myself.
2.I; used as an intensifier, especially to indicate that the speaker alone fulfills the predicate
I taught him myself.
0
0
2009/02/25 22:14
2009/07/16 23:20
4970
形状
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
形状 (simplified, Pinyin xíngzhuàng, traditional 形狀)
1.form; the appearance of
0
0
2009/07/24 15:53
4972
Micro
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/[Adjective]
micro (comparative more micro, superlative most micro)
1.Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.
At the micro level he was a good manager. At the more macro level he failed.
[Antonyms]
- macro
[Noun]
micro (plural micros)
1.(computing, dated) Short form of microcomputer.
[[French]]
[Noun]
micro m. (plural micros)
1.mic (microphone)
2.micro (microcomputer)
0
0
2009/07/24 15:59
4982
shattering
[[English]]
[Verb]
shattering
1.Present participle of shatter.
0
0
2009/07/27 11:46
TaN
4991
adrenaline
[[English]]
[Noun]
adrenaline (uncountable)
1.(biochemistry) An alternative name for epinephrine; the hormone and neurotransmitter.
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
adrenaline f.
1.Plural form of adrenalina.
0
0
2009/07/27 11:52
2009/07/27 11:54
TaN
4993
becoming
[[English]]
ipa :/bəˈkʌmɪŋ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/En-us-becoming.ogg
[Adjective]
becoming (comparative more becoming, superlative most becoming)
1.pleasingly suitable to the particular person involved.
[Verb]
becoming
1.Present participle of become.
0
0
2009/07/27 15:03
5012
anticorporate
[[English]]
[Adjective]
anticorporate (comparative more anticorporate, superlative most anticorporate)
1.Opposed to, or taking a negative view of, corporations and their activities
2.2009 January 13, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “Book Is Rallying Resistance to the Antivaccine Crusade”[1], New York Times:
And there's a lot of anticorporate fervor, anti-pharmaceutical company fervor.
[Etymology]
anti- + corporate
0
0
2009/07/27 16:38
TaN
5014
canvas
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkænvəs/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/En-us-canvas.ogg
[Etymology]
- Old French canevas, from Latin cannabis (“‘hemp’”).
[Noun]
canvas (plural (UK) canvasses, (US) canvases)
1.A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.
2.1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 556.
The term canvas is very widely used, as well to denote the coarse fabrics employed for kitchen use, as for strainers, and wraps for meat, as for the best quality of ordinary table and shirting linen. \
3.A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.
4.A basis for creative work.
The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies.
5.(nautical) sails in general
6.A tent.
He spent the night under canvas.
7.Alternative spelling of canvass.
[Verb]
to canvas (third-person singular simple present canvases, present participle canvasing, simple past and past participle canvased)
1.To cover an area or object with canvas.
2.Alternative spelling of canvass.
0
0
2009/07/27 17:00
TaN
5020
tide over
[[English]]
[Verb]
to tide over
1.(idiomatic) To support or sustain someone, especially financially, for a limited period.
Could you lend me ten pounds to tide me over 'till payday?
Would a small snack tide you over until dinner?
0
0
2009/07/27 17:17
TaN
5026
crevice
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɹɛvɪs/[Etymology]
From Old French crevace, from Late Latin crepātia.
[Noun]
crevice (plural crevices)
1.A narrow crack or opening, especially in rock or ice; a fissure or cleft.
As we trekked across the glacier I feared I'd slip into a crevice hidden by snow and be swallowed.Crevasse on the Gorner Glacier, Zermatt, SwitzerlandMeasuring snowpack in a crevasse on the Easton Glacier, Mount Baker, North Cascades, United States
0
0
2009/07/27 17:22
5028
climb
[[English]]
ipa :/klaɪm/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/En-us-climb.ogg
[Etymology]
Old English climban, from West Proto-Germanic *klimban. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:ClimbWikipediaclimb (plural climbs)
1.An act of climbing.
[Verb]
to climb (third-person singular simple present climbs, present participle climbing, simple past climbed or clomb, past participle climbed, clomb or clumb)
1.(intransitive) To ascend; to go up.
Prices climbed steeply.
2.(transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.
They climbed the mountain.
0
0
2009/07/27 17:26
5040
twenty-four
[[English]]
[Number]
twenty-four
1.The cardinal number immediately following twenty-three and preceding twenty-five.
- Arabic numerals: 24
- Roman numerals: XXIV
- Greek numerals: κδ΄
[See also]
- twenty-three
- twenty-five
- vingt-quatre
[Synonyms]
four and twenty
0
0
2009/07/27 19:30
TaN
5041
twenty
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtwɛn.tiː/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/En-uk-twenty.ogg
[Alternative forms]
- Arabic numerals: 20 (see for numerical forms in other scripts)
- Roman numerals: XX
[Etymology]
From Old English twentiġ from Germanic *twaintigaz, an old compound of *twain- (see two) and *-tigaz
[Noun]
twenty (plural twenties)
1.(colloquial) A banknote with a denomination of $20.
The waiter’s face lit up when I gave him a twenty.
2.(CB slang) 10-20 (location).
What’s your twenty, good buddy?
3.(military) A set of twenty push-ups.
Drop and give me twenty, Ric! (Recruit.)
[Numeral]
twenty
1.The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.
0
0
2009/01/09 20:46
2009/07/27 19:30
TaN
5042
twenty four
[[English]]
[Number]
twenty four
1.Alternative spelling of twenty-four.
0
0
2009/07/27 19:30
TaN
5061
tenth
[[English]]
ipa :/tɛnθ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/En-us-tenth.ogg
[Adjective]
tenth
1.The ordinal form of the number ten.
[Noun]
tenth
1.The person or thing in the tenth position.
2.One of ten equal parts of a whole.
[See also]
tithe
0
0
2009/07/29 10:14
2009/07/29 10:14
TaN
5075
via
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈvi:ə/[Etymology 1]
From Latin via (“‘road’”), of uncertain origin, plausibly cognate with vehere 'to conduct'.
[Etymology 2]
From Latin viā, ablative singular of via (“‘way, road’”).
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology]
From Latin viā, the ablative of via (“‘road, way’”), of uncertain origin, plausibly cognate with vehere 'to conduct'. Entered Dutch in the Latin phrase 'per via de' (by way of), after the Portuguese por via de
[Preposition]
via
1.Via, through, by way of
2.by (means of); using (a medium).
[Synonyms]
- (trough by way of)) langs
- (by (means of)) per
[[Esperanto]]
[Determiner]
via (plural viaj, accusative singular vian, accusative plural viajn)
1.(possessive) your, yours
[Etymology]
From Esperanto second person pronoun vi + possessive ending -a
[[Fijian]]
[Etymology]
Common Oceanic
[Noun]
via
1.The tree species giant arum, Alocasia
[[Finnish]]
[Adverb]
via
1.via
[[French]]
[Etymology]
From Latin viā, the ablative of via (“‘road, way’”), of uncertain origin, plausibly cognate with vehō (“‘convey’”).
[Preposition]
via
1.Via, through, by way of.
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈviː.a/[Adverb]
via
1.away
2.out
[Interjection]
via!
1.come on!
2.go away!
[Noun]
via f. (plural vie)
1.road, street or path
2.way or route
3.means (means to an end)
4.tract (in the body)
5.start (of a race)
[Preposition]
via da
1.away from
[Synonyms]
- (street, road etc) strada
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ˈwi.a/[Etymology]
[Noun]
via (genitive viae); f, first declension
1.road, street or path
2.way, method, manner
3.the right way
[Synonyms]
- (road): iter
[[Norwegian]]
[Verb]
via
1.past tense of vie.
2.Past participle of vie.
[[Portuguese]]
[Noun]
via f.
1.A way (wide path)
This Portuguese entry was created from the translations listed at way. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see via in the Portuguese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology 1]
French / Latin via
[Etymology 2]
Latin vivere
[Etymology 3]
Form of the adjective viu
[Etymology 4]
Form of the noun vie
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0
2009/07/31 10:29
5088
laugh
[[English]]
ipa :/lɑːf/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/En-us-laugh.ogg
[Antonyms]
- cry
[Etymology]
From Old English hlæhhan, hlihhan, hliehhan, cognate with Old Norse hlæja (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish le), Old High German hlahhan (German lachen), Gothic 𐌷̷̻̰̰̾̽ (hlahjan).
[Noun]
laugh (plural laughs)
1.An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
2.1803 The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With an Account of His Life Page 45: And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. — Oliver Goldsmith
3.1869 Lectures and Addresses on Literary and Social Topics Page 87: That man is a bad man who has not within him the power of a hearty laugh. — F. W. Robertson
4.Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
5.1921, Ring W. Lardner, The Big Town: How I and the Mrs. Go to New York to See Life and Get Katie a Husband, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, page 73:
“And this rug,” he says, stomping on an old rag carpet. “How much do you suppose that cost?”
It was my first guess, so I said fifty dollars.
“That’s a laugh,” he said. “I paid two thousand for that rug.”
[Synonyms]
- (expression of mirth): cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, snicker, snigger, titter, cachinnation
- (something that provokes mirth or scorn): joke, laughing stock
- (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face): cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, snicker, snigger, titter
- See also Wikisaurus:laugh
[Verb]
to laugh (third-person singular simple present laughs, present participle laughing, simple past and past participle laughed)
1.(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
2.(A date for this quote is being sought): Queen Hecuba laughed that her eyes ran o’er. — Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, I-ii
3.(A date for this quote is being sought): He laugheth that winneth. — Heywood’s Prov.
4.(intransitive, figuratively) To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
5.(A date for this quote is being sought): Then laughs the childish year, with flowerets crowned. — John Dryden
6.(A date for this quote is being sought): In Folly’s cup still laughs the bubble Joy. — Alexander Pope
7.(intransitive) To laugh at, to make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride.
8.(A date for this quote is being sought): No wit to flatter left of all his store, No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. — Alexander Pope
9.(transitive) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
10.(A date for this quote is being sought): Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy? — Shakespeare, Tempest, II-i
11.(A date for this quote is being sought): I shall laugh myself to death. — Shakespeare, Tempest, II-ii
12.(transitive) To express by, or utter with, laughter; — with out.
13.(A date for this quote is being sought): From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause. — Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, I-iii
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0
2009/02/18 11:00
2009/07/31 13:19
TaN
5089
laugh off
[[English]]
[Verb]
laugh off (third-person singular simple present laughs off, present participle laughing off, simple past and past participle laughed off)
1.(transitive) To respond to a negative situation lightheartedly, as though it were a joke.
0
0
2009/07/31 13:20
TaN
5093
flashier
[[English]]
[Adjective]
flashier
1.Comparative form of flashy: more flashy.
0
0
2009/07/31 13:20
TaN
5098
headstone
[[English]]
[Etymology]
head + stone
[Noun]
headstone (plural headstones)
1.A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
0
0
2009/07/31 16:15
TaN
5106
生き物
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
生き物 (hiragana いきもの, romaji ikimono)
1.living creatures
[Synonyms]
- 生物 (せいぶつ, seibutsu)
0
0
2009/08/01 11:11
TaN
5125
affiliation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃǝn[Etymology]
From Latin affiliatio, noun of action from verb affiliare, affiliate, from aff-, combining form of ad, to, + filiare, verb formed from filius, son
[Noun]
affiliation (plural affiliations)
1.The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
2.A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, esp. a trade union.
0
0
2009/07/28 21:23
2009/08/08 02:30
TaN
5128
initiating
[[English]]
[Verb]
initiating
1.Present participle of initiate.
0
0
2009/08/09 00:58
TaN
5130
termin
[[Polish]]
[Noun]
termin m.
1.time limit
2.term (a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge)
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
[Noun]
tèrmīn m. (Cyrillic spelling тѐрмӣн)
1.term (a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge)
0
0
2009/08/10 10:14
5139
powwow
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- pau wau
- almost all capitalization, punctuation, and spacing variants are attested, such as pow wow, Pow-Wow, and so on.
[Etymology]
From Algonquian or Massachusett pauwau or Narragansett powwaw or Natick pauwau, practitioner of magic, a shaman, from Proto-Algonquian *pawe:wa (“‘one who dreams’”).
[Noun]
powwow (plural powwows)
1.A Native American council or meeting
2.A Native American shaman, or a ritual conducted by such a shaman
3.(informal) A short, private conference
[Verb]
to powwow
1.(intransitive) to hold such a meeting
0
0
2009/07/08 11:03
2009/08/10 10:17
TaN
5140
nitpick
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈnɪt.pɪk/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/En-us-nitpick.ogg
[Etymology]
From nit + pick, originally referring to literal removal of the pests.
[Synonyms]
- cavil
[Verb]
to nitpick (third-person singular simple present nitpicks, present participle nitpicking, simple past and past participle nitpicked)
1.To correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details; to kvetch.
Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums.
2.(archaic) To pick nits - lice eggs - from someone’s hair.
Watch the mother gorrilla nitpick the baby’s fur clean.
0
0
2009/06/26 09:44
2009/08/10 14:58
TaN
5155
imprecisely
[[English]]
[Adverb]
imprecisely (comparative more imprecisely, superlative most imprecisely)
1.In an imprecise manner.
0
0
2009/02/06 12:59
2009/08/10 15:08
TaN
5174
symbolism
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəmi/[Etymology]
Coined between 1645 and 1655 from symbol and -ism.[1]
[Noun]
symbolism (uncountable)
1.Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
0
0
2009/07/27 16:31
2009/08/10 15:08
TaN
5176
hooked
[[English]]
ipa :/hʊkt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/En-us-hooked.ogg
[Adjective]
hooked (comparative more hooked, superlative most hooked)
1.(uncountable) Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
2.Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.
He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies.
You only have to try heroin once to become hooked.
[Etymology]
hook + -ed
[Synonyms]
- (resembling a hook): bent, crooked, curved
- (addicted): addicted
[Verb]
hooked
1.Simple past tense and past participle of hook.
0
0
2009/07/27 11:52
2009/08/10 15:11
TaN
5180
ros
[[Catalan]]
[Adjective]
ros m. (feminine rossa, masculine plural rossos, feminine plural rosses)
1.blond
[[Danish]]
[Verb]
ros
1.Imperative of rose.
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology 1]
From Proto-Germanic *hursa-, *hrussa-, whence also Old English hors (English horse), Old Saxon hros, Old High German hros, ros (German Ross).
[Etymology 2]
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
rōs (genitive rōris); m, third declension
1.dew
2.moisture
[[Scottish Gaelic]]
[Noun]
ros (genitive rois, plural rosan)
1.promontory, peninsula, isthmus
[[Swedish]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Sv-en_ros.ogg
[Etymology 1]
From Low German < Latin rosa.
[Etymology 2]
[References]
- Häkkinen, Kaisa: Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja, WSOY, 2005.
0
0
2009/08/10 15:13
TaN
5183
np
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
np
1.(text messaging, Internet) No problem; it was nothing; it's ok; don't mention it; you're welcome.
0
0
2009/08/10 15:13
TaN
5255
immaterial
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌɪməˈtɪriəl/[Adjective]
immaterial (comparative more immaterial, superlative most immaterial)
1.Having no matter or substance.
Because ghosts are immaterial, they can pass through walls.
2.Irrelevant.
Objection, Your Honour! The defendant's criminal record is immaterial to this case.
[Antonyms]
- material
[Etymology]
in- + material
0
0
2009/07/29 10:19
2009/08/11 11:52
TaN
5260
tombstone
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/En-us-tombstone.ogg
[Noun]
Tombstone, Camp Butler National Cemeterytombstone (plural tombstones)
1.A headstone marking the person's grave.
2.(mathematics) The symbol "∎" (Unicode U+220E, "END OF PROOF") marking the end of a proof.
[Synonyms]
- headstone, gravestone
- (mathematics) halmos
[Verb]
to tombstone (third-person singular simple present tombstones, present participle tombstoning, simple past and past participle tombstoned)
1.(surfing) For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.
2.2005, Bruce Jenkins, Surfer magazine, (referring to Kelly Slater) [1]:
Before the contest even started, Slater went down hard in a warmup session. He took a two-wave hold-down in the semifinals, his board tombstoning eerily for all to see, […]
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Baptist
[[English]]
[Adjective]
Baptist (comparative more Baptist, superlative most Baptist)
1.Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
[Noun]
Baptist (countable and uncountable; plural Baptists)
1.(uncountable) A Protestant denomination of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers, as opposed to the baptism of infants.
2.(countable) An adherent of this denomination.
3.(countable) (Archaic) One who performs baptism.
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meaningful
[[English]]
[Adjective]
meaningful (comparative more meaningful, superlative most meaningful)
1.Having meaning, significant.
I think we made a meaningful contribution to this project today.
[Antonyms]
- meaningless
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unequivocal
[[English]]
[Adjective]
unequivocal (comparative more unequivocal, superlative most unequivocal)
1.Without equal, matchless.
I wanted to do something in my life that was unequivocal.
At the time of its construction, the scope and size of the Golden Gate Bridge’s construction was unequivocal.
2.Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable
I want you to give me an unequivocal guarantee on that.
[Etymology]
un- + equivocal
[Synonyms]
- definite
- unambiguous
- univocal
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backdown
[[English]]
[Noun]
backdown (plural backdowns)
1.An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
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tailoring
[[English]]
[Verb]
tailoring
1.Present participle of tailor.
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readership
[[English]]
[Etymology]
reader + -ship
[Noun]
readership (plural readerships)
1.The collected readers of a publication.
The small paper has a readership of only 120 people.
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runny
[[English]]
ipa :-ʌni[Adjective]
runny (comparative runnier, superlative runniest)
1.fluid; capable of flowing
runny honey
2.liable to run or drip
a runny nose
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blocked
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/En-us-blocked.ogg
[Adjective]
blocked (comparative more blocked, superlative most blocked)
1.obstructed impeding general movement.
This road is blocked, so we must find another route.
2.obstructed impeding total flow in a pipe, etc.
The drain is 'blocked, so we must call the plumber.[edit] TranslationsObstructed movementObstructed flow
[Verb]
blocked
1.Past tense and past participle of to block.
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-izzle
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Popularised by American rapper Snoop Dogg in the early 2000s. The phrase is likely a good deal older, as it appears in its brother form -izz- (as in hizzouse, for example) as early as 1981, in Frankie Smith's "Double Dutch Bus."
[Suffix]
-izzle
1.(slang) A slang suffix to form hip-hop-sounding words, which replaces the word with the first letter of the word followed by -izzle.
2.2004, Hollywood Reporter - British judge: nizzle-shizzling not an offense
A bewigged British judge ruled on Thursday that the lyrics of a rap record urging the listener to "'shizzle my nizzle" and referring to a "mish mish man" did not constitute an offense.
3.February 15 2005, The Guardian - Shortcuts
Snoop Dogg has always had a refreshing take on British culture. When he met Rod Hull and Emu on The Word, for instance, he took exception to the overindulged bird's lunge at his genitals (or "lizzle at his gizzle", to use Snoop's parlance). After a short struggle, the rapper's foot rested on the bird-handler's neck. If only Parky had been so proactive.
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galore
[[English]]
ipa :[gəˈloɹ]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/En-us-galore.ogg
[Adjective]
galore
1.in abundance
2.After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.
[Etymology]
Irish go leor and Scottish Gaelic gu leòr, 'enough, plenty' 'till sufficiency, till plenty, till clarity' (leor is the dative of léir sufficiency, plenty, clarity).
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