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accepting
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌəkˈsɛp.tɪŋ/[Adjective]
accepting (comparative more accepting, superlative most accepting)
1.Characterized by acceptance.
[Verb]
accepting
1.present participle and gerund of accept
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accept
[[English]]
ipa :/əkˈsɛpt/[Adjective]
accept (comparative more accept, superlative most accept)
1.(Early Modern, obsolete) Accepted.
2.1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, V-ii:
Pass our accept and peremptory answer.
[Antonyms]
- (antonym(s) of "receive with approval"): reject, decline
[Etymology]
First attested about 1380. From Middle English accepten, borrowed from Old French accepter, or directly from Latin acceptō, acceptāre (“receive”), frequentative of accipiō, formed from ad- + capiō (“to take”). Displaced native Old English onfōn.
[Verb]
accept (third-person singular simple present accepts, present participle accepting, simple past and past participle accepted)
1.(transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
2.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 20:3:
Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice.
3.1714 August 25, Joseph Addison, “The Sequel of the Story of Shalum and Hilpa”, in The Spectator, number 585; republished in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq, volume 4, London: Jacob Tonson, 1721, page 112:
The Chinese say, that a little time afterwards she accepted of a treat in one of the neighbouring hills to which Shalum had invited her.
4.1842, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter III, in Zanoni. […], volume I, London: Saunders & Otley, […], →OCLC, book the second (Art, Love, and Wonder), page 151:
I bid thee banish from thy heart all thought of me, but as one whom the Future cries aloud to thee to avoid. Glyndon, if thou acceptest his homage, will love thee till the tomb closes upon both.
5.(transitive) To admit to a place or a group.
The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.
6.(transitive) To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
I accept the notion that Christ lived.
7.(transitive) To receive as adequate or satisfactory.
8.(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
9.(transitive) To endure patiently.
I accept my punishment.
10.(transitive) To acknowledge patiently without opposition or resistance.
We need to accept the fact that restaurants are closed due to COVID-19 and that no amount of wishing or screaming will make them reopen any sooner.
11.(transitive, law, business) To agree to pay.
12.(transitive) To receive officially.
to accept the report of a committee
13.(intransitive) To receive something willingly.
[[Romanian]]
ipa :[akˈt͡ʃept][Etymology 1]
Borrowed from German Akzept, from Latin acceptus.
[[Scots]]
ipa :[əkˈsɛp(t)][References]
- “accept, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- Eagle, Andy, editor (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
[Verb]
accept (third-person singular simple present accepts, present participle acceptin, simple past acceptit, past participle acceptit)
1.accept
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
From Latin acceptum, from accipere.
[Noun]
accept c
1.(finance, business) a bill of exchange that has been accepted
2.(finance, business) the acceptance of a bill of exchange
[References]
- accept in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- accept in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- accept in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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submission
[[English]]
ipa :/səbˈmɪʃən/[Etymology 1]
From Middle English submissioun, from Old French soubmission, from Latin submissio, from submitto.
[Etymology 2]
sub- + mission
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
submission
1.Alternative form of submissioun
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double
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdʌb(ə)l/[Adjective]
double (not comparable)
1.Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
The closet has double doors.
2.1910, Emerson Hough, “A Lady in Company”, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
“ […] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Such is not the usage of civilized warfare. Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
3.2013 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.
4.Of twice the quantity.
Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.
5.Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.
6.Designed for two users.
a double room
7.Folded in two; composed of two layers.
8.Stooping; bent over.
9.Having two aspects; ambiguous.
a double meaning
10.False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
a double life
11.c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.:
A fals double tunge is more fiers and fell
Then Cerberus the cur couching in the kenel of hel;
Wherof hereafter, I thinke for to write,
Of fals double tunges in the diſpite.
12.Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
13.(music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
a double bass
14.(music) Of time, twice as fast.
[Adverb]
double (not comparable)
1.Twice over; twofold; doubly.
2.February 7 1736, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope
I was double their age.
3.Two together; two at a time.
When I met the twins, I thought I was seeing double.
There are only a few beds, so some of the children will have to sleep double for the night.
4.Into two halves or sections.
The old man was bent double under his heavy burden.
[Anagrams]
- Lobedu, bouled, dobule
[Antonyms]
- (antonym(s) of "made up of two matching or complementary elements"): half
- (antonym(s) of "of twice the quantity"): half
- (antonym(s) of "to multiply by two"): halve; see also Thesaurus:bisect
[Etymology]
From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.
[Noun]
double (plural doubles)
1.Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
2.A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.
3.A drink with two portions of alcohol.
On second thought, make that a double.
4.A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
5.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 71:
According to the description our captain had given me of Peter Sandaker once when he had dropped behind on the march, he was particularly good at telling tales and stories about goblin-birds, doubles, and fairies, and had a special fancy for entering into the most minute details, whenever he commenced telling about one or the other of the eighteen bears he had killed in his time.
6.A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
7.A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some are doubles.
Before printing the photos, Liam deleted the doubles.
8.(baseball) A two-base hit.
The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.
9.(bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
10.(billiards, snooker) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
11.2023 May 1, Steve Sutcliffe, “World Snooker Championship 2023 final: Luca Brecel beats Mark Selby for first world title”, in BBC Sport:
Brecel fired in doubles, a succession of stunning long pots and seemingly cleared balls at will as he rattled through the first four frames in under an hour.
12.A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
13.2005, Kenneth Brown, ...and I Survived: A Barnardo Boy's Memoir, page 55:
Not only did I collect on the double; I had the win and the place money as well.
14.(darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
15.(darts) A hit on this ring.
16.(dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
17.(programming) A double-precision floating-point number.
The sine function returns a double.
18.(soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
19.(rowing) A boat for two scullers.
20.(sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
21.2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool”, in BBC[1]:
DJ Campbell grabbed a second-half double as Blackpool made Sunderland pay for a host of missed chances to secure a fifth away league win of the season.
22.(sports, chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
In 1996, Michael Johnson achieved a double by winning both the 200 and 400 meter dashes.
23.(historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
24.(historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
25.1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 196:
As for doubles, they are not worth anything now; and I have still got an egg-cupful my mother used to keep handy to give the baker change from a farthing.
26.(music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
27.(Christianity) A double feast.
28.Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”)
[See also]
- quadruple
- quintuple
- sextuple
- single
- triple
[Synonyms]
- (made up of two matching or complementary elements): binary, twin; see also Thesaurus:dual
- (twice the quantity): duplicate, twofold; see also Thesaurus:twofold
- (having two aspects): twofold
- (twice over): doubly; see also Thesaurus:twice
- (to multiply by two): redouble; see also Thesaurus:double
- (to repeat exactly; copy): facsimilize; see also Thesaurus:duplicate
[Verb]
double (third-person singular simple present doubles, present participle doubling, simple past and past participle doubled)
1.(transitive) To multiply by two.
The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
2.(intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
Our earnings have doubled in the last year.
3.To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
4.1667, John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666. […], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC, stanza 119, page 31:
Thus re-inforc’d, againſt the adverſe Fleet / Still doubling ours, brave Rupert leads the way.
5.(transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.
6.(transitive, sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
7.(baseball) To get a two-base hit.
The batter doubled into the corner.
8.(transitive, often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
9.(transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
10.(transitive with as) To serve a second role or have a second purpose.
A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon.
11.(transitive, intransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
12.1801, Francis William Blagdon, Paris as it was and as it is, published 1803, II, xli, 60:
Laforêt, who (as the French express it), doubles Lainez, that is, performs the same characters in his absence.
13.1814, Elizabeth Hervey, The Mourtray Family: Third Edition, page 31:
[…] and when she attempted to double the part of her mother, she equally failed in playing the great or agreeable lady.
14.(theater) To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
15.1878, lady Isabella Emma E. Schuster, Hands Not Hearts, page 141:
When, therefore, Briggs, the sedate, middle-aged individual, who in the Markham household doubles the roles of butler and valet, makes his appearance, his master affects to be in a great hurry, looks at his watch, and says : […]
16.1916, The Moving Picture World, page 335:
Miss Theby doubles in the part of Rose and the native girl in the Philippines. This is a problem plot in which a young man leaves the girl of his choice because she has had an affair in her earlier years. He goes to the Philippines, […]
17.1997, Roger Lewis, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Hal Leonard Corporation, →ISBN:
In On the Beat he doubles the parts of a constable and a gang-leader. Norman was all over the place.
18.2013, Hy Rothstein, Barton Whaley, The Art and Science of Military Deception, Artech House, →ISBN, page 164:
In his case the matter is simplified by the fact that the head of his Deception Staff doubles the roles of author and producer. The Commander therefore tells him what sort of deception he needs, examines the plans produced for him […]
19.(intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.
20.(nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
21.1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:
Sailing along the coast, he doubled the promontory of Carthage.
22.1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC, page 162:
[…] though the Iſland itſelf was not very large […] I found a great Ledge of Rocks lie out about two Leagues into the Sea […] ſo that I was oblig’d to go a great Way out to Sea to double the Point.
23.(music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
24.(music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
25.(bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
26.(card games, intransitive) To double down.
27.(billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
28.(intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
29.1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter XLVII, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC, page 250:
"You double down to the harbour, my lad," said the Captain to Strickland, "and sign on. You've got your papers."
Strickland set off at once, and that was the last Captain Nichols saw of him.
30.(transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
Sorry, this store does not double coupons.
31.(military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
32.(radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
Could you please repeat your last transmission? Another station was doubling with you.
33.(espionage, intransitive) To operate as a double agent.
34.1973, National Lampoon, page 12:
Was this simply the cover name of an Allied spy-code named the Brass Monkey? […] The possibility that the Brass Monkey himself was "doubling" (with headquarters' approval, of course) is too logical […]
[[Chinese]]
ipa :/tɐp̚⁵ pou̯[Etymology]
From English double.
[Noun]
double
1.(Hong Kong Cantonese) times; -fold (Classifier: 個／个 c)
使多一個double／使多一个double [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― sai2 do1 jat1 go3 dap1 bou4 [Jyutping] ― to use onefold more
2.2014 May 8, 蔡少芬, quotee, “蔡少芬掌財 張晉叫唔好死：搞埋啲投資先”, in on.cc東網[2], 繽FUN星網:
試過賺幾個double，我見好就會收，不過洪欣就試過走唔切。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
试过赚几个double，我见好就会收，不过洪欣就试过走唔切。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]
si3 gwo3 zaan6 gei2 go3 dap1 bou4, ngo5 gin3 hou2 zau6 wui5 sau1, bat1 gwo3 hung4 jan1 zau6 si3 gwo3 zau2 m4 cit3. [Jyutping]
I've experienced earning multiple times [of the original amount invested] before; I would quit while one is ahead, but Hung Yan once did not leave the market in time.
[References]
- English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese
[Synonyms]
- doub
- doub
[Verb]
double
1.(Hong Kong Cantonese) to double; to increase by 100%
[[French]]
ipa :/dubl/[Adjective]
double (plural doubles)
1.double (all senses), two
Il s’agit d’une phrase à double sens.
It is a phrase of two sentences.
2.(music) sixteenth note
une double croche ― a sixteenth note
[Etymology]
Inherited from Old French doble, from Latin duplus.
[Further reading]
- “double”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[Noun]
double m (plural doubles)
1.double (twice the number, amount, etc.)
Je n’en avais pas assez, alors j’en acheté le double.
(please add an English translation of this usage example)
2.duplicate (an identical copy)
Faire un double de ses clés.
(please add an English translation of this usage example)
3.(baseball) double
[Verb]
double
1.inflection of doubler:
1.first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2.second-person singular imperative
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varied
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈvɛəɹid/[Adjective]
varied (comparative more varied, superlative most varied)
1.diverse or miscellaneous
2.2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks.
3.having been changed or modified
4.variegated
[Anagrams]
- avider
[Verb]
varied
1.simple past and past participle of vary
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Mandalay
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌmæn.dəˈleɪ/[Etymology]
Borrowed from Burmese မန္တလေး (manta.le:).
[Proper noun]
Mandalay
1.A city in central Burma (Myanmar)
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at bay
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From bay (“excited howling of dogs”).
[Prepositional phrase]
at bay
1.(set phrase, idiomatic) Unable to come closer; at a distance.
2.1886, Ulysses S. Grant, chapter XXIX, in Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant:
In that case the enemy himself could have occupied the defences of Corinth and held at bay all the Union troops that arrived.
3.1889, Lewis Carroll [pseudonym; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], “Preface”, in Sylvie and Bruno, London, New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page xv:
These two books—of sacred, and secular, passages for memory—will serve other good purposes besides merely occupying vacant hours: they will help to keep at bay many anxious thoughts, worrying thoughts, uncharitable thoughts, unholy thoughts.
4.2011 October 23, Becky Ashton, “QPR 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport[1]:
The home side grew in confidence after keeping the visitors at bay and took the lead after only nine minutes, from their first foray into the penalty area.
5.(set phrase, idiomatic) Cornered; unable to flee.
6.1855, Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, section XXXI:
The hills, like giants at a hunting, lay / Chin upon hand, to see the game at bay,— / "Now stab and end the creature - to the heft!"
7.1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter X, in The Land That Time Forgot:
For a moment my gaze traversed the landscape beneath until it was caught and held by four figures near the base of the cliff—a human figure held at bay by three hyaenodons, those ferocious and blood-thirsty wild dogs of the Eocene.
8.2004 November 22, Valerie Elliott, “Two-dog plan to keep law at bay”, in The Times:
Instead of mounted riders following a pack of hounds, it is envisaged that just two dogs will be used to locate a stag and hold it at bay.
9.(heraldry) Of an animal, especially a docile animal in contrast to a predatory animal which would be blazoned statant: standing, in profile toward dexter, with all four feet on the ground. (If gazing at the viewer, the animal is at gaze.)
[Synonyms]
- (at a distance): at a distance, at arm's length, away, back
- (cornered): cornered, trapped
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recap
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹiːˈkæp/[Anagrams]
- Pacer, caper, crape, pacer
[Etymology 1]
re- + cap
[Etymology 2]
Clipping of recapitulation.
[Etymology 3]
Clipping of recapitalization.
[Etymology 4]
re- + cap (etymology 4)
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storyboard
[[English]]
[Etymology]
story + board
[Noun]
storyboard (plural storyboards)
1.A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one.
2.The storyboard process helps promote brainstorming, highlights missing tasks, and allows the team to incorporate changes prior to traveling too far down a particular path. — By Cheryl A. Malloy & William Cooley, NASA & SAIC here
3.Any sequence of drawings or diagrams which illustrate a sequence of events, e.g. in an accident or as a flowsheet for computer programming.
[Verb]
storyboard (third-person singular simple present storyboards, present participle storyboarding, simple past and past participle storyboarded)
1.To create and arrange storyboard drawings.
Storyboarding allows students to work together as they generate ideas and eliminates the territorial defensiveness that often occurs when new ideas are suggested. — "Using Storyboarding to Determine components of Dellness for University Students" J Am Coll Health. 1996 Jan;44(4):180-3 Abstract
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
storyboard m (plural storyboards)
1.storyboard
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fallback
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɔːl.bæk/[Adjective]
fallback (not comparable)
1.That can be resorted to as a fallback.
a fallback plan
[Alternative forms]
- fall-back
[Anagrams]
- backfall
[Etymology]
From the verb fall back.
[Noun]
fallback (countable and uncountable, plural fallbacks)
1.An act of falling back.
A failure of one of the rocket's first-stage engines just after liftoff would result in a destructive pad fallback.
The black hole formed as a result of fallback of ejecta onto the neutron star initially created by the supernova explosion.
2.A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
As a fallback, I suppose we can use typewriters if the word processing system fails.
3.(construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.
4.Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.
5.1970, Nuclear Science Abstracts, page 3595:
Particle size distributions of fallback and ejecta were determined principally by mechanical sieving and weighing.
[Synonyms]
- (act of falling back): ebbing, recession, retreat
- (backup plan): back-up/backup, plan B, recourse. Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:option
- alternate/alternative, back-up/backup, secondary
[Verb]
fallback
1.Misspelling of fall back.
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overhyped
[[English]]
[Adjective]
overhyped (comparative more overhyped, superlative most overhyped)
1.That has been promoted or publicized excessively.
[Verb]
overhyped
1.simple past and past participle of overhype
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crackdown
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Deverbal from crack down.
[Noun]
crackdown (countable and uncountable, plural crackdowns)
1.Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.
Coordinate term: clampdown
2.2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 June 2013:
After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday.
3.2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC[1]:
In the last two years crackdowns on various sectors of the economy, as well as prominent Chinese businessmen, have caused uncertainty. These have recently widened to include foreign nationals and firms, heightening worries in the international business community.
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nutritional
[[English]]
[Adjective]
nutritional (comparative more nutritional, superlative most nutritional)
1.Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.
[Etymology]
nutrition + -al
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underpin
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌʌn.dəˈpɪn/[Etymology]
under- + pin.
[Verb]
underpin (third-person singular simple present underpins, present participle underpinning, simple past and past participle underpinned)
1.(transitive) To support from below with props or masonry.
You should underpin the mine roof to prevent further collapse.
2.(transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.
Synonym: underlie
Public confidence in politicians must underpin our democracy.
3.2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, in The Guardian[1], London:
Since Rupert Murdoch famously bet the farm on Premier League football to rescue Sky TV in 1991, it has been the catnip that has underpinned subscriber loyalty and, even in a far more complicated media landscape, is seen as so vital as to be worth almost any price.
4.2019 November 6, “Eurostar reports another increase in passengers”, in Rail, page 25:
The operator said the results were underpinned by a 16% increase in Q3 sales from North America.
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cerbero
[[Italian]]
[Alternative forms]
- Cerbero
[Anagrams]
- bercerò, cerebro
[Etymology]
From Cerbero (“Cerberus”), the mythological three-headed dog guarding the entrance of Hades.
[Further reading]
- cerbero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- cerbero in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
[Noun]
cerbero m (plural cerberi)
1.(figurative) a guard, keeper who is very strict
2.(by extension) someone who is hard to deal with; a rude person
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relief
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɪˈliːf/[Anagrams]
- Leifer, e-filer, liefer, refile, relfie, relife
[Etymology 1]
From Old French relief (“assistance”), from Old French relever (“to relieve”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). See also relieve.
[Etymology 2]
From Italian rilievo, from rilevare (“to raise”), from Latin relevō (“to raise”).
[[Danish]]
[Etymology]
Borrowed from French relief
[Noun]
relief n (singular definite relieffet, plural indefinite relieffer)
1.relief (work of art)
[References]
- “relief” in Den Danske Ordbog
[[French]]
ipa :/ʁə.ljɛf/[Etymology]
Inherited from Old French, from relever.
[Further reading]
- “relief”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[Noun]
relief m (plural reliefs)
1.projection, relief
2.(geography, mineralogy) relief, surface elevation
3.(figuratively) contrast, definition, offset (against something else)
mettre en relief ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
4.(sculpture) relief
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ˈrɛl.jɛf/[Etymology]
Borrowed from French relief, from Old French relief, from relever, from Latin relevare.
[Further reading]
- relief in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- relief in Polish dictionaries at PWN
[Noun]
relief m inan
1.(sculpture) relief
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
Borrowed from French relief.
[Noun]
relief n (plural reliefuri)
1.relief (difference of elevations on the Earth's surface)
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
relief c
1.a relief (type of artwork)
[References]
- relief in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- relief in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- relief in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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bearing
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbɛə̯ɹɪŋ/[Anagrams]
- Binegar, bangier, barge in
[Etymology 1]
From Middle English beringe, berynge, berende, berande, berand, from Old English berende (“bearing; fruitful”) (also as synonym Old English bǣrende), from Proto-Germanic *berandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear; carry”), equivalent to bear + -ing.
[Etymology 2]
From Middle English bering, beringe, berynge, equivalent to bear + -ing.
[References]
- bearing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “bearing”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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manifesto
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌmæn.ɪˈfɛs.təʊ/[Anagrams]
- faintsome
[Etymology]
Since the mid 17th century, from Italian manifesto, from manifestare, from Latin manifestō (“to make public”). Doublet of manifest.
[Noun]
manifesto (plural manifestos or manifestoes or manifesti)
1.A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
the Communist Manifesto
A creed is a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs.
2.2023 October 28, Elizabeth Spiers, “A Tech Overlord’s Horrifying, Silly Vision for Who Should Rule the World”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
As a piece of writing, the rambling and often contradictory manifesto has the pathos of the Unabomber manifesto but lacks the ideological coherency.
[Verb]
manifesto (third-person singular simple present manifestos, present participle manifestoing, simple past and past participle manifestoed)
1.(intransitive) To issue a manifesto.
[[Catalan]]
[Verb]
manifesto
1.first-person singular present indicative of manifestar
[[Esperanto]]
ipa :[maniˈfesto][Noun]
manifesto (accusative singular manifeston, plural manifestoj, accusative plural manifestojn)
1.manifest
[[Indonesian]]
ipa :[maniˈfesto][Etymology]
From English manifesto, from Italian manifesto, from Latin manifestō (“to make public”). Doublet of manifes.
[Further reading]
- “manifesto” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
[Noun]
manifésto (first-person possessive manifestoku, second-person possessive manifestomu, third-person possessive manifestonya)
1.manifesto: a public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
Synonym: manifes
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ma.niˈfɛ.sto/[Etymology 1]
Borrowed from Latin manifestus.
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ma.niˈfes.toː/[Etymology 1]
From manifestus (“apparent, palpable, manifest”) + -ō.
[References]
- “manifesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “manifesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- manifesto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to take a person in the act: deprehendere aliquem in manifesto scelere
[Related terms]
- manifesta
- manifestus
- manifestārius
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/ma.niˈfɛs.tu/[Etymology 1]
Learned borrowing from Latin manifestus.
[Etymology 2]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
[[Turkish]]
[Etymology]
From Italian manifesto.
[Further reading]
- “manifesto”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
[Noun]
manifesto (definite accusative manifestoyu, plural manifestolar)
1.manifesto (a public declaration; an open statement)
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manifestation
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/[Etymology]
Borrowed from Late Latin manifestātiō, in the political sense via French manifestation. By surface analysis, manifest + -ation.
[Noun]
manifestation (countable and uncountable, plural manifestations)
1.The act or process of becoming manifest.
The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago.
2.2012, W. Mckenna, R.M. Harlan, L.E. Winters, Apriori and World, page 101:
Rather, the genuinely historical lies in the appearing of the phenomenalizing cogitatio, an appearing that does not refer back to pregivennesses; that is, the genuinely historical lies in the manifestation of noetic-noematic consciousness.
3.The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing.
4.2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions[1], volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, pages 219–257:
Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film.
This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.
5.(medicine) The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.
6.A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration and/or to prevent people from accidentally walking into it.
7.(dated) A political demonstration or protest.
8.1891 June, “Russian Chronicle”, in Free Russia, number 11, page 16:
The nationalist parties were also busy during the whole of April preparing a manifestation for the 3rd of May, the centennial anniversary of the “constitution of 1791.”
9.1949, Reuben H. Markham, Rumania Under the Soviet Yoke, page 458:
“The Printers Union published a communique branding General Radescu and those who took part in the manifestation as ‘fascists.’”
10.1956, Carlile Aylmer Macartney, October Fifteenth: A History of Modern Hungary, 1929–1945, volume 1, page 134:
There were anti-Semitic riots at several of the High Schools and manifestations among the unemployed graduates emerging from those institutions.
[[French]]
ipa :/ma.ni.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/[Etymology]
From Late Latin manifestātiōnem.
[Further reading]
- “manifestation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[Noun]
manifestation f (plural manifestations)
1.protest, demonstration
2.2020 11 June, Hajera Mohammad, “À Saint-Denis, "blouses blanches et gilets jaunes, c'est le même combat !"”, in France Bleu[2]:
Dominique, gilet jaune de la première à Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), ne manque jamais les manifestations de soignants organisées dans sa ville, chaque mardi devant l’hôpital Delafontaine et chaque jeudi, devant l’hôpital Casanova, car pour lui, "blouses blanches, gilets jaunes, c’est le même combat !"
Dominique, a yellow-vest protester from Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) never fails to attend demonstrations in this city, every Tuesday at the Delafontaine hospital and every Thursday at the Casanova hospital, because according to her “white coats, yellow vests, it's all the same fight!”
3.expression
4.assembly, gathering (of people for an event)
5.creation
[[Interlingua]]
[Noun]
manifestation (plural manifestationes)
1.manifestation
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
manifestation c
1.a (strong, public) display of opinion; a demonstration, a rally, a manifestation
2.a manifestation (of something)
[References]
- manifestation in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- manifestation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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skeptical
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈskɛptɪkəl/[Adjective]
skeptical (comparative more skeptical, superlative most skeptical) (American spelling)
1.Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
2.2012 March-April, Colin Allen, “Do I See What You See?”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 26 April 2012, page 168:
Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.
My teacher was skeptical when I told her my dog ate my homework.
I can see why people are so skeptical [sic] about him, but I think he's on to something here. (spelling with 'k' regarded by organizations such as the BBC as an error)
Tom was skeptical when Paul told him that he saw Bigfoot.
3.Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.
[Alternative forms]
- sceptical (British)
[Etymology]
skeptic + -al
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tumble
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtʌmbl̩/[Etymology]
From Middle English tumblen (“to fall over and over again, tumble”), frequentative of Middle English tumben (“to fall, leap, dance”), from Old English tumbian, from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (“to turn, rotate”). Cognate with Middle Dutch tumelen (whence Dutch tuimelen), Middle Low German tumelen, tummelen, German taumeln and Danish tumle.
[Noun]
tumble (plural tumbles)
1.A fall, especially end over end.
I took a tumble down the stairs and broke my tooth.
2.A disorderly heap.
3.2008, David Joutras, A Ghost in the World, page 55:
When at last we stopped in a tumble of bodies on the grass, laughing, and in Dad's case, out of breath, we were like little kids (I mean 5 or 6! After all I am 12!) at the end of a playground session.
4.(informal) An act of sexual intercourse.
5.1940, John Betjeman, Group Life: Letchworth:
Wouldn't it be jolly now, / To take our Aertex panters off / And have a jolly tumble in / The jolly, jolly sun?
6.1979, Martine, Sexual Astrology, page 219:
When you've just had a tumble between the sheets and are feeling rumpled and lazy, she may want to get up so she can make the bed.
[Verb]
tumble (third-person singular simple present tumbles, present participle tumbling, simple past and past participle tumbled)
1.(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
2.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, →OCLC:
He who tumbles from a tower surely has a greater blow than he who slides from a molehill.
3.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better. […]”
4.1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows:
The two animals tumbled over each other in their eagerness to get inside, and heard the door shut behind them with great joy and relief.
5.1945 September and October, C. Hamilton Ellis, “Royal Trains—V”, in Railway Magazine, page 250:
Before so many of Europe's crowns came tumbling off the heads of their royal owners, Continental Europe could show a rich variety in the matter of royal trains.
6.(transitive) To throw headlong.
7.1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 42:
His hand went after his revolver almost that instant mine did. I was a second too quick for him, for my shot tumbled him from his mule just as his ball whistled harmlessly past by my head.
8.2012, Max Overton, Horemheb:
[A] surge of muddy water tore him free from his sandy nook and tumbled him down the gully.
9.(intransitive) To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
10.(intransitive) To drop rapidly.
Share prices tumbled after the revelation about the company's impending failure.
11.(transitive) To smooth and polish (e.g. gemstones or pebbles) by means of a rotating tumbler.
12.(intransitive, informal) To have sexual intercourse.
Synonyms: bump uglies, have sex, roll around; see also Thesaurus:copulate
13.(intransitive) To move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way.
14.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter XXVII, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 129:
Whether he ever thought of it at all, might be a question ; but, if he ever did chance to cast his mind that way after a comfortable dinner, no doubt, like a good sailor, he took it to be a sort of call of the watch to tumble aloft, and bestir themselves there, about something which he would find out when he obeyed the order, and not sooner.
15.To muss, to make disorderly; to tousle or rumple.
Synonyms: mess up, touse
to tumble a bed
16.(cryptocurrencies) To obscure the audit trail of funds by means of a tumbler.
17.2019, Brian Merchant, “Click Here to Kill: The dark world of online murder markets”, in Harper’s Magazine[1], volume 2020, number January:
Now it’s easy to purchase bitcoins on any number of mainstream markets and “tumble” them so that their point of purchase is obscured.
18.(obsolete, UK, slang) To comprehend; often in tumble to.
19.1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor:
Speaking of this language, a costermonger said to me: "The Irish can't tumble to it anyhow; the Jews can tumble better, but we're their masters. Some of the young salesmen at Billingsgate understand us, — but only at Billingsgate; […]
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[[English]]
[Verb]
tumble to (third-person singular simple present tumbles to, present participle tumbling to, simple past and past participle tumbled to)
1.(informal) To discover or understand something.
He finally tumbled to our secret.
2.1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor:
Speaking of this language, a costermonger said to me: "The Irish can't tumble to it anyhow; the Jews can tumble better, but we're their masters. Some of the young salesmen at Billingsgate understand us, — but only at Billingsgate; […]
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veer
[[English]]
ipa :/vɪə/[Anagrams]
- Vere, ever
[Etymology 1]
Borrowed from Middle Dutch vieren (“to slacken”).
[Etymology 2]
Borrowed from Middle French virer.
[References]
1.↑ 1.0 1.1 Bowditch 2002
[[Afrikaans]]
[Etymology]
From Dutch veer.
[Noun]
veer (plural vere)
1.feather
[[Danish]]
ipa :/veːˀər/[Noun]
veer
1.plural of ve
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/veːr/[Anagrams]
- erve, ever, vere, vree
[Etymology 1]
A contraction of veder, from Middle Dutch vedere, from Old Dutch fethara, from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). The sense "spring" is derived from the ability of feathers to resume their shape when bent.Cognate with Low German Fedder, German Feder, West Frisian fear, English feather, Danish fjer, Swedish fjäder.
[Etymology 2]
From Middle Dutch vere, from Old Dutch feri, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną.Cognate with German Fähre.
[[Dutch Low Saxon]]
[Alternative forms]
- vaaier (Gronings)
[Etymology]
From Low German, from Middle Low German vêr, from Old Saxon fiuwar. Ultimately cognate to German vier.
[Numeral]
veer
1.four (4)
[[Estonian]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Finnic *veeri.
[Further reading]
- “veer”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “veer”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- veer in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
[Noun]
veer (genitive veere, partitive veert)
1.edge
[[German Low German]]
[Etymology]
From Middle Low German vêr, from Old Saxon fiuwar. Ultimately cognate to German vier, English four.
[Numeral]
veer
1.(in some dialects, including Low Prussian and Münsterland) four (4)
[See also]
- Plautdietsch: veea
[[Jutish]]
ipa :[ˈveːɹ][Etymology]
From Old Norse vita.
[References]
- “veer” in Anders Bjerrum and Marie Bjerrum (1974), Ordbog over Fjoldemålet, Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.
[Verb]
veer
1.(Fjolde) to know
[[Limburgish]]
ipa :/veːʁ/[Etymology]
From earlier vēr, from Middle Dutch vier, from Old Dutch *fier, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.
[Numeral]
veer (Eupen)
1.(cardinal number) four
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
veer
1.Alternative form of firre
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Noun]
veer m
1.indefinite plural of ve
[[Old French]]
[Verb]
veer
1.Alternative form of veoir
[[Old Galician-Portuguese]]
ipa :/βeˈeɾ/[Etymology]
Inherited from Latin vidēre, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”).
[Verb]
veer
1.to see
2.13th century, Vindel manuscript, Martín Codax, Ai ondas que eu vim veer (facsimile)
Ay ondas que eu uin ueer / ſe me ſaberedes dizer / por que tarda meu amigo sẽ mj
Oh waves that I came to see / say unto me / Why my lover lingers thus away from me?
[[Spanish]]
[Further reading]
- “veer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
[Verb]
veer (first-person singular present veo, first-person singular preterite veí, past participle veído)
1.Obsolete spelling of ver
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vee
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈviː/[Anagrams]
- EVE, EeV, Eve, eve
[Noun]
vee (plural vees)
1.
2. The name of the Latin-script letter V.
3.2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:
Gussa-Merry-Mingo-Pip-Perry-Pingo is the name of the little old man who looks after the aitch-oh-vee-ee-ar-cee-ay-ar-pee-ee-tee-blank-ar-eye-dee-ee-ess.
4.2016 CCEB, Communications Instructions Radiotelephone Procedures: ACP125 (G), p. 3-5
RV [is spoken] as "ar-vee" instead of "I SPELL Romeo Victor".
5.Something with the shape of the letter V.
6.1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf:
One of [the men] took up both spaces on the pink sofa, while the other two drew up chairs from a nearby table and squeezed into them. The armrests were forced out into a tired vee, to the accompaniment of an uneasy creaking sound.
7.2013, Nancy Springer, We Don't Know Why:
The river leapt and rippled like a lizard. Geese flew over in a vee, crying to the sky.
8.2019 December 4, Philip Haigh, “Trains, tickets and tests: LNER outlines its targets”, in Rail, page 62:
York's new railway offices are rather smart, tucked into the vee of York South Junction where the freight lines diverge to avoid the station.
9.(cricket) The arc of the field, forward of the batsman, from cover to midwicket, in which drives are played.
10.A polyamorous relationship between three people, in which one person has two partners who are not themselves romantically or sexually involved.
[See also]
- say la vee (etymologically unrelated)
[Verb]
vee (third-person singular simple present vees, present participle veeing, simple past and past participle veed)
1.To form something into a "v" shape, particularly as part of a welding, machining, or manufacturing process.
2.1925, Oxweld Acetylene Company, The Oxwelder's Manual: Instructions for Welding and Cutting, page 166:
As the metal melts it is veed out with the paddle for about 2 in.
3.2005, Richard Finch, Performance Welding Handbook, page 83:
Use a die grinder to vee out the crack or to remove pounded-out metal where the valve seat came loose.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/veː/[Etymology]
From Middle Dutch vêe, from Old Dutch fē, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock”).
[Further reading]
- “vee” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.
[Noun]
vee n (uncountable)
1.(collective) livestock, cattle
Het vee graast in de weide.
The livestock is grazing in the pasture.
De boerderij houdt vee voor zowel melk als vlees.
The farm keeps cattle for both milk and meat.
Ze handelen in vee, voornamelijk schapen en geiten.
They trade in livestock, mainly sheep and goats.
[[Estonian]]
[[Finnish]]
ipa :/ˈʋeː/[Anagrams]
- eve
[Etymology]
From Swedish ve (“name of the letter V”). Similar names are also found in other European languages, such as English vee, French vé and Latvian vē. It is ultimately formed by analogy with Latin letter names such as bē for B, but it is unknown in which this language took place.
[Noun]
vee
1.The name of the Latin-script letter V.
[[Middle Dutch]]
[Etymology]
From Old Dutch fē, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock”).
[Further reading]
- “vee”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vee”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
[Noun]
vêe f or n
1.livestock (collectively)
2.animal of livestock
[[Võro]]
[Noun]
vee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
1.The name of the Latin-script letter V.
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[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- EVE, EeV, Eve, eve
[Proper noun]
Vee
1.A female given name, short for names beginning with V.
[[Alemannic German]]
ipa :/feː/[Alternative forms]
- Veh, Vej
- Vä (Zürcher Weinland)
- Vääch, Vèèch
- Vich (Basel)
[Etymology]
Middle High German vihe, vehe, from Old High German fihu, feho. Cognate with German Vieh.
[Noun]
Vee n (no plural)
1.cattle
2.2009, Andreas Neeser, No alles gliich wie morn:
Numen iri Stimm, wenn si ghöiet händ oder bschüttet oder s Veh zämetribe.
Only her voice as they hayed, manured or herded the cattle.
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VEE
[[English]]
[Noun]
VEE (uncountable)
1.Initialism of Venezuelan equine encephalitis/encephalomyelitis.
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north
[[English]]
ipa :/nɔːθ/[Adjective]
north (not comparable)
1.Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
He lived in north Germany.
She entered through the north gate.
2.Toward the north; northward.
3.1987, Ana María Brull Vázquez, Rosa E. Casas, Cuba, page 23:
The most dangerous ones are those that develop during October and November and that follow a north path affecting the western part of the island.
4.(meteorology) Of wind, from the north.
The north wind was cold.
5.Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
north highway 1
6.2001, Joseph R Miller, Pipe Tobacco and Wool:
Traffic was doing the speed limit on North I-45 one minute and had come to a stand-still the next.
7.(ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical north (in a church, the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar).
8.2011, Michael Attridge, Catherine E. Clifford, Gilles Routhier, Vatican II: Expériences canadiennes – Canadian experiences, University of Ottawa Press, →ISBN, page 145:
[…] the high church had liked its clergy to preside at the Eucharist in an ad orientem position; the low church advocated what was called the north end position; but the Liturgical Movement asked the priest to take a basilical position, facing liturgical west, and now both Anglican factions could agree on this third position without either of them losing face.
9.2014, Paul Porwoll, Against All Odds: History of Saint Andrew's Parish Church, Charleston, 1706-2013, WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 365:
Throughout the book I refer directionally to the altar and chancel of St. Andrew's as situated at ecclesiastical east (to avoid overcomplicating matters), not geographical or magnetic southeast. Thus, […] The north side faces the river (beyond the subdivision behind the church), and the south side, Ashley River Road. […] At St. Andrew's, ecclesiastical north, south, east, and west correspond to geographical northeast, southwest, southeast, and northwest. Unless otherwise indicated, compass directions given in this book are ecclesiastical, not geographical, reference points.
10.(colloquial) More or greater than.
The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000.
11.1993, Barbarians at the Gate, spoken by Charlie Hugel (Tom Aldredge):
The price you're offering had better be north of the highest price this company has ever traded for.
12.2021 December, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 57, column 2:
Some of the windscreens we replace cost north of $1800[.]
[Adverb]
north (not comparable)
1.Toward the north; northward; northerly.
Switzerland is north of Italy.
We headed north.
[Anagrams]
- Rt Hon, Rt. Hon., Thorn, thorn
[Antonyms]
- south
- south, austral, meridional
- south
[Etymology]
From Middle English north, from Old English norþ, cognate with various Germanic counterparts such as Dutch noord, West Frisian noard, German Nord, Danish and Norwegian nord, all from a Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, and cognate with Greek νέρτερος (nérteros, “infernal, lower”). Ultimately, these may derive from either: (a) from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ner- (“inner, under”), from *h₁en (“in”); (b) alternatively from a Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“left, below”), as north is to the left when one faces the rising sun.
[Noun]
north (countable and uncountable, plural norths)
1.
2.The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.
Alternative form: (abbreviation) N
Minnesota is in the north of the USA.
3.The up or positive direction.
Stock prices are heading back towards the north.
4.(physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
5.Alternative letter-case form of North (“a northern region; the inhabitants thereof”). [circa 1300]
6.2002, Mats Lundahl, Politics or Markets?: Essays on Haitian Underdevelopment, Routledge, →ISBN:
[…] and after independence the north clung to sugar production longer than the south, with the result that when the north took […]
7.(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.
8.1998, Leonel L. Mitchell, Pastoral and Occasional Liturgies: A Ceremonial Guide, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 49:
If candidates stand on the liturgical south facing the presider and liturgical assistants on the liturgical north, it will present better visual lines for the congregation than if they stand facing east and west with their backs toward the congregation.
9.2011, Paul Turner, At the Supper of the Lamb: A Pastoral and Theological Commentary on the Mass, LiturgyTrainingPublications, →ISBN, page 27:
Many early Christian basilicas were designed with twin ambos for the proclamation of the epistle (on the liturgical south side) and the Gospel (on the north). The separation of the ambos indicated the distinction that should be accorded the Gospel, which was proclaimed from the north as if evangelization needed to happen to the geographically southern part of the world.
10.2014, Paul Porwoll, Against All Odds: History of Saint Andrew's Parish Church, Charleston, 1706-2013, WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 365:
At St. Andrew's, ecclesiastical north, south, east, and west correspond to geographical northeast, southwest, southeast, and northwest.
11.2017, Cameron Macdonell, Ghost Storeys: Ralph Adams Cram, Modern Gothic Media, and Deconstructive Microhistory at a Canadian Church, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, →ISBN:
The new St Mary's Anglican Church, Walkerville, has an attached rectory flanking to the liturgical south and an attached parish hall flanking to the liturgical north, both half-timbered in the Tudor Revival style. [Referring to a church that is oriented SSE, making "south" WSW]
[Synonyms]
- (of the north): boreal, septentrional
[Verb]
north (third-person singular simple present norths, present participle northing, simple past and past participle northed)
1.(obsolete, intransitive) To turn or move toward the north.
2.1769, Henry Wilson, William Hume, Surveying improved, page 239:
When at B you had northed 3.71 […]
[[Cornish]]
[Alternative forms]
- (Revived Late Cornish) noor
[Antonyms]
- dyghowbarth
- soth
[Etymology]
From English north.
[Noun]
north m
1.north
[Synonyms]
- kledhbarth
[[Middle English]]
ipa :/nɔrθ/[Adjective]
north
1.
2. north, northern
3.At the north
[Adverb]
north
1.
2. To the north, northwards
3.From the north
4.In the north
[Alternative forms]
- norþ, northe, norþe, norrþ
[Etymology]
From Old English norþ, in turn from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.
[Noun]
north
1.
2. north, northernness
3.A location to the north; the north
4.The north wind
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north of
[[English]]
[Preposition]
north of
1.(idiomatic) more, higher or greater than
2.2011, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts, The failure of the FiReControl project: fiftieth report of session 2010-12, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence, The Stationery Office, →ISBN, page 10:
We have a programme where north of half a billion pounds has been wasted, and has already gone through three programme directors before yourself, and five senior responsible owners.
3.2017 November, N. K. Jemisin, Mac Walters, chapter 5, in Mass Effect Andromeda: Initiation[1], 1st edition (Science Fiction), Titan Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 98:
The holo display leapt up, shaping itself this time into the form of an asari seated at a desk. A little on the stocky side, deeper blue skin than most, average ageless beauty, although Cora knew she was somewhere north of six hundred years old.
4.2023 January 11, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: castles and cathedrals”, in RAIL, number 974, page 56:
Population 39,693 (just north of 115,000 today), Cheltenham has been overtaken by Gloucester in terms of headcount.
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meandering
[[English]]
[Adjective]
meandering (comparative more meandering, superlative most meandering)
1.Winding or rambling.
2.2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51:
After petrol rationing ended in 1952, the BTC was aware that more swingeing cuts had to be made, and a sinister message was conveyed by the loss of the meandering 38-mile route from Blisworth to Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1952, and the 25-mile Abergavenny-Merthyr Heads of the Valleys line in January 1958.
[Anagrams]
- reamending
[Noun]
meandering (plural meanderings)
1.An instance or period of roaming.
[Verb]
meandering
1.present participle and gerund of meander
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meander
[[English]]
ipa :/miˈændə(ɹ)/[Alternative forms]
- mæander (archaic)
[Anagrams]
- Merenda, amender, enarmed, reamend, reedman, renamed
[Etymology]
From Latin Maeander, from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros) – a river in Asia Minor (present day Turkey) known for its winding course (modern Turkish Menderes).
[Further reading]
- meander on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Büyük Menderes River on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
meander (plural meanders)
1.(often plural) One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body
2.(geography) One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
3.1712, Sir Richard Blackmore, Creation: A Philosophical Poem:
See, how the streams advancing to the main, / Through crooked channels draw their crystal train! / While lingering thus they in meanders glide, / They scatter verdant life on either side.
4.A tortuous or winding journey.
5.2014 August 1, Enders A. Robinson, Dean Clark, Remote Sensing in Action: The Curious Case of Sherlock Holmes and Albert Einstein, SEG Books, →ISBN, page 30:
That journey in the spring of 1891 tracked historical underpinnings of the edifice that Einstein built. Our story will be an extremely interesting mental meander to trace the evolution some of the aspects of relativity theory from the beginning.
6.Synonym of Greek key, a decorative border; fretwork.
7.1912, Field Museum of Natural History, Anthropological Series, page 227:
The scales are conceived of as meander fretwork; but I do not know whether, for this reason, this fish is associated with thunder.
8.2008, Todd Merrill, James Mont: The King Cole Penthouse, Lulu.com, →ISBN:
A chair rail adorned with Chinese fretwork molding was a specific meander that repeated throughout the home. Moldings shaped as cartouches lined each wall, […]
9.(mathematics) A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
10.(possibly obsolete) A path on which the directions, distances, and elevations are noted, as a part of a land survey.
11.1894, United States Bureau of Land Management, Manual of Surveying Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands of the United States and Private Land Claims, page 44:
Markings on Meander Corners. On all meander corners, the letters “M. C.” ( for meander corner) will be cut into the side facing the stream or lake to be meandered. On post or tree meander corners, within township exteriors […]
12.1911, United States House Committee on Public Lands, Providing for Appeals from Decisions of the Interior Department in Land Matters: Hearing Held Before the Committee on the Public Lands of the House Representatives, June 22, 1910, on H.R. 27071, "To Provide for Appeals from Decisions of the Secretary of the Interior to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, and for Other Purposes.", page 56:
And as to the lands that were within the national meander boundaries, that description was based upon a state survey?
[References]
- The Chambers Dictionary (1998)
- “meander”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
[Verb]
meander (third-person singular simple present meanders, present participle meandering, simple past and past participle meandered)
1.(intransitive) To wind or turn in a course or passage
Synonyms: wind, worm
The stream meandered through the valley.
2.1881, Edwin Lester Arnold, On the Indian Hills[1]:
Instead of a rivulet meandering downwards, there was a foaming brown torrent racing over the ledge, carrying down great loose stones with it and falling with a loud roar far down into the unseen chasm below.
3.2020 November 18, Paul Bigland, “New infrastructure and new rolling stock”, in Rail, page 51:
I'd forgotten how scenic parts of the line are - the railway crosses a host of streams while meandering through meadows or skirting woodland.
4.(intransitive) To be intricate.
His speech meandered through various topics.
5.(transitive) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
6.1612, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes; I. Browne; I. Helme; I. Busbie, published 1613, →OCLC:
Her labyrinth-like ţurns, and mad meander'd trace […]
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Etymology]
From Latin Maeander, from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).
[Noun]
meander m (definite singular meanderen, indefinite plural meandere or meandre or meandrer, definite plural meanderne or meandrene)
1.a meander (in a river)
[References]
- “meander” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “meander” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Etymology]
From Latin Maeander, from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).
[Noun]
meander m (definite singular meanderen, indefinite plural meandrar, definite plural meandrane)
1.a meander (in a river)
[References]
- “meander” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[[Polish]]
ipa :/mɛˈan.dɛr/[Etymology]
Borrowed from German Mäander, from Latin Maeander, from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros) – a river in Asia Minor (present day Turkey) known for its winding course.
[Further reading]
- meander in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- meander in Polish dictionaries at PWN
[Noun]
meander m inan
1.meander (one of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse)
Synonym: zakole
2.meander, meandros (decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif)
[[Slovak]]
ipa :[ˈmeanɟer][Noun]
meander m inan (genitive singular meandra, nominative plural meandre, genitive plural meandrov, declension pattern of stroj)
1.meander (one of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse)
[References]
- “meander”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
From Latin Maeander, from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).
[Noun]
meander c
1.a meander (in a river)
[References]
- meander in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- meander in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- meander in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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unlawfully
[[English]]
[Adverb]
unlawfully (comparative more unlawfully, superlative most unlawfully)
1.In a manner not conforming to the law.
The deceased was unlawfully killed during a riot.
[Etymology]
unlawful + -ly.
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paycheck
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpeɪ.t͡ʃɛk/[Alternative forms]
- pay check, paycheque, pay cheque
[Etymology]
From pay (“wages or salary”) + check (“means of payment”).
[Further reading]
- paycheck on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
paycheck (plural paychecks)
1.(US) Money received on payday as payment for work performed.
Coordinate term: payslip
He was delighted after getting his first paycheck, but subsequently blew it all on the horses.
2.1991, Daniel Clowes, Art School Confidential:
The teachers are not there to help you. Most oft them are still freelancers and the last thing they want is more competition. They are there because they need a steady paycheck and they hope to score some pussy!
3.2001, “Because I Got High”, in Because I Got High, performed by Afroman:
They took my whole paycheck and I know why / 'Cause I got high, 'cause I got high
4.2012 July 12, Sam Adams, “Ice Age: Continental Drift”, in AV Club:
With the help of some low-end boosting, Dinklage musters a decent amount of kid-appropriate menace—although he never does explain his gift for finding chunks of ice shaped like pirate ships—but Romano and Leary mainly sound bored, droning through their lines as if they’re simultaneously texting the contractors building the additions on their houses funded by their fat sequel paychecks.
5.2019, “Super Sad Generation”, performed by Arlo Parks:
We're a super sad generation / Killing time and losing our paychecks
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impersonate
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/[Anagrams]
- permeations
[Etymology]
From im- + person + -ate. Compare incorporate.
[Verb]
impersonate (third-person singular simple present impersonates, present participle impersonating, simple past and past participle impersonated)
1.(transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of.
Synonym: personate
The conman managed to impersonate several executives.
Evil can and will always impersonate goodness.
2.(transitive, computing) To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
3.(obsolete, transitive) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.
Synonyms: embody, impersonize
4.1918, Paul Studer, Le mystère d'Adam, an Anglo-Norman drama of the twelfth century[1]:
The shepherds were impersonated, then the Magi, finally Herod himself. In course of time all the elements of a fully developed Nativity play had thus been introduced.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- presentiamo, spianteremo
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spearheading
[[English]]
[Verb]
spearheading
1.present participle and gerund of spearhead
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appointed
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈpɔɪntɪd/[Adjective]
appointed (not comparable)
1.(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
In the United States, the Secretary of State is an appointed position.
[Verb]
appointed
1.simple past and past participle of appoint.
2.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter III, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”
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takeaway
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈteɪkəweɪ/[Adjective]
takeaway (not comparable)
1.(chiefly UK, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I bought a takeaway curry.
[Alternative forms]
- take-away
[Antonyms]
- eat-in (British)
- for here (North America)
- have here (New Zealand)
[Etymology]
Deverbal from take away.
[Noun]
takeaway (plural takeaways)
1.(chiefly UK, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
2.2005, Amsterdam, Time Out, page 129,
The wonderful, and deeply filling, world of Dutch broodjes (sandwiches) has its greatest champion in this takeaway, one of the very few that still features proper homemade meat and fish salads in your bun, rather than the almost ubiquitous factory prepared product that′s taken over the sandwich market.
3.2006, Mary Fitzpatrick, Tom Parkinson, Nick Ray, East Africa, Lonely Planet, page 479:
Some of the cheapest places to eat in Kampala are the ubiquitous takeaways that dot the city centre.
4.(chiefly UK, Australia and New Zealand) A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.
I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.
5.2008, Annalisa Rellie, Tricia Hayne, Turks & Caicos Islands, Bradt Travel Guides, page 99:
Good Italian cuisine & friendly service. Also does takeaways, including pizza.
6.2008, The Complete Residents′ Guide: Los Angeles, Explorer Publishing, page 315,
Pizza and Thai food are popular delivery and takeaway choices, but there are a number of options.
7.(golf) The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
8.2001, David Chmiel, Kevin Morris, Golf Past 50, page 40:
One drill to help you work on the long, low takeaway is to place a tee, a coin, or even another ball just beyond your back foot (whatever you choose should be slightly inside your toe to promote a slightly inside swing path).
9.2005, Paul G. Schempp, Peter Mattsson, Golf: Steps To Success, page 55:
Make sure your hands and shoulders work together during the takeaway.
10.2007, John Andrisani, Golfweek′s 101 Winning Golf Tips, unnumbered page:
Tiger Woods, like other golfing greats, employs a smooth, evenly paced takeaway action.
11.(US) A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
12.(frequently in the plural) An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.[1]
13.2008, Carol A. E. Bentley, Beat The Recession: Proven Marketing Tactics, volume 1, page 363:
For example, one of the big takeaways for myself (even though I know better) is when I don′t review my goals daily I get sucked into what′s currently happening and easily get distracted from what′s most important.
14.2010, Scott Monty, Foreword, Erik Qualman, Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business, page xvi,
A strength of this book is Qualman′s ability to take complex issues and break them into easily digestible takeaways through the use of real world examples and analogies.
[References]
1. ^ Joe Miller (2018 January 24) “Davos jargon: A crime against the English language?”, in BBC News[1], BBC
[See also]
- carry out
- makeaway
- take away, take-away
- take out, takeout
[Synonyms]
- takeout (U.S., Canada, & the Philippines)
- carry out, to go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. & Canada)
- takeaways (New Zealand)
- grab and go
- (restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere): carryout (Scotland, US), takeout (chiefly North America), food-to-go (US)
- (food to be eaten elsewhere): carryout (Scotland, US), takeout (chiefly North America)
- (preparatory backward swing of a golf club):
- (concession during negotiation):
- (idea to be remembered and considered): sound bite
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
takeaway (invariable)
1.takeaway (of food) to be eaten off the premises
[Etymology]
Unadapted borrowing from English takeaway.
[[Swedish]]
[Alternative forms]
- take away
- take-away
[Etymology]
Borrowed from English take-away.
[Noun]
takeaway
1.take-away, take-out
Synonym: avhämtning
Har ni takeaway?
Do you have take-out?
[References]
- takeaway in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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counterintuitive
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/[Adjective]
English Wikipedia has an article on:counter-intuitiveWikipedia counterintuitive (comparative more counterintuitive, superlative most counterintuitive)
1.Contrary to intuition or common sense.
2.2015, James Lambert, “Lexicography as a teaching tool: A Hong Kong case study”, in Lan Li, Jamie McKeown, Liming Liu, editors, Dictionaries and corpora: Innovations in reference science. Proceedings of ASIALEX 2015 Hong Kong, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, page 146:
With the students who worked on drafts in class, a number of aspects of lexicography proved challenging and counterintuitive.
[Alternative forms]
- counter-intuitive
[Antonyms]
- intuitive
[Etymology]
From counter- + intuitive. Coined by Noam Chomsky in 1955 as “counter-intuitive”.[1]
[References]
1. ^ The Oxford English Dictionary credits this to a microfilm held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology entitled Logical Stucture of Linguistic Theory
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scrutinize
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/[Alternative forms]
- scrutinise (Commonwealth)
[Etymology]
From scrutiny + -ize.
[Verb]
scrutinize (third-person singular simple present scrutinizes, present participle scrutinizing, simple past and past participle scrutinized)
1.(transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals
2.1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe […], →OCLC:
whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize
3.1879, George Washington Cable, Old Creole Days:
Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest.
4.(transitive) To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
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stoke
[[English]]
ipa :/stəʊk/[Anagrams]
- ketos, tokes
[Etymology 1]
From Middle English stoken, from Middle Dutch stoken (“to poke, thrust”) or Middle Low German stoken (“to poke, thrust”), from Old Dutch *stokon or Old Saxon *stokon, both from Proto-West Germanic *stokōn, from Proto-Germanic *stukōną (“to be stiff, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to push, beat”).Cognate with Middle High German stoken (“to pierce, jab”), Norwegian Nynorsk stauka (“to push, thrust”). Alternative etymology derives the Middle English word from Old French estoquer, estochier (“to thrust, strike”), from the same Germanic source. More at stock.
[Etymology 2]
From a back-formation of stoker, apparently from Dutch stoker, from stoken (“to kindle a fire, incite, instigate”), from Middle Dutch stoken (“to poke, thrust”), from stock (“stick, stock”), see: tandenstoker. Ultimately the same word as above.
[[Dutch]]
[Verb]
stoke
1.(dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of stoken
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
[Noun]
stoke (Cyrillic spelling стоке)
1.inflection of stoka:
1.genitive singular
2.nominative/accusative/vocative plural
[[Slovak]]
ipa :[ˈstɔke][Noun]
stoke
1.dative/locative singular of stoka
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selloff
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Deverbal from sell off.
[Noun]
selloff (plural selloffs)
1.Alternative spelling of sell-off.
2.2011, Elaine Knuth, Trading Between the Lines, page 173:
In a falldown, price often shows short-term support at a lower price band before the final selloff.
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sell-off
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- selloff
[Etymology]
Deverbal from sell off.
[Noun]
sell-off (plural sell-offs)
1.The large-scale selling of goods or financial assets (e.g., stocks, bonds).
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lackluster
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlæklʌstə(ɹ)/[Adjective]
lackluster (comparative more lackluster, superlative most lackluster) (American spelling)
1.Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
Synonyms: simple, thick; see also Thesaurus:stupid
2.Having no shine or lustre; dull.
Synonyms: faint, wan; see also Thesaurus:dim
3.1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, chapter 3, in The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC, page 19:
A faded, and an ancient dragon he was; and many a wintry storm of rain, snow, sleet, and hail, had changed his colour from a gaudy blue to a faint lack-lustre shade of gray.
4.1885, William Dean Howells, chapter XIX, in The Rise of Silas Lapham[1]:
He sat looking at her with lack-lustre eyes. The light suddenly came back into them.
5.(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:boring
The actor gave a lackluster performance in his latest film.
6.2016 December 30, Jordan Hoffman, “Gold review – the priciest ore is a bore in Matthew McConaughey misfire”, in The Guardian[2]:
An allegedly true story emerges as a lackluster riff on American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street with a scrappy turn from an overly disguised lead star[.]
7.2019 May 19, Alex McLevy, “The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club[3]:
It’s fascinating to see a show wrap up in a manner wherein many of the flaws so clearly occur offscreen rather than on; the plague of season eight hasn’t been lackluster episodes, for the most part (though “The Last Of The Starks” was a definite low point).
8.2020 June 29, Patrick Wintour, “UK criticised for 'lacklustre' response to Israel West Bank plans”, in The Guardian[4]:
Pressure on the UK government to commit to concrete measures and not just “lacklustre” verbal condemnation if Israel goes ahead with annexation of parts of the West Bank has been stepped up by a coalition of 14 British charities and human rights groups.
9.2021 August 20, Martin Farrer, “Friday briefing: ‘Lacklustre’ Raab under pressure to quit”, in The Guardian[5]:
Tory MPs said Raab had been “lacklustre”, with one saying his position was “untenable”.
[Alternative forms]
- lack-lustre, lacklustre (UK)
[Anagrams]
- lack-lustre, lacklustre
[Etymology]
From lack + luster.
[Noun]
lackluster (countable and uncountable, plural lacklusters) (American spelling)
1.(uncountable) Lack of brightness or points of interest.
2.(countable) A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
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show __
[[English]]
ipa :/ʃəʊ/[Alternative forms]
- shew (archaic)
- shewe (obsolete)
- showe (obsolete)
[Anagrams]
- Hows, how's, hows, who's, whos
[Antonyms]
- (antonym(s) of "display"): conceal, cover up, hide
- (antonym(s) of "indicate a fact to be true"): disprove, refute
[Etymology]
From Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian (“to look, look at, exhibit, display”), from Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, see”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”); see haw, gaum, caveat, caution.Cognate with Scots shaw (“to show”), Dutch schouwen (“to inspect, view”), German schauen (“to see, behold”), Danish skue (“to behold”). Related to sheen.Wider cognates include Ancient Greek κῦδος (kûdos), Latin caveō whence English caution and English caveat, and Sanskrit कवि (kaví, “seer, prophet, bard”).
[Noun]
show (countable and uncountable, plural shows)
1.(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
There were a thousand people at the show.
2.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.
3.
4. (countable) An exhibition of items.
art show; dog show
5.(countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
radio show; television show
They performed in the show.
I spotted my neighbour on the morning TV show.
6.2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
Every day I do my morning show.
7.
8.(countable) A movie.
Let's catch a show.
9.(Australia, New Zealand, countable) An agricultural show.
I'm taking the kids to the show on Tuesday.
10.1924 October 6, The Examiner, Launceston, page 2, column 6:
E. C. McEnulty, who won the chop at the show on Thursday, cut through a foot lying block in 34 seconds
11.A project or presentation.
Let's get on with the show.
Let's get this show on the road.
They went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors.
It was Apple's usual dog and pony show.
12.(countable) A demonstration.
show of force
13.(uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
14.1725–1728, [Edward Young], “(please specify the page)”, in Love of Fame, the Universal Passion. In Seven Characteristical Satires, 4th edition, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson […], published 1741, →OCLC:
I envy none their pageantry and show.
The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
15.Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
16.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, [Act III, scene ii]:
So may the outward shows be least themselves:
The world is still deceived with ornament.
17.(baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.
18.(mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.[1]
19.(archaic) Pretence.
20.(archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
21.(obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
22.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 20:46-47:
Beware of the scribes, […] which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers.
23.1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
He through the midst unmarked,
In show plebeian angel militant
Of lowest order, passed.
24.(obsolete) Plausibility.
25.(medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
26.(military, slang) A battle; local conflict. [1892[2]]
27.1918, Denis Garstin, The Shilling Soldiers[1], London: Hodder and Stoughton, page 116:
A subaltern, wearing a glengarry, came out of a house, playing with the nose of a shell. He walked a little way with me.
“Going into the show?”
[References]
1. ^ Rossiter W[orthington] Raymond (1881) “Show”, in A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms. […], Easton, Pa.: [American] Institute [of Mining Engineers], […], →OCLC.
2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “show”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
[Synonyms]
- (display): display, exhibit, flaunt, indicate, parade, point out, reveal, rub one's nose in, show off
- (indicate a fact to be true): demonstrate, prove
- (put in an appearance): arrive, show up
- (exhibition): exhibition, exposition
- (demonstration): demonstration, illustration, proof
- (broadcast program(me)): program(me)
- (mere display with no substance): façade, front, superficiality
- (baseball): big leagues
[Verb]
show (third-person singular simple present shows, present participle showing, simple past showed or (archaic) shew, past participle shown or (now rare, US) showed)
1.(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.
All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper.
2.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.
3.(transitive) To bestow; to confer.
to show mercy; to show favour; (dialectal) show me the salt please
4.(transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
5.2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 162:
He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.
6.2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns
A report this year in the Journal of Geophysical Research showed that the glacier has lost 60 percent of its mass.
7.(transitive) To guide or escort.
Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
They showed us in.
8.(intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
Your bald patch is starting to show.
At length, his gloom showed.
9.1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):
Just such she shows before a rising storm.
10.1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 151:
All round a hedge upshoots, and shows / At distance like a little wood.
11.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
12.(intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
We waited for an hour, but they never showed.
13.(intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
14.(intransitive, motor racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
15.(intransitive, card games) To reveal one's hand of cards.
16.2017, Nathan Schwiethale, Ace High: Mastering Low Stakes Poker Cash Games, page 70:
He called instantly but was too ashamed to show until the river.
17.(obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
18.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
My lord of York, it better showed with you.
[[Chinese]]
ipa :/sou̯[Etymology 1]
From English show.
[[Danish]]
ipa :/ˈɕɔːw/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English show.
[Noun]
show n (singular definite showet, plural indefinite shows or show)
1.show (play, dance, or other entertainment)
2.show (exhibition of items)
3.show (broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program)
[References]
- “show” in Den Danske Ordbog
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ʃoː/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English show.
[Noun]
show m (plural shows, diminutive showtje n)
1.A show (entertainment).
[[Finnish]]
ipa :/ˈʃou̯/[Etymology]
From English show.
[Further reading]
- “show”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
[Noun]
show
1.show (entertainment)
[Synonyms]
- esitys, näytös
[[French]]
ipa :/ʃo/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English show.
[Further reading]
- “show”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[Noun]
show m (plural shows)
1.show (entertainment program)
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :[ˈʃoː][Etymology]
From English show. [1]
[Noun]
show (plural show-k)
1.show (entertainment, programme, production, performance)
[References]
1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
ipa :/ʃɔʋ/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English show.
[Noun]
show n (definite singular showet, indefinite plural show, definite plural showa or showene)
1.a show (play, concert, entertainment)
[References]
- “show” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
ipa :/ʂɔʋ/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English show.
[Noun]
show n (definite singular showet, indefinite plural show, definite plural showa)
1.a show (play, concert, entertainment)
[References]
- “show” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ʂɔw/[Alternative forms]
- szoł
[Etymology]
Unadapted borrowing from English show.
[Further reading]
- show in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- show in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- show in PWN's encyclopedia
[Noun]
show m inan or n (indeclinable)
1.show (large, impressive artistic and entertainment show of revue character with the participation of singers, dancers, circus performers, usually conducted by an anchorman)
Synonym: widowisko
Hypernym: przedstawienie
2.show (impressive artistic performance or demonstration of some unusual skill)
Synonym: pokaz
3.show (event or series of events in social, political, or cultural life taking on the character of a spectacle eagerly watched by all)
Synonym: przedstawienie
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/ˈʃo(w)/[Adjective]
show (invariable)
1.(Brazil, slang) amazing; awesome
Synonyms: espetacular, excelente, maravilhoso
[Alternative forms]
- chou (rare)
- xou (rare)
[Etymology]
Unadapted borrowing from English show.
[Noun]
show m (plural shows)
1.show (an entertainment performance event)
Synonyms: espetáculo, apresentação
1.(especially) concert (musical presentation)(Brazil, colloquial) an act or performance that demonstrates high skill; spectacle; display; feat
Synonym: espetáculo
Aquela aula foi um show.
That class was amazing.(colloquial, often used in dar um show) the action of crying or yelling out loud in order to protest or complain about something, often in the context of a discussion or argument
Synonym: fazer uma cena
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
Borrowed from English show.
[Noun]
show n (plural show-uri)
1.show
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/ˈʃou/[Etymology]
Unadapted borrowing from English show.
[Further reading]
- “show”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
[Noun]
show m (plural shows)
1.show, spectacle
Synonym: espectáculo
2.(informal) a scene, i.e. an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption
Synonym: escena
[[Swedish]]
ipa :/ɧɔ͡ʊ/[Etymology]
From English show.
[Noun]
show c
1.show; a play, dance, or other entertainment.
[References]
- show in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- show in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- show in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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treasury
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtɹɛʒ.ə.ɹi/[Etymology]
From Middle English tresorie, from Old French tresorie, from tresor (“treasure”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Displaced native Old English māþmhūs.
[Further reading]
- “treasury”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “treasury”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “treasury”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
[Noun]
treasury (plural treasuries)
1.A place where treasure is stored safely.
2.A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
3.(government) Ellipsis of treasury department.
4.A collection of artistic or literary works.
5.(obsolete) A treasure.
6.1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], “Totum in Toto”, in The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts], →OCLC; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of Villanie (The Bodley Head Quartos; 13), London: John Lane, The Bodley Head […]; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Company, 1925, →OCLC, page 56:
Now since he hath the grace, thus gracelesse be / His neighbors sweare he'le swell with treasurie.
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Treasury
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Short for Treasury Department (or Department of the Treasury), or for Treasury bond.
[Noun]
Treasury (plural Treasuries)
1.A government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.
2.2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “MPs concerned at Treasury's influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13:
The December 11 Telegraph story, which accused the Treasury of blocking plans for £30 billion worth of electrification across the rail network [...], has rung alarm bells over who is the real source of power concerning rail's development - the Department of Transport or the Treasury?Treasury (plural Treasuries or Treasurys)
1.A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury.
2.2016 December 26, Scott Minerd, “A Contrarian's View on Inflation Fears”, in The New York Times[1]:
As the Fed moves to adjust for faster growth, shorter-maturity Treasurys will be more vulnerable to further price declines while the risk of a sudden spike in inflation will diminish.
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conviction
[[English]]
ipa :/kənˈvɪkʃən/[Etymology]
From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictiō, from convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”).
[Noun]
conviction (countable and uncountable, plural convictions)
1.(countable) A firmly held belief.
2.1897, Marie Corelli, “Chapter I”, in Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul, New York: Stone & Kimball, page 27:
"...I imagined...that the husband of the lady might very easily be in Russia while his wife's health might necessitate her wintering in Egypt..." "But my mother thinks not. My mother thinks there is not a husband at all,—that there never was a husband. In fact my mother has very strong convictions on the subject..."
3.(countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
4.2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian[1]:
He said Robins had not been in trouble with the law before and had no previous convictions. Jail would have an adverse effect on her and her three children as she was the main carer.
5.(uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.
6.1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Aphorisms on that which is indeed spiritual religion”, in Aids to Reflection[2], page 198:
Analogies are used in aid of Conviction: Metaphors, as means of Illustration.
7.2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian[3]:
The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.
8.(uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
9.1902, Illinois. Auditor's Office, Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts, page 6:
From G. R. Ratts , Game Warden , fines collected on conviction of violation of State game law .
10.1943, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Loss of Nationality and Citizenship Bacause of Conviction of Desertion from The Armed Forces, page 6:
I do not know of any Federal statute which carries with it forfeiture of citizenship or civil rights except this one that we are discussing, which is conviction of desertion committed in time of war and conviction of treason.
11.1976, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country, page 44:
Thus, the argument continues, federal prosecutors would be motivated to seek Major Crimes Act indictments in marginal cases because they could be relatively certain of getting some conviction.
12.1994, West's Florida statutes annotated, page 107:
Where evidence in prosecution for larceny of two doors of the value of more than $50.00 sustained verdict that defendant had stolen the doors but was insufficient to establish that the doors were worth $50.00 or more, conviction of grand larceny would be reduced, on appeal to conviction of petit larceny.
13.2009, Chester Porter, The Conviction of the Innocent:
The rush to convict suspects on weak evidence may well lead not only to conviction of the innocent, but also to the release of the guilty from liability for the crime, as occurred in the famous Alfred Dreyfus case, which I shall discuss later.
[Synonyms]
- See also Thesaurus:obstinacy
[[French]]
ipa :/kɔ̃.vik.sjɔ̃/[Etymology]
Borrowed from Latin convictiōnem.
[Further reading]
- “conviction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[Noun]
conviction f (plural convictions)
1.conviction
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multidecade
[[English]]
[Adjective]
multidecade (not comparable)
1.Extending over multiple decades
2.2009 January 22, Julia Werdigier, Nelson D. Schwartz, “The Falling Pound Raises Fears of Nationalization”, in New York Times[1]:
With the pound at a multidecade low and British banks requiring ever-larger injections of taxpayer cash, it is no wonder that observers have started to refer to London as “Reykjavik-on-Thames.”
[Anagrams]
- demucilated
[Etymology]
multi- + decade
[Synonyms]
- decadeslong
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test
[[English]]
ipa :/tɛst/[Anagrams]
- ETTs, Etts, TETS, TETs, Tets, sett, stet, tets
[Etymology 1]
From Middle English test, teste, from Old French test, teste (“an earthen vessel, especially a pot in which metals were tried”), from Latin testum (“the lid of an earthen vessel, an earthen vessel, an earthen pot”), from *terstus, past participle of the root *tersa (“dry land”). See terra, thirst. The examination sense came via metaphor of the metallurgical sense - the way a metallurgist puts to the test his gold, a teacher may put to the test her students' knowledge.
[Etymology 2]
From Middle English teste, from Old French teste, test and Latin testis (“one who attests, a witness”).
[Etymology 3]
Clipping of testosterone.
[Further reading]
- “test”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “test”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
[[Breton]]
[Noun]
test
1.witness
[[Catalan]]
ipa :[ˈtest][Etymology 1]
Inherited from Latin testum (“earthenware pot”), from testa (“piece of burnt clay”). Cognate with Spanish tiesto.
[Etymology 2]
Borrowed from English test.
[Further reading]
- “test” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “test”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
[[Czech]]
ipa :[ˈtɛst][Etymology]
Borrowed from English test.
[Further reading]
- test in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- test in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- test in Internetová jazyková příručka
[Noun]
test m inan
1.test
provést test ― to perform a test
[[Danish]]
ipa :/ˈtɛsd/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English test.
[Noun]
test c (singular definite testen, plural indefinite tests)
1.A test, assessment or examination.
[References]
- “test” in Den Danske Ordbog
[Synonyms]
- prøve
- afprøvning
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/tɛst/[Etymology 1]
Borrowed from English test.
[Etymology 2]
From Middle Dutch test, from Old French test, from Latin testum, from testa.
[[French]]
ipa :/tɛst/[Etymology 1]
From Old French test, from Latin testum. The orthography of this form reflects semi-learned influence; compare the doublet têt.
[Etymology 2]
Borrowed from English test, itself from the same Old French test as above.
[Further reading]
- “test”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :[ˈtɛʃt][Etymology]
Of unknown origin.[1]
[Further reading]
- test in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
[Noun]
test (plural testek)
1.(anatomy) body
2.(geometry) solid (three-dimensional figure)
3.(algebra) field (commutative ring)Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:Test (algebra)Wikipedia hu
[References]
1. ^ test in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈtɛst/[Etymology]
Unadapted borrowing from English test.
[Noun]
test m (invariable)
1.test
[[Ladin]]
[Noun]
test m (plural [please provide])
1.text
[[Latvian]]
[Verb]
test (?? missing information, ?? conjugation, present ??, past ??)
1.to beat
2.to knock about
3.to flog
[[Maltese]]
ipa :/tɛst/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English test, ultimately from Latin testum.
[Noun]
test m (plural testijiet)
1.test (examination)
Għamluli test tad-droga.
They did a drug test on me.
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Etymology 1]
From English test.
[References]
- “test” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Etymology]
From English test.
[Noun]
test m (definite singular testen, indefinite plural testar, definite plural testane)
1.a test
[References]
- “test” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[[Old French]]
[Etymology]
From Latin testum.
[Noun]
test oblique singular, m (oblique plural tez or tetz, nominative singular tez or tetz, nominative plural test)
1.(uncountable) clay
2.(countable) a pot, usually made out of clay
[References]
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (test)
[[Polish]]
ipa :/tɛst/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English test, from Middle English test, teste, from Old French test, teste, from Latin testum, from *terstus.
[Further reading]
- test in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- test in Polish dictionaries at PWN
[Noun]
test m inan
1.(education) examination, exam, test (formal test)
Synonyms: egzamin, sprawdzian
[[Romanian]]
[Etymology]
Borrowed from French test.
[Noun]
test n (plural teste)
1.test
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
ipa :/têst/[Noun]
tȅst m (Cyrillic spelling те̏ст)
1.test (challenge, trial)
2.test (academics)
3.test (product examination)
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/ˈtest/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English test.
[Further reading]
- “test”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
[Noun]
test m (plural test)
1.test
Synonym: prueba
2.multiple-choice test, multiple-choice question
Synonyms: (Spain) examen tipo test, examen de opción múltiple
[[Swedish]]
[Anagrams]
- sett
[Etymology 1]
Borrowed from English test.
[Etymology 2]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
[Further reading]
- test in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- test in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
[[Turkish]]
ipa :/ˈtest/[Etymology]
From English test.
[Noun]
test (definite accusative testi, plural testler)
1.test
2.An exam consisting of multiple-choice questions with 3, 4 or 5 choices, labeled a through e.
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decadeslong
[[English]]
[Adjective]
decadeslong (not comparable)
1.Lasting for decades.
2.2007 July 13, Kyle Whitmire, “Suit in U.S. Over Murders in Colombia”, in New York Times[1]:
From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified.
[Etymology]
decades + -long
[Synonyms]
- multidecade
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decades-long
[[English]]
[Adjective]
decades-long (not comparable)
1.Lasting multiple decades (i.e. greater than twenty years)
[Alternative forms]
- decadeslong
[Etymology]
decades + -long
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rivalry
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɹaɪ.vəl.ɹi/[Etymology]
rival + -ry
[Noun]
rivalry (countable and uncountable, plural rivalries)
1.An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority.
The Boston Bruins have a longstanding rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens.
James and Polly have a bitter rivalry due to the latter's inclusion in the Tea Time Teaser.
2.(economics) The characteristic of being a rivalrous good, such that it can be consumed or used by only one person at a time.
3.2013 December 2 (last accessed), Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh, at Johnstown, “Public Goods”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], archived from the original on 5 May 2015:
Common goods are those which are rivalrous in consumption but non-excludable
4.Any competition between two or more things or factors.
Binocular rivalry is a visual phenomenon in which perception alternates between different images presented to each eye.
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