52379
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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52384
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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52401
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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52402
tallie
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- taille
[Etymology]
tall + -ie
[Noun]
tallie (plural tallies)
1.(Australia, slang) A tall beer bottle.
[[Old French]]
[Noun]
tallie oblique singular, f (oblique plural tallies, nominative singular tallie, nominative plural tallies)
1.(rare, Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of taille
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52403
tally
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtæli/[Etymology 1]
Clipping of tallyho.
[Etymology 2]
From Middle English talie, from Anglo-Norman tallie and Old French taille (“notch in a piece of wood signifying a debt”), from Medieval Latin tallia, from Latin talea (“a cutting, rod, stick”). Doublet of taille and talea.
[Etymology 3]
From Middle English talien, from the noun (see above). Also from Medieval Latin taliare.
[Etymology 4]
From Middle English tally, talliche, equivalent to tall + -ly.
[Further reading]
- “tally”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “tally”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
[References]
1. ^ Federal Aviation Administration: Pilot/Controller Glossary (P/CG), T (Traffic)
[[Middle English]]
ipa :/ˈtaliː/[Adverb]
tally
1.properly, suitably, becomingly
[Alternative forms]
- talliche
- tawly (northern)
[Etymology]
tal (adjective) + -ly (adverbial)
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52404
Tally
[[English]]
[Proper noun]
Tally
1.A male given name
2.A female given name
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52405
Asia-Pacific
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- APAC
- Asia Pacific
[Further reading]
- “Asia-Pacific, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Asia-Pacific”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
[Proper noun]
Asia-Pacific
1.(business) The part of the world in or near the western Pacific Ocean, typically including much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
2.1964, John F. Kennedy, “Where We Stand”, in A Nation of Immigrants[1], Revised and Enlarged edition, Harper & Row, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 81:
A special discriminatory formula is now applied to the immigration of persons who are attributable by their ancestry to an area called the Asia-Pacific triangle. This area embraces all countries from Pakistan to Japan and the Pacific islands north of Australia and New Zealand. Usually, the quota under which a prospective immigrant must enter is determined by his place of birth. However, if as much as one-half of an immigrant’s ancestors came from nations in the Asia-Pacific triangle, he must rely upon the small quota assigned to the country of his ancestry, regardless of where he was born. This provision of the law should be repealed.
3.2015, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America[2], Threshold Editions, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 222:
If current trends continue, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, by 2020 the Chinese could have more than 350 submarines and missile-equipped surface ships in the Asia-Pacific. By contrast, the U.S. Navy projects that it will have 67 submarines and surface ships “stationed in or forward deployed to” the Asia-Pacific by 2020.
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52406
shot
[[English]]
ipa :/ʃɒt/[Anagrams]
- HOTs, Soth, TOSH, Thos., Tosh, host, hots, oths, tosh
[Etymology 1]
From Old English sceot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą; compare the doublet scot.
[Etymology 2]
See scot (“a share”).
[Etymology 3]
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ʃɔt/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English shot.
[Noun]
shot n or m (plural shots, diminutive shotje n)
1.(film, photography) shot (sequence of frames)
2.shot (measure/serving of alcohol)
[[French]]
ipa :/ʃɔt/[Noun]
shot m (plural shots)
1.shot (small quantity of drink, especially alcohol)
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ʂɔt/[Alternative forms]
- szot
[Etymology]
Unadapted borrowing from English shot.
[Further reading]
- shot at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
[Noun]
shot m animal
1.shot, shooter (small, strong drink with a small amount of non-alcoholic ingredients, served in a vodka glass with a volume of up to 50 ml, drunk at once, usually also in a larger number; less often: a small portion of strong alcohol without admixtures)
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/ˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/[Etymology]
Unadapted borrowing from English shot.
[Noun]
shot m (plural shots)
1.(informal) shot (small quantity of drink, especially alcohol)
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/ˈʃot/[Noun]
shot m (plural shots)
1.shot (small portion of drink)
Synonym: chupito
[[Swedish]]
[Anagrams]
- hots
[Noun]
shot c
1.shot; measure of alcohol
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colossal
[[English]]
ipa :/kəˈlɒsəl/[Adjective]
colossal (comparative more colossal, superlative most colossal)
1.Extremely large or on a great scale.
A single puppy can make a colossal mess.
2.2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. […] Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
3.2017 April 23, “Ivanka & Jared”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 10, John Oliver (actor), via HBO:
What is wrong with you, you colossal fucking creep⁉ You found the only possible wrong answer to that question! “What’s your favorite color? Hitler.”
4.Amazingly spectacular; extraordinary; epic.
5.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
"It's just the very biggest thing that I ever heard of!" said I, though it was my journalistic rather than my scientific enthusiasm that was roused. "It is colossal. You are a Columbus of science who has discovered a lost world."
[Anagrams]
- alcosols
[Etymology]
From French colossal, formed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”).
[Synonyms]
- (extremely large): enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast
- See also Thesaurus:large
[[French]]
ipa :/kɔ.lɔ.sal/[Adjective]
colossal (feminine colossale, masculine plural colossaux, feminine plural colossales)
1.colossal, huge
Synonyms: énorme, gigantesque, titanesque
[Etymology]
From colosse + -al.
[Further reading]
- “colossal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[[Italian]]
[Etymology]
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from colossal. First attested in 1986.
[Noun]
colossal m (invariable)
1.(film, theater) high-budget film or play with a high production value, ensemble cast, etc.
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/ko.loˈsaw/[Adjective]
colossal m or f (plural colossais)
1.colossal (extremely large)
Synonyms: gigante, enorme
[Etymology]
From colosso + -al.
[Further reading]
- “colossal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “colossal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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head
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈhɛd/[Alternative forms]
- heed, hed (obsolete)
- 'ead (UK, eye dialect)
[Anagrams]
- DHEA, ahed, hade
[Etymology 1]
From Middle English hed, heed, heved, heaved, from Old English hēafd-, hēafod (“head; top; source, origin; chief, leader; capital”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubud, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *káput-. The modern word comes from Old English oblique stem hēafd-, the expected Modern English outcome for hēafod would be *heaved (similar to the Middle English word). Doublet of caput, cape, chef and chief.cognatesCognate with Scots heid, hede, hevid, heved (“head”), Old English hafola (“head”), North Frisian hood (“head”), Dutch hoofd (“head”), German Haupt (“head”), Swedish huvud (“head”), Danish hoved (“head”), Icelandic höfuð (“head”), Latin caput (“head”), Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, “skull”), Hindi कपाल (kapāl, “skull”).
[Etymology 2]
From Middle English heed, from Old English hēafod- (“main”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubida-, derived from the noun *haubid (“head”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian hööft-, West Frisian haad-, Dutch hoofd-, German Low German höövd-, German haupt-.
[[Estonian]]
[Adjective]
head
1.inflection of hea:
1.partitive singular
2.nominative plural
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[[English]]
ipa :/ˈhɛdɪŋ/[Noun]
heading (plural headings)
1.The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
put the information under the "Advantages" heading
2.(nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
3.Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
4.(mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine, particularly one driving through a solid body of coal or ore; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift. Synonym:roadway.
5.http://undergroundcoal.com.au/fundamentals/01_process.aspx
Once access has been gained into the coal seam, workings are developed by mining a series of roadways (or headings). These roadways are tunnels largely, if not totally, within the seam, usually rectangular in shape though on occasions they may have an arched or even circular profile.
6.(sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
7.(masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.[1]
8.(flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.
[References]
1. ^ Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Heading”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes II (GAS–REA), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.
[Verb]
heading
1.present participle and gerund of head
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Noun]
heading f (definite singular headinga, indefinite plural headingar, definite plural headingane)
1.Alternative spelling of hedding
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gut
[[English]]
ipa :/ɡʌt/[Adjective]
gut (comparative more gut, superlative most gut)
1.Made of gut.
a violin with gut strings
2.Instinctive.
gut reaction
[Anagrams]
- UTG, tug
[Etymology]
From Middle English gut, gutte, gotte, from Old English gutt (usually in plural guttas (“guts, entrails”)), from Proto-Germanic *gut-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Related to English gote (“drain”), Old English ġēotan (“to pour”). More at gote, yote.The verb is from Middle English gutten, gotten (“to gut”).
[Noun]
gut (countable and uncountable, plural guts)
1.The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
2.(informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.
You've developed quite a beer gut since I last met you.
3.(uncountable) The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
4.A person's emotional, visceral self.
I have a funny feeling in my gut.
5.(informal) A class that is not demanding or challenging.
You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.
6.A narrow passage of water.
the Gut of Canso
7.1887 March 21, Rudyard Kipling, “Kidnapped”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co.; London: W. Thacker & Co., published 1888, →OCLC, page 111:
There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken any way you please, is bad, / And strands them in forsaken guts and creeks / No decent soul would think of visiting.
8.The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.
[Synonyms]
- (alimentary canal, intestine): alimentary canal, digestive system, guts, intestine, tharm, innards
- (abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged): abdomen, beer belly (enlarged), beer gut (UK, enlarged), belly, paunch (enlarged), potbelly (enlarged), stomach, tum, tummy
- (intestines of an animal used to make strings): catgut
[Verb]
gut (third-person singular simple present guts, present participle gutting, simple past and past participle gutted)
1.(transitive) To eviscerate.
The fisherman guts the fish before cooking them.
The lioness gutted her prey.
2.(transitive) To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
Fire gutted the building.
Congress gutted the welfare bill.
3.1982 July 20, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.12 Wreckage and Impact Information”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458, deHavilland DHC-6-100, N127PM, Near Providence, Rhode Island, February 21, 1982[1], archived from the original on 3 April 2024, page 4:
The fuselage came to rest 522 feet from the initial impact point on a magnetic heading of 175 degrees. The complete fuselage from the nose section, including the nose gear section, aft to the empennage, was extensively burned and gutted by fire. The cabin area, which consisted of only the lower fuselage, was melted and the metal was visible in the ice.
4.To dishearten; to crush (the spirits of).
5.2016 October 4, Danielle Pearl, In Ruins, Forever, →ISBN:
It's no worse than what he said in Miami, but hearing him repeat it, attribute it to my father...it guts me. “That's who your family is. Who you are. Stangers—Stanleys, whatever your fucking names are,” he spits.
6.2017 October 4, Angela Quarles, Earning It: A Romantic Comedy, Unsealed Room Press, →ISBN:
What's bothering me is that I'd felt more for him than I realized, and it guts me that it's over before it can really get going.
[[Central Franconian]]
ipa :/ɡuːt/[Adjective]
gut (masculine gude, feminine gut, comparative besser, superlative et beste)
1.(southern Moselle Franconian) good
[Alternative forms]
- got (northern Moselle Franconian)
- jot (Ripuarian)
[Etymology]
From Old High German guod, northern variant of guot.
[[Danish]]
ipa :/ɡut/[Etymology 1]
From Norwegian gutt.
[Etymology 2]
From English gut.
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology]
A minced oath from god.
[Interjection]
gut
1.gee
Gut, daar heb ik nooit zo over nagedacht. ― Gee, I never thought of it that way.
[[German]]
ipa :/ɡuːt/[Adjective]
gut (strong nominative masculine singular guter, comparative besser, superlative am besten)
1.good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen.
We must be good to feel good.
2.good (effective; useful)
3.good (fortunate)
4.good (having a particularly pleasant taste)
5.all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)
6.good (full; entire; at least as much as)
7.being of an academic grade evidencing performance well above the average requirements, B
[Adverb]
gut (comparative besser, superlative am besten)
1.well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)
Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt.
The team played well.
2.a little more than (with measurements)
Antonym: knapp
Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin.
I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years.
Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang.
The bed is a little over two meters long.
3.easily, likely
Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden.
That item is easily found.
Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist.
You may well be married next year.
[Alternative forms]
- gůt (Early New High German)
[Antonyms]
- schlecht (qualitatively or ethically bad)
- böse (morally evil)
[Etymology]
Inherited from Middle High German guot, from Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit”).CognatesCognate to Luxembourgish gutt, Silesian East Central German gutt, Dutch goed, West Frisian goed, Saterland Frisian goud, English good, Danish god, Norwegian god and Swedish god.
[Further reading]
- “gut” in Duden online
- “gut” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “gut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “gut” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
[Interjection]
gut
1.okay, all right, now then
Gut, dann fangen wir mal an.
All right, then let's get started.
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
gut
1.Alternative form of gutte
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
ipa :/ɡʉːt/[Etymology]
Possibly from Dutch guit (“troublemaker”).
[Noun]
gut m (definite singular guten, indefinite plural gutar, definite plural gutane)
1.a boy (young male)
[References]
“gut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
[See also]
- gutt (Bokmål)
[[Pennsylvania German]]
[Adjective]
gut (comparative besser, superlative bescht)
1.good
2.kind
[Etymology]
From Middle High German and Old High German guot. Compare German gut, Dutch goed, English good.
[[Romansch]]
[Noun]
gut m (plural guts)
1.drop
[[Tok Pisin]]
[Adverb]
gut
1.well
[Etymology]
From English good.
[[Welsh]]
ipa :/ɡɨ̞t/[Mutation]
[Noun]
gut
1.Soft mutation of cut.
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GUT
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- UTG, tug
[Noun]
GUT (plural GUTs)
1.(physics) Initialism of grand unification theory or grand unified theory.
Coordinate term: TOE
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bear
[[English]]
ipa :/bɛə(ɹ)/[Anagrams]
- Aber, Bare, Baré, Brea, Reba, bare, brae, rabe
[Etymology 1]
From Middle English bere, from Old English bera, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô (compare West Frisian bear, Dutch beer, German Bär, Danish bjørn).etymology notesThis is generally taken to be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“shining, brown”) (compare Tocharian A parno, Tocharian B perne (“radiant, luminous”), Lithuanian bė́ras (“brown”)), related to brown, bruin, and beaver.The Germanic languages replaced the older name of the bear, *h₂ŕ̥tḱos, with the epithet "brown one", presumably due to taboo avoidance; compare Russian медве́дь (medvédʹ, “bear”, literally “honey-eater”).However, Ringe (2006:106) doubts the existence of a root *bʰer- meaning "brown" ("an actual PIE word of [the requisite] shape and meaning is not recoverable") and suggests that a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”) "should therefore perhaps be preferred", implying a Germanic merger of *ǵʰw and *gʷʰ (*gʷʰ may sometimes result in Germanic *b, perhaps e.g. in *bidjaną, but it also seems to have given the g in gun and the w in warm).
[Etymology 2]
From Middle English beren (“carry, bring forth”), from Old English beran (“to carry, bear, bring”), from Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti, from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).Akin to Old High German beran (“carry”), Dutch baren, Norwegian Bokmål bære, Norwegian Nynorsk bera, German gebären, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan), Sanskrit भरति (bhárati), Latin ferō, and Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō), Albanian bie (“to bring, to bear”), Russian брать (bratʹ, “to take”), Persian بردن (bordan, “to take, to carry”).
[Etymology 4]
From Middle English bere (“pillowcase”), of obscure origin, but compare Old English hlēor-bera (“cheek-cover”). Possibly cognate to Low German büre, whence German Bühre, which in turn has been compared to French bure.
[[Irish]]
[Further reading]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
[Mutation]
[Noun]
bear m pl
1.alternative genitive plural of bior (“pointed rod or shaft; spit, spike; point”)
[[West Frisian]]
ipa :/bɪə̯r/[Etymology]
From Old Frisian *bera, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô.
[Noun]
bear c (plural bearen, diminutive bearke)
1.bear
Hoewol't de earste bearen net tige grut wiene, hawwe se harren meitiid wol ta grutte lichemsomfang ûntwikkele. ― Although the first bears were not very large, they have since developed the be much larger.
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Bear
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Aber, Bare, Baré, Brea, Reba, bare, brae, rabe
[Etymology]
- As an English surname, related to bear
- As a German surname, spelling variant of Baer and Bahr
[Proper noun]
English Wikipedia has an article on:BearWikipedia Bear
1.A surname.
2.(as 'the Bear') Ursa Major.
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task
[[English]]
ipa :/tɑːsk/[Anagrams]
- AKST, KTAS, Kast, askt, kast, kats, skat
[Etymology 1]
From Middle English taske (“task, tax”), from Old Northern French tasque, (compare Old French variant tasche), from Medieval Latin tasca, alteration of taxa, from Latin taxāre (“censure; charge”). Doublet of tax.
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
task c
1.(colloquial) a dick (penis)
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mythical
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmɪθɪkəl/[Adjective]
mythical (comparative more mythical, superlative most mythical)
1.Existing in myth.
2.(by extension) Not real; false or fabricated.
[Etymology]
From Latin mȳthicos + -al;;[1] by surface analysis, myth + -ical.
[References]
1. ^ “mythical, adj.”, in OED Online [1], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 2023-10-19.
[Synonyms]
- mythic
- legendary
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ephemeral
[[English]]
ipa :/ɛˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/[Adjective]
ephemeral (comparative more ephemeral, superlative most ephemeral)
1.Lasting for a short period of time.
Synonyms: temporary, transitory, fleeting, evanescent, momentary, short-lived, short, volatile; see also Thesaurus:ephemeral
Antonyms: permanent, eternal, everlasting, timeless
2.1821-1822, Vicesimus Knox, Remarks on the tendency of certain Clauses in a Bill now pending in Parliament to degrade Grammar Schools
Esteem, lasting esteem, the esteem of good men, like himself, will be his reward, when the gale of ephemeral popularity shall have gradually subsided.
3.1853, James Stephen, Lecture on the right use of Books:
sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal, efficacy
4.1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 9, in Frankenstein[1], archived from the original on 3 April 2012:
It was during an access of this kind that I suddenly left my home, and bending my steps towards the near Alpine valleys, sought in the magnificence, the eternity of such scenes, to forget myself and my ephemeral, because human, sorrows.
5.(biology) Existing for only one day, as with some flowers, insects, and diseases.
6.(geology, of a body of water) Usually dry, but filling with water for brief periods during and after precipitation.
7.1986, W.H. Raymond, "Clinoptilolite Deposit in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S.A.", in Yūichi Murakami et al. (editors), New Developments in Zeolite Science and Technology (conference proceedings), Elsevier, →ISBN, page 80:
The graben constitutes a depositional basin and a topographic low, underlain by Cretaceous shales, in which volcanic debris accumulated in ephemeral lakes and streams in Oligocene and early Miocene time.
[Etymology]
From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).
[Further reading]
- “ephemeral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “ephemeral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- ephemeral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[Noun]
ephemeral (plural ephemerals)
1.Something which lasts for a short period of time.
Synonym: ephemeron
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informal
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈfɔɹm(ə)l/[Adjective]
informal (comparative more informal, superlative most informal)
1.Not formal or ceremonious.
an informal get-together
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.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.
3.2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:
Students and faculty members lunch at the cafeteria and naturally communicate freely with one another in a relaxed and informal setting.
4.Not in accord with the usual regulations.
an informal agreement
5.Suited for everyday use.
informal clothes
6.(of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.
7.(horticulture) Not organized; not structured or planned.
[Anagrams]
- formalin
[Antonyms]
- formal
[Etymology]
From in- + formal.
[Synonyms]
- (not formal or ceremonious): casual
- (not in accord with the usual regulations): unofficial
- (suited for everyday use): casual
- (language: reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage): colloquial
[[Catalan]]
ipa :[iɱ.furˈmal][Adjective]
informal m or f (masculine and feminine plural informals)
1.informal
[Etymology]
From in- + formal.
[[Galician]]
[Adjective]
informal m or f (plural informais)
1.informal
Antonym: formal
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/ĩ.foʁˈmaw/[Adjective]
informal m or f (plural informais)
1.informal (not formal or ceremonious)
[[Romanian]]
[Adjective]
informal m or n (feminine singular informală, masculine plural informali, feminine and neuter plural informale)
1.informal
[Etymology]
Borrowed from English informal or French informel.
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/infoɾˈmal/[Adjective]
informal m or f (masculine and feminine plural informales)
1.informal
Antonym: formal
[Anagrams]
- filmaron
[Further reading]
- “informal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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bear on
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Barone, Borean, aborne, borane
[Synonyms]
- bear upon; See also Thesaurus:pertain
[Verb]
bear on (third-person singular simple present bears on, present participle bearing on, simple past bore on, past participle borne on or born on)
1.To influence, have an effect on.
2.To be relevant to.
That ruling bears on our application.
3.1905, Basil Hall Chamberlain, Things Japanese, Introductory Chapter:
In order to enable the reader to supply deficiencies and to form his own opinions, if haply he should be of so unusual a turn of mind as to desire so to do, we have, at the end of almost every article, indicated the names of trustworthy works bearing on the subject treated in that article.
4.To harm, hinder or be a burden upon.
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bearer
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbɛəɹə/[Anagrams]
- rebear
[Etymology]
From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterberere (“waterbearer”)), equivalent to bear + -er.
[Noun]
bearer (plural bearers)
1.One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
Synonyms: carrier, -phore
2.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Chronicles 2:18:
And he [Solomon] set threescore and ten thousand of them [the foreigners living in Israel] to be bearers of burdens,
3.1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, Act II, page 29:
Forgive the Bearer of unhappy news:
Your alter’d Father openly pursues
Your ruine;
4.1855, Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom. […], New York, Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan […], →OCLC:
The slightest manifestation of sympathy or justice toward a person of color, was denounced as abolitionism; and the name of abolitionist, subjected its bearer to frightful liabilities.
5.Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.
Synonym: pallbearer
6.1645, John Milton, “Another on the same”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, both English and Latin[1], London: Humphrey Moseley, page 29:
Nay, quoth he, on his swooning bed outstretch’d,
If I may not carry, sure Ile ne’re be fetch’d,
But vow though the cross Doctors all stood hearers,
For one Carrier put down to make six bearers.
7.1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC:
[…] the bare coffin having been screwed down, was hoisted on the shoulders of the bearers, and carried into the street.
8.1934, Dorothy L. Sayers, “A Full Peal of Grandsire Triples”, in The Nine Tailors[2], London: Victor Gollancz, published 1975, Part 3:
The deep shadows of the porch swallowed up priest, corpse and bearers […]
9.One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.
I promise to pay the bearer on demand.
10.A person employed or engaged to carry equipment on a safari, expedition, etc.
11.A person employed to carry a palanquin or litter.
12.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
Within an hour of our finally deciding to start five litters were brought up to the door of the cave, each accompanied by four regular bearers and two spare hands, also a band of about fifty armed Amahagger, who were to form the escort and carry the baggage.
13.(India, dated) A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet.
Synonym: dressing-boy
14.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “Watches of the Night”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 60:
The bar of the watch-guard worked through the buttonhole, and the watch—Platte's watch—slid quietly on to the carpet; where the bearer found it next morning and kept it.
15.(India) A waiter in a hotel or restaurant.
16.A tree or plant yielding fruit.
a good bearer
17.1791, William Gilpin, Remarks on Forest Scenery: and Other Woodland Views[3], London: R. Blamire, Volume 1, Book 1, Section 6, p. 149:
In the common mode of pruning, this species of vine is no great bearer; but managed as it is here, it produces wonderfully.
18.(dated) Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (especially as referred to in the letter or message).
19.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
[…] Wilt thou know
Th’ effect of what I wrote? […]
An earnest conjuration from the King,
As England was his faithful tributary, […]
That, on the view and knowing of these contents,
Without debatement further, more or less,
He should the bearers put to sudden death,
20.1754 September 25, Ja[me]s [Mor] MacGregor, “[Letter from James Macgregor, on his arrival at Paris the week before he died, October, 1754]”, in K[enneth] Macleay, Historical Memoirs of Rob Roy and the Clan Macgregor; […], Glasgow: […] William Turnbull, […], published 1818, pages 300–301:
P. S. If you’d send your pipes by the Bearer […], I would put them in order, and play some Melancholy tunes, […]
21.1784, Samuel Johnson, letter cited in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, Volume 2, p. 487,[4]
Sir, The bearer is my godson, whom I take the liberty of recommending to your kindness […]
22.1886 May – 1887 April, Thomas Hardy, The Woodlanders […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London, New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
The message was brought, and Winterborne sent the bearer back to say that he begged the lady’s pardon, but that he could not do as she requested;
23.1905, Upton Sinclair, chapter XXV, in The Jungle, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 26 February 1906, →OCLC:
[…] he gave him a note to Mr. Harmon, one of the head managers of Durham’s—
“The bearer, Jurgis Rudkus, is a particular friend of mine, and I would like you to find him a good place […]
24.(printing) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page.
25.(printing) A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
beārer
1.first-person singular imperfect passive subjunctive of beō
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stress
[[English]]
ipa :/stɹɛs/[Etymology]
From a shortening of Middle English destresse, borrowed from Old French destrecier, from Latin distringō (“to stretch out”).[1] This form probably coalesced with Middle English stresse, from Old French estrece (“narrowness”), from Vulgar Latin *strictia, from Latin strictus (“narrow”).In the sense of "mental strain" or “disruption”, used occasionally in the 1920s and 1930s by psychologists, including Walter Cannon (1934); in “biological threat”, used by endocrinologist Hans Selye, by metaphor with stress in physics (force on an object) in the 1930s, and popularized by same in the 1950s.
[Noun]
stress (countable and uncountable, plural stresses)
1.(biology) A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
2.(biology) Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
3.(countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
4.(countable, physics) Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
5.(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.
6.(countable, phonetics, loosely) A suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound, word or word group by means of of loudness, duration or pitch; phonological prominence.
Synonym: accent
Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second.
7.(countable, phonetics, strictly) The suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound by means of of loudness and/or duration; phonological prominence phonetically achieved by means of dynamics as distinct from pitch.
Synonym: stress accent
Antonyms: pitch, pitch accent
8.2020 July 9, Steve Rapaport, “Parallel syncretism in early Indo-European”, in Bridget Drinka, editor, Historical Linguistics 2017: Selected Papers from the 23rd International Conference on Historical Linguistics, San Antonio, Texas, 31 July – 4 August 2017, →DOI, page 59:
The shift from pitch to stress appears to happen before the other obliques begin merging in the Proto-Italic, Proto-Germanic, Primitive Irish, and Middle Indo-Aryan. But further investigation into the timeline of sound changes […] shows that, at least in Germanic, the oblique and core noun stems sound quite unpredictably different in all these families by the time of the crucial accent shift from pitch to stress. […] once a language becomes stress-sensitive, there seems to be a strong tendency in early Indo-European languages to shift the stress to the first syllable. This change happens shortly after the change to stress accent in Proto-Germanic, Proto-Italic, and Proto-Celtic, and even Thessalian, with evidence from Dybo's Law and Verner's Law left behind to show that sound changes happened after the changes to stress accent.
9.(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
10.Obsolete form of distress.
11.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
With this sad Hersal of his heavy stress,
The warlike Damzel was empassion's sore,
And said; Sir Knight, your Cause is nothing less
Than is your Sorrow , certes if not more
12.(Scots law) distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
[Related terms]
- strain
- strait
- strict
- stringent
- stringency
[Synonyms]
- (phonetics): accent, emphasis
- (on words in speaking): emphasis
- (on a point): emphasis
- (phonetics): emphasise/emphasize
- (on words in speaking): emphasise/emphasize
- (on a point): emphasise/emphasize, underline
[Verb]
stress (third-person singular simple present stresses, present participle stressing, simple past and past participle stressed)
1.(transitive) To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
2.(transitive) To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
3.(intransitive, informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
4.(transitive) To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
“Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.
5.(transitive) To emphasise (words in speaking).
6.(transitive) To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.
[[Danish]]
ipa :[ˈsd̥ʁɛs][Etymology]
Borrowed from English stress.
[Noun]
stress c or n (singular definite stressen or stresset, not used in plural)
1.stress
[[Dutch]]
ipa :-ɛs[Etymology]
Borrowed from English stress.
[Noun]
stress m (uncountable)
1.stress
[[French]]
ipa :/stʁɛs/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English stress.
[Further reading]
- “stress”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[Noun]
stress m (uncountable)
1.stress (emotional pressure)
[[Icelandic]]
ipa :/ˈstrɛsː/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English stress.
[Noun]
stress n (genitive singular stress, no plural)
1.stress
[[Indonesian]]
[Adjective]
stress
1.Nonstandard spelling of stres.
[Noun]
stress (first-person possessive stressku, second-person possessive stressmu, third-person possessive stressnya)
1.Nonstandard spelling of stres.
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈstrɛs/[Etymology]
Borrowed from English stress.
[Noun]
stress m (invariable)
1.stress
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Etymology]
Borrowed from English stress.
[Verb]
stress
1.imperative of stresse
[[Portuguese]]
ipa :/isˈtɾɛ.si/[Noun]
stress m (plural stresses)
1.Alternative form of estresse
2.Alternative form of stresse
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/esˈtɾes/[Etymology]
Unadapted borrowing from English stress.
[Noun]
stress m (plural stresses)
1.stress
Synonym: estrés
[[Swedish]]
[Etymology]
Borrowed from English stress. First attested in the 1950s.
[Further reading]
- stress in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
[Noun]
stress c (uncountable)
1.stress
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acknowledged
[[English]]
[Adjective]
acknowledged (comparative more acknowledged, superlative most acknowledged)
1.Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
[Antonyms]
- unacknowledged
[Verb]
acknowledged
1.simple past and past participle of acknowledg
2.simple past and past participle of acknowledge
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acknowledge
[[English]]
ipa :/k/[Alternative forms]
- acknowledg, acknowelege, aknowledge (obsolete)
[Etymology]
Recorded since 1553, a blend of Middle English aknowen (“to recognize, acknowledge”) and knowlechen (“to discover, reveal, acknowledge”). The former verb is from Old English oncnāwan, ācnāwan (“to know, recognize, acknowledge”), from on + cnāwan (“to know”). The latter is derived from the noun at hand in knowledge. For the formation compare Latin agnōscō and Russian призна́ть (priznátʹ), with cognate roots.The /k/-sound was preserved by being redistributed to the preceding syllable: /əˈkn-/ > /əkˈn-/. The -c- was inserted accordingly to reflect this pronunciation more clearly.
[References]
- “acknowledge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
[Synonyms]
- (admit knowledge of): avow, recognize, admit
- (recognize a quality): recognize, admit, allow, concede, confess, own
- (be grateful of):
- (report receipt of message):
[Verb]
acknowledge (third-person singular simple present acknowledges, present participle acknowledging, simple past and past participle acknowledged)
1.(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
to acknowledge the being of a god
2.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalm 51:3:
I acknowledge my transgressions.
3.1631 (first performance), Philip Massinger, The Emperour of the East. A Tragæ-comœdie. […], London: […] Thomas Harper, for Iohn Waterson, published 1632, →OCLC, Act IV, scene iii:
[T]he charge of my moſt curious, and coſtly ingredients fraide, amounting to ſome ſeaventeene thouſand crovvnes, a trifle in reſpect of health, vvriting your noble name in my Catalogue, I ſhall acknovvledge my ſelfe amply ſatisfi'd.
4.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 1, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volumes (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
For ends generally acknowledged to be good.
5.1604, Jeremy Corderoy, A Short Dialogve, wherein is Proved, that No Man can be Saved without Good VVorkes, 2nd edition, Oxford: Printed by Ioseph Barnes, and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Crowne, by Simon Waterson, →OCLC, page 40:
[N]ow ſuch a liue vngodly, vvithout a care of doing the wil of the Lord (though they profeſſe him in their mouths, yea though they beleeue and acknowledge all the Articles of the Creed, yea haue knowledge of the Scripturs) yet if they liue vngodly, they deny God, and therefore ſhal be denied, […]
6.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Nexus:
Addison: Pathfinder, you're making a mistake.
Ryder: Maybe. But at least I'm willing to acknowledge it.
7.(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
8.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 3:6:
In all thy ways acknowledge Him.
9.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:
By my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee.
10.(transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
to acknowledge a favor
11.1667, John Milton, “Book XI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
They his gifts acknowledged none.
12.(transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
This is to acknowledge your kind invitation to participate in the upcoming debate.
13.(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
14.1843, Thomas Isaac Wharton, A Digest of the Reported Cases Adjudged in the Several Courts Held in Pennsylvania, Together with Some Manuscript Cases:
One who has been sheriff may acknowledge a deed executed by him while in office.
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yearn
[[English]]
ipa :/jɜːn/[Anagrams]
- Aeryn, Arney, Neary, Neyra, Raney, Rayne, Yaren, aryne, rayne, renay, yarne
[Etymology 1]
The verb is derived from Middle English yernen, yern (“to express or feel desire; to desire, long or wish for; to lust after; to ask or demand for”) [and other forms],[1] from Old English ġeornan (“to desire, yearn; to beg”) [and other forms], from Proto-West Germanic *girnijan (“to be eager for, desire”), from Proto-Germanic *girnijaną (“to desire, want”), from *gernaz (“eager, willing”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to yearn for”)) + *-janą (suffix forming factitive verbs from adjectives).[2]The noun is derived from the verb.[3]
[Etymology 2]
Probably either:[4]
- a variant of earn (“to curdle, as milk”) (though this word is attested later), from Middle English erne, ernen (“to coagulate, congeal”) (chiefly South Midlands) [and other forms], a metathetic variant of rennen (“to run; to coagulate, congeal”), from Old English rinnen (“to run”) (with the variants iernan, irnan) and Old Norse rinna (“to move quickly, run; of liquid: to flow, run; to melt”),[5] both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir; to rise, spring”); or
- a back-formation from yearning (“(Scotland, archaic) rennet; calf (or other animal’s) stomach used to make rennet”).
[References]
1. ^ “yernen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
2. ^ Compare “yearn, v.1”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2021; “yearn, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
3. ^ “yearn, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2018.
4. ^ “yearn, v.2”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2020.
5. ^ “rennen, v.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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pave
[[English]]
ipa :/peɪv/[Anagrams]
- EVAP, vape
[Etymology]
From Old French paver (“to pave, to cover”), from Vulgar Latin *pavāre (“to beat down, to smash”), from Latin pavīre, present active infinitive of paviō (“I beat, strike, ram, tread down”).
[Verb]
pave (third-person singular simple present paves, present participle paving, simple past and past participle paved)
1.(British) To cover something with paving slabs.
2.(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
3.1970, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Big Yellow Taxi”, in Ladies of the Canyon:
They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot.
4.(transitive, figurative) To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.
5.2011, Rice Baker-Yeboah, The Animal Pathways 1-2, page 110:
After two weeks Miguel began to circulate freely about the city in his truck, albeit with the long, chrome-plated pistol cocked and ready on his lap. It wouldn't be for three more years that Gonzo would tell Miguel about the secret leverage that paved his path to freedom.
[[Danish]]
ipa :/paːvə/[Etymology]
From Old Danish pauæ (Old Norse páfi), from Old Saxon pavos (Middle Low German pawes, paves), from Old French papes, from Latin pāpa (“father”).
[Noun]
pave c (singular definite paven, plural indefinite paver)
1.pope
[[French]]
ipa :/pav/[Verb]
pave
1.inflection of paver:
1.first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2.second-person singular imperative
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
pavē
1.second-person singular present active imperative of paveō
[[Norwegian Bokmål]]
[Noun]
pave m (definite singular paven, indefinite plural paver, definite plural pavene)
1.pope
[[Norwegian Nynorsk]]
[Noun]
pave m (definite singular paven, indefinite plural pavar, definite plural pavane)
1.pope
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pave the way
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpeɪv ðə ˈweɪ/[Etymology]
From the idea that once a paved path has been laid, travel on the route is easier and smoother for others.
[Synonyms]
- grease the wheels
- set the stage
- prepare the ground
[Verb]
pave the way (third-person singular simple present paves the way, present participle paving the way, simple past and past participle paved the way)
1.(transitive with for) To make future progress or development easier.
Germany's development of rocket weapons paved the way for human controlled spaceflight.
2.1705, Robert Fleming, “[The Epistle Dedicatory]”, in Christology. A Discourse Concerning Christ: Considered I In Himself, II In His Government, and III In Relation to His Subjects and Their Duty to Him. In Six Books. Being a New Essay towards a farther Revival and Re-introduction of Primitive-Scriptural-Divinity, by way of Specimen, London: Printed for Andrew Bell, and the Bible and Cross-Keys in Cornhill, →OCLC, page ix:
A perverting of this Firſt and Original Chriſtian Principle, by Political and Aſpiring Church-Guides, […] did not only pave the way for Popery, but both laid the Foundation thereof and finiſh'd its Superſtructure: […]
3.1876, Henry Southgate, “A Few Things My Wife, when Won, Will Like Me to Observe and Do”, in The Way to Woo and Win a Wife. Illustrated by a Series of Choice Extracts, together with some Original Matter never before Printed, London, Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, […] 14 King William Street, Strand, →OCLC, page 262:
The gratification of one inordinate pursuit paves the way for another; and no sooner is the present vain wish indulged, than a future imagined necessity arises, equally importunate.
4.1972, “Revolution at Floodtide”, in Thomas G[arden] Barnes and Gerald D[onald] Feldman, editors, Nationalism, Industrialization, and Democracy 1815–1914 (A Documentary History of Europe; III), Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC; republished Lanham, Md.; London: University Press of America, 1980, →ISBN, page 91:
Prince Louis Napoleon was president of France, and his dictatorial behaviour was paving the way for his assumption of the imperial crown.
5.1988, Sue-Ellen Case, “Radical Feminism and Theatre”, in Feminism and Theatre, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 62:
As we have seen, some of the women active before the feminist movement showed a concern for women's oppression and rights and helped pave the way for the exploration of women's issues in performance.
6.2013, John Hart, “The Storyboard’s Beginnings”, in The Art of the Storyboard: A Filmmaker’s Introduction, Burlington, Mass., Oxford: Focal Press, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 1:
The film industry's current use of storyboards as a preproduction, pre-visualization tool owes its humble beginnings to the original Sunday comics. Pioneers like Winsor McKay,[sic – meaning McCay] whose Gertie the Dinosaur […] and animation of the Sinking of the Lusitania (1915) established him as the true originator of the animated cartoon as an art form. He paved the way for [Walt] Disney and others.
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multiple
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmʌltɪpl̩/[Adjective]
multiple (not comparable)
1.More than one (followed by plural).
My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.
2.2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist:
Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. […] A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.
3.Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).
Some states do explicitly prohibit multiple citizenship.
It was a multiple pregnancy: the woman had triplets.
Multiple registrations are an increasing problem for many social networking sites.
4.2012, Dino Esposito, Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise:
Now, let's briefly explore two different approaches for creating sites for a multiple audience: multiserving and responsive design.
[Anagrams]
- pull time
[Antonyms]
- (antonym(s) of "many"): paucal (rare)
[Etymology]
From French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.
[Noun]
multiple (plural multiples)
1.
2. (mathematics) A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.
14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7
3.(finance) Price-earnings ratio.
4.One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
5.1996, Southeastern College Art Conference Review:
One might view this attempt to ensure the scarcity of a multiple as both a marketing ploy and form of elitism.
6.A single individual who has multiple personalities.
7.2010, Ann M. Garvey, Ann's Multiple World of Personality: Regular No Cream, No Sugar:
I had seen its first show when it was a freebie, but I thought it made multiples in general look silly – no one changes clothes THAT much!
8.2000, Henk Driessen, Ton Otto, Perplexities of identification, page 115:
Non-abused multiples have no need of doctors, and they have carved out a foothold of their own from where they speak confidently about their utopian vision of a multiple world.
9.One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
10.A chain store.
11.1979, Management Today, page 96:
The big advantage such multiples can offer over a purely catalogue operation is that winners can be given shopping vouchers enabling them to choose from goods on display in the multiples' many outlets (Woolworths, for example, has 1,000).
12.A discovery resulting from the work of many people throughout history, not merely the work of the person who makes the final connection.
13.2016, Thomas Söderqvist, The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography, page 99:
Merton's argument that all scientific discoveries are multiples would seem to contradict the theory of genius […]
14.More than one piercing in a single ear.
15.1976, Jewelers' Circular/Keystone, volume 147, numbers 1-6, page 40:
First of all, the 'greenhorn' stigma of piercing has worn off. The older woman sees her daughter wearing multiples. So she's confident enough to have her ears pierced at least once.
[Synonyms]
- (more than one): manifold, many, morefold, several; see also Thesaurus:manifold
- plural
[[French]]
ipa :/myl.tipl/[Adjective]
multiple (plural multiples)
1.multiple
[Etymology]
Learned borrowing from Latin multiplex.
[Further reading]
- “multiple”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
[Noun]
multiple m (plural multiples)
1.(mathematics) multiple
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
multiple
1.feminine plural of multiplo
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
multiple
1.vocative masculine singular of multiplus
[[Swedish]]
[Adjective]
multiple
1.definite natural masculine singular of multipel
[Anagrams]
- multipel
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visually
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈvɪzju.əli/[Adverb]
visually (comparative more visually, superlative most visually)
1.By means of sight.
The radar's detection was confirmed visually, because seeing is believing.
2.2020 August 26, “Network News: Mid-September before line reopens, says Network Rail”, in Rail, page 10:
He explained that engineers had been able to examine the bridge visually, and had started surveying likely sites for access roads and where to place the heavyweight crawler crane. NR was also ordering the aggregates needed for the access roads.
[Etymology]
visual + -ly
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visually impaired
[[English]]
[Adjective]
visually impaired (not comparable)
1.Partly or wholly blind.
[See also]
- blind
[Synonyms]
- vision impaired, VI
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impaired
[[English]]
[Adjective]
impaired
1.Rendered less effective.
His impaired driving skill due to alcohol caused the accident.
2.inebriated, drunk.
[Noun]
impaired (plural impaireds)
1.A criminal charge for driving a vehicle while impaired.
The cop gave me an impaired.
[Synonyms]
- (rendered less effective):
- (drunk): See Thesaurus:drunk
[Verb]
impaired
1.simple past and past participle of impair
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come full circle
[[English]]
[Verb]
come full circle (third-person singular simple present comes full circle, present participle coming full circle, simple past came full circle, past participle come full circle)
1.(idiomatic) To make a complete change or reform.
2.(idiomatic) To complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.
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outstanding
[[English]]
[Adjective]
outstanding (comparative more outstanding, superlative most outstanding)
1.Prominent or noticeable; standing out from others.
Synonyms: eminent, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
2.Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.
Synonyms: amazing, impressive; see also Thesaurus:awesome
Antonym: mediocre
3.1978, Arthur Burks, The New Elements of Mathematics (review by Burks):
Charles S. Peirce, 1839 to 1914, was one of America's most outstanding intellects. Philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, he wrote profusely, the equivalent of almost 100,000 printed pages in all.
4.2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport[1]:
The Gunners captain demonstrated his importance to the team by taking his tally to an outstanding 28 goals in 27 Premier League games as Chelsea slumped again after their shock defeat at QPR last week.
5.Projecting outwards.
Synonyms: prominent, protuberant
6.1915, John Muir, Travels in Alaska:
At a distance of about seven or eight miles to the northeastward of the landing, there is an outstanding group of mountains crowning a spur from the main chain of the Coast Range, whose highest point rises about eight thousand feet above the level of the sea;...
7.Unresolved; not settled or finished.
Synonyms: unfinished, unsettled, wide open
You must pay any outstanding corporate card balance immediately.
8.Owed as a debt.
Synonyms: unpaid, unsettled
9.1923, Treaty of Lausanne:
The distribution of the capital shall in the case of each loan be based on the capital amount outstanding at the date of the coming into force of the present Treaty.
10.1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xvi:
I kept account of every farthing I spent, and my expenses were carefully calculated. Every little item such as omnibus fares or postage or a couple of coppers spent on newspapers, would be entered, and the balance struck every evening before going to bed. That habit has stayed with me ever since, and I know that as a result, though I have had to handle public funds amounting to lakhs, I have succeeded in exercising strict economy in their disbursement, and instead of outstanding debts have had invariably a surplus balance in respect of all the movements I have led. Let every youth take a leaf out of my book and make it a point to account for everything that comes into and goes out of his pocket, and like me he is sure to be a gainer in the end.
[Anagrams]
- standing out
[Etymology]
From outstand, equivalent to out- + standing.
[Verb]
outstanding
1.present participle and gerund of outstand
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