5977
historical
[[English]]
ipa :/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/En-us-historical.ogg
[Adjective]
historical (comparative more historical, superlative most historical)
1.Pertaining to the history, to what happened in the past.
[Synonyms]
- historic
0
0
2009/10/09 13:23
TaN
5979
hesitant
[[English]]
[Adjective]
hesitant (comparative more hesitant, superlative most hesitant)
1.Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
I am hesitant to recommend him as a manager because he has a short temper.
0
0
2009/10/10 16:03
TaN
5993
Draw
[[English]]
ipa :/dɹɔː/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/En-us-draw.ogg
[Anagrams]
- ward
[Etymology]
Old English draġan (“‘draw, drag’”)
[Noun]
draw (plural draws)
1.The result of a game in which neither side has won; a tie.
The game ended in a draw.
2.The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
The draw is on Saturday.
3.(cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out. Different from a tie.
4.(golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade
5.(curling) A shot that lands in play without hitting another stone out, as opposed to a takeout shot.
6.(geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
7.(colloquial) cannabis.
8.In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
9.(poker) A hand which is unlikely the best hand, but which has a chance to become one with future card
Jill is on a draw: she has four cards of the same suit, and needs one more for a flush.
[Verb]
to draw (third-person singular simple present draws, present participle drawing, simple past drew, past participle drawn)
1.To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc.
2.To drag, pull.
3.To pull out (as a gun from a holster, or a tooth).
4.To attract.
The citizens were afraid the casino would draw an undesirable element to their town.
I was drawn to her.
5.To deduce or infer.
He tried to draw a conclusion from the facts.
6.(usually as draw on or draw upon): to rely on; utilize as a source.
She had to draw upon her experience to solve the problem
7.To disembowel.
He will be hanged, drawn and quartered.
8.(archery) To pull back the arrow in preparation for shooting.
9.(of curtains, etc.) To close.
You should draw the curtains at night.
10.(intransitive) (of drinks, especially tea) To leave temporarily so as to allow the flavour to increase.
Tea is much nicer if you let it draw for three minutes before pouring.
11.(intransitive) To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
Both these teams will draw if nobody scores soon.
12.To consume, as energy.
The circuit draws three hundred watts.
13.To determine the result of a lottery.
The winning lottery numbers were drawn every Tuesday.
14.(card games) To take the top card of a deck into hand.
At the start of their turn, each player must draw a card.
15.(poker) To trade in cards for replacements in draw poker games; to attempt to improve one's hand with future cards. See also draw out.
Jill only has four cards of the same suit, she's drawing to the flush.
0
0
2009/01/11 19:18
2009/10/11 11:15
TaN
5994
welded
[[English]]
[Verb]
welded
1.Simple past tense and past participle of weld.
0
0
2009/10/11 12:36
TaN
5995
weld
[[English]]
ipa :/wɛld/[Etymology 1]
From Old English *wealde, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch wouw, Swedish vau.
[Etymology 2]
Alteration of well (“‘boil, rise’”), probably influenced by the past participle, welled
[Etymology 3]
This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
[References]
- weld in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
0
0
2009/10/11 12:36
TaN
5996
fabricated
[[English]]
[Adjective]
fabricated (not comparable)
1.constructed or assembled
2.false in the sense of made-up, constructed
[Verb]
fabricated
1.Simple past tense and past participle of fabricate.
0
0
2009/10/11 12:36
TaN
5997
palliate
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/En-us-palliate.ogg
[Etymology]
From Late Latin palliare (“‘to cover with a cloak’”), from Latin pallium (“‘cloak’”)
[References]
- Paternoster, Lewis M. and Frager-Stone, Ruth. Three Dimensions of Vocabulary Growth. Second Edition. Amsco School Publications: USA. 1998.
[Verb]
to palliate (third-person singular simple present palliates, present participle palliating, simple past and past participle palliated)
1.To lessen the severity of; to extenuate.
2.To cause to seem less serious.
3.To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
4.To cover by excuses and apologies.
0
0
2009/10/11 12:36
TaN
5998
implicate
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Latin implico (“‘entangle, involve’”), from plico (“‘fold’”)
[See also]
- ear
- inform
- squealer
- supergrass
[Verb]
to implicate (third-person singular simple present implicates, present participle implicating, simple past and past participle implicated)
1.To connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something.
The evidence implicates involvement of top management in the scheme.
2.To imply, to have as a necessary consequence or accompaniment.
What did Nixon's visit to China implicate for Russia?
3.(archaic) To fold or twist together, intertwine, interlace, entangle, entwine.
[[Italian]]
[Verb]
implicate
1.second-person plural present tense of implicare
2.second-person plural imperative of implicare
3.feminine plural past participle of implicare
[[Latin]]
[Participle]
implicāte
1.vocative masculine singular of implicātus
0
0
2009/10/11 12:36
TaN
5999
impregnable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
impregnable (comparative more impregnable, superlative most impregnable)
1.(Of a fortress, wall, etc.) Too strong to be penetrated.
[Etymology]
Ultimately from im- "not", French prendre "to take", and -able "able to be __-ed".
0
0
2009/10/11 12:37
TaN
6000
urbane
[[English]]
ipa :/ɜːˈbeɪn/[Adjective]
urbane (comparative more urbane, superlative most urbane)
1.(of a man) Courteous, polite, refined, and suave.
2.1949: George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, p12
He felt deeply drawn to him, and not solely because he was intrigued by the contrast between O’Brien’s urbane manner and his prize-fighter’s physique.
[Etymology]
Existing since the sixteenth century in the sense of “appropriate to a city”: from French urbain or from Latin urbanus (from urbs, “city”).
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
urbane f.
1.Feminine plural form of urbano
0
0
2009/10/11 12:37
TaN
6003
exult
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪgˈzʌlt/[Etymology]
From Latin exsultare, frequentative of exsilire ‘jump up’, from ex- + salire ‘jump, leap’.
[Verb]
to exult (third-person singular simple present exults, present participle exulting, simple past and past participle exulted)
1.to rejoice, be very happy
0
0
2009/10/11 12:38
TaN
6004
carpe
[[French]]
ipa :/kaʁp/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Fr-carpe.ogg
[Etymology 1]
Low Latin carpa, probably from a language of eastern Europe.
[Etymology 2]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρπός.
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
carpe f.
1.Plural form of carpa.
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ˈkar.pe/[Verb]
carpe
1.second-person singular present active imperative of carpō.
0
0
2009/10/11 12:38
TaN
6005
carp
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɑ:p/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/En-us-carp.ogg
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: ACPR
- APCR
- crap, CRAP
- RCAP
[Etymology 1]
From Gothic 𐌺̰̰͂̀ (karpa)[1].
[Etymology 2]
From Old Norse karpa (“‘to boast’”)[1], karp (“‘bragging’”).
0
0
2009/10/11 12:39
TaN
6007
Pant
[[English]]
ipa :/pænt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/En-us-pant.ogg
[Etymology 1]
Possibly a shortening of Old French panteisier (“‘to be breathless’”) (compare modern French panteler (“‘to gasp for breath’”)), probably from Vulgar Latin *pantasiare (“‘struggling for breath when having a nightmare’”) < Ancient Greek φαντασιόω (phantasioō), “‘I am subject to hallucinations’”) < φαντασία (phantasia), “‘appearance, image, fantasy’”)
[Etymology 2]
From pants
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
pant m.
1.hinge
[[Norwegian]]
[Noun]
pant n.
1.pawn (item sold to a pawn shop)
This Norwegian entry was created from the translations listed at pawn. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see pant in the Norwegian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) December 2008
0
0
2009/10/11 12:39
TaN
6019
feudalistic
[[English]]
[Adjective]
feudalistic (comparative more feudalistic, superlative most feudalistic)
1.Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of feudalism
0
0
2009/10/11 18:54
TaN
6022
inimical
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪˈnɪmɪkəl/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/En-us-inimical.ogg
[Adjective]
inimical (comparative more inimical, superlative most inimical)
1.Harmful in effect
It has long since been proven that such activities are inimical to the health of the participant.
2.unfriendly; hostile
His inimical stare caused me to rethink my desire to petition.
[Etymology]
From the Latin inimicus “enemy”
[Synonyms]
- inimicable
0
0
2009/10/11 18:55
TaN
6023
nomadic
[[English]]
ipa :/nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/[Adjective]
nomadic (comparative more nomadic, superlative most nomadic)
1.of, or relating to nomads
2.leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; peripatetic, itinerant
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: acdimno
- monadic
0
0
2009/10/11 18:55
TaN
6028
projectile
[[English]]
[Adjective]
projectile (not comparable)
1.(of an object) In the manner of something fired from a weapon.
2.(of a weapon) Designed to discharge projectiles towards its target.
[Etymology]
From Mediaeval Latin prōiectilis (“‘projectile’”), from Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“‘throw forth; extend; expel’”).
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:ProjectileWikipediaprojectile (plural projectiles)
1.an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.
2.(physics) any object propelled through space by the application of a force.
0
0
2009/10/11 19:23
TaN
6033
demolite
[[Italian]]
[Verb]
demolite
1.Second-person plural present tense of demolire.
2.Second-person plural imperative of demolere.
3.Plural of demolito
0
0
2009/10/13 08:35
6034
demolishing
[[English]]
[Verb]
demolishing
1.Present participle of demolish.
0
0
2009/10/13 08:35
6042
provenance
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From French provenance (“‘origin’”), from Middle French provenant, present participle of provenir (“‘come forth", "arise’”), from Latin provenio (“‘to come forth’”)
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:ProvenanceWikipediaprovenance (plural provenances)
1.(archaeology) The place and time of origin of some artifact or other object.
2.(art) The history of ownership of a work of art
3.(computing) the copy history of a piece of data, or the intermediate pieces of data utilized to compute a final data element, as in a database record or web site (data provenance)
4.(computing) The execution history of computer processes which were utilized to compute a final piece of data (process provenance)
5.Documentation which supports any of the above.
6.(of a person) Background; history; place of origin; ancestry.
0
0
2009/10/13 13:25
TaN
6044
reordering
[[English]]
[Noun]
reordering (plural reorderings)
1.A rearrangement.
[Verb]
reordering
1.Present participle of reorder.
0
0
2009/10/13 13:30
TaN
6047
gregarious
[[English]]
ipa :/grɪˈgɛə.ɹɪ.əs/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/En-us-gregarious.ogg
[Adjective]
gregarious (comparative more gregarious, superlative most gregarious)
1.(of a person) Describing one who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
2.(zoology) Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
[Etymology]
From Latin gregārius.
[Synonyms]
- (of a person who enjoys being in crowds): outgoing, sociable
0
0
2009/10/13 14:01
TaN
6049
Pope
[[English]]
[Proper noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:Alexander PopeWikipediaPope
1.An English surname.
2.Alexander Pope, English poet
0
0
2009/10/13 14:05
TaN
6057
enrolment
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- enrollment (US):
[Noun]
enrolment (plural enrolments)
1.The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled
2.The people enrolled, considered as a group
3.The number of people enrolled
4.The record of such enrolling; registration
0
0
2009/10/13 19:17
TaN
6064
codeword
[[English]]
[Etymology]
code word
[Noun]
codeword (plural codewords)
1.(cryptography) A string representing an encoded piece of text.
Bob cannot get any information out of the codeword since he doesn't know what transmission bases Alice used.
2.A type of crossword puzzle where individual letters are represented by numbers and the solver must identify them by their position and frequency.
0
0
2009/10/14 11:11
TaN
6066
continuity
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/En-us-continuity.ogg
[Antonyms]
- discontinuity
[Noun]
continuity (countable and uncountable; plural continuities)
1.Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
Considerable continuity of attention is needed to read German philosophy.
2.(uncountable, mathematics) A characteristic property of a continuous function.
3.1911, William Anthony Granville, Elements of the Differential and Integral Calculus:
The definition of a continuous function assumes that the function is already defined for x = a. If this is not the case, however, it is sometimes possible to assign such a value to the function for x = a that the condition of continuity shall be satisfied.
4.A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a story series are accounted for in present stories.
0
0
2009/10/14 15:03
TaN
6074
carry
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɜ.ɹi/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/En-us-carry.ogg
[Antonyms]
- (in arithmetic): borrow (the equivalent reverse procedure in the inverse operation of subtraction)
[Etymology]
From Anglo-Norman carier (modern French: charrier).
[Noun]
carry (plural carries)
1.A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don't tire too quickly.
2.(computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition.
[Synonyms]
- (lift and bring to somewhere else): bear, move, transport
- (stock, supply): have, keep, stock, supply
- (adopt): adopt, take on, take over
- (have, maintain): have, maintain
- (be transmitted, travel): be transmitted, travel
[Verb]
to carry (third-person singular simple present carries, present participle carrying, simple past and past participle carried)
1.(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
2.(transitive) To stock or supply (something).
The corner drugstore doesn't carry his favorite brand of aspirin.
3.(transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over.
I think I can carry Smith's work while she is out.
4.(transitive) To adopt or resolve upon, especially in a deliberative assembly; as, to carry a motion.
5.(transitive) (arithmetic) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place.
6.(transitive) To have or maintain (something).
Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss.
7.(intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.
The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind.
8.(transitive, nautical) to capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding
0
0
2009/02/25 22:18
2009/10/15 16:39
6076
hatch
[[English]]
ipa :/hætʃ/[Etymology 1]
[Etymology 2]
From Middle English hacchen; akin to Middle High German hecken (“‘to mate’”)
[Etymology 3]
From Middle French hacher (“‘to chop, slice up, incise with fine lines’”); Old French hachier
0
0
2009/05/07 09:38
2009/10/15 16:42
TaN
6079
simultaneous
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪniəs[Adjective]
simultaneous (not comparable)
1.Occurring or transpiring at the same time.
[Etymology]
From Mediaeval Latin simultaneus, from simultim (“‘at the same time, extended’”), from Latin simul (“‘together, at the same time’”); compare similar.
0
0
2009/10/15 17:09
6084
pecuniary
[[English]]
ipa :/pɪˈkjuːniˌəɹi/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/En-us-pecuniary.ogg
[Adjective]
pecuniary (not comparable)
1.Of, or relating to, money; monetary.
a pecuniary penalty
a pecuniary rewardPart or all of this page has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
[Etymology]
From Latin pecunia.
0
0
2009/10/16 12:29
TaN
6085
trite
[[English]]
ipa :/traɪt/[Etymology 1]
From Latin tritus, a form of the verb terere (“‘to rub or wear’”).
[Etymology 2]
This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.Wikipedia has an article on:Trite (genus)Wikipedia
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
trite f.
1.Feminine plural form of trito
0
0
2009/10/16 12:29
TaN
6086
latent
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈleɪ.tənt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/En-us-latent.ogg
[Adjective]
latent
1.Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
2.2008 July 2, Joe Palca, “Scientists Make Herpes Breakthrough”, abstract, All Things Considered, National Public Radio
Those infected with a herpes virus are infected for life. That's because the virus goes "latent." Sometimes, it awakes from its slumber, producing painful illnesses.
[Antonyms]
- patent
[Etymology]
From Latin latet "to lie hidden", from Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthano) "to escape notice, to be unknown, to be unseen, to be unnoticed", from λήθη (lethe) "forgetting, forgetfulness".
[Synonyms]
- dormant
0
0
2009/10/16 12:30
TaN
6087
languid
[[English]]
[Adjective]
languid (comparative more languid, superlative most languid)
1.Lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength; drooping or flagging from weakness, fatigue, or lack of energy; indisposed to exertion; sluggish; relaxed: as, languid movements; languid breathing.
2.Jonathan Swift — As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.
3.Heavy; dull; dragging; wanting spirit or animation; listless; apathetic.
[Etymology]
From Latin languidus (“‘faint, weak, dull, sluggish, languid’”).
[References]
- languid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Synonyms]
- exhausted
- faint
- listless
- weak
- weary
0
0
2009/10/16 12:30
TaN
6089
reticent
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈrɛtɪsənt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/En-us-reticent.ogg
[Adjective]
reticent (comparative more reticent, superlative most reticent)
1.Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
[Etymology]
Latin reticens, present participle of reticere to keep silence; re- + tacere to be silent.
[Synonyms]
- reserved, restrained, tight-lipped
- See also Wikisaurus:taciturn
0
0
2009/10/16 12:30
TaN
6090
indulgent
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈdʌlʤənt/[Adjective]
indulgent (comparative more indulgent, superlative most indulgent)
1.Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or give way to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing; showing or ready to show favor; favorable; indisposed to be severe or harsh, or to exercise necessary restraint: as, an indulgent parent; to be indulgent to servants.
[References]
- indulgent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Synonyms]
- forbearing
- gentle
- lenient
- tolerant
[[French]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Fr-indulgent.ogg
[Adjective]
indulgent
1.lenient (tolerant; not strict)
This French entry was created from the translations listed at lenient. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see indulgent in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) June 2008
0
0
2009/10/16 12:31
TaN
6092
lurid
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlʊrɪd/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/En-us-lurid.ogg
[Adjective]
lurid (comparative more lurid, superlative most lurid)
1.Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
2.Being of a light yellow hue.
3.Shocking, horrifying.
4.Melodramatic.
Some paperback novels have lurid covers.
[Etymology]
From Latin lūridus (“‘pale yellow, wan’”)
0
0
2009/10/16 12:32
TaN
6098
blithe
[[English]]
ipa :/blaɪð/[Adjective]
blithe (comparative blither, superlative blithest)
1.(dated or literary) Happy, cheerful.
2.Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern.
She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.
[Etymology]
Old English blīþe, from Germanic *bliþiz. Cognate with Danish blid, Dutch blijde, Icelandic blíður. Compare bliss.
0
0
2009/10/18 13:11
TaN
6099
belligerent
[[English]]
ipa :/bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/En-us-belligerent.ogg
[Adjective]
belligerent (comparative more belligerent, superlative most belligerent)
1.Engaged in warfare, warring.
2.Eager to go to war, warlike.
3.Of or pertaining to war.
4.(By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
5.Acting violently towards others.
[Etymology]
From Latin belligerāns (“‘waging war’”), present active participle of belligerō (“‘wage war’”), from belliger (“‘waging war, warlike’”), from bellum (“‘war’”) + -ger (from gerō (“‘wage, carry on’”)).
[Noun]
belligerent (plural belligerents)
1.A state or other armed participant in warfare
The U.N. sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.
[Synonyms]
- (eager to fight): aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent
[[Dutch]]
[Adjective]
belligerent, belligerente (comparative belligerenter, belligerentere; superlative belligerentst, belligerentste)
1.belligerent, engaged in warfare
[Etymology]
From Latin belligerāns (“‘waging war’”), present active participle of belligerō (“‘wage war’”), from belliger (“‘waging war, warlike’”), from bellum (“‘war’”) + -ger (from gerō (“‘wage, carry on’”)).
[Noun]
belligerent m. (plural belligerenten, diminutive belligerentje, diminutive plural belligerentjes)
1.A belligerent, armed party in warfare
[Synonyms]
- oorlogvoerend
0
0
2009/10/18 13:11
TaN
6100
assiduous
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈsɪdʒ.jʊ.əs/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/En-us-assiduous.ogg
[Adjective]
assiduous (comparative more assiduous, superlative most assiduous)
1.Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.
He was assiduous in his attendance at church.
[Etymology]
From Latin assiduus, from assidere (“‘to sit down to’”), from ad (“‘to’”) + sedere (“‘to sit’”).
[Synonyms]
- meticulous, diligent, sedulous
- See also Wikisaurus:industrious
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strata
[[English]]
ipa :-ɑːtə[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: aarstt
- attars
- Tatars
[Noun]
strata
1.Plural form of stratum.
[[Latin]]
[Etymology 1]
From sterno (“‘spread out, extend’”).
[Etymology 2]
Inflected form of strātum (“‘coverlet, blanket’”).
[[Polish]]
ipa :/ˈstrata/[Noun]
strata f.
1.loss
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6102
stratum
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈstɹɑːtəm/[Etymology]
From Latin stratum (“‘a spread for a bed, a coverlet, quilt, blanket, a pillow, bolster, a bed, also pavement’”), prop. neut. of stratus, pp. of sternere
[Noun]
stratum (plural strata)Wikipedia has an article on:StratumWikipedia
1.One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
2.(geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
3.Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers
4.(biology) A layer of tissue
5.A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
6.(ecology) A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
[Synonyms]
- (layers of material arranged one on top of another): tier
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6104
foursquare
[[English]]
[Adjective]
foursquare (comparative more foursquare, superlative most foursquare)
1.Pertaining to forthrightness, honesty; unyielding ethics.
2.Pertaining to a w:Four-square cipher
3.(architecture) (US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms, one of which is usually a stair hall; w:Foursquare house
4.Pertaining to International Church of the Foursquare Gospel founded by w:Aimee Semple McPherson
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:Four squareWikipediafoursquare (uncountable)
1.A simple playground ballgame
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2009/10/19 11:14
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6105
disconcerting
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/En-us-disconcerting.ogg
[Adjective]
disconcerting (comparative more disconcerting, superlative most disconcerting)
1.Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting.
Even with a safety harness, losing one's grip that high up is disconcerting.
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6106
disconcert
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/[Etymology]
From French disconcerter, an alteration of Middle French desconcerter, itself from des- 'dis' (from Middle French dis-)+ concerter 'to bring into agreement, organize'
[Synonyms]
- agitate
- bewilder, confuse
- fluster
- upset
[Verb]
to disconcert (third-person singular simple present disconcerts, present participle disconcerting, simple past and past participle disconcerted)(transitive)
1.To upset the composure of
2.To bring into confusion
3.To frustrate, make go wrong
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6111
レストラン
[[Japanese]]
[Alternative spellings]
- れすとらん (occasionally spelled)
[Noun]
レストラン (romaji resutoran)
1.a restaurant
あのレストランは良い食事を出す。
あのレストランはいいしょくじをだす。
Ano resutoran wa ii shokuji o dasu.
That restaurant serves good meals.
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2009/10/19 20:33
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6128
epigram
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɛpɪgɹæm/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/En-us-epigram.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin epigramma < Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epigramma) "inscription".
[External links]
- Epigram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Epigram in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
[Noun]
epigram (plural epigrams)
1.(obsolete) An inscription in stone.
2.A brief but witty saying.
3.A short, witty or pithy poem.
When an epigram one's composin',
brevity is key,
of stanzas: one should be chosen,
and of lines: one more than three.
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
epigram m.
1.epigram
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6129
mutation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃǝn[Noun]
mutation (plural mutations)
1.any alteration or change
2.(genetics) Any heritable change in the base-pair sequence of genetic material, namely DNA (or RNA in the case of some viruses).
3.a mutant
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6131
commemorator
[[English]]
[Noun]
commemorator (plural commemorators)
1.A person who commemorates something
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0
2009/10/21 09:44
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6134
multitasker
[[English]]
[Etymology]
multitask + -er
[Noun]
multitasker (plural multitaskers)
1.Someone who multitasks, who performs multiple tasks at the same time.
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6137
metabolism
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolē), “‘change’”), from μετά (“‘meta-’”) + βάλλω (ballō), “‘I throw’”).
[Noun]
metabolism (plural metabolisms)
1.(physiology) The complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells.
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