6283
exhume
[[English]]
[Verb]
to exhume (third-person singular simple present exhumes, present participle exhuming, simple past and past participle exhumed)
1.To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel.
[[French]]
[Verb]
exhume
1.First person present indicative form of exhumer.
2.Third person present indicative form of exhumer.
3.Imperative form of exhumer.
0
0
2009/11/06 11:24
TaN
6284
bicker
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbɪkə/[Synonyms]
- wrangle
- See also Wikisaurus:squabble
[Verb]
to bicker (third-person singular simple present bickers, present participle bickering, simple past and past participle bickered)
1.To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner.
They bickered about dinner every evening.
0
0
2009/02/17 19:05
2009/11/06 11:24
TaN
6286
Pest
[[German]]
[Etymology]
Latin pestis
[Noun]
Pest f
1.plague
0
0
2009/11/06 11:24
TaN
6287
exalt
[[English]]
[Adjective]
exalt (comparative more exalt, superlative most exalt)
1.Exalted. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
[Etymology]
From Latin exaltare
[See also]
- exult
[Verb]
to exalt (third-person singular simple present exalts, present participle exalting, simple past and past participle exalted)
1.(transitive) To honor; to hold in high esteem.
They exalted their queen.
2.To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
The man was exalted from a humble carpenter to a minister.
0
0
2009/11/06 11:24
TaN
6289
fermi
[[English]]
[Noun]
fermi (plural fermis)
1.A unit of length equal to one femtometer or femtometre (10−15 m).
[[Esperanto]]
[Antonyms]
- malfermi
[Verb]
fermi (present tense fermas, past tense fermis, future tense fermos, conditional mood fermus, jussive mood fermu)
1.to close, to shut
Fermu la fenestron! Mi estas malvarmega!
Close the window! I'm freezing!
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
fermi m.
1.Plural form of fermo.
[Noun]
fermi m.
1.Plural form of fermo.
[Verb]
fermi
1.second-person singular indicative present of fermare
2.first-, second-, third-person singular subjunctive present of fermare
3.third-person singular imperative of fermare
0
0
2009/11/06 13:20
TaN
6310
prodigality
[[English]]
[Noun]
prodigality (plural prodigalities)
1.wasteful extravagance
2.lavish generosity
0
0
2009/11/06 19:33
TaN
6311
prodigal
[[English]]
[Adjective]
prodigal (comparative more prodigal, superlative most prodigal)
1.wastefully extravagant.
He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.
He is not a prodigal son.
2.(often followed by of or with) someone yielding profusely, lavish
She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.
How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?
3.profuse, lavishly abundant
[Antonyms]
- (a prodigal person): frugal
[Etymology]
From Late Latin prodigalis (“‘wasteful’”) < Latin prodigus (“‘wasteful, lavish, prodigal’”) < prodigere (“‘to consume, squander, drive forth’”) < pro (“‘before, forward’”) + agere (“‘to drive’”).
[External links]
- prodigal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- prodigal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- prodigal at OneLook® Dictionary Search
[Noun]
prodigal (plural prodigals)
1.A prodigal person, a spendthrift.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:prodigal
- See also Wikisaurus:spendthrift
0
0
2009/11/06 19:33
TaN
6312
lank
[[English]]
ipa :/læŋk/[Adjective]
lank (comparative lanker, superlative lankest)
1.Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
2.Meager and lank with fasting grown. - Jonathan Swift.
3.Who would not choose ... to have rather a lank purse than an empty brain? - Isaac Barrow.
4.Blacks in the fields, lank and stooped, their fingers spiderlike among the bolls of cotton. - 1985 McCarthy, Blood Meridian, chapter 1.
5.(of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (often associated with being greasy)
6.Lank hair, long, thin hair. - Thomas Babington Macaulay
7.(obsolete) languid; drooping.
8.Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank head. - John Milton
[Etymology]
Old English hlanc; confer German lenken (“‘to turn’”), gelenk (“‘joint’”), Old High German hlanca (“‘hip, side, flank’”), and English link (of a chain).
[Verb]
to lank (third-person singular simple present lanks, present participle lanking, simple past and past participle lanked)
1.(rare) To become lank; to make lank.Part 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.
0
0
2009/11/06 19:33
TaN
6314
recompense
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/En-us-recompense.ogg
[Noun]
recompense
1.That which compensates for an injury.
He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted as recompense was an apology.
[Verb]
to recompense (third-person singular simple present recompenses, present participle recompensing, simple past and past participle recompensed)
1.To give compensation for an injury.
The judge ordered the defendant to recompense the plaintiff by paying $100.
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
recompense (infinitive: recompensar)
1.first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of recompensar.
2.formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of recompensar.
3.third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of recompensar.
0
0
2009/11/06 19:33
TaN
6320
Alex
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈaːlɛks/[Etymology]
From Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Alexandros 'he who wards of men', i.e. protector, possibly of Hittite origin; and from Alexius, from the same Ancient Greek root, alexios "helping, defending". These two origins of Alex are indistinguishable in most languages.
[Proper noun]
Alex
1.A male given name, short form of Alexander, or rarely an English form of Alexius.
2.A female given name, short form of Alexandra or the female name Alexis, or a spelling variant of Alix.
3.2008 Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency, Harpercollins, ISBN 9780007174799, page 588
'I had a Christmas card from someone calling herself Alex the year before last,' Daniel said. 'I couldn't think who it was.'
'Oh, yes, she's changed again,' Alice said. 'I never got used to Alexandra, either. It never occurred to me that Sandra was short for Alexandra - anyway, she's Sandra on her birth certificate.'
[[Danish]]
[Proper noun]
Alex
1.A male given name derived from Alexander and Alexius.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ˈaːlɛks/[Etymology]
from Latin Alexander, from Greek Alexandros 'he who wards of men', i.e. protector, possibly of Hittite origin
[Proper noun]
Alex
1.A male given name, short form of Alexander.
[References]
- Dr. J. van der Schaar, Woordenboek van voornamen. Aula 176, Utrecht-Antwerpen, Het Spectrum, 1964 [Onomasticon in Dutch on given names used in the Dutch-speaking Low Countries]
[[French]]
ipa :/ˈaːlɛks/[Etymology]
from Latin Alexander, from Greek Alexandros 'he who wards of men', i.e. protector, possibly of Hittite origin, and from Alexis, the French form of Alexius.
[Proper noun]
Alex
1.A male given name, short form of Alexander and Alexis.
[[German]]
[Proper noun]
Alex
1.A male given name derived from Alexander and Alexius.
[[Swedish]]
[Proper noun]
Alex
1.A male given name derived from Alexander and Alexius.
0
0
2009/11/06 19:39
TaN
6324
kinky
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɪŋ.ki/[Adjective]
kinky (comparative kinkier, superlative kinkiest)
1.Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.
kinky hair
2.Queer; eccentric; crotchety.
3.(slang) Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices.
0
0
2009/10/24 10:34
2009/11/06 19:40
TaN
6326
abiotic
[[English]]
[Adjective]
abiotic (not comparable)
1.Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life.
2.Of inorganic matter.
[Etymology]
a-, from Ancient Greek ἀ- + biotic, from Ancient Greek βίος (bios), “‘life’”).
0
0
2009/11/07 00:27
TaN
6328
domestic
[[English]]
ipa :-ɛstɪk
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/En-us-domestic.ogg
[Adjective]
domestic (comparative more domestic, superlative most domestic)
1.Of or related to the home
2.1994, George Whitmore, Getting Rid of Robert in Violet Quill:
“Dan’s not as domestic as you," I commented rather nastily.
3.Of or related to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
4.See, for example, domestic violence, domestic hot water
5.(Of a domesticated animal) kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
6.1890, US Bureau of Animal Industry, Annual report v 6/7, 1889/90
It shall be the duty of any owner or person in charge of any domestic animal or animals.
7.Internal to a specific country
8.1996, Robert O. Keohane, Helen V. Milner, Internationalization and Domestic Politics:
The proportion of international economic flows relative to domestic ones.
[Antonyms]
- (of or related to the home): adventurous, social
- (local): foreign
[Etymology]
From Latin domesticus < domus (“‘house, home’”).
[Noun]
domestic (plural domestics)
1.A house servant; a maid.
2.Mary Romero, Maid in the U.S.A. - New standards of cleanliness increased the workload for domestics.
3.A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
4.2005: Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence in Whatcom County (read on the Whatcom County website at[[1]] on 20 May 2006) - The number of “verbal domestics” (where law enforcement determines that no assault has occurred and where no arrest is made), decreased significantly.
[Related terms]
[Synonyms]
- (of or related to the home): bourgeois, civilized, comfortable
0
0
2009/11/07 02:50
TaN
6329
children
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈʧɪl.dɹən/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/En-us-children.ogg
[Etymology]
[Noun]
children pl. (irregular plural of child)
1.More than one son or daughter, or none. Offspring.
Do you have children?
Yes, I have three children.
No, I have no children.
2.More than one young person, or none.
There are no children absent from classes today
3.Members of a tribe.
The children of Israel
4.(figuratively) Things or abstractions derived from or caused by something.
Poverty, disease, and despair are the children of war.
5.1991, Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie (title)
[Synonyms]
- (more than one son or daughter): kids (people, goats), offspring, spawn (fish, frogs), litter (dogs, etc)
- (more than one young person): boys and girls, brats
- (members of a tribe): kinfolk, clan
- (figurative derivation): product
0
0
2009/11/07 02:50
TaN
6334
stamp out
[[English]]
[Verb]
to stamp out (third-person singular simple present stamp outs, present participle stamp outing, simple past and past participle stamp outed)
1.(idiomatic) to get rid of, eradicate
Since 1956, Nasution had been trying to stamp out corruption in the Army
0
0
2009/11/07 10:53
TaN
6336
unattended
[[English]]
[Adjective]
unattended (not comparable)
1.not attended
[Etymology]
un- + attended
0
0
2009/11/06 16:21
2009/11/07 10:59
TaN
6338
saber-toothed
[[English]]
[Adjective]
saber-toothed (not comparable)
1.Having long, sharp, curved fangs
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: abdeehoorstt
- sabre-toothed
0
0
2009/11/07 21:06
TaN
6341
灯台
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
灯台 (hiragana とうだい, romaji tōdai)
1.lighthouse
0
0
2009/11/09 09:44
TaN
6343
sweetened
[[English]]
[Adjective]
sweetened (comparative more sweetened, superlative most sweetened)
1.Made to taste sweet.
2.Containing sweetener.
3.(figuratively) Made more appealing or more attractive with incentives.
[Verb]
sweetened
1.Simple past tense and past participle of sweeten.
0
0
2009/11/09 12:42
TaN
6348
paperboard
[[English]]
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:PaperboardWikipediapaperboard (plural paperboards)
1.A thick paper, or thin cardboard
0
0
2009/11/09 12:53
TaN
6349
hooray
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪ
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/En-uk-Hooray.ogg
[Alternative spellings]
- hurray
- hurrah
[Etymology]
First attested circa 17th century, alteration of huzzah. This is however questionable. Another plausible etymology is from Mongolian war cry урра (urra), which means encircle or surround in Tatar, made its way to Slavic languages as ура (urá) in 12-13 century, and later to the Germanic languages: hurra in German, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian and húrra in Icelandic.
[Interjection]
hooray
1.Used to express approval, joy or victory.
[Noun]
hooray (plural hoorays)
1.A shout to signify victory.
2.An expression of excitement.
[Synonyms]
- hurrah
[Verb]
to hooray (third-person singular simple present hoorays, present participle hooraying, simple past and past participle hoorayed)
1.To shout an expression of excitement.
0
0
2009/11/09 13:13
TaN
6351
proviso
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From L. proviso (“‘it being provided’”), abl. sing. neut. of provisus, pp. of providere (“‘to provide’”); see provide.
[Noun]
proviso (plural provisos or provisoes)
1.A conditional provision to an agreement
0
0
2009/11/09 13:14
TaN
6353
nailed
[[English]]
[Verb]
nailed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of nail.
0
0
2009/11/09 13:32
TaN
6354
nail down
[[English]]
[See also]
- pin down
[Verb]
to nail down (someone or something)
1.(transitive) to attach with nails
Nail down the shelf, then paint it.
2.(idiomatic, transitive) to make something (e.g. a decision or plan) firm or certain
They haven't nailed down their vacation plans yet.
0
0
2009/11/09 13:32
TaN
6355
adhering
[[English]]
[Verb]
adhering
1.Present participle of adhere.
0
0
2009/11/09 14:54
TaN
6363
identifier
[[English]]
[Etymology]
to identify + -er
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:IdentifierWikipediaidentifier (plural identifiers)
1.Someone who identifies.
2.(programming, operating systems) A formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc. or in an operating system to refer to a process, user, group, etc.
3.(databases) A primary key.
[[French]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Fr-identifier.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin identificare.
[Verb]
identifier
1.to identify
0
0
2009/11/09 18:19
2009/11/09 18:34
TaN
6364
interleaving
[[English]]
[Verb]
interleaving
1.Present participle of interleave.
0
0
2009/04/14 19:31
2009/11/09 19:22
TaN
6371
省略
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
省略 (shōryaku)
1.abbreviation (act or result of shortening or reducing)
This Japanese entry was created from the translations listed at abbreviation. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) November 2007
0
0
2009/11/11 00:07
TaN
6382
統一
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
統一 (hiragana とういつ, romaji tōitsu)
1.unification, consolidation
2.統一を欠く
とういつをかく
tōitsu o kaku
to lack unity
[[Korean]]
[Derived terms]
- 통일미
- 통일벼
- 통일안
- 통일원
[[Mandarin]]
[Noun]
統一 (traditional, Pinyin tǒngyī, simplified 统一)
1.(Elementary Mandarin) unification
[Verb]
統一 (traditional, Pinyin tǒngyī, simplified 统一)
1.(Elementary Mandarin) to unify
[[Vietnamese]]
[Derived terms]
- A-rập thống nhất Ê-mi-rát (A-rập 統一 Ê-mi-rát)
0
0
2009/11/11 01:27
TaN
6384
normalize
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈnɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/En-us-normalize.ogg
[Alternative spellings]
- normalise (UK)
[Antonyms]
- (rail transport): reverse (transitive and intransitive)
[Verb]
to normalize (third-person singular simple present normalizes, present participle normalizing, simple past and past participle normalized)
1.(transitive) To make normal, to make standard.
There is little hope that the two countries will normalize relations; their governments seem to hate each other and would just as soon stay on bad terms.
2.(transitive) To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
We'll need to normalize these statements before we can compare them.
3.(transitive) (statistics) To reduce to variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
After we properly normalize the measurements with respect to age, gender, geography and economic considerations, there remains little evidence of a difference between the two groups.
4.(rail transport, transitive) to return a set of points to the normal position.
5.(rail transport, intransitive, of points) To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
6.(transitive) (computing, database) To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
0
0
2009/11/11 01:39
TaN
6395
munging
[[English]]
[Verb]
munging
1.Present participle of mung.
0
0
2009/11/11 11:02
6396
mung
[[English]]
ipa :-ʌŋ[Alternative spellings]
- moong
- mung bean
- munge
[Etymology 1]
From Hindi
[Etymology 2]
Possibly from Mash Until No Good, or a self referencing acronym, Mung Until No Good. Rumored to have originated from one of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology computer groups in the 1970s or 1980s.
[[Amanab]]
[Noun]
mung
1.leg
0
0
2009/11/11 11:03
6397
mong
[[English]]
[Noun]
mong (plural mongs)
1.a mixture, a crowd (e.g. mongcorn means maslin)[1]
2.(Australian slang) A mongrel dog[2]
3.(pejorative, British, slang) Shortened version of Mongoloid, a person with Down's syndrome
[Preposition]
mong
1.'mong is an aphetic for among[1]
[[Malay]]
[Noun]
mong
1.gong
[References]
- Notes:
1.↑ 1.0 1.1 Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary
2.^ "Australia Decoded 'M-5'." Joyzine. URL accessed on 2009-03-05.
0
0
2009/11/11 11:04
6399
enhanced
[[English]]
[Adjective]
enhanced (comparative more enhanced, superlative most enhanced)
1.In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.
[Verb]
enhanced
1.Simple past tense and past participle of enhance.
0
0
2009/11/11 11:09
6400
enhance
[[English]]
ipa :ɨnˈhæns[Etymology]
From Middle English, enhauncen, from Anglo-Norman enhauncer, from Old French enhaucier (“‘make greater’”), from Late Latin inaltare, from Latin in + altus (“‘high’”)
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:improve
[Verb]
to enhance (third-person singular simple present enhances, present participle enhancing, simple past and past participle enhanced)
1.To augment or make something greater.
2.2000, Mordecai Roshwald, Liberty: Its Meaning and Scope, page 155
A hereditary monarch relies on pomp and ceremony, which enhance the respect for the institution
3.To improve something by adding features.
4.1986, Maggie Righetti, Knitting in Plain English, page 192
A pom-pom to top off a stocking cap, a fringe to feather the edge of a shawl, tassels to define the points of an afghan, these are just a few of the delightful little goodies that enhance handknit things.
0
0
2009/11/11 11:10
6405
prope
[[Latin]]
[Adverb]
prope (comparative propius, superlative proximus)
1.near, nigh
2.(figuratively) close in time
3.almost, nearly
4.better (as an approximation)
[Preposition]
prope
1.(with accusative) near, near by
2.(figuratively) towards, about (in time)
0
0
2009/11/11 14:22
6409
velocity
[[English]]
ipa :/vəˈlɒsəti/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/En-us-velocity.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin velocitas, speed, from velox, fast
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:VelocityWikipediavelocity
1.(physics) A vector quantity that denotes the time rate of change of position, or a speed with the directional component.
2.Rapidity of motion.
3.The rate of occurrence.
4.(economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time..
0
0
2009/11/12 11:04
6410
unix
[[English]]
[Etymology]
A pun on Multics coined by Brian Kernighan.
[Proper noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:UnixWikipediaUNIX or Unix
1.A computer operating system.
2.A derived work of Unix that qualifies for use of the Unix trademark.
3.(informal, considered incorrect) A Unix-like operating system similar to Unix but not qualifying for use of the Unix trademark. Such systems are not strictly considered Unix but are often commonly described as such informally.
GNU is not Unix.
4.The group of Unix operating systems as a whole.
0
0
2009/11/12 11:14
TaN
6411
UNIX
[[English]]
[Proper noun]
UNIX
1.Alternative spelling of Unix.
0
0
2009/11/12 11:14
TaN
6412
Unix
[[English]]
[Etymology]
A pun on Multics coined by Brian Kernighan.
[Proper noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:UnixWikipediaUNIX or Unix
1.A computer operating system.
2.A derived work of Unix that qualifies for use of the Unix trademark.
3.(informal, considered incorrect) A Unix-like operating system similar to Unix but not qualifying for use of the Unix trademark. Such systems are not strictly considered Unix but are often commonly described as such informally.
GNU is not Unix.
4.The group of Unix operating systems as a whole.
0
0
2009/11/12 11:14
TaN
6416
beefing
[[English]]
[Verb]
beefing
1.Present participle of beef.
0
0
2009/11/12 16:00
TaN
6419
howling
[[English]]
ipa :-aʊlɪŋ[Noun]
howling (plural howlings)
1.The act of producing howls.
The howling of wolves is haunting at night.
[Verb]
howling
1.Present participle of howl.
0
0
2009/11/12 16:04
TaN
6420
despondent
[[English]]
[Adjective]
despondent (comparative more despondent, superlative most despondent)
1.In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
[Antonyms]
- cheerful
- hopeful
[Etymology]
From Latin despondere (“‘to give up, to abandon’”).
[Synonyms]
- despairing
- disconsolate
- disheartened
- dejected
- downcast
- gloomy
- miserable
- sad
0
0
2009/11/12 16:04
TaN
6422
rotund
[[English]]
[Adjective]
rotund (comparative more rotund, superlative most rotund)
1.Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular.
2.Round in body shape; portly or plump; podgy
3.(of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.
[Etymology]
From Latin rotundus (“‘round’”).
[References]
- Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989
0
0
2009/11/12 16:04
TaN
6426
foreign
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈfɒɹən/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/En-us-foreign.ogg
[Adjective]
foreign (comparative more foreign, superlative most foreign)
1.From a different country.
foreign students
2.Belonging to a different culture.
Eating with chopsticks was a foreign concept to him
3.Of an object, etc, in a place where it does not belong.
foreign body
4.(US, state law) From a different one of the states of the United States, as of a state of residence or incorporation.
[Antonyms]
- (from a different country): domestic
- (belonging to a different culture): native
[Etymology]
Middle English forein from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin *forānus, from Latin forās, forīs (“‘outside (the doors)’”). Displaced native Middle English elendish, ellendish "foreign" (from Old English elelendisc, cf Old English ellende "foreign", elland "foreign land"), Middle English eltheodi, eltheodish "foreign" (from Old English elþēodiġ, elþēodisc "foreign"), and non-native Middle English peregrin "foreign" (from Old French peregrin).
[Synonyms]
- (from a different country): overseas, international
- (belonging to a different culture): alien
- (in a place where it does not belong): extraneous
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curious
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkjuːriːəs/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/En-us-curious.ogg
[Adjective]
curious (comparative curiouser or more curious, superlative curiousest or most curious)
1.inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore
Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.
2.unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre
The platypus is a curious creature, with fur like a mammal and a beak like a bird.
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Alliance
[[English]]
ipa :/ʌˈlaɪ.əns/[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: aaceilln
- ancillae
- canaille
[Etymology]
From Old French aliance (French: alliance).
[External links]
- alliance at OneLook® Dictionary Search
- alliance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Noun]
alliance (countable and uncountable; plural alliances)
1.(uncountable) The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England.
2.(countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
The alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel. --C. J. Smith.
The alliance . . . between logic and metaphysics. --Mansel.
3.The persons or parties allied. --Udall.
4.(countable) A treaty between nations for their mutual advantage
[Synonyms]
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- connection
- affinity
- union
- confederacy
- confederation
- league
- coalition
[[French]]
ipa :/aljɑ̃s/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Fr-alliance.ogg
[Etymology]
Old French aliance, from alier (modern: allier) "to ally" (compare with Late Latin alligantia).
[Noun]
alliance f. (plural alliances)
1.alliance, union
2.(wedding) ring
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subgroup
[[English]]
[Noun]
subgroup (plural subgroups)
1.A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.
2.(group theory) A subset H of a group G that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as G.
[Synonyms]
- (group within a group): subset
[Verb]
to subgroup (third-person singular simple present subgroups, present participle subgrouping, simple past and past participle subgrouped)
1.To divide or classify into subgroups
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conti
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
conti
1.Plural form of conto.
2.Plural form of conte.
[Verb]
conti
1.Second-person singular present tense of contare.
2.First-person singular, second-person singular and Third-person singular present subjunctive of contare.
3.Third-person singular imperative of contare.
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capillary
[[English]]
ipa :/kəˈpɪləri/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/En-us-capillary.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin capillaris (“‘pertaining to the hair’”) < capillus (“‘the hair, prop. of the head’”) < caput (“‘head’”).
[Noun]
capillary (plural capillaries)
1.(anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins. Their walls are composed of a single layer of cells which allows molecules such as oxygen, water and lipids to pass through them by diffusion and enter the tissues. Waste products such as carbon dioxide and urea can diffuse back into the blood to be carried away for removal from the body.
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kinetics
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek κινητικός (“‘kinetic’”).
[Noun]
kinetics (uncountable)
1.(physics) Dynamics; the branch of mechanics concerned with bodies in motion, and the forces acting on them.
2.(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.
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