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
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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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2009/11/14 03:50
TaN
6429
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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0
2009/11/14 23:21
6430
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]
The synonyms below need to be checked and allocated to the definitions (senses) of the word above. Each synonym should appear in each sense for which it is appropriate. Use the template {{sense|"gloss"}}, substituting a short version of the definition.
- 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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6432
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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0
2009/11/15 20:24
6440
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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0
2009/11/15 20:46
6445
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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0
2009/11/15 21:28
6447
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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0
2009/11/15 21:45
6450
ranged
[[English]]
[Adjective]
ranged (comparative more ranged, superlative most ranged)
1.(of a projectile, or projectile system) whose range can be adjusted
[Verb]
ranged
1.Simple past tense and past participle of range.
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0
2009/11/15 21:47
6453
proteomic
[[English]]
[Adjective]
proteomic (not comparable)
1.Of or pertaining to proteomics.
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2009/11/15 22:55
6454
genomics
[[English]]
[Noun]
genomics (uncountable)
1.(genetics) The study of the complete genome of an organism
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0
2009/11/15 22:55
6455
dna
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
dna f.
1.gout (pathology)
[Synonyms]
- pakostnice f.
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0
2009/11/16 09:45
6458
dementia
[[English]]
[Noun]
dementia (usually uncountable; plural dementias)
1.(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
2.madness or insanity
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
dementia
1.dementia
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2009/11/16 10:02
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6462
widget
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪdʒɪt[Etymology]
Wikipedia has an article on:WidgetWikipediaBlend of window and gadget, coined by George S. Kaufman in his play Beggar on Horseback (1924).
[Noun]
widget (plural widgets)
1.An unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
2.(graphical user interface) A component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with.
3.Portable code that can be easily installed and executed by an end user.
4.A floating widget or other device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened
5.A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces
[Synonyms]
- (GUI): control
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0
2009/11/16 10:16
TaN
6465
onstage
[[English]]
[Adjective]
onstage (not comparable)
1.taking place in the part of a stage that is visible to the audience
[Adverb]
onstage (not comparable)
1.towards, or onto the visible part of a stage
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0
2009/11/16 10:17
TaN
6469
ext3
[[English]]
[Proper noun]
ext3or EXT3
1.(computing) A type of Linux file system aimed at improving on the ext and ext2 file systems.
[Quotations]
2001: The ext3 file system is a set of incremental enhancements to the robust ext2 file system that provide several advantages. — Michael K. Johnson Whitepaper: Red Hat's New Journaling File System: ext3
[Related terms]
- ext
- ext2
[See also]
- file system
- Linux
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0
2009/11/16 15:30
6473
selected
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/En-us-selected.ogg
[Adjective]
selected
1.That have been selected or chosen.
[Verb]
selected
1.Simple past tense and past participle of select.
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0
2009/11/16 15:31
6474
partitions
[[English]]
[Noun]
partitions
1.Plural form of partition.
[Verb]
partitions
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of partition.
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0
2009/11/16 15:32
6475
formatted
[[English]]
[Adjective]
formatted (not comparable)
1.That has been given a definite format
2.(computing, of a storage medium) That has been physically arranged to be in a state ready for the storage of data
[Verb]
formatted
1.Simple past tense and past participle of format.
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0
2009/11/16 15:33
6481
Log
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
log
1.(mathematics) logarithm
if x = by then logb(x) = y[edit] Related terms
- lb, ld, lg, ln
[[English]]
ipa :/lɒɡ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/En-us-log.ogg
[Etymology 1]
Recorded since 1398, of unknown origin. The theory from Old Norse lág (“‘a felled tree’”)[1] is widely doubted on phonological grounds; an alternative is sound expression of the notion of something massive
[Etymology 2]
From logbook, itself from log (above) + book
[References]
- Notes:
1.^ log in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology 1]
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:LogWikipedia nlPresumably Germanic, cognates may include English log, lag, Middle Low German luggich 'slow'
[Etymology 2]
Germanic: cognate with liegen 'to (tell a) lie', German lügen
[Etymology 3]
Germanic: from equivalent German Loch 'hole, opening, cavity'
[Etymology 4]
Germanic: from English log (cfr. supra), sense (and short for) chip log
[[Latvian]]
[Noun]
log
1.Singular vocative of logs.
[[Old English]]
ipa :/lo:ɣ/[Etymology 1]
Germanic *loga-, from Indo-European *legh-. Cognate with Old Frisian lōch, Old High German luog. The IE root is also the source of Greek λεκτρον, Latin lectus ‘bed’, Celtic *leg- (Old Irish lige, Irish luighe), Slavic *ležati (Russian лежать).
[Etymology 2]
Inflected forms.
[[Slovene]]
[Noun]
lóg
1.A grove
2.A small forest
[[Swedish]]
[Verb form]
log
1.Past tense of le.
[[Volapük]]
[Etymology]
Compound of French le and German Auge
[Noun]
log
1.An eye
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2009/11/16 15:38
6482
recommended
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/En-us-recommended.ogg
[Verb]
recommended
1.Simple past tense and past participle of recommend.
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0
2009/11/16 15:39
6488
plugging
[[English]]
[Verb]
plugging
1.Present participle of plug.
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0
2009/11/16 15:41
6490
Partition
[[German]]
[Noun]
Partition f. (genitive Partition, plural Partitionen)
1.(computing) partition (section of a hard disk separately formatted)
2.(mathematics) partition (collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself)
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0
2009/11/16 15:41
6496
RFID
[[English]]
[Initialism]
RFID (plural RFIDs)
1.(electronics) radio-frequency identification
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0
2009/11/16 16:37
6498
rifle
[[English]]
ipa :(bunduqíya)
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/En-us-rifle.ogg
[Etymology]
From French rifler "to rifle" (gun), from Old French rifler "to scrape, scratch", from Middle High German riffeln, to scratch, heckle (flax), from Old High German riffilon "to tear by rubbing", akin to ripple (cf. Old English geriflian "to wrinkle," Old Norse rifa "to tear, break")
[Noun]
rifle (plural rifles)
1.A long firearm firing a single projectile, usually with a rifled barrel to improve accuracy.
[Verb]
to rifle (third-person singular simple present rifles, present participle rifling, simple past and past participle rifled)
1.to search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
2.To scan many items (especially papers) in a set, quickly. (See also riffle[1])
She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.
3.To add a spiral to the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.
4.To strike something with great power.
He rifled a shot past the goalkeeper into the goal.
[[French]]
ipa :/ʁifl/[Etymology]
From American English rifle (19th century).
[Noun]
rifle m. (plural rifles)
1.rifle (carabine)
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
rifle m. (plural rifles)
1.rifle
[Synonyms]
- fusil
- escopeta
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0
2009/11/17 11:23
TaN
6499
rifled
[[English]]
[Adjective]
rifled (not comparable)
1.(firearms) To have a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.
[Antonyms]
- smoothbore
- unrifled
[Verb]
rifled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of rifle.
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0
2009/11/17 11:23
TaN
6501
isolate
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/En-us-isolate.ogg
[Etymology]
Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian insolato, from Latin insulatus (cognate with insulate).
[Noun]
isolate (plural isolates)
1.Something that has been isolated.
[Related terms]
- insular
- insulate
- insulator
- insulation
- isolatable a
- isolated a
- isolating a
- isolation n
- isolationism n
- isolative a
- isolator
[Verb]
to isolate (third-person singular simple present isolates, present participle isolating, simple past and past participle isolated)
1.(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
2.(transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
3.(transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
4.(transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
5.(transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
6.(transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
isolate (plural)
1.Feminine form of isolato.
[Verb]
isolate
1.Second-person plural present tense of isolare.
2.Second-person plural imperative of isolare.
3.Feminine plural past participle of isolare.
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0
2009/11/17 13:22
6502
isolated
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/En-us-isolated.ogg
[Adjective]
isolated (comparative more isolated, superlative most isolated)
1.Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
[Anagrams]
- diastole
- sodalite
- solidate
[Verb]
isolated
1.Simple past tense and past participle of isolate.
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0
2009/11/17 13:23
6504
widespread
[[English]]
[Adjective]
widespread (comparative more widespread or widerspread, superlative most widespread)
1.Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent.
[Antonyms]
- limited
[Etymology]
wide + spread
[Synonyms]
- extensive, pervasive, prevalent
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0
2009/11/17 13:24
6506
indice
[[French]]
ipa :/ɛ̃.dis/[Etymology]
From Latin index (“‘sign, indication; index’”), from indicō (“‘point out, indicate, show’”).
[Noun]
indice m. (plural indices)
1.clue, indication
2.(finance) index
[[Italian]]
[Etymology]
From Latin index (“‘sign, indication; index’”), from indicō (“‘point out, indicate, show’”).
[Noun]
indice m. (plural indici)
1.(finger) index, index finger, forefinger
2.(economics, mathematics, etc.) index, rate, rating
3.(in a books) index
4.indication, sign
5.(list of forbidden books) Index
6.indicator, pointer
[See also]
- dito
[Synonyms]
- (finger): dito indice
- (in economics, mathematics): tasso
- (indication): indizio
- (indicator, pointer): lancetta
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0
2009/11/17 13:28
6513
asdf
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: adfs
- dafs
- fads
[Noun]
asdf or ASDF (uncountable)
1.Common fill-in word.
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0
2009/11/17 14:00
6514
alphagram
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈæl.fəˌgɹæm/[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: aaaghlmpr
[Etymology]
Apparently a blend of alphabetical and anagram; see also -gram.
[Noun]
alphagram (plural alphagrams)
1.The letters of a word, or any other set of letters, arranged into alphabetical order.
The alphagram of the word alphabetical is AAABCEHILLPT.
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0
2009/11/17 14:01
6515
犬
[[Translingual]]
[Alternative forms]
- 犭 (when used as a left Chinese radical)Although the alternative form clearly shows only three strokes, it is still counted as four strokes when using a Chinese dictionary.
[Etymology]
Pictogram (象形) – the dot is the ear. In the form 犭, a dog that is up on its hind legs.The character is considered a rather abstract rendition – Confucius is quoted as saying “The ancients must have had very strange looking dogs” (500 BCE).[1]
[Han character]
A dog (a Labrador)犬 (radical 94 犬+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 戈大 (IK), four-corner 43030, composition ⿻大丶)
1.dog
2.radical number 94
[Synonyms]
- 狗
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
犬 (Yale hyun2)
[[Japanese]]
[Alternative spellings]
- 狗
- イヌ
[Kanji]
犬 (grade 1 kanji)
[Noun]
犬 (hiragana いぬ, romaji inu)
1.dog
2.spy
3.(like a dog) one who is loyal
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
犬
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 견 (revised: gyeon, McCune-Reischauer: kyŏn, Yale: kyen)
- Name (hangeul): 개 견()
1.dog
[Synonyms]
- 개 (gae)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
犬 (pinyin quǎn (quan3), Wade-Giles ch'üan3, Yale chwan)
- Example Words:
- 鷹犬 (yīng quǎn) "dogs that hunt eagle"
- 警犬 (jǐng quǎn) "police dog"
- 黃犬音 (huáng quǎn yīn) "news"
- 犬齒 (quǎn chǐ) "canine tooth", a.k.a. 犬牙 (quǎn yá) or 虎牙 (hǔ yá)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
犬 (khuyển, chó, Thái)
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6516
ペニス
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
ペニス (penisu)
1.penis (the male sexual organ for copulation and urination)
This Japanese entry was created from the translations listed at penis. 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
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0
2009/11/17 17:30
6518
programmes
[[English]]
[Noun]
programmes
1.Plural form of programme.
[[French]]
[Verb]
programmes
1.Second-person singular present indicative of programmer.
2.Second-person singular present subjunctive of programmer .
0
0
2009/11/18 15:46
6519
CT
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
CT
1.Connecticut, a state of the United States of America.
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: ct
- TC
[Initialism]
CT
1.Computed Tomography
2.Central Time
3.cocktease
[See also]
- CDT
- CST
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0
2009/11/18 15:46
6521
ratio
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɻeɪ.ʃiˌoʊ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/En-us-ratio.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin ratio.
[Noun]
ratio (plural ratios)
1.A number representing a comparison between two things.
2.(arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
3.(law) A judicial decision.
[[Latin]]
ipa :/ratjo/[Etymology]
From rat- (“‘"thought", from perfect participle of reor’”) + --iō
[Noun]
ratiō (genitive ratiōnis); f, third declension
1.reason
2.calculation
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
ratio m. (plural ratios)
1.ratio
[Synonyms]
- razón
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0
2009/11/18 15:48
6522
dispersive
[[English]]
[Adjective]
dispersive (comparative more dispersive, superlative most dispersive)
1.That becomes dispersed
2.That causes dispersion
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
dispersive f.
1.Feminine plural form of dispersivo
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0
2009/11/18 15:54
6525
sqrt
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
sqrt
1.square root
0
0
2009/11/18 16:21
6532
agonizing
[[English]]
[Verb]
agonizing
1.Present participle of agonize.
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0
2009/08/20 10:25
2009/11/20 10:27
TaN
6543
janitor
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdʒænɪtə/[Etymology]
Latin ianitor, doorkeeper
[Noun]
janitor (plural janitors) (female: janitress)
1.(chiefly US) someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
2.a doorman
[Synonyms]
maintenance person
- (mostly British) caretaker
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0
2009/11/20 11:11
TaN
6544
quilt
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪlt[Noun]
quilt (plural quilts)
1.A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
[See also]
- batting
- pinking shears
- sew
[Verb]
to quilt (third-person singular simple present quilts, present participle quilting, simple past and past participle quilted)
1.To construct a quilt.
2.To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.
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0
2009/07/12 16:48
2009/11/20 11:17
TaN
6545
Quilt
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪlt[Noun]
quilt (plural quilts)
1.A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
[See also]
- batting
- pinking shears
- sew
[Verb]
to quilt (third-person singular simple present quilts, present participle quilting, simple past and past participle quilted)
1.To construct a quilt.
2.To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.
0
0
2009/11/20 11:17
TaN
6549
wannabe
[[English]]
[Adjective]
wannabe (comparative more wannabe, superlative most wannabe)
1.aspiring
Hollywood's restaurants are full of wannabe actors waiting to be discovered.
[Etymology]
Written form of a reduction of "want to be"
[Noun]
wannabe (plural wannabes)
1.someone who wishes to be or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur
That wannabe thought he was very clever to get past level 1.
[Verb]
wannabe
1.(colloquial) want to be
I wannabe famous when I grow up!
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0
2009/11/20 14:38
TaN
6551
かすみ
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
かすみ (romaji kasumi)
1.霞: female given name
2.霞み: mist
0
0
2009/11/21 16:24
TaN
6552
forecaster
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Alphagram: aceeforrst
- foster care
[Etymology]
to forecast + -er
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:ForecasterWikipediaforecaster (plural forecasters)
1.A person who forecasts
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0
2009/11/22 00:29
TaN
6553
人種
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
人種 (hiragana じんしゅ, romaji jinshu)
1.race (anthropology, ethnicity)
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0
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6555
repaginate
[[English]]
[Etymology]
re- + paginate
[Verb]
to repaginate (third-person singular simple present repaginates, present participle repaginating, simple past and past participle repaginated)
1.To paginate again or in a different way.
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2009/11/23 19:23
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6560
recurrent
[[English]]
[Adjective]
Wikipedia has an article on:RecurrentWikipedia recurrent (not comparable)
1.Recurring time after time.
[Etymology]
From Latin recurrens (present participle of recurrere).
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2009/11/24 12:40
TaN
6570
published
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/En-us-published.ogg
[Verb]
published
1.Simple past tense and past participle of publish.
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2009/11/24 13:12
6572
unjustified
[[English]]
[Adjective]
unjustified (comparative more unjustified, superlative most unjustified)
1.not justified
[Antonyms]
- justified
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2009/11/24 13:14
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