7218
repayment
[[English]]
[Noun]
repayment (plural repayments)
1.the act of repaying
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0
2009/12/23 23:11
TaN
7220
nimbostratus
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪtəs[Noun]
nimbostratus (plural nimbostratus)
1.(meteorology) A low-level, principal cloud type, generally formless and dark grey in colour, occuring in layers at low altitude (usually below 2400 metres) and usually bringing precipitation; abbreviated Ns.
0
0
2009/12/23 23:34
TaN
7224
languish
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈlæŋ.gwɪʃ/[Etymology]
From the participle stem of Anglo-Norman and Middle French languir, from Late Latin languire, alteration of Latin languēre (“‘to be faint, unwell’”). Compare languor.
[Verb]
to languish (third-person singular simple present languishes, present participle languishing, simple past and past participle languished)
1.(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. [from 14th c.]
2.(intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]
He languished without his girlfriend
3.(intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions. [from 15th c.]
He languished in prison for years
4.(transitive, obsolete) To make weak; to weaken, devastate. [15th-17th c.]
5.(intransitive) To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful. [from 17th c.]
The case languished for years before coming to trial.
6.(intransitive, now rare) To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously. [from 18th c.]
7.1815, Jane Austen, Emma:
He is an excellent young man, and will suit Harriet exactly: it will be an "exactly so," as he says himself; but he does sigh and languish, and study for compliments rather more than I could endure as a principal.
0
0
2009/12/23 23:30
2009/12/24 10:44
TaN
7225
dissipated
[[English]]
[Adjective]
dissipated
1.to have squandered and scattered valuable possessions while devoted to pursuit of self-indulgent pleasures
2.James dissipated his savings with all of his addictions.
3.Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure
[Synonyms]
- dissolute
- intemperate
[Verb]
dissipated
1.Simple past tense and past participle of dissipate.
0
0
2009/12/24 10:44
TaN
7232
Take
[[English]]
ipa :/teɪk/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/En-us-take.ogg
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of aekt
- Kate
- teak
[Antonyms]
- (to accept): give
- (to carry): bring
- drop
[Etymology]
From Middle English < Old English tacan < Old Norse taka.
[Noun]
take (plural takes)
1.An act of taking.
2.Something that is taken.
3.A (1) profit, (2) reward, (3) bribe, illegal payoff or unethical kickback.
(1) & (2): He wants half of the take if he helps with the job.
(3) The mayor is on the take.
4.An interpretation or view.
What’s your take on this issue, Fred?
5.(cinematography) An attempt to record a scene.
It’s a take.
Act seven, scene three, take two.
6.(rugby) A catch.
7.(acting) A facial gesture in response to an event.
I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway.
8.(cricket) A catch of the ball, especially by the wicket-keeper.
[See also]
These need to be checked and put in the section for the the noun or verb senses as appropriate
- bytake
- intake
- mistake
- outtake
- overtake
- spit take
- takings, taking
- uptake
[Synonyms]
- (to grasp with the hands): grab, grasp, grip
- (to get into one's possession): confiscate, seize
- (military: to gain a position by force): capture, conquer, seize
- (to have sex with forcefully): have, rape
- get
- ingest
- receive
- swallow
[Verb]
to take (third-person singular simple present takes, present participle taking, simple past took, past participle taken)
1.(transitive) To grasp with the hands.
2.(transitive) To grab and move to oneself.
I’ll take that plate off the table.
3.(transitive) To get into one's possession.
4.(transitive) To accept.
Do you take sugar in your coffee?
We take all major credit cards.
5.(transitive, military) To gain a position by force.
After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city.
6.(transitive) To have sex forcefully with, possibly without consent.
The rapist took his victims in dark alleys.
7.(transitive) To carry, particularly to a particular destination.
I'll take the plate with me.
8.(transitive) To choose.
I'll take the blue plates.
9.(transitive) To support or carry without failing or breaking.
That truck bed will only take two tons.
10.(transitive) To endure or cope with.
I can take the noise, but I can't take the smell.
11.(transitive, baseball) To not swing at a pitch
He’ll probably take this one.
12.(transitive) To ingest medicine, drugs, etc.
I take aspirin every day to thin my blood.
13.(transitive, often with “for”) To assume or interpret to be.
Do you take me for a fool?
I take it you're not going?
Looking at him as he came into the room, I took him for his father.
He was often taken to be a man of means.
14.(transitive) To enroll (in a class, or a course of study).
I plan to take math, physics, literature and flower arrangement this semester.
15.(transitive) To participate in, undergo, or experience.
Aren't you supposed to take your math final today?
When will you take your vacation?
I had to take a pee.
16.(transitive, climbing) To tighten (take up) a belaying rope. Often used imperatively.
17.2003, S. Peter Lewis, David Horowitz, Selected Climbs in the Northeast: Rock, Alpine, and Ice Routes, page 92:
Atop the first pitch, he put his partner on belay and took up the slack
18.(transitive) To fight or attempt to fight somebody. (See also take on.)
Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you.
19.(intransitive) To stick, persist, thrive or remain.
I started some tomato seeds last spring, but they didn't take.
20.(intransitive) To become.
They took ill within 3 hours.
She took sick with the flu.
21.(transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially for the wicket-keeper to catch the ball after the batsman has missed or edged it.
22.(transitive) To require.
Looks like it's gonna take a taller person to get that down.
Finishing this on schedule will take a lot of overtime.
23.(transitive, photography) To capture using a photographic camera.
The photographer took a picture of our family.
24.(transitive) To last or expend [an amount of time].
I estimate the trip will take about ten minutes.
25.(transitive) To consider as an instance or example.
I've had a lot of problems recently. Take last Monday. The car broke down on the way to work. Then ...etc.
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
take (hiragana たけ)
1.竹: bamboo
2.丈: height
3.岳: peak, mountain
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TaN
7234
sleigh
[[English]]
ipa :/sleɪ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/En-us-sleigh.ogg
[Adjective]
sleigh (comparative sleigher, superlative sleighest)
1.Sly.
[Noun]
sleigh (plural sleighs)
1.A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a sledge.
[Verb]
to sleigh (third-person singular simple present sleighs, present participle sleighing, simple past and past participle sleighed)
1.To ride or drive a sleigh.
0
0
2009/12/24 16:50
TaN
7236
lollygag
[[English]]
ipa :/'lɒlɪgæg/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/En-us-lollygag.ogg
[Etymology]
Origin unknown.
[Noun]
lollygag (uncountable)
1.Silliness, nonsense.
He likes to do his car up with blacked-out windows, and all that lollygag.
[Synonyms]
- (dawdle, avoid work) dawdle, shirk, slack
[Verb]
to lollygag (third-person singular simple present lollygags, present participle lollygagging, simple past and past participle lollygagged)
1.To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
0
0
2009/12/24 16:52
TaN
7243
colligo
[[Latin]]
[Etymology 1]
From con- (“‘with, together’”) + legō (“‘bring together, gather, collect’”).
[Etymology 2]
From con- (“‘with, together’”) + ligō (“‘tie, bind, fasten’”).
[References]
- “colligo” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)
0
0
2009/12/24 17:09
TaN
7249
disregarding
[[English]]
[Verb]
disregarding
1.Present participle of disregard.
0
0
2009/12/25 15:44
TaN
7251
outmoded
[[English]]
[Adjective]
outmoded (comparative more outmoded, superlative most outmoded)
1.unfashionable
His pipe was as outmoded as his ideas.
2.obsolete
His outmoded word processor was a heap of junk.
His outmoded record player is now useless.
0
0
2009/12/25 15:45
TaN
7253
impediment
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/En-us-impediment.ogg
[Noun]
impediment (plural impediments)
1.A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
Working in a noisy factory left him with a slight hearing impediment.
[Synonyms]
- hindrance
- obstruction
- obstacle
- See also Wikisaurus:hindrance
0
0
2009/04/03 13:27
2009/12/25 17:46
TaN
7255
interment
[[English]]
[Etymology]
Noun form of inter
[Noun]
interment (plural interments)
1.The act of burying a dead body; burial.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:interment
0
0
2009/12/25 17:46
TaN
7258
terminal
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtərmɪnəl/[Adjective]
terminal (not comparable)
1.Fatal, resulting in death.
2.Appearing at the end, top or apex of a physical object.
3.Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time.
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of aeilmnrt
- tramline
[Etymology]
< French terminal < Late Latin terminalis (“‘pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final’”) < Latin terminus (“‘a bound, boundary, limit, end’”); see term, terminus.
[External links]
- terminal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- terminal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
terminal (plural terminals)
1.A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
2.A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
3.In electronics, the end of a line where signals are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals are made available to apparatus.
4.An electric contact on a battery.
5.In telecommunications, the apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.
6.(computing) In the context of computer hardware, a device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display.
7.(computing) A computer program that emulates a terminal (6).
8.(computing theory) A terminal symbol in a formal grammar.
[[French]]
ipa :/tɛʁ.mi.nal/[Adjective]
terminal m. (f. terminale, m. plural terminaux, f. plural terminales)
1.terminal
[Noun]
terminal m. (plural terminaux)
1.terminal
[[Polish]]
[Noun]
terminal m.
1.terminal
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
terminal m. and f. (plural terminales)
1.final
2.deadly
[Noun]
terminal m. (plural terminales)
1.terminal
2.closure
[Synonyms]
- (closure): terminación
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0
2009/02/03 13:55
2009/12/26 03:12
7259
retry
[[English]]
ipa :-aɪ[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of errty
- terry, Terry
[Noun]
retry (plural retries)
1.Another attempt.
[Verb]
to retry (third-person singular simple present retries, present participle retrying, simple past and past participle retried)
1.To try (esp. judicially) a second time; as, to retry a case; to retry an accused person.
0
0
2009/01/10 03:43
2009/12/26 03:12
TaN
7263
terabyte
[[English]]
[Noun]
terabyte (plural terabytes)
1.One trillion (1,000,000,000,000) bytes, as opposed to a tebibyte. SI symbol: TB.
2.(computing, colloquial) Imprecisely, a tebibyte or 10244 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes. SI symbol: TiB, computing symbol: TB.
- Previous: gigabyte
- next: petabyte
[References]
- [The IEC explanation of its definitions]
0
0
2009/12/28 10:59
TaN
7267
entrust
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪnˈtɹʌst/[Alternative spellings]
- intrust
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of enrsttu
- nutters
- turnest
[Etymology]
en- + trust
[Verb]
to entrust (third-person singular simple present entrusts, present participle entrusting, simple past and past participle entrusted)
1.To trust to the care of.
0
0
2009/12/28 12:29
TaN
7271
echelon
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɛʃəlɒn/[Etymology]
French échelon, from échelle 'ladder'.
[Noun]
echelon (plural echelons)
1.A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
2.(military) A formation of troops, ships, etc. in parallel rows with the end of each row projecting further than the one in front.
[Verb]
to echelon (third-person singular simple present echelons, present participle echeloning, simple past and past participle echeloned)
1.To form troops into an echelon.
0
0
2009/12/28 12:30
TaN
7275
APEX
[[English]]
[Acronym]
APEX or Apex
1.(aviation) Advanced Purchase Excursion (Air fare)
[Initialism]
Wikipedia has an article on:Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer StaffWikipediaAPEX
1.(British, trade union) Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff.
0
0
2009/12/28 12:30
TaN
7283
corning
[[English]]
[Verb]
corning
1.Present participle of corn.
0
0
2009/12/28 15:18
TaN
7284
ゴリラ
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
ゴリラ (romaji gorira)
1.gorilla
0
0
2009/12/28 15:19
TaN
7285
採用
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
採用 (hiragana さいよう, romaji saiyō)
1.use, adopt, adoption
[[Mandarin]]
ipa :[ tsʰai˨˩yʊŋ˥˩ ][References]
- Wu, Jingrong (ed.) (1985). The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English). Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press. ISBN 0471867969.
- Shao, Jingmin (ed.) (2000). HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English). Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers. ISBN 7561720785.
[Verb]
採用 (traditional, Pinyin cǎiyòng, simplified 采用)
1.(Elementary Mandarin) to adopt; to use; to employ (a technique etc.)
0
0
2009/12/28 15:19
TaN
7303
Maßnahme
[[German]]
[Noun]
Maßnahme f. (genitive Maßnahme, plural Maßnahmen)
1.measure (tactic or strategy)
0
0
2009/08/06 22:26
2009/12/28 16:15
TaN
7304
koko
[[Chamicuro]]
[Etymology]
From Spanish coco.
[Noun]
koko
1.coconut
[[Esperanto]]
[Etymology]
French coq and English cock
[Noun]
koko (plural kokoj, accusative singular kokon, accusative plural kokojn)
1.cock
2.fowl
[[Finnish]]
[Adjective]
koko (indeclinable; not comparable)
1.whole, entire
2.Koko päivä meni hukkaan.
3.The whole day was wasted.
4.all; see all day, all night
5.Valvoimme koko yön.
6.We stayed up all night.
7.Älä valvo koko yötä!
8.Don't stay up all night.
[Noun]
koko
1.size
2.Mikä sinun kokosi on?
3.What is your size?
[[Hawaiian]]
[Etymology]
From an original toto.
[Noun]
koko
1.blood
[[Japanese]]
[Pronoun]
koko (kanji 此処, hiragana ここ)
1.here
0
0
2009/12/28 16:16
TaN
7306
chicago
[[English]]
ipa :/ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/En-us-Chicago.ogg
[Etymology]
From Potawatomi shekagou (“‘wild leek’”).
[Proper noun]
Chicago
1.A large city located on Lake Michigan in northeastern Illinois, USA.
[[Dutch]]
[Proper noun]
Chicago
1.Chicago (US city)
[[Tatar]]
[Proper noun]
Chicago
1.Chicago
0
0
2009/12/28 21:17
TaN
7307
Chicago
[[English]]
ipa :/ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/En-us-Chicago.ogg
[Etymology]
From Potawatomi shekagou (“‘wild leek’”).
[Proper noun]
Chicago
1.A large city located on Lake Michigan in northeastern Illinois, USA.
[[Dutch]]
[Proper noun]
Chicago
1.Chicago (US city)
[[Tatar]]
[Proper noun]
Chicago
1.Chicago
0
0
2009/12/28 21:17
TaN
7310
WHO
[[English]]
[Acronym]
WHO
1.The World Health Organization
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of how
[[Dutch]]
[Abbreviation]
WHO
1.Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie ≡ World Health Organization
0
0
2009/12/28 21:17
TaN
7320
don
[[English]]
ipa :-ɒn
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/En-us-don.ogg
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of dno
- nod
[Antonyms]
- doff
[Etymology]
[Noun]
don (plural dons)
1.A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
2.A mafia boss.
[Verb]
to don (third-person singular simple present dons, present participle donning, simple past and past participle donned)
1.To put on (clothes).
[[Breton]]
[Adjective]
don
1.deep
[[French]]
ipa :/dɔ̃/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Fr-don.ogg
[Etymology]
Latin donum.
[Noun]
don m. (plural dons)
1.gift, talent
2.gift (present)
3.donation
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
don m. inv.
1.Father (a title given to priests)
2.A title of respect to a man.
[[Korean]]
[Noun]
don (Hangul: 돈)
1.money
[[Nigerian Pidgin]]
[Verb]
don
1.have (perfect aspect auxiliary)
Wi don chop = "We have eaten"
[[Northern Sami]]
[Pronoun]
don
1.you (thou)
[[Old English]]
ipa :/doːn/[Etymology]
From West Proto-Germanic *dō-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“‘to make, do, place’”). Cognate with Old Frisian duā, Old Saxon dōn (Dutch doen), Old High German tuon (German tun); and, outside the Germanic languages, with Ancient Greek τίθημι (tithēmi), Latin faciō, Old Irish dorat (Irish déan), Old Church Slavonic дѣти (děti).
[Verb]
dōn
1.to do
[[Scottish Gaelic]]
[Alternative forms]
- dhan
[Etymology]
do + an
[Preposition]
don
1.to the (singular)
Chaidh i don bhùth. - She went to the shop.
2.for the (singular)
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
don m. (plural dones)
1.gift, present
2.gift, talent, knack
3.A title of respect to a man, prefixed to Christian names (similar to English lord).
[[Turkish]]
[Etymology 1]
From Proto-Turkic *tōn
[Etymology 2]
Common Turkic *tong
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0
2009/04/28 10:29
2009/12/28 21:17
TaN
7322
Don
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of dno
- nod
[Etymology 1]
[Etymology 2]
Wikipedia has an article on:Don River (Russia)Wikipedia
[Etymology 3]
[[Dutch]]
[Proper noun]
Don m.
1.Don, River in Russia.
[[Spanish]]
[Etymology]
From Latin dominus (“‘lord’”), from domus (“‘house’”).
[Noun]
Don m. (plural Dones)
1.A title of respect to a man, prefixed to Christian names (similar to English lord).
0
0
2009/04/28 10:29
2009/12/28 21:17
TaN
7328
beginner
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of beeginnr
- benigner
[External links]
- beginner in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- beginner in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
beginner (plural beginners)
1.Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
I'm pretty new at learning Japanese, I'm just a beginner.
2.Someone who sets (or puts) something in motion
The beginner of the games lit the ceremonial torch.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:beginner
0
0
2009/12/28 21:17
TaN
7333
someone
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/En-us-someone.ogg
[Etymology]
some + one
[Noun]
someone (plural someones)
1.A partially specified but unnamed person.
Do you need a gift for that special someone?
The someones under discussion were eventually arrested.
[Pronoun]
someone
1.some person.
Is someone there?
[Synonyms]
- anybody, anyone, somebody
0
0
2009/09/02 17:12
2009/12/28 21:17
TaN
7338
who
[[English]]
ipa :/huː/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/En-us-who.ogg
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of how
[Etymology]
Old English hwā (dative hwām, genitive hwæs), from Proto-Germanic *khwas, *khwes, *khwo, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.
[Pronoun]
who singular or plural, nominative case (possessive whose, objective case whom, or who)(Note that who is usually used instead of whom, especially in informal contexts.)
1.(interrogative pronoun) What person or people; which person or people (used in a direct or indirect question).
Who is that? (direct question)
I don't know who it is. (indirect question)
2.(relative pronoun) The person or people that.
It was a nice man who helped us.
0
0
2009/12/28 21:17
2009/12/28 21:18
TaN
7343
nami
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
nami
1.(colloquial) sweet, candy
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
nami (hiragana なみ)
1.波: wave
[Suffix]
nami (hiragana なみ)
1.並, 並み: medium, average, common, ordinary
0
0
2009/12/28 21:20
TaN
7344
NAMI
[[English]]
[Acronym]
NAMI
1.National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of aimn
- Amin
- iman
- main, Main
- mani
- mina
0
0
2009/12/28 21:20
TaN
7346
_test
[[English]]
ipa :/tɛst/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/En-us-test.ogg
[Adjective]
test (not comparable)
1.(cricket) Of a test match
His test average was nearly 100.
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of estt
- sett
- stet
[Antonyms]
- (challenge): breeze
- (academics, examination): recess
[Etymology]
< Old French test (“‘an earthen vessel, esp. a pot in which metals were tried’”) < Latin testum (“‘the lid of an earthen vessel, an earthen vessel, an earthen pot, in Medieval Latin especially an earthenpot in which metals were tried; compare testa (“‘a piece of burned clay, a potsherd’”)’”) < *terstus, pp. of the root seen also in terra for *tersa (“‘dry land’”); see terra, thirst.
[External links]
- test in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- test in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
test (plural tests)
1.A challenge.
2.(Academics) An examination, given often during the academic term.
3.A session in which a product or piece of equipment is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
4.(cricket) (normally “Test”) A test match.
5.(marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins.Two sea urchin tests
[Synonyms]
- (challenge): challenge, trial
- (academics, examination): quiz, examination
[Verb]
to test (third-person singular simple present tests, present participle testing, simple past and past participle tested)
1.To challenge.
2.(Academics) To administer or assign an examination that is given often during the academic term.
3.To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
4.(copulative) To be shown to be by test.
He tested positive for cancer.
[[Breton]]
[Noun]
test
1.witness
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
test m.
1.test
[[French]]
[Noun]
test m. (plural tests)
1.test
[[Hungarian]]
ipa :/ˈtɛʃt/[Etymology]
Of unknown origin.
[Noun]
test (plural testek)
1.body
2.(mathematics) fieldHungarian Wikipedia has an article on:Test (algebra)Wikipedia hu
[[Italian]]
[Etymology]
English
[Noun]
test m. inv.
1.test
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
test m. (plural tests)
1.test
[Synonyms]
- prueba
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THE
[[English]]
ipa :/ðiː/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/En-us-the-stressed.ogg
[Adverb]
the
1.With a comparative or more and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
The hotter, the better.
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
The more money donated, the more books purchased and the more happy children.
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
2.With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result in the direction of the comparative. This can be negated with none.
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
[Alternative forms]
- ðe (obsolete)
- þe (obsolete)
- ye
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of eht
- eth, Eth
- het
- teh, TEH
[Article]
the
1.Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that the entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in the same sentence, or assumed already completely specified. Compare I’m reading a book with I’m reading the book.
The street in front of your house. (But compare a street in Paris)
The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
2.When stressed, indicates that the object in question is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
3.With a superlative, it refers to the same thing which the superlative applies to.
That apple pie was the best.
4.When before a body part, it can be an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
A stone hit him on the head. ( = “A stone hit him on his head.”)
5.When before an adjectival noun, it indicates all persons within that grouping.
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
6.When before the name of a member of a class, it indicates all things in that class.
The cat is a solitary creature. ( = “All cats are solitary creatures.”)
[Etymology]
From Old English demonstrative pronoun þē (“‘the, that’”), a late variant of sē (“‘that, the’”). Originally masculine nominative, in Middle English it superceded all previous Old English forms (sē, sēo, þæt, þā).
[See also]
See also
[[Danish]]
[Noun]
the c.
1.Archaic spelling of te. ("tea")
[[Irish]]
ipa :[hɛ][Adjective]
the
1.Mutated form of te.
[[Murrinh-Patha]]
[Noun]
the
1.Ear.
[References]
Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages by Mark Abley (2003)
[See also]
- ye (incorporated noun)
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
the
1.Alternative spelling of te. (tea)
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Ver
[[Icelandic]]
[Proper noun]
Ver m.
1.A male given name
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joule
[[English]]
ipa :/dʒul/[Etymology]
Named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule.
[Noun]
joule (plural joules)
1.In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Also equal to the energy of one watt of power for a duration of one second. Symbol: J
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
joule
1.joule
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
joule
1.joule
[[French]]
[Noun]
joule m.
1.joule
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
joule m.
1.joule
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ass
[[English]]
ipa :/æs/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/En-us-ass.ogg
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of ass
- SAS
- SSA
[Etymology 1]
From the Old English assa, from probable hypocoristic form of Old Irish asan which entered the language through the Northumbrian dialect of Old English. Other Germanic tongues had no such word instead using forms similar to esol which does exist in Old English.The Old Irish word comes from Latin asinus and before this, confer Greek όνος (onos). This word has a Semitic origin, probably Hebrew, (ahton), “‘she-ass’”). The Sanskrit अश्व (aśva), “‘horse’”) (Prakrit (assa)) may be related.
[Etymology 2]
Used chiefly in North America. From arse (used in the UK and Australia) by euphemism or misspelling, from Proto-Germanic *ars-oz. Cognates include the Old High German ars (German Arsch), Old Norse ars, Old Frisian ers and Ancient Greek ὄρρος (orros). Ultimately from the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *Orse (“‘backside, buttocks, butt’”).
[[Latvian]]
[Adjective]
ass
1.sharp
[Noun]
ass
1.axis
[[Luxembourgish]]
[Verb]
ass
1.is
[[Manx]]
[Adverb]
ass
1.out
[Preposition]
ass
1.out of
2.ass y çheer, abroad
3.ass y hene, wrong in the head
[Pronoun]
ass
1.1st person plural of ec.
out of him/it
[[Swedish]]
[Abbreviation]
ass
1.Abbreviation of assurerat.
[Noun]
ass
1.(music) A-flat
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comptent
[[French]]
[Verb]
comptent
1.Third-person plural present indicative of compter.
2.Third-person plural present subjunctive of compter.
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compter
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɒmptə/[Noun]
compter (plural compters)
1.(obsolete) a counter
2.(historical) a prison attached to a city court; a counter
3.2003: Each sheriff had his own compter, which were both prisons and offices, administered by the respective secondaries. — John Hamilton Baker, The Oxford History of the Laws of England (Oxford 2003, p. 284)
[[French]]
ipa :/kɑ̃te/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Fr-compter.ogg
[Etymology]
A parallel formation to conter, with the spelling altered to distinguish between the two in print; from Latin computare.
[Verb]
compter
1.(transitive & intransitive) to count
2.(transitive) to reckon, allow
3.(transitive) to include
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品質
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
品質 (hiragana ひんしつ, romaji hinshitsu)
1.ひんしつ: quality
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perianth
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of aehinprt
- Perthian
[Etymology]
From peri- + -anth, thus "around the flower." < French périanthe < New Latin perianthium
[Noun]
perianth (plural perianths)
1.The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
2.The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
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doorstep
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of deooprst
- droopest
- optrodes
- pet doors
- torpedos
[Etymology]
door + step
[Noun]
doorstep (plural doorsteps)
1.Step of a door. The threshold of a doorway.
On one's doorstep.
2.(figuratively) One's immediate neighbourhood or locality.
They want to build the prison right on our doorstep, it will only be half a mile away and being that close scares me
3.A big slice of bread.
2003, Diana Wynne Jones, The Merlin Conspiracy", P 241 ISBN 0-06-052318-2
"I cut myself a doorstep of bread with masses of butter and went along to see Romanov while I was eating it."
[Verb]
to doorstep (third-person singular simple present doorsteps, present participle doorstepping, simple past and past participle doorstepped)
1.(transitive) To corner somebody for an unexpected interview.
2.1998, Emily O'Reilly, Veronica Guerin: The Life and Death of a Crime Reporter
Throughout her time in journalism, she doorstepped politicians, the child of a politician, crime victims, armed robbers, murderers, suspected murderers...
3.2006, Denis O'Hearn, Nothing But an Unfinished Song
Surprisingly few people refused to talk, even those I doorstepped or telephoned out of the blue.
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volubility
[[English]]
[Noun]
volubility (countable and uncountable; plural volubilities)
1.(uncountable) the state of being voluble
2.(countable) the degree to which someone is voluble
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visibility
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/[Noun]
visibility (uncountable)
1.The degree to which one can see.
The visibility from that angle was good
2.Clear conditions.
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venerability
[[English]]
[Noun]
venerability (uncountable)
1.The qualities of being venerable; great age, respectability, infirmity, etc.
Because of the professor's venerability his opinion was often asked, but his actual attendance in committee meetings was not insisted upon.
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vulnerability
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- invulnerability
[Noun]
vulnerability (countable and uncountable; plural vulnerabilities)
1.(uncountable) Susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any conscious.
2.(countable) a specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
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exhibit
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪbɪt[Etymology]
< Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“‘I hold forth, present, show, display’”) < ex (“‘out of, from’”) + habeō (“‘I have, hold’”); see habit.
[External links]
- exhibit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- exhibit in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
exhibit (plural exhibits)
1.An instance of exhibiting.
2.That which is exhibited.
3.A public showing; an exhibition.
The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd.
4.(law) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse.
[Synonyms]
- (display or show (something) for others to see): display, show, show off
- (demonstrate): demonstrate, show
- ( present for inspection)
- (instance of exhibiting): showing
- (public showing): exhibition, exposition, show
[Verb]
to exhibit (third-person singular simple present exhibits, present participle exhibiting, simple past and past participle exhibited)
1.(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards.
2.(transitive) To demonstrate.
The players exhibited great skill.
3.(transitive, law) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.
I now exhibit this bloody hammer.
4.(intransitive) To put on a public display.
Will you be exhibiting this year?
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hawaiian
[[English]]
[Adjective]
Hawaiian (not comparable)
1.(of a person) Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact.
2.Of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
3.Of or having to do with the culture of the U.S. state of Hawaii.
4.Of or having to do with a resident of the U.S. state of Hawaii.
[Alternative spellings]
- Hawaiʻian (or Hawai'ian, Hawai`ian)
[External links]
- Hawaiian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ISO 639-3 code haw (SIL)
[Noun]
Hawaiian (plural Hawaiians)
1.A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
2.A resident of the U.S. state of Hawaii.
[Proper noun]
Hawaiian
1.The Hawaiian language.
[See also]
- Index:Hawaiian
- Category:Hawaiian language for words in Hawaiian
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Hawaiian
[[English]]
[Adjective]
Hawaiian (not comparable)
1.(of a person) Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian islands prior to European contact.
2.Of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
3.Of or having to do with the culture of the U.S. state of Hawaii.
4.Of or having to do with a resident of the U.S. state of Hawaii.
[Alternative spellings]
- Hawaiʻian (or Hawai'ian, Hawai`ian)
[External links]
- Hawaiian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ISO 639-3 code haw (SIL)
[Noun]
Hawaiian (plural Hawaiians)
1.A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
2.A resident of the U.S. state of Hawaii.
[Proper noun]
Hawaiian
1.The Hawaiian language.
[See also]
- Index:Hawaiian
- Category:Hawaiian language for words in Hawaiian
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legitimacy
[[English]]
[Noun]
legitimacy
1.the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity
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