9972
parent
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpærənt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/En-us-parent.ogg
[Anagrams]
- enrapt, entrap, panter, trepan
[Antonyms]
- (person from whom one is descended): child, offspring
- (computing: object from which a child is descended): child
[Etymology]
Middle English parent from Old French parent from Latin parentem, accusative of parēns (“‘parent’”), present participle of parere "to breed, bring forth". Displaced native Middle English alder, aldor "parent" (from Old English ealdor "parent").
[Noun]
parent (plural parents)
1.One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.
2.A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child. (adoptive parent, foster parent)
3.(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.
4.The source or origin of something.
5.A group from which another group is formed, or which completely controls a subordinate group. (parent company)
6.(computing, object oriented computer programming) The object from which a child or derived object is descended.
[See also]
- foster
[Synonyms]
- (person from whom one is descended): progenitor
- (computing: object from which a child is descended): mother
[Verb]
to parent (third-person singular simple present parents, present participle parenting, simple past and past participle parented)
1.To act as parent, to raise or rear.
[[French]]
ipa :/pa.'ʁɑ~/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Fr-parent.ogg
[Anagrams]
- arpent, râpent
[Etymology]
From Latin parēns.
[Noun]
parent m. (plural parents)
1.parent, one’s father or mother
2.any person to which one is related
[Verb]
parent
1.Third-person plural present indicative of parer.
2.Third-person plural present subjunctive of parer.
[[Latin]]
[Verb]
parent
1.third-person plural present active subjunctive of parō.
[[Old French]]
[Noun]
parent m. (oblique plural parenz, nominative singular parenz, nominative plural parent)
1.parent
0
0
2009/04/01 17:17
2010/07/02 10:19
TaN
9980
spaz
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- spazz
[Anagrams]
- zaps
[Etymology]
From spastic.
[Noun]
spaz (plural spazzes)
1.(slang, pejorative, offensive) A stupid person.
2.(slang, pejorative, offensive) A hyperactive person.
3.(slang, pejorative, offensive) An incompetent person.
4.Tiger Woods, 2006
“I was so in control from tee to green, the best I've played for years... But as soon as I got on the green I was a spaz.”
5.(slang, pejorative, offensive) A tantrum, a fit.
[References]
- Notes:
1.^ The s-word, by Damon Rose, BBC News, 12 April 2006
[Verb]
to spaz (third-person singular simple present spazzes, present participle spazzing, simple past and past participle spazzed)
1.(slang, pejorative, offensive) To have a tantrum or fit.
2.(slang, offensive) To malfunction, go on the fritz.
0
0
2010/07/02 11:06
9981
diletta
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
diletta f. (plural dilette) (masculine: diletto)
1.beloved, loved one
[Verb]
diletta
1.Feminine form of diletto.
0
0
2010/07/02 11:06
9984
loner
[[English]]
ipa :-əʊnə(r)[Anagrams]
- enrol
- Loren
[Noun]
loner (plural loners)
1.One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
[Synonyms]
- hermit
- recluse
- anchoret
- anchorite
- solitary
- solitaire
0
1
2010/07/02 11:18
2010/07/02 11:18
9992
controversy
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɑntɹəˌvɝsi/[Etymology]
From Latin controversia (“‘debate, contention, controversy’”) < controversus (“‘turned in an opposite direction’”).
[Noun]
controversy (plural controversies)
1.A debate, discussion of opposing opinions; strife.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:dispute
0
1
2010/07/02 11:57
2010/07/02 11:57
9993
wiki
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈwɪki/[Anagrams]
- kiwi, Kiwi
[Derived terms]
- wikify
- wikiholic
- wikilink
- Wikipedia
- Wikisource
- Wiktionary
- Wiktionarian
[Etymology]
1995[1]. Abbreviated from WikiWikiWeb (first wiki software), from Hawaiian wikiwiki (“‘quick’”) + English web.
[Noun]
wiki (plural wikis)
1.A collaborative website which can be directly edited using only a web browser, often by anyone with access to it.
[References]
- Notes:
1.^ Cunningham, Ward (2005). "Correspondence on the Etymology of Wiki." Ward Cunningham. URL accessed on 28 February 2010.
- “wiki” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- "wiki" in the Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.6), Lexico Publishing Group, 2003-2005.
[Verb]
to wiki (third-person singular simple present wikis, present participle wikiing, simple past and past participle wikied)
1.(transitive) To research a topic on Wikipedia or some similar wiki.
To get an understanding of the topics, he quickly went online and wikied each one.
2.(intransitive) To contribute to a wiki.
[[Dutch]]
ipa :/ˈwiki/[Anagrams]
- kiwi
[Etymology]
From English wiki.
[Noun]
wiki m. (plural wiki’s, diminutive wikietje)
1.wiki
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- kiwi
[Noun]
wiki m. (plural wikis)
1.wiki
[[Hawaiian]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-East-Polynesian witi
[References]
- “wiki” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
[Verb]
wiki
1.to hasten; quick, fast
[[Limburgish]]
ipa :/ˈwi˦kə˧/[Etymology]
From English wiki.
[Noun]
wiki
1.wiki
[[Norwegian]]
[Etymology]
From English wiki, from Hawaiian wikiwiki (“‘quick’”).
[Noun]
wiki m.
1.wiki
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/ˈwi.ki/[Etymology]
From English wiki.
[Noun]
wiki m. and f. (plural wikis)
1.wiki
[[Swahili]]
[Etymology]
From English week.
[Noun]
wiki
1.a week
[[Swedish]]
ipa :/viːkɪ/[Noun]
wiki
1.wiki.
0
0
2009/11/16 15:40
2010/07/03 06:06
35421
voice
[[English]]
ipa :/vɔɪs/[Alternative forms]
edit
- voyce (obsolete)
[Etymology 1]
editFrom Middle English voice, voys, vois, borrowed from Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, voice, Old French vois, voiz (Modern French voix), from Latin vōcem, accusative form of vōx (“voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs, root noun from *wekʷ- (“to utter, speak”). Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vāc), Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps), Persian آواز (âvâz). Displaced native Middle English steven (“voice”), from Old English stefn (see steven). Compare advocate, advowson, avouch, convoke, epic, vocal, vouch, vowel. Doublet of vox.
[Etymology 2]
editFrom Middle English voysen, voicen, from the noun (see above).
[References]
edit
1. ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Voice, v.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 2 (V–Z), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 283, column 3.
[[Middle English]]
[Noun]
editvoice
1.Alternative form of voys
0
0
2018/02/25 17:31
2021/09/17 09:34
TaN
10001
deliberation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Noun]
deliberation (plural deliberations)
1.The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
2.Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.
0
1
2010/07/05 11:49
2010/07/05 11:49
10003
talmud
[[French]]
[Noun]
talmud m.
1.Talmud (collection of Jewish writings)
This French entry was created from the translations listed at Talmud. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see talmud in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) October 2009
0
0
2010/07/06 07:38
10005
coordinator
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- coördinator
- co-ordinator
[Noun]
coordinator (plural coordinators)
1.One who coordinates.
2.(grammar) a lexical class of words that joins words, phrases, and clauses at the same syntactic level.
0
1
2010/07/06 07:38
10012
circuitry
[[English]]
[Noun]
circuitry
1.electrical circuits considered as a group
2.a specific system of such circuits in a particular device; the design of such a system
0
0
2010/07/06 07:39
10013
procrastinate
[[English]]
ipa :/prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/En-us-procrastinate.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin prōcrastinātum, past participle of prōcrastinō (“‘defer, put off till tomorrow’”) < prō (“‘in favor of’”) + crāstinus (“‘of or belonging to tomorrow’”) < crās (“‘tomorrow’”)
[External links]
- procrastinate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- procrastinate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- procrastinate at OneLook® Dictionary Search
[Verb]
to procrastinate (third-person singular simple present procrastinates, present participle procrastinating, simple past and past participle procrastinated)
1.(intransitive) To put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.
He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish.
2.(transitive) To put off; to delay something.
"...procrastinate the inevitable." - Dick Vitale
[[Italian]]
[Verb]
procrastinate
1.Second-person plural present tense of procrastinare.
2.Second-person plural imperative of procrastinare.
3.Feminine plural of procrastinato.
0
0
2010/07/06 07:40
10018
conclusive
[[English]]
[Adjective]
conclusive
1.Pertaining to a conclusion
2.Providing an end to something; decisive.
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
conclusive pl.
1.Feminine form of conclusivo.
0
1
2010/07/07 07:38
10020
preface
[[English]]
ipa :-ɛfəs
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/En-us-preface.ogg
[Alternative spellings]
- præface (archaic)
[Etymology]
1350-1400; Middle English prefas < Old French preface (modern: préface) < Medieval Latin prefatia, for classical praefatio, a saying beforehand, from praefor, to speak beforehand, from prae- (“‘beforehand’”) + for (“‘to speak’”)
[Noun]
preface (plural prefaces)
1.The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.
The book included a brief preface by a leading expert in the field.
[See also]
- foreword
- introduction
- prelude
[Synonyms]
- anteloquy
[Verb]
to preface (third-person singular simple present prefaces, present participle prefacing, simple past and past participle prefaced)
1.(transitive) To introduce or make a comment before the main point.
Let me preface this by saying that I don't know him that well.
0
0
2010/07/07 07:38
10023
cultivable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
cultivable (comparative more cultivable, superlative most cultivable)
1.Capable of being cultivated or farmed
0
1
2010/07/07 07:38
10025
internalize
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- internalise (UK)
[Verb]
to internalize (third-person singular simple present internalizes, present participle internalizing, simple past and past participle internalized)
1.(transitive) To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself.
2.(transitive) (computing) To store (a string or other structure) in a shared pool, such that subsequent items with the same value can share the same instance. Often abbreviated to intern.
0
1
2009/05/11 11:50
2010/07/07 07:38
TaN
10029
dumbest
[[English]]
[Adjective]
dumbest
1.Superlative form of dumb: most dumb.
0
0
2010/07/07 07:38
10030
readjust
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- adjuster
[Verb]
to readjust (third-person singular simple present readjusts, present participle readjusting, simple past and past participle readjusted)
1.adjust again
0
1
2010/07/07 07:38
10032
pester
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- peters, Peters
- preset, pre-set
[Synonyms]
- badger
- bug
- hound
[Verb]
to pester (third-person singular simple present pesters, present participle pestering, simple past and past participle pestered)
1.(transitive) To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
pester m (plural: pesters, diminutive: pestertje)
1.person who annoys somebody else
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- pertes
- prêtes, prêtés
[Verb]
pester
1.to make known by words and body language one's displeasure at something
[[Slovene]]
[Adjective]
pester
1.variegated
0
1
2009/11/06 11:24
2010/07/07 07:38
TaN
10040
dressing
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/[Noun]
dressing (countable and uncountable; plural dressings)
1.(medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
2.A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
3.Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
4.The activity of getting dressed.
[Verb]
dressing
1.Present participle of dress.
[[Swedish]]
ipa :dresiŋ[Noun]
dressing c. IPA: dresiŋ
1.dressing, a kind of sauce.
0
0
2010/07/07 08:14
10042
evict
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- civet
[Etymology]
From Latin evincere, "to vanquish completely."
[Verb]
to evict (third-person singular simple present evicts, present participle evicting, simple past and past participle evicted)
1.(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
0
0
2009/05/27 14:38
2010/07/07 11:13
TaN
10047
method
[[English]]
ipa :/'mɛθəd/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/En-us-method.ogg
[Anagrams]
- mothed
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek μέθοδος (methodos), “‘pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, system’”), from μετά (meta), “‘after’”) + ὁδός (hodos), “‘way, motion, journey’”).
[Noun]
method (plural methods)
1.A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
2.A type of theatrical acting wherein the actor utilizes his personal emotions from personal experience to portray a scripted scene.
3.(programming) In object-oriented languages, a subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
4.(slang) Marijuana.
0
0
2010/02/04 16:25
2010/07/07 13:46
TaN
10048
fluff
[[English]]
ipa :/flʌf/[Noun]
fluff (plural fluffs)
1.Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
2.Anything inconsequential or superficial.
That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive.
3.Lapse, especially a mistake in an actor’s lines.
4.A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
[Synonyms]
- (anything light, soft or fuzzy): fuzz, puff
- (anything inconsequential or superficial): BS, cruft, hype, all talk
- (a lapse): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko
- (passive in a lesbian relationship): ruffle
- See also Wikisaurus:error
[Verb]
to fluff (third-person singular simple present fluffs, present participle fluffing, simple past and past participle fluffed)
1.(transitive) To make something fluffy.
The cat fluffed its tail.
2.(intransitive) To become fluffy.
3.(transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one’s lines
0
0
2010/07/08 07:39
10056
badam
[[Rohingya]]
[Noun]
badam
1.almond
0
0
2010/07/10 09:03
10061
retina
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- retain
- tin ear
[Noun]
Illustration showing parts of the human eye, including the retina.retina (plural retinas or retinae)
1.(anatomy) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain.
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
retina f. and m. (plural retina's)
1.(anatomy) retina
[Synonyms]
- netvlies
[[Italian]]
ipa :/ˈrɛtina/[Anagrams]
- anitre
- entrai
- intera
- rinate
- tenari
- tirane
[Etymology 1]
The original sense (Etymology 2) of retina, but given a specific anatomical meaning.
[Etymology 2]
rete + -ina
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
retina f. (plural retinas)
1.retina
0
0
2010/07/12 17:54
10064
depolarized
[[English]]
[Verb]
depolarized
1.Simple past tense and past participle of depolarize.
0
0
2010/07/12 18:39
10065
depolarize
[[English]]
[Verb]
to depolarize (third-person singular simple present depolarizes, present participle depolarizing, simple past and past participle depolarized)
1.To remove the polarization from something
2.To demagnetize
0
0
2010/07/12 18:39
10071
poss
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
poss
1.Alternative form of poss..
[Anagrams]
- sops
- SPSO
[Verb]
to poss (third-person singular simple present posses, present participle possing, simple past and past participle possed)
1.(archaic) To mix with a vertical motion, especially when hand washing.
0
0
2010/07/12 19:07
10072
posse
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpɒsɪ/[Anagrams]
- pesos, poses, speos, s'pose, spose
[Etymology]
From Medieval Latin posse comitatus
[Noun]
posse (plural posses)
1.(US) A group of people summoned to help law enforcement
2.(US) A search party
3.(US) A criminal gang
4.(by extension) A group of associates
[[Latin]]
[Noun]
posse
1.power, ability
2.(scholastic Latin) potentiality, capability of being
3.(post-Classical) force, body of men
[Verb]
posse
1.present active infinitive of possum.
0
0
2010/07/12 19:07
10073
possess
[[English]]
ipa :(málaka)
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/En-us-possess.ogg
[Etymology]
- From Latin possessus, past participle of possīdeō.
[Synonyms]
- ((with of), to vest ownership): seise
[Verb]
to possess (third-person singular simple present possesses, present participle possessing, simple past and past participle possessed)
1.(transitive) To have; to have ownership of.
He does not even possess a working telephone.
2.(transitive) To take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner.
They thought he was possessed by evil spirits.
3.(transitive, dated, with of) To vest ownership in (someone) with ownership.
0
0
2010/07/12 19:07
10074
syne
[[Danish]]
ipa :/syːnə/[Etymology]
From Old Norse sýna (“‘show’”).
[Verb]
syne (imperative syn, infinitive at syne, present tense syner, past tense synede, past participle har synet)
1.inspect
2.examine
3.appraise
4.look
[[Scots]]
ipa :/səin/[Adverb]
syne (not comparable)
1.afterwards, thereupon
2.thus, hence
3.since, ago
[Etymology]
Old English siþþan.
0
0
2010/07/13 07:58
10075
synet
[[Danish]]
[Verb]
synet
1.Past participle of syne.
0
0
2010/07/13 07:58
10085
restate
[[English]]
[Synonyms]
- (rephrase def.): rephrase, reword
[Verb]
to restate (third-person singular simple present restates, present participle restating, simple past and past participle restated)
1.to state again
2.to state differently; to rephrase syn.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- resetta
- settare
- setterà
- starete
- testare
- testerà
- traeste
[Verb]
restate
1.Second-person plural present tense of restare.
2.Second-person plural imperative of restare.
3.Feminine plural of restato.
0
0
2010/07/14 11:48
10086
addle
[[English]]
ipa :-ædəl
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/En-us-addle.ogg
[Adjective]
addle (comparative more addle, superlative most addle)
1.Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid.
2.(by extension) Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. John Dryden.
3.See addled.
[Anagrams]
- daled, dedal, laded
[Etymology]
Middle English adel (“‘rotten’”) from Old English adel, adela (“‘mire, pool, liquid excrement’”) from Proto-Germanic *adelaz, *adelan (“‘cattle urine, liquid manure’”). Akin to Saterland Frisian adel "dung", Middle Low German adele "mud, liquid manure" (Dutch aal "puddle"), Old Swedish adel "urine".
[Noun]
addle (plural addles)
1.(obsolete) Liquid filth; mire.
2.(provincial) Lees; dregs. Wright
[Verb]
to addle (third-person singular simple present addles, present participle addling, simple past and past participle addled)
1.To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain.
2. : "Their eggs were addled." William Cowper.
3.To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
4.(provincial) To earn by labor. Forby.
5.(provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
6.Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. - Thomas Tusser.
0
0
2010/07/14 11:48
10087
sentry
[[English]]
[Noun]
sentry (plural sentries)
1.A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
0
0
2009/09/30 11:19
2010/07/14 11:48
10088
omnibus
[[English]]
[Adjective]
omnibus (no comparative or superlative; used only before a noun)
1.Containing multiple items.
The legislature enacted an omnibus appropriations bill.
2.An edition of a radio programme consisting of all of the episodes of a soap opera that have been broadcast in the previous week.
The omnibus edition of "The Archers" is broadcast every Sunday morning at 11.00
3.(philately) a stamp issue, usually commemorative, that appears simultaneously in several countries as a joint issue.
[Etymology]
From Latin omnibus (“‘for all’”), dative plural of omnis (“‘all’”)
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:OmnibusWikipediaomnibus (plural omnibuses)
1.(obsolete) A vehicle set up to carry many people (now usually called a bus).
2.1911: E. M. Forster, "The Celestial Omnibus"
"Please, is that an omnibus?"
"Omnibus est," said the driver, without turning round.
3.An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.
4.A television program consisting of all of the episodes of a soap opera that have been shown in the previous week.
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
omnibus
1.for all
2.for everything
[External links]
- Omnibus, Paris Late 19th Century: history of the early adaption, based on a play of words of "Omnes Omnibus" for a Paris' stagecoach.
0
0
2010/07/14 21:47
10089
lymphoma
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From lymph < Latin lympha (“‘water’”) and -oma (“‘disease, morbidity’”).
[Noun]
lymphoma (plural lymphomata or lymphomas)
1.(oncology, pathology) a malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue
0
0
2010/07/15 07:39
10091
glaubst
[[German]]
[Verb]
glaubst
1.Second-person singular present of glauben.
0
0
2010/07/15 07:43
10096
ameliorate
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈmiːliəreɪt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/En-us-ameliorate.ogg
[Etymology]
From Latin melior (“‘better’”)
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:improve
[Verb]
to ameliorate (third-person singular simple present ameliorates, present participle ameliorating, simple past and past participle ameliorated)
1.(transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal; to solve a problem.
They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the situation.
0
1
2010/07/15 08:22
2010/07/15 08:23
10097
hippocampus
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Late Latin hippocampus from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippokampos) from ἵππος (hippos), “‘horse’”) and κάμπος (kampos), “‘sea monster’”).
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:HippocampusWikipediahippocampus (plural hippocampi)
1.A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse, and the rear of a dolphin, a hippocamp.
2.(anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe which consists mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion. So named because of its resemblance to the seahorse.
[[Latin]]
[Alternative spellings]
- hippocampos
[Etymology]
From Ancient Greek ἵππος (horse) and κάμπος (sea monster).
[Noun]
hippocampus (genitive hippocampī); m, second declension
1.a seahorse
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pseudocode
[[English]]
[Etymology]
pseudo- + code
[Noun]
pseudocode (countable and uncountable; plural pseudocodes)
1.(computing) A description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages but omits detailed subroutines or language-specific syntax.
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10101
accrete
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈkriːt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/En-us-accrete.ogg
[Adjective]
accrete (not comparable)
1.Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
2.(botany) Grown together - Gray
[Etymology]
From Latin accrētus, perfect participle of accrēscō (“‘increase’”)
[External links]
- accrete at OneLook® Dictionary Search
- accrete in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Related terms]
- accrescence
- accrescent
- accretion
- accretive
[Verb]
to accrete (third-person singular simple present accretes, present participle accreting, simple past and past participle accreted)
1.(intransitive): To grow together, combine.
Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion billion years ago.
2.(intransitive): To adhere; to grow (to); to be added.
3.(transitive): To make adhere; to add.
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fap
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- AFP,
- PFA
[Etymology 1]
[Etymology 2]
An onomatopoeia from the sound of male masturbation, originally used in English translations of some mangas, and popularized on the Internet by the webcomic Sexy Losers.
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10103
fapping
[[English]]
[Verb]
fapping
1.Present participle of fap.
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2010/07/15 10:24
10106
duplication
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃən[Noun]
duplication (plural duplications)
1.The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold.
2.The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, the duplication of cartilage cells.
[[French]]
[Etymology]
From Imperial Latin duplicatio.
[Noun]
duplication f. (plural duplications)
1.duplication
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10110
tolerable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
tolerable
1.Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
2.Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
3.Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
4.In fair health; passably well.
[Adverb]
tolerable
1.(dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.
[Antonyms]
- intolerable
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
tolerable m. and f. (plural tolerables)
1.tolerable
[Etymology]
Latin tolerabĭlis
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2010/07/15 10:34
10112
blithely
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈblaɪðli/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/En-us-blithely.ogg
[Adverb]
blithely (not comparable)
1.Without care, concern, or consideration.
As the bombs fell on the city, the woman blithely continued with her chores.
2.In a joyful, carefree manner.
3.(obsolete) In a kind manner.
[Synonyms]
- (without care or concern): carelessly, indifferently
- (in a joyful manner): gladly, joyfully, merrily
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10113
discontinuity
[[English]]
[Noun]
discontinuity (usually uncountable; plural discontinuities)
1.a lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap
2.(geology) a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change
3.(mathematics) a point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or not continuous
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2010/07/15 11:07
10114
tabu
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- abut
- tuba
[Noun]
tabu
1.Alternative spelling of taboo.
[[Croatian]]
[Etymology]
English taboo.
[Noun]
tabu m. sg.
1.taboo
[[Czech]]
[Noun]
tabu n.
1.taboo
[[Fijian]]
[Adjective]
tabu
1.forbidden
[Etymology]
Common Oceanian, compare Maori tapu
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
tabu
1.taboo
[[German]]
[Adjective]
tabu (not comparable)
1.taboo
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2010/07/15 11:40
10121
sneaky
[[English]]
[Adjective]
sneaky (comparative sneakier, superlative sneakiest)
1.Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries
Catching those thieves will be hard, they're so sneaky they keep deluding us
2.dishonest; deceitful
[Synonyms]
- slippery
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2010/07/16 07:34
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deterministic
[[English]]
[Adjective]
deterministic (comparative more deterministic, superlative most deterministic)
1.of, or relating to determinism
2.(mathematics, of a Turing machine) having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state
3.(physics, of a system) Having exactly predictable time evolution.
4.(computing, of an algorithm) Having each state depend only on the immediately previous state, as opposed to having some states depend on backtracking where there may be multiple possible next actions and no way to choose between them except by trying each one and backtracking upon failure.
[References]
- The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2005 Denis Howe
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