1088
Lee
[[English]]
ipa :-iː[Alternative spellings]
- Leigh
[Proper noun]
Lee
1.An English topographic surname for someone who lived near a meadow
2.A surname of Chinese origin, a variant of Li (See: 李).
3.A male given name derived from the surname, or a nickname for names such as Leo and Leroy
4.A female given name popular in conjoined names such as Lee Ann or Mary Lee.
5.Various place names
6.A river in Co. Cork, Ireland.
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2009/01/20 02:28
TaN
1114
proof of concept
[[English]]
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:Proof of conceptWikipediaproof of concept (plural proof of concepts or proofs of concept)
1.A short and/or incomplete realization of a certain method or idea to demonstrate its feasibility.
2.(software development, perhaps nonstandard) A proof of technology or pilot project.
0
2009/01/23 15:30
TaN
1120
K
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
K
1.(chemistry) Symbol for potassium.
2.Symbol for kelvin, the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature.
3.(baseball) The statistic for strikeouts.
4.(finance, US) The symbol for one thousand units of currency.
5.(biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for lysine
[[English]]
ipa :/keɪ/[Abbreviation]
K
1.(education, US) kindergarten
Example: "K-8" is Kindergarten through eighth grade
2.(computing, often) 1,024.
3.A single character message used as an acknowledgement (ACK), meaning "previous message received and understood."
4.In morse code K means "go ahead" or "over" as a procedural signal.
5.(baseball) Strikeouts.
[Letter]
K (uppercase, lowercase k)
1.The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, preceded by J and followed by L.
[Noun]
K (plural Ks)
1.(law, informal) A contract.
[[Dutch]]
[Letter]
K (capital, lowercase k)
1.The eleventh letter of the Dutch alphabet.
[[Hungarian]]
[Abbreviation]
K
1.E (east)
[See also]
- észak (É), dél (D), kelet, nyugat (Ny)
[[Romanian]]
ipa :/ka/[Letter]
K (capital, lowercase k)
1.The fourteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, mostly used in foreign words to represent the phoneme /k/. Preceded by J and followed by L.
0
2009/01/24 20:26
TaN
1144
colloquial
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkə.ləʊ.kwil̩/[Adjective]
colloquial (comparative more colloquial, superlative most colloquial)
1.(linguistics) Denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation; informal.
2.Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.
[Etymology]
1751, from earlier term colloquy (a conversation), from Latin colloquium (conference, conversation), from con- (together) + loqui (speak).
0
2009/01/27 10:26
TaN
1145
disperses
[[English]]
[Verb]
disperses
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disperse.
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
disperses (infinitive: dispersar)
1.Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of dispersar.
0
2009/01/27 10:26
TaN
1151
altering
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- alerting
- integral
- relating
- triangle
[Verb]
altering
1.Present participle of alter.
0
2009/01/27 10:28
2009/01/27 10:28
TaN
1155
cosmic
[[English]]
[Adjective]
cosmic (comparative more cosmic, superlative most cosmic)
1.of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
0
2009/01/27 10:38
TaN
1156
cosmic ray
[[English]]
[Noun]
cosmic ray (plural cosmic rays)
1.An energetic particle originating outside our solar system.
2.Cosmic radiation: a stream of cosmic rays.
0
2009/01/27 10:39
TaN
1158
inaccessible
[[English]]
[Adjective]
inaccessible (comparative more inaccessible, superlative most inaccessible)
1.not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
2.not able to be reached; unattainable
0
2009/01/27 10:40
TaN
1159
readable
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/En-us-readable.ogg
[Adjective]
Wikipedia has an article on:ReadableWikipedia readable (comparative more readable, superlative most readable)
1.(of handwriting, print, etc) possible to read, legible
2.(of a book) enjoyable to read
[Antonyms]
- unreadable
[Etymology]
From read + -able.
[Synonyms]
- legible
0
2009/01/27 10:40
TaN
1165
applied
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/En-us-applied.ogg
[Adjective]
applied (not comparable)
1.put into practical use
2.of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering
[Antonyms]
- (serving another branch): pure
[Verb]
applied
1.Simple past tense and past participle of apply.
0
2009/01/27 10:41
TaN
1169
anyway
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɛniweɪ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/En-us-anyway.ogg
[Adverb]
anyway
1.Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow.
I don't think that's true. I haven't found any evidence, anyway.
2.In any way whatsoever.
3.Regardless.
He didn't enjoy washing his car, but it was so dirty that he did it anyway.
[Etymology]
any + way
0
2009/01/28 09:04
1175
bailout
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbeɪlˌawt/[Alternative forms]
- bail-out
[Etymology]
bail + out
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:BailoutWikipediabailout (plural bailouts)
1.a rescue, especially a financial rescue
The government bailout of that corporation is going to cost the taxpayers a hundred billion dollars.
2.a backup supply of air in scuba diving
0
2009/01/15 17:09
2009/01/28 15:10
TaN
1180
TER
[[French]]
[Initialism]
TER
1.Transport express régional, the brand name of the French train company SNCF for intra-regional travel.
0
2009/01/28 16:05
TaN
1181
Ter
[[Dutch]]
[Etymology]
Contraction of te + the old feminine singular dative definite article der.
[Preposition]
ter
1.for, for the (followed by a feminine singular noun, e.g., one ending in -ing).
Stichting ter Bevordering van de Duiksport — Foundation for the Advancement of Scubadiving
2.in the
De Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is de oudste universiteit van de Nederlanden en tevens de oudste nog bestaande katholieke universiteit ter wereld. — The Catholic University of Leuven is the oldest university of the Low Countries and also the oldest still existing catholic university in the world.
[[Galician]]
[Etymology]
From Latin tenēre (“‘to hold, to have’”), present active infinitive of teneō (“‘I hold, I have’”)
[Synonyms]
- (to possess): posuir
[Verb]
ter (first-person sg present teño, first-person sg preterite tiven, past participle tido)
1.to hold, have
2.to possess
3.first-person singular personal infinitive of ter.
4.third-person singular personal infinitive of ter.
[[Latin]]
[Adverb]
ter
1.thrice
[[Portuguese]]
[Verb]
ter
1.to have, to possess
"Eu tenho uma bela casa!" - I have a beautifull house.
2.(que + dependent clause) must, have to.
"Eu tenho que ir à firma!" - I must go to the office.
[[Turkish]]
[Noun]
ter
1.sweat
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2009/01/28 16:05
TaN
1190
irritating
[[English]]
[Adjective]
irritating (comparative more irritating, superlative most irritating)
1.Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.
2.Stimulating or exciting a response.
[Verb]
irritating
1.Present participle of irritate.
0
2009/01/31 10:54
TaN
1209
piano
[[English]]
ipa :/piˈæ.noʊ̯/[Adjective]
piano
1.(music) Soft. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, {p.}, to indicate lowering the volume of the music. In the pianoforte this is done by pressing the instrument's keys more lightly.
[Etymology]
Short form of pianoforte, from Italian piano (soft) + forte (strong). So named because older keyboard instruments, notably the harpsichord and the clavier, could not produce varied volumes.
[Noun]
piano (plural pianos)
1.(music) A keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.
[Related terms]
- mezzo-piano
- mp
- pianissimo
[See also]
- cembalo
- clavier
- harpsichord
- organ
- synthesizer, synth
[Synonyms]
- pianoforte (dated)
[[Albanian]]
[Noun]
piano f. (indefinite plural pianot, definite singular pianoja)
1.piano
[[Dutch]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Nl-piano.ogg
[Noun]
piano m.
1.piano
[[Esperanto]]
[Noun]
piano (plural pianoj, accusative singular pianon, accusative plural pianojn)
1.piano
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
piano
1.piano
[[French]]
ipa :/pja.nɔ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Fr-piano.ogg
[Noun]
piano m. (plural pianos)
1.piano
[[Italian]]
[Adjective]
piano m (f piana, m plural piani, f plural piane)
1.plane
2.plain, soft
3.penultimate accented
[Adverb]
piano
1.slowly
2.carefully
[Etymology]
Latin planus
[Noun]
piano m. (plural piani)
1.plane
2.floor, storey (British), story (US: of a building)
3.plan
4.piano (musical instrument)
[Related terms]
- piana
- pianificazione
- pianista
- pianola
- piano piano / pian piano
[Synonyms]
- progetto
- proposito
[[Japanese]]
[Noun]
piano (katakana ピアノ)
1.piano
[[Norwegian]]
[Noun]
piano n. (definite singular pianoet; indefinite plural pianoer; definite plural pianoa/pianoene)
1.piano
[[Portuguese]]
[Adjective]
piano
1.piano.
[Noun]
piano m.
1.piano.
[[Slovak]]
[Adverb]
piano m.
1.musical directive to play softly
[[Spanish]]
ipa :/ˈpja̯.no/[Noun]
piano m. (plural pianos)
1.piano
0
2009/02/03 14:07
1217
numb
[[English]]
ipa :/nʌm/[Adjective]
numb (comparative number, superlative numbest)
1.without the power of sensation and motion or feeling, insensible
[Etymology]
From the past participle of nim
[Verb]
to numb (third-person singular simple present numbs, present participle numbing, simple past and past participle numbed)
1.To cause to become numb.
The dentist gave me novacaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.
0
2009/02/03 14:35
1231
caes
[[Spanish]]
[Verb]
caes (infinitive: caer)
1.Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of caer.
0
2009/02/03 14:50
TaN
1235
illness
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɪlˌnɛs/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/En-us-illness.ogg
[External links]
- Wikipedia stub on illness
[Noun]
illness (plural illnesses)
1.An instance of a disease.
2.A person's perception of having poor health.
3.A state of having bad health
0
2009/02/03 14:53
TaN
1238
upper case
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- lower case, minuscule
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:Upper caseWikipediaupper case (uncountable)
1.Collective term for the capital letters A, B, C, ... as opposed to the small letters a, b, c, ....
[Synonyms]
- majuscule
0
2009/02/03 14:34
2009/02/03 14:57
1239
uppercase
[[English]]
[Adjective]
uppercase
1.Upper-case; written in upper case.
[Noun]
uppercase
1.Alternative spelling of upper case.
0
2009/02/03 14:57
TaN
1241
hyssop
[[English]]
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:HyssopWikipediahyssop (plural hyssops)
1.Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hysspous, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally
2.Any of several similar plants
3.(obsolete, US) The sage brush
0
2009/02/03 14:58
TaN
1245
relaxed
[[English]]
[Adjective]
relaxed (comparative more relaxed, superlative most relaxed)
1.Having an easy-going mood or temperament.
He's a relaxed kind of guy, he never lets himself get upset.
2.Eased or loosened.
The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.
[Antonyms]
- stressed, nervous, anxious
[Synonyms]
- calm
[Verb]
relaxed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of relax.
0
2009/02/03 16:32
TaN
1254
hindrance
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- hinderance (archaic)
[Noun]
hindrance (plural hindrances)
1.Something which hinders; something which obstructs, holds back or causes problems.
High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking.
0
2009/02/03 17:11
TaN
1255
hindrances
[[English]]
[Noun]
hindrances pl.
1.Plural form of hindrance.
0
2009/02/03 17:11
TaN
1261
at least
[[English]]
[Adverb]
at least (not comparable)
1.At the least; at a minimum or lower limit.
I couldn't count them all, but I think there must have been at least 500 people in attendance.
2.In any event; anyway.
0
2009/02/03 18:04
1271
't
[[English]]
[Contraction]
’t
1.(archaic) it
[[Dutch]]
[Pronoun]
't
1.contraction of het
[[Limburgish]]
[Article]
't n
1.the, it
[Etymology]
Contraction of hèt.
[Pronoun]
't f
1.she
0
2009/02/03 19:02
1277
majordomo
[[English]]
[Noun]
majordomo (plural majordomos)
1.The head servant in a wealthy European household
2.A butler
0
2009/02/04 11:46
TaN
1279
auth
[[English]]
[Abbreviation]
auth
1.authorization
0
2009/02/04 12:42
TaN
1281
accepted
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/En-us-accepted.ogg
[Verb]
accepted
1.Simple past tense and past participle of accept.
0
2009/02/04 13:11
1284
inline
[[English]]
[Adjective]
inline
1.Alternative spelling of in-line.
[Verb]
to inline (third-person singular simple present inlines, present participle inlining, simple past and past participle inlined)
1.(transitive) (computing) To optimize using in-line expansion.
0
2009/02/04 13:42
TaN
1291
ecclesiastical
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈkliːz.iˌæstɪk.əl/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/En-ca-synth-ecclesiastical.ogg
[Adjective]
ecclesiastical (comparative more ecclesiastical, superlative most ecclesiastical)
1.Of or pertaining to the church; as, ecclesiastical architecture.
[Etymology]
ecclesiastic + -al
[Synonyms]
- ecclesiastic (less common)
0
2009/02/04 14:11
1301
blindingly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
blindingly (comparative more blindingly, superlative most blindingly)
1.In a blinding manner.
2.extremely.
0
2009/02/04 14:25
1302
conformant
[[English]]
[Adjective]
conformant (comparative more conformant, superlative most conformant)
1.In accordance with a set of specifications.
0
2009/02/04 14:31
1305
circumflex
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈsɜːkəmˌflɛks/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/En-us-circumflex.ogg
[Adjective]
circumflex
1.Having this mark.
ê is e circumflex.
2.Curving around
The circumflex coronary artery
[Etymology]
From Latin circumflexus (“‘bent about’”), which is the past participle of circumflectere and a calque of Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispomenos), “‘drawn around’”).
[Noun]
circumflex (plural circumflexes)
1.(orthography) A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in certain languages to change its pronunciation; also used in combination with certain consonants in Esperanto to create additional letters.
0
2009/02/04 14:34
1311
degeneracy
[[English]]
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:DegeneracyWikipediadegeneracy (plural degeneracies)
1.the state of being degenerate (in all senses)
0
2009/02/04 14:58
1317
static
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈstæt.ɪk/[Adjective]
static (not comparable)
1.Not able to change.
2.Fixed in place.
3.(programming) Occupying memory allocated when a program is loaded.
4.Having no motion.
[Antonyms]
- dynamic
- mobile
- kinetic
[Noun]
static (uncountable)
1.Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
2.(by extension) Interference or obstruction from people.
3.Something that is not part of any perceived universe phenomena; having no motion; no particle; no wavelength.
4.Static electricity.
[Synonyms]
- stable
0
2009/02/04 16:19
TaN
1323
rammer
[[English]]
[Noun]
rammer (plural rammers)
1.A device used to ram, a ramrod.
Now use your rammer to pack it tightly into the barrel.
2.One who rams.
When we meet head on the question will be which of us will be the rammer and which the rammed.
0
2009/02/04 16:26
2009/02/04 16:26
1326
permutation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃǝn[Anagrams]
- importunate
[Etymology]
From Old French permutacion (French: permutation).
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:PermutationWikipediapermutation (plural permutations)
1.(mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
This permutation takes each element to the one following it, with the last mapped back to the first.
2.(mathematics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
There are six permutations of three elements, e.g. {abc, acb, bac, bca, cab, cba}.
3.(music) Any reordering of an ordered set of pitch classes (DeLone et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 6), often the transposition, inversion, retrograde, or retrograde-inversion
[References]
- DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465, Ch. 6.
[See also]
- Wikipedia article on Permutation
[[French]]
[Etymology]
From Latin permutationem (nominative: permutatio), from permutatus (past participle of permutare).
[Noun]
permutation f. (plural permutations)
1.permutation
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
permutation c.
1.permutation; one-to-one mapping of a finite set to itself
2.permutation; an ordering of a finite set of distinct elements
0
2009/02/04 16:30
1327
permutations
[[English]]
[Noun]
permutations
1.Plural form of permutation.
[[French]]
[Noun]
permutations f. pl.
1.Plural form of permutation.
0
2009/02/04 16:30
1329
triangulation
[[English]]
[Noun]
triangulation (countable and uncountable; plural triangulations)
1.(uncountable) A technique in surveying in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry
2.(countable) The network of triangles, so obtained, that are the basis of a map or chart
3.(uncountable) In navigation or seismology, a process by which an unknown location is found using three known distances from known locations.
4.(chess) A delaying move in which the king moves in a triangular path in order to force the advance of a pawn.
5.(qualitative research) Using multiple researchers to interview the same people or to evaluate the same evidence to reduce the impact of individual bias. [ref (1)] "Triangulation was established by asking researcher #2 and researcher #4 to conduct their own interview of the participant".
0
2009/02/04 16:31
2009/02/04 16:31
1335
leniency
[[English]]
[Noun]
leniency (countable and uncountable; plural leniencies)
1.The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.
The convicted felon asked for leniency, but because the crime was so heinous the judge refused and gave the maximum sentence.
2.An act of being lenient.
0
2009/02/04 17:04
2009/02/04 17:04
1351
intranets
[[English]]
[Noun]
intranets
1.Plural form of intranet.
0
2009/02/04 17:51
1352
networks
[[English]]
[Noun]
networks
1.Plural form of network.
The internet is simply the largest network of networks we know of.
0
2009/02/04 17:51
1360
crap
[[English]]
ipa :/kræp/[Etymology 1]
From Middle English; related to Dutch krappe, from krappen, Old French crappe, Anglo-Latin crappa, "chaff".The word is etymologically not connected with the reputed inventor of the flushing toilet, Thomas Crapper.
[Etymology 2]
From "crab's eyes"
[[Romanian]]
ipa :[krap][Etymology]
Bulgarian крап
[Noun]
crap m. (plural crapi)
1.carp
[[Romansch]]
ipa :[krap][Noun]
crap m. (plural craps)
1.stone
0
2009/02/05 13:07
TaN
1366
fob
[[English]]
ipa :/fɒb/[Etymology 1]
This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
[Etymology 2]
This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
0
2009/02/05 13:31
TaN
1369
crossfire
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɹɒsfaɪə/[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:CrossfireWikipediacrossfire (uncountable)
1.(military) lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region
2.(by extension) a heated confrontation between opposing factions
0
2009/02/05 13:48
TaN
1375
ornament
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/En-us-ornament.ogg
[Etymology]
< Middle English ornament < Old French ornement < Latin ornamentum (“‘equipment, apparatus, furniture, trappings, adornment, embellishment’”) < ornare (“‘to equip, adorn’”).
[External links]
- “ornament” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- "ornament" at The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
[Noun]
ornament (plural ornaments)
1.An element of decoration.
2.1919: P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves
...I'm a bit short on brain myself; the old bean would appear to have been constructed more for ornament than for use
3.A Christmas tree decoration
4.(music) A musical flourish that are unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serve to decorate or "ornament" that line.
[Verb]
to ornament (third-person singular simple present ornaments, present participle ornamenting, simple past and past participle ornamented)
1.To decorate.
We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter.
2.To add to.
The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear.
0
2009/02/05 13:57
TaN
1377
jerk
[[English]]
ipa :/ʤɜ:k/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/En-us-jerk.ogg
[Etymology 1]
Possibly from Middle English yerk (“‘sudden motion’”)
[Etymology 2]
From American Spanish charquear, from charqui, from Quechuan echarqui (“‘strips of dried flesh’”).
0
2009/02/05 13:59
TaN
1393
pronounce
[[English]]
ipa :/pɹəˈnaʊns/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/En-us-pronounce.ogg
[Etymology]
From Old French pronuncier, from Late Latin pronunciare, from Latin pronuntiare.
[Verb]
to pronounce (third-person singular simple present pronounces, present participle pronouncing, simple past and past participle pronounced)
1.(transitive) To read aloud.
2.(transitive) To sound out a word.
3.(transitive) To officially declare.
I hereby pronounce you man and wife.
0
2009/02/05 18:15
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