2942
look back
[[English]]
[Verb]
to look back (phrasal verb)
1.To look behind oneself.
After hearing a sound behind him, he looked back to see what it was.
2.(idiomatic) To reminisce about a past time.
When I look back at my summer holidays as a child, I smile.
3.1996, Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Don't look back in anger, I heard you say. - w:Oasis -
0
0
2009/04/08 09:52
TaN
2943
go back on
[[English]]
[Verb]
to go back on
1.(transitive) To be treacherous or faithless to; betray; as, to go back on friends.
2.(transitive) To fail to keep; to renege on; as, to go back on one's promises.
On Sunday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country would not go back on its nuclear programme. -- BBC News
0
0
2009/04/08 09:52
TaN
2949
think of
[[English]]
[Verb]
to think of
1.To consider or ponder something.
0
0
2009/04/08 09:52
TaN
2955
sleep in
[[English]]
[See also]
- sleep-in
[Verb]
to sleep in
1.(intransitive) (idiomatic) To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in.
0
0
2009/04/08 11:46
TaN
2957
slept
[[English]]
ipa :/slεpt/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/En-us-slept.ogg
[Verb]
slept
1.Simple past tense and past participle of sleep.
0
0
2009/04/08 13:19
TaN
2958
cardboard box
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/En-us-cardboard.ogg
[Noun]
cardboard box (plural cardboard boxes)
1.A box made from cardboard.
0
0
2009/04/08 13:24
TaN
2961
homeless
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/En-us-homeless.ogg
[Adjective]
homeless (not comparable)
1.Lacking a permanent place of residence.
Whenever I pass the park, I pity the homeless people sleeping on the benches.
[Etymology]
From home + -less.
[See also]
- destitute
- bum
- unhoused
- transient
0
0
2009/04/08 11:45
2009/04/08 15:06
TaN
2972
pana
[[Hawaiian]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Oceanic, compare Indonesian panah.
[Verb]
pana
1.to shoot
[[Italian]]
[Verb]
pana
1.Third-person singular present tense of panare.
2.Second-person singular imperative of panare.
[[Krisa]]
[Noun]
pana
1.forehead
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
pana f. (plural panas)
1.damage (of vehicle)
2.velvet (imitation of)
3.(Venezuela, slang) dude
[[Swahili]]
[Verb]
pana
1.there is
[[Tagalog]]
[Noun]
pana
1.bow (a weapon)
0
0
2009/04/08 17:04
TaN
2976
authoritative
[[English]]
ipa :/ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/En-ca-synth-authoritative.ogg
[Adjective]
authoritative (comparative more authoritative, superlative most authoritative)
1.Arising or originating from a figure of authority
The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron.
2.Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
This book is the world's most authoritative guide to insect breeding habits.
3.Having a commanding style.
He instructed us in that booming, authoritative voice of his.
[Synonyms]
- (highly accurate): definitive; precise, proper
0
1
2009/04/08 17:08
2009/04/08 17:08
TaN
2988
typewriter
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/En-us-typewriter.ogg
[Etymology]
to typewrite + -er
[Noun]
A manual typewriter from the early twentieth centuryAn electric typewriter from the 1960stypewriter (plural typewriters)
1.A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.
2.One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
[Synonyms]
- (2): typist
0
0
2009/04/08 20:31
TaN
2990
keyboard
[[English]]
ipa :/kiˈbɔrd/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/En-us-keyboard.ogg
[Etymology]
key + board
[Noun]
keyboard (plural keyboards)
1.A set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
2.(music) A component of many instruments including the piano, organ, and harpsichord consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.
3.(music) A device with keys of a musical keyboard, used to control electronic sound-producing devices which may be built into or separate from the keyboard device.
[Synonyms]
- (3): electronic keyboard
[Verb]
to keyboard (third-person singular simple present keyboards, present participle keyboarding, simple past and past participle keyboarded)
1.(intransitive) To type on a computer keyboard.
Keyboarding is the part of this job I hate the most.
0
0
2009/04/08 20:31
TaN
2991
Keyboard
[[German]]
[Noun]
Keyboard n.
1.keyboard (electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard)
This German entry was created from the translations listed at keyboard. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see Keyboard in the German Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008
0
0
2009/04/08 20:31
TaN
2997
bilinear
[[English]]
[Adjective]
bilinear (not comparable)
1.(mathematics, of a function in two variables) Linear (preserving linear combination) in each variable.
The function f(x,y)=xy is bilinear, because f(ax+bu,y)=a‧f(x,y)+b‧f(u,y) and f(x,ay+bv)=a‧f(x,y)+b‧f(x,v) for all values.
[Etymology]
From bi- + linear.
0
0
2009/04/09 15:52
3013
Pap smear
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From Georgios Papanikolaou, American physician.
[Noun]
Pap smear (plural Pap smears)
1.(gynaecology) A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample ('smear') of cells from the cervix.
[Synonyms]
- smear test
- cervical smear
- Pap test
0
0
2009/04/09 19:56
TaN
3019
deeply
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/En-us-deeply.ogg
[Adverb]
deeply (comparative more deeply, superlative most deeply)
1.at depth, in a deep way
2.to a deep extent
3.profoundly
[Synonyms]
- deep (adverb sense)
0
0
2009/04/09 19:59
TaN
3024
lateness
[[English]]
[Noun]
lateness (uncountable)
1.The property of being late
His chronic lateness will cost him a promotion if not his job.
0
0
2009/04/09 23:31
TaN
3025
habitual
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/En-us-habitual.ogg
[Adjective]
habitual (comparative more habitual, superlative most habitual)
1.behaving in a regular manner, as a habit.
He's a habitual chainsmoker.
2.recurring, or that is performed over and over again.
Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust.
3.being regular or usual.
Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table.
[[Spanish]]
[Adjective]
habitual m. and f. (plural habituales)
1.habitual
0
0
2008/11/29 15:15
2009/04/09 23:31
TaN
3028
emulation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃǝn[Noun]
emulation (plural emulations)
1.The endeavor to equal or to excel another in qualities or actions; an assiduous striving to equal or excel another; rivalry.
2.Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
3.Simulating or replicating the behavior or ability of, especially in computers.
0
0
2009/04/09 23:32
TaN
3035
funnily
[[English]]
[Adverb]
funnily (comparative more funnily, superlative most funnily)
1.In a funny manner.
2.In a strange manner.
0
0
2009/04/09 23:45
TaN
3036
interjection
[[English]]
ipa :/ˌɪn.tɝ.ˈʤɛk.ʃn̩/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/En-us-interjection.ogg
[Etymology]
From Medieval French interjection (13c.), from Latin interjectionem (nom. interjectio) a throwing or placing between from past participle stem of intericere, from inter- between + -icere, combining form of jacere to throw.
[Noun]
interjection (plural interjections)
1.(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.
2.An interruption; something interjected
[See also]
- vocative
- Wikipedia article on interjections
0
0
2009/04/09 23:47
TaN
3039
thrift shop
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- thriftshop
[Noun]
thrift shop (plural thrift shops)
1.A shop which sells used goods (especially clothes) at low prices.
[Synonyms]
- thrift store
0
0
2009/04/09 23:47
TaN
3040
you're
[[English]]
ipa :/jɔː(ɹ)/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/En-us-you%27re.ogg
[Contraction]
you're
1.You are.
You're smarter than I am.
0
0
2009/04/09 23:48
TaN
3043
picked
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪkt
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/En-us-picked.ogg
[Verb]
picked
1.Simple past tense and past participle of pick.
0
0
2009/04/09 23:49
TaN
3052
n.
[[Finnish]]
[Abbreviation]
n.
1.Short form of noin (approx.).
0
0
2009/04/10 14:41
3054
eto
[[Welsh]]
[Adverb]
eto
1.again
0
0
2009/04/10 15:03
3061
education
[[English]]
ipa :/ɛdjuːkeɪʃn/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/En-us-education.ogg
[Alternative forms]
- (generally jocular) educashun, educamation
[Etymology]
From Latin ēducātiō (“‘a breeding, bringing up, rearing’”) < ēducāre (“‘to educate’”) < ēducēre; see educate.
[Noun]
education (plural educations)
1.(uncountable) The process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment
Teachers are in the education profession.
2.(countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learnt, either formally or informally
He has had a classical education.
The educations our children receive depend on their economic status.
0
0
2009/04/10 17:30
2009/04/10 17:30
TaN
3062
Education
[[English]]
ipa :/ɛdjuːkeɪʃn/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/En-us-education.ogg
[Alternative forms]
- (generally jocular) educashun, educamation
[Etymology]
From Latin ēducātiō (“‘a breeding, bringing up, rearing’”) < ēducāre (“‘to educate’”) < ēducēre; see educate.
[Noun]
education (plural educations)
1.(uncountable) The process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment
Teachers are in the education profession.
2.(countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learnt, either formally or informally
He has had a classical education.
The educations our children receive depend on their economic status.
0
0
2009/04/10 17:30
2009/04/10 17:30
TaN
3064
Money
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmʌni/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/En-us-money.ogg
[Etymology]
From Old French moneie (French: monnaie), From Latin moneta. From the name of the temple of Juno Moneta in Rome, where a mint was.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:MoneyWikipediamoney (normally uncountable, but moneys or monies)
1.A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.
2.A generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value.
Before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa.
3.A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).
4.Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks. credit cards, or credit more generally.
5.The total value of liquid assets available for an individual or other economic unit, such as cash and bank deposits.
6.Wealth
He was born with money.
7.An item of value between two parties used for the exchange of goods or services.
8.A person who funds an operation.
9.(as a modifier) Of or pertaining to money; monetary.
money supply, money market
[Synonyms]
- beer tickets, bread, bucks, cake, cash, cheddar, coin, cream, dinars, dosh, dough, ends, folding stuff, greenbacks, jack, legal tender, lolly, moolah, paper, pennies, readies, sheets, shrapnel, spends, spondulicks, sterling, wonga
- (generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value):
- (currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value):
- (hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins):
- See also Wikisaurus:money
0
0
2009/04/10 17:30
TaN
3065
completely
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/En-us-completely.ogg
[Adverb]
completely (comparative more completely, superlative most completely)
1.In a complete manner; fully; totally; utterly.
He is completely mad.
0
0
2009/04/10 17:31
TaN
3066
archives
[[English]]
[Noun]
archives
1.Plural form of archive.
[Verb]
archives
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archive.
Wikipedia archives some biographies.
0
0
2009/04/10 17:31
TaN
3067
archive
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈɑːkaɪv/[Etymology]
From French archif from Latin archīvum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheion), “‘town hall’”).
[Noun]
archive (plural archives)
1.A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
2.The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).
His archive of Old High German language texts is the most extensive in Britain.
[Verb]
to archive (third-person singular simple present archives, present participle archiving, simple past and past participle archived)
1.To put into an archive.
I was planning on archiving the documents from 2001.
0
0
2009/04/10 17:31
TaN
3068
Archive
[[German]]
[Noun]
Archive
1.Plural form of Archiv.
0
0
2009/04/10 17:31
TaN
3071
mice
[[English]]
ipa :-aɪs[Noun]
mice
1.Plural form of mouse.
0
0
2009/04/06 18:12
2009/04/10 17:34
TaN
3073
copying
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/En-us-copying.ogg
[Noun]
copying (countable and uncountable; plural copyings)
1.(countable) an instance of the making of a copy
2.(uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies
[Verb]
copying
1.Present participle of copy.
0
0
2009/04/10 17:35
TaN
3076
cartridge
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ/[Noun]
cartridge (plural cartridges)
1.(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
2.(A general sense that arose by extension from the sense of firearm cartridge) A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
3.(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.
4.(computing) Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data.
5.(obsolete) A small paper package, e.g. in an old book about making printer's type: After all the type has been cast: "The Boy will paper up each sort in a cartridge by itself".
6.(video games) A video game cartridge.
0
0
2009/04/10 17:36
TaN
3079
forebode
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- forbode (much less commonly used)
[Etymology]
This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
[Verb]
to forebode (third-person singular simple present forebodes, present participle foreboding, simple past and past participle foreboded)
1.To predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device.)
0
0
2009/04/10 21:49
TaN
3083
wrenching
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɛnʧɪŋ̩̩/[Verb]
wrenching
1.Present participle of wrench.
0
1
2009/04/10 22:42
2009/04/10 22:42
TaN
3084
wrench
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹɛnʧ̩̩/[Etymology]
Old English wrenċan. Cf. German renken.
[Noun]
wrench (plural wrenches)
1.(US) a hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes.
[Synonyms]
- spanner (British, Aus)
[Verb]
to wrench (third-person singular simple present wrenches, present participle wrenching, simple past and past participle wrenched)
1.(transitive) To pull or twist violently.
With a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched the car door off and pulled out the injured man.
2.(transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
Be careful not to wrench your ankle walking along those loose stones!
3.(transitive) To use the tool known as a wrench.
The plumber wrenched the pipes until they came loose.
0
0
2009/04/10 22:42
TaN
3093
For
[[English]]
ipa :/fɔː(ɹ)/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/En-us-for.ogg
[Antonyms]
- against
[Conjunction]
for
1.because
He lost his job, for he got into trouble.
[Preposition]
for
1.Towards.
The astronauts headed for the moon.
2.Directed at, intended to belong to.
I have something for you.
3.Supporting (opposite of against).
All those for the motion raise your hands.
4.Because of.
He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
5.Over a period of time.
They fought for days over a silly pencil.
6.On behalf of.
I will stand in for him.
7.With the purpose of.
I am aiming for completion by end of business Thursday.
8.Despite, in spite of.
9.1892 August 6, Charles Dickens, "The Unbidden Guest", in All the Year Round,[1] page 133,
Mr. Joseph Blenkinshaw was perhaps not worth quite so much as was reported; but for all that he was a very wealthy man […]
10.Used to introduce a small clause.
For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
11.Used to construe various verbs.
Don't wait for an answer.
What did he ask you for?
He was convicted for murder.
I'm looking for my friend.
[[Danish]]
[Conjunction]
for
1.for, because
[Preposition]
for
1.for
[Verb]
for
1.went (past tense of fare, in the sense of go, travel)
[[Esperanto]]
[Adverb]
for
1.away, far, gone
2.1998, Henrik Ibsen, trans. Odd Tangerud Puphejmo : Dramo en tri aktoj, [2]
NORA (komencas elpreni el la skatolo, sed baldaŭ forĵetas ĉion). Ho, se mi kuraĝus eliri. Se nur neniu venus. Se nur ne dume okazus io hejme. Stulta babilaĵo; neniu venos. Nur ne pensi. Brosi la mufon. Delikataj gantoj, delikataj gantoj. For el la pensoj! For, for! Unu, du, tri, kvar, kvin, ses — (krias) Jen, tie ili venas —
NORA (begins to unpack the box, but soon pushes it all away). Oh, if I dared go out. If only no one would come. If only I could be sure nothing would happen here in the meantime. Stupid nonsense; no one will come. Only I mustn't think about it. I will brush my muff. What lovely, lovely gloves. Out of my thoughts, Away, away! One, two, three, four, five, six— (Screams) There, someone's coming—
[Antonyms]
- ĉi: this, here (particle of proximity)
[Particle]
for
1.distant (particle of distance)
for combines with demonstrative correlatives to indicate that the referrent is somehow distant from the speaker:
2.tiu for: "that [distant] [one/person]"
3.tio for: "that [distant] [thing]"
4.tia for: "that [anomolous] kind of"
5.ties for: "belonging to those [distant] people"
6.tiel for: "that [extreme] manner or degree"
7.tie for: "over there"
8.tiam for: "then [long ago or in the distant future]"
9.tiom for: "that much [of an extreme quantity]"
10.tial for: "for that [unusual] reason"
[[Galician]]
[Etymology 1]
Inflected form of ir (“‘to go’”).
[Etymology 2]
Inflected form of ser (“‘to be’”).
[[Icelandic]]
[Noun]
for f. (for-ar, for-ir)
1.mud
2.a bog
[[Ido]]
[Preposition]
for
1.far from
[[Latin]]
[Synonyms]
- dico
[Verb]
present active for, present infinitive fāri, perfect active fātum sum, supine fātum.
1.To speak.
[[Norwegian]]
[Conjunction]
for
1.for
[Preposition]
for
1.for
[Synonyms]
- fordi
[[Old English]]
[Etymology]
From Proto-Germanic *fora
[Preposition]
for
1.for
[[Portuguese]]
[Verb]
for
1.first-person singular future subjunctive of ir.
2.third-person singular future subjunctive of ir.
[[Swedish]]
[Verb]
for
1.Past tense of fara.
0
0
2009/04/03 22:33
2009/04/10 22:48
TaN
3097
greek
[[English]]
audio:/w/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=en-us-greek.ogg
[Noun]
greek (plural greeks)
1.Nonsense writing or talk; gibberish
2.(slang) Anal sex.
[Verb]
to greek (third-person singular simple present greeks, present participle greeking, simple past and past participle greeked)
1.(computing) to display a placeholder instead of text, especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read
2.(computing) to fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content
0
0
2009/02/05 17:18
2009/04/12 20:59
3098
lur
[[Basque]]
[Noun]
lur
1.earth
2.land
[[Norwegian]]
[Adjective]
lur (masculine lur; feminine lur; neuter lurt; plural lure; comparative lurere; superlative lurest)
1.clever, cunning
[Noun]
lur m. (definite singular luren; indefinite plural lurer; definite plural lurene)
1.nap (short period of sleep)
2.horn (a device emitting a loud sound)
[[Romansch]]
[Etymology]
Latin illorum, plural genitive of ille
[Pronoun]
lur
1.their
0
0
2009/04/12 20:59
TaN
3107
bounty
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbaʊnti/[Etymology]
From Old French bonte (French: bonté), goodness, from Latin bonitatem, goodness, from bonus good.
[Noun]
bounty (plural bounties)
1.generosity
2.something given liberally
3.A reward for some specific act, especially one given by a government or authority
4.(nautical) formerly, money paid to volunteers for serving in the British navy in time of war
0
0
2009/04/13 09:53
TaN
3108
Bounty
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈbaʊnti/[Etymology]
From Old French bonte (French: bonté), goodness, from Latin bonitatem, goodness, from bonus good.
[Noun]
bounty (plural bounties)
1.generosity
2.something given liberally
3.A reward for some specific act, especially one given by a government or authority
4.(nautical) formerly, money paid to volunteers for serving in the British navy in time of war
0
0
2009/04/13 09:53
TaN
3112
antigovernment
[[English]]
[Adjective]
antigovernment (comparative more antigovernment, superlative most antigovernment)
1.Opposed to a government currently in power
Antigovernment protesters marched in the capital.
2.Opposed to government in general
They have an antigovernment philosophy.
[Alternative forms]
- anti-government
[Etymology]
anti- + government
[Synonyms]
- (opposed to a government): opposition
- (opposed to all government): libertarian, anarchist
0
0
2009/04/13 09:54
TaN
3114
cordon
[[English]]
ipa :-ɔː(r)dən[Noun]
cordon (plural cordons)
1.(archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
2.A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it.
3.(cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman - the slips and gully.
4.(botany) A woody plant, such as a fruit tree, pruned and trained to grow as a single stem on a support.
[Verb]
to cordon (third-person singular simple present cordons, present participle cordoning, simple past and past participle cordoned)
1.(with "off") To form a cordon around an area in order to prevent movement in or out.
[[French]]
[Etymology]
corde + -on
[Noun]
cordon m. (plural cordons)
1.cord (for connecting)
[[Romanian]]
[Noun]
cordon
1.cord (length of twisted strands)
This Romanian entry was created from the translations listed at cord. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see cordon in the Romanian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008
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pitstop
[[English]]
[Noun]
pitstop
1.Alternative spelling of pit stop.
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pannier
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/En-us-pannier.ogg
[Etymology]
From French panier, from Latin pānārium (“‘a bread basket’”), from pānis (“‘bread’”).
[Noun]
pannier (plural panniers)
1.A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.
2.A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
3.(historical, fashion) One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side.
[References]
- “pannier” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Synonyms]
- (decorative basket): corbeil
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bathe
[[English]]
ipa :/beɪð/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/En-us-bathe.ogg
[Etymology]
Old English baþian
[Noun]
bathe (plural bathes)
1.(British, colloquial) The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.
I'm going to have a midnight bathe tonight.
[Verb]
to bathe (third-person singular simple present bathes, present participle bathing, simple past and past participle bathed)
1.To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
2.To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
3.To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.
The nurse bathed his wound with a sponge.
The incoming tides bathed the coral reef.
4.(figuratively) To cover or surround.
The room was bathed in moonlight.
A dense fog bathed the city streets.
5.To sunbathe.
The women bathed in the sun.
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spinal
[[English]]
ipa :-aɪnəl[Adjective]
spinal (not comparable)
1.of or related to the spine
[Anagrams]
- plains
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spinal cord
[[English]]
[Noun]
Wikimedia Commons has related media at:Spinal cordspinal cord (plural spinal cords)
1.(anatomy) A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.
[Synonyms]
- medulla spinalis
- spinal marrow
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sensation
[[English]]
ipa :/sɛnseɪʃən/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/En-us-sensation.ogg
[Etymology]
From mediaeval Latin sensationem, from Latin sensus.
[Noun]
sensation (plural sensations)
1.A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
2.1921, Bertrand Russel, The Analysis of Mind:
Confining ourselves, for the moment, to sensations, we find that there are different degrees of publicity attaching to different sorts of sensations. If you feel a toothache when the other people in the room do not, you are in no way surprised; but if you hear a clap of thunder when they do not, you begin to be alarmed as to your mental condition.
3.A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.
4.1937, H. P. Lovecraft, The Thing on the Doorstep:
Young Derby's odd genius developed remarkably, and in his eighteenth year his collected nightmare-lyrics made a real sensation when issued under the title Azathoth and Other Horrors.
[[French]]
ipa :/sɑ̃sasjɔ̃/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Fr-la_sensation.ogg
[Etymology]
From mediaeval Latin sensationem, from Latin sensus.
[Noun]
sensation f. (plural sensations)
1.sensation
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