Whole in loyalty or affection
An old woman, especially one regarded as witch-like because of her advanced age
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "probation" in the following sentence: And then it started like a guilty thing / Upon a fearful summons. I have heard, / The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn, / Doth with his lofty and shrill-sounding throat / Awake the god of day ; and, at his warning, / The great probations of the guilty come
To wear a glove
An absurd misrepresentation of something
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "moue" in the following sentence: She made what I believe, though I wouldn't swear to it, is called a moue. Putting the lips together and shoving them out, if you know what I mean. The impression I got was that she was disappointed in Bertram, having expected better things from a man of his apparent wealth and good looks
Shameless audacity
( of food or nutrients ) be absorbed and digested by the body or any biological system
Not genuine or real
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "heartrending" in the following sentence: [ T ] he old man, who appeared to be an ardent fisherman, told me of the large trout he caught in the neighbourhood thirty years ago, when he came here from Gudbrandsdale, and made the most heartrending complaints of the decrease of fish and the destruction of the lakes
Not improved
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "legal" in the following sentence: After 50 years, legal segregation is a distant memory, and race in America is not the unbridgeable chasm it once was. The country has a black president. The sort of comity that King evoked, in which the descendants of slaves and of slave owners `` can sit down together at the table of brotherhood, '' seems within our grasp
Distinct, separate, not continuous
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "subtly" in the following sentence: As the world's drug habit shows, governments are failing in their quest to monitor every London window-box and Andean hillside for banned plants. But even that Sisyphean task looks easy next to the fight against synthetic drugs. No sooner has a drug been blacklisted than chemists adjust their recipe and start churning out a subtly different one
A member of a fraternity, particularly Sigma Chi
A pair of step-in shoes
A response that is more intense than is warranted by the situation
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "somewhat" in the following sentence: I had occasion [... ] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return [... ] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, [... ], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town
Ceramic articles with a metallic glaze
A type of disc, similar to a CD-ROM, that can store 64 minutes of audio in the Hi-Fi format or 80 minutes in the SP ( Special Pitch ) format
In a sweet, kind, or endearing manner
In an unavailing manner
To drink alcohol and socialize
A right reserved exclusively to a particular person or group, or a right reserved to a person or group in preference to another person or group
A prehistoric burial mound
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "hansom" in the following sentence: `` There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which [... ] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "potluck" in the following sentence: Potlucks are the time for fun, unfussy dishes. [... ] Thankfully, people now enjoy lots of different flavors. Nevertheless, a potluck with people you don't know well might not be the time to bring that tripe recipe you've always wanted to try. Stick to tried-and-true favorites, or ask a few people what they usually like to eat
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "unbeknownst" in the following sentence: Theon's redemption scene convincingly threatens to kill him right there on the beaches of Dragonstone, dying for a good cause unbeknownst to anyone but the rapscallions who watched him die, but at last it swerves into something genuinely heroic. And so it goes with the best-laid plans of the would-be tyrant : all it takes is one good man to spoil his entire evening
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting catalepsy or similar symptoms of being in a state of reduced responsiveness or awareness
Knowledgeable and savvy about the ways of the street
Of a pale pinkish-red colour
A piece of furniture for cats, consisting of a tower or staircase allowing them to climb and rest at a height
Something special, usually a dish on a menu
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "exculpate" in the following sentence: The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected. Northrop knew all about Tony's flirtation with Lucy Davidson, but it also knew a good deal more about that lady than was generally suspected, and it would have been a simple matter to summon Tony and Lucy and their keeper and exculpate them both from all suspicion of the tragedy
A padded part extending from or fixed to the back of a seat, intended to provide support for the head
Wasting neither time nor money
The state of being close to someone or something
To furnish with seats
( of food or drink ) be consumed or get used up quickly or without being noticed
A person's social environment, background, or surroundings
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "introit" in the following sentence: The earliest unequivocal reference to the Roman introit is from the turn-of-the-eighth-century Ordo romanus I, where the chant is described in its fully developed early medieval form. Consisting of an antiphon and psalm, it is sung during the entrance of the clergy and choir into the church
Overly concerned about appearance, especially in a affected or artificial way
A silly empty-headed person ( often used as a general term of abuse )
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Czochralski" in the following sentence: The energy required to produce electronic grade silicon ( EG-Si ) from MG-Si is 100 kWh kg–1 and there is a 90 % yield. The EG-Si is melted in a Czochralski crystal puller at 1400 °C and directional solidified in a two zone furnace at 1280 °C
The greater part
To cover with suds
A general plan or summary of a work or speech etc
Delicious
The act of creating written works ( especially books or poems ) or the author who creates them ( especially if the author is unknown ) or the attribution of authorship to a particular person or group of people ) or the quality of being an author
The act of bristling
Social status or position
The period immediately before something begins
A genre of adventure film, in which a cat-and-mouse game is central to the plot
Cunning, scheming, or unscrupulous
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "sett" in the following sentence: Very durable grey granite has been quarried near Aberdeen for more than 300 years, and blocked and dressed paving `` setts, '' kerb and building stones, and monumental and other ornamental work of granite have long been exported from the district to all parts of the world. The quality of the granite is due to its compact, fine-grained texture, and its freedom from veins and other defects
Common ownership or liability
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "inconclusive" in the following sentence: He met Luis Suarez's cross at the far post, only for Chelsea keeper Petr Cech to show brilliant reflexes to deflect his header on to the bar. Carroll turned away to lead Liverpool's insistent protests that the ball had crossed the line but referee Phil Dowd and assistant referee Andrew Garratt waved play on, with even a succession of video replays proving inconclusive
To make uneasy
A word that refers to the object for which it is used, or to the same object in another language
Hitchhiking
In bed
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "incorporator" in the following sentence: In 1853, the incorporators of the Mount Carroll Seminary convinced 83 people to sign up for shares totaling $ 2,000, a goodly sum for that time and place -- but only six paid in full, and the board wound up with less than $ 1,000
A large board, usually in an outdoor location, bearing advertising or other information in the form of text or images printed on a durable surface
To deny, renounce, reject
To sit down again
Affected by galvanism
A consonant sound at the end of a word that is pronounced as a vowel, as r in car
A framework of parallel or crossed bars, or a screen or door made of such a framework
To have confidence
Any animal that drinks ( uses a drinker ). Typically applies to young mammals
For people with special needs
A loan of a sum already borrowed
A particular product or product line owned by a company
The staff of an airport or airfield
A large deep-bodied fish of the herring family, which occurs along the east coast of north america
Bending around something else
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "emerging" in the following sentence: America's poverty line is $ 63 a day for a family of four. In the richer parts of the emerging world $ 4 a day is the poverty barrier. But poverty's scourge is fiercest below $ 1.25 ( [... ] ) : people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short
To revitalize
In a manner that can not be accounted for or explained
Of a program, executing or capable of executing instructions
A prize for journalism or literature awarded by the Pulitzer Committee
To stop or inhibit a process or reaction
In a loyal manner
Single
Prepare in advance for ( a situation )
The sound made by a frog
To make formless or misshapen
A root of a function
A sample of something
To encircle and fasten ( a garment ). To close a belt around one's waist, or to have it closed for one
Intended to deceive
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "lunar" in the following sentence: Several initial experimental firings of the various stages of Saturn V into earth orbit will precede the planned lunar flight. The astronauts will practice rendezvous techniques in the earth's orbit. [... ] Before they reach the moon the astronauts will have another difficult maneuver to perform—turning the command module around so that its descent engine faces the lunar surface
A classification or taxonomy of diseases
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "community" in the following sentence: Writing groups and community writing spaces can provide that vitally important space for writing as well as potential benefits of support and accountability if people have the chance to talk about writing. Even if all that happens, however, is that people have a space to write in community with each other, that can be enough
To reckon
To mark with a brand
A magic trick in which an object appears to disappear
Any electromagnetic wave with an energy greater than that of a photon of visible light, and a wavelength less than 10 nanometers
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "divorce" in the following sentence: The great trick of online retail has been to get us to do more shopping while thinking less about it – thinking less, in particular, about how our purchases reach our homes. This divorce of a product from its voyage to us is perhaps the thing that Amazon has sold us most thoroughly
A rapid and violent attack on a person or place
Ordinary
Not merited
The collective body of troops, military police, etc., organized for military operations
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "harangue" in the following sentence: This picture of her consequence had some effect, for no one loved better to lead than Maria ; —and with far more good humour she answered, `` I am much obliged to you, Edmund ; —you mean very well, I am sure—but I still think you see things in a strange light
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "MiniDisc" in the following sentence: Tuomas suggested to me that WE buy a MiniDisc for Marco's backing vocals in Sinergy. We can't do that for two reasons. First of all, it's not exactly like we just have money being thrown at us to afford these things, and secondly, even if we did have the money, it would be a waste to spend it on a MiniDisc when we have perfectly good reel-to-reel and cassette tape recorders
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shunt" in the following sentence: The comet was burning blue in the distance, like a sickly torch, when I first sighted him, but he begun to grow bigger and bigger as I crept up on him. Thinks I, it won't do to run into him, so I shunted the craft a little, to get his beam out of the way
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "thicket" in the following sentence: Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements
The surrounding area or neighbourhood
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "exhortation" in the following sentence: Earlier on the Other stage on Friday afternoon, Charli XCX took a more straightforward, rabble-rousing approach, a flurry of confetti cannon, inflatables and exhortations to wild hedonism : `` I hope everyone gets really fucked up this weekend! '' she exclaimed at one point
Offensively impolite or bad-mannered
A minor point, an implementation, a low-level consideration
In an imperious manner
To send a postcard to
A special weapons and tactics unit, a police unit trained to deal with hostage situations, sniper situations, and other high-risk situations
A person who rears or fattens cattle or sheep for market
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "CR" in the following sentence: A few days later in a meeting with the president, Clinton asked Gingrich for a continuing resolution ( CR ) to continue funding the government until they could work out a compromise. `` If I go back and try to get a longterm CR without a budget from you, the next time you will be in the White House, '' said Clinton
To send again
Overcome or defeat ( someone or something ) utterly and forcefully, especially by violence or intimidation
A software interface allowing calls from one language to another
To pull or twist sharply
Resembling a lichen
A hardened clay court
Of a dull purple-brown color
To call to swear falsely
A light bulb containing a tungsten filament
To hinder, obstruct or thwart ( in the sense of foiling a plot ). To stop or prevent ( an action, attempt or plan ). See also thwarted
An act or instance of reading aloud
Rough and uneven
A mythical animal that resembles a known animal but is larger or smaller than the usual size of that animal
A Muslim ( or, loosely, a Hindu ) religious ascetic who has given up all possessions and living comforts, and who lives solely on alms
Characterized by excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements
Not accustomed, not habituated
To use the name of Jesus Christ to swear or as a euphemism for `` God ''. To Jesus, the name of the religious figurehead, is often used as a euphemism for the religious sentiment or for an expletive, much like `` gosh '' or `` shoot ''. The intensifier `` Jesus '' is often used in conjunction with the verb `` to cry '' as in `` Jesus, cry to me! '' which is equivalent to `` Jesus, I'm crying! '' or `` Jesus, I'm scared! '' and so on
To talk, especially at length, in a tedious manner
Constructed offsite and transported to a building site for assembly
To sneak or crawl into a place or situation
Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories
Relating to or characteristic of the profession of law or lawyers
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "archetype" in the following sentence: The three archetypes so far discussed—the shadow, the anima, and the wise old man—are of a kind that can be directly experienced in personified form. In the foregoing I tried to indicate the general psychological conditions in which such an experience arises. But what I conveyed only the bare bones
A hermitage, or the residents thereof
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "phratry" in the following sentence: The moieties are linked to or bear the names of beings or forces expressing the cosmic dichotomy. Most common are heaven and earth moieties, `` above '' and `` below, '' or moieties named after birds and land animals ( or aquatic animals ), as is the case with the phratry of the salmon
A poor person, especially a child, living in a slum
To walk with a heavy tread
To have ( a right, licence, etc
A group of binary digits or bits ( usually eight ) operated on as a unit
To replace ( an item of clothing ) with another one
To provide a font with instructions for how to adjust the position of glyphs in order to improve legibility on a particular screen
Of or pertaining to a bacterium or bacteria
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "personnel" in the following sentence: In 2009, the Obama Administration released guidelines on enhanced interrogation written in 2003 and 2004 by the CIA Office of Medical Services. ( OMS ).1-3 ( appendix F ) The OMS guidelines, even in redacted form, and opinions from the US Department of Justice's ( DOJ's ) Office of Legal Counsel show that CIA personnel knew that enhanced interrogation was likely to cause severe pain, suffering, and psychological harm to detainees, including CIA detainees held in secret prisons overseas
To go before in order
A reduplication
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "crunch" in the following sentence: The departure was not unduly prolonged.Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets ; farewells and last commiserations ; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse
A jumbo jet airliner produced by Boeing
To come together, to form a mass or whole, to accumulate
Fidelity to a sovereign
A room or space just inside the front entrance of a building
To restock
To be of use or benefit to
A naturally-occurring glycoside found in guaiacum trees
A person or animal of a specified kind, especially one that is remarkable in some way or that serves as an example of its species or type
To close, as a business
Tending to bring about a particular result
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "world-weary" in the following sentence: With a low budget and limited resources, he's able to expertly mimic the styles of bigger productions, as in a cafeteria number featuring students dancing and stomping on the tables with tricky Broadway-friendly choreography provided by Sarah Swire, who also plays Steph, a wise-cracking, world-weary teenager who's not impressed by much of what she sees in the small town of Oakhurst, where the play takes place
Pertaining to an academy, or schools of philosophy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "gigot" in the following sentence: In search of a single measurement to predict the loin eye area, the width of the gigots and the circumference of the thigh were used along with the circumference of the forearms, the carcass length, the depth at heart, the width at the shoulder, the width at the top of the hind leg and the height at the top of the withers
To intrude upon
Preserve ( a right, tradition, or idea ) in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected in the future
A curving stretch of road
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "community" in the following sentence: Synecology has for the objects of its study, not individual organisms but biological communities, which are groups of organisms living in a given space, the properties of which space select a certain assemblage of organisms of definite autecological characteristics. Such communities are moreover not merely collections of individuals, but are characterized by a certain degree of organization, which is the subject of ecological investigation
The antimatter equivalent of helium, consisting of a nucleus of two protons and two neutrons, with each proton replaced by an antiproton
To combine different systems, as in biology to combine the genetic material of different species ( producing a hybrid ), or to combine different schools of thought, or ideologies
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "putto" in the following sentence: Whatever the case, the evangelical animals are appreciably larger than the puttos of the painting. The animals gaze upward, their mouths gaping. They are cawing, bellowing, roaring out the Gospel. [... ] Only the attendant puttos seem to be taking it all in
To disentangle
Not in the centre
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "EPA" in the following sentence: I'm a bit twitchy myself, thirsting for some more Marston's, so we crack some bottles of Marston's EPA ( English Pale Ale ) a light, citrusy, beer that's very refreshing, although perhaps not best drunk in the freezing dusk wind that's blowing outside
Carried out by a company or organization for its own purposes
Of or pertaining to a sheriff or to his office
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "sesamum" in the following sentence: While at play for this extraordinary stake, they have a fire by them, on which a small pot of walnut oil, or oil of sesamum, is kept boiling ; and when one has won a game, he chops off the end of the loser's finger, and dips it in the oil, which is then said to be ‘ blooded
A place where things impounded are kept
Disgusting, distasteful, or contemptible
A Coast Guard member
A cute child
Threadfin, an important food fish in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean
( of a computer ) process ( large quantities of data ) quickly and efficiently
To aim at, to direct ( something ) towards a target
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "digestate" in the following sentence: Digestates were quantitatively transferred and diluted to a final volume of 50 ml with 1 % HOT. Diluted digestates of bluegill samples were stored in preleached ( Karin et al. 1975 ) conventional polyethylene bottles ( Moody and Mann 1976 ) and were kept in a refrigerator at 4° C prior to analyses
Susceptible to being attacked or harmed
Someone or something that can be depended on
A returning migrant
A large group of people or things
To place into office
To overwhelm
Requiring no maintenance
A penis
Relating to the characteristics of something
Bait a hook with a piece of bacon
( of a horse ) turn or keep in a particular direction by holding its head and forepart of its body with a tight rein
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "slag" in the following sentence: Buried within the Mediterranean littoral are some seventy to ninety million tons of slag from ancient smelting, about a third of it concentrated in Iberia. This ceaseless industrial fueling caused the deforestation of an estimated fifty to seventy million acres of woodlands. The slag heaps are now being eroded, and the recycled iron is being used to manufacture steel, thus closing the loop
To make moderate
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "ghost" in the following sentence: ` Oh, God help us, sir!'he ejaculated in a frightened whisper, ` here's a corpse a-coming sliding down the passage!'For a moment I was puzzled, but presently, of course, it struck me that he must have seen Ayesha, wrapped in the folds of the white shroud, sliding down the passage towards us
A person, thing or event that causes disappointment
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Bolshevism" in the following sentence: The task of educating the workers and all toilers in the spirit of proletarian internationalism is one of the fundamental tasks of every Communist Party. But whoever thinks that this permits him, or even compels him, to sneer at all the national sentiments of the toilers, to look down on them as somehow `` unproletarian '' if they are not internationalist, is mistaken
To gather or combine into a mass or whole
One who loses, or is disadvantaged in some way
A tropical american bird of the cuckoo family, which feeds on fruit and insects
The act of ordering, delivering, or supplying
Dirt
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "truncheon" in the following sentence: One is a large ball of iron, fastened with three chains to a strong truncheon or staff of about two feet long ; the other is of mixed metal, in the form of a channelled melon, fastened also to a staff by a triple chain
To package in an egg crate
Shambles, chaotic
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "pleaching" in the following sentence: [ I ] t now seems that in the heart of the seventeenth century many writers advanced a vision of inquiry in which truth and falsehood, far from being always and everywhere incompatible, must sometimes be combined in the search for knowledge. To understand this pleaching of truth and untruth, we must first look more closely at the nature of `` untruth
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "oligopoly" in the following sentence: But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal
Consisting of a single, isolated unit
Make ( the hair ) into a marcel wave
A person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office
Cool, neat, stylish
A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations
Cheating, being unfaithful
Of a firearm, capable of loading and firing continuously without manual intervention
A map or atlas
A building used for religious worship
To move lips as if saying ( something )
Not rhotic
A prostitute
A search for knowledge or information
A distilling apparatus, now obsolete, consisting of a gourd-shaped container and a cap with a long beak for conveying the products to a receiver
An imaginary creation
A halo
Thickly
Imposing compulsion, or an obligation to do something
To ejaculate
Unmentionable, not to be spoken of
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "taking" in the following sentence: The gentleman had left for London after lunch. Yes, alone ; but he had lunched in the hotel with a lady. A young lady. A very taking young lady. She called him uncle. But walked away in another direction as his cab started. The porter's eye was on her, as he was on all the ladies at parting
A mistake
The language of Germany, Austria and parts of Switzerland, and by descent the language of much of northern and central Europe
The improvement of one's knowledge, status, or character by one's own efforts
Not guarded
A person who nests, especially in a specified place
Relating to barometry, or the measurement of atmospheric pressure
A thick stick, often used as a weapon
Cold
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "ostensibly" in the following sentence: Mr. Marwan's story — a tale overflowing with the suspense and ruthless duplicity of a spy novel — began to take shape in the spring of 1969. He had come to London, ostensibly to consult a Harley Street doctor about a stomach ailment. He chose that particular doctor because he knew that Amman, the capital of Jordan, was one of the few Arab cities where it was possible to obtain a telephone connection with London
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "warrior" in the following sentence: Orion hit a rabbit once ; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior
To charge ( a fee or penalty ). See also assessable
To move very quickly, as if by being catapulted
Any of several species of fish in the genus Xiphiasgladius, of the family Xiphiasgladidae, that have a sword-like tail
Uneasy, nervous
You are a lexicographer familiar with providing concise definitions of word meanings
Extremely enthusiastic
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "womanhood" in the following sentence: She had cast off the terror of the leaping flame, the cold power of judgment that was even now being done, and the wise sadness of the tombs - cast them off and put them behind her, like the white shroud she wore, and now stood out the incarnation of young womanhood, fresh, radiant, and confident
To insult, to make fun of, to mock
To make use of demagogy
To forbid ( something )
An organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose ( usually with the means to return )
The quality or degree of being hypnotizable
Descent from an earlier type of form or phenomenon
A movement downward
A device that transmits a signal and so can be located
The process by which one thing becomes similar to another
Having a pleasant smell, especially of flowers
Imagination
To hunt with a rifle
Of questionable honesty or legality
Filled to capacity
Important, not trivial or petty
A person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing
A person or entity that remains neutral
A large, hidden problem or danger
Exhibiting confidence and assurance, especially in difficult circumstances
To allow to sit in an official capacity
To reinforce the rim of a hole by patching it with leather or plastic
To like better, or prefer to
To leave an area, usually en masse, either by order or in panic
In fragments
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "contact" in the following sentence: In the old days, [... ], he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, [... ], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned. But he had then none of the oddities and mannerisms which I hold to be inseparable from genius, and which struck my attention in after days when I came in contact with the Celebrity
A type of Italian wine produced in the province of Caserta, formerly the principal wine of Rome
To wake up
A type of sports drink, originally produced by the company Quaker Oats
Urgently needing to urinate
Resembling or characteristic of a bat
Not due, not deserved, not proper
An event, such as a battle, reenacted
Cause emotional pain to
The chemical element of atomic number 70, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series
The part of a bird or mammal that corresponds to a person's chest
A very small amount or quantity
To loosen or disconnect the ties or bonds of
Not intended for use in war or for aggressive purposes
Obvious
A magical or charismatic quality
A lateral shoot or branch
The act of drawing or hauling something ( as a wagon or a well ) by means of a rope or chain or net etc
The act or process of making something Russian
To deceive
A communications satellite
A crazy person
Unable to be documented
A cup of tea or coffee
To ward off or repel something harmful
Of or pertaining to the mother of a child
A boy
A subject of study that is not a science, such as history or literature
Of the night, having fallen
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "hukou" in the following sentence: But now, a new awareness of the issue is raising questions about the status of women in China, as well as other rights issues like the hukou, or residency permit, a central tool of population control passed down from the Maoist era that restricts movement by making it difficult for those without urban hukous to obtain medical care, find jobs, and access social services
Having the necessary equipment for efficiency and comfort
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "firework" in the following sentence: Saltpetre being the principal ingredient in fireworks, and a volatile body, by reason of its aqueous and aërial parts, is easily rarified by fire ; but not so soon when foul and gross, as when purified from its crude and earthy parts, which are generally exalted to the sky from the grosser and more earthly part of the saltpetre refined
Lacking spots
To seed again
A form, shape, or image
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "raucous" in the following sentence: In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic
Causing depression or sadness
To clean or remove ( dirt, for example ) by sweeping
Economical in the use of resources
Taking a variable number of arguments
A type of cigar
Moving aimlessly or randomly
A coca leaf farmer
To defeat
In a manner that is warrantable, or that provides a justification
The period of time preceding an event
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "tuition" in the following sentence: Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms
Aiding, helping
In a fit manner
To color an object with a shadow
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "secesh" in the following sentence: But he was mistaken ; for as the current swept the bateau around the bend of the river, he discovered, to his astonishment and chagrin, the two secesh soldiers, who had left the picket post some time before, standing at convenient distances apart, guarding the bridge
That operates or perform operations
An African American
In another way
To repress
Scrumptious, delicious
A small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them
Having a specified kind of stern
Timid, fearful
Of or relating to Charles Darwin or his theories
The act of snatching
( of a parrot or mimic ) make sounds that resemble human speech
An illness caused by a microorganism
An area of interest, activity, or knowledge which is regarded as someone's personal responsibility or concern
To examine or consider with great care or minuteness
To make or become a bonneted person ( in all senses ). To make a fool of, to make a donkey of
Any of the standardized tests administered by the College Board ( primarily the SAT Reasoning Test, but also the SAT Subject Tests and the PSAT ). The tests are intended to measure the readiness of college-bound students for academic success in college
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "springhouse" in the following sentence: At first light, around the time that the body of the kagan — a body that had already begun to manifest decidedly uncorpselike signs of movement — was being carried by an ill-assorted trio into a springhouse near a little-used gate of the Palace through which, on the morning of the previous day, the first of the springheaps had been smuggled out, a more extensive and better equipped group set to work on the springheaps that were now, so to speak, springing into being
In return, on the contrary, on the part of the speaker ( i.e
To attack
Full of life and energy
A box in which a pair of shoes is delivered or sold
To compel to take refuge in a tree, as when hunting
A premonition of something
To make available
A male relative, in a kinship system
Having a large diameter
A person carrying a swag or bundle of belongings, especially a traveller or itinerant labourer
To select an actor to play a role
The number of copies sold of a newspaper or magazine
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "demented" in the following sentence: So while Ralph generally seems to inhabit a different, more glorious and joyful universe than everyone else here his yearning and heartbreak are eminently relateable. Ralph sometimes appears to be a magically demented sprite who has assumed the form of a boy, but he's really just a very imaginative, lonely and sensitive kid
A piece of music performed by a musician or a musical ensemble
To make wider
Unfashionable, especially in clothing
A building society or savings bank
A file that holds one or more media streams
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "illiberal" in the following sentence: In the general atmosphere of lawlessness and arbitrariness the final outcome may be less harsh and unpleasant than might at first have been expected — though it can be a lot worse if you are an Albanian `` irredentist '', for example, or a Croatian `` illiberal ''. The term illiberal, by the way, is fast becoming a political euphemism for `` fascist ''. It was first used in that sense by the Italian liberal leader Giuseppe Mazzini in the 1870s
The corner of a building
A device, especially one that performs one or several functions, often a household device
A small hole that may be used for peering through in secrecy, typically one in a door or wall
A characteristic or factor which enables discrimination between different things
The middle of the afternoon
Having the hair styled in a beehive hairdo
A shotgun
To enlist ( someone ) or conscript ( someone ) into military service
An area in which a person or group has exclusive or priority rights, especially an area claimed by a group of animals as their territory
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "solicitor" in the following sentence: `` I beg, Mr Allworthy, '' answered Sophia, `` you will not insist on my reasons ; — Your nephew, sir, hath many virtues—he hath great virtues, Mr Allworthy. I question not but he will do you honour in the world, and make you amends for all the trouble he hath already given you, if you will but solicitor him to be a little more attentive to his duty
Mass rapid transit
To force by pain, by fear, by torture, or by threat of immediate harm to oneself or to another
Vertical
The track or impression left by a foot
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "understandably" in the following sentence: Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "malignancy" in the following sentence: A cold wind swept down from it and set us shivering. Somewhere there, on that desolate plain, was lurking this fiendish man, hiding in a burrow like a wild beast, his heart full of malignancy against the whole race which had cast him out
In a warm manner
A group of people who collaborate
A confused mixture of things
To stay longer than intended
A deputy consul, often the one who handles the day-to-day work of the consulate while the consul is away
A auxiliary or subsidiary thing
That prances
Recreant
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "atheistical" in the following sentence: A letter from Mr. [ Brian Houghton ] Hodgson to Mr. Bayley, was then read, giving an outline of the theocracy of the Buddha system of Nepal. According to the information now communicated, the northern Buddhas acknowledge four sets of divine beings, but the southern more atheistical set deny the existence of all deities, and even deny that the soul exists
The ground where a game is played
Served from a barrel or tank rather than a bottle
The amount of a substance taken into the body by inhalation or ingestion
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "evolution" in the following sentence: And thus was inclined to assert the priority of the types of marine animals to those of the terrestrial, so as to fancy, for example, that the testacea of the ocean existed first, until some of them, by gradual evolution, were improved into those inhabiting the land
A strip of leather or other material worn, typically around the waist, to hold up trousers or other clothing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "acrostic" in the following sentence: For those of you who are new to acrostics, here is what to do. Your goal is to figure out the quote in the grid. [... ] Reading down the first letter of each answer spells the name of the author and the title of the work from which the quote was taken
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "locale" in the following sentence: Since every locale is of the form \mbox { Sub } _\mathcal { E } ( 1 ) [ subobjects of the terminal object in \mathcal { E } ] for some topos \mathcal { E }, locale theory can be regarded as the study of subobjects of the terminal object in a topos
A slow song
Economic activity, especially of a manufacturing or extractive nature
Maternal
A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water
To furnish with seats
Characterized by malice
A hard outer layer, crust
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "scrilla" in the following sentence: Back up bro, cuz crooks is in the house man, a player for life with major game, going insane, Paul Lane in the dark room studio spittin tight flows, late fact, overbound tracks tryna get paid fact, straight out of the haze, that cold world's records and player faze, I took the criminal road out of young age so I could get paid, player faze, Paul Lane in the dark room studio late fact, straight out of the haze major game, that cold world's records, criminal road out of young age, player faze, major game, that cold world's records, criminal road out of young age, major game, that cold world's records, criminal road out of young age, major game, Paul Lane in the dark room studio late fact, straight out of the haze, that cold world's records and player faze, I took the criminal road out of young age so I could get paid, straight out of the haze, major game, that cold world's records, criminal road out of young age, major game, Paul Lane in the dark room studio late fact, straight out of the haze, that cold world's records and player faze, I took the criminal road out of young age so I could get paid, straight out of the haze, major game, that cold world's records, criminal road out of young age, major game, Paul Lane in the dark room studio late fact, straight out of the haze, that cold world's records and player faze, I took the criminal road out of young age so I could get paid, straight out of the haze, major game, that cold world's records, criminal road out of young age, major game, Paul Lane in the dark room studio late fact, straight out of the haze, that cold world's records and player faze, I took the criminal road out of young age so I could get paid, straight out of the haze, major game, that cold world's records, criminal road out of young age, major game, Paul Lane in the dark room studio late fact, straight out of the haze, that cold world's records and player faze, I took the criminal road out of young age so I could get paid, straight out of the haze, major game, that cold world's records, criminal road out of young age, major game, Paul Lane in the dark room studio late fact, straight out of the haze, that cold world's records and player faze, I took the criminal road out of young age so I could get paid, straight out of the haze, major game, that cold world's records, criminal road out of young age, major game, Paul Lane in the dark room studio late fact, straight out of the haze, that cold world's records and player faze, I took the criminal road out of young age so I could get paid, straight out of the haze, major game, that cold world's
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Johnsonian" in the following sentence: Literary Bengali of prose, during the greater part of the 19th century, was thus a doubly artificial language ; and, with its forms belonging to Middle Bengali, and its vocabulary highly Sanskritised, it could only be compared to a'Modern English'of Hindustan, in the Johnsonian sense
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "aughts" in the following sentence: When the staccato, Neptunes-ian single `` Boyfriend '' was released in March, musical prognosticators were quick to peg the album it portended, Believe, as Justin Bieber's Justified, a grown-and-sexy, R & B-centric departure that evolved the teen pop of the aughts into a more mature, experimental sound
A beer brewed in a small quantity, especially for consumption on the premises where it is brewed
Of a person : unattractive, plain, ugly ( generally in a mild or self-deprecating way )
Tending to praise or promote
Make preparations for ( a possible event )
In an adorable manner
A method of rapidly firing a series of projectiles, such as shells or words
In a careless, hurried manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "territory" in the following sentence: Economics is a messy discipline : too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists'most-used metric, gross domestic product ( GDP ), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month
To be a warning or indication of
A popular Japanese green tea
To agree or express agreement
Taken in advance to protect against possible danger
Unbelievable
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "chump" in the following sentence: Ralph Wiggum is generally employed as a bottomless fount of glorious non sequiturs, but in `` I Love Lisa '' he stands in for every oblivious chump who ever deluded himself into thinking that with persistence, determination, and a pure heart he can win the girl of his dreams
A correspondence or harmony between two things
To take back ( a word or phrase ) and use it in a different way, especially if the original usage is considered objectionable
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "community" in the following sentence: The Beguines, an uncloistered religiously inspired woman's movement began about the year 1210 in Liége, Belgium. Generally the Beguines lived in community or in small cottages behind a wall. At times threatened as heretics, they were protected by the bishop of Liége
Not any, not at all, none whatsoever
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "lamé" in the following sentence: Their king, Xerxes ( Rodrigo Santoro ), an epicene seven-footer with a shaved head and what looks like a gold-lamé thong, lounges on cushions in his court, surrounded by aroused lesbians intertwined and writhing like snakes in a basket. `` I want to see the greatest army the world has ever known, '' he says, and, `` I want to see it bow down and worship me
A state of anxiety or nervous excitement
Not in keeping with what is appropriate, especially with respect to social or professional situations
A person owning stock, especially a shareholder
Something used as a weapon, especially a bludgeon
To increase ( an amount, intensity, etc
The act of one who beams
An act of willing or choosing
In any way, regardless of how
A dance performed by two people, usually in castanets
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "community" in the following sentence: Online gaming communities develop their own language, history, routines, and relationships. The online poker community is no different, developing its own culture distinct from the traditional poker community. One asp [ ect that differentiates internet poker from other online gaming communities is the presence of money, creating what is essentially a real world environment
A faint trace, vestige, or semblance
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "radish" in the following sentence: Radishes were something new for me. The first time I tried growing for seed, I was surprised by the shape of the pods ; they looked like hot peppers. Being the curious type I nibbled on a few pods and found they were delicious when still in the immature stage
Of a girl or woman : plain, unattractive
To put down by force
Any of various long-billed fish
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "sure" in the following sentence: The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three returned wondering and charmed with Mrs. Cooke ; they were sure she had had a wonderful mother
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "ejaculate" in the following sentence: The ejaculate usually spurts out as the prostate gland and surrounding muscles, as well as those at the base of the penis, contract at orgasm. In young males, the force of the spurt can be strong enough for the ejaculate to hit the upper chest ; in older males, the force may be less, but the ejaculate still arcs upward
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "swordfish" in the following sentence: Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to ravellings
Something that one must do
A focus on the present rather than the past or future
Insignificant or untrue
A piece of canvas prepared for use as the surface for an oil painting
Of, or relating to, multiple denominations
Occurring before publication of a book or other work
The clergy or ministry as distinct from the laity
A dark and ominous presence
Make ( something ) denser or more concentrated in form or content by pressing out or excluding superfluous matter or words
Of or relating to plants or botany
A heavy, unstable, movable boat used to rock one's boat in calm seas or to catch one's boat's motion and swing it round
A type of Chinese dessert made from soybean curd
In a heterosexual manner
Not in accordance with the teachings of the Bible
A large antelope, '' Tragelaphus eland '', that is found in southern and eastern Africa
Somewhat fat, chubbier than usual
To grow or increase rapidly
Ripened fully by age or drying or partial fermentation
To show, to exhibit, to present
The surrounding area
The anniversary of a marriage, engagement, or similar event
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "comply" in the following sentence: Gentle Abrahen, I / am griev 'd my power can not comply my promise : / my Father's so averse from granting my / request concerning thee, that with angrie frowns / he did express rather a passionate rage, / then a refusall of my suit
An arrangement whereby someone holds an object or information for the benefit of another, with the understanding that the object or information will be returned
Being talented through inherited qualities or acquired characteristics
Consisting of four parts or things
A mural that covers the entire height of a wall
To move to a new location
Extremely
A black person
Of or relating to the South American country of Paraguay, or its people
In a contrary or opposite manner
A new fan
In a clever manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "aposematism" in the following sentence: Detected prey can avoid an attack by way of warning signals ( aposematism ), for example, bright coloration as a sign of toxicity. Aposematisms offer opportunities for 'cheating'species which are not poisonous but show the same color pattern, the so-called'mimicry '. By aposematism the predator learns to associate the warning color with the presence of toxins
To coat or cover something with clay
A characteristic, property, or attribute of something
Of a red colour
Relating to or constituting the aorist tense
The act of lending
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "ignominious" in the following sentence: And it came to pass that they took him ; and his name was Nehor ; and they carried him upon the top of the hill Manti, and there he was caused, or rather did acknowledge, between the heavens and the earth, that what he had taught to be the law of God was not the law of God, but an ignominious lie, and that he had no other God but the God of Israel
That can not be attributed to anyone
Relating to the environment or environmentalism
Of or pertaining to communication between locations that are far apart
The act by which something is layered
A person from Gujurat
A note of a musical scale that is lower by a specified interval than the tonic of the scale
A government agency, at any level, that has a specific function
The clearing of goods or passengers through customs at an airport or seaport before their arrival
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "deviltry" in the following sentence: The poor girl had a right to her chance, and he should not really alter anything by taking it away from her ; for was she not the artist to the tips of her tresses ( the ambassadress never in the world ), and would she not take it out in the hair of the head that bore it, in the locks of the head that were not of her begetting, and would she not wreak her vengeance on the man who had wronged her, by the deviltries of the blackest art? '' `` You mean sorcery? '' `` No
To sneak ( something ) into a place, such as a prison
A dead body, especially of a human
A usage or habit, especially when contrary to law or propriety
Bound in hide
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Snickers" in the following sentence: '... I suppose it's a bit like Snickers always being Marathon in my eyes. In about ten years only old people like me will remember it.''No!'he protested. 'It 'll never die. In the minds of right-thinking people it 'll always live as the good, old-fashioned, proper chocolate it used to be
A small piece of information that may help in solving a problem
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "clever" in the following sentence: Mr. Woodhouse was almost as much interested in the business as the girls, and tried very often to recollect something worth their putting in. `` So many clever riddles as there used to be when he was young -- he wondered he could not remember them! but he did remember this, that there was a lady, a beautiful lady, in the case
The act of scoring
Added to a regular schedule for a particular purpose
Blameworthy
The rooms in which an artist, photographer, sculptor, etc
A result, effect, or consequence of something
To disguise, to hide by a false appearance
In front of or through a given area or object
Instructive or enlightening
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "haughty" in the following sentence: How meek and shrunken did that haughty Tarmac become as it slunk by the wide circle of asphalt of the yellow sort, that was loosely strewn before the great iron gates of Lady Hall as a forerunner of the consideration that awaited the guests of Rupert, Earl of Kare,. II
A large bone marrow cell that can give rise to blood platelets
Extremely interested or engaged
Used for pulling loads
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "dismal" in the following sentence: So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor. 'T was a dismal sort of place, with hair wreaths, and wax fruit, and tin lambrekins, and land knows what all. It looked like a tomb and a funeral parlor and a museum and a jail and a insane asylum all put together
In progress or engaged in or occurring or being or operating or happening or having an effect or influence
A type of seed bead
Abolish or reduce ( a reflex or phobia ) by repeated counterconditioning
A representation of an event in the form of a drama
Worthy of reliance or trust
Affluence
To dehydrate by exposure to heat and then moisten with water and sometimes follow up with a second exposure to heat
A high school yearbook
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "covent" in the following sentence: And in this yere deyde Huberd erchebisshop of Caunterbury ; and thanne the priour and the covent of Caunterbury chosen in there chapytre hous the noble clerk Stephen of Langeton, ayens the kynges will encreased in there owne auncient ryde
Money returned to someone as the balance of the sum paid for something when it is less than the amount tendered
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "discussion" in the following sentence: The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction ( as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory ) ( cf. Rodiek 25–26 ; Ritter 15–16
Of small width in relation to length or height
Dear to someone
Crazy
To use deception or subterfuge
Recorded music, especially on vinyl records
Either of the two extreme parts of something
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "scrofulous" in the following sentence: I wrestle with the events of the last two years, picking over the past, looking for the reasons why I find myself here, gazing across a multitude of day trippers, sunburned holidaymakers, squalling children, ignorant matrons perusing their scrofulous offspring, and wondering where I went wrong
To contact ( someone ) using ICQ
A type of tight-fitting, usually skimpy swimsuit
Of a dark grey or blue colour
To produce a picture with colors and shapes, especially on a surface with a backing
To show as a sign or indication
Indo-European
The three-hundredth anniversary of a significant event
The act or event of spending the summer in a particular place
The putting out of the ball by the attacking side from a touchdown, or from the end of the field, and the subsequent restart by the defending side from their own 22-metre line
A player who participates in international competitions, often traveling back and forth between them
To make a blunder
A handlebar on a bicycle or motorcycle
A foot-operated lever on a keyboard instrument such as an organ or piano
A distinct part of an insect's body, especially a leg or antenna
To cause to stop sleeping
A watery, typically yellowish fluid stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra
The act of determining the punishment for a crime
A creator, whether or not divine
Balls
A person who belongs to a particular state or nation, as a legal subject or a national
A person of extraordinary talent or achievements
Sitting, or having a sedentary lifestyle
Ballsiness, the property of being ballsy
Excited, especially to the point of irrationality
In an efficient manner
First in order of birth or precedence or rank in a group or class or profession or religion etc
Pass the tongue over ( something, especially food ) in small rapid movements
An ethnographic account written from the perspective of an insider
A relatively minor fault or sin
Compulsory enlistment, typically into the armed services
Relating to or characteristic of a tribe or tribes or tribe-like social groups
An insect that is considered to be a pest
The abnormal fusion of bones or cartilages
Of, relating to, or situated in the countryside or country
In a fitful manner
In the manner of a concept or concepts
In a thick manner
The half of a basketball court used for a game of basketball
A kind of bread used to make damper
The act of determining the punishment for a crime or other infraction of the law
In a warm manner
Having two cams in the cylinder head
Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism
Any organism or cell that is not self, that is, of a different genotype or phenotype than an individual
A talisman or magical object, usually disc-shaped and inscribed with a pentagram, used as a symbol of the element of earth
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "functionless" in the following sentence: `` Living With Ed, '' which makes its debut on HGTV on Sunday night, explores a marriage between two people with opposing domestic agendas and it is a delight, a `` Green Acres '' for an era in which we have come to expect Connecticut to feel like Cuba well past the revolution
A player who specializes in scoring goals from the vicinity of the goalmouth, rather than trying to shoot from long range
Occupied, unavailable
Not tarred
The chief rival of a team, person or company
Occurring once, and not to be expected to happen again
The fact or condition of being preeminent or most important
Unfriendly to liberty
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "patronize" in the following sentence: We ask her [ the government ] to patronize scholars as she does her law makers. We ask her to patronize pioneers in science as she does pioneers in the woods. We ask her to support the officers of colleges as she does the officers of state, her governor and council
Crazy
Of or pertaining to the Greek god Apollo
The quality of being right, correct or true
Eccentric, crazy, or foolish
An objectionable or contemptible person
A fictional sport played on broomsticks, a central aspect of the wizarding world of Harry Potter
To bring ( people ) to an agreement
To ostracize by placing the name on a blacklist
To have the characteristics of, to resemble
A singer's voice in the belting style
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "unbosom" in the following sentence: At first Puddock was reserved, but recollecting that he had been left quite free to tell whom he pleased, he made up his mind to unbosom ; and suggested, for the sake of quiet and a longer conversation, that they should go round by the back way, and take a cut in the park
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "new" in the following sentence: Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "aureate" in the following sentence: It may, then, be said that aureate terms were those new words, chiefly Romance or Latinical in origin, continually sought, under authority of criticism and the best writers, for a rich and expressive style in English, from about 1350 to about 1530, when the language again began to be greatly enriched by an influx of French and other foreign words, under the influence of the great literary movement of the Renaissance
A negotiated and enforceable arrangement between parties as to a course of action or set of conditions
In an adverbial manner
To look through a book or magazine by flipping its pages quickly
Resembling a living being
The state of being commercially viable
Broken
An artilleryman
Having one legislative chamber
To steal
To equip or furnish with the necessary equipment for an enterprise or for an office, etc
To move materials with a shovel
In small pieces or particles
The act of trying to outdo someone else in order to feel superior
A falling away from an earlier state or standard
To take in solid food into the mouth and throat and to digest it
In a needless or unnecessary manner
Covered with turf
Not planed
A person who occupies a backbench, especially in a legislative assembly
A rounded dome-shaped structure
Pressing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "crassulacean" in the following sentence: His description of crassulacean acid metabolism, wherein cacti, yuccas, agaves and sedums open their stomata at night when it's cooler in order to `` bind carbon dioxide on special molecules much like we bind oxygen on hemoglobin in our blood '' is as clear as it is profound
To smell or scent ( something ) by inhaling through the nose
To obtain a divorce
To think about something casually or at length
A female performer in a minor role in an opera or operetta, usually playing a lively, flirtatious character
Give ( something, especially money ) for a good cause, for example to a charity or church or as a gift to a person or institution in exchange for nothing of material value ( i.e
A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or wakeboarder
At that point in the argument or discussion
In a rueful manner
Of high breeding, well-bred
A jerk
A transformation
To spread out
To capture and store ( carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases ). See also carbon capture and storage
Noble in character
( of a ship ) sail with little or no wind
Done by oneself, without external guidance
Cheerfulness
A dose of a vaccine that increases or renews the effect of an earlier dose
A legal arrangement whereby a person ( the trustee ) holds property as its nominal owner for the good of one or more beneficiaries
A book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts
A deceitful or treacherous person
Following the end of communism
Impossible to read or comprehend or interpret or understand or view
Not expugnable
A plant, Nepeta cataria, used as a herbal supplement and traditional remedy for easing symptoms of upper respiratory infections, restlessness, anxiety, and insomnia in humans and cats, and as a flavouring in foods such as salads and soups
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "kombu" in the following sentence: The chief occupation along the shore is gathering the seaweed called kombu ( something like our kelp, or quite the same ), which is sent in such large quantities to China ; and a certain amount of fishing is also done. The kombu grows upon submarine rocks, to the depth of 10 to 20 feet, and is gathered, after being dried in the sun, in the form of long, narrow, flat sheets, 5 to 6 feet in length, 1 to 2 feet in width, and of a greenish-black color
Pertaining to electricity produced by chemical action in a battery
A person who eats greedily
Beer
A style in which the stones are laid in a masoned pattern with spaces filled with mortar
The smokable, highly addictive crystalline form of cocaine, obtained by mixing cocaine with water and then evaporating the water, leaving a sticky crystalline residue
An excellent example ( of something, usually bad ). A dog's breakfast, dog's dinner, dog's age, dog's breath, dog's nose, dog's tail, etc
An aspect of 90° ( one quarter of a circle ) between the position of a celestial object and the position of the Sun
To approve in advance
A shoulder belt with loops attached to it, used to carry cartridges
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "downtime" in the following sentence: As the world turns inward, trapped inside in various stages of pandemic quarantine, numerous songwriting luminaries ( often blessed with their own in-home studios ) have tried to use the downtime creatively—from Millennial stars like Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande to longtime veterans like Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Joni Mitchell
To add water to
To economize in the use of, as material
To commit ( oneself ) to a certain activity or purpose
The inside corner of the eye
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "target" in the following sentence: Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry's veterans. `` Operational improvement '' in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets
Hiccups
Not correct
The body of words used in a particular subject or sphere of activity
Unrefined in character or appearance or behavior or expression
Not having sex with anyone else while married or in a relationship
Urgently needing to urinate
Not penetrable by bullets
The part of a garment covering the seat of a person's bottom
A rower
A brood pouch of some colonial coelenterates
To exchange for another of the same kind
A pale greenish-blue colour
To make better
The start of a football match, hockey match etc
That can not be defined or put into words
Being the only one of its kind
Sorrow
Rough, approximate, not carefully considered, not thorough, not detailed, not refined, not fully thought-out, not proper
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "turfed" in the following sentence: For aviaries, I like them not, except they be of that largeness as they may be turfed, and have living plants and bushes set in them ; that the birds may have more scope, and natural nestling, and that no foulness appear in the air
( of a colour ) having a yellowish or golden tone
Make ( someone ) very angry
Not connected in meaning or sequence
Portending evil or tragic developments
To put on or take off clothes, as in a changing room
A broad, slightly curved sword with the cutting edge on the convex side
Of or relating to or attached to the ciliary body of the eye or other appendage or organ having a zigzag edge
To prevent from happening
Not based on sound reasoning or fact
In a modern manner
To act surreptitiously or in secret
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "potlatch" in the following sentence: No potlatch or secret society initiation could be given by a tribal member until the chief had officially opened the winter ceremonial season. His affairs took priority over those sponsored by lineage heads, who must provide him with wealth befor they were able to accumulate for their own potlatches
Infested by worms
Not laughing or joking
A transverse line or seat in a boat
Too old to be useful
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "trehalose" in the following sentence: The most important of these is the common sugar furnished by the sugar cane, hence termed cane sugar, related to which are some others of small importance, viz., trehalose, melezitose, and melitose, represented by the general formula ( C12H22O11 ) n
To take up ( something ) with the tongue, for example to drink or groom
A slight, usually intermittent shaking or quivering
The day before today
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "abseiling" in the following sentence: Greenpeace offers its supporters the chance to fund brave and glamorous adventures ( inflatables pitted against whalers ; abseilings against smokestacks ), and in exchange to wear something very like the medieval pilgrim's token : to put a rainbow sticker in their car window or a green one on their mailbox
A single organism, especially a member of a species
The cultural, social, or political environment in which something exists or operates
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "handful" in the following sentence: I put two or three corns in my mouth, liked it, stole a handful, went into my chamber, chewed it, and for two months after never failed taking toll of every pennyworth of oatmeal that came into the house. - Joseph Addison, The Spectator, 1712
To leap about playfully
Ridiculous
Pertaining to, characteristic of, or practicing burglary
The mental process by which a person becomes aware of something, especially through the senses
In an accidental manner
Barely, hardly
A very sensitive electric switch that can be operated rapidly by a small movement
A field of endeavor
A person who is pleasing or attractive
To stake or risk
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "nincompoop" in the following sentence: Production failures, screw-ups, and faulty service aren't usually the fault of the supposed nincompoops with whom we're dealing but instead the Nincompoopery—i.e., the meta-foolishness—of the companies and systems in which we're enmeshed
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "lunar" in the following sentence: On the Poison of Serpents. By W. Boag, Esq. [... ] Supposing the fatal effect [ of a snakebite ] to be produced by the sudden subtraction of oxygen from the blood, this gentleman recommends, by way of antidote, the employment of lunar caustic, to be applied to the wounded part, and continues the caustic until the serpents are dead
A frown, a scowl
A written or verbal order for a medicine, treatment, or corrective lenses
A group of people born in a specific range of years
To confide ( something ) to someone
Something that intrudes
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "probably" in the following sentence: Earless ghost swift moths become `` invisible '' to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters closeabove vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one's visual background
A group of people with a shared interest or taste, especially a literary or artistic circle
The day before today
A photograph
Sleazy, unethical, or dishonorable
To challenge
To bargain
To a degree possible of achievement or by possible means
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "essentially" in the following sentence: A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever
Sarcastic or bitter in attitude or tone
To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when crying or when inhaling a substance through the nose
A two-point score achieved when a player in possession of the ball is tackled in their own end zone
As much as a sock can hold
A person's heart or chest, regarded as the seat of love, compassion, or other positive qualities
Spurned, rejected, disdained
Unable to move
Any of the series of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane, propane, and higher members
Advantage
A dental consonant
To switch ( a train car or other vehicle ) from one set of tracks to another
Do
A person with a subnormal intelligence
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "viral" in the following sentence: Still, the movie manages to locate some gentle satire in our culture's love-hate relationship with the internet. At one point, Ralph must attain a certain level of viral popularity, assisted by the BuzzFeed-esque content guru Yesss, and the movie is savvy about how accidental spikes in fame can turn into cynical algorithm manipulation
To repeat ( something said or written by somebody else ). Often with `` to ''. Usually with quotation marks
Take the chance to gain advantage from ( an opponent's weakness or mistake ) and make progress or score points as a result
A boyfriend or male partner
A petty argument or disagreement
To obtain ( a material thing, a quality, a skill ). See also acquire
A quick application of anything, especially a liquid
An occurrence of something ( especially something bad ) in large numbers or quantities at roughly the same time
A person who is trained to act as a religious leader, especially in the Jewish, Catholic, Anglican, and other Western Christian traditions
A Japanese dish consisting of small, bite-sized pieces of raw fish and/or other ingredients, usually served with rice
( of a sailing ship ) fitted with sails and rigging
Having all the necessary facilities and equipment built in or available on the premises
To provoke an enemy or hostile person
To engage in sexual foreplay
A type of digital audio recording, in a format similar to a compact disc, but smaller and more portable
Having the power of discernment, especially of a supernatural kind
A type of gate that is raised and lowered using a lift
Made of gold
A number theoretic function from the ring of integers to the real numbers, such that the function value at a given integer is the number of solutions to the associated Diophantine equation
Soon, in good time
A sharp, piercing pain, especially one of grief or remorse
The process of transforming people into proletariat
To haul or drag ( something ) along
An act of taking something
A psychological and/or physiological burden, often but not necessarily a result of external pressures
Denoting a member of a shadow cabinet or shadow board
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "disport" in the following sentence: [ T ] he political activity which produced the rebellion against the Stuarts, saved the Scotch mind from stagnating, [... ] When the contest was ended, and peace was restored, the faculties which, for three generations, had been exercised in resisting the executive authority, sought other objects for their exercise
Nauseating, noisome, putrid
Someone who makes or sells illegal moonshine ( alcohol ). A moonshine runner
A large fire which spreads quickly over a wide area
A mixture of rum and beer
Buoyant, suspended in a liquid
A piece of gossip or information that is potentially damaging to the reputation of a person or organization
Something that stirs feelings and encourages creativity
Using electricity as the sole source of power
The whole business, operation, or set of circumstances
Used to emphasize an affirmative statement
A jerk or fool
To provide ( something ) with an inlay
An act of sunbathing
An area blocked from direct sunlight or rain, especially by mountains
The side of the field that has more players in a team's formation
The contour of a person's jaw, especially a strongly defined one
A blow
A poem, or a piece of music, telling a story in short stanzas
Having the surface or appearance worn away, or no longer bright or colourful
Substituting each other in turns
To be of use or benefit
A quantity of fish taken in by one haul of the nets
An artist's workshop
A pattern used to search for an item in a set of data
A very tall and strong or athletic woman
To compel ( someone ) to do something, especially against his will or better judgment
To move as if using oars
A television screen that can also be used as a monitor for a computer or as a telephone
To play a cat-and-mouse game
Of or concerning that ( the object just mentioned ). ( Now chiefly in set phrases
To cause the subsequent character or characters to be interpreted differently, often to prevent misinterpretation or to introduce an embedded command
The act of giving up one's own interests or desires in order to help others or advance a cause
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "prototype" in the following sentence: General Electric, under contract to the A.E.C., is now building a land-based prototype of this nuclear-power plant at West Milton, N.Y. A land-based prototype of the nuclear-power plant for the `` Nautilus, '' developed jointly by the A.E.C.'s Argonne National Laboratory and the nuclear ship's builder, is now being constructed at West Milton, N.Y
To meet at an agreed time and place
Tending to swim
Broad in the beam or width
To act in accordance with ( a request, demand, requirement etc
An act of noodling
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "nostrum" in the following sentence: Nay, he would sometimes retire hither to take his beer, and it was not without difficulty that he was prevented from forcing Jones to take his beer too : for no quack ever held his nostrum to be a more general panacea than he did this ; which, however, was not always the case with regard to the effects of the medicine
A native or inhabitant of Germany, or a person of German descent
The body of words used in a particular language, or in a particular subject or sphere of activity
Lacking in harmony
Not decurrent, but attached by the edge only
A song of a robin
A kind of small, dark, sour cherry, often used in pies
An operating system originally developed for mainframe computers, now used for a variety of purposes, and especially as the basis for many commercial operating systems and software applications
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "infantine" in the following sentence: Man, because he could not but acknowledge the majesty of Nature, fell into childish exultation at his acquired and still-increasing dominion over her elements. Even while he stalked a God in his own fancy, an infantine imbecility came over him. He laughed at the stars, and sneered at the moon, as if they were a pair of imbecile brothers, whom he, the great man, had come to assert his manhood upon
A youth, especially one in training for a particular profession
A mother and her family
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fraudulent" in the following sentence: The only reason, why men are not always sufficiently sensible of This ; so that Many, who are very Just in their Dealings between Man and Man, will yet be very fraudulent or rapacious with regard to the Publick ; is because, in this latter case, there is no particular Person to pursue them, who will take the Trouble of examining and noting down the several Particulars of their fraudulent Conduct, and so make them publicly known
A board for treading on in wet or muddy ground
Of or denoting plants of the genus Erica and similar acid-loving plants
( of a committee of congress ) return a bill to the legislative body for action
To lend
A puffy, jiggling creature with a round face and arms and legs of roughly equal length, one of the 156 species of Pokémon
The intensity of a storm or other natural phenomenon
A public outcry or general disapproval caused by a perceived breach of standards
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "constitution" in the following sentence: The physician, to gratify the apothecary, himself obliged to order ten times more physic than the patient really wants, by which means he ruins his constitution, and too often his life ; otherwise how is it posible an apothecarty's bill in a fever should be five pounds, six pounds, or ten pounds sterling, and not to be seen in the patient's pocket after he has taken the physic? The apothecary knows his physic is not fit for the disease
Coins
A unit of pain
Lacking interest or excitement
Fan fiction, or part of a fan fiction, portraying a homosexual relationship between female characters, when such a relationship is not present in the canon
Anything that triggers a similar sensation
Covered in plaster
To carry on
To pitch ( a ball ) with an underhand motion
Wearing a glove or gloves
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fainthearted" in the following sentence: Upon this, our guide, who, by the way, was but a fainthearted fellow, bid us keep in a ready posture, for he believed there were more wolves a-coming. We kept our arms ready, and our eyes about us, but no more came
To move unsteadily or clumsily, as when hurried, or objects are being moved or handled
Of or relating to the alphabet or to alphabetical order
Having a hilt
In a treacherous manner
Lacking tense
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "clomp" in the following sentence: `` Hello? '' he called toward the closed door. `` Anybody here? '' Somebody must have heard him, because he heard something move on the opposite side of the door. First a distant sound like animals grunting, then a clomp, clomp, clomp, like hooves on concrete
A fuss
To have sexual intercourse
Having the shape or appearance of sculpture
Pasta in the shape of bowties
Skill or expertise
A grand or impressive musical composition involving all the voices or instruments that are available or in use at a given time and place and sometimes including the singers and instrumentalists who perform it
The state of being a serf or feudal labourer
A house divided into two apartments
A concert held after the main show, usually for fans who paid an additional fee
The symbol for zero, 0
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "snatch" in the following sentence: It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking ; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas ; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face
An act of sniffing
Where something forks
A camera with a simple fixed lens and a single shutter speed and aperture setting, making it easy to use
Attached to a substrate
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "pajama" in the following sentence: ( Mr. Kibwana ) : On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Mr. Omingo, who seems to relish in calling me names, to suggest that the national dress of Kenya is a pajama? I take it that the hon
The highest point reached by something, such as a person's life, career, etc
Scared
The inside scoop
Of such enormous proportions or importance that it is comparable to a galaxy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "acquiescent" in the following sentence: This view is reflected in the novelist's stock portrait of the white-man-in-exile's dusky mistress ; an acquiescent shadow, who comes to life only if thrown aside, when, sinister and vindictive, she is ready with the wasting poison. Life, to her, is a mere shadow
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "folly" in the following sentence: It has been a long time since new follies were springing up across the great estates of Britain. But the owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "deskful" in the following sentence: If you were to pull back further to see all of Europe you might find at the end of those roads bold new headquarters of chemical companies which employed deskfuls of economists to monitor subsidy payments and adjust pricing in accordance with any change in them, and laboratoryfuls of people testing the safety of new molecules before they were approved for use in America
To resist, to disobey
From that time forth
To mix or stir
Sexual activity, in the broad sense of the word
The ability to rely on oneself, to be independent
To conscript, to force to serve in a military
Attached to a word, by derivation or inflection
A ( usually handheld ) weapon that delivers a beam that can freeze or annihilate
An illegal forced entry of a building, usually to steal something
A composer of chansons
A worthless person or thing
Having scales or scale-like parts
A movement in which someone or something sweeps across a area
Loving, affectionate, romantic
A style of street dance in which dancers perform a series of intricate foot and hand movements along with rhythmic body isolations
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "too" in the following sentence: Pursued his vnneighbourly purpose in such sort : that hee being the stronger perswader, and she ( belike ) too credulous in beleeuing or else ouer-feeble in resisting, from priuate imparlance, they fell to an agreement
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "gassy" in the following sentence: The Renault burst effortlessly through what turned out to be an anorexic privet, and immediately encountered something more substantial in the form of an astonished and transfixed Cheviot. McGregor heard a gassy – groan half-baa and half-burp – as the sheep passed the car, and he smiled wanly in sympathy
To comply, to do as requested
A customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something
Fake
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "nutcracker" in the following sentence: The colorful bottles have popped up every summer in black and Hispanic communities — from the bodegas of Washington Heights to the stoops of Fort Greene — since the early 1990s. On beach boardwalks, at neighborhood basketball courts and block parties, New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds clamber onto skateboards, bicycles and scooters, and show off their best tricks, mimicking the moves of professional daredevils while nutcrackering to the music of the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy
To hold a potlatch
A young chicken, turkey, or other fowl, usually prepared for cooking
To mark with a brand, or as if with a brand
The swollen pungent-tasting edible root of the plant Raphanus sativus, commonly used as a condiment
A Supreme Being who is the father of all
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "autumn" in the following sentence: Unlike the decline of British hegemony, in the current world-system no military or economic contender has emerged to replace US hegemony. Even though the US SCA has entered its autumn with the Vietname War and the economic crisis of the mid-1970s, there has been no challenge to its hegemony from a rising power or an alliance of powers
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "croaker" in the following sentence: `` It is my advice, '' the speaker continued, `` that we go easier upon the small men. On the day that they have all been driven out the power of this society will have been broken. '' Unwelcome truths are not popular. There were angry cries as the croakers began to utter their unforgivable opinions
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bachata" in the following sentence: `` All the time they complain about it, '' said Rafael Batista, the owner of Quisqueya Records, a store whose list of new releases, in keeping with the neighborhood's large Dominican population, is divided into merengue, salsa, balada and bachata
Not shaped or carved
In an inelegant manner
A minor point, often of negligible importance
To create or propagate a meme
A device used by television newsreaders to display a script on a glass screen in front of them as they read it aloud
Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
Having or showing disdain
In a similar manner
To flee from confinement
Practicing or advocating monogamy
To accompany as a protector
The quality of being appropriate or suitable
The part of a chair or other sitting place on which one's buttocks rest
The future
A diagram of a structure, such as an organizational chart, a family tree, or a tree of knowledge
The act of producing a stool
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "barbital" in the following sentence: A woman, who had taken morphine and barbital, was found apparently dead after a night's exposure in some lonely spot. There were no reflexes, no pulse, no respiration or heart-beat. Yet she was alive—existing without oxygen—an impossibility, or so one thought
A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements
Extremely foolish or crazy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "introit" in the following sentence: The Glossary of Terms used by ecclesiastics in the middle ages, who describe a day by the `` introit, '' or commencement of the service appointed by the church to be performed thereon, and an explanation of the Canonical Hours, Watches, & c. will be found useful
A strip of leather, canvas, or rubber used to transmit power in a machine or between two wheels
The exact reproduction of an organism or part of an organism
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "exhort" in the following sentence: Jon, watching the chaos unfold, is in shock. A Stark in spirit if not blood, he comes to the aid of a woman before she's raped by a fellow soldier, but mostly, he's struck dumb by the needless violence playing out around him, eventually able to do nothing more than exhort the would-be rapist to stop
A judgement on a defendant in a criminal case, either guilty or not guilty
Of, or relating to a relationship where the parties are separated by a great distance
A person who lives on the coast, especially in coastal New South Wales
The ninety-six people who died in the Hillsborough disaster
To take an X-ray of
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "inspiration" in the following sentence: On physical examination, blood pressure was 145/70 mm Hg, pulse was 108 beats per minute, respiratory rate was 36 inspirations per minute, body temperature was 38 ºC and her oxygen saturation ( during nasal oxygen intake ) was 93 %. Lung examination showed bilateral inspiratory rales
To remove a plug ( especially a power plug ) from a device, thereby rendering it inoperable or at least consuming no power
Nonsense
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "whelm" in the following sentence: Hear Thou our plaint, when light is gone / And lawlessness and strife prevail. / Hear, lest the whelming weight of crime / Wreck us with life in view ; / Lest thoughts and schemes of sense and time / Earn us a sinner's due
That which follows or accompanies
To make amends or reparation for a wrong or injury
Be perfectly understandable
Foolish
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "benighted" in the following sentence: [ O ] thers, held very good men, are at a dead stand, not knowing what to do or say ; and are therefore called Seekers, looking for new Nuntio's from Christ, to assoil these benighted questions, and to give new life to their religion
The action of gathering something together
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "hidebound" in the following sentence: In fact, such unfortunate persons have no resource but to become what we call Pedants ; to ensconce themselves in a safe world of habitudes, of applicable or inapplicable traditions ; not coveting, rather avoiding the general daylight of common-sense, as very hidebound and dangerous to their peculiar tenets
Grow hair on a part of the body
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "contemporaneous" in the following sentence: You know that Meroïtic is an ancient Nubian writing system of the third, or fourth century B.C., and is a script which conceals a typically African language. [ I ] f this script is deciphered, we will have in that respect the evidence of a written language of the same period as the contemporaneous Egyptian and Coptic, and we shall be able to judge to what extent the Meroïtic language may have been akin to these
Stimulating the mind or nervous system
Vulnerable to attack or damage
To have a crush on someone
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bombilla" in the following sentence: The maté is then filled with yerva, after the bombilla has been placed in position. The bombilla is literally `` a little pump, '' that is, a sucking tube, ending in a perforated bulb, which performs the office of the perforated diaphragm in the common tea-pot strainer
An animal born in the same litter as another or others
A source of anxiety or concern
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "prototype" in the following sentence: Although it is common knowledge today that a great many linguistic categories are, indeed, prototype categories, a number of linguists still perceive grammatical categories as being classical in their nature. These linguists are reluctant to accept the idea that prototypicality might be relevant to grammar and that grammatical categories are, in some sense, ‘ fuzzy ’
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "nerveless" in the following sentence: There was no distracting Rosol's ice-calm as he killed the fifth set and match. Ace, cross-court forehand winner, ace, forehand winner – a blistering eighth game took him to 5-3 and informed Nadal precisely how nerveless the German was feeling
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "southern" in the following sentence: From the ground, Colombo's port does not look like much. But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka's capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening : China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from the southern tip of India
A sour-tasting liquid containing acetic acid, obtained by fermenting dilute alcoholic liquids, and used as a condiment or for pickling
Worthy to be remembered
Quick and energetic
A record created at a particular time that can be used to recover the state of a database or other system in case of a failure
To seek
Contrary to nature
Someone who shows off, who acts pretentiously or who engages in unnecessary and distracting displays of skill or wealth
Any of various sports drinks
Virtuous and talented
A loss of visual acuity, usually caused by snow blindness
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "carnage" in the following sentence: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities, rusted out factories, scattered like tombstones across the across the landscape of our nation, an education system flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge, and the crime, and the carnage, and the hopelessness in the eyes of so many of our young people
A series of marine, typically siliceous, strata containing graptolites, formed during the Silurian and Devonian eras
To refuse to accept, in particular to refuse to enter into a social relationship
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "thwart" in the following sentence: Which else to several Sphears thou must ascribe, / Mov 'd contrarie with thwart obliquities, / Or save the Sun his labour, and that swift / Nocturnal and Diurnal rhomb suppos 'd, / Invisible else above all Starrs, / But thy selfe, O Sol, whose rays, / In th'opposite of this, from hence / Derive their course, and in thy light / All other lights are lost, / That in thy glory, we are not lost, / But in thy light, our light, / Lost to our selves, are found, / And in thy glory, our glory, / Perish, and in thy light, / Our life, and in thy glory, / Our death
Disagreeable to the touch
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "schlep" in the following sentence: You dug. You notice his band is absolutely nothing. They were dead schleps, dead schleps playing behind him and Albert was the only one who really measured up to Albert's own sound. It was like they were old tired blues players and it was a drag. But Albert could make you feel good
The study of recent organisms, as opposed to paleontology
An erection of the penis
Norrie disease
Very close or intimate
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "sadly" in the following sentence: `` Don't ask me : don't make me talk of it, '' she answered. `` I'm not fit now. I have been cruelly used and cruelly wronged. You will be kinder than ever, if you will walk on fast, and not speak sadly of what's been done
For which the rights to reproduce have been officially granted
To treat with distemper
Not reaped
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a drug used sometimes as a hallucinogen and sometimes as a stimulant
Of a system, having an input that is not connected to its output
A sharp twist, or pull
The position or office of a nuncio
In an angry manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "holidaymaker" in the following sentence: The Northern coastal districts of Kent, from Whitstable to Ramsgate, are one of the distressed areas of England. Their main industry – in fact almost the only one – is the summer holidaymakers, both day-trippers and fortnightly boarders. In these changing times it is the seaside resorts which suffer most
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "outdoorsy" in the following sentence: Whenever the kids ask my wife what to get Ol'Whosis for Christmas, she tells them, `` You know how he loves outdoor sports. Why don't you get him something outdoorsy? '' Let me state here that there should be a law prohibiting any person who uses the term `` outdoorsy '' from dispensing advice about what kinds of presents to buy for other people
An error in a computer program or system
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "larboard" in the following sentence: The Java, placing herself under the same canvas as her opponent, stood directly for her ; and at 2 h. 10 m. P. M., when within half a mile, the Constitution opened a fire from her larboard guns, and a second broadside was immediately added by the Java
A formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles, often for a celebratory purpose
To go to see and spend time with ( a person or a place ). Often for a short time, and for pleasure or social reasons
A small amount or degree
Also
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "early" in the following sentence: Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations
The ordinal form of the number ninety-three, describing a person or thing in position number 93 of a sequence
Stolen bases
To clear land of trees
To think of, to consider, to have in mind
Very angry
To have an end, to come to an end, to terminate
A slight taste, smell, or other sensation of something
Flooring composed of wooden blocks arranged in a geometric pattern
Of, pertaining to, or having much muscle
Applicable to or usable by either sex
To annoy, irritate
A district attorney or similar lawyer representing the state or the prosecution in a criminal case
A fluorescent lamp
Human beings considered collectively
An arboreal locomotory strategy in which a primate moves by swinging from tree to tree using its arms and hands, often while hanging upside down
A television or radio programme of a type not regularly broadcast, e.g
Collectively, any trophies or prizes that are awarded for winning competitions
Widely known, especially for something positive
Sexual orientation or preference
To go or move in a furtive or stealthy manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "underwhelming" in the following sentence: If I grant you that the German language is spoken by the overwhelming majority of the German people you will agree with me that the best music of Germany has been composed by the underwhelming minority. Now, if the overwhelming majority of Germans are enemies, it follows that the underwhelming minority are friends
To ( cause to ) move, carry, or pull with great effort, or at an inconvenient time or place
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bendy" in the following sentence: When I was in the scene in the barn he encouraged me to do as many contortions as I could, and he seemed to like the fact I was so 'bendy. '... After all how many young actresses in Hollywood are `` bendy ''? Not many
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "thwart" in the following sentence: [ A ] nd it is without all controuersie, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable, and pliant to gouernment ; whereas Ignorance makes them churlish [, ] thwart, and mutinous ; [... ] [ T ] he Ignorant are loueless, and hatefull to God
A mammary gland of a female, or a human female's chest in general
To manage to move a vehicle safely through heavy traffic, difficult terrain, etc
Across an island
A small gift or addition that is not expected but is appreciated
Without supervision
Of or relating to a specific set of hereditary units ( genes ) and their transmission
Spiritually blind
Existing or occurring before in time, cause, or order
An official document indicating that something is approved
A class or school where students learn to work with wood
A small piece, snippet, or patch of something
An emission of gas from the anus
A conversation or debate about a particular topic
The act of one who scythes or mows grass, etc
The study of lichens
Having a pleasing appearance on television
All of the human race
One not guilty of sin or guilt
Dense
One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole
Of snow : white, bright
A state of being free from danger or threat
Being of a greater age, senior
A covering for the handhold of a tool or utensil, such as a knife or cane, to make it easier to hold
A reproof
Fired
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bloke" in the following sentence: [ A ] n organization called `` Bloke Quebecois '' ( `` bloke '' being a French slang term for Anglophone as well as a reference to the newly formed federal political party, the Bloc Québécois ) sold T-shirts that sported the phrase `` It's a gas, it's a blast, it's a riot, '' in both English and French
To crate ( shape ) as an eggcrate
The face of an insect
The act of indenting, or the state of being indented, or hollowed out
A movement of the tongue
Having escaped
To renounce, to give up, to abandon, to renounce with solemnity
A mark or dent on a surface made by an insect's bite or by pressure
The quality of being impractical
Unfamiliar, unknown ( to )
Of or pertaining to the vagina
Squabber
To scorn, look down on, deem beneath one's consideration
To make a sound
Neither warm nor cool, but somewhere in between
A member of the Academic school of philosophy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "mediatic" in the following sentence: Certainly, social media provides a crucial alternative platform for a movement that initially lacked mainstream media access and recognition. Coupled with public protest and civil disobedience, these newer mediatic forms have become powerful tools for # BlackLivesMatter and are part of the movement's identity
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "tweak" in the following sentence: Economics is a messy discipline : too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists'most-used metric, gross domestic product ( GDP ), is a tangle too.But as a foundation for analysis it is highly subjective : it rests on difficult decisions about what counts as a territory, what counts as output and how to value it
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "ballsy" in the following sentence: On a movie like this, I don't mind doing [ the scene ] as written, but I do do a lot of improv. I'm sort of a rapid-fire ballsy talker, and so I bring that to the character whenever it's appropriate to the scene. And sometimes the best take is the one where I just go, `` He's a fucking idiot
The position of being a legal guardian of someone, especially a minor
Hang or extend outwards over ( something ) so as to form an overhang
The quality of being tearful
Relating to or denoting loans and other financial products designed for borrowers with poor credit ratings
That trots
Having or bringing good fortune or success
A conversion from one system or technology to another
To release ( something )
Opposing patriotism
Relating to organization
Earn extra money illicitly or by deception
Change as from one state, condition, or place to another
Relating to an ossicle
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "tuition" in the following sentence: These rosemaling workshops are no place for anyone who wants to pester me or the students with the `` white privilege '' card, inter alia. Therefore, I reserve the right to refund the tuition of such men and women, kick them out the door, and bar them from entering the rosemaling room, if they get on my nerves
To pass a net over ( something ) in order to gather fish
A judicial writ issued as a command to an inferior court or ordering a person to perform a public or statutory duty
A food item ( strip of meat, fish, etc
Not joined by glue
Not taking a position with respect to value
To bend back and forth, or from side to side
In good order
Of or pertaining to a rail, or set of rails
A thing that should not be done
Of or relating to or made from cashmere
Fascinated
Engaged in as a pastime rather than as a profession
The size or dimensions of something
Cold and moist to the touch
An element of a set which, if combined with any other element in an appropriate binary operation, results in that other element itself
Perceptible by the eye or other senses
To affirm, or maintain with authority
Being the only one of its kind
The act of deconstructing
A prison block containing cells for inmates
At or near the temperature of the environment
Quick and lively
A specialized sphere of knowledge or competence
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fluid" in the following sentence: Economics is a messy discipline : too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists'most-used metric, gross domestic product ( GDP ), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month
Extremely personal
A sudden sharp stinging sensation like a electric shock
A secondary or subordinate part, especially a branch of a criminal organization
To adorn with hipster items
A room used by a single artist or designer, typically one who works in a single medium
The state of being a claimant
A person who is not directly involved in a situation
( of a firearm ) firing continuously until the ammunition is exhausted or the pressure on the trigger is released
A chief Muslim ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad
In accordance with, or establishing, the norm
A person who sweats heavily
The process of assimilating
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "factory" in the following sentence: The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures
Bad
An antechamber, often serving as a waiting room
To regret strongly
Arranged in order according to the alphabet
In a thoughtful manner
A meal consisting of dishes brought by guests, especially one held by a church or other organization to raise money
The ordinal form of the number ninety-two, describing a person or thing in position number 92 of a sequence
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "swimmingly" in the following sentence: The memorable exploit of the noble Secretary in rescuing his friend's dog from merciless winds and waters, deserves to be recorded in letters of gold— [... ] [ W ] hen, shortly afterwards, he jumped into the water for this heroic purpose, it was said, that the dog had got hold of the end of his master's coat-tail, and was swimmingly borne along, now under, now above the surface, in the most wonderful manner, till he was picked up by the noble Secretary, almost dead with cold and exhaustion, but otherwise unharmed
An alley, a narrow lane in a Chinese city, especially in Beijing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "remora" in the following sentence: The tenacity with which remoras attach to their hosts is best illustrated by the practice of sea turtle fishing by fishermen in the Caribbean and off China and northern Australia [... ], and in Yemen and Kenya, where it continues to this day. A fisherman ties a line around the flipper of a sea turtle and then attaches a second line to the remora, which has been attracted to the turtle by the swimmer
A thing that a person or group does to pass the time or to achieve a result
A professional assassin

Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "daft" in the following sentence: `` Ow, he is just a wood harum-scarum creature, that wad never take to his studies ; —daft, sir, clean daft. '' / / `` [ W ] owff—a wee bit by the East-Nook or sae ; he might be a wee bit daft, but that comes from his mither, sir, and ow, he is a bonny laddie, though some folk say he has the whoop
Between the cruels
A shoplifter who steals goods that are to be resold, often using the theft to obtain money to buy more drugs
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "manacle" in the following sentence: You will wonder how I have escaped the manacles that so long bound me. I can not explain all now ; but thus much I am permitted to say, that they were riveted by certain charms : and I can not be assured of my freedom till I myself return them
Experiencing or exhibiting fatigue from dealing with the problems of the world
To add to a debt or credit, or to allow to draw
Having a high pitch
A feint in which a player makes a step to one side, then quickly moves in the opposite direction
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shunt" in the following sentence: At the first race in Brazil, I became involved in a four-car shunt. I won't go into too much detail now, except to say that the accident had nothing to do with me. Everyone else was avoiding the accident when [ Jos ] Verstappen lost control of his car and smashed into me
A team that has not been beaten
The degree of excellence of something
Of or pertaining to ( 1866-1946 ), English author and inventor, or his works
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "thwart" in the following sentence: My barge was sixty feet in length, and not more than twelve in the widest part ; by taking away one thwart beam near the stern, laying a floor two feet below the gunwale, and raising an arched roof about seven feet above the floor, a commodious cabin was formed, with a large stern window, which afforded a fine view of the rudder and the water
At a dear price
A person's companion or associate, especially a criminal or political one
Easily angered
To avoid some difficulty or danger
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "by-product" in the following sentence: It was about this time that the first experiments were made ( in Germany ) with basic slag, a material which had hitherto been regarded as a worthless by-product of steel manufacture. A year or two later field trials were begun in England, with the final result that basic slag, when ground to a powder and mixed with water, produced an excellent fertilizer, equal in many respects to ordinary bone meal
A large, straight, strong shoot of a pine, fir, or other conifer, which grows from the ground up through the forest canopy
Not transposing
Any of the two extinct species of large mammals of the family Gonphotheridae, of the order Proboscidea, that lived in the Miocene and Pliocene epochs
That sucks the soul or spirit out of someone
Of or relating to pharmacokinetics
A throw or cast of a fishing line, net, or other object
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Queequeg" in the following sentence: This type of programme envisaged might do something towards combating the 'Queequeg Syndrome ', which is an induced psychiatric illness, due to the patient being treated as abnormal. The cause is similar to that of institutional neurosis, but it affects patients outside hospital and is potentially more dangerous because it is so difficult to recognise
A homosexual man
Slightly less than
A viscous, typically sweet, substance secreted by certain plants, or formed by the hydrolysis of starch and pectin in the digestive tract of mammals
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "gassy" in the following sentence: In gassy curds, the condition that promotes the generation of gas, is opposed to the condition that favors the development of acid, and vice versa. Therefore, I believe the secret of making good cheese from gassy curds is to promote the development of lactic acid, and to prevent the generation of gas
To chew noisily
A period of five years
In a manner that is free from imprecision
A downward slope
A person who is not involved in a particular sphere or activity, especially a political context
A injury in which multiple bones are broken
In a curious manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shipshape" in the following sentence: I have said a good deal about Bertha, because I like her frank, easy way, her desire to please, and her pleasant natural manner of doing it. I don't think novel-writers and picture-makers say enough about such girls. [... ] Those are the girls who will come into their own in the future, who will make the next generation of men and women shipshape and tidy, and who will make the world a better place in which to live
An amazing event or circumstance
To educate in a Jesuit institution
A horn-shaped thing, such as a cape or a sharp rock
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "asymptomatic" in the following sentence: Despite these efforts, such a high adult prevalence of parasites emphasises the relevance of the adult malaria parasite reservoir on the transmission of disease in both children and adults and it supports the need for further consideration and research evaluation of treatment of asymptomatics, including approaches such as rapid diagnostic tests for malaria
An unexplained problem or fault
Of high social standing due to family background
Causing physical or emotional harm
Of questionable or minimal quality or significance
To a sufficient extent
To understand
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "realpolitik" in the following sentence: Twenty-first century nation states will no longer tolerate even the mild humiliation of hosting the detritus of 18th- and 19th-century empires. Most European empires were born of the realpolitik of power, mostly the treaties of Utrecht ( 1713 ), Vienna ( 1814 ), and Berlin ( 1878 ), which recognised the balance of power and the interests of the major European powers
Boss, leader
Of or pertaining to Germany, its people, language, or culture
To expel semen
A smokable hallucinogenic drug, prepared by mixing the powdered leaves of the cannabis plant with other substances
A person who cultivates plants, especially garden plants
One who benefits, receives, or profits from something
To hear, to listen, to pay attention
To upset, frustrate or anger
A long, loose overcoat of rough cloth, typically with a belt at the back
Having a tan skin color, especially after exposure to the sun
A large container, usually with a lid, often used to store things
Very difficult to believe
Of or relating to a suture
A dead end
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "archetype" in the following sentence: These stereotypes of indigenous peoples implied obvious roles for the associated Europeans—heirs to the Dying, bleaching agents to the Whitening. But the interaction of conceptions of Us and Them went further, through archetyping and anti-typing. Maoris were sometimes seen as the original inhabitants of the world ( an archetype of which `` Maori '' was the etymon ). At the same time, anti-typing positioned British and other European peoples as the original inhabitants of the world, with `` Briton '' as the etymon of `` British ''. In this way, the `` original inhabitants '' could be simultaneously `` us '' and `` them ''. The `` original inhabitants '' could be seen as the ancestors of the present-day inhabitants, or vice versa
To utter in a humming manner
Wearing eyeglasses
A small quantity of a liquid substance
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "soybean" in the following sentence: Athletes'use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent
The attraction, by an adult, of prepubescent children
Undeniable, or impossible to dispute or contradict
Any of various parrots in the genus Psittacus
To be enough or sufficient for something
A mineral or rock representing one end of a series having a range of composition
A promontory or hill
One who circumcises
A bushing
Isolated, lonely, remote
Causing fear, alarm or apprehension
Stemmed drinking glasses
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "acrostic" in the following sentence: Acrostics and acronyms are examples of mnemonic devices. [... ] Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally ( PEMDAS ), has become the most well-known acrostic for helping students remember the order of operations when solving an algebraic equation. The acrostic for the order of operations is an aid to remembering the correct sequence of the operations to be performed when solving an equation
Anything that is not self, particularly foreign substances and microorganisms
The origin of a metamorphic rock from a similar pre-existing rock
A surprising and upsetting event or remark
A person ( typically used in the plural )
Touching, moving, affecting ( often in a bittersweet way ). Pungent, forceful
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "marinade" in the following sentence: You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "association" in the following sentence: Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept? Or is the fault rather one of misplaced hopes, of a mistaken belief that races are something that can be defined and delimited? For many centuries, the answer to these questions was no
A place where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence or development
Selected as the best or most desirable
Able to bounce
Of or pertaining to Germany, its people, or their language
Birth of a person
The state of being credible, of having credibility
To shock or excite into action
That growls
In a frozen state
The study or use of mental powers
To produce fruit, to bear fruit
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "royalty" in the following sentence: England will have another manager for the next World Cup, Hodgson's reign will be defined by a result comparable to losing to the United States in the 1950 World Cup and the now-familiar inquest will begin again in a country that likes to see itself as football royalty
A pastry shell
Any cylindrical receptacle or part, especially one made of wood
A link from a hypertext document to another location, activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image
To watch a celestial object to gain information about its motion, position, etc
Without prior preparation or rehearsal
Intense dislike
A person who has abandoned a course of study or training
The state of being bemused, perplexed or confused
Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina or to Argentine people
Exerting force or energy
The muscle at the front of the upper arm which bends the elbow and forearm toward the shoulder
Origin ( of a person ), ancestry, lineage
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "hyperlink" in the following sentence: Indeed, what consumers will see on a Web site is likely to vary depending on the point or Web page at which they access the Web site, how many pages they `` hyperlink '' through when reviewing the site, and how much of the page containing the disclosure is displayed by consumers'Web browsers
Of or pertaining to the administration of something
Designed to impose discipline
A person who goes sailing as a sport or for pleasure
The act of smarting, or the feeling of being smarted
Something that is standard, normal, or expected
The state or condition of being a woman
To order randomly
In a scanty manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "barrel" in the following sentence: Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a barrel of beer 36 gallons, and a hogshead of ale 36 gallons
A sleazy, dishonest, or unscrupulous person
To assign a role to an actor
The furthest or most extreme part of something
Having a specified kind or number of motors
To assemble in the manner of an egg crate
A thug or bully
An arsenical drug, derived from arsphenol, used in the treatment of syphilis
Not settled, not paid
A period of time spent practising an activity, skill, or sport
The extended spatial location of something ( e.g
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "community" in the following sentence: Henry VII obtained from his first parliament a grant of tonnage and poundage during life, according to several precedents of former reigns. But when general subsidies were granted, the same people twice broke out into dangerous rebellions ; and as these, however arising from such immediate discontent, were put down with extreme severity, no community of sentiment was perceptible between the upper and lower classes
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "facetious" in the following sentence: Glamour for its own sake is not something I have ever been particularly interested in, '' Stella McCartney said backstage after her catwalk show. Which could sound like a facetious statement from a fashion designer who was, at that moment, standing among the marble-slabbed floors of the Saatchi Gallery in London, surrounded by the opulent detritus of her industry
A traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country
For the most part
A Mexican dish of braised pork
Made or done to order
A rapid movement of the eye between fixation points
A section of an inning, turn at bat, etc
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "while" in the following sentence: He sat her on the corner of the carpenter's bench, and parried or diverted her questions about her father, and the desirability of wakening him by handing her the long curled shavings ; and when these palled, he whiled her on by the impossible story of the serpent and the rainbow, and the three faces of the Commissary
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fearlessly" in the following sentence: The swallows, which had been tempted here in great numbers on account of the quantity of insects to be found in proximity to the wood, and had established themselves in the barn and under the eaves, were gambolling, circling, and twittering fearlessly about in the sunshine
A secret and sinister organization or group
Of a space : having a basis of open sets which is a vector space
The suberic bark of trees, especially the cork oak
In a disgusting manner
Above normal
A beef steak
In an understandable manner
In a smug manner
Of or relating to hearing or the ear
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "tetrarchy" in the following sentence: After an adventurous career, Aristobulus'son Agrippa was appointed by Gaius, in 38 C.E., king of the former tetrarchies of Philip and Lysanias and was granted the praetorian ornamenta. Soon after, however, Agrippa's life was cut short by a fall from a window at the palace at Antioch
Also
Abounding in chert
The ( sometimes smaller ) moon-shaped bone of the wrist, corresponding to the scaphoid in humans
A destructive attitude towards new technology
To kill
A group of men who are colleagues in a common profession or occupation or who share a common interest or bond
Of or pertaining to the tegment, or a specific structure within it
To depart
In a thick manner
A blind spot in the field of vision
Of or relating to or resembling a meme
Become or make unsealed
One who is contemptibly inept at a particular activity, especially a sport
A person who claims to be able to determine what other people are thinking by reading their minds
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "lunar" in the following sentence: Her tears pursu 'd her words, and while she spoke / The Goddess nodded, and her altar shook : / The temple doors, as with a blast of wind, / Were heard to clap ; the lunar horns that bind / The brows of Isis cast a blaze around, / And Phœbus in the east did shew his face, / As if the day were born
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "inevitable" in the following sentence: Every break seemed dangerous and Falcao clearly had the beating of Amorebieta. Others, being forced to stretch a foot behind them to control Arda Turan's 34th-minute cross, might simply have lashed a shot on the turn ; Falcao, with the inevitable sense of timing that sets him apart, shaped his body to meet the ball and angled a finish past Krul
Worked, shaped, made by hammering or pressure
The origin, or line of ownership, of an object
A surgical operation in which a shunt is created
Wicked, nefarious, villainous, criminal, or immoral
The table in a church chancel at which the bread is consecrated in the eucharist
From which
Heart
Having two ends
To reckon or calculate
Without pause or break
Without state
Occurring during flight, or in an aircraft while in flight
A group of people born in a particular year or period, used as a means of identifying members of a group
Something that is liable to vary or change
Able to run long distances
A type of mechanical gasket in the form of a ring, generally made of rubber
To restrain
To dispute the ownership or validity of
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "abiogenesis" in the following sentence: The assertion of [ Louis ] Pasteur is justified, that the onus probandi [ burden of proof ] lies with abiogenesists, since there is no experience of any living form more than of an inch in diameter springing to life out of inorganic matter ; and that, on the other hand, the assumption of a vital principle, under the form of organized matter, is a far more simple and more philosophical hypothesis than any other
A mess
Apply kohl to ( the eyes ) as makeup
To place in a lattice
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "festoon" in the following sentence: The half-dozen pieces were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise
A special telephone number which is only used for a particular purpose
The quality of being inward or internal rather than external or outward
A mark or object for attack or for archery, shooting, or other sports
Of or relating to a shotgun or its ammunition
To smoke an entire cannabis blunt ( or its contents ) in one sitting
Of or pertaining to Paraguay or its people
An automatic firearm
Not spotted
Unwilling to liberal
A department in an organization dealing with employment matters
A person who is a leader or pioneer in a particular field or activity
To spread beyond bounds, to grow beyond control
Of or pertaining to a straight line
Vigorous
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "remora" in the following sentence: Increased tone of the muscular fibres of the middle coat of the intestines may not infrequently give rise to a remora in the passage of their contents, and the effect of many of that class of medicines called astringents appears to be owing to their tonic powers. The action of the sulphuric acid and of the tannic acid is of this kind
Security
Not liberal
A group of prairie dogs, or the area occupied by such a group
Lack of good sense
In a controversial manner
The baking or drying of pottery or bricks in a kiln
Of or pertaining to a very small nodule
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "archetype" in the following sentence: Archetypes are figures and creatures that inhabit the pools of the world's mythology, folk tales, epics, and ballads. Thus archetypes are universal essences that we all recognize : the Mother, the Lover, the Trickster, the Spiritual and Temporal Leader, the Oedipus complex, the Electra complex, the Hero with a thousand faces
An insatiable desire for wealth ( often with the connotation that it is gained in an unfair manner ). It is the opposite of altruism
A talisman or magical object, typically disc-shaped and inscribed with a pentagram, used as a symbol of the element of earth
Without a neck
New, and therefore available for development
Fixed, embedded, firmly established
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "last-ditch" in the following sentence: Only a last-ditch tackle from Michel Salgado denied Didier Drogba after a clever through-ball from Anelka and, from the resulting corner, Ivanovic flicked the ball on for Ramires, who lashed a half-volley against the bar. Those were the loudest roars of the night and Chelsea were suddenly and palpably the more desperate team
Of recent origin, arrival, or occurrence
A roughly horizontal part of a chair, on which one's weight rests directly
Habitual use or practice
A device for shuffling
A person who breeds animals or plants
Not handsome, not attractive, unattractive
Having, bringing, or resulting from good fortune, chance, or luck
To sow again with seed
Greyish-white or silver-grey in colour, tungsten is a hard, dense, brittle metal
Truthfulness
A space or container from which the air has been completely or partly removed
To treat by steaming
A person or thing that dampens
An Italian restaurant
A man who habitually chases women, especially young women
To delay leaving a place
Causing phobia
To divert
Having some characteristic or characteristic features of a shark
( with reference to a monomer ) combine to form a polymer
To utter vocal sounds ( words, phrases, sentences, etc
A lively party
To carry on a lawsuit
A car's hood
To be hip
Quickly
A word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards, e.g
A lack of proportion or suitability
A kind of foolish or unsophisticated Midwest American
A paint consisting of pigments dispersed in water, rather than an oil such as linseed oil, and thickened with a glue-like substance
To gleam or flash
A person or thing to be attacked or shot at
A low storey between two others in a building, typically between the ground and first floors
Showing or having compassion
A sexual attraction to an object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc
A strong-armed leader in a latin american country
A barrier or manned entrance where security checks are carried out on travellers
A type of thing that can be bought and sold, especially one made by a particular company or designed for a particular purpose or market
The location in the brain or mind of a particular faculty
Wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness
A piece of burning or smouldering wood or other material
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "greasy" in the following sentence: Nigel and Richard Bertinet go for butter. Jamie and Nigella both opt for olive oil, and Garten uses a mixture, spreading the bread generously with butter, then topping it with garlic and herbs in olive oil. Oil, to my taste, simply makes the bread seem greasy
A painting, stained glass window, or other work of art by the Russian-born French artist Marc Chagall ( 1887–1985 ). Often used in the plural
Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc
Extort money from ( someone ) by unlawful means or by threat of violence
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fratricide" in the following sentence: Terms related to familicide include filicide ( the killing of one's child or children ), uxoricide ( the killing of one's wife ), fratricide or sororicide ( the killing of one's brother or sister ), avunculicide ( the killing of one's uncle ), and nepoticide ( the killing of one's nephew ). The term familicide was introduced into the professional literature by M
That place, that location
An unreasonable or arbitrary application or interpretation
The total amount produced
Of an acceptable or pleasing quality : not unacceptable, not unpalatable
One who conceals or protects
A digit in such a number
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "confidence" in the following sentence: Khedron hesitated for a moment, wondering how far he should take Jeserac into his confidence. He knew that Jeserac was kindly and well-intentioned, but he also knew that he must be bound by the same taboos that controlled everyone on Dias
An act or instance of overexpanding
Like fire
Reasonable, sensible, or normal
Having large breasts
Fog
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "troubadour" in the following sentence: Sitting in the courtroom..., their laptops and tablets propped before them, power cables snaking through convoluted adapters, the Twitterati have sight of witnesses at all times – the troubadours, or perhaps the tricoteuses, of the digital revolution. They take notes furiously, furiously
In an unceremonious manner
A small chance or likelihood
Enjoyable, giving pleasure
A public toilet
Relaxed and cheerful through being slightly drunk or high on a drug
Joined, linked, or unified
A large amount of money or assets
Recently made, produced, or introduced
Fastidious, especially about details such as appearance
Served with a plate or plates
Having a network of crisscrossing strands of metal, fiber, or other material
An act or the ability to grasp something with the hand
The act of presenting a person to a vacant benefice
Something unintelligible or incomprehensible
In a manner which is legally acceptable
Rural areas far from cities or civilization
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "nitrox" in the following sentence: [ N ] itrox is often referred to as 'enriched air'or 'enriched air – nitrox'( EANx ). By convention, the mix is described by reference to its oxygen content. Thus, if a nitrox mix contains 36 per cent oxygen, it is described as EAN36
The pungent, sharp, somewhat sweet smell of lightning
The study of monsters and their abnormalities
A thin fold of mucous membrane, especially one which connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth
Adherence to the form of Christianity practiced in the Anglican churches
To be ejected from the body, particularly as part of the sexual act
Obsolete, ancient or extremely basic
Not forgiving
An object for a child to play with
Light rain falling in very fine drops or in a very thin stream
In the future, toward the future, forward in time
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bloke" in the following sentence: [... ] Pakeha, and colonial, masculinity is situated in a homosocial environment. This homosociality is both gendered and ethnicized. The kiwi bloke is a Pakeha working man, at home on the football field, in the sands of the local beach, and in the pub with his mates
Connected or related or joined in some way
To help or assist
The process of proving or confirming the truth, accuracy or validity of something
One of ninety-two equal parts of a whole
The sound of snoring
Boggling, or difficult to comprehend, especially because of its complexity
Having a specified type of skull
Penis
To hit, slap, or beat
A vehicle having a body made in two parts, the monocoque and the sponson
Of or pertaining to the Neopythagoreans
A type of modelling clay, made of a mixture of clay, oil, and pigment
To encourage
An irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "townland" in the following sentence: I am not aware that those tenants have since transgressed ; but I received a letter from home, informing me that there were three fines struck upon a townland of mine, and that on the tenants of that townland being asked how that came about, the only account they could give was that they had allowed the grass to grow upon it for hay
To analyze a literary work in order to reveal its meaning
An enumeration
A person who gives comfort
A large eurasian lark with brown streaked plumage and a crest, noted for its prolonged song given in hovering flight
( of a person ) become or make stiff or stiffer in manner or posture, typically as a result of nervousness or tension
A special offer, usually a reduced price, on a particular product or service
A person of exceptional intelligence
The ordinal form of the number fifty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 51 of a sequence
A shoe scraper, for removing dirt from the sole of one's shoes
A volatile odor or flavor that is given off by something and that floats in the air
A group of microorganisms with an identical genotype, to which they are related in evolutionary terms
A stick used for kindling a fire
Any of a class of endopeptidases, usually found in the blood, that break down proteins and peptides
Something known independently of experience
The state of being thoughtful
A quotation
The quality of being easy to see or hear
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "sadly" in the following sentence: Before kick-off, a section of Chelsea's support sadly let themselves and their club down by noisily interrupting the silence held in memory of the Hillsborough disaster and for Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during a training session with his club last week
The loud noise made by the explosion of a gun or other device
A written order from a doctor or dentist for a medicine or treatment
Trite, contrived, cheesy
To renounce or reject something as untrue, incorrect, or otherwise unsatisfactory
To search for an opal in a opal dump or in the ground
The act of gargling
A load, weight, or responsibility that is carried or has to be carried
Police detectives
The light of the moon, especially when it falls on something
In addition
A bandage, made of plaster of paris, that is molded to the shape of a body part that is broken and is used to protect it while it heals
Being a lefty, being left-handed
To pull asunder
Existing by consent
Abode
A patch of low ground, often marshy, by the side of a river or lake
For which a licence is granted
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "instantaneous" in the following sentence: I walk always with my right hand closed round the india-rubber ball which I have in my trouser pocket. The pressing of this ball actuates a detonator inside the flask I carry in my pocket. It's the principle of the pneumatic instantaneous shutter for a camera
In a staggering manner
To condemn
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "backwoods" in the following sentence: It was not far from the house ; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by
A drunkard
To kill
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "mezzanine" in the following sentence: In these sheds, individual products rest on short racks, so they can be reached more easily by employees who pick and box orders. In order to fit more racks, companies put in several mezzanine levels. As a result, the sheds rise taller : 21 metres on three levels
To assign a different seat to ( a person ). To move ( a person ) from one seat to another
To be distrustful of
Exceptionally intelligent
To authorize
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "applause" in the following sentence: Lestrade and I sat silent for a moment, and then, with a spontaneous impulse, we both broke at clapping, as at the well-wrought crisis of a play. A flush of colour sprang to Holmes's pale cheeks, and he bowed to us like a man who has been suddenly snatched from the verge of a grave
The ink used in spray paint and marker caps
The European Football Championship, a tournament held every four years to determine the best national association football teams in Europe
To include on a playlist, especially a radio playlist
( of a decimal fraction ) having a finite number of digits
Tending to become more severe or wider in scope or range of activity
People who are wounded
To state something as true, with confidence and conviction
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "tuberculous" in the following sentence: Not only for the adult excluded from work because of his infirmity, but also for the child excluded from the school because of its being tuberculous or predisposed must suitable provision for its cure and education be provided in preventorial and open air schools, the latter being, as is well known, of great benefit to the tuberculosis patient
The Polish word for the number zero
To revert to a superior, or to a vacant position in an office or benefice, on the death or resignation of the incumbent, or on the non-occurrence of a vacancy after the death of the incumbent
A long and difficult process of personal change and development
A type of bridge with an elevated central section that can be raised and lowered using counterweights
A kind of coloured crayon, made with a high proportion of chalk to clay, and therefore more friable than a regular crayon
A looking glass
Having no teeth
Filled to capacity
Barbecued meat, especially pork
A person or organization that has risen suddenly in rank or importance
Evening
A false person
To pay attention to
A surfboard or other shaped waterproof hull, with a slightly buoyant foam deck, on which one or more people can stand and paddle with a paddle, as a form of exercise or for recreation
An order of angels, consisting of the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy
Spontaneously derived from or formed by a mental reaction
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "carlike" in the following sentence: Even among import brands where you 'd expect die-hard wagonistas to be lurking, crossovers threaten to snuff their more carlike siblings : Audi sold nearly 21,000 of its big Q7 crossover in 2007, compared with barely 2,800 A4 sedans
A custodial institution for young offenders
A ( short ) journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something
A specific instance of the above function
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "glissandos" in the following sentence: The arrangements on `` Meet the Smithereens! '' have all the vibrant energy and directness of the originals, and even minor details like the keyboard glissandos in `` Little Child '' and the overdubbed handclaps on `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' are intact
Stupid
Of or pertaining to phonotactics
A person or thing seen as the result of a particular situation or system, especially a social or political one
Aimlessly or haphazardly
A part of a mechanism which rocks to and fro, e.g
A lively party or gathering at which people dance the fandango
Without stops, pauses, or breaks
Easily upset or offended
A dish made by boiling coarsely ground grain ( oats, cornmeal, etc
Preceding in time or order or place
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "embroidery" in the following sentence: 'No,'said Luke, grinning at her. 'You're not dull enough! [... ] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery perhaps? 'He laughed at her blank stare
A large group of people or things
To pour a liquid in a thin stream, usually over food
To behave in a brazen or impudent manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "genizah" in the following sentence: [ A ] ccording to Jewish law and practice, ritual objects which contained the name of God could not be thrown away or destroyed. The tradition was to treat these objects with great reverence. A place called a Genizah ( from Persian, `` ganoz, '' a hiding place ) was set apart in the synagogue for these texts and other holy objects which were too damaged to be used any longer
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "schlep" in the following sentence: My father had class? I was completely taken aback. I had never heard my father described that way. To me, he was not a European gentleman but a schlep, someone who preferred chinos to gabardine, comfort to style. My mother used to say that he dressed like a Jewish carpenter
To suggest or hint at something
A state of sorrow
A person who seeks to make a profit, especially by taking risks
Affording an abundant supply
An upright post, as on which someone was executed
Not having a title
A mass of small bubbles formed from soap
A bishop or other cleric of high rank
To suggest or hint at something, to make a suggestion or hint
Between ministries, especially between different government departments
To drink a canned beverage in one go, in the manner of one who shotgunned
Overindulged with parental affection
Rigged
Of or relating to bioclimatology
Anything pledged or mortgaged
A state of being disgruntled
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shunt" in the following sentence: In length, this gun was the same as the French, but weighed 9 cwt. less. It was rifled in six grooves on the shunt plan, in the form in which it has been generally applied to large guns, with the difference that some of the grooves were more nearly of the caliber of the bore
A voodoo priest
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "chancre" in the following sentence: The nurse stood up and went towards the door. At that point the caretaker said to me, `` It's a chancre she's got. '' I didn't understand, so I looked at the nurse and saw that she had a bandage round her head just below the hairline
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Bolshevism" in the following sentence: The split between the two trends of Bolshevism issued from questions of a very practical nature. [ Alexander ] Bogdanov and his group condemned participation in parliamentary, `` bourgeois '' politics. [ Vladimir ] Lenin, on the other hand, set the struggle for political power as the immediate task of the proletariat
A person's influence or reputation, especially one who is unknown or obscure
The lowest part of the stern of a ship, extending beyond the rudder
A guard or driver of a passenger vehicle
A husband's ( or wife's ) provision for a spouse after separation or divorce
The edge or border of something
The part of an operating table that is behind the anesthetist and the surgeon
Involving two legislative bodies
Often used in combination to specify the material of which something is made
To remove the leaves from a plant or tree
A small tubular stick of solid cosmetic paste intended to be applied to the lips from the inside corner to the outside corner
The quality of being truthful, of truthfulness
Cheerful and lively
To engage by article
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting catalepsy or catacatonia
Of or relating to instruction or education
In a companionable manner
To urinate
Lacking luster or brilliance
To satisfy by humoring
The action or process of indenting something
To declare a building or area in a certain zone, usually an area where demolition is deemed necessary
After the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Any of the genus Rhabdovirus of viruses
To move stealthily
To exude steam
A break-off piece
Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
An article made of ceramic
Having ( a specified kind or number of ) trunks
To indicate emphasis by pronouncing a word or words with more force
A large amount
Coming in turn
Honest
To act the nigger, to play the nigger, to behave like a nigger ( usually to black people ). Most often used in the phrases `` niggering around '' and `` playing the nigger ''. See also nigger
Having a noticeable effect
The art or occupation of a minstrel
Having two equal arms due to the median position of the centromere
An ideal place, paradise
Death
A wildly fluctuating experience, in particular a relationship
A blow, or a series of blows, from something in motion
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "phantasia" in the following sentence: But even here suppuration does not always stop, reaching often the fore-arm, and in such cases even life is endangered. Unhealthy granulations, thrombosis of veins, septicæmia and pyæmia cause death. This picture is not merely a phantasia, for I have seen two cases in which the suppurating ulcerations ended in death
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "neurotypical" in the following sentence: If our definition of empathy were to require we take the human cognitive norm ( overwhelmingly influenced by neurotypical cognition ) as the absolute standard by which to measure empathy, then indeed we would have to conclude autistics do not instinctively possess a good sense of empathy. However, to do so would be to overlook the vast individual differences that exist within neurotypical cognition, as well as the unique cognitive strengths autistics bring to the table
One of sixty-eight equal parts of a whole
Having ample space
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "archetype" in the following sentence: Outlines of the chief developments of the dermoskeleton, in different vertebrates, which are usually more or less ossified, are added to the endoskeletal archetype : as, e.g. the median horn supported by the nasal spine in the rhinoceros ; the cornua of the hyoid in the stegosaurus
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "though" in the following sentence: Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war
Slightly acid
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fitment" in the following sentence: There might have been no planking beneath the mould, for all that our feet could feel. It gave under our tread with a spongy, puddingy feel. It covered the deck furniture of the old ship, so that the shape of each article and fitment was outlined in the mould
New classical
Relatively unimportant or conspicuous people in a particular sphere, especially politics
An instance of offering praise
Having the same extent
The act of one who spirits
Bruised
The thick end of something, especially a round of beef
Full of fire
Move at full speed
To fix or mend the sole of a boot or shoe with a tree
A fraction whose denominator is a power of ten and whose numerator is expressed by figures placed to the right of a decimal point
To add oxygen to
Not glued
A form of surface hardening of steel by a process similar to nitriding, but using methane as the source of nitrogen
Not able to mix or be mixed
Literary people
A thin layer of something covering a surface or object
The advantage or benefit of something
An animal
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "lunar" in the following sentence: You know nothing about fixing the lunar rays into a solid substance, but you must not therefore say that this is impossible. It can be done, and I can do it. These rays, reduced to a subtle powder, and blown on the surface of the infant brain, stimulate its germinative centres, and cause it to develop with abnormal rapidity
A major break with tradition
Inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear
In terms of music
In a forward position
An additional enemy in a video game
A period of time
The action of using again
A person employed to manage a household
To the full extent
Intense anxiety or nervousness
One of forty-nine equal parts of a whole
The spread of something over a range, such as in frequency, amount, or quality
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "acrostic" in the following sentence: Each of the five chapters of the Lamentations contains a distinct elegy, according to the number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet. And in the first four chapters the versification resembles acrostics. In the three first chapters each verse consists of three lines, and in the fourth, of two lines
A high-quality brandy, strictly speaking that distilled in cognac in western france
Not excessive or extreme or extreme in behavior or appearance or action or enthusiasm etc
Without payment
Very well, excellently
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "biceps" in the following sentence: Also it is advisable to distinguish this ( ˘ ˘ ) — ˘ ˘ — rhythm, where the princeps was probably shorter in duration than the biceps ( as in the dactylic hexameter ), from true ( marching ) anapaests, where all three beats of the tripod are long
A rescue from punishment, death, or destruction
To displease ( God )
Post Office box number
A passing or changing with time
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "distant" in the following sentence: Judge Short had gone to town, and Farrar was off for a three days'cruise up the lake. I was bitterly regretting I had not gone with him when the distant notes of a coach horn reached my ear, and I descried a four-in-hand winding its way up the inn road from the direction of Mohair
The quality of being rocky, of containing rocks
Protected by a gate or gates
The action of intervening
A person who maintains and repairs photocopiers
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "lect" in the following sentence: These, together with ( some ) Romansh lects, belong to our West Rhaetian ; the /ȫ/ also supported by two lects from the Ticino which by our criteria are NWIt, and by the partially umlauting lects of Lombardy, which are WIt
Very good
The quality of being hollow and filled with air or gas
Land, earth
In a condescending manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "demihuman" in the following sentence: In one version we learn that the people who built Nan Madol settled at the site because they were `` constantly afraid of the people of the center of Pohnpei, '' both the various demihuman, cannibalistic creatures and `` real people '' who resided there
The characteristic of being blond
The seed of this tree, used to make oil and medicinally
The, a fish in the family Sebastidae
The state of being derided, or the act of deriding
A telegraphic or electronic machine that prints out data on a strip of paper, especially stock market information or news reports
A unit of depth, equal to 6 feet ( 1
A crowd especially of people or things intended for a particular purpose or event or situation
Invariable
A millenarianist doctrine, based on the book of Revelation, chapter 20, describing the millennium, a period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth
A circular window, or the central boss of a vault, through which light enters a building
To defeat utterly
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Argive" in the following sentence: The Greeks generally think that this fate came upon him because he induced the Pythoness to pronounce against Demaratus ; the Athenians differ from all others in saying that it was because he cut down the sacred grove of the goddesses when he made his invasion by Eleusis
A person with a paranormal ability to sense the emotions or feelings of others
To burn a brand on ( livestock ) as a mark of ownership
Of or relating to meteorites
The act of sending a signal
Designed to combat tanks
By carpetbaggers
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fruitify" in the following sentence: Professor Peter F. Drucker, the management maestro of America, has wisely propounded that `` man, if he is anything, is an economic man, '' and as a corollary to it, he has inferred that any form of the Government `` perserved to the people '' must be based on the economic constitution of the people, and that it must fruitify the economic tree of the nation
Travel by means of steam power or steam locomotive
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "whelm" in the following sentence: Here, where a Cæsar stood two thousand years ago, the traveller from another continent ( though not from New Zealand ) stands to-day, to muse—at Pæstum, as at Pompeii—on the fate which overtakes all human things, and at last whelms them in ruin, some in the depth of ocean, some in the bowels of the earth, some in the all-devouring fire
To cut away the part under a projecting member, as in underhand logging
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "conglomerate" in the following sentence: Calcareous lias, slate, and trap are still to be found there, rising from layers of conglomerate like teeth out of a gum. But the pickaxe has broken up and levelled those bristling, rugged peaks which were once the homes of the great ice-wedges that formed the lakes
A native or citizen of the United States of America, or a person of American descent
A noisy quarrel or scuffle
A charge or duty to which one is committed, the performance of which is dependent upon another's discretion or faithfulness
To give a speech, or to take part in a discussion
In a sarcastic manner, often expressing irony
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "cotinga" in the following sentence: Flocks of aquatic birds were to be seen on every side, the most numerous being the pelican, and a bird of the cotinga species, about the size of an English throstle, the plumage of which, being jet black and flamingo red, presented a striking contrast to the vivid green of the water
To be moved to and fro, or from side to side
Speaking two languages fluently
Having a prominent or excessive boom
Without conscious control or intention
A person who commits daring exploits
In a meaningful way
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "radish" in the following sentence: The newly-introduced radish, which has attracted the attention of horticulturists so much of late, is certainly a novelty, inasmuch as the edible portion of the plant is the seed-vessel, and not the root. The common radish, in its green state, is used as a salad, and as a condiment to make pickled cucumbers more pungent
To go to a gym
To close the shutters of a building
Best friend
Not of the usual quality
An unpleasant odor or discharge
The state of being unprepared
The time that has elapsed between a point in the present and a corresponding point in the future or the time that is farthest away from the present
To excite ( sexually ). ( usually used in the past tense ) ). ( See also arouse ( sexually ) and above
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "afternoon" in the following sentence: If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on his stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking
At other times
A piece of writing, or literary work
To artificially produce scratches, etc., in order to make an object appear antique or used
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "caver" in the following sentence: Pam has been caving for 25 years. She and her husband Tim are among the top cavers in the country. They are passionate about the world hidden beneath our feet and they were to be my instructors and guides on my first ever foray below ground that didn't involve a tunnel or a mine
Of or pertaining to the doctrine of Unitarianism
A point of no return, where things suddenly and uncontrollably escalate out of hand
Expressing or suggesting sadness or regret or longing
One who is illiberal
To stare at in a provocative manner
The office or role of a visitor
That part of the sky where the sun sets
The state or process of being destroyed or being brought to ruin
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "baker" in the following sentence: But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal. This only magnified the importance of the oligopolists
A material for making things such as plates and bowls, consisting of clay, quartz, and water
A ship
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "deviational" in the following sentence: The verbs which diner in the perfect and the supine may be called deviational, as in a marked way deviating ( de, from, and via, a way ) from the ordinary forms, and those that are without certain parts may be termed defective ( de, from, and in, a way ). Thus, de, from, and in, a way, are deviational, but de, from, and via, a way, are defective
A member of a nomadic, predominantly Muslim people of the Sulu Sea in the Philippines
Connecting cities or across cities
The ordinal form of the number sixty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 68 of a sequence
A clever or artistic device, or a particular implementation of one
Of or pertaining to the laws of heredity as formulated by Mendel
The ordinal form of the number sixty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 62 of a sequence
Of or pertaining to the Aryans or to Aryanism
The state of being agitated, or the act of agitating
The proximity of an object or a quantity
Pressure or tension, especially when released
The act of jarring, or placing in a jar
The study of nervous system pathology
A means of attacking or defending
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "dissimulate" in the following sentence: But now, as he paced alone in his apartment, now that he was not upon exhibition, now when there was no eye to behold him, and there was no reason to dissimulate or veil a single thought or feeling, his look was anything but open ; it was sullen, it was bitter, it was resentful
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "peccadillo" in the following sentence: We tolerate Irene and Phil's mild racist quirks and planet-destroying peccadilloes ( `` I could never own any car smaller than my Cutlass Supreme '' ) because their existence acts as a tranquilizer in an otherwise slightly-out-of-control world. But if Phil ever starts driving drunk and crashes the Cutlass Supreme into a tree, our relationship is over
To act in a manner that is lacking in energy, vigor, or spirit
A game in which the rules are determined by the players, and often changed mid-game
To have recovered from a frozen state, both literally and figuratively
Cheaply
Frequented by traffic
A legally recognized subject or national of a state, either native or naturalized
A chief officer or minister
An intensely disliked person or thing
The ordinal form of the number seventy-two, describing a person or thing in position number 72 of a sequence
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "propound" in the following sentence: Summarizing the history of the immigration debates in the U.S., Kaufmann sees in Bourne and his followers many of the same arguments advanced today by proponents of liberal immigration laws, who, he says, encourage racial minorities to celebrate their culture while propounding anti-racist ideologies
A response that opposes or neutralizes an action
A cosmetic for coloring the lips
To set to zero
Careful, especially in order to avoid embarrassment or danger
Very dry
The process of treating or behaving as if the person were a baby
Relating to or characteristic of a tribe or tribes
A flat or hollow part of a machine component on which another part rides or which another part is fastened to
Unskilled, unprofessional, not of a high standard, done in an inept way
In an unambiguous manner
Of a dark color
A device which transmits a signal and so can be located
Foolish
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "emphatic" in the following sentence: Yet when play restarted the Czech was a train that kept on running over Nadal. After breaking Nadal in the opening game of the final set, he went 2-0 up and later took the count to 4-2 with yet another emphatic ace – his 13th of the match
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "conflux" in the following sentence: Thence to the gates cast round thine eye, and see / What conflux issuing forth, or entring in : / Pretors, Proconsuls to thir Provinces / Hasting or on return, in robes of State ; / Lictors and rods, that have power to awe / The proud Cecilian, and the Julian blood
To drive back
Personal information, especially that of an identity thief's victims
Form an idea of the value or worth of ( something )
Permitting percolation or filtration of liquids or light
Passed on from one person to another
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "marinade" in the following sentence: First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the kecap manis, chilli sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently ( so it doesn't break ) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour
A technique for measuring the quantity of a specific nucleic acid sequence in a sample by amplifying it a specified number of times and measuring the resulting quantity
To apply paint to a surface
A procession of motor vehicles, especially ones carrying and escorting a prominent person
The periphery, border or edge of something
Resembling or characteristic of a bat
Be ill, in pain, or distressed
A statistical function that models the dependence between two random variables
To cast
Of or pertaining to Homer or his epics, especially the Iliad and the Odyssey
The act of mischaracterizing
To bargain
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "sightless" in the following sentence: In his return, arriving at a rising ground, a knoll, he heard a rustling of the leaves in his front : an enemy was suspected ; he gathered his men around him, each taking his tree. The enemy was sightless to Boyd, and his party were not able to discern him
A military or political movement to make islamic law supreme, by force if necessary
Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
Intensifier, makes the following word more intense in meaning
One who or that which vehemently opposes or crushes something
Full of energy and mischief
Having a very short term to maturity
To make something jazz-like, to add jazz
Obstinate, stubborn
The power of a person or animal to move or work, especially as generated by internal heat or pressure
A mythical animal depicted as a two-legged dragon ( or wyvern ) with a cock's head
A Venezuelan cornmeal flatbread
To pass, move, or travel swiftly, especially in a curve or circle
Strong, intense
Having the power to punish or discipline
Of a bodily function : happening within the body
Of or pertaining to the inside of something
To dislike intensely
Without seriousness, concern, or notice
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "waling" in the following sentence: Where walls or sheeters span vertically, walings are needed to transfer loads from the sheeting to the struts, which provide the bracing, or to the anchors, which retain the sheeting. The walings need not be continuous as, for example, in hammerbeam roofs where the waling is generally discontinuous and often omitted altogether
A commander or crew member of a privateer, often regarded as a pirate
A lengthy and angry speech
A person who attempts to get something by stealth, or without paying for it
A token
A line of verse consisting of one or more lines that have a similar sound because of the similarity of the syllables within them
Relating to or denoting a mixture of substances ( in fixed proportions ) that melts and freezes at a single temperature that is lower than the melting points of the separate constituents or of any other mixture of them
By instinct
A coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments embedded in a matrix of cementing material such as silica or calcium carbonate
Economic activity, such as the production of goods and services, that is carried out on a large scale
The process of deformation of the earth's crust by lateral displacement along faults, resulting in the formation of mountains and the opening and closing of seas
To restrain, hold back, or keep down
The luck of the irish, good or bad
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "cheek" in the following sentence: There are some shrewd contents in yon same paper, / That steals the colours from Bassanio's cheek : / Some dear friend dead ; else nothing in the world / Could turn so much the constitution / Of any constant man. What, worse and worse! — / That's all the comfort I can have / In this most unkindest cutthroat world
A person who talks excessively or who talks in an offensive or disagreeable manner
To bring to the attention of
A device for cooking food, usually outdoors, by burning wood or charcoal
One who alarms or seeks to alarm others
Of or pertaining to galvanism or to a galvanic cell
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "rusticate" in the following sentence: `` So alarming did the state of my finances become, that I soon realized that I must either leave the metropolis and rusticate somewhere in the country, or that I must make a complete alteration in my style of living. '' —Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet ( 1894 )
A small, insignificant amount
A substance produced during a chemical or manufacturing process
To take possession of, especially in order to collect a fine or fee
The principles and practices of accounting
Located on the shore
A red wine made from the syrah grape
Push or turn with or as if with one's thumb ( used especially in reference to small objects or mechanisms )
To put under an obligation to do something
Inherited or inheritable by established rules usually legal rules of descent but sometimes by other customs or laws ( e.g
An image formed by a projector onto a screen
Of or pertaining to a post-apocalypse, that is, an event or situation where an apocalypse or catastrophic event has occurred
Someone who aspires to be like someone else, or to fit in to a particular group
Presenting only one side, or a particular point of view, of an argument or issue
A part of a graphical user interface which is dragged to change a view or select text
An establishment that serves food and/or drinks, either primarily or as a sideline, to paying customers
A preliminary version of a piece of writing
Producing gas ( primarily, flatulence ). Often used in reference to legumes, cabbage, and onions
Not in a straightforward order or sequence
Mentally healthy
To pay for work or services rendered
A semi-trailer that has a trailer deck that is twice as long as a standard trailer ( such as a 20 foot trailer ). B-doubles are often used to carry long loads, such as pre-fabricated building components
Located above a door
A plane figure, bounded by a number of equal figures, such that the sum of all the angles of the bounding figures is equal to the number of their circumferences
To hit hard with an object
Free, as in freedom
A synthetic crystalline compound derived from tryptophan, used in biochemistry as a source of growth factors for bacteria
Characterized by phantasms, phantasmal
A gem, especially an emerald
To move stealthily or cautiously
Resistant to fire or great heat
A ruby
To take the slack of ( a rope or line ) upon a bitt
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "pouch" in the following sentence: And, to name no more, the common Heron hath its most remarkable Parts adapted to this Service ; long Legs for wading ; and a long Neck answerable thereto to reach Prey ; a wide, extensive Throat to pouch it ; long Toes, with sharp Spurrs to seize and hold fast
A collection of historical records and/or texts
A draught
A bid that attempts to force the opponents to bid at the same time as one's partner
An uneducated, unsophisticated person
One who sports, or one who does something in a sporting manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "manacle" in the following sentence: My lord, I humbly desire that we may not be manacled ; if you make any doubt of us, that we may have a greater guard upon us. [... ] Mr. Sheriff, I desire that this manacling may be forborn : if you please to manacle us, make it a light manacle, a slight manacle
Required as a prior condition for something to happen or exist
A female pilot
Tending to invent
To determine, to find out, to understand
The ordinal form of the number forty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 49 of a sequence
A large floating chunk of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet and carried out to sea
Of, relating to, or belonging to the United States of America
Having one sex
A large amount ( of something ). ( See also fuckload of money
To cause to move frequently or with difficulty
In a fantastic manner
A smudge
One who weeps
Someone who produces work, music, etc
The keyboard of pedals on an organ
A soppy or sopful drink
A rhythmical movement from side to side
The state or status of being a victim
Eyes
Similar to a desert
To make resilient to errors, flaws, or unexpected conditions
Hostility or prejudice against Catholics
Emotionally hardened
The treatment of injuries or disorders of the body by incision or manipulation, especially with instruments
To place in a particular posture, or to assume a particular posture
Expectancy
Certain, positive
The process of discovering new knowledge, or the knowledge so discovered
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "slimeball" in the following sentence: The cercariae contain massive glands, formerly considered to be penetration glands, but now believed to produce the slime responsible for the formation of these balls. It is likely that the slime produced by the snail itself may contribute, at least partly, to the formation of a protective slimeball
Provide with hair or a hairy covering
Menial labor
Causing exhaustion
A small part of an artwork, or a reproduction of such a part, magnified to show the details
The representation of an act of narration ( as in a film or novel ) that is itself a narrative
In a staggering manner
The action of expressing in words
A person who is neurotypical
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "kawaii" in the following sentence: However, Wong's connection to kawaii culture, which I have attempted to establish here, suggests a different reading of his films. As Larissa Hjorth has argued, `` The kawaii is not about post-humanism but rather a clear demonstration of neo-humanist types of affectivity and agency
To compete
An operating system originally developed at Bell Labs
The doctrine that the meaning of an utterance is to be identified with the speaker's attitude towards the stated object
A place of refuge or safety
Passing, moving past
The horizontal bar between the two upright posts of a goal in football, rugby and other sports
Cause ( someone ) mental anguish or sorrow, especially on account of their own loss or misfortune rather than that of another person or other source of distress
An event ( often a presentation to potential advertisers ) at which a television network unveils its schedule for the upcoming season
To affirm positively
Subjected to background investigation and screening, as a condition of working in a sensitive job
Full of lust, passionate, sexual
To avoid or escape from
The anniversary of a event, e.g., a marriage or contract, or the anniversary of the founding of an organization
Curved like an eagle's beak
A small part of a whole
As much as fills a cap
To bring ( the ball ) into play, usually by dribbling or passing from the sideline into the court
A long and often difficult process of personal change and development
A species of hammerhead shark
An outlying area
A squished, mashed, or crushed object
Of, or relating to utilities
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "mulct" in the following sentence: None of their numerous quarrels with Rome from 437 (? ) B.C. onwards ( Liv. 4. 17 ) led to any decisive result until their rebellion in the year 341 B.C., when the city, despite its strong position on a hill with steep slopes, was mulcted of one third of its territory and most of its ships
A show
The property of being small
Of or relating to the backbenches, the part of the parliamentary chamber where the less senior or less influential MPs sit
A wrinkle
A state of uneasiness or nervousness
By accident
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "willer" in the following sentence: Also, if the heirs were two ( 2 ) sons, and a grand daughter her father died during the life of the willer, also the value of the compulsory will for her is one third ( 1/3rd, ) of the heirshiip, be it more or less
A holographic video, a three-dimensional video recording
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "passable" in the following sentence: The yawning gap in neuroscientists'understanding of their topic is in the intermediate scale of the brain's anatomy. Science has a passable knowledge of how individual nerve cells, known as neurons, work. It also knows which visible lobes and ganglia of the brain do what
Something or other
To represent
A person with whom one works in a similar capacity
Playful, merry, fun-loving
To swing or swing back and forth
An animal that has escaped from captivity
A stupid or foolish person
To be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable of a word
The region of the body encompassing the waist
Something or other
A vicious verbal attack
A building in which christians meet for religious worship or instruction
To utter vocal sounds, especially words
Forbidden
Aesthetically pleasing or beautiful
To come forth
A group of students who start an educational program at the same time and progress through it together
The quality of being near, or of being easily approached
Having a slope
Apt to snap or bite
Of or relating to or caused by a virus or viruses
In every aspect
A severe criticism or rebuke
To have a strong desire for something, especially something that is not good for you
Something which is very difficult or unpleasant to deal with
Of a boat : constructed using the clinker-built method
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "distaff" in the following sentence: But O, passenger, if thou art desirous to know the cause of these fatal discomposures, of this inextricable war, truly I must deal plainly : I can not resolve thee herein to any full satisfaction. Grievances there were, I must confess, on both sides
A violent person, especially a criminal
To annul
Push or shove ( someone or something ) out of the way
A star with five ( sometimes unequal ) points, especially when used as a magical symbol
Capable of being attracted by a magnet
The study of the nature of diseases and the manner of their development and spread
Sharp or harsh in taste or smell
An area of interest, activity, or authority claimed by a person or group
Of, pertaining to, or having the shape of a sphere
To render tranquil
A small or young person
In a sullen manner
Highest in rank, authority, power, etc
Insane, mad, crazy
An addiction or intense interest in something
Having many different roles or functions
To propel, launch, or boost
To become something different from what one was
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "instructress" in the following sentence: After a short pause Sir Thomas added with dignity, `` Yes, let her home be in this house. We will endeavour to do our duty by her, and she will at least have the advantage of companions of her own age, and of a regular instructress. '' Mrs
A copy or imitation, especially of a consumer product
Almost not
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "coryphaeus" in the following sentence: Post-classical references to the famous 'chorus-trainer'Sannio indicate that his role extended to performing and thus taking the coryphaeus role. The coryphaeus was both leader and teacher, and in performance played a crucial role in setting the tone and pace of the choral sections
To crackle and spit
A person who does not belong to a particular organization or profession and is therefore at a disadvantage in dealings with those who do
A person from the Visayas, or a member of the Visayan people
The act of expiating or making amends for guilt or wrongdoing
The act of signing, especially of signing a player to a contract
( in bridge, whist, and similar card games ) a sequence of cards forming a single round of play
The act or process of making a country independent from a former mother country
Reclining
Analyse ( a manufactured product ) to discover its design or workings
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "salad" in the following sentence: Lafeu. 'T was a good lady, 't was a good lady : we may pick a thousand salads ere we light on such another herb.Clown. Indeed, sir, she was the sweet marjoram of the salad, or rather, the herb of the marjoram, for she had a fine complexion, and her eyes were like two jolly little cherries in a rich border of snow
In an absurd manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "therapist" in the following sentence: Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic [... ]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. [... ] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call `` bargaining ''. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul
To give a place to
To eat ravenously
To apply paint to a surface
To bring forward for discussion or action
Sufficient to convince, persuade or satisfy
Involuntary, uncontrollable laughter
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "resonance" in the following sentence: 2004, When experiments with the first 'atom-smashers'took place in the 1950s to 1960s, many short-lived heavier siblings of the proton and neutron, known as'resonances ', were discovered. — Frank Close, Particle physics : a brief introduction, page 136, Oxford University Press, 2004 ( ISBN 0198508413 )
Costing nothing because of generous sampling or tasting
A discussion of a topic as in a meeting or debate
Causing dejection or gloom or misery or distress
With affection or loyalty or generosity
A lack of comfort, ease, or grace in movement, manner, or expression
The action or process of breathing in
Wear out or tear up ( a book or other material ) by thumbing through it repeatedly
A hot, dry wind that blows in the Sudan during the months of May, June and July
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "apport" in the following sentence: She put her hand down and felt it. `` It's a flower - a chrysanthemum. Thank you, Wee One! '' `` An apport? '' asked Mailey. `` No, no, Mr. Mailey, '' said Bolsover
A hammer-like tool, usually larger and with a heavier head
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "acies" in the following sentence: 1658 : And therefore providence hath arched and paved the great house of the world, with colours of mediocrity, that is, blew and green, above and below the sight, moderately terminating the acies of the eye. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Urne-Burial ( Penguin 2005, p
A foolish act, idea, etc
To clean with a syringe
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "macaca" in the following sentence: This process of the temporal bone varies in size, and may occur on one or both sides. A similar formation is common among gorillas, chimpanzees, macacas, magots ( Inuus ), and baboons. * It is less frequent among orangs, gibbons, and great apes
Having been elected, but not yet serving in the office to which elected
A newspaper or magazine article giving news or information on a particular topic or event or a fictional account of an incident ( usually written in a journalistic style ) and usually intended to be printed or broadcast on radio or television
A pitch thrown with great velocity
Resembling a cord
Excessive dependence
The act of presenting something to a court or judge for examination or decision
To offer good wishes when something special or noteworthy occurs
In an alternative manner
To initiate
A ballot used to reject a candidate in a secret ballot
A save point in a game
The state or quality of being adequate
Of or relating to an academy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "iconic" in the following sentence: In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr. And Mrs. Smith ( both in `` Treehouse Of Horror XVIII '' ) but in 1992 the field was wide-open and the show could cherry-pick the most iconic and beloved fright fare of all time
An object that holds other objects
To produce a stereotype of
The female line of descent
On honeymoon
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "labeling" in the following sentence: There are two potential problems with this approach : first, the specificity of labeling depends on the purity of the LPS ( if contaminants are present, they may be labeled also ) ; second, removal of the label from the LPS in vivo might occur separately from processing of the LPS by the immune system
Marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
Having a regular flower cycle characteristic of the menstruum
The testicles
Referring to a law which imposes a mandatory sentence of imprisonment for life on a person who has committed three specified offences
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bludger" in the following sentence: This was the bludger or, in American parlance, the pimp, a man who lived on the earnings of prostitution. He was often the husband or boyfriend of a prostitute and could be actively involved in protecting or touting for the prostitute. Parliamentarians described the bludger as a `` pimp '' or a `` procurer ''. In the context of the debate about the Traffic in Women Bill, the bludger was described as a man who lived off the earnings of prostitution, and it was suggested that he could be subject to police surveillance in the same way as a prostitute
The flightless swift-running African bird, Struthio camelus, having long legs, a long neck, and two toes on each foot
Of, relating to, or inhabiting any of the continents of North America, Central America, or South America
A central airport or other transport facility from which many services operate
The surgical opening or puncture of a vein in order to withdraw blood, to introduce a fluid, or ( historically ) when letting blood
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "poignant" in the following sentence: The shabby chest of drawers was spread with a lace cover, and set out with a few gold-topped boxes and bottles, a rose-coloured pin-cushion, a glass tray strewn with tortoise-shell hair [ - ] pins—he shrank from the poignant familiarity of the sight
At an early stage of development or growth or decay or life
A tool used to insert a rivet
To hold in high regard
A numerical amount or quantity
To take into custody or detention by legal authority
The ordinal form of the number thirty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 32 of a sequence
To be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
An act of aggression that involves physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
Having failed to win a race, or having finished outside the first three ( and sometimes the first four ). In the United States, the term is used to indicate a horse that has finished fourth or worse
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "precession" in the following sentence: But as it will not do to talk entirely at random, as Montaigne does, and Ralph Waldo Emerson tries to do, we must take up some little thread or threads. and string our thoughts thereupon, keeping up also a relation among them of precession and consequence
For which time is not a factor
One of ninety-three equal parts of a whole
Good at remembering or learning or retaining information
Of or relating to bioclimatology or bioclimate
A person who is obsessed with avoiding contact with germs
The physical makeup of a person, especially their health
( of a reproduction or translation ) having fidelity to the original
An anonymous function that takes a value as an argument and returns a value
A process by which something is created
Of or relating to the body of a human or animal or a part of the body
The branch of the us military forces that conducts land-based military operations
To move something with a whirling motion
A pass at that level in a British exam
To be dispersed or spread throughout
Disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of god or gods
Substitutive, especially for something which is rare or expensive
A xenobiotic substance
A dark, sweet fortified dessert wine that resembles sherry, produced in sicily
An act of spritzing
To loom large
To confuse, befuddle, or frustrate
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Hitlerian" in the following sentence: Since a German Communist state existed, a state peaceful and democratic by definition, it became more difficult to speak of crimes committed by Germans in general. Poles were confronted with a kind of `` Marxization '' of the German problem that had to be resolved in terms of classes and not nations
Very enjoyable or pleasant
Of or pertaining to the religious and philosophical ideas of John Wyclif or his followers
To swing or swing around
Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
A flock of geese
An imprint of a hand, made by smearing dirt or ink
The political, cultural, or economic empowerment of the working class or proletariat
To be in physical contact with
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "antique" in the following sentence: `` There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which [... ] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom
To furnish with teeth
The fallacy of assuming that something must be one of two things
In an artistic manner
In a thick manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "cusp" in the following sentence: Newcastle were 11 points adrift of Spurs following their 5-0 mauling at the hands of the north London club in February.But a sixth successive Premier League win puts them on the cusp of European football next season as they surged 15 points clear of seventh-placed Aston Villa with eight games remaining
A dealer in goods, such as cloth, apparel, or notions
Not faltering
A cosmopolitan person, someone who is well versed in the ways of the world
A point where two or more things join or intersect, especially a road junction
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "postmodern" in the following sentence: Trajal Harrell frames his program notes for `` Twenty Looks or Paris Is Burning at the Judson Church ( S ) '' with the potentially academic question, `` What would have happened in 1963 if someone from the ball scene in Harlem had come downtown to perform alongside the postmodern dancers? '' It is a question that Harrell, a postmodernist with a capital P, is well equipped to answer
A number or amount in each hundred, based on a whole that is divided into 100 parts, with the resulting figure expressed as a decimal figure, a percentage sign, or as a fraction
Operated without touching, especially by voice commands
Disruptive
The vagina or vulva
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "lunar" in the following sentence: [ Y ] oung beginners can not be too often cautioned that a single lunar is of little or no value until the observer knows the usual difference between his lunars taken on opposite sides of the moon ; and these should be taken with the same instrument, using the same screens, and under the same conditions, to be compared together
Intellect
A thing pledged for the performance of an obligation
To seize and carry away
A member of the fictional reptilian alien race
To fail to remember
The quality or state of being double-minded
A commentary on the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, by Rashi
To a heavenly degree
A hindrance or impediment
To set aside for a specific purpose
A person to whom a secret is confided
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "slandering" in the following sentence: Here are the slanderings, too, going on at home ; for, while the husbands are assembled, it would be hard if the wives were not to do the same ; and the very least that is to be expected is, that the tea-pot should keep pace with the kettle
Busy-ness
A billowing surge of water as from a flood or an incoming tide
Engaging or ready to engage in business or professional affairs
A person's soul, especially after death
Expressing love
A semicircular mark left on the teeth of an animal that bites another animal, or a similar mark on the dentition of a fossil animal
A state of chaotic and uncontrollable activity or situation
A kind of wooden panelling on the walls of a room
To obtain
The reign of a monarch
A way of thinking ( associated with a particular person, group, profession, etc
The act of enacting again or anew
Without a soul
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "couching" in the following sentence: [ C ] ataract surgery has been employed for more than 20 centuries. The primary surgical technique for the large majority of this time was a procedure called couching. The first written description of couching is from an Indian surgeon, Susruta, circa 600 B.C
Maintenance or other work done on railway tracks
A person who has done something wrong or unlawful
By chance
In a musical manner
Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
A person who works hard, especially with manual labour
Always, without exception
A permit to own or use something
Up to the ankle in depth
To become frightened or scared
A sentence, or a unit of sentences, as a component of discourse
A unit used in measuring the rate of evolutionary change, equal to the change in the mean value of a characteristic in one generation by a factor of e ( approximately 2
To furnish with staves
Resembling a cramp
A temporary covering for an opening in a structure, such as a window or door opening in a wall, or an opening in a vault or roof
Go somewhere or do something in a great hurry, typically because of anger or excitement ) off he went, steaming
Involving two or more academic disciplines
Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has eight driving wheels, with no leading wheels and no trailing wheels
Of or relating to petrology
Focussed on the present, and tending to neglect the past or future
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "gaggle" in the following sentence: The crow's name was Betty. And she was on her way to stardom. A gaggle of Oxford University scientists watched in wonder as she casually picked up a piece of wire in her cage and then used a nearby object to bend it at one end, transforming it into a hook
Under the gun, in a game of poker
A forester
Capable of being assailed
Any of the kingdom of oomycetes
Stand-up comedy
Of or relating to or transmitting in a single dimension
To change the target of
A low, steady continuous sound, such as that made by a bee or a refrigerator
Of a quality or performance level that is less than adequate
To provide a hyperlink
Not durable
Of or pertaining to the Madre Mountains
Of or pertaining to one's mother, or the relationship to one's mother
Characterized by, or arranged in, method
To obtain or procure illicitly or furtively
In a descriptive manner
Burn a mark on ( an animal or person ) to identify them as belonging to a particular owner or having a particular status or crime
As soon as possible
From one side of a country to another
A person who is excessively greedy
To stop with the thumb, or as if with the thumb
A person ( often used as a neutral alternative )
To paint a portrait
To remove a delouse ( an infestation of lice ). Generally used in reference to human infestation, but also used in reference to computer infestation ( e.g
A dish consisting of raw ground meat or fish mixed with condiments and spices
The body of cardinals ( in the roman catholic church ) as a whole
To rotate rapidly about an axis
Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button or coin
A person who co-parents
Having formed the outer opaque layer, or cuticle, and the inner, more transparent membrane, of an egg
A physical object used to develop a child's understanding of a concept, as in a math classroom
An ancient female ancestor
A beverage, especially a fruit-flavored soda, or the contents of such a beverage
Unskilled, unwise
Relating to a superfund
A load, burden, or weight
A small electronic device that can be attached to a video or audio signal to cause it to malfunction in a specific way
Having a specified number of seats for passengers or drivers
Of, or relating to meteorology
To succeed one another in turn
To furnish with a seat
Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
One who institutes legal proceedings against another
To cast a shadow over, to obscure or conceal
To move with a heavy tread
A cause of complaint
An instance of breaking off a connection
Using the right foot
The quality of costing a lot
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "maladroit" in the following sentence: Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Who has to be dragged to parties and then leaves early, feeling awkward and out of place? If so, it's probably because he or she is an introvert
A single strand of hair
In a scandalous manner
A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics
A film or television production company
To apply for and obtain a patent for ( a portion of public land ) under the terms of a land grant
One of sixty-three equal parts of a whole
To accompany with timbrel
In any way, regardless of how
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "festoon" in the following sentence: Most mistletoes are `` hemiparasites. '' This means they don't rely on their hosts for all their needs : Instead, they harvest the sun's energy to make some sugars for themselves. Nonetheless, if you're a tree, you don't want to be festooned with mistletoe
Of or pertaining to a meteor or meteors
Having a weakness that can be exploited by an attacker
A Jewish sexton or beadle
Designed for use by a right-handed person
To hit or beat with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument, especially on a smaller, more vulnerable part of the body
Unfamiliar
The general form or appearance of something, especially someone's features or complexion
The moment of arrival
The pattern of play in a hand of bridge, as assessed by the bidder
A trifle
To cut or reduce spending, especially across-the-board
Easily squashed or squeezed out of shape
At a great cost
To turn one's neck to stare at something
Susceptible to attack or harm
Fire a shotgun wildly in a specified direction or at a specified person or thing
To remove lice from
To shop for second-hand items
Truth
To grant permission for the use of an intellectual property right, such as a song or movie title
A non-stop flight
Being or relating to a disposition, especially a final disposition
A parting, breaking up
Proceeding to a solution by trial and error or by rules that are only loosely defined
Beat ( someone ) with a cudgel or other stick, especially as a punishment or in self-defence
A small round pellet excreted by an earthworm or other soil invertebrate
A section of something that is long and narrow, such as a piece of timber or a strand of yarn
A frolic or spree
A defensive back who plays in a deep position
Aerospace
An iced coffee drink from the Starbucks coffeehouse chain
A shaped piece of leather or metal for inserting into the toe of a shoe to maintain its shape
The act of one who garbles
The system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated
To fail or fall heavily
A hormone that stimulates the production of platelets in the bone marrow
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "sexuality" in the following sentence: [ S ] he often would ask him to come inside the ladies'room and make sure that no one would come inside while she was changing. He also was able to see that while unusual requests played into his traditional expectations about sex roles and his desire to protect her and assert his manhood, they also played into his sexuality and his self-definition as a man
Belonging to some prior time or period or stage of development
Subject to individual discretion or choice
A part of a garment covering the arm
To rebut or confute ( an argument or objection ). See also confutation
Proceeding from a consensus, or agreement, especially of the senses
To select in the draft
To go on
A comment, criticism, or attack, especially one that is unfounded or unfair
A contributor to Wikipedia, regardless of whether they are an experienced editor or a newcomer
Something old-fashioned, outdated, or ancient
A person's buttocks, used as a unit of measurement ( roughly equivalent to the area of a person's buttocks ). This measurement is used in furniture design and manufacture, especially for seating
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "doddering" in the following sentence: That's the question at the heart of [ Donald Trump's ] re-election bid, because his strategy isn't really `` law and order '' or racism or a demonization of liberals as monument-phobic wackadoodles or a diminution of Joe Biden as a doddering wreck
One who loses something
A beneficial insect
The scientific study of writing styles
A tool for transporting dirt, compost, gravel, etc., consisting of a wheel attached to a frame that holds one or more buckets
A bus with a single floor
To add a timecode to
Very pleasant
An accurate and deep understanding of something or someone
All of the parts that compose a whole
To play a part, to be important
A party appealing to a higher court
Arriving or occurring before the expected or usual time
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "detail" in the following sentence: Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "greenie" in the following sentence: `` When the teacher says 'Good Morning,'you say, 'Fuck You.'That′s what you say in America. '' Sometimes they varied this with `` son of a bitch. '' Sure enough the greenie parroted these instructions to the merriment of the class
A natural, wild animal, especially a large one
A balcony or overhang, especially in a theatre
A discussion or interview ( or any other event ) taking place after a television or radio show
To draw from
The people, especially the common people
A trump in the suit of the second highest card held by the declarer
Certainly, definitely
Full of, covered by, or characterized by mist
To make strong or stronger
Likely to change
The act of continuing, or state of being continued
To work the pedals of a bicycle, or to move the legs in a manner similar to working pedals
Different from a recent previous one
A spike that is attached to the bottom of a violin, cello, or other similar instrument and rests on the floor to keep the instrument from sliding
To run errands
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bonanza" in the following sentence: For two decades the bonanza on Scotland's west coast continued. An occupation that had been seasonal and modestly profitable became year-round and lucrative. Baskets of herring put televisions into fishermen's cottages and cars outside their doors. But fish, like oil and gas, are finite resources
To limit by a line, or lines
The property of being shy
To like
Suppressed
Such a photograph, or a single exposure
Tending to inquire or investigate
Having a shot or shots
The result of multiplying one or more numbers
To move as a sudden occurrence
A trace, or slight vestige
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bab" in the following sentence: The worms were threaded onto the yarn until we had 4 or 5 feet of big juicy worms threaded through. We would coil it all up and put an old rusty nut at the centre and tie it on a bit of string on an old ash pole — this was the bab
An abnormal rattling sound heard when examining unhealthy lungs with a stethoscope
A dog of a German breed with a long body and short legs
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "unpalatable" in the following sentence: With Christie's words about `` all-talk-no-action '' in mind, notice that Obama and his two secretaries of state, Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, as well as his vice president, Joe Biden, were all senators, the last two serving for two or three decades, respectively
A person or thing on whom one relies or confides
An objective or desired result toward which efforts are directed
Operating by itself with little or no direct human control
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "sexuality" in the following sentence: Millions of people in recovery are going to work on their sexuality. Some identify themselves as recovering sex addicts, some as incest survivors and some simply know they are having sexual `` problems. '' An exciting outcome of this massive energy expenditure is the opportunity to discover the real nature of sexuality
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "early" in the following sentence: Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge
To make something more lively
Be in pain or discomfort
Cheerful and lively
An environmentalist
A document attesting the credibility of the holder
Not living in the same household
Marijuana
To flash one's eyes once, as a signal
Origin
A business or profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer
The coldest season of the year, occurring in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August
The body of all baptized believers, or the whole christian community, regarded as the spiritual body of christ
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "engineered" in the following sentence: The situation with grouting has begun to change in recent times, however, and several groups around the world have begun to take a more engineered approach. `` More engineered '' means more quantified, less subjective, less dependent on experience ( or, more often, opinion, if not bias ). A more engineered approach to grouting is not to grout at all, but to use adhesive to bed and joint concrete masonry units ( CMUs ). The CMUs are laid up dry, with adhesive applied to all vertical joints
Unpleasant, distasteful, or of low quality
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "atheism" in the following sentence: Domitilla, Flavia, niece of the emperor Domitian ( 81-96 ). She and her husband, Flavius Clemens ( consul in 95 and cousin of Domitian ), were probably Christians ; charged with atheism and adoption of Jewish ways, they were banished to an island in the Black Sea and murdered
Having a stalk or stalks
With racial prejudice or discrimination
Covered with scum
To change the direction of ( something ). To cause ( something ) to change direction
In an endless manner, or a manner that seems endless
Filled with lead
To adjust or adapt to a certain frequency, pitch, etc
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "subcommander" in the following sentence: Still other officials say the mayhem may be partly a result of a vicious rivalry between two Qaeda subcommanders in Mali, Mokhtar Belmokhtar and Abdelhamid Abu Zeid, a clash that underscores the kind of autonomous jihad cells that counterterrorism officials have long warned about
Rammed, packed down
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "yurt" in the following sentence: When designing any building ( including a yurt ), one should consider the trade-off between letting in more light and heat in the winter and blocking the intense rays of the sun in the summer. The first few months during which we lived in our yurt saw the sun burning into our south-facing windows in the summer, and we had to install shades to prevent the interior from becoming too hot
A sports arena, usually roofed, and having seating for spectators
An instance of two or more people coming together again after a period of separation
An additional charge or payment levied on something
The breast of a bird or mammal as food
The property of being safe
Information about recent and important events, especially in the press and broadcast media
Extremely curved
Singular
To make ( a sentence or construction ) grammatical
A covering for the hand, usually with fingers, made of leather, cloth, or similar material
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "thick" in the following sentence: My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em back to the shanty, and have a reg'lar clams'party
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "greenie" in the following sentence: When Rose broke into major-league baseball, the use of amphetamines, or `` greenies '' as the players called them, was an aboveboard practice. There were more players who took them than there were who lifted weights. The greenies were frequently dispensed by team physicians
Androstenedione, a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex and some peripheral tissues
To be in a state of great activity or excitement
Something that is carried over from a previous situation
A short, high-pitched sound, such as that made by a squeezed lemon
Deserving blame
A short song, or other musical or vocal passage, placed between the parts of a longer song
A substance which promotes dispersion, especially a synthetic oil used to treat water pollution
The use of myths in literature or art
A small, insignificant town, especially one located in a remote area
A place where fruit or vegetables are packed for transportation or storage
A formal event, often marking a particular occasion
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "modish" in the following sentence: The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, when modish taste was just due to go clean out of fashion for the best part of the next hundred years
Of behavior : nearly inappropriate, risqué, or offensive, but not quite so as to be condemned
Formal politeness or etiquette
Of, relating to, or being the seventh month of the year
Having a hackle
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "luncheon" in the following sentence: Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet
An instance of changing to another train, bus, etc
Merchandise, such as goods or commodities, that is offered for sale
A group or set of people or things that are difficult to deal with
To kill or destroy with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electricity
Understanding between people
The quality or condition of being few
Of or pertaining to Judaism
A place where people meet by prearrangement
A casual, often frivolous, relationship or association
Of or relating to the back end of a computer system
An activity that is a diversion or recreation, especially a physical activity involving competition and fair play
Newly
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "gassy" in the following sentence: I could feel the pressure building but there was just no shielding / There were small explosions ; hope nobody heard them / Followed by aroma ; I tried to hold it in / I tried to hold it in but here we go again // Pass me the Gas-Free 'cause I'm feeling gassy / Pass me the Gas-Free, I'm feeling gassy / Pass me the Gas-Free 'cause I'm feeling gassy / And I hope that you like it, like it, like it
The state of being gay
A final part or section of something, especially the conclusion of a book or other written work
Not riddled
To cause ( someone ) to jump or be alarmed by making or causing a sudden, sharp noise, or by some other startling action or event
A drama with comedic elements
Hard work or effort in a particular area or field of activity
To remove and replace a seat ( as of a piece of furniture )
Using or knowing two languages
Relating to the reign of Frederick II of Prussia, or to the style of architecture prevalent during his reign
A legging fabric remnant
Used to replace actual words in a boring or repetitive conversation
Cutting across existing strata
Firm and shapely, as a well-toned body part
Relatively misaligned
To strike or beat with a hammer or similar object
Cannabis
That pays taxes
To cool or chill ( food ) by placing it in a refrigerator
Combine ( separate businesses or activities ) into a single organization or product
An unknown or obscure situation or state of affairs
The amount of something that is wasted
The quality of being new, different, or unusual
A self-contained part of a module
The foreskin
Built at home
To carry ( something ) along by a continuous movement
Being involved as a accomplice
Telephone
Attention, heed, watchfulness
The act of making a decision
A detailed, moment-by-moment account of an event
Lacking enough food or nutrients, causing the body to waste away
Behaving in a strange, awkward manner
The act of grandstanding
Having a penis
To make wider
Having many facets
A suppression of information, especially by the news media at the request of a government or other authority
Directed or moving toward something that is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "barnet" in the following sentence: Boris [ Johnson ], it seems, is taking it in this spirit, joshing beneath his ever-redeeming barnet that Labour's opposition to military action in Syria is a fey stance that he, as GQ politician of the year, would never be guilty of
A sound that sputters
A prescribed or established way of doing something
Able to be locked
Dark-complexioned, especially of the skin
A barrel-shaped container
An act of going to see a person or a place
The state of being knowledgeable
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bonnet" in the following sentence: Make sure that the power buffer's lamb's-wool bonnet is clean. Change or rinse the bonnet frequently to avoid scratching the finish. Use the bonnet as a mitten to buff in the crevices and other areas that the power buffer can't reach
Of Portugal or its people
A set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another
Stick to firmly or closely or earnestly, as if with glue or suction, etc
A small car, especially one used for short trips
To order by authority
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fandango" in the following sentence: The soldiers were oftener gambling and dancing beneath the walls than keeping watch upon the battlements, and nothing was heard from morning till night but the noisy contests of cards and dice, mingled with the sound of the bolero or fandango, the drowsy notes of the guitar, and the shrill clapping of the castanets
To be absent
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "crinkly" in the following sentence: He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier ; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own
Somewhat blond
The belief that someone or something is good or acceptable
To violate the chastity of
An abbreviation formed by taking the initial letters of each word in a phrase and combining them
A bath
Beside a court, especially a tennis court
Not coercive
An appointment to meet someone at a specific time and place
A device that launches
A small handheld tool with a flat, pointed scoop for moving soil or sand
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "nonviolent" in the following sentence: When Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 – 50 years ago on Saturday – I was an activist in the civil rights movement of Martin Luther King, a man of peace who led the nonviolent protests that brought down segregation in America, and ushered in the civil rights laws of the 1960s
In a bordelaise sauce of onions and red wine
Intoxicated
A dark figure or silhouette produced by something blocking light
A synthetic steroid that is a progesterone receptor modulator
Nothing
A piece of burning or smouldering wood
Extremely important
Loyal, trustworthy, not likely to deceive, betray or mislead
Being within reasonable or average limits
From or similar to Falernum, a variety of wine from ancient Falernia
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "keelhauling" in the following sentence: The British, French and Dutch navies also practiced a grimmer form of choking. Sailors hung the victim from the lowest beam ( the yardarm ) of the main mast on one side of the ship and then, using pulleys, dragged him with ropes beneath the keel to the opposite side
Knowledge of literature
Cause ( a liquid ) to be ejected from something in a thin, fast stream or jet
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "prototype" in the following sentence: Like any variable in a C program it is necessary to prototype or declare a function before its use, if it returns a value other than an int. It informs the compiler that the function would be referenced at a later stage in the program. / For example, / In program 1, the function myFunction is first declared in the header file myFunction.h and defined in the c file myFunction.c
The person who loses a contest or other competition
A single fish
Believing
A projection on a horizontal plane, especially of a building as seen from above
Involving brief simultaneous speech making by all participants
To furnish with hair
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "apogee" in the following sentence: The apogee of Ming China came in the half century following his [ the's ] death. Of this period, the initial two decades were dominated by his son, the Yongle emperor ( 1360–1424 ), who was a much more successful Oriental version of his father
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "enfilade" in the following sentence: In his -winning novel, wrote about people who know their world history as being able to look back through the millennia as an enfilade of rooms : Greece yields to Rome ; Rome to the Byzantine Empire... the Renaissance... the British Empire... America... China
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "vibrio" in the following sentence: `` He dips it into the poison and they are gone. Our Gardener is, in my opinion, about to dip the solar system, and the human bacillus, the little mortal vibrio which twisted and wriggled upon the outer rind of the earth, into an abode with the Heliades
Something shaped like a clamshell
The victorious group of believers in heaven
a video assistant referee
Of or pertaining to the heather family ( Ericaceae ). [ from 14th c
An act of inhaling or drawing in
Of, characteristic of, or befitting a neighbour
An amorous dalliance
An act of masturbation
Covered with water
The most active or intense part of something, especially a battle or storm
A stringed instrument of the guitar family, with a round open-backed soundbox of parchment stretched over a metal hoop
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shunt" in the following sentence: Routine preoperative shunting of tumor patients is no longer common practice because many patients remain shunt free after tumor removal. Dias and Albright reported a series of 58 patients with posterior fossa tumors and hydrocephalus. Twenty-five patients were shunted preoperatively, but only 13 remained shunted postoperatively because of persistent hydrocephalus
The act of palpitating, or the state of being palpitated
Of or pertaining to magnetism
Not having been saved ( in a religious sense ). Specifically, not having accepted a particular religion's soteriology
An act in which something is severed
Permitted by official permission or authority
Attracting attention due to being showy or garish
A large screen, usually located in a public place, that displays video and/or images
To make slack
To make necessary, to compel
A hypothesis or tentative conclusion
A small car
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "well-meant" in the following sentence: When a loved aunt has sweated herself to the bone trying to save her god-child from the clutches of a New York playboy and learns that all her well-meant efforts have gone blue on her, it's only natural for her late brother's son to shirk his duty and hit the road for a three-day drunk
A document that certifies the holder's identity and nationality and serves as a means of international travel
The practice of using social media to raise awareness of a cause, issue, or product, without taking further action
Melamine
Something resembling a breast in shape or location
An individual born with ambiguous sexual characteristics, typically exhibiting incompletely developed genitalia
Most important
A basketball court with a half-sized court
Act of sneaking, or obtaining unauthorized access
By means of an orbit
The act of one who reaps
A singer who croons
Without a house
A scholar who studies the Soviet Union or its politics, economy, or culture
A plant with a single main stem or trunk
The power of a country's navy, especially its ability to project power across the sea
A person who brings about deals, usually large political ones
A small doll
Influence or pull, especially in a political context
The portion of a state that is not the state capital
Spoken with emphasis
Capable of being traced
A picture painted with watercolours
Respectful, respectful, or having reverence
A covered outdoor stage for a band or orchestra
To make a colored image less intense ( said of a video or TV set ). ( Obsolete? ) See Wikipedia
To cause to be inclined to do something through persuasion or argument
Having two chambers
Disposed to take action or effectuate change rather than to passively accept things as they are
Not orbital
In an unreasonable manner
To write ( a letter ) in capital letters
A person or machine that dependably performs hard work over a long period of time
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "wiktionary" in the following sentence: This lower bound is logically determined – a wiktionary with fewer entries could never provide a full IDS list – and not meant to be realistic. We do not know how big a wiktionary has to be in order to provide, say, 75 % of an average user's needed lookups
To look back
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "loser" in the following sentence: Mike didn't work but insisted that Jewell have a job. He would stay home and do whatever — smoke pot, screw around. He was a total loser, and she picked up the slack. That's around the time that Mom met her soon-to-be-next husband. He was a total loser too, but in a different way
That can be scored
The body of Christians
The quality of being fertile
Of, relating to, or being a prebiotic
A flaring cone-shaped object, as on a car or on a loudspeaker
To lose a layer or become delaminated
A place of assembly, especially for troops
To speak French
A person who benefits from a trust or a will
A clever or artistic feat or manoeuvre, especially one done with a bicycle, skateboard, or other vehicle
An opportunity to gain favour or support
The fact of being close to someone or something
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "unicameral" in the following sentence: There have been several misunderstandings with regard to Georgian. The Unicode table speaks of `` capital '' Georgian letters ( for example, ) and of caseless letters ( for example, ). In fact, the modern Georgian script is unicameral. Two issues gave rise to this misunderstanding : ( 1 ) the fact that in the 18th century, under the influence of the Russian language, a new, different letter was introduced into the Georgian alphabet ( this is the letter that is now called `` capital '' Georgian `` ye '' ), and ( 2 ) the fact that, beginning in the 19th century, some Georgian texts were written in a modified form of the Cyrillic alphabet ( in which the seven non-tetragrammatographic letters of the Georgian alphabet were replaced by the 30 letters of the Cyrillic alphabet ). As a result, the Georgian language became `` officially '' bicameral ( in the terminology of the Unicode table ). In fact, the Georgian language has always been unicameral
An apple
A kingdom
To provide a commentary, especially for a broadcast
Crazy, silly, or eccentric
Of or relating to or caused by herpes or herpesvirus
To provide with a fresh stock or supply
An acrylic paint
Having an extreme or irrational fear or aversion to something
A reduction in inhibition, often resulting in more overt behaviour
A fixture or fitting
Unfulfilled
Relating to emo and its associated subculture
To give an account of something that has happened, especially something that is expected to happen or is of interest to the public
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "listeria" in the following sentence: One of the main reasons fridge temperatures are recommend to be set at 5ºC is because of listeria. Listeria is a food poisoning bacterium that is psychrotrophic – in other words it likes cold temperatures. From the growth models, we know that listeria will grow on a contaminated surface in as little as 30 minutes at 5ºC
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "potlatch" in the following sentence: Then he gave out half dollars to all the Huupachas men and women because Kwalats ( Gaillic's oldest boy ) had stumbled against the saw he was going to potlatch. Charly Ross finished potlatching. The Tishaa were glad because they had got presents
A sudden sharp feeling of emotion, especially sorrow or delight
A predilection or penchant for something, especially food
Easily accomplished
Any activity that one enjoys and does regularly
Of or relating to indigenous peoples, collectively those who were the original inhabitants of a given area, or their descendants
Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning
A punishment decided by a court for a criminal act
Fish as a food or foodstuff
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "prototype" in the following sentence: The making of the new prototypes of the metre and the kilogramme, the tracing of the metres, the comparison of the new prototypes with those of the Archives, as well as the construction of the auxillary apparatus necessary to these operations, are entrusted to the care of the French National Metrologist
To set down
A gradual change from one state to another
A person or thing that reflects or shows an image of someone or something else
Experienced in the ways of the street, especially in fighting, crime, and drugs
A pure end member of a series of mixed substances
A style of rock music characterized by a raucous guitar sound and lazy vocal delivery
Capable of being issued
Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected, especially an oddly unconventional or eccentric person
Have supper
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "swagman" in the following sentence: He is, in the street talk, a swagman, one of perhaps hundreds of hustlers in the city who distribute an estimated $ 5-million worth of goods ripped off each year at New York's airports, waterfronts, factories and truck parts. [... ] The swagman usually buys the stolen goods from a fence ( sometimes a pawnshop owner ) and then sells them to a retailer, often posing as a legitimate businessman
A slow, shuffling gait
To give something a thorough cleaning, often with the intention of selling it
Continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel
Of or relating to alms or charity
A state of agitation or excitement
Having widespread currency
Having veins or vein-like markings
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "dovecot" in the following sentence: 1882 : In 1430 King's College, Cambridge, sells the pigeon's dung from its dovecot for 2s. 8d., in 1461 for 3s., in 1537 for 4s. — James Edwin Thorold, A History of the University of Cambridge ( Cambridge University Press ), 1882, page 146
A set of elements, allowing repetition of elements, that is a generalization of a set
Rough, crude, not finished, primitive
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "hair" in the following sentence: Now know ye, that in compliance with the said proviso, we the said John Cant and John Millar do hereby declare that our said invention of a new method of tanning leather is described in the manner following : that our method of preparing hides and skins by liming, hairing and soaking them in a preparation of iron and manganese, and other things, doth not in any manner injure the property of the hides and skins to be tanned by our said method
A person or thing serving as a pledge or security for the performance of an act, the fulfilment of an obligation, etc
To understand ( a language ). ( Assumed to be from the phrase `` do you speak [ language ]? '' used to ask if someone is fluent in a particular language
To an infinite degree
A smartphone with advanced capabilities
Annoyed
To strengthen
The general public
Seductive, enchanting
The repeated application of a recursive definition
To strike, shoot, etc
In disarray or disorganization
To house again or differently
Whole
To destroy or neutralize by directed energy
A meter used to measure the flow of liquid, gas, etc
In a rasping manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shool" in the following sentence: 1988 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster,, ( page 652 ), `` scuffle vb... 2 syn, scuffle, shamble, ||shool, shovel '' ; ( page 669 ) `` shool, shamble, shuffle, slip, slide ''
To have confidence in
A social gathering at which meat, fish, or other food is cooked out-of-doors on a barbecue
A subordinate chief
A state of being agitated, troubled, or excited
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "abysm" in the following sentence: [ T ] he Shakespearean sonnet doesn't lend itself to a sequential narrative, because the rhymed couplet, without its paired feet trembling at that abysm of time, has to settle instead for the sound of sighing resolution, at regular intervals, in a rhyme that's come to seem ( to many, at least ) the very sound of English itself, most fully present in the uninflected, unaccented O
The practice of visiting public toilets as a pick-up spot for casual sex
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "riverine" in the following sentence: It is perhaps instructive to note that tropical riverine batagurids, although more similar to other river-dwelling lineages in reproductive patterns than to other semi-aquatic and terrestrial batagurids, still tend to have lower fecundities and bigger eggs relative to their body sizes than do the other groups ( e.g., riverine emydids, podocnemids, and trachemysids
A method or manner of doing something, especially something difficult or peculiar
Specifically, a woody plant of the division Magnoliophyta, that has a single main stem, and branches which bear leaves, seeds, fruits, and flowers
The state of being unsetled, of instability, of not being settled
Belonging exclusively to a given category or thing, or distinguishing a given category or thing from others
A type of hood-shaped sail set on a ship's foremast or bowsprit
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Ringwraith" in the following sentence: A party of four at one of my stations included a pretty creditable Scarlett O'Hara in her famous green velvet ` curtains'gown, a fairy princess complete with fancy airbrushed wings, a man dressed as either a Ringwraith or the Grim Reaper ( it was hard to tell which ) and a fellow wearing what appeared to be a full-length fur coat made of roadkill
In a mistaken manner
To take in and understand
Former, previous
To an extreme degree
Of or pertaining to the countries of Spain and Portugal, or to their former colonies in Central and South America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines
The act of escaping
The condition of being disfluent
To spread out over a distance ( of space, time, etc
Having a flat bottom
A person who shirks work or responsibility
An umbrella, especially when used by a child
A person, typically a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth
Place ( a hunted animal ) in a tree to allow it to tire before being shot
From personal experience or observation or information rather than from what is secondary or by way of inference or deduction
A native or resident of the state of Arizona in the United States of America
An act of ridicule or mockery
A thing deposited or pledged as a guarantee of the fulfilment of an undertaking or the repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in case of default
A bad opinion
To prohibit, disallow, or forbid
A tent
A small round cake or sponge with a sweet flavour, especially one soaked in rum-flavoured syrup
Someone who maintains the condition of sports fields, such as a groundsman
A pyramid of beer cases used as a decoration
Put an end to ( a spell ) by reciting an incantation or performing a ritual
To mark with a painted pattern
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "limnologist" in the following sentence: Devils Lake is where I began my career as a limnologist in 1964, studying the lake's neotenic salamanders and chironomids, or midge flies. [... ] The Devils Lake Basin is an endorheic, or closed, basin covering about 9,800 square kilometers in northeastern North Dakota
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "motorist" in the following sentence: Moreover, the motorist, even if the speed at which he travelled enabled him to appreciate what he saw, does not see the country at all. What he does see is a tarred road, a couple of blackened or dust-covered hedges, and a stream of other traffic, to one or two of which he may have to make an abrupt and unexpected stop
In a preventive manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "harshly" in the following sentence: The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. [... ] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers'barrows the evening only seemed beginning ; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls'faces saddened one
A confused, chaotic situation, especially a fight or argument involving several people or groups
A part of a larger whole that can be specified separately in a list or record or account
The middle of something
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "comma" in the following sentence: Commas ( Polygonia comma ) and Question Marks ( Polygonia interrogationis ) occur from the Gulf Coast to Canada and west to the Rockies. [... ] Question Marks and Commas are handsome butterflies with burnt orange and black markings. [... ] On the underside of each hind wing of the comma is a row of light orange spots
A disposition to avoid work or exertion
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "moonshine" in the following sentence: `` [... ] But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be? Suppose you had decided to follow Snowball, with his moonshine of windmills—Snowball, who, as we now know, was no better than a criminal? '' argued Jones
A participant in a crusade
To extricate from a tangled or twisted condition
As recognised by authority
The act by which something bursts
Relaxation time
To masturbate
A representation of a person ( especially in the form of sculpture )
Conducting or conducted outwards or away from something ( for nerves, the central nervous system
A place to pull over, especially a shoulder on a highway
To design
Of, relating to, or having the power of life
The act of remedying a wrong or injustice
To borrow, with the implication of a short-term, high-interest loan
An inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit
In a unique way or manner
Feeling shame
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shunt" in the following sentence: The sensibility of a galvanometer may be varied in a very simple manner by the use of what is termed a shunt. A shunt is a resistance coil, or coil of fine wire used to divert some definite portion of a current, taking it past a galvanometer which is thereby made to register a proportionate part of the whole current
Not having beards or awns
To beat
Calmness
To make sexual, to have a sexual character
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Homeric" in the following sentence: In some respects Homeric society is clearly an artificial literary creation. It is a natural tendency of all heroic epic to exaggerate the social status and behaviour of everyone involved, so that characters appear generally to belong to the highest social class and to possess great wealth and extraordinary abilities, physical and mental
Slang
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "sideliner" in the following sentence: It's a bold statement ( not to mention a cliché ), but Mr. Cardiello, who created this high-energy workout to bring football to sideliners, isn't afraid to be bold : he is a private trainer for N.F.L. players and former players, and his clientele includes the New York Jets, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the St
Characteristic of a slave, servant or inferior
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "dacha" in the following sentence: The villages and holiday dacha settlements that hug the river reflect the divisions that have emerged here : Scattered amid the rundown houses of poor farmers and the modest weekend cottages of factory and office workers are the luxury getaways of those few who have made it big in the new Russia
To evade
Characteristic of a don ( a university teacher in a southern English university ), especially in an affected or pompous way
Cold and uncomfortable due to drafts
A small forest, wood, or coppice, usually of bushes and small trees
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "salvific" in the following sentence: Less well recognized, however, is the central role played in much of early medieval Pure Land Buddhism by deathbed practices and accompanying beliefs about the radical salvific power of one's last nenbutsu, whether understood as the contemplation of the Buddha Amitābha or the recitation of the name of that Buddha
Having the form of a turbine
To give an overview of the contents of a book, article or other text
A contemptible or worthless person
A fixed or habitual way of thinking, mental attitude, disposition
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "gault" in the following sentence: As he spoke, they turned off the main line of the rolling clays toward the foot of the chalk hills, and began to brush through short cuttings of blue gault and `` green sand, '' so called by geologists, because its usual colours are bright brown, greenish gray, and green
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "turm" in the following sentence: Thence to the gates cast round thine eye, and see / What conflux issuing forth, or entring in : / Pretors, Proconsuls to thir Provinces / Hasting or on return, in robes of State ; / Lictors and rods, that have power to awe / The proud tumr of the neck, and can cracke the shin / Of knaves that thwart and cross the great ones will
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "foretopman" in the following sentence: WHEN Jimmy Fallon showed up on NBC's `` Late Night '' last week without a sidekick, it looked like yet another sign that the Ed McMahon era is over ; so many talk show hosts work solo that the second-banana position seems almost as obsolete as the foretopman in the Three Stooges
A noisy disturbance or tumult
Acting against or opposed to the establishment
The ability of a market to absorb large trades without affecting the price
Excrement
To help, aid, encourage, or assist in an evil or illegal manner
To apply hasty or careless notice to
Significant
Acting against harassment
Set apart ( often for a specific purpose )
The study of the human past through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains
A smooth-bore gun for firing small shot at short range
To take or grasp quickly and suddenly, often in a casual or unceremonious manner
Trickery
Not made better or more efficient or more effective
To replace the seats of
Work that is done or to be done by students in a school
A revolver with a cylinder that holds six bullets
A job or field of work concerned with protecting people or property
A person, thing or situation that causes disappointment
An infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules ( tubercles ) in the tissues, especially the lungs
A fluid-filled cavity, sac, or tube in an animal body, lined with sensory cells that respond to movement, position, and pressure
A competition for a prize or award
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bonnet" in the following sentence: A shock-head of red hair, which the hat and periwig of the Lowland costume had in a great measure concealed, was seen beneath the Highland bonnet, and verified the epithet of Roy, or Red, by which he was much better known in the Low Country, than by that of Bruce, or the Bruce, which was sometimes bestowed upon him, in allusion to his red hair, and the red tartan, which he wore
Making jokes
Capable of being deformed
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "potlatch" in the following sentence: If all went according to plan, the bands could harvest tons of meat, fat and animal skins in a single afternoon of collective effort, and either consume these riches in a giant potlatch, or dry, smoke or ( in Arctic areas ) freeze them for later usage
An act of running over or beyond an area or limit
Used of a voice or sound
A quantity that fills a tub
To give help or aid
Any food made from the soybean, such as soy sauce or tofu
Something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold onto things
Furnished with tackles
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Laodicean" in the following sentence: The baths were mostly tiled showers, with an endless variety of spouting mechanisms, but with one definitely non-Laodicean characteristic in common, a propensity, while in use, to turn instantly beastly hot or blindingly cold upon you, depending on whether your neighbor turned on his cold or his hot to deprive you of a necessary complement in the shower you had so carefully blended
Influence
Having a long shelf life
Of or pertaining to the hyoid bone and the mandible ( lower jawbone ). In mammals, this joint is located in the midline of the neck, and the two bones meet at an immovable joint
The process by which something telescopes
Producing in abundance
Subject to change
A doctor in training who is attached to a hospital or medical ward
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "quantitate" in the following sentence: Lastly, a `` toeprint '' of 30S subunits bound to T4 gene 32 mRNA has been observed with MMLV reverse transcriptase ; while the experiment has not been quantitated, appearance of a signal at a subunit concentration of 0.02 mg/ml suggests that a small fraction of 30S subunits may be involved
The complex system of parts and processes which allow a system to function
Dominated or plagued by crime and violence
A critical evaluation
To cover with zinc by a process involving heating and electrolysis
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fief" in the following sentence: Fief : m [ asculine ] A Fief. A ( Knights ) fee, a Mannor, or inheritance held by homage, and fealty ; and given at the first, in trust, and upon promise of assistance, or service in the wars : Also a fee simple, or fee tail general
A follower of the Dutch philosopher and theologian Erasmus
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "unclaimed" in the following sentence: The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common
A connection
In a mistaken manner
To sum
Not penetrable, not able to be penetrated, impervious
Any secondary, incidental, or unexpected result or by-effect of a process or activity
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shunt" in the following sentence: These improvements consist, firstly, in a novel construction of apparatus to be attached to or applied upon railways, at those parts termed switches, shunts, or moveable rails, which are commonly used for transferring engines, carriages, or trains, from one line of rails to another
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "cladistics" in the following sentence: The construction of branching patterns to map evolutionary change is called cladistics, and the devising of higher classifications ( genus and up ) to conform with the results of cladistics is called phylogenetic systematics.Cladistics does allow us to judge which species are most likely to be related to each other, and to construct a hypothesis of evolutionary change among them
Free
A large room in a hotel or school used for conferences, banquets, etc
To undo the effect of modulation, to convert a modulated signal back into an unmodulated one
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shallop" in the following sentence: The first event in the Indian wars of New England, as related to its settlement by our forefathers, occurred on the 8th of December, 1620, while a company of the Pilgrims were coasting along the shores towards Plymouth Bay, in their shallops
A wrapping paper, usually with a printed design, intended for use with a gift
Hard work or toil
To erase, obliterate, or destroy
To have a bowel movement
A person who endures teasing, ridicule, or practical jokes good-naturedly
A bet placed on every outcome of a sporting event, the winnings and losses of which are divided among the sweep ticket holders
A copy of a website or other data stored on a different server from the original, typically made for purposes of backup and redundancy
Relating to, or expressing, devotion or reverence
Imposing compulsion
The state of being a candidate for an election or appointment
A dome forming the roof of a building or structure, in particular a very shallow dome forming the top of a caisson
A fine cotton cloth woven in a twill that becomes a stripe when dyed different colours, usually blue and white
A strip, zone, or range, the boundaries of which are marked by some common feature
Having a mottled appearance
A substance that promotes the growth of beneficial microorganisms
According to tradition
Of the greatest possible degree
Cheerful and lively
A complaint or objection
A hard fibrous substance found in the hoofs and horns of ruminants and used to make implements such as knife handles and umbrella handles
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "frailty" in the following sentence: For all their frailty at the back, Arsenal possessed genuine menace in attack and they carved through Chelsea with ease to restore parity nine minutes before half-time. Aaron Ramsey's pass was perfection and Gervinho took the unselfish option to set up Van Persie for a finish that should have been dealt with more convincingly by Cech
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "viaduct" in the following sentence: [... ] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit
Capable of bending, or being bent
Resembling a crack
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "pertinacious" in the following sentence: For, whether they were attracted by the lantern, or by the unaccustomed smell of a white man for which they had been waiting for the last thousand years or so, I know not ; but certainly we were presently attacked by tens of thousands of the most blood-thirsty and pertinacious of the enemy, and had to fight for our lives
A Moor, especially one who remained in Spain after the Reconquista
Not consolidated
To no purpose or avail
A moulded or cast article, especially one made of metal
An event at which people disguise themselves
Being a member of a population subgroup that is at increased risk of developing a disease or condition
Angry, especially after a confrontation
To make look bad by comparison
Of or pertaining to ( born 1895 ), American baseball player
To make equal
To give emphasis to ( something ). To make ( something ) more forceful or prominent
The study of antiquities
Operating in a way opposite to the effect of gravity
The cheap seating section, usually upper deck, in an auditorium or stadium
Very small
To be of use or benefit to
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "frilly" in the following sentence: In scented, frilly boutiques that she seemed to find by instinct, they exchanged her battered wardrobe for fur capes and Anna Karenina riding boots that slithered on the frosty cobble, and Pym's dismal school habit for a leather jacket and trousers like those worn by the young dandies she saw in the streets
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "vivid" in the following sentence: The half-dozen pieces were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise
Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events
To take or grasp quickly, often in an uncontrolled manner
To handle or manipulate an idea, person, or situation in a tentative or uncommitted way
To become black or grey as a result of exposure to air or moisture
To mingle, mix, or blend, as colors
Pass time in a bored or listless manner
Complaining
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "comforter" in the following sentence: `` Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable rings and bracelets, had disappeared
Loyal, as to a spouse, lover, friend, or companion
A hedge
A point or set of points at which two or more things intersect, or are expected to intersect
To manipulate or play with something, especially in a nonserious way
A large check pattern with notched corners suggestive of a canine tooth, typically used in cloth for jackets and coats
To obliterate or efface, as if by painting
To express or convey ( something ) through actions, behavior, or tone
An inflamed swelling caused by an abscess or the result of a blow
Luminous and of short duration
An external or hardened layer, especially one that protects something delicate or vulnerable
To unearth
A watch manufactured by the Swiss company Rolex SA
Free from pain or discomfort or anxiety or worry
To remove folds from, to spread out
To set, to place
A small amount or degree
To generate an error message
Fraudulent
Of a person : lazy, slothful
To work as a dramaturg
More than enough
A person's approval or sanction
Bad-tempered, irritable
An individual's perception of their own character, personality, abilities, etc
A fatty substance extracted from beef tallow, used to make a substitute for butter
In which the spouses are related, usually closely
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "alt-right" in the following sentence: So a right without a Buckley will probably be smaller, and uglier to boot. I would expect this alt-right to be a lot more vigorously opposed to the civil rights movement than OTL's. It will also be much less relevant, and probably not snag a certain Californian governorship in the process
A Japanese term of approval, equivalent to a round of applause
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "overwhelmingly" in the following sentence: The Conan O'Brien-penned half-hour has the capacity to rip our collective hearts out the way the cute, funny bad girl next door does to Bart when she reveals that her new boyfriend is Jimbo Jones, but the show keeps shying away from genuine emotion in favor of overwhelmingly cheesy jokes and references ( `` I'm not a businessman, I'm an entertainer... I'm the Harrison Ford of Duff beer! '' ). Even the normally unassailable Krusty the Clown is allowed to get in on the act, riffing on how his life has become a disappointment ( `` I'm like the Dopey Dwarf! '' ) and culminating in a bit where he and Conan O'Brien discuss how they 'll always be linked as the two biggest losers in the history of the Late Show
Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or interest
A condition in which an individual of one sex has organs normally associated with the other sex
Horror-stricken
The jargon of a particular group or field
Find a numerical value or approximation for ( an integral or expression ). often used with a view to checking a calculation or obtaining an approximate value
To exceed
A child attending school
Undisputed
To make stronger or more strong
Representing a particular person
Gastritis
A person who shines shoes as a profession
A basket or other container, especially one used to hold fish
A traditional and widely accepted but not legally binding rule or practice
To make a report about something
In a subconscious manner
Astonishing
A race over a series of hurdles
To refuse to accept
Banters
Diligent and thorough, especially when searching for something
Of or pertaining to the inside of a country, or to civil war
Willingly obedient out of natural affection or inclination
Not incorporated
An instance of one thing spilling over or spreading to another
The property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
The cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
Having the consistency of a bead
In operation or in use
To become smaller
The action of resynchronizing something
A device that causes a telephone to ring back to a caller after the called party has hung up
To take in with the mouth, as for food
A woman who provides emotional and physical support to a pregnant woman or new mother
Of a point scored by the opposing team in the final inning of play
By extension, any intangible benefit or perquisite that is associated with a particular movement, trend, or fashion
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bevvy" in the following sentence: Well, she schlumphed her Vera down the screech at a rate of knots, zhooshed up the riah, checked the slap in the mirror behind the bar, straightened up one ogle fake riah that had come adrift, and bold as a lion ( or at least as bold as a very tipsy Sheila ), she bold as a lion, she flounced down the bevvies, and made for the door
One who compromises
A type of horse-drawn hansom cab
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "patronize" in the following sentence: This leads us to consider how a good, and understanding Person ought to behave himself, when the Case happens, that some things are prescribed in a Church which he himself thinks lawful, but others pretend they do not ; [... ] whether it is his Duty to inveigh against such a Part of the World, because it is erroneous, or to patronise it as a true and Orthodox Part of Christianity? If he thinks it a duty to patronise it, [... ] he ought at least to be careful, that he do not countenance it as a Part of Christianity, further than he really thinks it to be so
Practical
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "meretricious" in the following sentence: He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier ; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own
A person who directs a film, play, etc
Not dented
To conceal something in one's luggage or person
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "theosophic" in the following sentence: Thus, while the mystic of the theopathetic species is content to contemplate, to feel, or to act, suffering under Deity in his sublime passivity, the mysticism I term theosophic aspires to know and believes itself in possession of a certain knowledge, which it seeks to propagate, not passively, but actively
To excite, especially sexually
To become zero
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stanza" in the following sentence: Actually NBC and other webs have used similar devices in the past, particularly during the war, when net used plattered segments for its news and documentary stanzas. As far as can be determined, however, this is the first post-war instance in which the net has allowed a half-hour `` entertainment '' program to go on at the hour of a regularly scheduled `` public service '' program, without either preemption or postpement
To set to zero
The mean of three quantities, especially the mean of the three terms of a proportion
One who adheres to minimalism
All around
Of or pertaining to clerics or the clergy
To chat idly
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "catnip" in the following sentence: Since Rupert Murdoch famously bet the farm on Premier League football to rescue Sky TV in 1991, it has been the catnip that has underpinned subscriber loyalty and, even in a far more complicated media landscape, is seen as so vital as to be worth almost any amount of money
The first principles of any subject
The clotting of blood within a vessel or organ
A curved extremity, such as that of a crescent
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "visit" in the following sentence: Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets
Of or relating to the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
A state of extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
To admit to a place or group
Small in quantity, amount, or supply
To have an end, to come to an end
Excessive protection or care
A play in which a receiver runs straight downfield and then doubles back sharply towards the line of scrimmage
A showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless
An instance of starting or jumping
The process of identifying and removing the cause of a fault or problem in something, especially a complex system such as a mechanical or electrical device, a computer program, etc
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "libertinage" in the following sentence: Destroy, with entire unpity, raze to the ground, those detestable houses where you billet the progeny of the libertinage of the poor, appalling cloacas, wherefrom there every day spews forth into society a swarm of new-made creatures, whose wretchedness, deformity, and vices shock the most hardened beholder
To put an end to
An impression left by a foot
Causing suffocation or difficulty breathing
A player who plays in the outfield, which is the region of the field furthest from the infield
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bonnet" in the following sentence: `` Now, '' said he, `` put such a bonnet as that in the show window. '' He did not fill his show-window up town with a lot of hats and bonnets to drive people away, and then sit on the back stairs and bawl because people would not buy his hats
Painted
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "teatime" in the following sentence: In the end, it was the Sunday afternoons he couldn't cope with, and that terrible listlessness which starts to set in at about 2:55, when you know that you've had all the baths you can usefully have that day, that however hard you try you can't get into that extra gear which will take you through the teatime and the afternoon with a will, that bitter, acrimonious, dark afternoon when all the things you've been putting off do their seductive whispering in your ear and the green-eyed monster of procrastination starts to whisper, `` Why not now? Why not today? '' and you know you're beaten
Prevent ( a person or animal ) from making a sound, especially by covering the mouth or nose with a cloth or other object
To make worse
To obtain a divorce
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "senescence" in the following sentence: Organized shuffleboard has always filled me with dread. Everything about it suggests infirm senescence and death : it's like it's a game played on the skin of a void and the rasp of the sliding puck is the sound of that skin getting abraded down to the quick
An oath used to express surprise or dismay
Of a sphere or sphere-like object, having two hemispheres
Anal sex
Young earth creationism, which asserts that the earth is only 6,000 years old
A landing place
In a wrongful manner
A procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles
Relating to syncretism
A tedious and difficult task or undertaking
To move about restlessly or stealthily, especially in search of prey or a victim
An Irish fairy, usually represented as very small and mischievous
Money
A superficial appearance of age, character, or quality
A device used to produce a burst of air or other noise, especially as a signal or warning
Strike or beat repeatedly and forcefully with or as if with a hammer or other heavy object, especially so as to produce a loud noise or vibration
A member of a team, especially a hockey team, who plays on defence
Intended for consumption by one person
The act of entrancing, or the state of being entranced
A person who does something for fun or laughter, especially if the result is annoying or damaging
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "colonial" in the following sentence: From the ground, Colombo's port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away
Of a high standard
To rob
The act of linking, or the state of being linked
In terms of, or from the perspective of, cinema
Admitted to an institution, such as a hospital or asylum, for treatment or care
Malicious, spiteful, catty
Capable of assuming different values or forms
To foreshadow
An interpretation of a situation or piece of data
Devoted, dedicated
To be consumed by fire or some other agent
The male members of a family, group, or community
A member of a sports team on tour or playing away from home
A computer program designed to perform one or a few specific functions
A plant of the genus Camelina
A male friend officially attending a groom during a wedding ceremony
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "draft" in the following sentence: The Complaint about the Beef lately furnished for the use of the Troops & c at Parramatta, is not without foundation ; when I commenced supplying the several Stations with animal food in January last, — a Draft of very fat Oxen was brought from Wellington for that purpose, — and I was then of opinion that the whole might be very well spared, as I had got a tolerably good stock of Cattle of my own on the Establishment, and could breed more in the course of the year, than any could be imported from England in the same time
Pettyness, meanness
Slippery
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "manacle" in the following sentence: [ T ] he ships departed with equipment to keep the captives in check. Indeed it is that equipment – notably the chains and manacles – which to this day symbolizes the slave ships themselves. The repressive machinery of the slave ship – cannons, swivel guns, chains, manacles, and the like – was designed to keep the captives in a state of terror
Defeat soundly and utterly in a competition or fight
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "privateer" in the following sentence: The principle of collective bargaining has been a basic point of dispute ; it infringes, as Perlman pointed out, the privileges associated with private ownership and management of property. These so-called charters were simply a license given to shady elements to privateer against the strong and growing union movement
Hatred
To consacrate
That creeps
Not having been saved ( written ) to disk or other storage medium
The act of producing a tweet
Any of several plants of the genus, having cup-shaped yellow flowers
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "webzine" in the following sentence: Dickinson, 42, takes the magazine's helm after working 14 years for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He edited a bimonthly webzine, Fish and Wildlife Today, wrote frequently for the department's magazine, and managed communications for the agency's nongame wildlife research program
To take advantage ( of ). To make use ( of an opportunity, etc ). To profit ( from ). ( Now chiefly in past-tense forms
A skit or piece of business, especially a difficult one
Male relatives
The disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of god ( s )
A fashionable person
To balance
A person who wanders without any certain aim or purpose
Neat, clean, or well-ordered
Relating to the forehead and nose
Happening as a necessary and inevitable result of something else
The act of making use
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "circumscribe" in the following sentence: It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [ the ] basket [ of a balloon ] : [... ] ; perhaps to moralise on the oneness or fragility of the planet, or to see humanity for the small and circumscribed thing that it is
Out of season
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "gassy" in the following sentence: USAmericans just couldn't bring themselves to order `` gassy '' drinks. But once the buzz changed from `` gassy '' to `` sparkling, '' the biz hit the jackpot. Now even Coke wants to be known for not for selling `` carbonated beverages, '' but `` sparkling beverages
A flat, round bread of South Asia, made of unleavened whole-wheat flour, and typically cooked on a griddle
A living
The division of a line segment into three equal parts
A person or persons with whom one has a connection, or to whom one is connected
A residential building for students
Hungry
To become gradually less
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shunt" in the following sentence: Portosystemic shunts can be congenital or acquired with congenital PSS commonly comprising a single communicating vessel between the portal venous circulation and the systemic circulation via the caudal vena cava or azygos vein. Of congenital shunts, 75 % are located in the liver and 25 % in the spleen
A kind of sweet red breadfruit
The state of being an elder
To refuse to allow
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "infection" in the following sentence: An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimicreal kidneys. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time
The lack of light in a place
Relating to or denoting lighting by means of a fluorescent tube or lamp
The process of transmitting a message, broadcast etc
The exercise of a horse on a racetrack
To walk at a quickstep
Something which extends or lengthens
Make a loud masticating or grinding sound, as of something hard or brittle being bitten or crushed
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "univocal" in the following sentence: The univocal is by no means the preserve of the nineteenth century. Georges Perec's 1972 novella Les revenentes complemented his earlier lipogrammatic work by being a univocalic piece in which the letter e is the only vowel used. In English, one can easily create univocalic words by removing vowels from the beginning or end of a word, but it is much more difficult to create a univocalic piece of text of any length
Broken
A person who is not favored to win a competition
The process of steaming something ( as meat or vegetables ) by exposing it to steam in a closed container for a specified period of time
Used up, consumed, exhausted
In an austere manner
A technology that uses the visible light spectrum to transmit data between devices
In a transverse manner
Transcending established national boundaries or spheres of interest
Cocaine, or the powdered form of methamphetamine
The fact or state of being older or having a higher rank or status than another or others
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "neurasthenic" in the following sentence: Middle-class parents'self-medication has long been recreationalized, even romanticized in America ( so long as they were white ) ; think of sitcom dads pouring a drink and sinking into the BarcaLounger after a long day with Bob in accounting, or the endless neurasthenic whining of the male half of the Baby Boomer generation
To excite sexually
To carry on
Without planning, order, or control
At or toward the front or the direction of motion
To admit formally to a place, office, or profession
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "duologue" in the following sentence: This duologue had, of course, left Wilbert Cream a bit out of it, just painted on the backdrop as you might say, and for some moments, knitting his brow, plucking at his moustache, shuffling the feet and allowing the limbs to twitch with suppressed laughter, he was the man of the hour, the centre of conversation, the cynic, the waggish satirist
A toilet
A particular instance of bestial behaviour
To overheat
Resulting in benefit
A single act of sweeping something, like a floor or step
A small round hole in leather, often one of a number through which a lace or drawstring passes
To become a partner ( any sense ) of
The point where a river enters the sea
A black person
To scold or rebuke
An area assigned to a sales representative, especially with regard to the number of customers to be visited and the products to be sold
The act of animating or enlivening
An act of prowling
To remove frost or ice from
To detect or sense
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "proportional" in the following sentence: For example, according to the gas laws, pressure is directly proportional to temperature : the quotient derived from pressure ( numerator ) and temperature ( denominator ) will be constant ; however, pressure is inversely proportional to volume, meaning that the product between volume and pressure will be constant
In an aimless manner
In a distressing manner
The state or quality of being porous
Not jacketed
A square of cloth worn by women over the head and shoulders
A gold-backed currency unit proposed by John Maynard Keynes as an alternative to the dollar as a possible global currency
The hand ( with arm ) of a player considered in terms of its suitability for playing a particular position on a baseball team
That point in time or space
Able to be salvaged
A fool, a boob
To cause to flash
That which is uncertain
Occurring once, happening once, former
( of an eye ) shut and open rapidly, typically as a reflex response to strong light or an object coming close to it
An Armco barrier
Inadequate or meagre
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "discomfiture" in the following sentence: Some of us are concerned because as yet the South shows no penitence. But what exactly do we mean by this? Since down to the close of the war she never confessed any for braving it, the only penitence now left her is that which her discomfiture imposes
A petty objection or criticism
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "promulgate" in the following sentence: The Statute of Uses was delayed until 1536 and the Statute of Wills until 1540, but both statutes were promulgated in 1532, and formed part of a policy which we may compare, not favourably, with the of Edward I
The digit 0
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "ovipositor" in the following sentence: I'm fascinated by a splendid European wasp - Rhyssa persuasoria ( sabre wasp ). It has a remarkable ovipositor. That's the multi-function `` hypodermic needle '' at the end of the abdomen, and, in this case, it's long enough to reach from the wasp's body to the tip of the ovipositor, a distance of about 10 millimeters
A formal expression of severe disapproval
A villain or criminal
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "patronize" in the following sentence: Closed Dance Halls or Taxi-Dances : These are the famous `` taxi '' dances as they are called in some cities, supposedly dancing schools where men patrons alone are admitted, paying ten cents a dance, a part of which goes to the girl employed by the management. [... ] In some cities, these `` taxis '' are openly advertised, and men freely patronize them, while in others, they are conducted in such a way that the management is denominated a `` dance hall, '' and a sign in the front of the building is all that is needed to attract custom
To intend
Relating to a particular academic subject or field of study
Extremely short
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "coarseness" in the following sentence: All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion [... ] such talk had been distressingly out of place
( of a subject, situation, or argument ) requiring careful handling
Pendant
The action or process of selling off subsidiary business interests or investments
To make a formal complaint about someone or something
A prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper-class clients
The act by which something is broken
A string of words that expresses a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consists of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses
The space between the back of a seat in a vehicle or aircraft and the front of the seat behind it
One who conducts polls or surveys of public opinion
An intention or a series of intentions, especially a long-term one
A slab of stone set up at the head of a grave, typically inscribed with the name of the dead person
To torment ( someone ) with the same sort of treatment that one would give to a cat to a mouse
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "prototype" in the following sentence: The BBC wanted a computer to go with their television series and started to look for candidate systems. Several companies competed for the contract, and the Proton project was an ideal candidate. The only problem was the Proton didn't actually exist. It was only in the design stage ; in other words, it was a prototype
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "songster" in the following sentence: The woodcock, the snipe, and other nocturnal birds were all gone to rest ; but the merry songsters of the wood now filled the air with their jubilee ; the nutcracker began his monotonous clattering, the chaffinches and the wrens sang high in the sky, the blackcock bellowed in the bog, and the curlews sang and whistled around the moor
The erasure of differences and distinctions to the point that they are no longer discernible
A faded image of something, such as a shadow or a stain
A piece of luggage that can be taken on a passenger aircraft as part of the passenger's hand luggage
To compose a literary work
Capable of bending or being bent
To affect with any strong emotion
To put out
Comedy programmes or films as a genre or style of entertainment
A type of candy, usually a taffy, that is sour and sweet at the same time
The quality of being easily understood or explained
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "boong" in the following sentence: During the War the soldiers generally referred to Papua New Guineans as `` Boongs, '' a name also given to black Americans. It is not a nice word, but is fair to say that the Aussies held the boongs in quite some affection during the War. After all, without the boongs the Aussies would have had a pretty rough time of it, and the boongs were quite happy to serve the Aussies once they realised that there was some fair treatment and a decent wage on offer
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Greek" in the following sentence: Orion hit a rabbit once ; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior ; and a rake-handle served as a shaft
Someone or something that fascinates
The process of converting a phrase into an acronym or initialism
To obtain or achieve something by seizing an opportunity, especially when the opportunity is brief or unexpected
You are a lexicographer familiar with providing concise definitions of word meanings
A genre of Jamaican music, related to ska and reggae, characterized by a strong emphasis on the drum and bass
Unconventional in appearance or behaviour
Something that ensures admission or success
That has been parked
To restore harmony, balance, or agreement to
Assigning to the wrong person or thing
Expected to happen at some point in the future
A stroke that curves the ball away from the leg side ( the side towards the bowler ) when hit by a batsman trying to play a ball pitched on the leg stump with a horizontal or slightly upward swing of the bat
Able to be persuaded
Unattractive, drab and dreary
Constituting number six in a sequence
To be enough or sufficient for
To express in words, state verbally
Of or relating to the indigenous people of New Zealand
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "politician" in the following sentence: It is not just politicians who find aspects of the explosion in satire unwelcome. Thanks to the internet, professional purveyors of the stuff face a lot more competition. For once, the joke is at their expense. A niche craft practised by a talented few has turned into a mass industry in which anyone can participate, and in which `` late '' is a dirty word
To say something quickly and suddenly
Something soft or soggy
a person of very high intelligence, ability, or influence ( often as a term of address ). See also sunshine in the urban dictionary
To put into a skillet
A witty or ingenious remark
Threatening, warning
One who sneaks
A spin by an aircraft, rotorcraft or rocket, in which the vehicle's pitch and roll attitudes are reversed, and the spin is maintained by a feedback control system
To send on an errand
Something recommended to be done
A device designed to prevent accidental start-up of a machine
A dish of food cooked in a skillet
A border of hair, usually along the eyebrows
Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it is located
By a factor of one thousand
The property of being late, of tardiness
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "visitor" in the following sentence: There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, [... ], and all these articles [... ] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished
Money in the form of bills or coins given in return for something paid for with a larger bill or a check or a credit card, etc
To generate code for a particular processor or architecture
To preside over, as a deliberative assembly
Such that if a and b are related, then b and a are also related
Indigenous
Towards the center of the court
Cover or clean something with steam or moisture exhaled from the mouth or nose
A stipend or scholarship for a student
Trained to perform tricks
Powerfully persuasive or convincing
A pair of words that have the same sound but differ in meaning
An industry-wide reduction in the number of participants, usually brought about by consolidation and failure
Any of a number of other minute, non-root hairs that may be present on a plant
To tease, to kid
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "lazurite" in the following sentence: Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are [... ]. ( Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon
Apply ( a substance such as plaster or mortar ) with a trowel
Disturbed, uncomfortable, not at ease
To clothe with hose
Relating to or covered with or consisting of pimples or pustules or nodules
Of or relating to tradition, as opposed to innovation
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "expensive" in the following sentence: [... ] a new study of how Starbucks has largely avoided paying tax in Britain [... ] shows that current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate [... ] `` stateless income '' : [... ]. [... ] the firm has in effect turned the process of making an expensive cup of coffee into intellectual property
Very small, insufficient
To grant a license to do something
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "maternal" in the following sentence: A little girl of this city, who is acknowledged by all to be pretty smart, was holding a very animated conversation with one of about her own years, a few days since. [... ] After naming over various meritorious acts of which their maternals were capable, the little observer said, `` but they are so disagreeable! '' `` Exactly so! '' replied her companion
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Jesuism" in the following sentence: The Jesuism which makes Jesus an object of religious faith is pseudo-Christian. That Jesuism which makes Jesus very God, has some claims to be considered religion. But that which makes him, as Dr. Clarke's does, a mere `` perfect specimen of the highest type of the human race, '' is not Jesuism, but a species of Unitarianism, and of that sort of Unitarianism which is most opposed to the Christianity of the New Testament
To harass
A large corporation that operates in many different sectors or industries
Under the gun, i.e
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bristling" in the following sentence: Tottenham had hoped to make a statement of real intent against the title pace-setters and while manager Harry Redknapp did not secure the victory he craved, he at least saw his side match United every stride of the way in a game that fizzled out after a bristling first 45 minutes
Fake, fraudulent, or phony
The action or manner of intoning, or the state of being intoned
A plentiful supply of something
Little
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "remembrance" in the following sentence: The letter, perhaps, began in bitterness, but it did not end so. The adieu is charity itself. But think no more of the letter. The feelings of the person who wrote, and the person who received it, are now so widely different from what they were, that the remembrance of the transaction would be painful to both, were it not for the satisfaction of having been the means of bringing about such a change
To help, aid, support or facilitate ( something ). To give a helping hand to
Success
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "sometimes" in the following sentence: We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day
Sing with closed lips, making a buzzing sound
Make ( something ) fireproof
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "semantical" in the following sentence: Others have found it too difficult to give up on semantical theory of mind and have in consequence tried to construct internalistic semantics for mental representations ( Fodor 1987 ; Jacob 1997 ) ( the term `` narrow content '' was coined for referring to exactly this kind of semantical construal of mental representations ). But it is not easy to see how a theory of narrow content is to be distinguished from a theory of wide content ( cf
A member of an early Slavic people who lived in the area of modern Germany and Austria
A stringed instrument of the guitar family, with a round open-backed soundbox of parchment stretched over a metal hoop
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "osteria" in the following sentence: And though the standard fare at the mountain osterias known as rifugios largely remains slabs of speck and strong local cheese, there are exceptions — most notably Col Alt, a rifugio above Corvara accessible only by ski lift, where meat dishes take the spotlight
The process of an ovum and a sperm fertilizing each other
To pass over ( a region ), as with a telescope, microscope, or other instrument, in order to examine its contents
Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it
The onset of a physical or mental state, or of a process
The act or process of styling hair
To eject or emit suddenly, violently, or with great force
A satellite telephone
A striking or amusing remark or story
A large group of people
To treat as psychologically abnormal
To consider that someone or something is worthy of one's esteem, regard, or trust, or to behave as if one has such consideration
Cook ( food ) by heating it in steam from boiling water
Of or pertaining to calcium carbonate ( especially in the form of limestone ) or to things composed of it
To bite
To bring to equipoise
A padded or upholstered arm of a chair or other seat on which a sitter can comfortably rest their arm
To become angry or resentful
Having a goatee
Able to be tortured
Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease
A group of people who meet together for a common purpose
Tending to prepossess
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bulk" in the following sentence: Some of the towne dwellers haue so large an opinion of their setled prouision, that if all her Maiesties fleet at once should put into their bay, within twelue dayes warning with so much double beere, beefe, fish and other viands, as shall be bulked in the towne, it may be left to the Kings Maiestie to send a sufficient quantity to his other forynes abroade
Often of animals : having eyespots or eye-like markings that resemble eyes
The property of zero electrical resistance in some substances at very low absolute temperatures
A large group of horses
To touch or stroke gently
Of, related to, or resembling a prune
Recently grown or produced
To an extreme degree or extent
To reject something as being unworthy of consideration
Someone who uses a dating service, such as Match.com or eHarmony, to try to find a romantic partner
Water or spray with a hose or pipes
Sarcastic, especially by use of irony
A body of troops, especially an infantry square
Not inclined to forgive
An automobile with automatic transmission
To match
Cheeky, impudent, or bold
To reach zero
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "poverty" in the following sentence: America's poverty line is $ 63 a day for a family of four. In the richer parts of the emerging world $ 4 a day is the poverty barrier. But poverty's scourge is fiercest below $ 1.25 ( the average of the 15 poorest countries'own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars ). People below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short
A corner, especially of a right-angled triangle
Any creature that swarms
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "villain" in the following sentence: Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng ; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "precept" in the following sentence: He found a people in the extreme of barbarism living in caves, feeding upon the bloody flesh of animals they killed in hunting ; he taught them many things, so that by his example, and for generations after he left them by his precepts, they advanced to high civilization
A person who engages in scams
To evaluate, to estimate the value, quality, ability, etc., of something
Inclined to slouch
Obscure as if with a haze or mist
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "forgather" in the following sentence: `` And she caught you? '' `` Not once, but twice. '' [... ] `` Half-way under the dressing-table, were you? '' `` The second time. When we first forgathered, I was sitting on the floor with a chair round my neck. '' `` And she caught you? '' `` No
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "ruffian" in the following sentence: It was at Count Siloszech's. He 'd heard her sing in the streets, with a tall, black-bearded ruffian, who accompanied her on a guitar, and a little fiddling gypsy fellow. She was a handsome woman, with a voice like a man, and a face like a fine map of Asia
That allows both reading and writing
The hard outer covering of a seed
To undo the buttons of a garment, especially of a shirt
A competition to do something or win something
To be responsible to, as in a chain of command
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stateless" in the following sentence: The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in themis often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate '' stateless income '' : profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither the location of the factors of production that generate the income nor where the parent firm is domiciled
Having or displaying love or romance
The quality of being mean, paltry, or petty
Something that speeds, urges, or encourages
To make poor or poorer
Having many different aspects
To cause to fail by attacking the foundations
To demonstrate something in order to highlight its features and advantages
The act of climbing or of ascending
To expel or eject forcefully
Of nerves and nerve impulses : conveying information away from the cns
To use threats to extort money or other favors from
Ornamental work made of grills, as in the eaves of a building
The side of a road or pavement that is nearer to the curb
Having a saw-like edge or toothed ridge
To fail to reach a passing grade in an examination or course
Indifference, coolness
Form a border around ( something )
More than adequately
An enclosed area of water with moorings for pleasure yachts and small boats
A border
In a quick manner
A fried or grilled flat cake of potato mash, often served with cheese
A native or inhabitant of Portugal, or a person of Portuguese descent
The days spent in school, considered as a period of time
The ordinal form of the number sixty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 63 of a sequence
The authority to carry out a policy, which is typically determined by a vote
Ineffective
Hairs collectively, especially those growing on a person's head
To place or position in a particular way
A means of pressurizing or persuading someone
Providing a single point of contact for clients
To dance a bebop
Having keen vision
Spoken without preparation or forethought
Semicircular in plan or outline
The act of misprision
Complete
An ugly, old woman
Sluggish, lazy
Holomorphic
In a fine manner
To defeat by a points decision
Begin to grow or increase rapidly
Of or relating to the Aryans
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bandito" in the following sentence: Gene Savoy, an amateur archaeologist whose success in finding some 40 Incan and pre-Incan ruins in Peru was matched by a flair for self-promotion that drew on his tales of peril in the jungle, his bandito mustache and Stetson hat, and his fondness for roping and branding cattle
A thin, long piece of pasta or a similar food
A liquid with magical properties
Of, or relating to, a diachrony
A layer of stiff material between the leaves of a book or other collection of loose sheets, to keep them in order and prevent them from sticking together
A person who is intelligent and can innovate or think critically
One who studies entomology
A subset of a graph's vertices that are all mutually adjacent to each other
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "theist" in the following sentence: The theist is a man firmly persuaded of the existence of a Supreme Being as good as He is powerful, who has formed all beings with extension, vegetating, sentient and reflecting ; who perpetuates their species, who punishes crimes without cruelty, and rewards virtuous actions with infinite and unutterable felicity
A strong feeling of nervous discomfort or dread
A climb, an upward slope
A style of Spanish architecture influenced by Moorish culture
To perform cunnilingus or anilingus
To move rapidly straight ahead
The repeated application of a recursive procedure or definition
To unclog or clean out by removing obstructions
A virtual opponent in a video game that is based on the player's previous performance
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "something" in the following sentence: From the ground, Colombo's port does not look like much. But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka's capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening : China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India's southern tip
A northerner, especially one from Norway
Dissimilating
A person assisting a woman in childbirth
A measurement or indication obtained from a dial, gauge, or instrument
The technical indicators that are used to generate charts and graphs
The second dorsal sclerite of the head, between the vertex and the face
Expressing or implying a derogation
Dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant
To use again
A tall, slender-billed australian sandpiper
Shape, form, conformation
Of radiation, having sufficient energy to penetrate many materials, including most human tissue
A record of past conditions, such as climate, that is preserved in sediment, ice, or other media
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "kingmaker" in the following sentence: Alain, who is proud of choosing the extreme right but still didn't want his real name printed, is one of the 6.4 million Le Pen voters who are now the kingmakers in deciding who becomes the next president of France. If the Socialist François Hollande topped the first round of the presidential election on April 22, as expected, he will face a serious challenge from the National Front leader Marine Le Pen in the May 6 run-off
An event or situation that is blamed on a particular person or entity, real or imagined
To give support, aid, or courage to
To break up, as by squeezing, to extract the juice
The part of a quilt underneath another layer
To try to control or prevent tears by blinking repeatedly
An act of slumming it
A brief but intense infatuation for someone
Characterized by energetic activity
A small, gradual, incremental increase or change
The ability to move objects with electricity
To assign or apportion
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "scandal" in the following sentence: Such a scandal as the prosecution of a brother for forgery—with a verdict of guilty—is a most truly horrible, deplorable, fatal thing. It takes the respectability out of a family perhaps at a critical moment, when the family is just assuming the robes of respectability : it is a black spot which all the soaps ever advertised could never wash off
The practice of a mother killing her child within a year of birth
A type of hot rod in which the rear axle is dropped lower than the front axle, giving a pronounced ground clearance difference between the front and rear wheels
Not navigable
In an unreasonable manner
To write under or beneath
Apply or spread with or as if with a trowel
The state of being held in escrow
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Myvyrian" in the following sentence: 1870, Owain Myvyr ( Owen Jones ), Iolo Morganwg ( Edward Williams ), Idrison ( William Owen Pughe ) ( editors ), The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales, volumes 1-3 ( Denbigh ) ( page 288 ) - Note : This work is sometimes referred to as the `` Myvyrian Triads ''. The Triads are a collection of three different triads ( or groupings of three ). The first triad is the `` Three Letters '', the second is the `` Three Birds '' and the third is the `` Three Philosophers ''. In the Myvyrian Archaiology, these triads are grouped together under the heading of `` Myvyrian Triads ''. However, the term `` Myvyrian '' can also refer to the language in which the Archaiology was written, which is a highly artificial and antiquated form of Welsh
To insert a wedge into a joint in order to secure it
Resembling a castle
Expect and wish for ( a certain thing ) to happen or be the case in the future, and believe that it will happen or be the case in the future
The light of the sun
To endow with a quality innate in the nature of a thing
Not protesting
Not guarded, not watchful, careless
Resembling a wolf
Shedding of hair, scales, or skin particles
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "aporia" in the following sentence: But Green issues are already a contested zone, already a site where politicization is being fought for. In what follows, I want to stress two other aporias in capitalist realism, which are not yet politicized to anything like the same degree. The first is mental health. The second is death
The impact on the environment of human activity in terms of pollution, damage to ecosystems, etc
Water or spray with a hose or pipe
Something that is almost the case
A plant used in this way
One who engages in political activities, especially one who is versed in political maneuvering
Containing a heap
To be filled with a low, steady continuous sound, or with excitement or activity
While sleeping or appearing to be sleeping
Greatly pleasing or entertaining
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "conflagration" in the following sentence: This was well brought out in the skillfully conducted campaigns by the various governments in appealing to the masses with their characteristic suggestible subconsciousness, stirring to the very depths the reflex consciousness of gregarious man by all sorts of direct and indirect suggestions of fear of attacks and conflagrations, until, by the time the war actually broke out, almost everybody, except the professional soldiers and politicians, was shouting for the defence of the fatherland against the `` evil '' foreigners
Characterized by energetic activity or movement
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "nutshell" in the following sentence: [ A ] t last the fishing-line stood straight out behind, and the stone weights jumped along the tops of the billows, while the seas - notwithstanding the guiding hand of the pilot sought to avoid them - broke over our little nutshell, and sent the spray high above mast-heads, as if the very sky itself were to be deluged, and the world flooded, and the great whale-ribbed bars of ice, that floated in the North Atlantic, were to be piled up, till the ship foundered in their midst
A form of tenure for land or property, involving a hereditary lease for a term of years, with a rent or other payment to the owner, but with a limitation of the number of successive holders of the property
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "outdoorsy" in the following sentence: `` There's nothing wrong with outdoorsy women, '' he said, pausing to let his eyes fall down the length of her body as if he were re-evaluating his first judgment. `` You're just not one of them. Efficient maybe, but not outdoorsy
( in temperatures ) the freezing point of water
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "astroglial" in the following sentence: Specifically, growing evidence indicates that there are several astroglial lineages, that there are regional differences in the patterns of gliogenesis within the CNS, that astrocytes from different brain regions have distinct properties ( see Chapter 4 ), and that glial progenitors remain in certain regions of the adult brain ( see Chapter 5 ). Furthermore, astroglial cells in culture ( which we will refer to as astrocytes ) are by far the most numerous cell type to have been studied using the tools of modern cell biology ( e.g., cell sorting, in situ hybridization, immunocytochemistry, electrophysiology, etc
One who drinks
An extreme degree of mental uneasiness, distress or anxiety
A short, pithy expression of a general truth
A person who clarifies something
To play boisterously, as in a lively manner
A circular band of iron, wood, or other material, used as a handgrip at the head of a pommel horse
The act by which something is cleaved
In an imperious manner
The amount held in such a container
Impossible to avoid or prevent
Having or forming a network or pattern of lines or cords or veins or plates
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "automaker" in the following sentence: Becoming president of the UAW when he did, Bieber inherited the task of organizing the plants that Japanese automakers and suppliers had begun building in America in the early 1980s to circumvent the `` voluntary quotas '' the Japanese government had placed on exports to the United States
To pay out funds
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "characteristic" in the following sentence: All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion [... ] such talk had been distressingly out of place
To inherit from, to derive from
Regards or respect expressed for a deceased person, usually at the same time as offering condolences to other mourners
The gharial ( crocodile ). The name comes from the Sanskrit ghara, house, referring to the large bony ridge above the eyes
A person ( see also person ). In neutral use, this term is preferred to `` person ''. See also `` individuality ''. ( `` individual '' is however used in many other senses, sometimes with a pejorative connotation, sometimes as a term of endearment )
To use language, especially with native-like proficiency, in order to communicate
A type of Mexican music that evolved in the late 1930s, a fusion of traditional Mexican music and jazz
A parchment inscribed with religious texts and attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith
To betray
A device that transmits sound, or data, from one telephone line to another
Apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful
Unpleasant background music, or the sound of such music
To make a sudden grasp or attempt to seize
Dependable, reliable, not likely to fail or go wrong
Following the end of truth as a meaningful concept
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "emeritus" in the following sentence: Pope Benedict XVI will keep the name Benedict XVI and become the Roman pontiff emeritus or pope emeritus, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, putting an end to days of speculation on how the pope will be addressed once he ceases to be the leader of the world's Roman Catholics on Feb
The quality of being actual or based on facts
A set of actions or type of behaviour regularly and predictably followed by someone or something
The quality of being low
Apparently reasonable, or consistent with general belief
A period of supervision by the courts over a person who has committed a crime, especially a minor crime, and has not been imprisoned
Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
Create a hyperlink between ( documents or parts of a document ) on a computer network
A mythical sea creature with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish
A musical composition written for a full orchestra, usually in one movement
A dark color
A weapon thrown by hand, returning to the thrower after it has struck the target
A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end ( especially of political or social significance )
Mentally healthy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "filthily" in the following sentence: Could it be that he, Stephen Dedalus, had done those things? His conscience sighed in answer. Yes, he had done them, secretly, filthily, time after time, and, hardened in sinful impenitence, he had dared to wear the odious purple badge of his guilt in the sight of men
To convert an asset or liability from an expense to an asset on the balance sheet
Sexual relations between a married person and someone other than their spouse
To clean by means of a vacuum cleaner
A yarn or textile fibre made from wool
Capable of being perceived as different or distinct especially in color or shape or sound or language or scripts etc.. often used in combination with other terms to form a more specific term
To change from a gas or vapor to a liquid by cooling to a critical temperature
A small modification or adjustment
Insolence
A representation of a human form, as a drawing, painting, sculpture, or statue
In a numerable manner
Heraldic devices or armorial bearings collectively
Suitable for general ( or public ) audiences, especially in terms of being free of mature themes, violence, or sexuality
Made to order
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "amethyst" in the following sentence: Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are [... ]. ( Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon
Planned in advance
A yellow-flowered ragged-leaved european plant of the daisy family, which is a common weed of grazing land and is toxic to livestock
Of or relating to the 19th-century composer Felix Mendelssohn
A strip of false color produced by a photographic error
A kind of cement floor covering made with crushed stone and coloured pigment
Of high social standing due to ancestry or breeding
Things that are newly
By means of statistics
Have acquired or obtained
Beside a court, especially a tennis court or a basketball court
A connection or line of development with no sharp breaks or interruptions
One who articulates
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "unbosom" in the following sentence: Sometimes there is a breach-of-promise case by and by ; and when he sees his letter in print it makes him cruelly uncomfortable and he perceives that he never would have unbosomed himself to that large and honest degree if he had known that he was writing for the public instead of for his best girl
Provide ( a company ) with capital, especially by purchasing shares
Powerful, forceful
In a practical manner
A faint secondary image caused by a fault in an optical system, or caused by interference between the direct and reflected light
A game in which two players engage in a fight to the death
Carpentered items
To separate or remove a group of animals from a herd or flock
To make a surprise visit to seize evidence or arrest suspects
A quilt or similar warm covering used for protection against the cold or as a decorative piece on a bed
The quantity that is to be multiplied
To vary in a regular pattern, to be alternate
A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
A strap made of leather or similar material, used for holding or fastening something
A cold cabinet or chest for keeping things cool, especially food and drink
To perform exceptionally well
A type of aircraft which uses one or more horizontally revolving overhead rotors to provide lift
Irritable
A new development or product
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "comminuted" in the following sentence: The student will, however, have some idea of the minuteness of the unit which would then be wanting to complete the square, when he is informed that, if we suppose the whole globe we inhabit to be composed of sand, such that a cubic inch would contain a minuteness of 1/100,000,000,000,000,000 of its bulk, still the whole of this minuteness would be wanting to complete the cubic inch, though we should suppose the sand to be all compacted, and not a single grain wanting to make up the quart
Of, relating, or pertaining to Cairo, Egypt
A physical presence in a particular location, especially as a measure of the extent of a company's business or influence
A difficult situation full of problems
To make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
Relating to an area of study or scholarship
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "weapon" in the following sentence: Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war
A newspaper article advocating a certain position or course of action
The feeling of being amazed
A small, insignificant portion
A complete suit of armor
Resembling a shark
An aneroid barometer
In a merciless manner
The actual amount or fact
Very drunk
Nonsense
The part of a telephone on which the receiver rests when not in use
Of or relating to the Roman Catholic church
The amount contained in a tub
Strengthen or intensify ( an existing feeling, idea, or habit )
A piece of skin or other material that is peeled off
Not in accordance with the season
Relating to or denoting a syncline
The body of words used in a particular language or by a particular group of people
A device for levelling something
A strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, for holding up trousers or a skirt
Clearance granted before an action is taken
Tending to, or promoting, schism
A commission, a fee for brokering a transaction
Covered with water droplets
A game played with two decks of cards, similar to blackjack
A recruitment
The position of editor of a newspaper, magazine, or multi-author book
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "whelm" in the following sentence: Gnats and Flies are very troublesome in Houses [... ] Balls made of Horse-dung and laid in a Room will do the same [ attract gnats and flies ] if they are new made ; by which means you may whelm some things over them and keep them there
A trial period for a new employee
The amount that a spoon will hold
Not equipped with an alarm
Not random
Of cloth or clothing, wrinkled
Social or ethical or political territory
To refuse to accept, comply with, or yield to something
Decide on and make arrangements for in advance of a future event or undertaking
A fight involving swords
Lacking grace, refinement, or beauty
A noisy, gleeful laugh
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "outbuilding" in the following sentence: Once they reach the remote farm, Jake insists on giving Lucy a tour of the outbuildings before they go into the house, a tour that includes some lambs that have frozen to death in a barn, and the spot where a pig was eaten alive by maggots. Then, in the house, Jake's father is waiting for them, sitting at the kitchen table
A toroidal apparatus for producing controlled fusion reactions in hot plasma, typically of deuterium
Containing nuts
Lack of proportion
Not readable
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "continuity" in the following sentence: In `` Treehouse Of Horror '' episodes, the rules aren't just different—they don't even exist. If writers want Homer to kill Flanders or for a segment to end with a marriage between a woman and a giant ape, they can do so without worrying about continuity or consistency or fans griping that the gang is behaving out of character
A cross-reference within a document, or between documents, to another location
A retailer of fruit
Something that is certain to happen
Pertaining to neotraditionalism
A fit of petty bad temper
A target thrown in the air to be shot at
The furnishing and decoration of a room or building
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "community" in the following sentence: We are now in the ninth year of the anarchy of France. A disposition to peace has been displayed, without consideration of the royal family of France. The natural horror at the effusion of blood can not be too strong, and might of itself persuade us to any sort of reconciliation with France, if we were to join in the struggle against the common community of Europe
An instance of this action, a frolic or caper
To take from a fold or folds
Slanted
A connection for the passage of an electric current from one thing to another, or a device forming such a connection
A type of pastry
To give ( someone ) specifics or particulars, as instructions or an account
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "utopia" in the following sentence: As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field
To act as a kibitz
To separate or isolate
A type of cake, typically a tray bake, with a drizzle of syrup on top
Point out or reveal the presence or existence of ( something ) by suggestion or implication rather than explicit reference
A new conquest of a territory that had previously been lost
To affect coquettishly or affectedly
A change of clothes for a child
Of or relating to heuristic appraisal
A term of office
Darkened with overcast clouds and rain or snow falling or threatening to fall soon
To make a written version of something
In the phonetic representation of speech sounds, denoting a type of vowel sound in which the tongue is placed above the palato-alveolar region, and which is represented by the symbol `` e '' ( as in `` her '' ). In the IPA, this is a front vowel, as opposed to the `` ə '' ( schwa ) which is a central vowel
To pulverize
To remove a person from one's list of friends, especially on a social networking website
Support
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "pallial" in the following sentence: Along a line nearly corresponding with the horny band which proceeds from the insertions of the shell-muscles and encircles the mantle below, the pallial wall is produced inwards and forwards into a membranous fold or ligament, which I will call the pallial apron
Having a high degree of skill in the arts
To think highly of
Causing a sharp, stinging pain
Something that can be carried on, as opposed to in, baggage
To a lower place or position
To confide ( something ) to the care of someone
A successful attempt to score
A wedge of lime or lemon
A long and distinct period of history having some features of political or cultural unity
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "wagonful" in the following sentence: So I reflected, having nothing better to do, when my wagonful of pilgrims had dropped out of sight in the fog -- as a pebble drops into the lake -- leaving me with the house to myself ; and presently, as I sat at the window, I heard the distant notes of a coach horn, and, looking out, saw a wagon and horses and a coachman, who, by his fur coat and high hat, seemed a Russian
To configure again or differently
Much, almost entirely
A confused fight or scuffle at close quarters
A source of information
A receptacle for holding small objects or waste scraps
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "homely" in the following sentence: An interesting illustration of this is the way in which the English flower names which were in use till very recently are being ousted by Greek ones, snapdragon becoming antirrhinum, forget-me-not becoming myosotis, etc. It is hard to see any practical advantage which the new names possess, and it is certainly not the result of any improvement in homely English speech
The basic or elementary part or aspect of something
To increase by a factor of four
Intense scrutiny or public attention
A clam of a species found in the Philippines and some other parts of Southeast Asia
A capstan
A rod-shaped object
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "jink" in the following sentence: As the Gunners attacked in unrelenting waves of red the opportunities started to fall their way, as the outstanding Wilshere fired at Hart and then Van Persie jinked into space only to see his arrow-like 18-yard left-foot rocket shot cannon back off Hennessey's shins
Indo-European
Not powered
A person who rivets
A sculling stroke in which the oars enter the water at the same time and move in the same direction
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "deliverer" in the following sentence: `` Thus, even thus, have I lived for full two thousand years [... ] tormented by the memory of a crime, tortured day and night with an unfulfilled desire - without companionship, without comfort, without death, and led on only down my dreary road by the remorseful memory of my victim, the unceasingly repeated cry of 'Murder! Murder! Murder!'ringing in my ears, and the piteous appeal of the deliverer, 'Have mercy on me, O Lord! 'always ending in the hopeless, the despairing, 'Forgive me, O Lord! '" And with that the lights went out, and I was left in the dark, in the blackness of the night, to the mercy of the deliverer
Able to be driven
Composed of separate units that are gathered into a mass or whole
Surprised
A throw of a fishing line, net, or similar object
An intelligent, self-aware species or life-form
A metaphorical threat of poverty or hunger
That which flows, or can be made to flow, with little resistance, as a liquid, gas or plasma
Something that has been scrawled
To move beyond or over something
Soldiers, military forces ( generally `` the army '' ). The land forces of a nation, as distinguished from the navy and air force
Aerodynamics
A bird, especially a male paradise flycatcher ( also called a greenish blue ). They are noted for the male's bright green color
A curtain or blind for a window or door
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shool" in the following sentence: 2010 `` shool spade see shovel '' ( A Bibliography of English Etymology, Volumes 1-2 by Anatoly Liberman, Ari Hoptman, Nathan E. Carlson, U of Minnesota Press, 2010, page 785 ) - Note : This citation is for a word that is not in common use and is considered obsolete
Far away in range
To deceive, to cheat
A formal statement or record of something that has happened or been done, especially one prepared for official purposes
To show ( something ) in order to impress or inform
To move to another location
In the biblical sense, sexual intercourse between a person and an inanimate object, or between a person and an animal, or between a woman and a man's property ( such as a slave or a concubine ). In modern usage, the term is generally limited to sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than their spouse
To load or charge anew or again
To give consent, approval, or agreement
To produce new plants by natural processes
To grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar and pestle
The drug lysergic acid diethylamide ( LSD-25 ). Known for producing distorted perception, altered awareness etc
A set of items, chosen from a larger set, often for a particular purpose
Being in accordance with the latest fashion
Not connected
Twisted
A tribute, such as a written work, given in honor of a person or thing
To hold in high regard
A player on the team the San Diego Padres
In a horizontal direction
Without errors
To put into a pouch
A period of worship or religious contemplation
An opening that resembles a mouth ( as of a cave or a gorge ) or that serves as an entrance ( to a building or to a hollow or concave surface ) or that is made so as to resemble a mouth ( as of a bottle or a tube ) or that opens into a cavity or passage
Retreat from a position or task through fear or lack of confidence
A nudge or push
Of or pertaining to the mountain in Attica on which the city of Athens was built
Any of various fibrous substances which surround the seeds of plants, or which are attached to them
Having many points ( of small extent ). For example, a pointy sub is a submarine with many small points ( in the sense of the word `` point '' as a naval measure ). A pointy block is a block of stone or of another material with many small points
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "russeted" in the following sentence: While the European pear is, at its finest, buttery and surrenders to the slightest pressure, Asian pears are firm, very crisp, hugely juicy and sweet and, in some cases, highly aromatic – spicy almost. Some are smooth-skinned, others lightly russeted
To cause to sit, or to occupy a seat
A person who smokes tobacco regularly
The goal that a player or team is aiming at
To start or move up
The motion of a charged particle in a fluid or gel caused by an electric field
Inclined to academic pursuits
Heat or cook ( food ) with a microwave oven
The people of the Netherlands
Not involving deception or fraud or illegalities
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "scapegrace" in the following sentence: An infantry officer in the trenches, Graves wrote of his rocky and scapegrace return to civilian life : `` I still had the Army Habit of commandeering anything of uncertain ownership that I found lying about ; also a difficulty in telling the truth -- it was always easier for me to make up a lie than find the truth
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "trick" in the following sentence: The rugged Pyrrhus, he whose sable arms, / Black as his purpose, did the night resemble / When he lay couched in the ominous horse, / Hath now this dread and black complexion smear 'd / With heraldry more dismal ; head to foot / No more trick 'd than his own shape, [... ]
A radio signal transmitted by an aircraft in response to a signal from the ground
A Korean-style rice and vegetable wrap, similar to, but often larger than, a sushi roll
A depiction or description of a person or a scene, such as in a painting, book, or film
A person who is politically trained or experienced, or who is active in politics
In a blank manner
The position of being under the care and protection of a guardian appointed by a court of law
A location or place
The penis
Of or relating to another state
To gush forth suddenly
Of or relating to the marsupials
Those who follow the same religion
A collection of objects arranged for public viewing, typically in a museum or shop
Having scales
Goofy-looking
Extremely short
A room from which recordings are made, or in which music is played and recorded
To put into a pouch
In a suitable manner
Having a prim appearance
One who is sequestered, or set apart
A large amount of money
A snack consisting of a flat piece of rice or wheat flour baked until crisp
A German sports car manufactured by Porsche AG
Absurd, nonsensical, or worthless
A person or animal that eats, especially one that eats a lot or eats in a particular way
The study of archaeological sites and artefacts
( of a sauce, especially one for pasta ) made with tomatoes, garlic, and chillies
A person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing
A second-order property, as opposed to a first-order property ( which is a predicate of the thing itself ), or a third-order property ( which is a predicate of the predicate, etc ). In set theory, the property of being a subset of a given set, or of being an element of a given set, is a such property
The branch of dentistry concerned with the surgical placement and fixation of artificial replacements for teeth and other parts of the jaw
A place where lumber is processed and sold
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "empery" in the following sentence: Because he filched awayThine own bright flower, the glory of plastic fire, And gifted mortals with it, — such a sinIt doth behoove he expiate to the gods, Learning to accept the empery of Zeus, And leave off his old brawls with Jove and Mars
To show the state or condition of something by means of an indicator
A room where alcoholic drinks are served on tap
A metal frame at the front of a locomotive for pushing aside cattle or other obstacles on the line
Accepting with little or no resistance or protest
Of or relating to a hierarchy
Of or pertaining to mice
Ask for ( something ) earnestly or humbly
A coordinated effort by a group of streamers to simultaneously stream the same game or event to their viewers
A person who is the cause of anxiety or difficulty
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "tumescence" in the following sentence: It is still more remarkable that the reeves also, even in the presence of the males, will court each other and have intercourse. We may associate this with the high erotic development of birds, the difficulty with which tumescence seems to occur in them, and the fact that the female, during courtship, assumes the masculine attitude and plumage
Aerodynamic
Of, or relating to, a process or series of processes occurring over time
A heavy, solid, rounded falling or sinking motion
Not recurring
Mentally quick and resourceful
Origin
A Cabernet, especially a Cabernet Sauvignon
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "senile" in the following sentence: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— [... ]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies
Confidence
At least
In a demure manner
The anniversary of a significant event in a person's life or in the life of a nation or organization
One of sixty-two equal parts of a whole
Earnestly or intently felt or expressed
The light of the Sun, especially that which is reflected from the Sun to the Earth
The characteristic of being nutty
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "misdirect" in the following sentence: In this account of events, the cards were stacked against Clemons from the beginning. His appeal lawyers have argued that he was physically beaten into making a confession, the jury was wrongfully selected and misdirected, and his conviction largely achieved on individual testimony with no supporting forensic evidence presented
To send something by courier
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shunt" in the following sentence: The main argument for the use of culpability as a categorizer is that some accidents can be said to be independent of the behaviour of at least one of the drivers, for example, being shunted when having stopped for a red light ( in a slow and controlled manner, of course ). The argument continues by claiming that if the accident is not the result of the behaviour of either of the two drivers, then it must be the result of a third party, that is, a person or a factor, outside the direct control of either driver
The opening and cavity in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and vocal sounds are emitted
Curved
A marine bristle worm which is frequently used as bait by fishermen
The latest, most modern
Made of clay and permanently hardened by heat
The quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully
Adulteration
Related to the user interface of an application
A tax formerly levied on the transfer of property in india
The part of a woman's body between her neck and her cleavage, especially when this is bare or partly bare
To pretend, to hide one's true identity or nature
A frying pan
To shut the eyes briefly
A style of waxing a woman's pubes in which almost all the hair is removed, except for a very small central strip
The charge for wharfing, usually expressed per unit of cargo or per day
A short sequence of notes played on a guitar or other musical instrument
A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
Free from tramplings
A peasant in russia wealthy enough to own a farm and hire labour
A bet
A German wine
Warm
Recently
To strengthen
Expressing action that has happened or occurred in the past
A sexual encounter
To make a prominent feature of
A bright and cheerful person
A thing of the smallest possible size or duration
A small cardboard folder containing matches, often with a cover printed with an advertisement
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "oppressor" in the following sentence: And in respect of the great necessity there is, my darling, for more employments being within the reach of Woman than our civilisation has as yet assigned to her, don't fly at the unfortunate men, even those men who are at first sight in your way, as oppressors
To smear or squash
To reproduce by mimeograph
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from narcolepsy
A light, comic stage work, particularly a musical
Having some degree of autonomy
An expression or word borrowed from another language in English
An open passage with one or more sides enclosed by walls or screens, especially one between two buildings or in a large building separating two wings
Of the Christian religion
The deliberate and premeditated ending of the existence of an object or entity
Marijuana
A guarantor
A membership, as in a legislative body
To draw off ( liquid ) from a container by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
A small, cold japanese dish consisting of vinegar-flavoured cold rice and various ingredients such as vegetables, raw seafood, or egg, wrapped in seaweed
The state or quality of being mythical
An animal-derived or synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes
Belonging to the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus
A person or thing that sprawls
An act of reprogramming
The amount needed to make a bucket full
Having a shot or shots
A person who annoys or criticizes others in order to provoke them into action
The title, rank, or status of a knight, or the order of knighthood
A legal decree dissolving a marriage, and granting the two parties the right to marry again
A setting or background for a story, situation, or series of events
The state of being free from danger or injury
Incoherent or foolish talk
The cultivation of grapes for winemaking
Not changing
That forms the stem of a frequentative verb
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "generosity" in the following sentence: Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet
A malicious or spiteful person ( often used in reference to a child )
To laugh with a noisy, gleeful sound
Filled with horror
Something that performs a similar function to an outrider
A grasp or handshake
A system of government by financiers
The presence of two or more chronic diseases in a patient
The fact or status of being a visitor
Dense
Acting against gravity
Requiring a great amount of money, resources, or effort
To adjust the spacing of ( characters ) so that they will print properly
Without making errors
A clever, witty, or incisive remark
The quality of being alluring
A small amount, a taste
Caused by oneself, especially intentionally
The act of perusing
Being or in accordance with current social fashions or trends
Set ( a binary digit or a register ) to zero
Imposing an obligation
( of a pattern ) intricate or complicated
A sudden outpouring, flood or spray
The side of an airport terminal building where passengers may check in and drop off baggage
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "daft" in the following sentence: There's mirth in the barn and the ha ', the ha ', / There's mirth in the barn and the ha': / There's quaffing and laughing, / And dancing and daffing ; / And our young bride's daftest of a ', / With hey, with hey, with hey, with hey
A trick-taking card game for two persons, played with a double pack of 64 cards, including the seven to ace only in each suit
( used in combination or as a suffix ) equipped with one or more rotors
The horses, carriage, and equipment of a person, especially a cavalry officer
Belonging to women
Of a boot or shoe : fitted with hobnails
An animal or vehicle that has been impounded
The state of being actuated
A small portable reed organ
Any grimy dirt or filth
To advance, promote ( someone ) to a higher rank or position
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "amazed" in the following sentence: It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face
Of a mechanical device using a pointer to indicate a numerical value ( as of a scale )
The actors in a play or film
A weak and tremulous sound
Confused and not coherent
Emitting light by fluorescence
Of or in the style of minimalism
To strike, or give a blow to
A place where animals lick for food or minerals
A mixture of ground or chopped nuts, seeds, or other ingredients, used especially in cooking or to make adhesive substances
A sail set on a topgallant mast
To sing loudly
One who acts as if they know all, especially in a superior manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "forefront" in the following sentence: It is time the international community faced the reality : we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind
Inactive, especially sexually
Destroy with a burst of energy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "telegony" in the following sentence: `` And that telegony is still sub judice? '' `` Undoubtedly. '' `` And that the germ plasm is different from the parthenogenetic egg? '' `` Why, surely! '' I cried, and gloried in my own audacity. `` Then the telegony might be the offspring of the two
A kiss
To get in touch with
Emaciated because of lack of food
Of, or relating to art, especially that of music, literature, or painting
A center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation
A flat meadow or marshy plain
Not tried or tested by experience
To label
To wind around, or along, in the manner of a serpent
To use physical strength to compel cooperation
A pitch that is deemed unsuitable for the batter to hit, usually either a fastball or a curveball
Certainly
A member of a Pashto-speaking people, mostly Sunnis, living in western Pakistan and in Afghanistan
To move or slide back and forth
A type of product, especially a food product, identified with a brand name
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shunt" in the following sentence: The method of running an electric motor herein set out, which consists in starting the motor with the two halves of its armature in series with a resistance in a two-pole field, then gradually cutting out the resistance, then including the resistance and shunting one-half the motor armature, and finally including the other half of the armature in the circuit, is of a very simple and ingenious character, and is an important feature of the invention
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shunt" in the following sentence: This important question of the acquisition of Native lands has been treated as a perfect shuttlecock in the hands of the Government. So far as we know, it has not even been circulated amongst the Natives, so that it would be a monstrous thing to pass it into law this very day
Wearing a wig
Lack of concern
To discard or destroy as if by consuming
A category of motorcycle racing, typically with 600 cc engines
Capable of conducting or transmitting electricity
A particular portion of the world where Christianity is practised
A physiological or neurological shaking movement, especially of the hands
Lacking roads
To dispute the validity or outcome of
In a metaphorical manner
Crazy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "salsa" in the following sentence: Congressmen gleefully wolfed down every imaginable version of the hot dog – smoked kielbasas, jumbo grillers, Big & Juicy's, kosher dogs and spiced dogs – topped with every imaginable condiment – hot mustard, sweet mustard, jalapenos, salsa, spaghetti sauce, onions, relish and pickle slices
To reach the top of ( a hill ), to climb up to ( a height )
To behave in a lively, energetic manner
Of or pertaining to the left foot
A prolonged and oppressive visitation of people, events, or circumstances
A connection, especially a mechanical one
A helpful companion, especially a wife
Of or relating to a specific galaxy, such as the Milky Way
To cope
In a clever manner
A service of thanksgiving for a woman who has recently given birth, held in the church at which she was baptized
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "coppa" in the following sentence: The silken-textured, nutty-sweet prosciutto is named on menus from A16 in San Francisco to Blackbird in Chicago, from Otto in Manhattan to Central Michel Richard in Washington, D.C. The La Quercia range, sold in Whole Foods and other supermarkets, includes coppa, a cured pork neck, and lardo, a salami-like strip of pork fat
The point on a scale or instrument from which a positive or negative quantity is reckoned
To make known
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "gassy" in the following sentence: [ H ] e went home and told them about his trip ; how at Ripon he saw the gassiest man he had ever seen ; an old steamboat captain by the name of Mapes ; how I told him where we were going to have colleges, mills, and factories
Compatible with another, or with multiple, systems, software, or formats
To cause to wither
A native or inhabitant of Paraguay, or a person of Paraguayan descent
A thrill or spurt of pleasure
In an indissoluble manner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "prebiotic" in the following sentence: Evidence of the prebiotic properties of polydextrose ( PDX ), resistant maltodextrin ( RMD ), and other soluble fiber sources are slowly emerging, but the body of evidence is small compared to the gold standard of fructo oligosaccharides ( FOS ). Prebiotics are defined as substrates that are fermented by the microbes in the large intestine with the production of short-chain fatty acids ( SCFAs ). The major mechanism of action of prebiotics is the selective stimulation of the growth of beneficial microorganisms
A risk of loss or gain taken in the hope of gain
To throw overboard, to toss overboard
The substitution of a new contract in place of an old one
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "agamid" in the following sentence: Agamids and chamaeleonids are sister-groups, presumably with the chameleons diverging early from an agamid stock. Agamids and chameleons uniquely share an acrodont dentition on the dentary and posterior maxillary tooth rows
To rob
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "nakedly" in the following sentence: So while Ralph generally seems to inhabit a different, more glorious and joyful universe than everyone else here his yearning and heartbreak are eminently relateable. Ralph sometimes appears to be a magically demented sprite who has assumed the form of a boy, but he's really just a boy, nakedly vulnerable and desperate for human connection
The state of physical touching
The content of a person's thoughts, especially as it pertains to their mental health
A person who is catatonic
Written by a doctor or dentist to authorize a patient to be issued a medicine or treatment
Relating to or denoting the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form
A sand dune
The area near the center of the court
A clitic that is pronounced as part of the preceding word
Not dreamed
Speed in general, success
An object that holds other objects
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "lapse" in the following sentence: Homer, however, in his characters of Vulcan and Thersites, in his story of Mars and Venus, in his behaviour of Irus and in other passages has been observed to have lapsed into the Burlesque character, and to have departed from that serious Air which is so peculiar to the Epic Poet
One who is clumsy, especially with the hands
To express approval or satisfaction with an event, either to oneself or to another
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "demitasse" in the following sentence: A gentleman may be presented with a demitasse—a straight-sided, miniature coffee cup containing extremely strong ( perhaps flavored ) coffee—at the end of his dinner, most likely when dessert is served, or when chocolates are are passed in the lingering time after the actual dinner is finished
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "extort" in the following sentence: Weirdly, Renton doesn't look too much older and the same also goes for Sick Boy ( Jonny Lee Miller ), who has exchanged heroin for cocaine and nowadays runs an escort-and-blackmail business, secretly videoing clients and extorting money, working with his female business partner ( Sian Breckin ). Dripping with malevolence, Sick Boy is the most unpleasant of the lot
To pour a liquid in a thin stream on to something
Payment for a service or an employee's wages
Having a specified kind of complexion
Very large
To a degree possible, or that may be possible
A momentary glimpse ( of something ). ( used especially of something that is quickly seen and then lost sight of ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Of a stamp collection, organized by theme
Not programmed
The appearance of a person
Operating successfully
To seize and hold ( property ) in order to obtain payment of rent or other money due
To wear ( something ) as a decoration
To end
To drink
Something or other
Temporary support for a structure during construction
To become obsolete, outdated or set in one's ways
To remove gas from ( a container ). See also evacuate
A woman's or infant's garment, typically consisting of shorts and top, worn in hot sunny weather
To replace the seat of a valve or other object
To become stronger
To act in accordance with
An improvement or renovation that makes a building or person look younger or more attractive
The actual operation or usage of something, as opposed to theory or rhetoric
A state of safety, protection, or defense
A suggestion or innuendo
Meditation, contemplation
Of a person, animal or object, having existed for a relatively long period of time
An inhabitant of the Earth
A small part of something, such as a song or conversation
To fill with enthusiasm
Hoarse, throaty
Unceasingly durable
Most genuine
Characteristic of or befitting a woman
A rumbling noise, such as that made by the stomach when hungry
Extremely
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "revolution" in the following sentence: For a long time the dormouse and polecat had seemed to him overfeeble enemies for his restless valour, even as the granary floor seemed to afford too narrow a field. Every day he read the papers of the previous day in the servants'hall of the houses he visited, and it appeared to him that this war in America, which was hailed as the awakening of the spirit of liberty and justice in the New World, ought to produce a revolution in France
The occurrence of similar-sounding words at the end of successive lines of verse or prose, most often used in ballads or children's nursery rhymes, but also used in other forms of poetry, such as sonnets and haikus
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "roust" in the following sentence: `` Why didn't you roust me out? '' / `` Well, I tried to, but I couldn't ; I couldn't budge you. '' / `` Well, all right. Don't stand there palavering all day, but out with you and see if you can find anything wrong with my rig
A woman
An overflow of data from one memory location to another
Not repentant
An executable file or program
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "coastline" in the following sentence: Tarbarrels and bonfires were lighted along the coastline of the four seas on the summits of the Hill of Howth, Three Rock Mountain, Sugarloaf, Bray Head, the mountains of Mourne, the Galtees, the Ox and Donegal and other hills
A shower of rain
To disguise oneself in order to assume an alternate identity
The removal of obstructions, impediments or unwanted items
A supposition, an opinion formed without proof
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "catapult" in the following sentence: The visitors were given notice of what was to come when Huth headed wide from a Rory Delap long throw but failed to heed the warning, allowing the German defender to rise unmarked to meet another Delap catapult and plant his header into the net after 12 minutes. That proved to be the wake-up call for the home side, who upped the ante and were rewarded with a host of chances, Peter Odemwingie and Brunt striking the bar from good positions before Olsson headed a corner wide
Weakened in power, strength, or resistance
Used in various exclamations, usually to express relief or gratitude
Freedom of information
An instance of one thing spilling over into another
The transmigration of the soul into a different body
To move rapidly
A distinctive, typically pleasant smell
Something that is cool ( i.e
A statement designed to deceive
Impudent
To sum
To deliberately conceal or withhold
Half-liquid, semi-liquid, or watery alcoholic beverage, especially a type of sherry
Soy sauce
Involving the left hand, or the left side
A large quantity
A downward slope or slide
A movement in which something is moved to and fro, or from one side to another
A sexual orientation, preference or attraction, whether exclusive or not, to people of one's own sex
Shape
To corrode or decompose
The anus
In a stack or pile
To make or become wider
The Protestant population of Northern Ireland, or the Ulstermen
Incapable of being penetrated
To remain behind
A particular Internet service, with associated cost and technical details
Crystal meth
A swallowing movement of the throat
The act of improving by replacing outdated or inadequate parts
The black caterpillar of the turnip moth
The action of making something venomous
A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "flashy" in the following sentence: Indeed, he was 'dithguthted'at his condition ; and if upon the occasion just described he had allowed himself to be somewhat 'intoxicated with liquor,'I must aver that I do not recollect another instance in which this worthy little gentleman suffered himself to be so completely 'flashy.'[... ] In general, I think it right to state that Mr
Of or pertaining to the baritone voice range
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "tailspin" in the following sentence: But I was reading a statement that either you made or was part of your movie, `` An Inconvenient Truth '', and it said we have just 10 years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tailspin of epic destruction involving extreme weather events, coastal flooding, food shortages, economic collapse and mass migration
A term of endearment
To process ( chocolate ) in such a way that it is milder and less bitter
A naive or unsophisticated person
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "surety" in the following sentence:... It happen 'd on a solemn eventide, / Soon after He that was our surety died, / Two bosom friends, each pensively inclined, / The scene of all those sorrows left behind, / Sought their own village, busied as they found / The house where they had been so long confin 'd
Of a person or animal : not adoptable
A layer, level, or position in a hierarchical system
Of food : causing constipation
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "promulgate" in the following sentence: Priests have invented, and the world admir 'd / What knavish priests promulgate as inspir'd ; / 'Till reason, now no longer overaw 'd, / Resumes her pow'rs, and spurns the clumsy fraud ; / The gross impositions of the brain, / No longer shameless, now confess their birth
To remove or take out, especially in a hurry
To work the pedals of
A portable heater or cooking device that uses burning coals to warm the air or provide light
A person with Asperger syndrome
Having a notch or step
Held in or given to private conference or secrecy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "reproductive" in the following sentence: In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, [... ]. Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction
A casual, usually sexual, relationship
Pleasant
Having a consistent ratio between the widths of different characters
A space that is completely filled, especially with matter
To consume, to use up
A person from Lancashire
To contract or withdraw due to cold or lack of moisture
Not guilty of a crime or offence
Something which has been selected
From the south
The location where something is dumped
Rumour
To bring to a close
Surround with a rampart or other defensive fortification
Not warranted
An alien
The act by which something is smelled
Advance
A room where patients are given medical treatment, especially outpatients
A group of people who travel in a bus
Using or knowing two languages
Up to the most recent time, up to date
A gentle touch, stroke, or pat on the body, often as an expression of affection
Adhering to fixed types or methods
A stream or river
Having a calm, balanced, and unemotional nature or disposition
Not correct
To become shrivelled
To cause to move with a sudden involuntary motion, as by a touch or a loud noise
The quality of being resonant or resonating
To defeat in a fight
A Japanese snowbell tree
A procession or parade of people or vehicles moving in the same direction
A place where impounded vehicles are kept
A swift attack or foray
A period of time during which someone or something goes on a rampage
The part of a garment covering the chest
A road junction at which traffic turning left has a separate small road to negotiate
A beating
Recently ( newly ) acquired or built
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "mimeograph" in the following sentence: So it also is in regard to the mimeograph, whose forerunner, the electric pen, was born of Edison's brain in 1877. He had been long impressed by the desirability of the rapid production of copies of written documents, and, as we have seen, had experimented with the `` telautograph '' —a forerunner of the mimeograph, which could transmit writing by telegraph and record it on a receiving apparatus
Capable of shrinking
Existing by consent
An income sufficient for comfortable living
Surrounding, encircling
A place for meeting
Performed by standing in front of an audience and telling jokes etc
Something or someone that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected
To make it impossible
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "echinacea" in the following sentence: Athletes'use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent
In or to the area of an airport beyond the security checkpoint
Of, or relating to the process of life
Taking place before a sentence is imposed
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "subjective" in the following sentence: Economics is a messy discipline : too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists'most-used metric, gross domestic product ( GDP ), is a tangle too.But as a foundation for analysis it is highly subjective : it rests on difficult decisions about what counts as a territory, what counts as output and how to value it
So as to insult
A planking or plating that extends from the keel to the bilge of a vessel, often forming the bottom of the vessel
Having many parts or elements
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "insulation" in the following sentence: Reindeer are well suited to the taiga's frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages
Foolish talk
Characterized by, causing, or relating to amnesia
One of fifty-one equal parts of a whole
To obtain or acquire in a stealthy or cunning manner
That can be foreseen
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Althusserian" in the following sentence: Rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of the subject
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "gyrification" in the following sentence: Based on these segmentations, cortical descriptors evaluating volume, surface area, thickness, gyrification index, and global mean curvature were computed at both time points, for the whole brain, as well as for the frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes
Relating to or containing tungsten
Shining intensely, as if with flashes of lightning
The ability to perform a task successfully
Anxiety, uneasiness, or restlessness
Dumb
Of or pertaining to alms, or to charity in general
Cowardly
Of or relating to the part of an organization that interacts with the public
Urgent
A potent dopamine receptor agonist, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
A person who attaches themselves to another person or a group in order to share their experiences
Using several colors
A device for weighing, usually consisting of a pan suspended from a beam, and in which the weight is shown by a pointer on a dial or in a window
The material of the universe, including the earth, which is composed of the elements hydrogen and helium and, in trace amounts, heavier elements formed by cosmic ray spallation and radioactive decay
A linguistic or cinematic unit consisting of a set of linguistic or filmic elements linked by syntagmatic relations
Mentally quick and resourceful
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "oneness" in the following sentence: It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [ the ] basket [ of a balloon ] : [... ] ; perhaps to moralise on the oneness or fragility of the planet, or to see humanity for the small and circumscribed thing that it is
Cautious
The conduct of a profession or business
A purple dye obtained from some molluscs, used as a source of red and purple colouring in medieval europe
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Bengali" in the following sentence: Ethnologue, the web-based publication, estimates that there are around 41 languages in Bangladesh and all of them are living. However, 8 of them are in danger of extinction. These include Khiang, Murong, Bawm, Pangkhua among others and Bengali is the official language of the country
The computer-generated images that comprise the visual content of a video game
Of or pertaining to the continent of Africa or to people of African descent
A person, especially one presumed to be foolish or gullible
The act of going down, of moving from a higher to a lower place
Of or pertaining to the ear or to hearing
A common eurasian plant of the buttercup family, with yellow flowers in early spring
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "positively" in the following sentence: In the 90s it was Craigslist and AOL chat rooms, then Match.com and Kiss.com. But the lengthy, heartfelt e-mails exchanged by the main characters in You've Got Mail ( 1998 ) seem positively Victorian in comparison to the messages sent on the average dating app today
Of or pertaining to the doctrine of the Trinity
Shining
( of a barometer ) having its sensitive element contained in a sealed vessel from which air has been completely expelled
To put in charge or otherwise exert influence over a place or situation to which one is not native or has no legitimate claim to, often in a way perceived as inappropriate or presumptuous
Of, or relating to tradition, or to that which is handed down from the past
Of or pertaining to or resembling a prune or plum
a large shark that occurs in the open seas of the Atlantic Ocean
Very drunk
To become slow or slower
Usefulness
A room used for some particular purpose such as a bathroom or kitchen or sewing room etc.. A utility room is a room that contains a collection of useful items
Not charted
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "about-turn" in the following sentence: A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa's about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer
A place where one may go to drink alcohol
A twining plant that is sometimes invasive and is typically poisonous, native to africa and asia and grown as an ornamental in the united states
Soon
Attentive
Blatant lies or false statements
To represent in a picture
Loud, harsh and discordant
Of or pertaining to the Bourbon dynasty
A fever which recurs every third day
To move or walk hurriedly or awkwardly
The quality or degree of not being advisable
To keep ( oneself ) occupied
Able to be maintained
The quality of being uniform or having a uniform appearance or character in all occurrences or aspects
Having a saw-like edge or toothed section
The season when the leaves fall from the trees
Excessively greedy
Something happening in a lively and exciting manner
The state of being esteemed, respected or valued
A chinese zither about six feet long, with seven or eight strings passed over small movable bridges, and a body of rectangular shape with a round soundboard
Cut or dug out of a quarry
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "lachrymatory" in the following sentence: 1919 : It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of lachrymatory gas. — Winston Churchill, `` 1919 War Office Memorandum '', in The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill, vol
A second visit or inspection
A compound containing an isopentyl group —c ( ch ) ₂ch₂—, derived from isopentane by loss of a proton or other suitable leaving group
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "maternal" in the following sentence: Divide what? The estate that came from the father to the son. Amongst whom? The paternal brothers. If it means, that paternals and maternals shall now divide, as paternals formerly did, the whole sentence operates nothing ; for without, the half blood on the maternal side have no more right than the uterine
Desired by many
Involving deliberate alteration or exploitation of a situation
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "peeper" in the following sentence: If listeners seldom hear good of themselves, it is also true that peepers sometimes see more than they like ; and Betty, the cook, as she reached the landing, glancing askance with ominous curiosity, beheld a spectacle, the sight of which nearly bereft her of the power of speech
One who supports or favours gradual change or reform
Of or relating to poetry
A pass that leads to a goal
A type of signaling message sent by a mobile station to a base station in response to a request from the base station
To take into custody or possession
A partial or total loss of memory or the knowledge of something
A slap or rejection
To change the data type of a variable to one that is larger in size
A key pressed to cause the computer to interpret the next character differently
Tinseltown
To search for and take something, especially in a hurry
A blow with the fist, especially a powerful one
In love
Tending to repel or put off
A writer of essays
To become a scab, to cross a picket line
Detailed, descriptive, and sequential
To celebrate with psalms
A condition in which certain facial blood vessels enlarge, giving the cheeks and nose a flushed appearance
To make formless, or to take away the proper form or shape of
A boy who delivers letters and parcels for a post office
The first quarter of the moon
Seriousness
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "self-assertion" in the following sentence: In place of ruthless self-assertion it demands self-restraint ; in place of thrusting aside, or treading down, all competitors, it requires that the individual shall not merely respect, but shall help his fellows ; its influence is directed, not so much to the elevation of some, as to the elevation of all
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "dirndl" in the following sentence: On the cover of the leaflet advertising the Alpenrose Gasthof in Zirl am Gurgl [... ] there is a decorative picture of a young woman. She is wearing Tyrolese costume : the low-cut white bodice with cross-laced velvet waistcoat, the floral apron and dirndl skirt
The area taken up by some object
In a bracing manner
To institute legal proceedings against
The act of using one's will or desire
To produce a desired effect by deception or subterfuge, as in the use of trickery in advertising
Scale drawing or other technical drawing, as of a building or machine
Between races
Not habituated
Having a suitable or correct ratio of dimensions to each other
A cheerful, lively, energetic mood
Resembling a block or set of blocks in shape or appearance
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fractal" in the following sentence: Romanesco was my gateway cauli and I've never stopped growing it. Not a variety as much as its own thing, Romanesco is a cauliflower to the French, a calabrese to the Italians. Visually, it may be the most remarkable thing you can grow
To make similar or equal to something else
A downward slope or decline
Having a high degree of fertility
A measure of depth of water equal to 6 feet
Of or relating to the sport of contact sports
A round or libation of drink
A list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for their use
To be neglected, left in limbo
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "knave" in the following sentence: God's bones! Whenever I go to beat those knaves / my tapsters, out she [ my wife ] comes with clubs and staves, / `` Go on! '' she screams — and it's a caterwaul — / `` You kill those dogs! Break their bloody jaws! '' / And then she runs to fetch the constable, / While I, with many a curse, retreat
Of or relating to the Portuguese language
The uppermost part of a volcano, including the crater and any slopes that are above the level of the base of the volcano
The quality of being alluring
To increase by a small amount
Formally or ceremoniously
To specify, lay down, or require as a rule or condition
A wind instrument, usually made of wood, with a flaring bell and a cup-shaped mouthpiece, sometimes with finger holes, used to play simple melodies
A shape resembling a horseshoe, in particular that of the head of a horse
The act of choosing or rejecting candidates, e.g
Confidence-boosting, or boosting morale
Something on the periphery of the mainstream
In the direction that one is facing or traveling
Very
A prize, especially a monetary prize awarded for victory in a fight, game, or race
Emphasis given to a particular syllable or word in speech, by raising the voice or printing in a particular typeface
An act of searching
Having completed more work than is required
Act in a devious manner
A very typical example of a certain type of person or thing
At an earlier time
A book of devotions
In the past
Having a relatively large mass or diameter
The dorsal part of the thorax of an insect, between the head and the scutum
Agreement or approval
Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity or idea or person
A kind of stone used in building, especially in Australia
To make or become defrosted
Of or relating to Paraguay or its people
To an extreme degree
A genre of fiction, chiefly in film and television, that focuses on espionage and secret agents
Firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something
Very intense
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "distress" in the following sentence: This power of distress, as anciently used, became as oppressive as the feudal forfeiture. It was as hard for the tenant to be stripped in an instant of all his goods, for arrears of rent, as to be turned out of the possession of his farm. The one was as much a taking away of property as the other
A device that allows a person to sit comfortably while working at a desk or in a vehicle
Suitable
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "routine" in the following sentence: Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war
To remark, or make mention of, as in passing
Something that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "grubber" in the following sentence: England had an early opportunity with a line-out deep in French territory after a clever grubber from Foden only for Lionel Nallet to burgle back possession, and they then tore into France again as Alexis Palisson was smashed backwards after taking a garryowen and Manu Tuilagi went over unopposed
The act of shuffling, or mixing up, a pack of cards
A person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis and for pleasure rather than for a living
A person who is no longer in office but has gained a status of honour, such as a former professor who is allowed to retain their title after retirement
To establish ( an attitude, etc
A raised platform, especially for a speaker or performance
The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind
Make or become more relaxed, friendly, or cheerful after being anxious, angry, or tense for some time
A Muslim
The light of the sun
A gathering of people to hear a speech or comedy act
The quality of being abstract
Cheap
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fruitify" in the following sentence: In this great University of Michigan, in its faculties and among its students are children of every state in the Union, teachers from Britain and from Europe, scholars from the Near East and from the Far East, and as from a fountain head the streams are turning again to vitalize and fruitify the intellectual life of America
A unit of software that includes everything needed to run an application, such as code and dependencies, packaged in a single entity
A native or resident of the U.S
The action of assigning a person to a job
Of or relating to dialogue or dialogueues
A person of no importance or worth
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Quranist" in the following sentence: As any Quranist may tell you, only the first statement ( لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ ) is needed, while the other statement mentioning Prophet Muhammad–peace be upon him–constitutes unnecessary shia sectarianism
A neurotransmitter, chemical messenger, that is involved in reward, pleasure, and motivation
Not meeting standards or reaching a level regarded as usual, especially with respect to intelligence or development
An upward slope
A particular way in which something may be considered
A lump of meat stuffed into a casings and seasoned
To communicate by postcard
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "conglomerate" in the following sentence: They [ miracles in the canonical gospels ] are held, too, together by his [ Jesus Christ's ] strong and central personality, which does not leave them a conglomerate of marvellous anecdotes accidentally heaped together, but parts of a great organic whole, of which he is the head, and in which each member is connected with every other by invisible but necessary links
A copy or imitation of something
Referring to the more distant of two references or periods of time ( e.g
In a deep or solid manner
A rhetorical exercise in which a set piece is recited from memory before an audience
A meeting between an MP and constituents
A cytotoxic compound of the alkaloid class obtained from the madagascar periwinkle and used to treat hodgkin's disease and other cancers of the lymphatic system
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "party-goer" in the following sentence: Thus, when another party-goer, Robert, arrived just as the cake-cutting ceremony ended, wearing a `` Free Pee Wee '' T-shirt that featured a black-and-white mug shot of Reubens beside an innocently smiling Pee Wee, people clustered around the table took it as a sign that he should be allowed to participate
That do not interact
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "comply" in the following sentence: [ Y ] our hands come then, th'appurtenance of welcome is fashion and ceremonie ; let mee comply with you in this garb, let me extent to the players, which I tell you must showe fairely outwards, should more appeare like gentlemen then like vices
Moderate, neither warm nor cold, generally in a negative sense
A measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "manfully" in the following sentence: `` Whilst he was sawing the beam, however, a fire broke out among the debris around him, and though he persevered most manfully, and continued until he was himself badly scorched, it was impossible for him to save Beale, who probably died from suffocation before his father's arms could reach him
Serving to define, qualify, or direct
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "pulpal" in the following sentence: The treatment of pulpal necrosis of an immature tooth with an open apex has been traditionally achieved using either long term calcium hydroxide [ Ca ( OH ) 2 ] apexification procedures, or more recently the MTA apical barrier technique [ 1, 2 ]. Both of these methods are effective, but the MTA technique has the advantage of being less invasive and causing less discomfort to the patient [ 3 ]. The MTA apical barrier technique has been shown to be effective in both in vitro and in vivo studies [ 4, 5 ]. The mechanism of action of MTA is based on the production of an antimicrobial substance that is delivered slowly from an inert carrier
To send a message or photo via the app Snapchat
To repeat a statement, or a portion of one, verbatim, in speech or writing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "thwart" in the following sentence: With adverse blast up-turns them from the South / Notus and Afer black with thundrous Clouds / From Serraliona ; thwart of these as fierce / Forth rush the Levant and the Ponent VVindes / Eurus and Zephir in impetuous Gust / Blowing in foul reproach
Not economic
A person from Prussia or of Prussian descent
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "shool" in the following sentence: 1898 The Winter's Tale [ Annotated ] by William Shakespeare, H. H. Furness, page 236, [ Annotation for line ] 511. shouels-in... Jamieson ( Scottish Dict. Suppl. ) gives : 'Shool, a shilling
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "fief" in the following sentence: Through the years of my childhood my maternal grandmother remained the one unforgettable presence, the strong country woman ruling over her farm like a medieval lord. On her fief I first opened my eyes to poetry and to the land. There was something of the ancient matriarch in her - something of the earth
Of two parts or elements, one of which is first, the other second
Trousers with pegged legs
Immediately following a period of time just ended
To assist in bringing about
A word that has the same sound as another word
Of or pertaining to charity, especially the charitable giving of money or goods
A breast
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "takeover" in the following sentence: If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, [... ]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast's status as a monopsony ( a buyer with disproportionate power ), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it would carry on its systems
Become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure or from a blow or shock, as of a physical attack or a fall or blow on an object
To vaccinate
A distinguishing badge or emblem, especially of military rank or membership in an organization
A party at which guests conceal their faces with masks
A wanton girl
Not friendly, not approachable
To fall or sink heavily to the ground or into a sitting position
Compatibility of observations or calculations with each other, or with a theory or the laws of physics
A medicine or treatment that is prescribed by a doctor or other licenced medical practitioner
A wheeled base on which a carriage or other vehicle is mounted
A liquid discharge from the bowels
Plastic surgery performed on the vagina, typically to narrow it or to lengthen it
A course, book, or other requirement that must be fulfilled before proceeding to something else
Improper, not correct or suitable
Of or relating to a virus or viruses
Of the Muscogee people, or their language
To take advantage of a situation
A cunning act, or an attempt to deceive or outwit
An orchid of a genus which includes the Chinese butterfly orchid, having long, narrow leaves and arching stems with several flowers
A pair of leg shackles
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "lustration" in the following sentence: It will be remembered, that this beautiful Island was sacred to the ancient Greeks, from having been the birth-place of Apollo and Diana. None were born or died there—the mothers and the dying were carried to the neighbouring islet of Rhane. Solemn expeditions, called lustrations, were made to it, by the whole population of Delos, every fifth year, in honour of the birth of Apollo and Diana, and the death of their mother, Leto
Very bright
Occurring between the ages of 11 and 20
Oily to the touch
Involving the vitreous and retina
A false show, pretence, disguise
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "upmarket" in the following sentence: Temperatures in the western suburbs of Sydney, far from the upmarket beachside glamour, reached 47C ( 117F ) last week, topping the 44C I experienced there the week before. For reference, if it reached 47C in the middle of the day, without wind, it would be life-threatening
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "catchword" in the following sentence: The war itself has several names, including `` the famine war '' ( ḥarb al-majā'a ) and seferberlik, a Turkish word, meaning `` travel by land, '' that began its wartime career as a reference to `` military conscription '' but took on the catchword connotation of `` exile '' as more and more people were uprooted from their homes and villages
Of or relating to jurisprudence or the law or the legal profession or the courts or the rules governing the legal profession or the judicial process
Having stripes, or appearing to have stripes
To fail ( a student ). To judge a person or their work to be inadequate or of insufficient quality to pass a course, examination, or standard
A person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle
Cheap or shoddy
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "environmentalist" in the following sentence: As we remarked once before, there are two extreme views with respect to life, one attributing everything to the environment, the other to inherent abilities. If, for example, an unusual number of distinguished men are born and reared in the same locality, the environmentalists assert that it is the environment, not heredity, which produces the unusual number
A tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hearth
By luck
( of a liquid ) not flowing freely
( of darkness, fog, cloud, etc
A person who has arrived somewhere, especially as an immigrant or guest
Relating to the doctrine of compatibilism
Compensation made by one member of an unmarried couple to the other after separation or divorce
The state or condition of being saturated, especially in a magnetic material or an electronic device such as a transistor
Approximately round
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "nonstop" in the following sentence: [ In Hungary : ] Most department stores and gift shops are open weekdays 10–5 or 6, Saturday until 1. Grocery stores are generally open weekdays from 7 or 8 to 7 ; `` nonstops, '' or éjjeli-nappali, usually 24 hours, are becoming more common, especially in Budapest
To mark with a stigma, or stigmata
Having won a prize, especially in a competition
A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve or is protected by a special covering and that can be separated from the rest of the body by diagrammatic representation
A formal complaint
Failure to unite
The year of the hijra
Deflating or disappointing, especially after a period of intense expectation
To give in addition
Death
Very recently formed or made
One of seventy-two equal parts of a whole
Equipped with a flamethrower
Having given one's all
A social gathering attended by members of a group of people who have not seen each other in some time
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "wolf" in the following sentence: [ 1940s Chicago punk : ]'I've seen a thing or two in my time,'he still liked to boast, 'that was how I found out the best place for wolfin'ain't the taverns. It ain't in dance halls'r on North Clark Street either
An atom of this isotope
Previously unknown or unseen
Done in collaboration
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "volition" in the following sentence: English has not one FOR TO construction but several. These several constructions are interrelated and form a chain, or rather a family, of constructions, with identical or similar components recurring in more or less similar configurations. The composition of this family can be represented as follows : ( 1 ) FOR... TO... ( 2 )... FROM... ( 3 )... IN... ( 4 )... UP... ( 5 )... down
Dipshit, the act of sharking or the practice of allowing one's horse to dip its head low while trotting
A colourless volatile liquid used as a solvent and formerly as an anaesthetic
To an extremely large scale
Relating to the passage of feces or fecal matter from one person or animal to another, usually by the oral route
A coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, orthoclase, and plagioclase
A newspaper or other publication that is distributed widely by mail or sold on the street
Shining intensely, as if with light reflected from a smooth surface
The property of being contractible
Sharp-tasting
The sport or activity of travelling over snow with snowshoes
A marriage between people belonging to different groups, social strata, or races
To experience an error
An intensive farm, where animals are kept in large numbers and are typically bred in a controlled environment
The characteristic of being nutty
The activity of tending and cultivating a garden
A small software program, often in the form of a graphic image, that is downloaded to a user's computer and monitors the user's browsing activity
To catch with a glove
In a manner allowing an opportunity to be heard
Vague or hazy in outline or detail
A failure, especially a dramatic one
To begin to go
A shoe for a horse with a horseshoe nail in each heel
Unnecessary, not needed
A dessert apple
To reflect ( a person or their actions ) in some way
Represented or symbolized by an icon
A train, bus or other vehicle reserved for a special purpose or carrying a special designation
Vinyl records
To attack suddenly and without warning
To form into a mass or collection
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "detail" in the following sentence: WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies
Determined by earth's magnetic fields
The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change
Having a dominant role in a particular ecological community
A slight earthquake
A person who does less than is expected, especially in school
An error condition that occurs when a process has taken too long to complete
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "Virgin" in the following sentence: Of the forty-five floats presenting Virgins alone, two are preeminent and the subject of such veneration that even the most casual observer must reflect on the fact that Holy Week, which commemorates Christ's passion and death, has become in Spain a celebration in which he is represented as a child
To a great extent
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bloke" in the following sentence: My name is Charlie Staunton. I'm a bloke. [... ] In Australia, a bloke is the masculine archetype, associated with the country's national identity. [... ] And if you're a good bloke, you 'll understand what sportsmanship, and fair play, and all that guff mean
Not definite
Exceptional for its kind
To travel on a scooter
Lacking a sense of history
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "bachata" in the following sentence: From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Brooklyn's own ReggaeLution band will perform, and at 9, D.J. Lumumba ( a k a Revolution ) will preside over an inclusive Caribbean dance party, from bachata to zouk and back again
Abandoned
To change the course of
Not previously used or owned
A woman, especially an Italian lady
One who defecates
In a lavish manner
To move, carry, or drag ( something ) with great effort
Obsolete, out of date, old-fashioned
A spore produced by some algae, fungi, and protozoans
Lacking energy or vitality
A person who is fond of, or has a great collection of, clothes
Under the gun, in reference to the player to act after the dealer
To do something forbidden or unallowed
To arrange in the manner of an egg crate
Original equipment or original equipment manufacturer
A set of actions or type of behavior that is typical for a person or situation
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "to-do" in the following sentence: Last year, Russell Brand caused another to-do. This time he wasn't playing nasty jokes on Andrew Sachs, or boasting about the millions of people he 'd slept with ; he wasn't calling George Bush a `` retard '', or giving a Nazi salute at the GQ awards
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "staircase" in the following sentence: When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him
A beginner
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "dichotomy" in the following sentence: Despite some contradictions found in the essay, its major emphasis is laid on the politics-administration dichotomy theory. It is largely devoted to the argument concerning the separability of politics and administration. The politics-administration dichotomy initiated by Wilson was later elaborated by Frank J
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "colostrum" in the following sentence: The researchers isolated the antibodies from the cow's colostrum, the first milk produced after birth, which has very high antibody concentrations. They gave these antibodies, extracted from the colostrum, to 10 volunteers and gave another 10 volunteers extracts from colostrum that had been heated, to see if any of the antibodies were still active
Particular
Smooth, glossy, and flexible
A small hammer with a curved head, used for making marks on the ends of rafters and in brickwork
Offensive, rank, foul-smelling
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "neckband" in the following sentence: Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness ; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers'desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys'faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands
Cheating
Easy to understand or use without needing to be taught or explained
Having the shape of a bulb
An event that disrupts a settled situation
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "anorgasmia" in the following sentence: I've since discovered this side-effect isn't uncommon and has a name : PSSD ( post-SSRI sexual dysfunction ). I know men who also suffer with PSSD and struggle with the same genital numbness and anorgasmia, coupled with erectile dysfunction
A man who works in a warehouse
A marine fish of the family, which attaches itself to large fish by means of a sucker on top of the head
More serious
A hierarchical structure, such as an organizational chart or a family tree
Noisy and rough
Advantage or profit
Done without art or skill
A deputy consul, often the husband of a consul
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "faience" in the following sentence: If she had wondered what Mrs. Burrage wished so particularly to talk about, she waited some time for the clearing-up of the mystery. During this interval she sat in a remarkably pretty boudoir, where there were flowers and faiences and little French pictures, and where, on summer afternoons, she could sit with a ravelled lace shawl about her shoulders and listen to the sound of the water on the lawn beyond
To fire a shotgun at something
A literary or scientific salon
A security that is zero-coupon
That which is lent
In a sad manner
The season or period of cold and darkness
Neat and smart, especially of money or a profit
To fit with lattice work
A large room in a mansion or castle, used for receptions and banquets
Piercing, as if looking deeply into
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "squab" in the following sentence: [ H ] erds of shabby vampires, Jew and Christian, over-run the house, [... ] punching the squabs of chairs and sofas with their dirty fists, touzling the feather-beds, opening and shutting all the drawers, balancing the silver spoons and candlesticks on the ends of the bed-posts, [... ]
Of or relating to the male members of a person's extended family, particularly those on the father's side
The sheet of scores ( goals, points, etc
To remove ( clothing ) from someone in order to replace it with new clothing, especially as part of a ritual involving the removal of soiled garments
Loud, discordant, and unpleasant
To make disproportionate
A moulded replica of an object, e.g
An outer boundary, edge or area
Commit the custody, care, or disposal of ( someone or something of value ) to a person or party regarded as reliable or competent to perform the service or task entrusted to them, with the expectation that they will act in good faith towards the person or party to whom the custody, care, or disposal is entrusted to them
A thing that a person or group of people do, especially with a specific goal in mind
To bury
Immoral, especially involving sex
An old black woman
Something tried and true
A former symbol of defiance or challenge, now generally only used in reference to boxing or fisticuffs
Not looted
The use of rhyme as a literary technique
To make something less valuable or respected
To throw violently
To place in a tub
To evaluate, assess, or appraise ( a theory, idea, etc
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "trick" in the following sentence: I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife ; And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, And the trick of a trade that has lost its honour—lost its honour, and gained a wrong one
Make or become wider, larger, or more open in size, range, or scope
Having a flaw, or fault, in its structure or concept
The process of taking in or admitting to the body by the mouth or other aperture
Checkened in growth or development
Full of mist or tears
Painfully sad or touching
A singer, especially one who sings in a manner which emphasizes the melody of the song
A body of teachers and researchers in a particular field
Densely populated or covered
An image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations
To hit hard
The corm or cormel of the cocoyam
Having the ability to invent
A list of medicinal drugs officially approved for use in a particular country or region
Speed or pace, especially when rapid or excessive
Involving more than one academic discipline
Not pronounced
One who resides in the hills
Alone
Without chance
To travel by thumb ( i.e
The, a species of tree in the family
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "obviate" in the following sentence: If the predisposition to the disease has arisen from a plethoric state of the system, or from a turgescence in the vessels of the head, this is to be obviated by bleeding, both generally and topically, but more particularly the latter
To act in violation of a law, rule, or obligation
( used of parts of the body ) painful or sore
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "clever" in the following sentence: Lord Macaulay has said of Bunyan : `` though there were many clever men in England during the latter half of the seventeenth century, there were only two great creative minds. One of these minds produced 'The Paradise Lost ;'the other, 'The Pilgrim's Progress
Wearing boots
A fool, bozo, or klutz
To set apart from the rest of the world
A painkiller and antipyretic drug ( trade names Tylenol, Panadol ) consisting of para-acetamidophenol, and having the chemical formula C8H9NO2S
To set aside and hold in custody or trust
Having a licence to sell alcohol or to operate a gambling establishment, etc
Having magnitude or extent
Recall or recollection of something past
Having three parts or components, especially referring to the arrangement of flowers and floral parts in plants such as the grasses, lilies, palms, and screw pines
A hallucinogenic drug, particularly cannabis
A small, narrow house with rooms that are laid out in a single line, so named because such houses were often built with the shotgun shacks in mind
The area taken up by some object
The ability of a team's defense to prevent the other team from scoring
Any of various sauces made by the pickling or fermenting of fruits or vegetables
Not able to be translated or rendered into another language
A group of people ( of the same kind ) who come together for a common purpose
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "execrable" in the following sentence: The arcanely evil words of that despicable, loathsome, suppressed, vile, pululating, odious, nictating, repellent, repugnant, noxious, abhorrent, abominable, tory, execrable, and criminal individual, Lord John Corncob
To be forced, coerced, or otherwise duty-bound to do something
To spend the winter ( season ) in a particular place
An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
An epic poem
A very powerful shot on goal
Causing weariness
Interweaving of branches to form a hedge
A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments or reasoning
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "crimson" in the following sentence: Gerty MacDowell bent down her head and crimsoned at the idea of Cissy saying an unladylike thing like that out loud she 'd be ashamed of her life to say, flushing a deep rosy red, and Edy Boardman said she was sure Cissy was right
Not normal
A shallow place in a river or stream where one can walk or drive across
The act of taking precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence of an action or course of events ( or to counteract a danger that has already arisen )
A dome, or a room or chamber under a dome
Able to be done
Not involving existing infrastructure
A highly invasive glioma in the brain
To place a hidden electronic listening device in ( an area ). To conduct surveillance over ( a person, place, etc
To pronounce with a circumflex accent
To set or fix the amount of, as taxes, fines, etc
Too eager
The set of accidentals of a language
A device used to keep the cuffs of a shirt in place, typically a pair of linked studs or a single plate connected to a short swivelling rod, which is passed through a hole in each side of the cuff
Having a full, rounded, pleasing flavour
Any of several species of grasshoppers in the genus, especially
Expressing or tending to express opinion or belief
